Hostel

Cabin Fever director Eli Roth skips the humor of his freshman feature and goes straight for the jugular in this unrelenting scare-fest about a pair of libidinous American backpackers seeking cheap thrills in the European countryside. Their carefree college days close behind and the responsibility of ...more

Let's just say that Hostel director Eli Roth will never be considered the ambassador of traveling and backpacking across Eastern European. The primary reason that Hostel is so cover-your-eyes-with-your-hands-and-peak-out terrifying is that the premise is actually plausible. Slightly plausible, but still plausible nonetheless. In this spine-chilling slice of torture porn, the gore doesn’t start spewing till 2/3 of the way through. This film represents the next wave of American horror: the ...more

Cabin Fever director Eli Roth offers a finger-chopping, Achilles heel-slashing, blood-soaked, breast-filled variation on The Most Dangerous Game in this sophomore shocker that shifts the focus from goofy humor to squirmy splatter to nerve-shredding effect. To those familiar with the torture-happy films of Takashi Miike (who makes a humorous cameo as a satisfied customer) or the reprehensible horrors of the infamous Guinea Pig or All Night Long series of films, the sadistic concept that drives ...more