Review of Hostel (2006) by Tina A — 02 Dec 2011

Not as scary as they say.Plenty gross though.

This review of Hostel (2006) was written by Tina A on 02 Dec 2011.

Hostel has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hostel

Review of Hostel (2006)

By David V (401) on 24 Nov 2017

I haven't read every review of Hostel, but from what I have read, I don't find a reference to Quentin Tarantino, who serves as one of the executive…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Mark W (2,041) on 07 Aug 2016

Rather graphic, but am I the only one who found some parts a little overworked…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By James B (2,746) on 01 Sep 2017

Really wasn't impressed with this. It relies far too heavily on the gore and violence…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Akhil W (4) on 01 Sep 2017

Gore porn without any semblance of substance really isn't my bag…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Michael J (865) on 22 Dec 2017

Unfairly dismissed as torture porn by many critics, this terrific horror film plays off audience expectations and takes them on a terrifying…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Robbie K (147) on 19 Jan 2019

Featuring lots of guts and gore, Hostel is a wildly entertaining corpse-filled journey -- assuming one is entertained by corpses, guts, and…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By David J (1,942) on 30 Mar 2018

3.4/5 Hostel isnt ridiculous enough for its violent content to be less impactful tha it is, but as much as it is significantly more complex…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Lukas A (11) on 08 Jun 2017

The Film Makes The Audience Very Uncomfortable…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Silvestre S (85) on 29 Apr 2016

June 6th 2012 August 21st 2015 April 27th 2016…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Joecool (136) on 06 Jun 2020

There is really nothing worth seeing here…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Saw II (2005)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 10 Dec 2005

In a fun house like this the elaborate tortures seem to leave behind the real world of pain and suffering for the realm of slapstick; they're…

Read Review

Review of Saw III (2006)

By Masonh (3) on 04 Feb 2007

This movie is just a whole bunch of people dying in rediculously painful ways with no way of escape…

Read Review

Review of Saw (2004)

By Kevinb. (15) on 20 Jul 2006

Uh...first of all...this isnt a horror film...its a snuff film...its not scarey, it just nasty...bad acting and stupid plot...as most snuff…

Read Review

Review of Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)

By James D (1,507) on 30 Oct 2017

It was a disaster. The plot was a mess with horrible and annoying characters. A few of the kills were ok but that was it. Pass on this one…

Read Review

Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

By Anh H (260) on 05 Aug 2014

It was so bad. I'm bored to death. Gotta say the ceiling blood bath is creative, but random scare like that is not gonna work…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hostel

2006

53%818 Reviews

Django Unchained

2012

84%1,167 Reviews

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

58%939 Reviews

Moonlight

2016

79%1,377 Reviews

Darkness Visible

2019

62%18 Reviews

District 9

2009

79%1,119 Reviews

First Snow

2006

58%194 Reviews

Phantom

2013

49%153 Reviews

Birth

2004

55%557 Reviews

Joy

2015

61%913 Reviews