Hostel (2005) KILL COUNT

[@TheRealHybridPenguin]

One scene I found so interesting in this movie was where the guy torturing Paxton hesitates once he starts speaking his language. It kinda shows how easily something like a language barrier can alter your ability to connect and view another human being as an actual person.

[@air03man]

For those who hasn't seen the "hostel film series" me included let's strap in & get to the kills!

[@AaronCoats-vr5sz]

​@@air03manu really should've watched it before u watched the kill count

[@bleue5218]

​@@AaronCoats-vr5szI'd rather watch James go over it since it's not my cup of tea in terms of content

[@Byvenic]

This is one of the main reasons people with any disability that affects speech, are often abused and treated in a dehumanising manner.

[@mask938]

One of the best methods of connecting with someone is speaking their language after all. Another thing I noticed about that scene is that the German guy gets angry when Paxton starts speaking to him in German to the point of gagging him to keep him from speaking at all. I think the reason the German guy got angry was because when Paxton spoke to him in his language, he inadvertently made it harder for the German guy to torture him. It's easier for us to kill an animal than another human because we can't understand animals the same way we can understand humans, but if we could understand animals the same way, we'd have a harder time killing them. The same principle applies in this situation. The German guy couldn't view Paxton as glorified livestock anymore because there wasn't a language barrier between them anymore. He could no longer ignore the fact that he was harming a fellow human being.

[@hotdog8109]

You know it’s a top tier video if it has a content warning

[@TheMassiah107]

ye

[@EoinWalsh]

Yeah😂

[@r.w3800]

Also cuz this movie is really gory

[@conrad071006]

I thought my phone was messing up when that popped up. Lol

[@SnuggieMaple]

Fr

[@jamesbames4888]

Kana's death in this film is honestly one of the most tragic deaths I've seen in a modern horror movie. She hadn't even done anything wrong, yet was given the worst torture out of anyone else in the film, and right when you think she's gonna make it out alive she kills herself right then and there. Its fucking devastating, seriously.

[@dressedmaniac]

“Good” thing too that she did end herself as it saves gives Paxton an opening to escape, but very sad still

[@luykrukiewicz7064]

I remember the sinking in my stomach when she looked at herself for the first time and i I could think was no no no because I know what was gonna happen next and I was really rooting for her

[@michael88h]

Didn’t see that death at all.

[@shreknskrubgaming7248]

Also the writer's wife in Saw The Final Chapter. She literally did nothing wrong, she didn't even know her husband was a liar, and she was put in a BRAZEN BULL, infamous for being one of the WORST torture methods ever, AND it was part of an impossible trap, meaning she had no chance to survive. That death was fucked up.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

None of them "deserved" it. Its always odd ppl low key believe others deserve torture and death for having a personality they themselves personally dislike

[@haretrigger69]

I really like that Paxton, while not necessarily being a good person, goes from someone you hate to someone you're rooting for by the end of the movie. It's all well and good to hate a character, but when you actually start to like the guy it makes it all the more intense. I do also like how he goes all vigilante instead of just trying to escape.

[@alexandernichols6414]

@@Btc95keoyJMOno i agree this is the only movie i can genuinely say i was thinking the whole time "man i cannot WAIT for these guys to die"

[@Btc95keoyJMO]

@@alexandernichols6414 💯 😂😂

[@Btc95keoyJMO]

@@alexandernichols6414 well at least he dies at the start of hostel 2 😁

[@band0945]

@@Btc95keoyJMOwhen I first watched hostel 2 his death rlly shocked me lol

[@drlee2]

Yeah, I really like how the writing had Paxton start out as shallow and unlikable, but then slowly became selfless and heroic as the film progressed. If he had been a hero from the start, there was nowhere to go with his development.

[@eevv2229]

If we managed to get Hostel on the show, I’m pretty excited for the day Cabin Fever gets its own Kill Count.

[@HolsovanUltimate]

No thanks.

[@mckaylascott6458]

Yes please! Absolutely love a kill count for Cabin Fever! My cats name is Doctor Mombo ❤

[@garliqbread9896]

​@@HolsovanUltimate why not it's a great movie

[@F.Hakeem89]

Yep the first 2 acts was fine but the final 30 minutes is bonkers Pancakes.

[@MannyG93]

Imagine the day we get a kill counts for the Hatchet films

[@FishoD]

As a Slovak that lives in Bratislava, thank you so much for covering the controversy with Hostel. I am not exxagerating when I say this movie genuinely made Slovakia a bit infamous. I worked a lot with Americans over the years and despite it was a minority, surprising amount of them thought movie’s based on true story when they learned Slovakia actually exists…

[@squarebear619]

That is so weird to me that so many do not know about it because even as a small child I remember the Bosnian War, Czechslovakia, etc. However, perhaps it is because my older brother was in the Army and brought a gf home who was from the former Czechslovakia. I clearly remember the separation, etc. Western Eurasians often depict East Eurasia very negatively I've noticed. I remember my bros ex girlfriend was very nice to me, her name was Ivanna.

[@tahsinarahman168]

It must be so frustrating dealing with the stereotypes that this movie unfortinately created! I can't even lie, i watched this movie as a teenager and it really affected me and scared me from considering travel to central Europe. Definitely know better now as an adult!

[@StevelyBruckShut]

Bratislava? How does Eurotrip make you feel? Lol

[@bretthosmer6770]

As an American, it saddens me to hear that some people can't discern fact from fiction. Even if this were a true story, I would never judge an entire country on the actions of a few. I have never been to Slovakia, but I would imagine in actuality it is a pleasant country with a vast majority of good and decent people.

