Revisiting the Hostel Franchise | Are They REALLY That Disturbing?

[@equos5060]

You should do your own horror iceberg.

[@PossessedbyHorror]

omg great idea haha

[@Iostinthestars]

Oh I would love that!!

[@urlocal.antisocial]

@@PossessedbyHorrorplease!

[@aucoinhorror]

@@PossessedbyHorror I would love to see that!

[@nicolecahoone5918]

DEFINITELY!

[@ldiielli]

I’d actually love to hear your opinion on women used in horror films!

[@ranellexposed]

Oh yes, I love this idea!

[@Toxiex300]

Yes please!

[@sierras.4592]

Agreed! I'd love to see a deep dive into that conversation.

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

Women are Empowered so they aren't used they choose that's the narrative that's shoved in SJW slop they pass off as Entertainment these days

[@harmonyraye9986]

Omg yesss

[@pamwelsh8946]

HI Sarah. I'm an old lady of 67. I love horror movies and one of my faves is Hostel. Eli Roth and Rob Zombie are two of my favorite directors. Thank you for the video on Hostel. I discovered your channel by accident and it was a happy accident. You are my people. BTW, my kids are grown, but they grew up watching horror movies with their mom. And they are fine!! Love you.

[@ranellexposed]

I love hearing the perspective of horror-loving parents - thank you for sharing! I’ve grown quite tired of the ‘video games/horror movies cause children to be violent’ narrative 🥱 nothing happens in a vacuum! Anyway, from one member of the horror loving community of KZbin to another, glad to have you here 🥰

[@desertpinevintage]

I love your comment I’m 52 and feel alone in my love of horror movies. And I always question if I’m too old for this lol.

[@bee-om2ry]

@@desertpinevintagenever too old!!!!!! The horror space welcomes all, and that’s why we all love it so much!

[@maimer1691]

Nice try fed....

[@ashleighnichole8197]

Agree 1000% love Eli and rob zombie. Plus my kids are turning out just fine. And I also grew up watching and loving horror movies and now I'm a respiratory therapist and mom...certainly not a violent lunatic

[@jessiesmyth1949]

For me, gore doesn’t make something disturbing. In fact, the more gore seen on screen you just kind of get desensitised to the blood and guts (which you know isn't real). What makes Hostel so disturbing is the realism, and that it weirdly places you in a similar position to the Elite Hunters - paying money to see people get tortured. It makes you uncomfortable, and plots like the girl with the eye really stick with you long after the credits have rolled. That's what makes it disturbing, the way it affects you psychologically.

[@jessiesmyth1949]

@@sunandcloud-y2u I would say personally it's still the psychological aspect that makes it disturbing to me rather than the visual gore

[@toddk9219]

I think the original and Part two is Perfect. The disturbing doesn't come from the gore alone, but the motivations for the wealthy club members. The sexual exploitation in the first is a parallel to how the members of the cult are treating human flesh. In that respect, the guys are getting what is coming to them. They are literally going to a tourist destination to use women for their flesh. Part 2 far exceeds the first one for me. The viewer cares about the girls, their plight doesn't seem warranted. Who didn't love Lorna. Part 3 was garbage.

[@PossessedbyHorror]

yes to all of this!!

[@purpleheadedhedgehog3821]

I prefer hostel 1 but just barely the second one is unreal , I don’t talk about part 3 though ,

[@levischorpioen]

I think you just accidentally proved the franchise’s point. In both the first and second films, a group of people go on a trip to Europe for their own pleasure. It’s the same plot, the genders are just swapped. I feel like people who claim the first film comments on the objectification of women wilfully ignore the part where the women luring these guys to their demise are 100% in on it.

[@ouwebrood497]

These men just want p*ssy, which is kind of healthy. But every man should know if it's 'too good to be true' it probably is.

[@dantesrebellion]

The first movie has a scene where a guy says if you drug up the women you can do whatever you want to them. It's really gross tbh and has Eli Roth written all over it. Then there's his dropping the F slur all the time. It's his homophobic and sexist personality all over it. Have you ever seen this lil' monologue in Death Proof? That lil' rant is Roth all over. He's awful.

