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What grade would you give this film?
A 6%  6%  [ 1 ]
B 19%  19%  [ 3 ]
C 38%  38%  [ 6 ]
D 19%  19%  [ 3 ]
F 19%  19%  [ 3 ]
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 Hostel: Part II 
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Watched it for the first time in the theater.

I got the impression that the filmmakers did not care much to build an intense atmosphere for the horror that would befall the protagonist. This resulted in a lack of smooth flow of events preceding the climax; the first half of the film looked like cut into disjoint segments of uneven pace. Throw in a cheap shock, then some bore, "gorify" a torture scene, then some bore, more blood and tortures, some more bores... Also, there were too many half-developed side characters (e.g. Axelle, the motel receptionist, the two winning bidders, the guy who claimed could have saved the girls, etc.) to make one care about them.

The change of tone to a more tongue-in-cheek black humor at the end of the film was a little too late. That last scene made me miss more of those gross-out black comedies like "Dead Alive" (Peter Jackson) and "Shaun of the Dead" (Edgar Wright), and to a lesser degree, Wes Craven's retaliation-is-fun "The Last House on the Left" and "The Hills Have Eyes".

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I'm just going to review the two movies at the same time.

The first one flat out sucked. Immensely. I didn't enjoy the supposedly clever buildup, I didn't enjoy the torture, and I didn't enjoy seeing man ass. Several times. I did like when the lead character was trying to escape. That was interesting. And Rick Hoffman was good. But other than that, major suckage.

The second one was a wee bit better. It seemed to work better with girls than guys. But it's still just all sorts of silly. And unnecessary. I never really got the term torture porn before seeing these two movies. And it's just stupid to me. I don't like it. I need some sort of feeling that someone is going to escape. Just blood and guts doesn't really interest me. I also didn't enjoy the story wrap-up of the first film. They should've left Jay Hernandez's character's fate a secret. The big scene at the end, followed by the decapitation was nice. The first was just all kinds of painful, and the second was a nice bit of revenge. I liked Richard Burgi and Roger Bart. I liked seeing more of that storyline (the hunters, as opposed to the hunted).

Hostel: D
Hostel Part II: C-

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Here's the difference between the first and second film. The first was gleeful in it's violence. There was not one thing you could take seriously. And the last 20 minutes were so on the money with the chase that it was not hard not to enjoy it. Plus the gore scenes were top notch so there was nothing to complain about. Oh yeah, there was nudity.

This film on the other hand comes across as being dead (Pardon the very intentional pun) serious, and what I mean by that is after the first film, how can you go for 65 minutes (Not including the bloodbath, which was fucking stupid) without anything interesting? Now the backstory to the original was nothing to cherish, but I wasn't bored. Here, we have these three girls (And the other) and there is not one interesting thing about them. I was bored out of my fucking mind.

And killing a kid Roth? I understood it, but fuck, what a dumb move on his part.

And then we have the last 20 minutes or so. Even though I said the film is serious, the last 20 minutes try to make it into a dark comedy almost. It doesn't work. That and I was so bored at this point that I just found the gore to be unimpressive, and I just did not care what happened to any of the characters. The only character who was midly interesting was Roger Bart, simply because it was Roger Bart. What the fuck is he doing in this film? I almost want to watch The Producers now, just to see the 180. He's kind of good here.

So even though I pretty much disliked everything about the film, I'm not giving it an F for one reason. It's watchable. I'd never watch it again though. That and I enjoyed the cameo from the Cannibal Holcaust director (Which I learned a little about while watching this film and have committed to never viewing unless I'm forced to). That was kind of clever. Too bad Roth thinks the rest of his film is.

D-

And for the record, the original got an A- from me.

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I prefer this over the Saw series. Both are campy C-horror torture porn trashfests, however, at least Hostel doesn't pretend to be A-class horror with a clever plot and deep moral ambiguities - all of which Saw 1-4 completely fail at in the most ridiculous ways - but rather stays what it is, never takes itself seriously in any way and, thus, is at least entertaining while it lasts for these very reasons.

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GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
I prefer this over the Saw series. Both are campy C-horror torture porn trashfests, however, at least Hostel doesn't pretend to be A-class horror with a clever plot and deep moral ambiguities - all of which Saw 1-4 completely fail at in the most ridiculous ways - but rather stays what it is, never takes itself seriously in any way and, thus, is at least entertaining while it lasts for these very reasons.


:funny:

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Jmart007 wrote:
GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
I prefer this over the Saw series. Both are campy C-horror torture porn trashfests, however, at least Hostel doesn't pretend to be A-class horror with a clever plot and deep moral ambiguities - all of which Saw 1-4 completely fail at in the most ridiculous ways - but rather stays what it is, never takes itself seriously in any way and, thus, is at least entertaining while it lasts for these very reasons.


:funny:


Please elaborate.

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GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
I prefer this over the Saw series. Both are campy C-horror torture porn trashfests, however, at least Hostel doesn't pretend to be A-class horror with a clever plot and deep moral ambiguities - all of which Saw 1-4 completely fail at in the most ridiculous ways - but rather stays what it is, never takes itself seriously in any way and, thus, is at least entertaining while it lasts for these very reasons.


:funny:


Please elaborate.


Nah, I'm good.

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Jmart007 wrote:
Nah, I'm good.


:funny:

Jmart007 wrote:
And for the record, the original got an A- from me.


:funny:

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:funny:

Guybrush is liking it, he's having a good time.

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Jmart007 wrote:
:funny:

Guybrush is liking it, he's having a good time.


:funny:

Guybrush is laughing at it. :funny:

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:funny:

That's what makes it funny.

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:funny:

That's what makes it funny.


