"I always wanted to be a surgeon. But the boards would not pass me. " - Dutch Businessman

Rating: 6/10 (22 February 2006)

One of my favorite horror films of 2003 was 'Cabin Fever', so no doubt I was a little psyched for Eli Roth's return to film 'Hostel'. I also found it the unmatchable cinematic god Quentin Tarantino was producing, so I was all the more psyched. When I finally saw it, I was a little let-down, but not by much. It isn't as genius as 'Cabin Fever', but it does garner some hilarious yet sick quips and some bloody awesome sequences of carnage. It isn't as violent as they say, and I suspect they had to cut a sh*t load of the violence out to escape the dreaded kiss-of-death NC-17 rating. 'Hostel' is nothing brilliant, but it is one of the better horror/slasher flicks in recent years. I recommend it. Grade: B- (screened at AMC Deer Valley 30, 1/13/05)