STOP hating on HOSTEL

Rating: 7/10 (11 September 2008)

For all of you out there who saw Hostel and thought it was a bad movie; STOP, and think for a second. was it really the movie that was bad, or was it just that you didn't like the subject matter? i bet its the latter or the two. i am a huge horror enthusiast (my collection consists of more than 1000 horror films from various countries)and i went into Hostel expecting just another piece of crap like Cabin Fever. i was wrong. DEAD wrong. not only is Hostel very well directed, but it it hearkens back to the old 70s and 80s Italian horror and Giallo films. it shares much in common with the works of such directors as Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, early Wes Craven, and even the Japanese mad-genius that is Takashi Miike. this film also transcends genres. it is not purely horror, but a sinister look into the human mind. a lot of people comment on how the movie is very unbalanced and gory. THAT has got to be the biggest lie of them all. this film flows perfectly. it starts you off by letting you get to know the characters. you will feel for these characters when they die. they feel like friends; especially Paxton. his character is the definition of a dynamic character; as he completely changes throughout the course of this film. even in the beginning he shows signs of high intelligence. How any Americans who travel to Europe know ANY European languages? and for the gore. i have seen MANY MANY a film gorier than hostel. and most of those films were made in the 70s and 80s.
to sum it up, Hostel is a good film, that succeeds on many levels. its major downfall is attracting an audience that doesn't know GOOD CINEMA, even when it hits them in the face and tortures them to death!