Hostel

Wallcrawler · 04-21-2006, 12:10 PM

I dont know if any of you have seen this horror film advertised or anything, but this is one movie I recommend you pass on.

This is probably one of the biggest wastes of time you will ever see. Everything I read about it hyped it to be horrific and people shouldnt watch it if they had a weak heart and all that other bs.

Really, aside from about 6 frames, there's nothing to see. When the action starts, the camera cuts away and leaves everything to your imagination. Of the 3 main characters, you never see two of them die.

Thats pretty sad for a horror movie. I dont know about you, but I pay for a horror movie to see people getting offed in all sorts of nasty fashion. Not to see the killer, see his weapon, and then have the camera cut away and then see the body about 20 minutes later when another character happens to see it.

From the damage to the bodies, I can probably guess what happened, but if I wanted to sit and imagine what happened, I wouldnt have rented the movie. Id just sit around thinkin shit up.

Cheaper, yes. But its just not as entertaining you see.

I recommend you pass on this one. Theres a few good frames in there as I mentioned, but when you compile the entire movie, its one big waste of time.

**BigMeatballDave** · 04-21-2006, 12:15 PM

I already rented it. I'll be watching it tomorrow...

Fish · 04-21-2006, 12:16 PM

I thought it looked pretty lame..... why is it so hard to make a decent horror flick these days?

CanadianChief · 04-21-2006, 12:25 PM

I agree with you Wallcrawler. I watched Hostel on Wednesday and heard that it was supposed to be this massive gore fest that had people running out of the theatres but it turned out pretty lame. I enjoyed Final Destination 3 a lot more. At least you got to see all the gory kill scenes!!!

**Dunit35** · 04-21-2006, 12:30 PM

What about Wolf Creek? The one directed by Tarantino. That one should be good.

ChiefClint · 04-21-2006, 12:37 PM

Wolf Creek was stupid, no where near the hype. I enjoyed Hostel a lot for some reason.

chagrin · 04-21-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

I thought it looked pretty lame..... why is it so hard to make a decent horror flick these days?

28 days later was pretty cool I thought

CanadianChief · 04-21-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefClint

I enjoyed Hostel a lot for some reason.

It might have been all the T & A

CanadianChief · 04-21-2006, 12:41 PM

Anyone seen Return of the Living Dead 4??? It went straight to DVD but I'm a big zombie fan and will probably rent it anyways.

**Rain Man** · 04-21-2006, 12:41 PM

I like to think that there's more to these movies than meets the eye. Does the surgical saw symbolize his inability to get close to people? Does the staple gun symbolize his frustration with modern impersonal industry?

Jmart · 04-21-2006, 12:42 PM

Wolf Creek was so so. Did not meet the hype I was expecting the next Chainsaw Massacre.

ChiefsCountry · 04-21-2006, 12:44 PM

Hostel was very disappointing. The T&A at the beginning was very nice. The rest of the movie was just a blood and guts. Wasnt really that scary of a movie. A waste of time unless you like T&A and blood and guts.

Fish · 04-21-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chagrin

28 days later was pretty cool I thought

Probably the last horror movie I enjoyed..... I saw it on a weekday matinee with 4 buddies and we were the only ones in the theater....

Did you happen to watch Shawn of the Dead??

Jmart · 04-21-2006, 12:48 PM

I just got Hostel but I am going to wait until I am flying to Prague this Summer to watch it!

**Fire Me Boy!** · 04-21-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

I dont know if any of you have seen this horror film advertised or anything, but this is one movie I recommend you pass on.

This is probably one of the biggest wastes of time you will ever see. Everything I read about it hyped it to be horrific and people shouldnt watch it if they had a weak heart and all that other bs.

Really, aside from about 6 frames, there's nothing to see. When the action starts, the camera cuts away and leaves everything to your imagination. Of the 3 main characters, you never see two of them die.

Thats pretty sad for a horror movie. I dont know about you, but I pay for a horror movie to see people getting offed in all sorts of nasty fashion. Not to see the killer, see his weapon, and then have the camera cut away and then see the body about 20 minutes later when another character happens to see it.

From the damage to the bodies, I can probably guess what happened, but if I wanted to sit and imagine what happened, I wouldnt have rented the movie. Id just sit around thinkin shit up.

Cheaper, yes. But its just not as entertaining you see.

I recommend you pass on this one. Theres a few good frames in there as I mentioned, but when you compile the entire movie, its one big waste of time.

