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Published on Friday, June 1, 2007 - 7:13am |
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Leckomaniac attends the Chicago AICN screening of HOSTEL PART 2!! Does he torture the movie or just play with it?
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Funny this should come in today. I'm dedicating the rest of my day to finishing my HOSTEL set visit continuation. It's a little frustrating sometimes when you're asked to hold your interviews or reviews or (in this case) a set visit until opening week. I think a set report opening week is kind of pointless, but I was able to talk Lionsgate into letting me post a part one report back when I visited the set in October. Now, I've just got to finish the damned thing.
Anyway, the movie has started to screen. We've gotten a few "unfinished bootleg" reviews that I'm not going to run. What's the point when the finished movie is screening right now? But this is the first review from a screening that I've gotten. I have seen sites like Slashfilm and Twitch and IESB post their reviews and hopefully Capone weighs in soon. The Austin crew sees it Sunday night.
Overall, the word is positive so far, albeit from fans of the first movie. The movie's coming out next Friday and is screening all over the place, so I'm sure we'll have many opinions sent in and contributed by our regulars by the time it hits the screen.
Enjoy Leckomaniac's review of the Chicago screening!!!
Hey Capone,
I would like to thank you for the opportunity to see Hostel 2 in advance. It was quite an experience for my brother and me to see the film and meet Eli Roth. Thank you so much!
I figured I would do my part and send in a review to AICN. This will be the first review I ever send it. Hope it isn't too awful. Here it goes.
First, let me get this out of the way right up front: I thoroughly enjoyed Cabin Fever, I thought Hostel was an excellent step forward, and the THANKSGIVING trailer was all kinds of kick ass in a 2 minute package. Basically, I really dig Eli Roth and what he does.
The thing about this film is that the title pretty much sets you up for what is to come. It is called Hostel: Part Two, as opposed to Hostel 2, for a reason. This is a true continuation of the first film. It literally starts off right after the events of the previous film and then proceeds to set up an all new story. Basically, we begin the film by getting to see Paxton's fate after he escapes and gets him some revenge. It only lasts about 10 minutes or so, but it is a pretty cool pay off. From there, the movie sets up the new story which centers around three American girls in Rome. The three girls meet-up with a hot ass model from their art class who convinces them to join her for at some kick ass spa/hot springs. The girls want to know if there is a place to stay and that is how we get to the infamous hostel. What makes this film a bit more interesting and not just a paint-by-the numbers sequel is that we are also treated to the inner workings of the organization that set up these kill fests. That is really the main appeal of this film. We get to meet the two guys who are going to be, eventually, coming face-to-face with these girls in the torture room. It is an excellent way to expand the Hostel universe. The movie spends a great deal of time with the two business men that paid a lot of money to torture these girls. Eli Roth makes sure that these guys are not monsters. It is a really nice touch that adds a lot.
As expected, the gore is top notch, the kills are inventive and fun, there are tits, lots of cock (the ladies loved that), and some pretty awesome humor.
Hostel: Part Two is the logical next installment for this franchise. It isn't like normal horror movie sequels, which basically make the same film over and over...this gives the audience what they want without feeling like it is just more of the same. Basically, if you enjoyed Hostel or Cabin Fever at all...you'll really enjoy Hostel: Part Two. End of story.
