Hostel on DVD (2005)

A customer from England , 19/03/2006

This movie makes 'devils Rejects' 'Wolf Creek' and all the other nex-gen video nasties look like fluffy cuddly kids films.

The 1st half of the film is a bit of a confusing mix of american road trip comedy films and soft porn but gradually your smile will drop as the film decends into a squalid,depraved nightmarish world of unthinkable torture and violence.

And this is where it gets good its one of those films thet is so disgusting that you find yourself laughing and reaching at the same time and when the end credit finally role your left staring at the screen in disbelief trying to comprehend what you've just seen.

It goes with out saying this is not for the faint hearted but for anyone else who grew up intrigued by banned video nasties of the 70's and 80's strap your self in your chair and prepare to witness the most unflinching grotesque powerhouse of a horror movie your ever likely to see.

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JOHN451 from HERTFORDSHIRE , 05/04/2006

For any fan of the horror genre this really is worth a look.The two male leads are convincing in their roles and it's hard not to develop empathy in their predicament.

This is not without fault however as it seems the middle part of the film is rushed and maybe needed 10 minutes to pad out the story.There were also times in this film when i really felt uncomfortable watching in the cinema,but i suppose that was the point!Definately not for the squeamish.this would've been banned during the 1980's video nasty era.

All in all well made,well acted by the whole cast, just very very wrong.

  42 out of 56 people found this review helpful

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A customer from N Wales , 02/05/2007

I have to say that is the only horror film ever (and i have seen a lot), to make me physically feel sick! This is credit to the film to make the events sickening and realistic. This really is pretty gruesome, but its not one of those silly unbelievable horrors. It starts off pretty run of the mill but keep watching for the gore in a similar vein to Saw. If you liked that you'll like this.

  33 out of 33 people found this review helpful

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trotsuk from LONDON , 15/08/2006

Ok, here it is. I love horror films. The Exorcist, The Shining and The Dead Trilogy all sit highly in my all-time top twenty. The first time I saw John Carpenter's The Thing was when I was nine years old, sat in a giant carboard box I'd painted to look like a robot in the corner of my dad's lounge. I'd not seen anything quite like it. This was followed by such delights as An American Werewolf In London and The Howling. And from then on, Dr Who just didn't cut the mustard any more.

A deep love of horror films has remained with me my entire life. Perhaps it stems from serious de-sensitisation from an early age. After the absolute hayday of the horror film in the seventies, and into the eighties, unfortunately I feel that in the last decade or so Hollywood has been responsible for the serious dumbing-down of the modern horror film. Presumably money is at stake - a film will make more cash with a 15 rating than an 18 simply because more people will get in to see it. I know that these days you can get away with a lot more in a 15, but still. This has been compounded by a serious creative block, with the endless stream of rubbish dumbed-down re-makes of classic 70s horror films instead of fresh new ones.

But then, every once in a while, an independently financed gem comes along. Something truely original that grabs you by the balls and squeezes. Recently, often these now come from Korea, or Japan. Here's one that's American. Hostel is hostile. A deeply unsettlingly disturbingly brilliant horror. Perhaps even the most disturbing film I have ever seen, and i've seen them all. If you like this genre, I implore you to see this film. Just beware that it might linger on in your head for weeks afterwards. The horror, the horror...

  29 out of 35 people found this review helpful

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Merceditas from Staines , 20/08/2008

Excellent ,very well thought thriller & horror

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