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Hostel: Part 3 brings the underground world of the notorious Elite Hunting Club to “Sin City”, where human torture has been turned into a high stakes gambling opportunity.
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Thomas Kretschmann, Kip Pardue, John Hensley, Sarah Habel, Barry LivingstonDirector: Scott Spiegel
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I watched this last night and wish i hadnt bothered.
The film was set in vegas and lacked any suspense and build up that hostel one and two had.
I liked the fact that the first two films were set in europe as it gave that edge and creepyness that this film didnt.
The deaths were very few and far between and very quick and like other reviewers said only one was pretty gruesome.
The characters lacked any real likeability so you didnt even feel that sorry for them when they were killed.
I feel that fans of the first films will watch this as if your like me with most follow on films you feel you should watch them as you have seen the others.
I just found it disapointing, maybe as a seperate film it would have been ok but as a follow up from hostel 1 and 2 it was extremely disapointing and nothing like the others.
The film was set in vegas and lacked any suspense and build up that hostel one and two had.
I liked the fact that the first two films were set in europe as it gave that edge and creepyness that this film didnt.
The deaths were very few and far between and very quick and like other reviewers said only one was pretty gruesome.
The characters lacked any real likeability so you didnt even feel that sorry for them when they were killed.
I feel that fans of the first films will watch this as if your like me with most follow on films you feel you should watch them as you have seen the others.
I just found it disapointing, maybe as a seperate film it would have been ok but as a follow up from hostel 1 and 2 it was extremely disapointing and nothing like the others.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Hostel Part III follows the same basic theme as its two predecessors whereby innocent people get caught up in sinister pay-per-kill business enterprises, and usually get tortured and slaughtered by some gory means.
The gore is nowhere near that of I and II though, and the acting falls well short of believable considering people are being tortured to death by their worst nightmares. But the real failure to provide suspense and shocks lies in the complete overlooking of the people who are paying to have people killed. The underlying chilling aspect of the previous two films was the convincing portrayal of seemingly normal people who would make on-line bids to buy people who they could torture. The scene of a smiling perfect family man breakfasting with his wife and kids while bidding on his laptop for a person he wants to kill gave real depth to the previous Hostel story. Scenes like this were a stand out feature of the previous films but this time we get nothing approaching that tension.
So with Hostel III there are no real storylines attached to the people who pay to kill, and we don't ever get to know their characters. Worse still though is that they only watch and never bloody their own hands, and in that respect the film has taken a major backward step and softened the impact between victim and killer which has been such a strong point previously. The glitzy LA setting adds nothing compared to the previous eastern European sets which offered mysteriously beautiful yet brooding underlying danger.
There are no real shocks or memorable moments here, and for me it's a shame that a great opportunity to take the Hostel storyline to another level has been missed.
The gore is nowhere near that of I and II though, and the acting falls well short of believable considering people are being tortured to death by their worst nightmares. But the real failure to provide suspense and shocks lies in the complete overlooking of the people who are paying to have people killed. The underlying chilling aspect of the previous two films was the convincing portrayal of seemingly normal people who would make on-line bids to buy people who they could torture. The scene of a smiling perfect family man breakfasting with his wife and kids while bidding on his laptop for a person he wants to kill gave real depth to the previous Hostel story. Scenes like this were a stand out feature of the previous films but this time we get nothing approaching that tension.
So with Hostel III there are no real storylines attached to the people who pay to kill, and we don't ever get to know their characters. Worse still though is that they only watch and never bloody their own hands, and in that respect the film has taken a major backward step and softened the impact between victim and killer which has been such a strong point previously. The glitzy LA setting adds nothing compared to the previous eastern European sets which offered mysteriously beautiful yet brooding underlying danger.
There are no real shocks or memorable moments here, and for me it's a shame that a great opportunity to take the Hostel storyline to another level has been missed.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Hostel 1 and 2 benefited from being set in Eastern Europe, grey concrete and sinister people somehow setting the films apart from the very beginning.
Hostel 3, though, is much like many other horror films: a group of young guys on a bachelor party trip to Las Vegas meet a couple of girls. They think they're going off to a club, but end up in cells, prisoners of this "hunting club", a group of rich Americans who like to watch people die and place bets on exactly how and when it'll happen.