If you use this...call me Leckomaniac
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Reader Talkback
foist by posbasso | Jun 1st, 2007 07:25:01 AM | Like a Cat with a Mouse... by PietjePuk | Jun 1st, 2007 07:25:06 AM | 5 freaking seconds to late... by PietjePuk | Jun 1st, 2007 07:25:53 AM | Hostel California by el-guappo | Jun 1st, 2007 07:29:18 AM | Fourth! Hah Hah!! by el-guappo | Jun 1st, 2007 07:30:38 AM | Businessmen by Bad Movie Year | Jun 1st, 2007 07:30:58 AM | Wizarding World Of Harry
Potter by Frijole | Jun 1st, 2007 07:32:25 AM | Eight by YO MOM'S GOAT | Jun 1st, 2007 07:34:06 AM | Torturing the Teens!!!!! by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 07:38:55 AM | yeah let's not post reviews of
the "unfinished" movie by WolfmanNards | Jun 1st, 2007 07:40:11 AM | this site has a hostel bias by WolfmanNards | Jun 1st, 2007 07:41:44 AM | A Horry or a Storror? by niplick | Jun 1st, 2007 07:42:10 AM | Harry Potter Amusement Park by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 07:43:52 AM | I can't wait to see this again
opening day. by beastie | Jun 1st, 2007 07:49:32 AM | So Eli Roth isn't into a
trilogy huh? by nomihs | Jun 1st, 2007 07:56:15 AM | It's a Hostel Takeover in
Chicago!!!11!!1! by durhay | Jun 1st, 2007 07:56:58 AM | I just Saw Hostel in my Cabin by mothandrust | Jun 1st, 2007 07:56:58 AM | Lecko!!! by havocSchultz | Jun 1st, 2007 07:58:29 AM | OH, no part 3 you say? by mothandrust | Jun 1st, 2007 07:59:18 AM | LOVED the first one by rolo_tony | Jun 1st, 2007 08:03:13 AM | Too bad Hostel by Rat Fink | Jun 1st, 2007 08:03:24 AM | Gabriel Gray by rolo_tony | Jun 1st, 2007 08:10:21 AM | sequels. There are heaps of
movies that ain't by mothandrust | Jun 1st, 2007 08:12:16 AM | IESB beat you to the punch by Trazadone | Jun 1st, 2007 08:16:42 AM | I like Roth. by Jakes Nel | Jun 1st, 2007 08:19:26 AM | Hostel didn't deliver on its
promise by filmcoyote | Jun 1st, 2007 08:19:48 AM | Nice Lecko! by godzillasushi | Jun 1st, 2007 08:20:05 AM | Leckomaniac - Um... by mbeemer | Jun 1st, 2007 08:28:00 AM | Gabriel by filmcoyote | Jun 1st, 2007 08:31:00 AM | Men love Eli Roth's
Cock!!!!!!! by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 08:34:07 AM | Old school R rated horror,
boyeee! by jack-torrance | Jun 1st, 2007 08:40:40 AM | Dr Gonzo by filmcoyote | Jun 1st, 2007 08:42:14 AM | High Tension by filmcoyote | Jun 1st, 2007 08:50:29 AM | WAAAAY Disappointing by ShiftyEyedDog2 | Jun 1st, 2007 08:54:07 AM | Double standards. by Tripman5000 | Jun 1st, 2007 08:57:13 AM | Breasts and wieners? by Motoko Kusanagi | Jun 1st, 2007 09:06:41 AM | Yep if you hated the first one by kilik777 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:22:30 AM | I saw and liked Part One...
this ones not near as good by ShiftyEyedDog2 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:25:07 AM | real objective by IJUSTLIKEMOVIES | Jun 1st, 2007 09:26:01 AM | Eli Roth's Health by heyscot | Jun 1st, 2007 09:30:25 AM | Dont go looking for
]Objectivity" on AICN by ShiftyEyedDog2 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:33:18 AM | Dont go looking for
"Objectivity" on AICN by ShiftyEyedDog2 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:33:26 AM | I read a quote where Roth was
making fun of sequels... by rbatty024 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:40:26 AM | GABRIEL GRAY there is a
workprint for Hostel 2 by ComputerGuy68 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:47:25 AM | Torture porn is for sick fucks by Rupee88 | Jun 1st, 2007 09:49:44 AM | This years little miss were
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... FUCK? by ZakChase | Jun 1st, 2007 10:03:44 AM | I don't come here for
