Sexy Gory and Dark

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2006)

I am a huge fan of Tarrantino, his work has always been daring and different. Starting in Amsterdam two young lads on a college break decide to travel Europe. They meet another traveller and whilst on a train journey they strike up a conversation with a seemingly normal man about a place in Russia where you can have the woman of your dreams its a Hostel (Obviously!!) They arrive and there are many nubile, barely dressed young hotties, to attend to their every whim and fantasy. Obviously, men being men, do not think to themselves "Hang on a minute, somethings not quite right here" they just get down and dirrrrrty!! There is quite a lot of sex shown in the beginning, I felt this was necessary to the plot line, as it showed how they could so easily be led by these harlots. One of the group, the extra traveller, goes missing, (no need for too much alert as he is a traveller so one would assume he went off ........erm....travelling)Then another, leaving a very dishy young man (whose name escapes me but the dark haired one)To try and find him. anyway it turns out, that one of the Russian Strumpets has set them all up, she has been trafficking Travellers to an abandoned warehouse where rich, sick Mo Fo's Kill their prey in any way they like. It's gory but not over the top there is more gore seen on an episode of Casualty! And I feel again, it was necessary to the plot as you really did feel what these poor blokes went through. The only problem I had with the film was the ending. Our dark haired hero manages to escape, but goes back in?!? To save a young Japanese girl who has her eye badly mutilated by a sick American. Thats not what I have the problem with. He saves her, risking his neck and when they are trying to sneak onto a train without the Nasties seeing them she catches a glimpse of her eye socket and throws herself under a train!! A) How Vain - I would be made up that I was still alive and B.) How selfish - He risked his life, what a waste of time. Anyway he gets away (although it's not sure he will) and who does he happen to see on the train home? Yep thats right the nasty buggar who set them all up in the first place, the Dude on the train! What a huge coincidence Hah? Overall the film was well made, well scripted and well performed by all the cast, many of whom I had never seen in my film obsessed life. There are a few drug taking moments,Cannabis and Ectasy, but it is not a major occurrence but again necessary to the plot, they are in Amsterdam & Europe after all,it's takes place on a day to day basis. Recommended, but don't let it fool you us European girls aren't all that loose.....Oh who am I kidding. Ha Ha
Rating 7/10 thumbs up Quentin.