There I was fumbling through the sky movie channels last night and I noticed on the premier channel that as Die Hard 4 was finishing, Hostel part 2 was about to start so for whatever reason I decided to watch.
Now having subjected to myself to the first film I have to say that my expectations ... Read review
The inevitable sequel to one of the decades most intriguing and well-made horror ... more
films,Hostel Part II, as the title implies, picks uppretty much where the last film left off. And it doesnt take too long for the sequel to find the same groove that earned its predecessor so much attention.The setting is once again an underground club, where people bid for the right to torture residents at the hostel of the title.Hostel Part II, however, lets us see events from the other perspective too, as we meet the wealthy businessmen who are availing themselves of the clubs services. Its a logical dynamic for the movie, and it does bring a fresh perspective to a film that does eventually settle down to a cavalcade of gore and shock.As a director, Eli Roth has clearly improved since last time around, even if this time he too often succumbs to the temptation to show rather than imply, andHostel Part IIas a result feels a little less fresh and more uncomfortable than its predecessor. Yet its most certainly an unsettling piece of cinema, and one likely to find favour with Roths increasing fanbase.A word of warning, though.Hostel Part IIisnt shy about pulling its punches, and it very much justifies its 18 certificate. Its also a cut above many of its modern day contemporaries in the genre, even though it fails to measure up to part one. --Jon Foster
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The inevitable sequel to one of the decades most intriguing and well-made horror ... more
films,Hostel Part II, as the title implies, picks up pretty much where the last film left off. And it doesnt take too long for the sequel to find the same groove that earned its predecessor so much attention.The setting is once again an underground club, where people bid for the right to torture residents at the hostel of the title.Hostel Part II, however, lets us see events from the other perspective too, as we meet the wealthy businessmen who are availing themselves of the clubs services. Its a logical dynamic for the movie, and it does bring a fresh perspective to a film that does eventually settle down to a cavalcade of gore and shock.As a director, Eli Roth has clearly improved since last time around, even if this time he too often succumbs to the temptation to show rather than imply, andHostel Part IIas a result feels a little less fresh and more uncomfortable than its predecessor. Yet its most certainly an unsettling piece of cinema, and one likely to find favour with Roths increasing fanbase.A word of warning, though.Hostel Part IIisnt shy about pulling its punches, and it very much justifies its 18 certificate. Its also a cut above many of its modern day contemporaries in the genre, even though it fails to measure up to part one. --Jon Foster
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Production Year: 2005 - Horror - Director: Eli Roth - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Shane Daly, Lenka Vlasakova, Eythor Gudjonsson, Jan Vlasak
Advantages: Minor development of story Disadvantages: Irritating characters, Unimaginative, Pretty sick
...Die Hard 4 was finishing, Hostel part 2 was about to start so for whatever reason I decided to watch.
Now having subjected to myself to the first film I have to say that my expectations were pretty low. The first film centred about a couple of irritating young americans who. along with their scandinavian friend set about trekking through europe only to stumble across a hostel that doubled up as a paradise. But, wait for it.. it amazingly ... ...was a scam whereby the hostel provides some idiot youths for rich people to pay to slaughter - this sounds ridiculous but I actually thought it was a pretty unique twist on an otherwise humdrum film.
So he we are for another part of what will no doubt be about a fifteen part series of films and what is new? Well, there is girls instead of guys. Three american girls are also trekking through europe and stumble across a beautiful and ... more
There I was fumbling through the sky movie channels last night and I noticed on the premier channel that as Die Hard 4 was finishing, Hostel part 2 was about to start so for whatever reason I decided to watch.
Now having subjected to myself to the first film I have to say that my expectations were pretty low. The first film centred about a couple of irritating young americans who. along with their scandinavian friend set about trekking through europe only to stumble across a hostel that doubled up as a paradise. But, wait for it.. it amazingly wasn't the paradise they first thought it was. In fact it was a scam whereby the hostel provides some idiot youths for rich people to pay to slaughter - this sounds ridiculous but I actually thought it was a pretty unique twist on an otherwise humdrum film.
So he we are for another part of what will no doubt be about a fifteen part series of films and what is new? Well, there is girls instead of guys. Three american girls are also trekking through europe and stumble across a beautiful and charming Italian girl in Rome. The very same girl emerges on their train to Prague and manages to prove to be somewhat of a hero in a sticky situation (coincidence? Ha!) and manages to persuad the girls to go to yes, you guessed it, the very same paradise hostel of the first film.
I actually thought that the story would move on a little because at the very start of the film, the surviving male character of the first film very briefly continues his story after returning home from the murder hotspot. This however prves to be short lived and we begin the repeat version which merely replaces our three male characters with three female ones.
We do get a little more insight into the process that the rich blood hungry individuals go through in order to satisfy their sick desires. The members are sent pictures on their laptop's/pda's of the auctionees (basically a passport picture which is scanned from the hostel) and they begin an Ebay style auction whereby the highest bidder gets to murder their winning person. Pretty sick sh*t I think you'll agree.
What follows is an almost carbon copy of the first film and to be frank, despite the extra development of the auction process we learn little more. What we do see is plenty of gore (not quite as much as i'd actually expected) and see another set of irritating main characters blunder about waiting to be picked off.