[@LaFlor718]

I knew a girl back when the movie came out who was dumber than a bag of rocks and after Hostel came out she said she would never go to Europe because of “what they do” over there. I was baffled because she American born but of European descent and my whole Caribbean/Latino family has traveled to Europe and had wonderful experiences. But stupid is stupid sometimes. However it annoyed my sister and I and we argued with her one night over her close minded ideals.

[@DodoRibeiro-ts6po]

Paxton is unexpectedly one of the best final boys ever. Is really satisfying how he goes berserk in the end trying to escape death

[@nekonebitan2912]

Just to get completely obliterated in the next movie 😂

[@DodoRibeiro-ts6po]

@@nekonebitan2912 Well, that you can blame in the writting, i know Eli Roth discarded him so early in the sequel to show the audience how far and power the Elite Hunting club have to erase all evidence pointing to their MO. But part of me wished Paxton went full Doom Slayer on the club hunting all of its members and eventually crossing paths with the girls

[@ThokozaniRadebe-sr3xk]

But Eli Roth didn't work on the other sequels right

[@DodoRibeiro-ts6po]

@@ThokozaniRadebe-sr3xk he direct and writted part 2, in the third one he was only an EX producer

[@tommyblade8093]

​@@DodoRibeiro-ts6pothere was a third one??

[@LiirThropp2687]

I love how Alex implies there's a war in Slovakia. Completely relying on the ignorance of the 3 main characters to get them where he wants them. Little things like that are why I like this movie as much as I do. The subtle things going on around the characters, all hinting that something horrible is happening and virtually everyone around them is in on it.

[@EnchantedTooWell]

I don't remember this. what does he say?

[@LiirThropp2687]

@@EnchantedTooWell He's telling the guys about all the beautiful women there and makes an quick remark about most of the men are gone "because of the war." There wasn't any war going on but that is completely overlooked by the main characters. Too busy thinking about the women they'll hook up with. They fell into his trap completely.

[@EnchantedTooWell]

@@LiirThropp2687 oh right hahah I've only seen this movie once about 4 years ago so my memory has faded, that's such a weird thing to say especially when they could easily google to see if he was telling the truth

[@LiirThropp2687]

@@EnchantedTooWell They were very gullible. What makes it even crazier is Alexi knew it would work. All he had to do was say "hot girls" and they'd fall for it.

[@msjkramey]

​@EnchantedTooWell I mean, the movie came out in 2005. Laptops weren't super common and smart phones only kind of existed, so they would have had to go out of their way to go to an internet cafe or library to google something

[@bluegherkins]

It’s always funny to me how Eli Roth makes his characters unlikeable frat bros, and then you see him in interviews and you’re like “oh that’s just him”

[@FrizzKid05]

No joke. The more I hear him talk, the less I like him. He just seems like a dick trying to play up fear to make money, instead of having a point to it.

[@snyder_paint3159]

Literally

[@emmanuelc6685]

really based on the kill count video he seems like a chill dude

[@youngrootv]

Lol yeah, he looks like that one Nelk guy

[@Highly3666]

​@@emmanuelc6685nah dude is weird af lol.

[@asterionarts7490]

I'm czech, and I have to say, great job on pronnounciation and mention of velvet divorce! I am really surprised that the psychiatric hospital Bohnice was up for the filming. The place is very much active and I know some kind people who were staying there as patients.

[@DeadMeat]

Thanks, really tried to do my research for this one!

[@adamhotek1715]

zdravím dalšího Čecha :DD

[@balls8731]

@@DeadMeatI love your content. Please notice me

[@joriksstrangestories7008]

Pozdrav zo slovenska

[@Blackboyswabi]

Zabil to frajer

[@lonefox8522]

As a Czech myself, my biggest pleasure is hearing James pronounce czech names of people and places. Great Kill Count as always!

[@Veerdomain]

Not Czech, Slovakian.

[@lonefox8522]

@@Veerdomain Most of the words were actually czech, like Český Krumlov, also a lot of words are the same in czech and slovakian

[@vasekkosar3931]

​@@VeerdomainCzech and Slovak language is extremely similar. And as James pointed out, most of the film was filmed in the Czech republic.

[@Veerdomain]

Being Slovakian, I knew this.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

"Your torture porn tolerance will strongly dictate your enjoyment of this film." Well, considering I throw up a little in my mouth whenever I even hear the word "torture porn" I am massively taking a pass on this film. Also, massive W for James and Chelsea for supporting the writers! They need all the help they can get.

[@undercookedtoast1479]

Good to see you outside of Brad’s channel, jeremy!

[@DwayneDejesus-mn8cq]

This modern/ newer writers suck. Ill support them when they have the skills to actually make a good script

[@jevilcore]

@@DwayneDejesus-mn8cqeverybody deserves a living wage, grow up.

[@citriosis]

​@@jevilcore👏👏👏

[@StupidityIncarnate]

Poor Kana. It's fricking tragic what happened to her. Loosing her friend, getting her eye torched and then taken out, and then committing suicide. It makes it ten god damn times worse because she was completely innocent. Poor girl.

[@johnsoapmactavish9921]

Went from experiencing a normal life, to an absolute nightmare within days. Her eye ball cutting scene is still one of the grosses movie scenes ever

[@flarium5438]

Huh

[@ShuriShogun]

I just love the fact the guy who's torturing her has a role in suits

[@AqibA.C.]

@@ShuriShogun Honestly surprised James hadn't mentioned that part.

[@gerutzu575]

i don't get how the other guys weren't innocent but ok lol.

