Incredibly Sick...Which is a Good Thing

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2006)

I must say there were several times in this movie that I just cringed and clinched my teeth. I didn't know what to expect with all of the hype surrounding this movie. There have been some many MTV-style, junk horror movies that have come out. Movies like Cry Wolf, Wolf Creek, The Grudge have been disappointing. Enough on those, I've already wasted too much time on them already.
This movie is a breath of fresh air from a director, Eli Roth, that tried to make a good horror movie not just money. I enjoyed Cabin Fever for the most part. Its not the best horror movie I've seen, but still it was pretty good for a young director. In Hostel, Eli Roth showed growth in storytelling and in sickness.
The hype lived up to the billing. The deaths and premise of the movie are all twisted and creative. The scripts and performance were also very good. Eli Roth does a very good job of creating memorable characters that add to the story. The script was humorous when it needed to be.
Almost all of the elements, with the exception of 80's rock, were in this movie. Sex, drugs, hot chicks, deaths, and torture are all in good supply for this movie. I can see why Quentin Tarantino put his name on this one. It is definitely one of the best horror movies to come out in recent memory.