This doesn't compare to Saw at all..

Rating: 6/10 (17 January 2006)

Fried air is what the should have called this movie, not Hostel. A typical American bad effects movie which doesn't compare with good thought through movies like for example the first episode of the Saw installment.
It's terrible to see how yet again the Americans think everything over here in Europe and Eastern- Europe is the same. MINOR-SPOILER The movie starts off in Amsterdam, where I'm living myself, and yet again.. just like in Eurotrip and other movies the DO NOT film in Amsterdam and the residents all seem to speak German instead of Dutch. Which, trust me, doesn't sound the same at all! (I'm 1/2 Dutch and 1/2 German myself). And come on people, Amsterdam is a beautiful city with loads of culture and friendly people, all the Americans seem to think about us is that we smoke pot all day long and visit the Red Light district. Trust me all of those things were invited to attract stupid American tourists ;)
Back to the movie. I heard people say this wasn't going to be a horror movie which would look away when something terrible was going to happen..and indeed the camera doesn't look away.. it just goes blurry. Near the end of the movie you've seen so much blood that you don't buy it at all.
So Saw lovers, like myself this doesn't compare to Saw at all.. it has a weak to no story at all and if you watch the trailers and spots you've seen the best part of the movie anyways..