Not bad, not bad at all for a horror film of today

Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2006)

I love horror films and have for a long time. I have probably seen every type of horror film out now. I enjoyed Eli Roth's Cabin Fever but I still gave it a bad review. Hostel has a good story going for it. The film is about three college buddies who are backpacking around Europe and going from hostel to hostel hooking up with gorgeous women. One night they hear of a different kind of hostel in Slovakia that has the best women. They are duped and one by one end up in this place. This hostel is for people who want their most sickest, darkest, and twisted fantasies come to life. They pay money to torture, mutilate, and kill a prisoner in this place. The movie is well-done with lighting and camera shots with lots of blood and gore to spare. The movie has lots of moments that make you squirm in your seat, which is what it is supposed to do. Eli Roth's Hostel is a very gory film. Just a word to some guys, don't bring a girlfriend to this movie because they won't like it (trust me). I have to say that Hostel is one of the better horror movies released today and I did enjoy the film and with a simple story with the right mood and plot is good enough for an audience.