Hostel Duology

Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Genre: Slasher

Overall value for money and time: 7.0/10

1. Hostel

This duology has a very disturbing plot. It's almost similar to another slasher movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with a little spice of "Death Proof" in it. For those who knows about Quentin Tarantino's works and appreciates it, this is one of his best. If you haven already realised, he has a thing for taking shots of feets and there will either be a scene or music in the movie that reminds you of his other productions. The plot for the front half of the movie always strays away from the main plot - it doesn't jump straight into the main storyline only until much later. This movie is about 3 american guys who go on a backpacking trip to a Slovakian city, hearing how beautiful the babes are over there. However, the hostel that they stay in has "great" plans for its victims. Don't mind me saying but there's a lot of boobs shown in this movie. For one uncomfortable with nudity and gore, please stay away from this film. The first half is almost all about boobs, the 2nd, mostly gore. Tarantino's productions do not deal with the usual gore, it's highly exaggerated just for sick humour. Quite a handful to stomach, but overall, the movie has the usual Tarantino's twist in it. Decent movie.

2. Hostel

Many have said that this sequel is inferior to the first. Personally, I feel that they have somewhat of a different storyline altogether, though they revolve around in the same Slovakian City. For those who have not caught the first, please do not proceed as there are spoilers in what to come. The first part of it does a follow up on the sole survivor from the first series, but that's as far as he gets. It's a new cast with a new plot. It's the usual trio, not males but females being conned into going to Slovakian City. Instead of just the victims, this time, almost half of the screen time goes to the background of the torturers. It shows both sides of the story and yes, the usual Tarantino twist is still prevalent in this sequel. How? You have to watch to find it out yourself. I thought both films were unique in their own sense, though linked in some sense, it's pretty independent as well. For those who haven caught the first movie, you wouldn't be that lost in this sequel because of flashbacks at the start of the film. Pretty well thought of I must say, and though there's less boobs shown in this movie, the gore is on par with the first.