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Originally posted by The_Return
Hostel
Let me start by saying that I wasnt really interested in seeing this movie in the first place. It looked pretty dumb, but I thought I should see it just to see what all the fuss was about. That said, now that Ive seen it, I still think it's a dumb movie, and still cant see what the fuss is about.
I had the same problem as alot of people with this movie: It starts out like a bad porno. By the time it becomes an actual horror movie, it had already lost my intrest. The gore was good, the acting was surprisingly decent, but the plot was so mind-numbingly awful that I really couldnt enjoy it much.
Basically, this movie is well made and well acted, but it has such a boring, straightforward plot that it really wasnt all that great.
5/10
PS- I did like the TCM reference near the end.
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Before I start yes everyone is entitled to their opinion and what follows is my own.
I'm about sick of people slagging off this film how it starts so slow before it gets to the real horror. For fucks sake do you all need blood and gore in the first 10 minutes of every damn film you watch. Whats wrong with just getting to know characters and a simple plot? Yep the nudity was a little over the top and not at all realistic (well not in my experiance, strange that there were no woman slightly over weight naked), but come on all the classic slashers have tit shots to keep people interested. As for the not much happens, have people forgotten the Blair Witch (not singleling you out Return), I liked the film but really fuck all happens in that all the way through. People go camping and find pebbles and twigs in trees. But it still worked.
Hostel wasn't trying to be the best horror film every made just a bit different from the run of the mill Scream clones, Japanese remakes and classic horror remakes. I personlly found it very entertaining, especially the Wicker Man music whilst they were all shagging, classic. But no it didn't make my top 25 list as it won't have the longevity of other films.