Hostel: Part II

film #15 of hooptober part vii: the new blood i saw hostel: part ii many years ago, when i was still riding off the utter low of the first hostel. having been thoroughly underwhelmed (to say the least) with the first, the negative feelings carried over to the sequel and i considered it a very vague step up, but still a waste. but in the past year, i'd heard several people say i should revisit the film and give it another chance. i'm glad that i did so because while i still have issues hostel: part ii, it's light years better when you go in with willing to give it a chance. this film was read more

if hostel left you wanting more insight into the grisly world of murder for sale, then hostel: part ii should be your jam. the movie is paced a bit tighter, allowing for it to "get to the good stuff" quicker, and spend more time wallowing in its lurid content. is this bad? not necessarily. as a viewer, i already know that the vacationing protagonists are screwed, basically. i don't need this sequel to try and re-create that same protracted sense of false-security that the original movie had as its first act. that would be boring and even marginally insulting. instead, the movie wastes no time... read more