I don't know why so many people liked this movie

Rating: 2/10 (27 August 2006)

i thought this was the lamest movie I've ever seen. Sorry to those of you who liked it, but personally I thought it was predictable and gory, which I don't find scary. I didn't think my heart rate went above normal the entire movie. The scariest movies are made with a lot of mood and pre-existing tension going into a bad situation like this one. The scariest movies are also made by showing less and telling more. Neither of which is the case for Hostel. And I certainly didn't sympathize with the main characters. The villains weren't motivated enough and I wasn't satisfied with the ending. There was no energy in the movie. The whole movie was like a snatch and grab job at a liquor store. Poorly planned, poorly executed. This movie is boring and frankly uninspired. Sorry again to those who liked it, but I need a lot more than blood and guts to get scared.