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Originally Posted by Spec7ral
Hostel was ovely hyped, the acting was poor, the plot was paper thin and the gore light. i think it was a missed opportunity. that being said i don't dislike it so much as to bash it or the director, i just didnt think there was much to it for a movie that was touted as hardcore.
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who was doing the touting ? probably the mainstream critics and audiences.
you have to take this in context - for the mainstream it was extreme.
for those folks (a lot of people here) who are into horror in a much deeper way then the casual movie goer - this movie may be tame by comparrison but for a theatrical wide release - it is the return of grindhouse - something that never saw wide release before.
if you're going to judge by hype - you should filter it accordingly.