Hostel

HOSTEL (2005) - Sept. 17, 2005
A surprisingly effective horror film about three friends whose trip to Europe takes a serious turn for the worse. Though there's at least 45 minutes before the bad stuff starts going down, the film is extremely entertaining throughout. And when stuff does start happening to the characters, its all the more effective because we know them so well. The film is really intense in some sequences, and quite gory. In fact, the last chunk of the film, with the main character attempting to escape, pretty much had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. As far as slasher movies go, this is essentially as good as it gets. ****