The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Hostel: Part II
Horror · 2007
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
Movie details
Hostel: Part II
“Each year, over 10,000 people in America are killed with firearms. Approximately 2,000 more are stabbed to death. Americans...they have no imagination.”
2007 Horror 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Hostel: Part II?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Eli Roth
Written by
Eli Roth
Lauren German
Beth
Heather Matarazzo
Lorna
Bijou Phillips
Whitney
Vera Jordanova
Axelle
Jay Hernandez
Paxton
Roger Bart
Stuart
Richard Burgi
Todd
Court is in session
Put Hostel: Part II on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.