For me, indeed. :funny: :D

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GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
:funny:

That's what makes it funny.


For me, indeed. :funny: :D


Me as well.

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Jmart007 wrote:
GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
:funny:

That's what makes it funny.


For me, indeed. :funny: :D


Me as well.

:funny:


Are you the squeaking guy from Straw Dogs? :funny:

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GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
:funny:

That's what makes it funny.


For me, indeed. :funny: :D


Me as well.

:funny:


Are you the squeaking guy from Straw Dogs? :funny:


Come on. You're better than that. :nono:

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Jmart007 wrote:
GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
GuybrushX McMurphy wrote:
Jmart007 wrote:
:funny:

That's what makes it funny.


For me, indeed. :funny: :D


Me as well.

:funny:


Are you the squeaking guy from Straw Dogs? :funny:


Come on. You're better than that. :nono:


It's good enough for you. :ninja:

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HOSTEL: PART II (2007)

Even though I love the horror genre this is one that was just made for me to hate. I hated the first one with a passion and I hate Eli Roth to the same degree. He comes off as an obnoxious, arrogant, and homophobic frat boy and his persona shows in his movies, which have an immature feel to them. Ever since he ranted about "Wrong Turn" not having the inbred hillbillies have sex with Eliza Dushku and complained about her and other actresses who don't do nudity (this is putting it nicely, very nicely) I haven't liked him (and honestly, that movie and its 2007 sequel are better than any of the product he's put out). But then as his movies came out and I got to know more of him I came to flat-out despise him. Anyone who isn't so infantile would likely find him offensive. Clearly he thinks he's God's gift to the horror genre when he couldn't be a bigger hack job. He thinks if you have boobs and gore then you have a good horror movie. Any pervert that calls themselves a horror fan will likely worship him. He can't seem to write sympathetic characters to save his life, especially when it comes to males. From "Cabin Fever" to "Hostel," they all act like how he comes off. He envisions all males to be like him, and if that were true then the world would be in a sorry state. Thankfully it's only in Eli Roth's world that all guys act like the biggest creeps who objectify women and consider anyone who doesn't to be "fags." And his world is one maddening place to visit. So while I wasn't exactly looking forward to heading there again I couldn't help but be curious and I warily checked this one out. Was it as bad as I expected?

With as much as I hate Eli Roth and his movies I was nearly traumatized by my really liking this. Unlike in the original I didn't find myself wanting to kill the main characters myself, which was no doubt due to the main characters here being females and not chauvinistic young males like in the first. When I watched the first I too, like the main characters, was tortured. But it was by having to endure a long set-up (40+ minutes) with them that was so torturous. I seriously couldn't wait for them to start getting killed. I felt nothing but extreme dislike for them that watching them get murdered wasn't going to upset me at all. But the feeling here was completely different. The characters were actually easy to spend time with and likable enough that I dreaded the torture beginning. 40 minutes without any on-screen killing went by very fast and so far I actually really liked the movie.

The first and most noteworthy kill was also by far the sickest, most unpleasant one I've had to sit through in a horror movie in ages. It was genuinely disturbing. I felt very bad for this character and easily found myself in her situation, which is something I don't normally feel when watching a horror movie. (*****Very Slight Spoilers*****) I imagined just how terrifying it would be being reeled into the room naked and upside down, feeling cold (I don't know if the room actually was cold but I'm sure it would feel it, at least that's how I'd imagine it being) and knowing that it was highly unlikely anyone would come and rescue me. (*****End Spoilers*****) And even with these thoughts you couldn't possibly know the horror that was coming next. This part of the movie was very twisted and quite sad. I found it very unsettling. The more I think about it the more I think it's actually got to be the worst I've seen in a horror movie.

With such an idea the first "Hostel" should have been one creepy and nightmare-inducing horror flick. The thought of it is so disturbing that someone could have created a horror classic with it. That is if it had been in the hands of a more masterful filmmaker that knew how to really creep under a person's skin and stay there; someone who believed in a more minimalistic approach. But instead it was turned into an MTV generation horror movie all about the cheap thrills through violence (and in Eli Roth's case the gratuitous nudity nearing soft-core porn territory). While the idea is still a wasted opportunity the sequel gets enough right to show what the first could have been even in its MTV generation form. The whole thing kept me intrigued and the time went by fast. I was almost left wanting more; maybe because I want to see the creeps behind the murder-for-profit business in the series get what's coming to them. In fact, while at the time I was happy this movie was a Box Office disappointment, I kind of hope it made enough money for them to decide to do one last entry into this series. I don't want another of the same thing where people get tortured to death and this business lives on. I'd like to see the plot focus on some characters that go undercover to bring them down (and it actually working). Then they can end it (and I'm sure they would seeing as the series quickly ran out of steam after so many hated the first, which is why not even half of the theatrical audience of the first turned out for the second). I just really have an urge to see these creeps go down.

"Hostel: Part II" is probably one of the sickest horror movies I've seen. I'm sure it would please Eli Roth to hear that, but I prefer my horror a little less on the disturbing side. I still liked this one a lot and thought it was pretty well-done, but it's one of the few movies (I can't even think of another at the moment) that I feel sick for actually liking. That might be why my rating isn't a "B+," because I was debating between that and the grade I finally went with. But either way, this easily surpasses the first (which wouldn't be hard to do, but I wasn't expecting it to do so this well) and succeeds where it failed, and even though it pains me to, I'd recommend it.

Grade: 7/10 ( B )


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This year's After Dark Horrorfest has what might as well be called Hostel 3: Mexico in Borderland.

Here's the trailer:

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=860&item=0


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Only good thing about this movie was the hot girl that worked for the bad guys. D-


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