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  • Actors: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Shane Daly, Lenka Vlasakova, Eythor Gudjonsson
  • Directors: Eli Roth
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Icelandic, Dutch, Finnish, Romanian, Danish, Hebrew, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Spanish, Cantonese Chinese, Hindi, Czech, Norwegian, French, Portuguese, English, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish, Polish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Aug 2006
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000FOPNQ2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 59,573 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The hallowed tradition of the post-college European backpacking trip turns into an unimaginable nightmare for two unsuspecting American 20-somethings in Eli Roth's (CABIN FEVER) sensational second outing. Paxton (Jay Hernandez) and Josh (Derek Richardson) have embarked upon a hedonistic tour of the continent, and somewhere along the way pick up travelling companion Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson). In Amsterdam the trio partakes of the pastimes most dear to frat boys everywhere: weed, prostitutes, and nightclubs. But when a fellow traveller tells these thrill-seekers about the decadent scene that awaits them in Bratislava, they find themselves unable to resist its lures; enticed by the promise of a hostel full of beautiful girls who love Americans, they set out for the remote areas of Eastern Europe. There, the sex farce to which the film's first half is devoted slowly turns ominous, as the boys hook up immediately with the gorgeous Natalya (Barbara Nedeljakova) and Svetlana (Jana Kaderabkova), whose eagerness masks more sinister intentions. Soon, the disagreeable backpackers find themselves on the other side of the flesh trade, sold by the girls into an exclusive human trafficking operation that gives its customers the opportunity to torture and kill a helpless victim. Much of what follows consists of the squirm-inducing surgical horrors that characterise precursors such as SAW, with the implications regarding the capitalist system and the human soul becoming ever darker. Produced by Quentin Tarantino, the film amps up the gore factor as much as it can get away with, and, in the tradition of the best horror films, offers a satirical socially conscious commentary.

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1.0 out of 5 stars This director cannot direct a movie, 11 Feb 2009
By Brendan O. Clarke "brendoclarke" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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This director (Eli Roth) cannot direct a movie, however he can direct a scene...a horror scene. But while fans of the horror genre will no doubt love the blood, gore, violence and screaming that Roth throws at his audience (with plenty of stolen ideas/ plagiarism from famous movies; these same fans will probably be infuriated by an illogical, and silly script, in which a plethora of pointless characters and random scenes of off-the wall comedy are thrown in.

Roth can definitely build up tension and unease when he wants to (Hostel 2), but he cannot make a movie that flows from the beginning, middle and then to an end. He is a poor movie maker. It is astonishing that he manages to get his movies into main-stream cinemas.

In conclusion, though the script goes nowhere, it is patchy and disjointed, and therefore the movie never knows what direction to take or how or where to end. The film seems to be no more than the result of the director's self-indulgence, comprising a series of disjointed scenes in which characters appear and events occur without any apparent connection.

The film is not entertaining, stimulating or educational. In fact, it is dull in the extreme. Watch the horror scenes for free on Utube.

Roth is clearly trying very hard to endear himself to the horror community, but is missing out on all the major cornerstones of what made those old classics so memorable and appealing. I'm talking about mood, character, style, atmosphere, imagination... etc. HOSTEL has none of this......
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