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Commentary with Director Scott Spiegel and Kip Pardue
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High stakes gambling takes on a sinister new meaning in this third chapter of the terrifying Hostel series. While attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas, four friends are enticed by two sexy escorts to join them at a private party way off the Strip. Once there, they are horrified to find themselves the subjects of a perverse game of torture, where members of the Elite Hunting Club are hosting the most sadistic show in town.
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55 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from this movie... direct to DVD, the biggest "star" in it was Kip Pardue, not even a production credit from Eli Roth... but I had no idea it would be so aggressively stupid and just plain insulting to the intelligence of its audience. Hostel was popular not just due to its gore, but because it played on American fears of that dark and alien place that is eastern europe, as well as themes of xeno and homophobia. In short, it was torture porn that was smarter than it had any right to be and that is why it was such a success. Then along comes Hostel II with slightly less provocative gender themes, misogyny and one of the most disturbing and graphic death scenes to grace cinema theaters in a while. Now we have Hostel III, a movie that is so distant from its predecessors that, as I stated before, it's just plain insulting to viewers.
Hostel III follows the Elite Hunting Club's continued booming business of torture and murder, this time taking us to the U.S. (mistake number one) Las Vegas (what happens there stays there, get it?) to be precise, where club members not only get to indulge in acts of carnage, but also have the option of watching and even placing bets on the dismemberment. A group of guys, lead by hasbeen Kip Pardue (you know how I know he's a hasbeen? cause he's staring in Hostel III!) out celebrating their buddy's impending wedding. While this premise sounds mildly promising, it isn't, not even a little bit. This movie fails for one main reason: it betrays its source material completely and utterly. Even with the limited budget of a direct to DVD release, one would at least expect to see some decent gore and disturbing carnage, right? Think again, instead you'll be treated to some of the most bloodless and stupidest deaths you've ever seen.
Number one: a person does not die from having their face peeled off.
Number two: hissing cockroaches do not crawl into people's mouths by the hundreds to choke them to death.
Number three: why on earth is there an unrated version of this? I didn't see anything that was disturbing or horrific enough to even warrent a hard R rating. I'll tell you why, it's a sales gimmick.
It's crap like this that is so insulting, to think that this garbage's makers believed that they could piggy back off of decent horror films like Hostel and Hostel II, and try to sell audiences cheap toilet paper like this is just a slap in the face. The worst SAW movie is leaps and bounds better than Hostel III, which is a truly sad and accurate statement. I actually feel dumber for having watched this movie. Save yourself some angst and a few brain cells and skip this movie. Rewatch the first two instead.
Hostel III follows the Elite Hunting Club's continued booming business of torture and murder, this time taking us to the U.S. (mistake number one) Las Vegas (what happens there stays there, get it?) to be precise, where club members not only get to indulge in acts of carnage, but also have the option of watching and even placing bets on the dismemberment. A group of guys, lead by hasbeen Kip Pardue (you know how I know he's a hasbeen? cause he's staring in Hostel III!) out celebrating their buddy's impending wedding. While this premise sounds mildly promising, it isn't, not even a little bit. This movie fails for one main reason: it betrays its source material completely and utterly. Even with the limited budget of a direct to DVD release, one would at least expect to see some decent gore and disturbing carnage, right? Think again, instead you'll be treated to some of the most bloodless and stupidest deaths you've ever seen.
Number one: a person does not die from having their face peeled off.
Number two: hissing cockroaches do not crawl into people's mouths by the hundreds to choke them to death.
Number three: why on earth is there an unrated version of this? I didn't see anything that was disturbing or horrific enough to even warrent a hard R rating. I'll tell you why, it's a sales gimmick.
It's crap like this that is so insulting, to think that this garbage's makers believed that they could piggy back off of decent horror films like Hostel and Hostel II, and try to sell audiences cheap toilet paper like this is just a slap in the face. The worst SAW movie is leaps and bounds better than Hostel III, which is a truly sad and accurate statement. I actually feel dumber for having watched this movie. Save yourself some angst and a few brain cells and skip this movie. Rewatch the first two instead.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Wolf
Format:Amazon Instant Video
The original Hostel was IMHO a pretty good horror movie...lots of gore and thrills. Usually sequal's don't measure up to the original in most cases. There have been a few that were as good or better then the original...The Godfather part 2 IMHO was better then part one...that is a rarity and not the norm.
