Eli Roth's hostel

i've seen worse actually, taken from japanese and korean shock horror

it was well written and you hope for those things to happen but you kinda wish it was there longer i think the movie should have been 2 hours 30 mins. personally. in either case was good but i wanted more. I love takashi miike in the film as well. "Careful, You'll spend all your money in there." haha.

also they snuck in a shot from Suicide Circle or Club you pick your title but i thought that was cool. good old japanese films.

I liked it for the writing and wit used in the film. Could have used more dirtiness and mayhem. decent though.
 
I loved the ending. The last twenty minutes are great.

Yeah, I caught the Suicide Club shot too. That movie was the weirdest thing ever.

But Hostel was definately well written, yeah. I don't think i'm gonna venture to Europe anytime soon in search of drugs and sex though.
 
I planned on seeing this last night and it was sold out everywhere. My friend told me people were running out of the theatre!!
Can't wait to see this shiznick!
 
japanese shock horror. also korean. it happens. plus this moive isnt what you think it would be. you would be surprised.
 
Here's a genre I just don't get -- graphic depictions of people being tortured, maimed, and killed.
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I have to agree with you. I am actually a long time purveyor of uber-gore. I spend some time searching the nooks and crannies of New york for the really underground rare stuff but I don't know what my or others fascination with it is. Then again I also can't comprehend the person who buys an Ashley Simpson CD for her "musical ability". I guess you just pick your poison.

On a side note. I'm enjoying the positive reviews this movie seems to be getting. I am no fan of Cabin Fever but i'm willing to toss down an admission fare for this one. And a Miike cameo is icing on the cake.

Ohh and does anyone know who did the "wetwork" for this one?
 
The Machinist said:
Ohh and does anyone know who did the "wetwork" for this one?
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I don't exactly know what you mean by "wetwork", but if you mean the special makeup effects it was the one and only KNB.
 
That is indeed what i meant. And KNB is awesome. Although of all the special effects groups out there i think i have to bow down to the guys at Toe Tag. Those deranged fellas have pulled off stuff I can't believe. "Snuff" quality and that is no joke.
 
I am ashamed to say I found this movie entertaining. Although the acting was pretty bad, it payed off in the last 1/2 of the movie right through to the end.
My girlfriend and I were laughing at parts we shouldn't have because it was just so gross we didn't know how to react :-)
It's a weird and twisted form of "entertainment" but once I let that go...I had fun. But man was I on edge....I had to watch a hugh grant movie after just to wind down:-)
Enjoy!

BB
 
I read that the budget for this was 4 million. Haven't seen it yet, but there's something about low budget slasher film that you just gotta respect.
 
Especially when it rakes in $21 million in its opening weekend. Now that is a profit.
I think Tarantino's name had something to do with it, though.
 
It was quite entertaining. It had more of an edge of your seat thriller feel than a horror so to speak.

If you've ever watched anything from Japan or Korea this isn't as out there in the gore department as it's portrayed to be.

Was Miike the guy who says "you'll spend all your money in there" ?

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Two questions (POTENTIAL SPOILERS):



1) Why would the guy get the tattoo before he does the deed? Shouldn't you get your full membership once you've actually become part of the club.(I do know it needed to be that way to facilitate the conversation and his victim/rescue etc, but still that doesn't make sense that the tattoo comes beforehand)

2) How does Paxton actually know the old man is the one... or one of them? He showed the tattoo to his buddy, not him... maybe I missed something.
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Damn. Last showing was Sold Out. Well that's what i get for dragging my feet. Maybe i can catch a screening after work tomorrow.
 
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