Well, It Was Better Than Cabin Fever

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2006)

Well, I should start by saying that Eli Roth is an interesting person. He, I believe, helped to write movies like Citizen Toxie and Terror Firmer for Troma and directed Cabin Fever, which wasn't a bad movie, but could have been a lot more. Hostel, on the other hand, is a sick movie with some good old fashioned special effects.
The two stars of the movie and a Swedish guy go off to Amersterdam to really party it out and get laid. When they check into a certain Hostel their Swedish friend disappears mysteriously. Then one of the other stars disappears leaving only one to search for his friends leading him into a sick world of murder for profit.
The first 40 minutes of the movie just sucked. I hated the main characters and didn't really care about what happened to them. I hate sex craved characters in movies. The last 50 minutes of the movie is quite good and can be extremely disturbing. The special effects were great in the movie and very old fashioned in the sense that it reminds you of something you may have seen in the 80's. No CGI here, my friends! The intensity is spectacular and I actually found myself really hoping that the main lead character made it out alive. NO one deserves to get killed like this (except for the people committing these atrocities).
I would say if you are looking for something sick, step right in. If you are looking for something with story, this is not your movie. 8/10