2006-12-12 08:46:14 · 16 answers · asked by deere_erbear 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It is scary once you mentally put yourself in the place of the students who went to the hostel. Once u see what thye were being subjected to, you will look at vacations a little differently :)
The gore factor is pretty strong with the nice sound effects to boot. Enjoy, but I do not suggest eating while u watch it............................
2006-12-12 09:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by ~*LilDebbie=BigDeborah*~ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd say that the best word to describe it is sick, not scary (even though I've watched the less censored version on dvd). I have seen much sicker films and scarier films. Hostel had promise and a very good idea behind it, but I think that Eli Roth worked better with less money on Cabin Fever. In it, you didn't have any emotional investment in the main characters, you really couldn't care less if they actually did die, plus it just felt like Eli was picking bits off of other scary movies and putting them in (an homage to the greats, i suppose). I guess when he was writing it, the plot came second and he just spent a lot of time going, now what could be really gross and interesting to see? Until quite recently, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was for me the most disturbing movie that I had seen. It has a certain raw quality that makes it feel more real in a similar to the way that The Blair Witch Project was made scary for some. I think that Funny Games by Michael Haneke is the most disturbing film that I have seen so far. It has some blood, but all the action takes place off the screen. You rarely get any relief throughout the movie, as the bad guys completely terrorise what was at the beginning a happy family. But because the film is supposed to be saying something philosophical about how violence has become a serious form of entertainment for us, there are a couple of things that could either annoy the hell out of you or make you think that this is an excellent movie. p.s. perhaps you should (not) watch Battle Royale, a Japanese movie, where sometime in the future a bunch of Japanese high school kids are put on an island and they have to kill one another in order to survive. Only one is allowed to survive past this deadline, and if more than one is alive then they all die.
2016-05-23 15:40:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Hostel doesn't scare you then nothing will. I've seen plenty of disturbing movies, but this one takes the cake. It's been banned in some countries. One seen in particular, is absolutely horrific. It involves an eyeball hanging by the optic nerve, that is clipped with a pair of scissors. Not for the faint hearted.
2006-12-12 09:57:17 · answer #3 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, Hostel was not scary, but it was pretty bloody and gory, kind of like the Saw trilogy. It was a good movie though.
I hope this helps.
2006-12-12 08:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by ~*Tweety Gurl*~ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it is!!! But the first like half an hour is like a porno!!!! My friends and I were watching it for a halloween sleepover and the first half hour of the movie we werent really keeping our eyes on the TV cause we were just gettin too much titt view!!!! SOOO YEAH!!! But besides that yeah it is a really scary movie!!!
2006-12-12 09:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was a piece of crud. The only thing scary about it is that someone actually put up the money to get it MADE.
2006-12-12 10:07:31 · answer #6 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's gross. Kinda like the Saw movies in a way...
2006-12-12 08:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its very disturbing and it makes you tense up alot. Knowing that going in will help you prepare any way you can for a very mind bending flick.
2006-12-12 09:00:01 · answer #8 · answered by sweetpea 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well it's definitely pretty morbid in places. Do you like gorey movies? HTH : )
2006-12-12 12:06:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was pretty scary and very gross. Pretty entertaining though.
2006-12-12 08:56:14 · answer #10 · answered by CHERYL 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