Hostel - Part II (Unrated Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Eli Roth
Actors: Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Roger Bart, Richard Burgi
Studio: Lionsgate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 3373
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Soundtrack, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Czech (Original Language), English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Slovak (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 19199
UPC: 043396191990
EAN: 0043396191990
ASIN: B000UJ48P4
Theatrical Release Date: June 8, 2007
Release Date: October 23, 2007
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With repulsion levels at least comparable to Cannibal Holocaust, Herschell Gordon Lewis' Blood Feast, and other gory slasher landmarks, Eli Roth's Hostel 2 reconfigures ideas of violence to test how down and dirty a horror film can get. The film raises the stakes, leaving those who wish to make a sicker film out in the lurch for the time being. This sequel, like the first Hostel, is set in and around a Slovakian factory where European students are kidnapped, tortured, and killed by rich businessmen who pay enormous sums to experience death firsthand. An international elite, all tattooed with a bulldog insignia, bid on young people to slaughter in a mob-organized, high-end, sex-slave trade catering to those with a death fetish. In Hostel 2, three girls from Rome, Beth (Laura German), Whitney (Bijou Phillips), and Lorna (Heather Matarazzo), are lured to Slovakia by a sultry, vampiric hottie (Vera Jordonova) who modeled for them in figure drawing class. Sidetracked and disoriented by some Pagan Slovakian festivals and luxurious hot springs, the girls slip away one by one, until the film moves inside the torture chambers. One client sits in a bathtub beneath her victim, who she slices with a scythe to bathe in blood, Elizabeth Bathory-style. Body parts fly as clients entering the facilities select their weapons of choice in a room full of knives, power tools, and rubber clothing. As ridiculous as it sounds, haunting soundtrack and cinematography set a disturbing mood. Morbid humor, for example when a chainsaw unplugs centimeters from a victim's face, pays homage to Hostel 2's schlocky predecessors. Fortunately, one survivor remains, providing an ounce of vengeful, and sexy, satisfaction. As in the best exploitation films, gratuitous sex and violence are the norm here. What will be a warning to some to avoid this gruesome movie will be to others a cue to head straight to the theater. --Trinie Dalton
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 Hostel II Duh! June 28, 2009
Hans Heider (Phoenix, AZ)
This item is NOT playable on an American DVD player. Very disappointing. Will not order other than NEW products again. Big waste of time!
Dumb fun June 9, 2009
Alan Starr (Lawrence, MA)
Stupid fun, not as bad as some of the reviews have made it out to be. The girls are cute, the torture is disgusting, and the movie speeds along for most of the time. Not great, but really not all that bad.
 brutal! possibly better than the original! May 9, 2009
D. Gorman "Crystalline Structure Moon"
It's so rare that I find a sequel to a great movie that even comes close to matching the original! Luckily, writer/director Eli Roth did a great job at accomplishing this rare feat! Roth adeptly avoided the pitfalls and traps that so many in his field fall into...such as trying too hard to outdo his earlier work with obvious ploys like Hollywood glitz, sparkle and fluff in the form of over-done special effects that are focused on more than paying attention to putting out a good flick. Yes, there is a little more torture in this second movie...not much, but a little. and frankly, BOTH movies would have benefitted from more torture! I do prefer to watch this second movie more than the first. Even though the original had more female nudity in it (always a good thing), I seem to like the second story better...although I'll admit it's purely a matter of personal opinion. I'll also admit that if someone were to say they like the first movie better, I would not be able to argue the point. I think I like the second movie better because I just prefer the victims to be female. and since the second movie focuses on how FEMALE victims came into this mess, the plot is more enjoyable for me. (although as I said, the first flick is better at having more female nudity...always a plus!) The point is, Roth did a great job with the second flick because he did not try to outdo the first flick! he just stuck to his guns and wrote and directed a second movie that had merit on its own, without depending on, leaning on or needing to outshine the original. the plot is impressive enough for this perverse genre...the script works well...the acting is more than adequate. the special effects are impressive and daunting...but he did not got bogged down in trying to "be better" than his first effort. so to sum up, the second flick could have had more violence and torture and more female nudity...it does have a bit more torture than the first...and I think it's a more enjoyable watch than the first Hostel. Thank you, Eli for having that rare sequel...a sequel that stands up to the original great flick! and kudos to Quentin Tarantino for having the smarts to hitch his wagon to both of these wonderfully gruesome and grizzly, repulsive movies! Good, sick job on everyone's part! I loved it!
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E. Hoffmann (TX)
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DVD was a great price and in great condition. Arrived very fast...thank you so much!!!
Jay Hernandez returns as a terrified "Paxton". March 25, 2009
James McDonald (Lancaster, California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jay Hernandez returns as "Paxton". Derek Richardson returns as "Josh". Patrik Zigo as the Bumble Gum leader.
When we last left "Paxton" (Jay Hernandez), in Hostel (Unrated Widescreen Edition), he had killed the Dutch Businessman. He was now on the train to go back home. He had the look of determination and being pissed off.
Now in America, Paxton is having nightmares about his ordeal. He is under medication. He has gone crazy. He hides out with his girlfriend (Jordan Ladd) at her grandmother's house. He is paranoid. He feels they will come after him. By next morning, the girlfriend finds out he was right.
College girls (Lauren German, Bijou Phillips, Heather Matarazzo) are on their way to Prague. The train has these horny gross Italian guys that bother the girls. They meet Axelle (Vera Jordanova) who tells them about a hot springs spa in Slovakia. They change plans and go with her to Slovakia. They attend the night party where businessmen have been called upon. They meet gentleman escorts, however this could be the end of their lives.
Try to spot these others from the first Hostel (2005):
Barbara Nedeljakova as "Natalya", Jana Kaderabkova as "Svetland", Rick Hoffman was the "American Client" now an "American Businessman", Milda Havlas as "Desk Clerk Jedi", Dan Frisch as "Fanny Pack Man", Ota Filip as
Muttonchop guard", Mark Taylor was "Brucey" now as "Sir Bruce Bonus", Stephanie Bauman returns as Axelle's next victim, Martin Faltyn as "Senior Cozzi", Michaela Kaplanova as "Todd's Hooker, Iveta Rucka as "Stuart's hooker", Philip Waley was "Alfie" now is "Monitor Guard Czelsifan", David Baxa was a "museum tortury guard" now is a "Hammerman".
George Takei (Star Trek's original "Sulu") appears in a cameo appearance at the golf course.
Special Features: 3 Audio Commentaries, featurettes, deleted scenes, radio interview with Eli Roth, Gag Reel.
Update: Hostel, Part 3 may go directly to DVD in 2010.
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