[@bojomoonlight]

Paxton having a relatively smooth escape and revenge against that torture is extremely satisfying

[@elle.3792]

He gets decapitated in hostel 3 though

[@timmytwotits9293]

Too bad they ruin it in the sequel

[@tacoblude8208]

@@timmytwotits9293just pretend the sequel doesn’t exist

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

He missed the soccer kill.😂

[@dressedmaniac]

@@elle.3792shit pissed me off

[@fathm4623]

I always thought that Kana's death is one of the most low key tragic and sad i've seen in these sorts of films

[@jasmijnluyten3252]

This is why I love these kill counts, this type of horror movie is not for me but I still get to watch what all the buzz is about without being traumatised 😂

[@RodriTheMighty]

Exactly this 😅

[@NYY300]

Samesies. It eases the anxiety with James wit and humor and behind the scenes stuff.

[@style_hedgehog]

@@NYY300Precisely, also for me personally, when there's movies like this that have that extreme type of dark themed-horror, it's nice to see behind the scenes.

[@derpknightfully]

I got squeamish regardless. Despite all the blurring, a picture is still painted in my head and it's horrifying. James is so talented at delivering such descriptions.

[@jdotcurtis]

I literally ‘watch’ so many movies this way. Here and Alanda Parker are my faves

[@KrillData145]

As someone who has stayed in multiple Hostels in multiple countries, this movie has been a huge fear in the back of my mind many times.

[@culchieman1995]

This, and driving behind log trucks is a pure deep seated fear in people who grew up on these movies

[@BLACULA-Skeewoah]

I can tell you for a fact that this film was absolutely laughed at all across europe

[@brandonjones5096]

You know what would easily fix that? Not staying in hostels. Amazing.

[@buggibii]

hostile + hotel = hostel I mean, _I_ think your fears are founded.

[@neryn9020]

@@buggibii if that's what a hostel was, yeah

[@CriticalNobody]

I’m surprised James didn’t mention how some of the pained screams during Josh’s torture scene were real. While thrashing around, actor Derek Richardson accidentally dislodged the chair and slammed one of its legs on his toe.

[@ThaBotmon]

Also at 16:44 he said the surgeon slipped on Paxton’s fingers, but the surgeon actually slipped over the ballgag they put in Paxton’s mouth because he was talking too much

[@BeeTeePee]

Ouch

[@xneurosiis]

Awesome to see one of my favorite KZbinrs here. Hi!

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

And he also missed the soccer kill as Well. So that's 24.

[@shawnamiller191]

Oh damn! 😧

[@toonartist4038]

Paxton really went doom slayer on all of those guys, what a legend

[@rintempest8944]

Hopefully the 2nd movie is all about him getting revenge 🤓

[@jack_barr]

​@@rintempest8944LMAO

[@peytondavila6892]

​@@rintempest8944sadly it wasn't it was a whole nother timeline

[@richardcrew417]

@@rintempest8944 No comment

[@damoncarrawell2906]

I remember watching this and towards in the end when Paxton grabbed that guys hand in the bathroom stall I lost my shit . “YESSSSSSSSS GET HIIIIIIIIM.”

[@samisayque]

The scene of Josh falling over is permanently tattooed in my brain. I didn’t find Hostel to be super hard to watch, but that one scene really got me. It comes back into my memory randomly every now and again. Makes me wince lmao

[@jellyjohn7881]

I have such a fear of injures to the achilles to the point I start to panic if I so much as scratch it. That scene is one of the worst I've ever watched.

[@princesslucillaa]

no same, i think of it randomly and when i do i am truly traumatised lol🥲

[@Leoprincess3038]

Yeah it literally made me sick and I turned away the first time....and I still cringe now 😶😂

[@lucasf.goncalves1803]

Paxton was one the best final boys ever, I really wanted him to survive.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

His final escape scene is so good

[@Adanda1a-p5u]

Good thing he lived happily after, right?! Right?

[@SlutPop-kt3lc]

Hostel 2 isn't canon in my eyes

[@thedude3065]

I wasnt against him dying I AM HOWEVER against him dying after the first God Damn scene

[@keanu4489]

I refuse to watch the sequel for that reason. Best character and movie imo.

[@zaq93]

I hope the discretion warning doesn’t hurt view count. Thank you for the continued hard work James and the team !!!!

[@trysten9198]

If anything I think it inspires more people to click out of morbid curiosity

[@m4xscile674]

it ain’t letting me fucking watch it😭😭i click i wish to continue but then it says another warning and i can’t continue

[@Hylian_Glitchmobber]

Over a quarter million views in 7 hours. They're fine

[@annettewilliams0219]

He has a huge fan following so it definitely won’t

[@I_shot_Nice_Guy_Eddie]

@@m4xscile674 try liking it and watching it from ur liked videos playlist

[@patrickkanas3874]

Paxton also gets credit for going back to save Kana since he didn't know her. He had never met her until that moment and only knew she existed because of a picture her friend showed him. So to risk capture by going back for her was a huge act of redemption

[@iisimply_angela3318]

Mama is the girl who showed them the photo of their friend

[@timmytwotits9293]

😢s

[@proctorritter5176]

The scene where Paxton talks about hearing a girl drown as a kid was actually included to set up his decision to go back and save her. While Paxton isn’t a particularly malevolent person, him risking his neck like that for a stranger while he’s wounded, being actively hunted, and doesn’t know where to go would be something that most people would avoid doing in a situation like that, but since he has that past trauma of not being able to save someone who needed him, he has the motivation to do such a dangerous task, and the audience understands why he’s doing it and doesn’t see it as a forced and poorly written plot moment.

