An Under-rated Experience!!!

Rating: 7/10 (9 April 2007)

When asking about "Hostel", several persons suggested i shouldn't waste time/money on it. When some friends bought it, i asked whether i could borrow it. About 120(minutes)of watching, i realized why others thought it was a waste. There wasn't enough there to complete the horror experience, this movie could've been, that horror-movie-goers paid admissions to see. However, "Hostel" should've earned much more appreciation than what people were giving it. The center idea around the movie was probably to be sickening, with its gruesome torture, and literally shock you, in this "Hostel" highly succeeded, keeping me looking over my shoulder at times throughout the night. The whole of the movie is not nessecarly based on torture though, accutaly its more of a pornographic movie, focusing 3/4 of the movie on the hawt women, which was disappointing, when you're expecting scares, rather than orgasms. The language barrier between the Americans, Germans, Iceland, Etc. is another positive remark "Hostel" offers, leaving movie-goers to focus on expressions/emotion to understand the basics of what someone is saying. The characters were fantastic, except there wasn't enough sympathy, so while their being tortured you'll not be saddened by the character, but by the disturbing methods used to torture. Sets/Props were always believable, while sets never left you questioning. Overall, an exhilarating experience, that'll leave horror fans craving more! 7.5/10