Written and directed by Eli Roth, this horror film manages to showcase some absolutely brutal scenes! I watched this on opening night with some friends, unaware of what was coming. While I love horror movies, the torture sub genre is not my favorite by any means. 'Saw' delivers plenty of intense moments; however, 'Hostel' is much more disturbing! Most of the film is about sex, drugs, heterosexual men looking to hook up, acting like total fraternity d-bags, etc. Then the actual horrors begin: passports are scanned, allowing wealthy people to "buy" tourists to torture and kill. It's scary to think about, even though some characters are unbearable! But when one character, a sweet young woman, has her face blowtorched until her eyeball is literally dangling from her socket, only for it to be snipped off, resulting in a torrent of pus, I couldn't get out of that theatre fast enough! For a horror movie to get me to the point of vomiting, I was truly impressed. Most of the torture scenes are fast-paced, while a few take their time to build suspense. It's a movie you'll never forget!
Review of Hostel