[@AGcatalina]

kana is the one who showed the picture, yuki is the friend in the picture who dies at the same time as oli

[@CharliePetricor]

20:16 That shot of Kana's actress smiling and looking cute makes her death and torture scenes seem less horrible. 😂

[@Ela.Mari3]

I have to thank James so much for bringing to light that czech and slovakia are not this messed up. I grew up in czech before moving here in my childhood and it was such a peaceful time for me. I liked hostel bc of the violence, but I hate the cultural representation. So thank you James.

[@bjornervig3795]

Bumble gum is not a currency for road tolls?

[@spriterefreshed935]

@@JCSmoothJesus bro you wrote a whole article

[@offbranddorito9668]

@@JCSmoothyou’re a weirdo for writing this much in response to a simple comment

[@dovenoire]

Omg wait, I thought you guys couldn't do this? I'm so happy you got it done. Hostel is a guilty pleasure, but I've always wanted YOUR opinions on it. Thank you James and team!!

[@gabepollock1641]

I’m assuming they managed to finally get a sponsor that made the film being covered cost effective, or at the least offset the costs from being age-restricted/ad-restricted.

[@rider338]

I remember a while ago he said they planned on covering it, they just couldn't do it right away.

[@vailingbow1068]

Guilty pleasure? How...?

[@viderevero1338]

@@vailingbow1068 This is Dove's Hostel...Is that meta? Enjoying Hostel like the same business men. Pretty sure that's one of the points of the movie.

[@vailingbow1068]

@@viderevero1338 What?

[@borkos0023]

As a slovakian hearing my countrys name in a Kill Count made me smile so much

[@PiperEricksonTheEverQueen]

Glad to hear you’re happy! I hope you’re day shall be forever pleasant and your pillow is cold on both sides for the rest of your life!^^

[@easagepie]

​@@PiperEricksonTheEverQueen That's so nice!!

[@andrew_owens7680]

I'm never going to Slovakia, cause I'm a typical ignorant American that never reads and things the movies are real.

[@PiperEricksonTheEverQueen]

@@easagepie by law I am required to say “no you.” For getting compliments confuses me. But I hope you’re day is going well as well as the original commenter known as @borkos0023

[@duskytp2312]

Big fan ever since the beginning of your kill count series with Friday the 13th. Took me until the tenth film to hit the sub button but all in all it was worth it. Over the years I've watched you not only grow as a channel, but as well as people. Your attention to the feelings as well as the public eye as far as suicide prevention warnings before the Hostel video, and the SagAftra strike messages at the beginning of each video recently is just one of many things that make you guys and girls stand out from the rest. Keep up the amazing work!!!!

[@cosa_oscura]

I’m somehow heartened that Eli Roth, the man who comes off as the consummate frat boy, paid for a string quartet to play Vivaldi for people’s mental health during a tough shoot. Perfection. ✨

[@FatalAlcatraz]

Very based, considering employee mental health!

[@wyclef_bean]

Yeah especially back in 2005

[@turnpikedivide]

Hostel is one of the few horror movies that I think really sits firmly in the pure brutality section of humanity. Saw this once as a younger man on IFC (same week as midnight meat train) and was perpetually haunted by the Josh scene. There’s a level of pure reality and bleakness that I don’t think any mainstream horror release has since covered.

[@JohnDoe-uf3lj]

Ahhh midnight meat train! Hope that shows up on dead meat

[@mareir]

Holy crap Midnight Meat Train, I forgot about that one. Love Vinnie Jones!!!

[@treehann]

It’s because it was inspired by real life killing and torture videos, and there’s not much more bleak in the world than that. One of the only things i’ve seen in my life that i wouldn’t recommend even to my worst enemies.Roth really made the most of seeing these horrible things.

[@MasterBuilderDragon]

Honestly, Paxton won me over in the second half with how smart he turned out to be. That and I love seeing innocent victims of horrible crimes take revenge on the wicked 😈

[@tylertheguy3160]

Also going back into the pit of hell to save Kana despite having a clear shot towards safety was one of the most heroic, ballsy things I've ever seen a horror protagonist do. Paxton may be a frat boy douche but in a lot of ways he is a decent person.

[@jacksefton51]

@@tylertheguy3160 He's a testament to the depth and complexity that some people have! I'm not a frat boy douche but I'd be hard pressed to find the confidence to return

[@Sir-Seaniel]

You must love last house on the left then

[@MasterBuilderDragon]

@@Sir-Seaniel I actually haven’t seen it, but now you’ve peeked my interest!

[@dressedmaniac]

@@jacksefton51Honestly, same.

[@anibalgarcia-rojas9833]

“Since he came to Europe to get digits he ain’t leaving his behind” was the funniest line I’ve ever heard

[@muggleborn19928]

Also right after when he says “ so he takes his fingys to go” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tylertheguy3160]

To be honest I always liked Paxton. Yeah he can be a frat boy douche but he's still got plenty of humanizing moments. Also going back into pure hell to save Kana despite having a clear shot to safety was the definition of heroism. Overall people are complex and have good and bad qualities, and for Paxton I think the good outweighs the bad. I consider him something of an unsung horror hero.

[@alexsung3117]

Then, the next movie...

[@tylertheguy3160]

@@alexsung3117 Yeah, I don't like Hostel 2 anywhere near as much as the first and that's one of the biggest reasons why. I get what they were going for but it felt like a bit of a middle finger.

[@alexsung3117]

@@tylertheguy3160 honestly, hostel 2 would have been my next watch regardless if only they didn't kill the h1's protagonist so early. And, gracelessly at that. I would have liked it how he has developed since the last film but holy shit, that opening.

