Think Cabin Fever was bad? Roth's back with more sick sh*t.

Rating: 2/10 (8 June 2008)

A predictable Eli Roth movie. Which basically means you're better off watching something else. After being boasted as "the sickest thing you will ever see" by blabber mouth director. I wasn't looking forward to this after the disappointment which was cabin fever but me and some friends decided to go and see it anyway. Maybe we should of thought twice. The story is that while backpacking through Europe, college students Paxton (Jay Hernandez) and Josh (Derek Richardson) seek the ultimate vacation through sex, drugs and unforgettable experiences.
When a friendly stranger informs the two of a hostel in Bratislava that offers the most beautiful and promiscuous women in all of Europe, Paxton and Derek trek with their new Icelandic friend Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson) to find the hostel that sounds too good to be true. When arriving to Bratislava, the trio found that the hostel was everything and more of what they expected.
The events that follow are sure to deliver the unforgettable vacation that the two were looking for. Mystery, suspense and fear direct this film to its bloody ending. Hostel has a great idea, sick but great it's just too bad it was brought to the screen in with such a shoddy attempt.
I was expecting cheap thrills and I got cheap thrills, but those cheap thrills came along with one of the most cheesy, tacky and stupid movie I have seen. This film is not once sophisticated. And not even that gory.
His movie is completely charmless and probably more of a disappointment than Cabin Fever. The actors aren't terrible but they aren't anything special, the constant boobs! Are unnecessary and is just a time waster. The characters were annoying and you truly didn't give a damn what happened to any of them! Please just avoid this film.
Its Eli Roth's exercise in car crash cinema and boy does it crash and burn. The only real thing Hostel manages to get right is the shameless promotional attempt by putting master director Quentin Tarentino (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction) on the front cover which is sure to make movie goers part with their money. Please I urge you this is no more than a rental and even that's pushing its luck. Blabbermouth Director Roth has done it again.
Cabin Fever still remains one of the dullest duds ever made. He promised us blood we got humour. Now it has a friend to join it. Hostel is equally (Unintentionally Funny) as a run of the mill horror film "Hostel" does no wrong. But for reel spills and chills your best off watching something masterfully crafted and even mildly gripping. Two things Hostel lacks.
It's interesting premise aside I can't really say anything productive about Hostel. This really isn't anything that you haven't seen a hundred times this year. What's even scarier is the sequel prepped for 20-07 meaning Roth gets to splash some more blood around. It's a good money maker so I wouldn't be surprised if this series keeps going much like the highly worn Saw series.