[@dantesrebellion]

He does the same shit in Cabin Fever. All the male characters have his qualities. It's ick.

[@austinwiitanen]

Hostel is really the only Eli Roth directed film/franchise that I somewhat enjoy, the others I have zero care for (Green Inferno maybe once every several years.) The first Hostel is one of the first horror films that has really stuck with me. I watched it when I was probably 10 or so and it still is one that I need to work the courage up to each time personally.

[@inqui5ition]

No love for Cabin Fever? I liked that one a lot but never cared for his other stuff.

[@urlocal.antisocial]

@@inqui5itioncabin fever is fun but personally i’m not into B movies so i prefer the hostel movies lol

[@jermuhh3359]

One thing that I really found intriguing is how that was really the era of Americans being really patriotic and pro-USA and how that resulted in kinda dismissing other people and treating other countries as second rate, especially post soviet countries. The way the guys in the first movie treat the European people in the countries they are tourists as people who don't really deserve respect or humanity and they are just disgusting to all the people there. Especially the treatment of woman reminded me of mail-order bride attitude. They thought that they could kinda do anything to these women because they were from poorer countries.

[@ouwebrood497]

Yes, it was very 'in your face' in the first movie. I also was somewhat annoyed when Dutch citizens spoke German, clearly a sign of indifference.

[@Nutritionbypaolao]

I already knew Sarah’s favorite was the 2nd one. Sameee and the visuals are top tier. However, I would’ve liked more of a background for the kids

[@chaoticwriter2259]

A Slovak here - Hostel movie is not shot in Slovakia at all but in the Czech Republic for absolutely no reason :)

[@ouwebrood497]

Another sign of indifference from the Americans: they still think Czechoslovakia is a thing apparantly. Just like they made Dutch people speak German.

[@aleisterlilywhite1109]

The eye scene ruined my life for several years. I wish more than anything that I could unsee it. It made me want to cry and throw up at the same time whenever I thought about it. Luckily, time has faded the memory and I can only visualize the concept rather than the explicit gore. Blech 🤢

[@graceleathers5970]

What happens? I have an eye phobia and like to know before seeing movies

[@MegaJSK123]

So I was probably 10 when Hostel came out, I watched it with my dad, to this day we'll randomly quote Horror Movies to eachother, Hostel is one of them. I have to admit though I actually can't watch the eye scene up until her death, it actually horrified me, even today where I love Horror films, I still can't watch it. Hostel 2 is definitely my Favourite of the trillogy. Beth's a great final girl (I also like the actress Lauren German who went on to star in the show "Lucifer") I've seen a couple hundred Horror films, Hotel 2 would be in my Top 50. Hostel 3, for what it is, I'm fine with, it's definitely not a good film. But it was a unique take compared to the first two. If Hostel 3 was a stand alone film I probably wouldn't hate it, but as it's a "Hostel" film it's pretty bad.

[@armando7060]

Tbh the only one I liked is Hostel 2. Better characters and writing. Beth is an underrated final girl

[@merlinho0t]

I agree, the only actual scene that has stuck with me from any of the movies is in the second one. The scene with the girl hanging over the bathtub and the woman starts cutting her with the giant harvest scythe. That scene was brutal.

[@Allgloss312]

Yessss also bonus points for having chloe decker from lucifer as the final girl lol. Hostel 2 was interesting and a bit underrated imo. The first is a mediocre snoozefest and part 3 was completely unwatchable. Could not even sit through the whole movie lol

[@shimerrill967]

Yeah, Beth is cool

[@armando7060]

@@merlinho0t that scene is hard to watch because it’s so brutal and because it’s sweet Martha Meeks from the Scream movies

[@justvibin7883]

2>>>>1 anyday

[@austinnhill]

That fact that the main character of hostel 2 is the hitchhiker in the Texas chainsaw massacre (2003) always blows my mind. (She’s also Lucifer’s girlfriend in the Netflix show Lucifer 😂)

[@robk.6591]

The disturbing parts to me are the idea of being held against your will and tortured. I think at the time these movies were released kidnappings and murders overseas were headline news. Roth tapped into that fear perfectly. But add to that how much Eli Roth enjoys showing gore as opposed to the gore itself and the Hostel series becomes disturbing.