[@MasterBuilderDragon]

@@alexsung3117 I actually really liked the main character in Hostel 2, but the way Paxton was taken out just soured the movie for me. Couldn’t he have at least gone out in a cool way like while attempting to take out more of the club’s members or something?

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Just wait until James gets to the Soccer scene 😂

[@deniskadlic1162]

I am Slovak and I found this video done very well. I never expected I would see a horror movie taking place in my country on DeadMeat. Also great work with the pronunciation and history James.

[@abbyw.2503]

Now I need james to go over the classic Japanese torture movies he talked about

[@tetoterritory]

I'm pretty Audition's distribution company is very keen to use the power of copyright strikes

[@natedoggcata]

Id love to see him do "Pulse". Such an amazing horror movie. The Japanese one of course. Not the shitty american remake.

[@AshSoon]

​@@natedoggcataI keep seeing pulse of prime but never bit the bullet! Would you recommend?!

[@natedoggcata]

@@AshSoon It is a very depressing, bleak movie but It is outstanding.

[@hairyson94]

​@natedoggcata definitely doesnt fall under the Japanese gore/torture subgenre but it is a mastapeece that horror fans should check out regardless 👌

[@KFCAnimations-oc9dq]

21:39 "They go adorably home alon- OH SHIT" Had me dying bruv💀. James's commentary is so good 💀😂

[@somegirlnamedcat9977]

This franchise has some of the most underrated horror protagonists ever. Each movie’s lead deserves more recognition.

[@ciao2936]

the hostel 2 hits different man

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

He missed the soccer kill. So that's 24.

[@spencerlively3049]

​@@nehemiahpouncey3607 soccer kill is in 2 no?

[@darkartsdabbler2407]

Not really though

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

@@spencerlively3049 thanks.

[@randomland2775]

Rick Hoffman’s cameo will always be my favorite part of this film. He played a 3 minute villain that not only makes you laugh, but scares the shit out of you.

[@Varekai0723]

He got Litt up at the end there too!

[@Symphorch]

Goddammit, Louis…

[@tommyblade8093]

​@@Symphorch HAHAHA NO WAY I knew he looked so familiar 😂

[@bjornervig3795]

Rick Hoffman and Dean Norris could be brothers.

[@AquaEditzzz]

I will always hate how they killed off Paxton in Hostel 2 he really could’ve been such an awesome main character

[@gwentaylor6830]

especially with the development of having gone through what he did in the first one

[@Youreamess]

I liked it. Reminsant of Friday the 13th 2. It's so predictable to have the final character carry on in the series. This was a different route.

[@AquaEditzzz]

@@Youreamess Friday the 13th ended up having a main character anyways with Tommy Jarvis

[@user-ig8vm1ns4t]

@@Btc95keoyJMONah

[@mask938]

It’s the reason why I’m only interested in watching the first film.

[@krypticunlimited6925]

As difficult as this was to watch, this deserves a hall of fame spot as one of the best Kill Count videos yet. Well done James

[@Tobythefirst1]

​@@Btc95keoyJMO 😬

[@DarkAngel-ow1ck]

Eli made a good point on the audio commentary; at the beginning of the movie, they’re laughing at the prostitutes from the hallway, and then when they’re taken to the Elite Hunting Club, they become the prostitutes getting laughed at from the hallway.

[@dethincarnate1149]

There are two moments of this movie that has been burned into my brain after only watching it once 10+ years ago and it was the eye scene and then her jumping in front of the train. I was really on the fence on watching this video but I'm glad I did since the video is really damn good per usual. Great job James, Chelsea and Dead Meat

[@BeeTeePee]

Yes when I first watched this movie, I was shocked. Unfortunately nowadays, it's relatively common & we are much more desensitized.

[@Ready_Shala]

I think every Czech and Slovak here is freaking out, cause hearing you talk about our countries history and what we went through is just awsome.

[@Blast2224]

I once was roommates with a young Czech guy in 2016. Super nice. If you brought up this movie though he’d pretend to not be saddened but at one point he told me in private he wishes the movie didn’t exist or was set somewhere else because he was worried I’d be afraid of him or report him.

[@Ready_Shala]

@@Blast2224 I get him. I remember once when news in the US did a poll if the army should attack Czechia. 60% or more said yes. Why? Cause at that time there were terrorist attack by people from Chechnya. Shows how american geography is nonexistent. But tbh we Czechs amd Slovaks love any mention of our countries. Maby it hurts a bit, but we still love it

[@Terratetradon]

No. Everyone knows those country's

[@Ready_Shala]

@@Terratetradon you'd be suprised by how many people just don't give a fuck that something beyond Americas exists

[@Blast2224]

@@Ready_Shala his perception was interesting. He would be friendly with Russians, and spoke Russian, but in private disclosed that he only learned it because of necessity and found it to be an “ugly” language. Whereas most find German to be “ugly” or “angry sounding”, he ALSO agreed. He found French to be beautiful but Spanish pretentious. But Brazilians were 100% exotic even though to latin people, Brazilians are like a different species. He also couldn’t differentiate between them and people from the Philippines. To him, Philippine, Brazilian, and Latin all where the same person.

[@blairp.t.henney143]

Describing the movie as "like softcore porn" followed by an unexpected tradesman discussing his manscaping then going "...so i came over here for nothing?" had me for a second 😅

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Didn’t even click on the episode and I got a viewer discretion warning. This is gonna be good

[@jm4954]

The joy I felt at the end of the video. My friend and I quote “Of course, my horse!” at each other all the time since we’ve watched the movie together.

