Hostel - Part II Details

Would you like a smint ?

I was absolutely wowwed when I saw the first one, Saw with a proper story and couldn't wait for this emerge in cinemas. I liked this one better than the first as it (for me) had quite a comical side and particularly found the scene of Axelle's fate highly amusing. The film seemlessly clipped in with the first and didn't take long to get gory.

However, this didn't last, and the pace quickly slowed (a bit of a quick fix for Hostel 1 fans). The rate of the movie was disappointingly slow to begin with and after a while a was wondering when it was actually going to get to the nitty gritty.

Nevertheless, what follows made it all well worth the wait. I loved this film so much I had to return to the cinema with friends, and the 'build-up' was necessary and my opinion changed and it's probably made my all-time top 10. Some very convincing acting from all involved make this truly believable (you never know!!).

I think this film is definitely better second time round. Nostrovia!

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Oh My. What was Eli Roth thinking?

I actually liked the first film. It was graphically violent yes but it also had tension, suspense, a good ending with some righteous payback. In other words a satisfying film, if a bit sick.

Hostel II failed as a sequel (it didn't really add anything to the first film), failed as a film in it's own right and unless it leads into Hostel 3 (no confirmed plans as yet) has ruined any good memory I had of the first film.

Basically this film tells of some girls who get abducted and tortured (just like the guys in Hostel 1). We see one of them naked and bled to death like a pig while a woman (who is never seen in the film again) lies beneath her. A sick scene that may have been acceptable if it made a point of led to some kind of justice but it didn't.

Seriously this film is as sick as if someone made a reconstruction of the Nazi gas chambers and then ended the film without showing any Nazi brought to justice or any explanation that they were defeated by the allies.

Hostel 3 is the only thing that could save this from being one of the the most despicable films ever made. (I'm not exaggerating here)