Hostel: Part III (Import Movie) (European Format - Zone 2)

Loved it

This movie was exactly what I was looking for

I love movies like this but at the same time it freaks me out knowing that I’m sure this goes on somewhere.

when i heard that eli roth and quentin tarantino were not involved in the 3rd hostel installment, i'll admit i was skeptical. still, curiosity got the best of me. even losing the original european setting was a bit disturbing to me. knowing a few of the standard cast (including the geeky, spooky hostel desk clerk with the harry potter glasses, the gang of orphans and even the creepy rich old guy with the dogs from the 2nd movie) were going to be absent was not something i looked forward to. i expected a loss of a certain sense of class with the american (las vegas) setting.....but what i feared most was that this would probably turn out to be a cheap exploitation of the first 2 wonderful movies with lots of torture in a poor attempt to cover up for a lack of plot. i am happy to say that this was NOT the case!! i'll admit that even though the 1st 2 movies have become 2 of my favorite movies, i only gave each of them only 4 stars because i think they both would've benefitted by showing more torture. this flick did not have any more torture than its predecesors...which is a bit bad in some ways, but good in the fact that they did not try to exploit and cover up as i stated above. the movie does lose a certain 'european panache' with this vegas setting, but the writer and director really made an effort to try to stay true to the [shall we say] 'integrity' or true spirit of the first 2. the plot with the diverted golf vacation-turned-bachelor party was an interesting start. they kept you guessing as to who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. the vegas setting seemed to be more set on audiences watching the victims getting tortured. i laughed when i found they were placing sick bets on aspects of the torture like when the victim would beg for mercy for the sake of his family......i mean, how cold can you get??? there was a bit where they used bugs that looked like large beetles on a girl that was kind of lame. overall, this...like the first 2 could've benefitted from a bit more torture. the vegas setting was an interesting idea that allowed for scantily clad women....occasional glimpses of topless girls, but not very much. again, although the loss of the european backdrop pulled them into a certain loss of class, the writer and director made an effort to try to stay true to the original intent of the series. they fell a little short, but with surprises, twists and an able cast, they did a reasonable job of continuing the hostel series. and as i said, this was not quite as good as the first 2 hostel movies, but it was a gallant try....and better than expected!

Not my favorite hostel .. but it’s alright .

A quality movie!

great movie, lots action

So glad I watched this movie. Scary, just the way I like it. Make some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show !!!