very hard to tell...

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2006)

I never had such a problem to decide if I rather recommend a movie or not... never before there has been a main-stream-movie which went this far, depicting this kind of gore. never before I've seen a gore-movie that was this little fun and entertaining. It's true that this movie really made me feel terrible and sick. Not in a way like Peter Jackson's Braindead did to me when I entered a whole new level of horror-movies watching it long time ago. Rather in a way documentaries can make you feel. I couldn't say this is a bad movie or that it's not made pretty well... still I wouldn't recommend it. I'd even recommend avoiding those who simply can enjoy a movie like this. For me there needs to be a a clear line between fiction and reality. Hostel doesn't have this gap so I couldn't enjoy the gore. I still give a 7 because I believe that it's a milestone for the genre... I just cannot tell if it's a good or a bad step ...