[@lachy8439]

I just want to say that while I don't enjoy watching horror movies I could listen to you talk about them all day lol. Hope you have a good week!

[@vivianahuh]

Ohh, second one stands alone for me, I really like the girls and how they are cautious cause they know the place is not exactly safe, and it turns out it wasn’t indeed! Which is scary to think of! Lorna’s death was incredibly well performed and it stays with me after all these years

[@Wraiven22]

Lorna's death in Part 2 always broke my heart. She got it the worst of any character in any of the movies imo despite being the sweetest character. Always weird seeing her in Princess Diaries or Scream after that role lmao

[@CarolDowning-lm7fm]

​@@sunandcloud-y2unot mention that the girls she was on this trip with seemed like they didn't give a F what happened to her. The lead character never even asked what happened to her.

[@laurenbrooks3091]

Agreed. I can't even watch that scene. Not only was her death the worst but the fact that the lady bathed in her blood is even more sickening.

[@MaryRose86]

I found green inferno to be much more disgusting I actually hate that movie

[@cristianacevedo178]

I am obsessed with 2000's horror movies, I love The Ring Two (2005) and Gothika (2003)

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

Gothika has always stuck with me, that ending was so creepy.

[@timelordvictorious]

what is Gothika?

[@Toxiex300]

Forever obsessed with Gothika.

[@pharoahhamilton7076]

​@@timelordvictoriousA movie starring halle berry. Its a thriller with horror elements.

[@mariealayne3056]

I agree, the 2nd one is the best! I really like the main character.

[@michellerenee1862]

hostel II is one of my favorite movies. the first one i can honestly take or leave, it lacks the depth that the second has. and i just plain dislike the 3rd one lmfao. but the second one! beth??? one of my fave final girls!

[@SinistraLupata]

Love the style of this video, like a video essay. And also love the haircut, it really suits you!

[@kaitlynmarie2640]

I love how you did the beginning! I loved the interview with eli roth. For me it wasn’t the gore it just felt like it could happen. Like people doing this to people. I think that is my whole disturbing thing for me. I haven’t seen Hostel 3. I do remember seeing some clips though. Im with you I like seeing likeable protagonists. Because then I feel something, if i don’t like I don’t root for there win. This does make me wanna re visit them. I loved this video and i would love to see you make more videos like this.

[@inkycell5434]

Hostel is edgelord Bs. Plus, the characters are so terrible you kinda do hate that they’re suffering.

[@pablorivadero5306]

What I like about the first Hostel movie is Jay Hernandez' acting. His torture and escape scenes were very effective because of his performance.

[@alecschambach3847]

I am firmly on the camp that likable protagonists make a film much more watchable, and why I enjoy the second Hostel much more. It was difficult for me to find any redeemable qualities in the first movie and it became more of a drag to watch. However, I might be due for a rewatch- great video and ideas presented as always :)

[@andreamunoz8262]

Awesome Depeche Mode shirt!

[@aalllllllexx]

The objectification of women in Hostel at least served a thematic purpose. The whole point is that what the rich people do in paying to do whatever they want to the trafficked people is not that different from, or at least a natural progression of, the American tourists paying to do whatever they want to the sex workers. I don't love gratuitous nudity/sex when it feels like there's no purpose, but in the case of Hostel there is at least the basic thematic message.

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

Hostel 2 all the way. Beth is King, Queen and the whole damn court. I love her. She is such a badass final girl. The negotiation scene lives happily rent free in my head. Hostel was good, it was decent. I remember my mom picked it one night for us to watch (we like horror, my dad does not) and it was fine. And part 3? I don't even understand how or why they made it! I find it disturbing for the reasons you listed, it feels as if it's something that could happen to anyone.

[@Mendejito]

When she said let him bleed I was like yesss bitch 👏🏼

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

@@Mendejito yessssss

[@emruss6]

I saw the first one only once. I never re-watched it and I never will! 😂

[@funty420]

The second one was SO satisfying due to its conceit at the end where the two men's attitudes change. and I like the ending of it as well. the kids playing soccer with the head is wonderful.