[@studerc1089]

It’s so funny seeing Jurassic World having the same kill count as Hostel. Also I love seeing James and Chelsea in the beginning of the video just like Nicole Kidman or Maria Menounos at the movie theater

[@jevilcore]

This kill count was actually posted when my boyfriend was visiting. Hostel is one of his favourite movies, and we were extremely excited! We watched the movie together first (I’d never seen it) and then the kill count. FANTASTIC movie, a new fave of mine, but it’s definitely not for everybody. That being said, I will absolutely recommend it to anybody who listens, if I know they could handle it.

[@jkrfan7]

Eli Roth is such a fascinating director. His films are brutal but he has such a love and respect for the horror genre

[@billionaize247]

YO DONNY

[@Doctorblam]

​@@billionaize247"Oblige him"

[@billionaize247]

@@Doctorblam MARGHERETI

[@SnuggieMaple]

W

[@SnuggieMaple]

Fr

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Wow. James finally did it. Hostel is officially a kill count legend now. Awesome. This channel has come such a long way. I still remember and regularly watch the first ever 7 minute kill count on Friday the 13th. Thanks James. We support you supporting the actors. ✌️

[@sleepparalysisdemon7656]

Hostel is one of those films you’d find on your parent’s dvd collection and out of morbid curiosity watched it and get childhood trauma

[@samantha-key]

LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME

[@Luxray2000]

This, but with Ghost Ship

[@itsrammylol]

I remember searching up child’s play content when I was younger because of how curious I was with horror movies. And I found your first child’s play video the day it released and it was exactly what I wanted. And I instantly became a fan. I found your growth and improvement of voice extremely inspiring and still do. I guess because I got to see it first hand. It amazing to see your channel grow to this size even though i still see you as a small channel even though your clearly not. Keep it up.

[@Youspoonybard1]

About time for Hostel! I’m shocked it took us this long. Thank you as always James Support the strikes folks!

[@lucifer-librarian9562]

After watching phase 4 of the MCU it's a bit hard

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I blame KZbin and it's hate of fake gore

[@sylars7775]

i mean arent they all rich as fuck anyways?

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

@@sylars7775no, it‘s not about those that are rich but those who barely survive. Example: an actress from orange is the new black gets paid a few cents per episode which is nothing

[@MentalThingsIsScary]

​@@sylars7775there are more unknown (like background) and bit part actors than there are famous ones. This strike is for them. No one should own anyone's likeness and pay them for one days work. Studios must not be allowed to get away with this. While the tech to do so is nowhere near ready (as per vfx artists from marvel) but the idea is insidious and should never be allowed to happen.

[@DanteYewToob]

I like the bit about the string quartet… lol I saw something similar in the bts for a horror movie when I was younger where the crew got puppies and kittens that were up for adoption that lived in a room on set for most of the shoot, and anyone was free to go and play, pet and feed them and adopt one if they wanted. I remember they said they adopted a bunch of pets, and raised a lot of money for the shelters on the shoot. Imagine being stressed out filming death scenes, screaming and running for hours and then getting to lay in a puppy pile or play with some kittens! Haha I remember seeing a shot of a scary creature carrying kittens. I don’t remember what movie it was, I just remember very vividly the sight of a monster holding kittens and giggling. I should try to figure out what dvd/Blu-ray that was…

[@jameshill4589]

Spielberg got Robin Williams to come in and lighten the mood during filming of Schindler's List.

[@uncleqrowrwby8609]

Hostel 1 and 2 TRAUMATIZED me as a kid lol my mom never told me horror movies were fake and this was one of my first horror movies growing up, now it's one of my favorites but man it scarred me lol

[@wumwum42]

This is one of the worst first horror movies you could pick... For these kinds of movies you should be at the very least 16 years old IMO. Its hard to digest, even as an Adult who watched many horror movies and played brutal video games before.

[@KingOfGaymes]

Well that’s some.. bad parenting on your moms part for letting you watch these as a kid.. 💀

[@adamdestro123]

If that is not scary enough, it's based on true story. What happened in Hostel is happening in real life.

[@RadekCrazy1]

Well most of them are not real. This one however is 100% guaranteed to be very real and happenning somewhere

[@DeRockMedia]

ive never seen hostel 2 but looks like imma have to watch it now!

[@alexander8602]

hearing james step fron the sponsorship to the set again and hearing the sound quality difference is amazing. just makes me appreciate the work they put into the kill count set.

[@PNWDOM]

Both 1&2 were classics, kind of like dark versions of Eurotrip. It's amazing how international travel has exploded since this movie premiered.

[@Nuggette]

Kinda funny how both Hostel and Eurotrip managed to trash the reputation of my country lol. Not that many Americans would even know we exist

[@onesaucynougat7471]

Every movie after 1 sucked, 2 was just a gender bent version that wasn’t as good, 3 we don’t talk about.

[@Crumbelo]

I always had a kind of fear of this movie, being kidnapped or technically taken is horrifying. What I’m saying is it feels real, and I’ve grown on it.

[@francesco5481]

I remember watching the ads on TV for this film. Actual goosebumps and chilling

[@andsumtimes_y]

Idk what it is but hearing that "Be good people" puts the biggest smile on my face no matter how many times I hear it.

[@alwayzchillin0714]

Saw this in theaters, people could hardly watch, still one of my favs. This movie led to a whole wave of new horror movies!

[@Notasmartfella69]

Love Zoran's delivery of "so I came over for nothing"

[@richardcrew417]

"Back to my cage"

[@UnclePhil1112]

You know the kill count is going to be good, when it gets aged restricted less than 15 minutes after being uploaded.

