Hostel (2006)

If I'm being honest the scary part abit the film was the start as it builds up the intisipation of what could be a good film sadly it wasn't

I haven't read every review of "Hostel," but from what I have read, I don't find a reference to Quentin Tarantino, who serves as one of the executive producers. Tarantino loves switching gears mid-movie, and that's exactly what this film does. Also, Greg Nicotero, famous for his make-up expertise in some George Romeo "Living Dead" films and the hit TV show "The Walking Dead", serves as the special makeup effects designer and creator. It comes down to this: If you don't enjoy plenty of T&A for the first half of a film, and torture and some gore during its second half, don't bother. But if you do…… "Vodka and Red Bull."

There was a partial joy considering that man like Quentin Tarantino offered some help around the movie but that was not enough to save Eli Roth's movie from a disaster that it is. Journey around the Europe is going really good but one bad decision will change it all and that decision is next place that they will visit. Paxton (Jay Hernandez) and Josh (Derek Richardson) came all the way from USA to see Europe and pick up a friend alongside on journey Oli (Eybor Gudionsson). After having ton of fun in Amsterdam they are persuaded to travel to town near Bratislava and there will horror for them and horror for audience start. There was a constant growth of tension and seeing them party and enjoy themselves it started to fell a little boring considering we are watching 1:30 horror movie with 45 minutes of story telling without horror on sight. Then after Oli disappears it was obvious something is wrong and he are flashed with his head on stick giving us sense of what might come. Actually there was some hope for the movie until horror came on sight and it was the funniest and the lousiest horror from a minimal budget movies without real horror and without any anticipation at all. Every scene inside old factory building is badly placed, horribly shot and directed that it looks like some comedy that that turned bad but is still funny. Nice try to make an horror movie with some story behind but considering how ridiculous it looks and even something like this that was put to people to see is offending to horror genre because of it's bad and not scary or terrifying or horrible or at least fearfulness scenes. It looks like a home-made badly written movie and it was supposed to end even before it started. 1.5/4

This was an excellent movie, with highest points for its realism re: Eastern Europe, other than the obviously contrived horror premise .. To some who have reviewed it though, I say-LIGHTEN UP. Geeeez louise it's a freaking horror flick not a social commentary. Men are horny everywhere, and are successful with women if they are rich , good looking, or successful. When women are poor, those willing to pay get a pass. It's not Un PC, it's a fact.Two Americans and one Icelander travel to Europe . Their plans of fun and frolic go a rye when they run into some eastern euro beauties who seem too good to be true, turns out they are. They are hanging out in the nude in a sauna with them, laughing at their corny jokes and being way too friendly. Every guy knows though, from experience, , chicks THIS hot who are THIS EASY ? It'll cost ya.The chicks turn out to be more than they bargain for. Escapades include a tour of a scary burnt out old factory, a euro disco with techno zak, and a local bar with torture on the menu. Of course the film includes the required rich guys who are greedy and evil, but their lust goes beyond material things: was it John waters Divine who asked -who wants to die for the sake of art? For the artsy crowd, there is an actual performance art show to delight. I wont be a spoiler but suffices to say that the hot chicks turn the tables on the dudes. Most horror movies are too cheesy and too predictable. This one is not cheesy, its high end filming. In addition, it has some good twists. It is not a 10 because it languishes a bit toward the end, a little heavy on the gore, light on story line. But all guys know we pay one way or another, maybe we don't have it so bad.