[@danielsweet858]

The first one terrified me due to the idea of being taken prisoner while your guard is down. To me the concept became watered down when Elite Hunting was revealed to be a widespread organization. The first one took a sledgehammer to my imagination. 🙀

[@lindsaylobotomy4355]

I really enjoy the first 2. I tend to rewatch the second one way more often. Havent seen the third and have no interest.

[@scotthibbert9612]

Thanks

[@PossessedbyHorror]

thank you!

[@kevin18887]

How do movies like Hostel easily get an R rating when the First Scream was almost rated NC-17!?

[@SeanStrife]

Honestly, Hostel 3 just kinda felt like a straight-to-DVD sequel to the first Hostel movie that they got, like... Asylum or Full Moon to make instead of a major studio. It feels very B-movie.

[@thelordofCinema2779]

For me this movie it's disturbing for the concept and the things that not showed in the screen, also for the excelent suspense and tension. The sense of distiurbing in that movie it's subject, for my this film it's more disturbing that Salo, Martyrs or the human centipede, but no more that Kids by Larry Clark or Herry portrai a serial killer (films that not have gore but the history and the atmosfer it's the disturbing and raw). PD: That movie iceberg it's pure trash, because the almost all the movies in the deep of iceberg not are cinema, it's or bizarre pornography or snuff videos. My ranking: 1.- Hostel 1 2.- Hostel 2 3.- Hostel 3

[@ouwebrood497]

I think the complaint of 'objectification of women' is somewhat dishonest, because objectifying other people is essentially what is acting about. I'm always surprised when people have an issue with exploiting sexuality on screen while not having an issue with exploiting violence. Let's be honest: lots of people love sex and lots of people love violence, that's why these movies are thriving. For that matter: I have more of an issue with how the first movie threw Slowakia under the bus for their story (and to a lesser degree the Netherlands, Amsterdam in particular).

[@Proto-Martyr]

Honestly, this should've been just one standalone movie. The sequels are so repetitive and feel really disjointed from the first one. I liked the mystique of the cult in the first movie.

[@LadybugMeghan]

I had to look up the iceberg 😂 I haven't seen anything past the tip of the iceberg, heard of some from just below the water, and I think three from the next level. I know DeadMeat and FoundFlix said they wouldn't cover the ones I've heard of from level 4

[@ChibiProwl]

I did as well😅 I never heard of the horror movie iceberg.😅

[@peterwall9999]

that was really interesting, i never watched these coz i of the torture corn talk lol but ill check out the second one now :) also loving the new hair :)

[@justvibin7883]

Hostel 2 isn’t talked about enough

[@bobcobb3654]

I always felt the second movie isn’t about the women at all. It’s about the 2 yuppies getting into the Elite Hunting club. I like to think of them as the kind of people the 2 Americans in the first movie would have become had they not been kidnapped. They’re used to using people at this point and as they became richer, they had to up the ante on doing something they could get away with.

[@blueyblue5831]

Thank you for mentioning the end of the horror iceberg being NOT horror at all and just gross lol no one ever mentions that.

[@hunggnuyen]

I love this franchise. First one is a classic.

[@lasertaster]

I think as a teen male watching Hostel, I thought “Oh wow these guys are just being dudes and whoa they’re dying.” Only saw it the once til I took a film class where we watched it and broke down some themes, like how the torture rooms resemble the sex workers’ rooms when the guys are at the brothel, except the colors are browned out and grimey at the abandoned building. I don’t think it’s an intelligent film really, it is kind of just babies-first-exploitation, but I guess there’s more substance than I realized. The second film, I really just found to be an enjoyable horror with good writing and solid characters. The Elizabeth Bathory scene with the bathing in blood I found to be actually disturbing and a great opening kill. Uhhhh I didn’t even know there was a Hostel III but I’ll take you word for it and not even bother lol.

