A Fun Little Shocker

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2006)

My first choice for a movie this year was Hostel, and I am glad of it. It has what I like most in an entertainment - sex and violence. The last movie that I saw in 2005 was Wolf Creek. It was darker and grimmer. I liked Wolf Creek but I don't know that I could recommend it. Hostel is a hoot. The element of suspense is well done. The plot tripped me up a few times when I thought that I had everything figured out, and the fun doesn't stop till the final frame. All the actors do an excellent job. Whether technically accurate or not, again to my delight, the actresses have shaved their legs and their underarms. Hostel also functions, in a way, as a great tourist ad for Holland. I definitely want to go there. Not so much Eastern Europe. Hostel is what a Saturday matinée is all about. See it!