The only saving grace to this is the fact that I didn't purchase the film, it didn't cost me a thing other than in electricity but to be honest I do feel like I wasted hour and a half of my life. I can't honestly see how even the most sadistic of horror fans can pass this rubbish off as a decent film.
If you are actually interested in buying film then I would suggest that firstly you go see a doctor but if that doesn't help then go ot play.com and pay £4.99 and watch the 'Unseen Edition' whatever the hell that means.
Advantages: Thrillin, Gives goosbumps Disadvantages: Too much of unnecessary gore and sex scenes
...Hunting tattoo. Axelle is then lured from the village festival into the woods by the Bubblegum Gang, where Beth surprises and beheads her.
My verdict:-
Thes hostel series have too much of sex scenes and nudity. The director could have concentrated more on the action and reduced the gory scenes. ...
anurag440044 16.11.2008
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Let's face it, most people like to be scared from time to time. It's exciting, it gets the adrenaline pumping and we can often laugh about it afterwards. That's why we ride rollercoasters, drive fast cars and watch horror films, which brings me neatly into my next segment.
The problem horror films face is that they have to walk a fine line between drama and laughter. Too many laughs and the tension they depend on evaporates; too much drama and they just become depressing and uncomfortable. Hostel2 falls neatly into the latter category.
I could write a detailed plot synopsis like I usually do in my reviews, but what it boils down to is this - three young American women travel to Prague, get abducted and tortured to death in a variety of gory ways by people who have paid for the pleasure. That's it, really. There are no subtle ...
Advantages: lots of blood Disadvantages: lots of blood!
This is the follow up to Hostel and it is very similar to the first. We start out by watching a group of girls who are traveling around. They decide that their next stop will be Prague until a stunning, modelesque woman encourages them to go to Slovakia. When they get there, the woman leads them to a hostel where they hand in their passports, pick up their keys and start enjoying their holiday. Unbeknownst to them, people all over the world start bidding on their life and they end up in the dungeons of a building where normal people come to kill.
Like I have already said this is very similar to the first and I did think that it dragged a little in places and was fairly predictable. It wasn't until the girls get down in the dungeons that the film 'hots' up and there are some very exciting twists and turns that makes the film ...
must confess, however, that I had my reservations. The first film was unique, and self contained. What could they do to improve on it?
It seems to be, that Eli Roth has a singular vision. A vision that, though once remarkable, has now become dull and boring. His inability to look around the box, has led him to have a much shorter career than he should. He should have taken more time creating hostelpart two, or else not have bothered with a sequel at all. The plot, which is thinner than Homer Simpsons' hair, is basically the exact same one from the first film. The events of the film, are 'similar, but not as scary. The acting is perhaps slightly worse, and all he has done to try and make this a film in its own right, is give it an all female lead cast, and provided a Taratinoesque twist, at the end. This would have been a compliment ...
American backpackers Beth, Whitney, and Lorna are travelling around Europe when they meet Axelle, a gorgeous woman who persuades them to follow her to a rejuvenating spa in Slovakia. However, the spa/hostel in question has some nasty surprises in store for the trio.
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SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
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English
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Special Features
Commentary with Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino and Gabe Roth, Commentary with Eli Roth, Commentary with Eli Roth, Richard Burgi, Lauren German and Vera Lordanova, Behind the scenes featurettes, Special effects featurette, Set design featurette, Blood and Guts blooper reel, International TV Special, The Treatment radio interview with Eli Roth, Deleted scenes
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16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
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Dolby Digital 5.1
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An authentic real-world creep show....Roth is ruled by B-movie reflexes, but what lifts him out of the gross-out ghetto is his Maileresque fascination with the killer inside (Entertainment Weekly, 27/06/2007)
Astute and subversive... Eli Roth has crafted a sequel to die for (Total Film, 18/09/2007)
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With only one film under his belt and the endorsement of Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth became a virtual horror brand with HOSTEL (2005), a yarn about a group of thrill-seeking American college dudes backpacking through Europe, only to be seduced into a Slovakian money-for-torture ring where they became the prey. The sequel begins right where that film left off, filling us in on the whereabouts of lone survivor Paxton (Jay Hernandez)---but before long, we see that gender roles are reversed and we are traveling with sensible Beth (Lauren German), hedonistic Whitney (Bijou Phillips), and virginal Lorna (Heather Matarazzo). After tussling with a gaggle of shifty men on a train, they meet Axelle (Vera Jordanova), a gorgeous woman who persuades them to follow her to a rejuvenating spa in Slovakia. As the trio checks into the same infamous hostel, Roth shows us the inner workings of the previously mysterious torture club. Once the girls are put up on the auction block, online bidding begins among the clubs members---who are revealed to be prominent international businesspeople. After Beth and Whitney are won by type-A American corporate jerk Todd (Richard Burgi), who believes that killing someone will give him power, and his reluctant associate, Stuart (Roger Bart), the film shifts to the preparations for their inaugural slayings within the bloody walls of the warehouse. For those who embraced HOSTEL's abrupt tonal shifts and very realistic gore, Roth serves up amplified doses of both in his follow-up. Astute horror fans will find a few amusing in-jokes among the carnage, but beware---things get incredibly strong, and Roth's charnel house chic intends to offend.
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