Over-hyped, disappointing, lame horror

Rating: 5/10 (3 October 2006)

Hostel is another perfect case of an over-hyped horror movie in these past years. Made out to be a sick, demented, disturbing horror movie, it's far from it. The trailer was brilliant and I couldn't wait to see it, boy was I annoyed! Considering it got the dreaded R18+ rating here in Australia, I thought it had to be pretty darn bad. The first 45 minutes of the movie is boobs, swearing, drugs and sex which is poorly done. The second half is blood and body parts galore which is very well done. The only problem there is, there is barely any of it and if there is any, it's mainly offscreen. So for you gorehounds out there, this isn't gonna please.
The special effects were really well done and the dull, dirty look of the underground torture place is really creepy. Ultimately, though, this was a disappointment and I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone. Eli Roth's first film, Cabin Fever, was far superior to this in my opinion.
2½/5.