Hostel: Part II (2007)

The greatest movie ever!

Absolutely brilliant

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

It was quite nice to find that this was actually a direct continuation of the first "Hostel" movie.But then again Eli Roth veers fast from that and returns to the formula that was used in the first movie. Which actually leads me to think that this movie was essentially just a re-make of the first movie just with a female cast ensemble instead. And with other torture scenes, of course, but otherwise it was essentially the same. And that felt like a cold dead fish to the face at the hands of director Eli Roth."Hostel: Part II" is fairly entertaining and somewhat visceral if you haven't seen the first movie. And if not, then you will certainly be entertained by part II. However, if you have already seen part I, then there is not much for you to enjoy in part II. With part I already seen, then you simply just switch to autopilot and cruise through this without any stimulus.I will say that the cast in "Hostel: Part II" were certainly doing adequate jobs with their given roles and characters. And again, if you haven't seen part I, this becomes all the more enjoyable.While there certainly were some gory and gruesome torture scenes in "Hostel: Part II" then it hardly made up for what it was lacking in originality. And that ultimately lead to this being little more than a mediocre re-make of the first movie.

It appears that I'm in the minority but I think this was a pretty good answer to the first film (which by the way I also found to be pretty entertaining). We learn a bit more about shadowy syndicate that runs the snuf factory and see that their reach and power mirrors that of the fabled Illuminati or something. This time it's some American girls who are the prey and we are also treated to a few would be killer business men (also American) who believe this "bonding experience" will bring them a new found "power" or "killer instinct" in their professional and personal lives. There are some interesting twists and turns along the way that worked in my opinion, that coupled with plenty of blood and guts, gratuitous violence and interesting yet horrific new ways to turn pretty people into well...ugly ones! I also laughed my a$$ off at the final scene. I won't give it away but those damn kids are incorrigible. Lol. I sure hope we see a third one at some point, MORE GORE, MORE GORE!!!

Paxton (Jay Hernandez) is haunted by his experiences and is hiding out with his girlfriend. However the organization tracks him down and beheads him. In Rome, heiress Beth (Lauren German), Whitney (Bijou Phillips) and depressed Lorna (Heather Matarazzo) are enticed by nude model Axelle (Vera Jordanova) to go to Slovakia. Rich American friends Todd (Richard Burgi) and Stuart (Roger Bart) win the auction to kill Beth and Lorna.The rule of the horror sequel is to go bigger and more extreme. I don't think it achieves that in most respect. This time they're going with girls which does up the stakes in terms of horror. I'm always surprised by the use of guys in the original. I really like the literal blood bath. I think it's imaginative and wonderfully staged.What I don't like is getting to know the killers. They are rather bland individuals. They are not compelling although they're played by two good character actors. It's not a good way for the sequel to go bigger. The only way it would work is if Eli Roth could write some amazing dialog like Tarantino. Sadly, he's not a dialog man. After the blood bath, the movie becomes boring. The other effect of focusing more on the killer is that the girls get less time. I don't really care about these girls after awhile.There's also an over-use of the Bubble Gum Gang. The movie keeps trying to be funny. It's not campy enough to be funny in that way. It doesn't have good enough jokes to be funny in any other way. If I didn't like the blood bath so much, I might have rank this even lower.

Great horror and hard to eclipse , a total classic , the setting in Eastern Europe is so fantastic , has an original idea , has great actors , great storyline , great gags , hardcore horror of murdering and torturing women. Such an enjoyable watch. I loved the first hostel and think this one was probably better , the setting seemed better in this one. For anyone who likes horror , you will love this. App holidays to Eastern Europe from USA went down after this film came out as people feared it may happen to them whilst back packing . Ultimate story and the whole thing works so well. A classic for many years to come.