objectivity... by IJUSTLIKEMOVIES | Jun 1st, 2007 10:12:08 AM | Question... by BillyPilgrim | Jun 1st, 2007 10:22:22 AM | Nice review by tapehead | Jun 1st, 2007 10:31:53 AM | ...Bercause we want to
identify with torturers... by Bones | Jun 1st, 2007 10:38:01 AM | I SO WANT TO BE ELI ROTH! by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 10:38:14 AM | wolfmannards by EddieBlake | Jun 1st, 2007 10:39:21 AM | oh and Bad Movie Year..? by Bones | Jun 1st, 2007 10:39:55 AM | I wouldn't call Roth a
director... by Leafy McPlantsalot | Jun 1st, 2007 10:41:45 AM | As far as objectivity on
AICN..... by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 10:43:41 AM | Do all you Americans really
talk like Savedragoner? by Terence James | Jun 1st, 2007 10:46:35 AM | A Mexican is worth less than
a Russian... by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 10:50:17 AM | Sounds like a waste of studio
money to me by Brody77 | Jun 1st, 2007 10:51:53 AM | monsters by Halfbreedqueen | Jun 1st, 2007 10:52:09 AM | Terrance James by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 10:53:30 AM | lost rules by Terence James | Jun 1st, 2007 10:54:37 AM | Terence!!!!!!!!! by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 10:57:41 AM | Asses of Fire 2: Canada's
Strikes Back by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 10:59:26 AM | Psychopaths by NachoNegro | Jun 1st, 2007 11:05:59 AM | "The Most Stupid Race on
Earth"-Terrence James by lost.rules | Jun 1st, 2007 11:06:54 AM | Couldn't agree more Bones by FreeLono | Jun 1st, 2007 11:08:46 AM | The plot was written on a
postage stamp by MontyPigeon | Jun 1st, 2007 11:13:16 AM | This site has chosen Hostel 2,
here's why... by wash | Jun 1st, 2007 11:23:16 AM | MontyPigeon by Rat Fink | Jun 1st, 2007 11:36:17 AM | cock by addyadam | Jun 1st, 2007 11:41:38 AM | lots of cock? by El Borak | Jun 1st, 2007 11:45:20 AM | Uwe Boll by IJUSTLIKEMOVIES | Jun 1st, 2007 12:04:18 PM | Rat Fink, you aint seen
nothing yet by MontyPigeon | Jun 1st, 2007 12:08:29 PM | LOTS OF COCK?!?? by TheAFLACDuck | Jun 1st, 2007 12:09:32 PM | Eli Roth by Mister Fame | Jun 1st, 2007 12:14:28 PM | SPEW by Semen Stains | Jun 1st, 2007 12:17:34 PM | "lots of cock", well that sold
me by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz | Jun 1st, 2007 12:18:22 PM | "cock = lots" by blackwood | Jun 1st, 2007 12:29:29 PM | A Review of the flick by TheHorror | Jun 1st, 2007 12:31:28 PM | MPAA? by TheHorror | Jun 1st, 2007 12:45:06 PM | Asshole internet critics by uwe bolls talent | Jun 1st, 2007 12:47:42 PM | Hostel Screening in The Chi by Rich Malone | Jun 1st, 2007 12:57:13 PM | Let Rich be an example by IJUSTLIKEMOVIES | Jun 1st, 2007 01:19:09 PM | Hostel Parts 3, 4, & 5. by bobbyjoe | Jun 1st, 2007 01:34:27 PM | Let Rich be and example by Rich Malone | Jun 1st, 2007 01:34:45 PM | I was at the Chicago
screening. by AnchorpersonOnTV | Jun 1st, 2007 01:46:25 PM | Terence James and Gabriel by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 01:53:09 PM | Ladies love the cock but by godoffireinhell | Jun 1st, 2007 02:49:22 PM | Po-TAY-to,
Po-motherfuckin'-TAH-to by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 02:54:49 PM | "Lots of cock" made me laugh
outloud by Novaman5000 | Jun 1st, 2007 02:58:31 PM | Yawn. Dicks have been cut off
in movies before. by Novaman5000 | Jun 1st, 2007 03:05:05 PM | I agree with Bones by Phantom Einstein | Jun 1st, 2007 03:29:21 PM | Eddieblake by WolfmanNards | Jun 1st, 2007 03:34:12 PM | Gabriel by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 03:52:46 PM | lots of cock ???? by Faust_8 | Jun 1st, 2007 03:59:48 PM | Racial Handicap by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 04:10:00 PM | My Review by B0D | Jun 1st, 2007 04:46:14 PM | Eli Roth was the best part of
