![]() I think the lack of effects kept it remarkably realistic, yet horrifying at the same time. There was one where a wound oozed puss, and some dismembered fingers, and two severed Achillies tendons. There were a few death sequences where a victim was squashed by a train or a car, and they were quick flashes of bodies being crumpled up and thrown to the side of the road by a car or getting pulverized in one spot by a passing train, splattering older women with stark, crimson blood. Imagine what they put in movie vomit to get the desired effect. The screaming, the begging for mercy, the crying, the vomiting- c’mon, that stuff has to taste pretty nasty. ![]() Kinda pissed me off, because to me anything happy is sacred and not to be screwed and covered in blood for others to view as they please. ![]() It’s a guy hosing blood and body matter down a drain, while whistling a cheery tune. The opening credits are ever-so-slightly creepy, and I’m sure it would be even more so if I’d watched in complete darkness. But I do know this: Hostel is pretty damn good. According to a somewhat reliable source, this is alleviated in the sequel. There’s a long period of mystery in the beginning, where you have no idea what the hell is going on, and that feeling persists throughout the film. Three of them are main characters, and a fourth plays a supporting role. You pay for a victim based on many different factors, such as gender, age, and nationality. So why not kill someone? Of course, you can’t just waltz in and murder Joe Shmoe from Mullberry St. You’ve done your fair share of girls, repeatedly and religiously- and then some. You’ve hunted wild Whateverthehells from Kerplackistan. The idea behind Hostel is this- You’re rich. There is a lot of sexual content, again, mostly alluded to except for lots of bared breasts, one scene where Oli does a girl in a bathroom stall, and one girl walking across a sauna room completely naked. There wasn’t much speech involved in the characters, mostly just motions and expressions. It’s interesting and I’ve never seen it done before. I love the whole idea behind Hostel, which I’ll explain here in a moment. The screaming is enough to get certain people. ![]() It alludes to it more than it actually shows it. It’s not SAW Graphic (mind you, I’m absolutely in love with SAW). Hostel is pretty graphic, I have to say that much. Tag Line: Welcome to Your Worst Nightmare Plot Synopsis: Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. Starring: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, and Eythor Gudjonsson This is the first review where I took notes. Not that the others weren’t, I’ll probably put some of them in the end of this post. I picked this one on the left because it was pretty cool looking. It had lots of neat little movie posters for me to sort through, unlike The Daisy Chain. ![]()
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