And so a few people are killed in various ways, only one of which is fairly gory (the others are either relatively ordinary, or in one case quite amazingly stupid). Tension ought to be building here, but for most of the film it really isn't: in part this is because most of the characters are unlikeable and you won't care what happens to them, but also in quite a few cases it's fairly obvious that the person you're watching is going to die, the only question is whether it's now or in 30 seconds time.
And the "twist" ending doesn't help, either, or at least it didn't for me - I found it totally unbelievable.
So should you ignore Hostel III completely? Well...
The first 5 minutes of the film were good. Not great, but good - I can't tell you why, but if you're a fan of the series you'll appreciate it.
One of the kills is quite gory. There are also one or two interesting twists in the second half of the movie. And as we get to the end there are moments where things do get quite gripping.
For most people, then, I'd say leave Hostel III alone. There are too many stupid moments, and those are the ones that will stick in your mind. But if you're a big fan of the series, and want to see what happens next, and you set your expectations just about as low as they can be, then there are also one or two moments you'll enjoy here. Not many, and not enough, but also it's not the total disaster that some others say.
Hostel 3, though, is much like many other horror films: a group of young guys on a bachelor party trip to Las Vegas meet a couple of girls. They think they're going off to a club, but end up in cells, prisoners of this "hunting club", a group of rich Americans who like to watch people die and place bets on exactly how and when it'll happen.
And so a few people are killed in various ways, only one of which is fairly gory (the others are either relatively ordinary, or in one case quite amazingly stupid). Tension ought to be building here, but for most of the film it really isn't: in part this is because most of the characters are unlikeable and you won't care what happens to them, but also in quite a few cases it's fairly obvious that the person you're watching is going to die, the only question is whether it's now or in 30 seconds time.
And the "twist" ending doesn't help, either, or at least it didn't for me - I found it totally unbelievable.
So should you ignore Hostel III completely? Well...
The first 5 minutes of the film were good. Not great, but good - I can't tell you why, but if you're a fan of the series you'll appreciate it.
One of the kills is quite gory. There are also one or two interesting twists in the second half of the movie. And as we get to the end there are moments where things do get quite gripping.
For most people, then, I'd say leave Hostel III alone. There are too many stupid moments, and those are the ones that will stick in your mind. But if you're a big fan of the series, and want to see what happens next, and you set your expectations just about as low as they can be, then there are also one or two moments you'll enjoy here. Not many, and not enough, but also it's not the total disaster that some others say.
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Before you watch this - ask yourself some questions...
Did you like the original Hostel film? If the answer is `yes' then did you like the sequel, Hostel Part II? Read more
Published 17 days ago by Albatross
Hostel part 3
Not as good as Hostel 1 & 2, but very watchable, with a different 'slant' on the story line. Good quality blu-ray.
Published 1 month ago by john
One or two good ideas marred by poor execution. (Sorry...).
Upon seeing the trailer, I couldn't help feeling that the Hostel franchise had lost some of the creepy strangeness, and distinctive flavour by re-locating to Las Vegas. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Benminx
Don't waste your time and or money.
Gore porn...what can I say? American film makers really need to give up on horror films. I can't remember the last US made horror film that made me jump or be squeamish. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Grant B
Hostel III
I was a bit dubious about getting this film given some of the reviews on here but i have got to say i thought it was really good. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lisacarol
average
average horror. look out for. they live dvd class of 1984 dvd. creepshow 1 and 2 tales from the darkside. well worth it.
Published 2 months ago by tango
NOT Tarantino!
Suprise, Suprise.
Tarantino leaves the franchise and some dimwit, with no understanding of the originals, is allowed to send a GREAT HORROR FRANCHISE IN THE MAKING into a... Read more
Tarantino leaves the franchise and some dimwit, with no understanding of the originals, is allowed to send a GREAT HORROR FRANCHISE IN THE MAKING into a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Hannon
no sparks
In this third instalment of the films the main characters still tried to stop the Elite Hunting Party from killing their friends but it did not have the same suspense as the other... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Suziemcl
Not as good as the first one, but ok
To set the story in Vegas is nice, although ones only see "Vegas" in the first minutes. The effects are gory (some ideas stolen from Blood Feast 2 - All you can eat), but in... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jvo Julmy
Hostel Part III
Although I thought the film was good and continued the theme from the previous two, It lacked a sense of tension and was a little predictable in places. Read more
Published 2 months ago by BigAl
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