[@davidpace4489]

Here i was thinking i was a seasoned vet of horror after watching the human centipede and a Serbian film only for them to be the tip of the iceberg

[@shay6498]

Similarly, I remember not liking Knock Knock, then I listened to the Gaylords of Darkness podcast episode on Knock Knock - they frame it as a feminist troll movie and it... works!! And upon rewatching I found myself enjoying it a lot more! I think Hostel 2 is a very feminist film tbh

[@HorseJoint]

I REALLY like the 1st “Hostel” man. It’s just a great lil self contained, very simple, “fish outta water”, horror movie. Also, the actor who was the MC in the 1st Hostel. I really liked him a lot. Also, his Character is definitely solidified as 1 of the many of BADASS Horror movie “Final Guys”. (Update) I just found “Jay Hernandez” who is the MC in Hostel. He’s gonna be in Eli’s new ThankGiving🥳 The one with “Addison Rae” for some fucking reason.

[@nayladegreff8859]

Would love to see you do this with the Saw franchise!!

[@FortheLoveofMonsters]

I think what you’re not acknowledging is the time period these movies came out in. These movies were part of the post 9/11 period of horror movies. There was an increase of the fear of foreign people and places and an irrational feeling that Americans were under threat at all times. Maybe you’re too young to remember but these films fueled a sentiment of “America First, America Only”. There are plenty of essays out there about post 9/11 horror you should read.

[@PossessedbyHorror]

I had a clip in this video where I mentioned that but I didn’t get my point across coherently so I got rid of it but yes this had a big impact!

[@AlexisCassandraArt]

I can’t do torture in horror movies so I haven’t watched any hostel movies since I was a kid, i also can’t do Saw, the collector, or obviously Martyrs. I just watch videos about these types of movies to satiate my curiosity instead lol. I wanted to check out green room but it might be too much also. Are you going to watch Eli Ruth’s thanksgiving? I surprisingly loved it🦃

[@amandamoore6789]

I prefer the first Hostel, but the second is always a fun watch. And hot take here but I’ve always enjoyed Hostel more than Saw (that is with me pretending the third hostel installment doesn’t exist).

[@baby_ghoul]

Hostel 2 was my favorite of the bunch too but it's difficult to rewatch. The first Hostel had one dimensional characters that are mostly not likable, so while it's still horrifying, it's a lot a lot easier to keep at a distance. With Part 2 all of the characters are relatable, so what happens to them (especially Lorna), is disturbing.

[@mlmas700]

It’s not the gore that makes it disturbing. It’s the fact that it COULD happen and probably HAS happened

[@mlmas700]

Yes true

[@mmmcookies8814]

I saw the first one in the theater and was mostly bored. I didn't think it was disturbing or gory, but the scene with the eyeball gave me the ick 😂 But my mom loves this franchise and thinks they're disturbing because "it could really happen"

[@sarahryan3440]

I absolutely love horror. I think for the time, it was disturbing. However films now, are more disturbing. People are decensorised due to more access to things around the world. You are one click away from watching someone being murdered.

[@RedSpade37]

See, but after researching the Disturbing Movie Iceberg + the NSFL Iceberg, I can't help but feel that Eli Roth's "very specific audience" is... well... I don't kink shame. He's always weirded me out, though, far beyond any possible kinks he has. Have you seen how "quietly manic" he is during the Bravo Scariest Movie Moments documentary? When I rewatched that doc as an adult, he comes across as very sketchy... (I've never seen a Hostel film; Cabin Fever was enough)

[@happygoathorror]

The second one is my favourite too - I loved the ending!

[@Steph_W]

I agree, 2 is my favorite. I have not seen the third movie. At that point I was like come on! I found Hostel freaky when I saw it. And I think I didn’t watch 3 because usually (not always) by usually further down a franchise goes, the more objectification of women happens and the villains become cheesier. Almost for pure audience appeal, than a first film. And sadly directors back then thought horror audiences were predominantly male which was not the case. Hence the progress made. Especially in film like High Tension ringing in a new light of horror and women.

[@mellowourld7608]

1408, drag me to hell, the hills run red, rig around the rosie, hid and seek, mirrors, and some body help me.

[@tyfraserweeks9216]

I HATED the 3rd one, although pretty much the only thing I remember about it is that someone dies from having their face removed and it annoyed me. They didn’t die from blood loss, I suppose they could have gone into shock? The skin on your face is not a vital organ… I’m getting worked up again thinking about it.