[@megsyworld]

I’ve always found the premise of this film really scary compared to most other films. Like with the Saw films for example, they got so outlandish that they weren’t really scary anymore because it just sort of feasibly wouldn’t happen. But the idea of something like this happening feels very real and that’s why it’s so scary to me

[@officerwaifu6408]

I was so happy Takashi Miike made a cameo in the movie. He's gotta be one of my favorite directors.

[@unoske]

This is one of the only channel where I don’t skip past the sponsor ads. You guys actually make them entertaining.

[@charliecomer6001]

Yeah, not many KZbin channels have ads just as entertaining as the video itself, but the ones that do DEFINITELY have my attention.

[@LV426Resident]

Ryan George is a another example of one for me

[@sylars7775]

naah

[@unoske]

@@LV426Resident 100% agree

[@balabanasireti]

Not really

[@TheGrrf]

I love Hostel. Eli Roth is a master of that genre and I believe it’s one of the most effective horror movies ever. It goes really far but never too far.

[@Halfbreedmofo]

I always watch for the extra information that James tells about the behind the scenes it’s always so interesting.

[@Misspol222]

Kudos for actively supporting the strike! I'm also really excited for the killcount vids on indie horror cause it's usually the most disturbing lol

[@SteelBallRun1890]

Takashi Miike cameoing in this film was really hilarious and amazing.

[@spriterefreshed935]

Crazy they were able to get him on

[@EllieBerryPie]

Roth is such an interesting director, I feel like I go back between flip flopping him and loving him every 5 minutes of each of his movies

[@insainraven9875]

Ah the Movie I saw when I was 8 and it permanently scarred me off horror movies for 16 years. Love to see it finally covered on the channel

[@goob8945]

Jesus Christ how did that happen?!!!

[@el5001]

​@goob8945 I mean I saw Saw when I was 10 sooo

[@insainraven9875]

May be TMI but.. My father found it therapeutic after a particularly traumatic divorce. 😅

[@soldierstephens3657]

@@el5001saw is NOTHING compared to hostel

[@BeeTeePee]

I watched Night of the Demons when I was 8 & was scarred for years. I finally watched it again around 17 & all the memories I had repressed came flooding back. It was great. That lipstick scene at 8 years old was something I never forgot.

[@tylerhinchcliff4675]

The fact that every episode, just like the simpsons, has a different get to the numbers but is brilliant and shows a lot of creativity! Kudos!

[@tea4nihilists]

I'm already loving this in the intro. I completely agree about the period accuracy and this film being a grotesque time capsule. When I first saw it, I was a teenager and just blatantly disgusted with its overt misogyny and excessive torture. But it's one of those movies that has weirdly gotten better with time, precisely because of what you state here in the opening. Hostel just works.

[@AmiiFFXI]

I remember it took ages to get the eye scene out of my head when I first saw this, definitely a testament to the makeup and effects crew that worked on the movie; it's probably going to take just as long to forget it again.

[@equinoxGU]

I recently went to Prague, Berlin, Krakow, and Budapest and I won't lie none of them are anything like this it is truly a piece of true beauty

[@peterjollymore57]

I'm not sure if it counts as horror, but I'd love to see them cover Parasite. It is a fantastic movie, and, by the end, becomes an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Just would be interesting hearing james talk about it.

[@scary2hell]

I would say it's a drama/thriller

[@pearkore6821]

I think it has a lot of the same issues as other Korean & Japanese films he wants to cover - distribution companies are real trigger happy with copyright claims

[@tommyblade8093]

​@@pearkore6821damn ig no ichi the killer, audition and pulse kill count 😅

[@mobster3252]

I love how Eli Roth’s filmography mostly consists of extreme R rated gore and then he randomly made an innocent PG kids movie about magic.

[@wojsihehssdd]

Lol

[@stephengrigg5988]

Robert Rodriguez did the same thing, except he pivoted his whole career

[@MrKetchum97]

Me and my friends just went on holiday to Hungary, Slovakia and Poland and they were excellent countries to visit and I'd definitely recommend going if people are thinking about it. Slovakia's countryside was a highlight for me and was absolutely beautiful

[@kowaretatc8611]

Love how Eli is just vibing with weed in the movie

[@gabebeloin-xr3ht]

He really is in real life too lol

[@deedvies]

Hostel was one of the first horror movies ive ever seen, which was kind of a baptism in fire, so im so glad this crazy movie was finally covered!

[@tomjackson3515]

I really really appreciated the strike disclaimer at the beginning of the video. You’re good people, and that’s why I’ve stayed watching over the years. That really brightened my day ❤

[@EjRidenhour]

James is such a big inspiration to me the past 5 years when it comes to covering movies especially horror

[@AT-ze3lr]

I just started watching your videos and OMG you are awesome 😂 your commentary on the Kill Count vids are making me cackle out loud!! Thanks for your content!!

[@DeadMeat]

Thanks so much, and welcome to the channel!

[@zuniion]

watching james cures my sadness, thanks for putting so much hard work into your videos :D!! we appreciate it so much 🙏

[@tionned.stuart6008]

Honestly James never fails to keep me entertained with these skits he has for the sponsors in these videos 😂 I remember it was so good one time ago I even tried to convince my parents to buy me a manscaped package

[@SuperD00D]

“One time ago” is so amazing lol. I’ve always wanted to say that then edited it lolol

[@RZK69420]

Its nice to see that u mentioned velvet divorce. Its part of czechoslovakia history and many people dont know about this. Thank u deadmeat for ur research on that. Greetings from Czech Republic❤️

[@raddimusmcchoyber3362]

Love James suggesting that there's a dilemma at the end. You MIGHT wanna support Paxton against the bad guys, because the bad guys exploit people TOO 😂. As if any of the behaviour engaged in by Paxton and his admittedly boorish friends came anywhere close, like even in the same galaxy as the behaviour engaged in by Elite Hunting Club and it's clients.

