Hostel (DVD, 2006, Unrated Edition)

Gruesome, Vicious, Beautiful not for the feint of heart

This movie will have you squirming in terror from beginning to end.

Eli Roth, yes... the same man who brought us the absolute classic Cabin Fever (sarcasm) redeems himself with this instant classic.

Along the lines of Saw I and II on gore level, this movie is completely different from anything I've ever seen. The truly scary thing about Hostel is that it's based on real events. Not people being kidnapped to be killed, but people (mainly females) being held against there will to work in various unflattering trades (drugs, prostitution, etc...)

The movie itself offers a great lesson to all people young and old to be careful who you trust while travelling abroad.

Final Verdict:

5/5

Rent or Buy?: If you can handle the gore this movie is a definite buy. I've seen mixed reviews for this movie, so unless you're a true horror fan, you might want to rent this one before you buy it.

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If you loved SAW I and II you will love Hostel. Special effects were awesome. Movie starts out kinda slow but picks up and keeps you in suspense. Kill scenes are great. I thought the theme or plot of the movie was different from anything else out there. I rate this movie excellent.

very scary very gorry love bloddy movies awesome and sick twisted movie with guts and gore ilove it

I was so excited to sit down and watch this movie after seeing the previews during Saw II and hearing that the movie was so intense that people were getting up and leaving the theater because they couldn't handle the intense gore. After buying the movie I now know why people were getting up and leaving the theater...THEY WANTED THEIR MONEY BACK....JUST LIKE I DO. This has to be the stupidest, dumbest horror film ever made by man. The gore scenes sucked, it had some nudity which probably appeals to some but other than that I am still trying to guess what was the actual plot of the movie. Guys trying to get laid seems like a better plot that a murder for hire one. This movie is nothing like it was hyped up to be. My best suggestion to everyone do not waste your time or money on this dumb, horrible movie because you will regret it. I'd rather see Freddy, Jason, or Michael Myers come back to life for the tenth time at least then I know I might get a good scare or at least a good laugh.

I have to say that this was one of the worst movies I have ever seen! I am a huge horror film fan, and like almost anything even if it is B rated....however, this movie was a complete disappointment to us!
The first hour of it was like a porno flick, porkies, road trip, etc....(which does not belong in a scary movie in my opinion!)....
It didn't start getting "horror-like" until the 2nd half, and personally...it was so fake, and the acting was horrible...I made myself finish it, in hopes that it would redeem itself...but it NEVER did.
I recommend to all that you not waste your time on this one....UGH.

I was really looking forward to seeing this movie because it was said to be the scariest movie of the year! NOT! Sure, they torture americans, but we don't actually get to see the full blown on torture.

My favorite part though was at the end, when they were torturing the asian chick, and the other guy came in to save the day, and her eye was all burnt out hanging out of her socket and she was hollering! I found that part hilarious.

But all in all, the movie sucked. That weirdo guy with the weird looking mole looked gay! And disgusting! Sheesh!

Two adventurous American college buddies, Paxton and Josh, backpack through Europe eager to make quintessentially hazy travel memories with new friend Oli, an Icelander they've met along the way. Paxton and Josh are eventually lured by a fellow traveler to what's described as a nirvana for American backpackers--a particular hostel in an out-of-the-way Slovakian town stocked with Eastern European women as desperate as they are gorgeous. The two friends arrive and soon easily pair off with exotic beauties Natalya and Svetlana. In fact, too easily. Initially distracted by the good time they're having, the two Americans quickly find themselves trapped in an increasingly sinister situation that they will discover is as wide and as deep as the darkest, sickest recess of human nature itself--if they survive.

Why? Who sat back and said to themselves you know what a pornographic film is missing, it’s missing some sadomasochistic torture. Because that’s what Hostel is, it’s half porn and half the sickest most depraved ideas that can be splattered on the big screen masquerading as a film. The movie is utter and complete garbage, it hasn’t a single redeeming value and those who try to say that between all the bloodshed and gore that the movie tells a story are fooling themselves. Much like those in the movie who pay to torture another human being you yourself are like a voyeur into this world delighting in the brutality and the desensitizing of modern society. The characters in the movie did what the Nazi’s did to the Jews as they reveled in the torture and the death of others, yet if this movie was about Nazi’s torturing Jews rather than yuppies torturing tourists you would have been sickened to your very soul. Movies should have a purpose it can be nearly anything as long as they know they are movies. A movie could be purely for entertainment ala the popcorn film. It could be the emotional love story that is overly sappy and clichéd hence the chick flick. It can be political like Syriana need I say more. But when movies like Hostel come out that have no purpose other than to sicken and just simply go so far beyond what anyone else has ever done before at that point I must cry foul. Why don't we stop take a step back and admit that we have seen everything we could ever possibly see and instead focus on what we want to see. I don’t want to see people die gruesomely, I’d rather see love, I’d rather see mystery, I’d rather laugh and be happy then take a voyeuristic look into a world that I would never ever want to be apart of.

Near the end of this movie when Paxton finally takes some vengeance on the men who would commit such brutality you find yourself almost insanely cheering for him. It has nothing to do with Jay Hernandez performance as an actor nor does it have anything to do with the directing of Eli Roth or even the story itself, the reason you find yourself cheering so blindingly for him is that because the men he is about to kill our monsters. We have all heard stories of monsters as we have been tucked in for bed of ogres, giants and even goblins but the proprietors of this Hostel are true monsters. Their depravity is so far beyond anything that you could ever imagine that you cheer for and root for Paxton to eradicate them from the very earth. What does that say about the movie that it portrays such horror and sickness that you find yourself rooting for murder and death in a violent manner.