[@petrius5630]

Loved the editing in this video, with the Eli Roth clips and all. I would love to see more of those rambling about an specific topic/franchise :)

[@TwoyBwoy]

I've never seen the 3rd one, but I do remember liking the first two. I might check out the third one, but since Eli Roth wasn't directing I skipped it. He was one of the writers though according to IMDb.

[@PossessedbyHorror]

it only credits him for the characters tho so he didn’t actually write any of the movie or have any part in it!

[@mrs.ericalaurenhornmason3825]

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[@Luvandrockettes]

Like Emma from Spooky Astronauts said “Eli Roth is Eli Roth 🤩 but Eli Roth is Eli Roth 🤢”

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

Emma is one in this so called "Community" who wants to tell lies on Twitch about People aka ME because we don't share the same views on life , How inclusive and then blocks you on Social Media Stupid Shit

[@mellowourld7608]

I can watch hostel movies agin but cant watch humman centiped movies, even with the first one, i was only able to watch up to the point were the title comes in.

[@raptorkvn]

Sounds like you had a...hostile relationship with the movie at first 😎

[@AnnieLovesKillljoys]

"Thank god I didn't know about the extreme stuff.." Not me instantly remembering the video of you and Ryan reacting a Serbian Film😂❤

[@thegoodvoldie]

I saw the first Hostel in theaters, where paramedics were waiting on case someone had a medical emergency like during early screenings. For the time it was definitely a shocker, most horror I had seen at the time were slashers. I like the second movie better myself. For a lot of the reasons you said. The likable protagonists, seeing the cult upgrade security because of the escape and the savagery of the final girl. I haven't seen the third because it looked terrible and glad to know my instincts were right. I also enjoyed the creativity of like Viktor Krum as a meal and the Countess Bloodbath reference

[@greggygregerson]

When you said Hostel was above the surface of the water my immediate thought was that "Surface of the Water" was like an indie horror movie

[@singingsiren82]

I think I never got into Hostel due to the sexual nature of a lot of the torture. Just personal aversion though. Saw didn't have that aspect to it (at least the first 3, I never spent time on any after that).

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

GREAT Franchise that ran it's course Yes they were "SHOCKING" when first out I think this was Eli Roth's Magus Opus them we got The Green Inferno Maybe he will make a comeback somewhat like M. Night but I doubt it

[@Twst3628]

Hey, I don't think you have explored cosmic horror genre (a sub genre of horror/sci-fi/psychological/alien/etc). I wonder if you would like it. Not really the shocking factors you are used to but more on the side of dread, existential crisis and fear of the unknown. I would recommend the void, the endless(2017), annihilation, under the skin, color out of space, empty man, pandorum, etc..

[@veroniquehill9314]

Hostel 3 will always be my favourite because it’s the most interesting. I hate the objectification of woman as a whole in the franchise but the whole audience/people betting/weird different people coming in and torturing the victims/interesting and different ways of death make this movie my absolute fave in the franchise. It’s actually (believe it or not) one of my top horror movies of all time 😭 I see your reasons for disliking it but I will always love it and the whole ‘it feeling different to the other two’ makes it better for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jwnj9716]

The 1st one is great. Didn't care about the 2nd film. I hated the opening. The 3rd one at least has a funny cab driver. I'm still searching for the song he was listening to.

[@MikahTube]

You could put the third movie on and Shazam the song.

[@jwnj9716]

@@MikahTube I tried. Nothing.

[@SusieQzz]

I really like the first 2, they are a comfort watch for me, as strange as that might sound.

[@jasoneubank514]

I have the Hostel 3-movie collection on DVD it has 1)Hostel Unrated Cut 2)Hostel part II Unrated Director's Cut 3)Hostel part III Unrated Another movie franchise deal with stuff like this is (I Spit on Your Grave) .

[@coreycunningham.]

the desperate housewives reference

[@Venya9]

I agree Hostel 2 had better plot but I couldn’t enjoy it because the characters were likeable, gives me anxiety for a long time. I actually don’t really like any of the movies, didn’t watch the third because I didn’t like the first 2.

[@MartyMcFly88]

4:31 That’s the shitty 2016 remake of Cabin Fever, that’s not Eli Roth’s 2002 movie

[@audforest3013]

I just realized this: Why is Pink flamingos under the iceberg? It isn't disturbing at all. Can someone explain why that movie is disturbing?