[@postnuclearmorgan]

This episode is my dream come true! Here’s hoping that this video could lead the way to covering more disturbing movies like Icchi the Killer and Audition

[@allengordon6929]

Yes! More foreign movies!

[@ZacharyResky]

Hope so. But I’m sure even James has a limit with disturbing movies.

[@DarkestFiction]

@@ZacharyResky Ichi The Killer isn't disturbing. It's just an arterial splatter film. "Disturbing" is going down the rabbit hole into shit like The Poughkeepsie Tapes or (god I hate it) A Serbian Film.

[@ZacharyResky]

@@DarkestFiction yeah, I know that ichi the killer isn’t disturbing. When I meant “James has a limit.”, I wasn’t referring to Ichi the Killer. What I meant was that James would Draw a line at movies like A Serbian Film, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, Megan is Missing, Salo, Human Centipede, August Underground, The Woman, Inside, Trauma, Nekromantik, The Girl Next Door, Etc… By the way, Megan is Missing is at the top of my list of movies that I want James not to cover on the Kill Count. I’ll never look at a blue barrel the same way again! A Serbian Film and August Underground are up there too!

[@DarkestFiction]

@@ZacharyResky Fair enough! I didn't mean to sound snarky, I apologise. August Underground didn't do much for me. It was kind of "meh." The only reason I own a copy of A Serbian Film is because the Unrated Blu-ray was notoriously hard to find, and it sits sealed on my shelf. Fuck that movie from here to eternity. Megan is Missing? That one was rough too. I don't think it's one I'll watch ever again. If Inside and Martyrs weren't as dark as they are, I'd love to see Kill Counts on them, but Inside is too dark to do a comedic take on, and Martyrs is just.... Bleak. I love both of them so much, but they're *a lot*.

[@generaldreevus1457]

Wild day hearing James say “ rizz” 13:45

[@Theye101499]

Seeing eli roth talk and interact with the world truly makes my skin crawl lmao

[@hotchowder]

Or homeboy peruses websites for kill rooms, don't worry, I'm sure he's never partaken, everybody ends up in that part of the interwebs..

[@BigBoris]

This movie traumatised me when I came across it when I was younger. Never wanted to go on holiday after seeing it

[@ludekbily324]

Czech fan here! Great to see us and our apparently "insanely dangerous" neighbors recognized. Never heard of this movie, might check it out just because of the connection. Thanks for the tip, James!

[@KaijuC0bra]

Never underestimate us Slovaks brother

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Between entertainment like this, post-911 paranoia, and Hurricane Katrina, I'm realizing how hard it was living in the 2000s.

[@Kaosxca]

Hey, least gaming was good

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Nothing will be harder than 2020-2022

[@landodiaz5517]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Wasn’t that hard, I actually was doin’ better in quarantine then I’m doin’ now. Don’t be so sure

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@landodiaz5517 yeah because your experience is how the rest of the world went thru. Be quiet fool so many businesses had to close

[@dartawnasailo4449]

@@landodiaz5517 everyone else didn't have the situation like yours,,im from India and we struggle for food to eat every single day

[@kennethd4958]

Thursday/Friday's are made so much better because of the release of Kill Counts.

[@froggyfresh08]

Don’t mind me I’m just replying so I’m also notified to see what someone says who don’t know about patreons Thursday releases

[@Youspoonybard1]

Honestly James and one of my other fave accounts updates on Friday. The weekend is great because of it.

[@sirwolf3617]

Absolutely agree. I love the content and I love the podcast. Been a huge fan of Jame for a few years now. Watching as he's grown Dead Meat with the kickass team he has and then watch him go from bf to husband. I have mad respect for James and the community he's brought through horror. Makes me happy inside. 😅

[@austinbeck2558]

Honestly completely forgot about the eyeball scene gave me some flashbacks to a time when horror movies scared the crap out of me thanks for covering it James 19:28

[@Hell88140]

Another thing is james I owe you my life because when I was going though a deep depression one of your videos came on and I stopped before did something i was going to regret and I did not commit so I just wanted to thank you

[@fatl971]

Kana seeing her reflection and deciding she’d rather k*ll herself than live her life disfigured forever is hands down the most relatable thing a horror movie character has done for me. Like same sis, same.

[@1236547899874563211]

Yikes

[@amityislandchum]

Ugh, I hate that moment. It's like Eli Roth is jumping through the screen and reminding us that he doesn't think women are real people. The same decision (either live disfigured or die) was presented to audiences a decade earlier in Se7en, except it was rightly illustrated as an extreme outlier position. The victim was literally chosen as the sin of Pride because of her vanity. And here comes Eli Roth, acting like the average woman would do that shit. 🙄

[@alysssabear]

What in the fuck…

[@nemanjaras]

Disfigured?! Just some basic aesthetic surgery intervation and a prostetic eye.. and she would live happily ever after

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@amityislandchumI don’t think her jumping in front of the train had everything to do with looking bad, maybe with the fact she has permanent trauma and will never live the same way again.

[@cameo_strays]

“where theres smoke theres fire, when theres torture there’s kills” that goes fucking hard and the mortal kombat reference made it even better

[@bigboy3664]

The day has finally come… I’ve known this movie for a very long time. And I’ve known dead meat for a very long time. words cannot describe the happiness on my face.

[@ryanhawkings_]

I think Hostel still holds up to be one of the most brutal movies. I still remember the first time I saw it!