Words truly fail me on how much I disliked thi

I really wish I had that 94 minutes of my life back. The movie was a pretty fair soft core porn with a couple of minutes of gore. Quentin Tarantino should be embarrassed to have his name tied up with this crap.

This was the WORSE horror movie ive ever seen. All the juicy gory stuff is in maybe the last 20 to 30 min of the movie. The rest of the movie is just about a bunch of college guys trying to get laid. There were so many naked chicks in this movie I didnt know if i was watching a porno or a horror film. It was boring and put me to sleep. This movie was made for teenage boys.

We watched Hostel last weekend and loved it - my only expectations going in were that it was an Eli Roth production and that means gore and twists. Hostel is an interesting look into what rich, twisted individuals are willing to do for kicks. The movie has two halves - the first is the set up (backpacking across Europe) and the second is the actual horror within the Hostel. I don't want to ruin the movie - so I we here anything other than that the last 40 minutes or so are brutally exciting.
Enjoy

If you want to rent porn without getting actual porn, this movie is for you. If you want to see Horror you should get another movie. The only good thing about this movie was the last 5 minutes. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone who wants to see a Horror film. One of the worst movies I've every watched.

I was excited to get this movie, as it was being compared to Saw or Saw II...there is absolutely no comparison. After an hour of too many boobs, I thought ok, it may be getting good now...nope. Ok, it is being billed as on of the gorriest movies ever. Complete crap. There was only 2 lil parts of the movie that I would have considered maybe a lil gorey. The rest is them showing a drill and then someone screaming or something, not even showing what they were doing to them. I love horror films...I mean LOVE them, but this is a waste of time and money.

Did not like this at all! Boring, same old story line. Not for children! I felt like it was a waste of money.

What an absolute waste of time! No plot, no humor, no suspense, no actors, no reason anyone should waste the time it takes to even fast-forward through this slop.

Movie sucked! Not 1 sceen in the movie was scarey. The plot was poorly configured as well the script. Too much nudity and not enough blood and gore.

I could not wait for this movie to come out on dvd. The trailers were awesome and I thought I'd be in for some gory, bloody, messy, etc...fun. No gore until the last 1/3 of the movie. Jay is a cutie, but watching boys be little horn dogs for over half of the movie got old really fast.

Director Ray sets a Horror movie standard in this 1st Hostel movie. It has
everything a horror movie fanatic will like. Built around the trip of a
group of backpackers traveling in Europe (supposedly a true story also)-the
group runs into a terrifying situation where each one of them is killed and
disected. Gore aplenty fills this film, with good horror scenes. Good for
adults only - but will fill an evening with entertainment and screams.

This movie is really all about the pain. How real can they make torture look? Pretty realistic. Most people will cover their eyes with their hands and sneak a peek through the cracks just in case they might miss something. I'm sure people don't really act like this in other countries but this film may discourage travel for some. The idea of the film is sick and twisted and will offend or disturb a great many people. I suggest you should at least watch it once to see how you may react but I can't recommend a purchase. This is just one of those shock horror films that test your stomach's capabilities.

I had pretty much given up on American horror movies. The so-bad-they-are-good and gorefest days were pretty much done with. Then came Rob Zombie and Eli Roth - gore with wit made a comeback!

Hostel is about 3 backpackers looking for a thrill. They hear of a Slovakian city with little more than sex and drugs and they think it is paradise. Of course this is a horror movie so what seems like paradise is really the bait for slasher-mania!
I won't give anything away - hate when people do that for really good movies! There is a lot of gore, graphic violence etc. - just what you go to these movies for.

Great production values with excellent special effects/make-up and art direction. The actors do a good job and the writing is smart.
Highly recommended for horror fans - more in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre vein than Halloween.

Other than a couple of surprises (not many), this movie was a disappointment. To be compared to the movie Saw is an atrocity. Sure the blood and the gore was there, but that's something we expect to see. The storyline was okay. Maybe I'm just a bit jaded. Maybe there's something here that a 10-12 year old might think is cool (quite possibly the nudity), but as for adults, watch Saw over and over again and it's still more entertaining than Hostel.

The movie takes forever to go anywhere, and once it does, you're disappointed to be there! The special effects were pathetic! (SPOLIER:) Like, when the guy cuts that chicks eye out, and there's no hole! Just a slab of what looks like bologna stuck to her face. Man, I haven't been this disappointed since I found out Arnold Schwarzenegger was planning to do a movie called "Junior".

There's noting to like about this movie. HIGHLY over-rated (and over-rented).

Wal-mart is known for its prohibitation of music that has extreme lyrics, but lately they have let movies like this slip through the cracks! I know because I work at the big W. :-) This movie was hyped up so much and I was excited to see it out in a double pack. Unfortunately, I was let down by Quentin. The movie was more of a porn flick than a horror movie. Yes, I know horror movies are known for their nudity, but this film took it to ungodly heights! I would have preferred to have seen more horror than promiscuous sex. I do not recommend this movie very highly. Thanks for reading my first review!!

this movie was the stupidest movie I ever saw,its not for any kids to watch has this all through the movie