Hmmmmmm, this kinda stinks...

Rating: 3/10 (10 January 2006)

For the record, i am a fan of Cabin Fever. You can say what you will but i felt the film was funny and gory as hell. So of course my anticipation was pretty high for the release of Hostel. Considering all the crap people were talking about his debut i was hoping Eli would silence all of the naysayers once and for all... man, was i wrong. This film wasn't anything i was expecting. I was hoping for some sick, sadistic, demented film and what i got was the exact opposite. The first hour was nothing but the word "Fuq", and copious amounts of boobs(not that there is anything wrong with either) it just felt as if some kid was in charge of the entire first act of the film and he was showcasing his immaturity. Then people start to disappearing and waking up handcuffed to a chair in some dingy looking dungeon while a stranger starts hacking away at them. Not a bad premise for a film at all, but the film was poorly executed and the gore was held to a bare minimum. The Fulci-esquire "eye" scene was the only cool part of this so called horror film. Good luck next time Eli.