[@Downhuman74]

It's all about context. The amount of gore isn't always an indicator of how disturbing a movie is. In fact, the gore is merely incidental most times. Take Martyrs for example (the original, of course). Martyrs probably doesn't have anything that you haven't seen in a Hellraiser movie. But the context behind what's happening - and the way it's approached - is infinitely more disturbing. Both movies deal in themes of suffering and how that suffering informs the human experience. But the approaches couldn't be more different. Hellraiser has a element of dark humor to it and borders on something darkly whimsical at times. But Martyrs really gets down into it -- digging into the darkest recesses of that suffering. The effect is, quite simply, profoundly disturbing. And profound in its conclusions as well.

[@NovaandthePastapup]

Eli Roth is liiiiiiiiiife ❤ I love his movies so much. He didnt direct Hostel 3 and it showed... The 2nd one was overall better. I loved the main protagonist (such a badass) and the 180 the 2 men did with heir feelings on killing someone. Knock knock tool several attempts to get through, it just made me so mad.

[@supahmoneymagnet]

If you are a pizzagator (pizzagate investigator) THIS FRANCHISE IS A MUST WATCH!

[@PumpkinQueenFlorence]

Antonio Alexander has a fantastic disturbing movie iceberg on YT. There’s no snuff films or p*** on it as far as I’m aware. I love listening to it to fall asleep

[@nolaheart]

Hostel, esp. Hostel 3 was the prequel to Squid Game

[@phoenixkaged]

I like the hostel movies myself but, admittedly, they aren't my favorite. They are definitely disturbing, sure. I mean, even just the concept of traveling somewhere and then kidnapped, tortured, and killed... Definitely realistic cause it legit could happen. So yeah, the concept is rooted in reality. I still prefer the Green Inferno over the hostel franchise. Out of the 3 films though, i really like the second movie the best.

[@adifferentsetofjawsz]

Can you do a review on The Dark and the Wicked? Directed by Bryan Bertino (The Strangers). It's the scariest flick I've seen in a while.

[@mutatedsilverunicorn]

So, did anyone else notice that they used GTA font on the torture wheel on the laptops? XD

[@spindlespress]

I really need to start paying attention to directors. The same guy who did "Hostel", also did "A House with a Clovk in its Walls"? That's some general knowledge trivia right there.

[@organman77]

Thanks for all your videos as always! I feel like my tastes have changed since becoming a parent :) I'd be interested to hear your thoughts sometime on the movie The Block Island Sound (currently on netflix).

[@avacantyt]

The first Hostel for me is the best one. Although the characters are unlikeable in the first movie, in the second one we don’t really build a good connection with any of the women either. Sure they are a lot more sympathetic and sweet but that’s the extent of their character building. The first movie builds off of the predatory relationship between the main characters and the women. What really puts it ahead of the first movie for me is the chase scene, the will he won’t he escape that was more thrilling than the a real torture. In the second movie it is seemingly impossible to escape the facility and the main girl conveniently had enough money to get out (why would she stay in a disgusting grimy hostel when she’s filthy rich?) which is why I prefer the first movie

[@marissacooper5414]

Nikki's death in Hostel 3 scarred me for life 😭

[@RetroDeath]

I don't care whether the victims are men or women, as long as there is no s.a. as part of the tortur. I just think 2 is more creative and the two main villains and their mindset is why it's so much better in my opinion!

[@dravenlee5524]

Here’s the thing with hostel: the first was intense when originally released, but now rewatching it, it just feels like it’s trying TOO HARD to be gruesome. It’s like a bad version of Hatchet. Hatchet is intended to be so over the top that it’s funny, which it is. Hostel meanwhile is trying to be serious while having gore after gore scene. It’s just never really been my cup of tea. I also dislike the green inferno for the same reason.

[@nonoticarly8778]

I love your hair! I am NOT a Hostel fan, I barely even want to watch DeadMeat's Kill Counts that are coming out

[@justinbjork5682]

Diggg the shirt! DEPECHE MODE MOTHA F’er.

[@curlwhurl8054]

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[@wmstewart1179]

The first trailer for Eli Roth's Thanksgiving just dropped!!!