Eurotrip Meets Saw

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2008)

Hostel has taken either heavy criticism or high praise from people. I'm just neutral on this though. It's nothing to get to excited about, but you shouldn't HATE it by any means. The gore is disgusting in this movie, but that's also not a reason to hate it. What I didn't like about this movie was the beginning, and the highly comedic/pornographic atmosphere. There's a time and place for both those things, and when I'm going to watch a horror movie, I wanna see HORROR. The material itself wasn't bad. Some jokes were hilarious, and the hookers were extremely HOT! But I wanted to see 90 minutes of torture rather than just one hour. Once the good stuff gets underway I think Eli Roth (the director) has a fine horror flick here, but it definitely could've been better. Some positive things, first of all is the acting. Most everyone did a great job, the fact that they're all pretty unknown caused me some concern before seeing the movie, but they were all good. Jay Hernandez (Paxton) was the one I particularly noticed for the acting. And I think this has one of the best endings of any recent horror movie. I liked Hostel a lot, although it's definitely not for everyone. Some may vomit numerous times throughout this movie. But if it's your cup of tea then I say see it for sure. Eli Roth is a very talented director who has a lot to add to the horror/torture genre. Expect more good things from him in the future.