There is a lot of mis-information spewing about this movie

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2006)

After going to see Hostel for myself, I think it's clear that the majority of comments on the movie on IMDb come from either people who've seen some kind of unfinished, ultra-gory preliminary version, or people who have a moral issue with Hostel.
Claims that Hostel is a morally repulsive movie are untrue. Being a Catholic myself, I still understand that the torture scenes (which, while certainly clipped from the original version, are disturbing and horrible, make no mistake about it) are effective story building techniques. Claims that the movie "never cuts to a reassuring shot" aren't true. You don't see everything that happens with the torture, but the movie isn't tame in the least. It doesn't approach the level of Japanese shocker films in what it shows, but again, it's not tame.
I thought the movie had a disturbing plot which was relatively well fleshed out. I've heard people say "there isn't even an ending" which is such untrue garbage that it makes me laugh. It's a satisfying, gory, disturbing type of deal that is as far from "nothing" as can be.
If you have an interest in original violent horror, go ahead and see the movie. Though it's disturbing and violent, it's not as "tasteless" and "plot-less" as many would like to lead you to believe.