Hostel III was an unpleasant, no painful, movie to watch. It seems most people's complaints are that it is not like Hostel or Hostel II; my complaint is that it is just a poorly made film.
The characters are one dimensional, stereotypical, and completely unlikeable. There is the good guy protaganist, the rich playboy, the partier, and the oddball. Going back as far as the Friday 13th movies, this is a standard four guy set-up, except each so-called-protaganist is more annoying then the previous. My biggest angst is that they didn't get to killing these fools for a good thirty minutes. I couldn't wait to see these guys get torture.
Then there's the torture. This film has less torture and gore then either of the previous movies. Half of it is off screen, and the half they do show is mired in "gambling." Which sadly just makes the whole thing more like a carnival than a horror house (although some might argue that carnivals are more terrifying than horror houses).
Then there's the ridiculous plot twists. Each one less believeable than the previous. Forced and absurd these twists quickly become a bore and eventually predictable.
Watching this movie has given me a standard on which to base good horror movies...anything NOT LIKE THIS. Watch at your own peril...er, or is that boredom?
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