Hostel: Part II (Unrated Director's Cut)

I'm tired of the horror movies that have to insert comedy (not in all cases though Scream made Horror/Comedy work) into the film. Hostel II does pretty much what the original did, this time with women being the victims. I've seen the film plenty of times (thanks to Netflix), but I just recieved the DVD today so the extras will be reviewed in a future edit. This is mainly about the film itself.If you like to watch horror movies that make you jump, have some gore (I'm not a big fan of gore but Eli Roth & Tarrentino use gore in a different way than some, that comes off better than most gory movies). I guess when the movie itself is good enough you can look past the gore. Again Roth won me over with this sequel. There is just something different about Hostel II that even paired with the original is different from a lot of horror movies in recent years, with the possible exception of the SAW series. Even then there are major differences. In the SAW movies you had one man who was psycho and he found others to do his work to test bad people and most of them failed the tests, mazes etc. In Hostel II you have the same place basically, but the motivation is something more realistic. I wouldn't be surprised if such a place existed in a cruel world like ours.If you want to sit down with a spouse, date or even alone this is a good film to spook you. If you're a critic of horror movies (& gore in particular) this might not be for you. If you are the type to simply give a movie a chance and you love horror movies check this one out.The women in this movie are very attractive, for the most part likeable. Just like the characters in the original, you end up liking them. If you like the original Hostel then you will most likely enjoy this one. I did and like I said, I am not a big fan of gore, but this won me over like the original did.

I love horror of what human with money can do with such gruesome thing to other people before they know it

I have to say I am not the biggest fan of horror and gore films, but Hostel just has that special something that makes you love it so so dearly. Hostel 2 is the exact same premise as the first, but this time it gives you alot more than what you expect. This time you are taken behind the scenes of the opperation its self. You get to see who is involved in the 'hunting' process and who is sick enough to pay top dollar to fulfill their most gruesome of fantasies. Once again Eli Roth pushes the bar with the torturing of 3 young women who get lured into this sick world. Again in a short amount of time he really develops the characters so you actually connect with them. This time you see both sides of the coin, through the eyes of a trouble torturer who is wondering if it's something he really wants to do. There are so many things that you will see that either make you cover your eyes or even stand up and cheer. Hostel pt. 2 is a well done continueation of the origional and it will surley leave an impression on you in a sick and twist way that only Roth and producer Quinten Tarentio can bring you.

Sometimes directors are bigger than their movies... Eli Roth is one of these directors (even with such a small catalog of material). The problem isn't that when he's asked questions in interviews he says what he thinks, or the way he looks, or that he's willing to push the boundries of good taste in his films or anything like that (well, not completely at least) but rather that he recieved such heaping praise in such a short time that it was bound to have a negative effect (like the new kid in high school, popular right away but eventually gets his a#$ kicked for it). Anytime your being talked about as a posible "savior" of the genre, especially after only your first film... the next movie you make better be a Horror masterpiece. Well, none of Eli's movies to date have been masterpieces, they've been enjoyable, but not the type of films that will become staples on anyone's top 50 of all time list (although this is Amazon so I'm sure I'm wrong there... in fact I think I've seen Boogeyman on some peoples lists?!). Hostel 2 is basically more of the same from Mr. Roth and his two previous movies. Take some young people, try to make them likeable (which hasn't really happened for me yet), and then put them through hell. Basic formula, but he does it well (Romero on zombies is a similiar situation). Here he takes the same premise as the first (young people being tricked into going to Slovikia where... well, you know the rest) except here he's replaced the male leads with a group of females (hijinxs ensue). I've seen alot of people blast the movie for being more or less the same film, to which I say, "yeah, it is called Hostel, just with a 2 behind it," and actually, this time we get a pretty interesting look at our antagonists which is a nice addition. Probably what put this one over the first for me is just this, what are the sick freaks who are into this kind of stuff like? Although not overly in depth, the scenes involving the exploration of these men and their experience on the other side of the torture kept my attention completely throughout. Another thing that this film shares with it's predecessor is the pacing... it takes awhile for things to get messy, however when it does we get treated to some fairly extreme acts of depravity (even as a hardened horror fan, the bathtub scene was... wow, just see it for yourself I guess). If you don't like any of Eli Roth's previous films already then this won't change your mind, if you do though, then make sure to check this out ASAP. As I said at the top of the review, "Eli makes sure to keep this Hostel one of the sleaziest places in town"... my only question now is, "can I get a room?"

I have to say that anyone that was turned off by the gratuitous nudity in the first Hostel will find this one refreshing. While there is nudity, it is there to advance the story and doesn't overwhelm the rest of the film.Another aspect to this film puts more control in the hands of the victims (mainly female) and doesn't make them seem too stupid and air-headed. The female characters also play both the victims and the perpetrators. The multiple endings are also very satisfying.The situations the characters find themselves in are believable and there is just enough of a call back to the first movie for those that have seen it. However, anyone can watch this movie without knowing anything about the first movie and find it enjoyable and easy to follow.

I loved the first movie, had to buy the second one. I wasn't disappointed, great movie to add to my horror collection, fairly priced.