Hostel (2005) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Hostel
Year
2005
Running time
91 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
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Genre
Horror | Gore. Kidnapping Film / Disappearance
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Synopsis
HOSTEL tells the story of two American college buddies Paxton and Josh who backpack through Europe eager to make hazy travel memories with new friend Oli, an Icelander they’ve met along the way. Paxton, Josh, and Oli are eventually lured by a fellow traveler to what’s described as a nirvana for American backpackers – a particular hostel in an out-of-the-way Slovakian town stocked with Eastern European women as desperate as they are gorgeous. The two friends arrive and soon easily pair off with exotic beauties Natalya and Svetlana. In fact, too easily... Initially distracted by the good time they’re having, the two friends quickly find themselves trapped in an increasingly sinister situation that they will discover is as wide and as deep as the darkest, sickest recess of human nature itself – if they survive.
Awards
2006: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Horror Film.
Critics' reviews
- "What kind of hellspawn might result if 'Saw' bought a copy of 'Let's Go: Europe' and went backpacking across Europe to have a one-night stand with Dracula? Something like 'Hostel'"
- "Eli Roth turns to modern-day Asian fright filmmakers as inspiration for his latest blood-soaked effort while demonstrating an intriguing, original voice of his own"
- "Roth gets the notes right while missing the music: He studiously replicates Miike's unblinking depiction of torture, but without much reflection or wit."
- "A thrill-less thriller that uses gore to obfuscate its inability to generate tension"
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Ranking Lists Position
- 7 The Most Unpleasant Movies I Have Ever Watched (122)
- 59 My Favorite Horror Movies (274)
- 60 My Top 10 Movies from 2005 (49)
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