Grindhouse by Gozu | Jun 1st, 2007 04:46:53 PM | Gabriel Gray... by Cillit BANG | Jun 1st, 2007 04:50:15 PM | "these guys are not monsters" by Stollentroll | Jun 1st, 2007 04:53:32 PM | I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE! by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 05:08:28 PM | Eli Roth sux nuts!!! by Power_Girl | Jun 1st, 2007 05:32:41 PM | I'm really not suprised... by 9SilentNine9 | Jun 1st, 2007 05:33:13 PM | Gabriel you are so cute by Lando Griffin | Jun 1st, 2007 05:49:56 PM | Hey Bitches by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 05:50:26 PM | SoylentMean... by 9SilentNine9 | Jun 1st, 2007 05:52:10 PM | Let's Begin by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 05:55:19 PM | It's been interesting. by 9SilentNine9 | Jun 1st, 2007 06:07:26 PM | Oh, hey folks, just see it
online by WolfmanNards | Jun 1st, 2007 06:08:35 PM | SoylentMean by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 06:15:44 PM | Total Fucking Destruction by SavageDragoner | Jun 1st, 2007 06:18:52 PM | it's not torture porn by WolfmanNards | Jun 1st, 2007 06:21:47 PM | QUINT YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT by CQuest | Jun 1st, 2007 06:34:22 PM | Hostel 2 is HORRIBLE DONT
WASTE YOUR MONEY by CQuest | Jun 1st, 2007 06:36:47 PM | Soylent Mean! by WolfmanNards | Jun 1st, 2007 06:38:17 PM | The Test Screening was
Unfinished by CQuest | Jun 1st, 2007 06:40:28 PM | SoylentMean, that review
posted above sucked by CQuest | Jun 1st, 2007 06:45:01 PM | Logical next installment? by eloy | Jun 1st, 2007 06:55:07 PM | Re: The Hostel Universe or
Hostelverse by Macktheknife01 | Jun 1st, 2007 07:28:09 PM | Total fucking destruction by Macktheknife01 | Jun 1st, 2007 07:31:55 PM | Gabriel by ManosTHOF | Jun 1st, 2007 07:51:16 PM | This review is a little too by jaylerd | Jun 1st, 2007 08:29:40 PM | I think people miss the
point... by pdennett316 | Jun 1st, 2007 08:43:06 PM | i think YOU miss the point... by CQuest | Jun 1st, 2007 09:38:42 PM | RE by Seph_J | Jun 1st, 2007 09:47:41 PM | Unlike Anne Hathaway... by Cadillac Jones | Jun 1st, 2007 10:38:37 PM | a horror film by CQuest | Jun 1st, 2007 10:39:48 PM | SOYLENT MEAN by WolfmanNards | Jun 2nd, 2007 12:32:03 AM | ive seen it both times for
free by CQuest | Jun 2nd, 2007 01:05:14 AM | Give me money by Toby___Wong | Jun 2nd, 2007 01:33:52 AM | saw it twice? noo.... by CQuest | Jun 2nd, 2007 01:51:08 AM | CQuest by MrAyJay | Jun 2nd, 2007 02:50:10 AM | schindlers list was
entertainment by CQuest | Jun 2nd, 2007 03:11:03 AM | moon, hahaha..... by CQuest | Jun 2nd, 2007 03:35:34 AM | RE by Seph_J | Jun 2nd, 2007 04:14:30 AM | "lots of cock" by Franklin T Marmoset | Jun 2nd, 2007 05:43:08 AM | The Best Roth Yet by Flaskmaster | Jun 2nd, 2007 08:09:58 AM | not sure by Blondie Bear | Jun 2nd, 2007 09:02:25 AM | Fucking fake-ass hardcase
torture porn lovers... by spud mcspud | Jun 2nd, 2007 09:55:53 AM | Blondie Bear by MontyPigeon | Jun 2nd, 2007 09:57:27 AM | bleurgh by lionbiu | Jun 2nd, 2007 03:22:31 PM | Torture pwn = teh sukk!!! by Motoko Kusanagi | Jun 2nd, 2007 05:15:44 PM | I was lucky enough to attend
the screening. by MaxG | Jun 2nd, 2007 06:24:25 PM | A short review of the movie by cadderthegooch | Jun 2nd, 2007 06:55:24 PM | Nope...it ain't good, folks by Zeke25:17 | Jun 3rd, 2007 02:35:36 AM | FUCK HOSTEL by CQuest | Jun 3rd, 2007 04:02:06 PM | Dr. Gonzo - your "victimless
crime" story... by mbeemer | Jun 4th, 2007 09:04:59 AM |
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