This will be my rant for the month, apparently. Wallcrawler, please don't take this personally. I'll preface this by saying this is only my opinion...

This attitude is what is wrong with modern film audiences. Everyone wants to see bigger, badder, grosser – the horror and suspense genre today sucks for this very reason.

Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, once said that suspense is not the action – it's the anticipation of the action. Unfortunately, most audiences want to see the action, while Hitchcock (and few filmmakers since) believed the mind can imagine things so much worse than you can ever put on celluloid.

However, as Wallcrawler states, audiences want to turn their brain off and have everything handed to them on a platter, without having to think about the film. As such, this attitude spills onto all other genres, forcing filmmakers to generate reel upon reel of Fast and Furious garbage, intended only appease the masses – "Come one, come all! Check your brain at the door! Eight dollars, please!"

I blame the masses for the tripe Hollywood gives us year after year.

04-21-2006, 12:10 PM
Wallcrawler How tall is this thing? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ground 0 for enema of US. Casino cash: $4152912	Hostel I dont know if any of you have seen this horror film advertised or anything, but this is one movie I recommend you pass on. This is probably one of the biggest wastes of time you will ever see. Everything I read about it hyped it to be horrific and people shouldnt watch it if they had a weak heart and all that other bs. Really, aside from about 6 frames, there's nothing to see. When the action starts, the camera cuts away and leaves everything to your imagination. Of the 3 main characters, you never see two of them die. Thats pretty sad for a horror movie. I dont know about you, but I pay for a horror movie to see people getting offed in all sorts of nasty fashion. Not to see the killer, see his weapon, and then have the camera cut away and then see the body about 20 minutes later when another character happens to see it. From the damage to the bodies, I can probably guess what happened, but if I wanted to sit and imagine what happened, I wouldnt have rented the movie. Id just sit around thinkin shit up. Cheaper, yes. But its just not as entertaining you see. I recommend you pass on this one. Theres a few good frames in there as I mentioned, but when you compile the entire movie, its one big waste of time.
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04-21-2006, 12:15 PM	#2
BigMeatballDave GBM 8-12-15 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dayton, Oh. Casino cash: $10052154	I already rented it. I'll be watching it tomorrow...
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04-21-2006, 12:16 PM	#3
Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $1718919	I thought it looked pretty lame..... why is it so hard to make a decent horror flick these days? __________________
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04-21-2006, 12:25 PM	#4
CanadianChief Liquor and Whores Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Trailer Park Near You! Casino cash: $2083495	I agree with you Wallcrawler. I watched Hostel on Wednesday and heard that it was supposed to be this massive gore fest that had people running out of the theatres but it turned out pretty lame. I enjoyed Final Destination 3 a lot more. At least you got to see all the gory kill scenes!!!
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04-21-2006, 12:30 PM	#5
Dunit35 Keepin it Real Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oklahoma Casino cash: $987045	What about Wolf Creek? The one directed by Tarantino. That one should be good.
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04-21-2006, 12:37 PM	#6
ChiefClint Starter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Clinton, MO Casino cash: $10004900	Wolf Creek was stupid, no where near the hype. I enjoyed Hostel a lot for some reason.
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04-21-2006, 12:41 PM	#9
CanadianChief Liquor and Whores Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Trailer Park Near You! Casino cash: $2083495	Anyone seen Return of the Living Dead 4??? It went straight to DVD but I'm a big zombie fan and will probably rent it anyways.
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04-21-2006, 12:41 PM	#10
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2758491 VARSITY	I like to think that there's more to these movies than meets the eye. Does the surgical saw symbolize his inability to get close to people? Does the staple gun symbolize his frustration with modern impersonal industry? __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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04-21-2006, 12:42 PM	#11
Jmart Starter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $10004965	Wolf Creek was so so. Did not meet the hype I was expecting the next Chainsaw Massacre. __________________ Bratton, who often calls the city the car chase capital of the world, was asked why there are so many pursuits in Los Angeles: "There are a lot of nuts here," he said.
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04-21-2006, 12:44 PM	#12
ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $1758752	Hostel was very disappointing. The T&A at the beginning was very nice. The rest of the movie was just a blood and guts. Wasnt really that scary of a movie. A waste of time unless you like T&A and blood and guts.
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04-21-2006, 12:48 PM	#14
Jmart Starter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $10004965	I just got Hostel but I am going to wait until I am flying to Prague this Summer to watch it! __________________ Bratton, who often calls the city the car chase capital of the world, was asked why there are so many pursuits in Los Angeles: "There are a lot of nuts here," he said.
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