Hostel part 2 came close to being as good but IMHO missed the target, but only slightly. Hostel part 3 lets say missed the target completely and totaly backfired. I won't get into the details about every aspect of the movie. the producers were hoping to ride the wave of part 1 and 2. the only similarity is the title of the movie...In Parts 1 and 2 the movie unfold in a foreign country and seemed to be realistic, actually in true life this sort of thing does happen in the black market of kidnapping (we are talking about part 1 here)..but to think this is happening in Las Vegas or trying to somewhat think this is realistic was an uphill battle that was a total failure.
Who would be pleased with watching this movie...Only true blue fans of anything that resembles gore...there is no rhyme or reason to the plot.
Hostel part 2 came close to being as good but IMHO missed the target, but only slightly. Hostel part 3 lets say missed the target completely and totaly backfired. I won't get into the details about every aspect of the movie. the producers were hoping to ride the wave of part 1 and 2. the only similarity is the title of the movie...In Parts 1 and 2 the movie unfold in a foreign country and seemed to be realistic, actually in true life this sort of thing does happen in the black market of kidnapping (we are talking about part 1 here)..but to think this is happening in Las Vegas or trying to somewhat think this is realistic was an uphill battle that was a total failure.
Who would be pleased with watching this movie...Only true blue fans of anything that resembles gore...there is no rhyme or reason to the plot.
26 of 36 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little more disturbing then the other 2 just because this one involves placing bets during the killings. Not that bad. I say B
December 21, 2011
By Tony Heck
Format:DVD
"Place your bets" When a group of friends decide to have their bachelor party in Vegas they get more then the expected. For those that have seen the other two in the series you will pretty much know what to expect from this one. This one did have a different aspect to it that made it a little more twisted. An eBay type auction is set up with a picture of the person and the bidders are allowed to to it over their phones. Instead of doing the killing in a old warehouse this one is in a sophisticated room with glass where people can sit and watch (and order food and drinks). While the "Dr." is working people are allowed to place bets on different aspects of the "performance" such as how long until the victim brings up his kids. While this is about the same level of gore as the other two this one is a little more disturbing based on the fact that the killings were more like a reality show then for "fun". I will say that even though this is a different crew then the others it is not a huge drop off in quality. Overall, if you liked the others you will like this one. I give it a B.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as 1 and 2. But not that bad considering Eli Roth didn't...
Almost as depraved as the 1st 2 but not as good. They don't even carry this title at Blockbuster. But I didn't think it was that terrible.
Published 7 days ago by Matthew Nathan Thompson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Undeniably rubbish
I had heard Hostel 3 was crap but refused to believe it as I really liked the first one and thought the second one was alright too but this really was garbage. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Adamo
1.0 out of 5 stars
No real story, no scary moments & its "tortures" lacked skin craw
Pardon me as I digress but I wish to make clear why this budget"made for video" movie is really BAD! Read more
Published 1 month ago by TJ-STL
2.0 out of 5 stars
What the .......?
Oh my, what happened here. I don't know what to say. Words cannot and should not be able to describe what a disappointing piece of crap this is. Sorry. Stay away.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Matthew Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars
WONDERFUL
IT ARRIVED ON TIME LIKE ALWAYS IT WAS WRAP VERY WELL SO NO DAMAGE WOULD HAPPEN. I LOVE IT SO MUCH
Published 2 months ago by MS. VICTORIA
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Ultimate Movie Review! - [...] - @tss5078
It took three films, but finally the new Hostel film initiated a marketable franchise. The first two films were about a bunch of travelers who got kidnapped and killed by... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Todd Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good cheesy stuff!
If you like the premise of the movies and have enjoyed the series so far, you'll probably find one or two things to smile about in this installment as well. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Michael J. Iggena
2.0 out of 5 stars
Hostel: Part III
The stakes turn deadly for four friends when their bachelor party lands them in a seedy nightclub off the Las Vegas Strip that is run by the secretive Elite Hunting organization! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Carl Manes
4.0 out of 5 stars
ok
I love the hostel movies. I loved the second one best though. This one is good as well but it wasn't the best of the three.
Published 3 months ago by B. Slone
1.0 out of 5 stars
A MOVE MADE BY PSYCHOPATHS - FOR PSYCHOPATHS
When did horror movies become movies where people just get tortured slowly? When did seeing people get tortured slowly become entertainment? Read more
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