Heading off for a bachelor party, a group of friends decide to leave their Las Vegas party for another gathering hosted by some friends only to learn that they've stumbled upon a group of torturers using the strip as their hunting grounds and must fight them off to get away alive.This here was an enjoyable enough entry in the series. One of the more enjoyable parts to this one is the more enhanced and believable outcome of the society featured here that's quite thrilling. There's some nice work here detailing how they come about getting involved with the club as the opening party makes for a solid grouping of depravity and sleaze that works well in tying this into the rest of the series, and features a great way to bring about their eventual kidnapping and delivery into the system. That in itself leads to the film's greatest aspect in how this ties the torture system into the current location by showcasing the torture room as an attraction to gamble on for the patrons observing everything happening on a stage, and that fits into the location so well that it really adds nicely to the film by making these torture scenes much more engaging than they should be. As that also leads into the main part of the film which is the torture scenes in front of the patrons, that leaves this one with some pretty chilling scenes here with the facial and the insect swarm featuring some rather enjoyable elements. The finale, with its charge into their underground society which presents not only more brutality but a few rather ingenious twists thrown in as well which makes for a rather rousing and much more enjoyable outing than expected. There are a few problems here, mainly in the fact that like the rest of the films in the series its first half is dominated by the scenes outside the compound as it falls into endless scenes of them wandering around Vegas trying to find the missing people that it really doesn't even get to their society until the final half hour so the pacing to this is really off. Likewise, there's the fact that this one tends to throw itself into twists rather for the sake of ensuring a rather surprising aspect to this one, and it's piling on here simply for that reason. None of the real twists here are built upon doing this for any real reason other than this factor, and it's quite infuriating to get thrown another twist about what's happening simply for the manner of just getting that twist. Alongside some rather dodgy kills that look silly in execution, these here are what really hold this one down.Rated R: Extreme Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity and drug use.

While attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas, four friends are enticed by two sexy escorts to join them at a private party way off the Strip. Once there, they are horrified to find themselves the subjects of a perverse game of torture, where members of the Elite Hunting Club are hosting the most sadistic show in town.The "Hostel" series was controversial from day one, and inevitably the sequels would go downhill. This is clearly the worst of the three, and did not warrant a theatrical release. That is turned out so bad is somewhat surprising, given that it was helmed by Scott Spiegel, a key member of the Raimi-Coen-Tarantino circle, who has made plenty of good films in his own right.While there are no "stars" attached, Thomas Kretschmann is known to horror fans from his work with Dario Argento, as well as several big budget American films. He is now the villain Baron Strucker in the Marvel cinematic universe. Kip Pardue is also a rising star, known for "The Wizard of Gore" (2007) among others.But, again, regardless of who appears and who directs, if the plot is going to be more or the same old story with kids getting kidnapped and tortured, there is probably no way to make that interesting. We need more character development, more twists and turns... how the victims die is of no concern to viewers. It is just morbid, sick and boring.

Eli Roth himself has said that a movie should never surpass two installments. Well, even though Hostel part 3 should not have been done at all, it would have been extremely better had it been directed by Roth, which is why is a shame that he chose to stay true to his word. I have to say I did not have any expectations about this movie. I watched it with my mother who's also a big hostel fan, and we both knew this wasn't going to be like the first ones, but it ended up being so much worse. The change of director is blatantly obvious in this movie, and not in a positive way. The first two movies had an eeriness and nightmare-like quality that made them stand out, while the third movie is bland and forced. The characters from the first two films were believable and actually quite likable, making you root for them in a matter of minutes - which is, in my opinion, one of the most important elements of a good horror picture -, and the ones here just annoyed me to no end and I was actually satisfied when some of them died.The torture scenes are laughable and the dialogs and acting are so bad I had to avert my eyes from the screen out of second-hand embarrassment for the actors. After the movie ended, I simply stared at my screen for ten minutes trying to process what the heck I had just watched. As it hit me that one of my favorite horror franchises had been ruined by this ridiculous straight-to-DVD "threequel", I was just plain angry. So, basically, if you want some laughs at the expense of terrible, horrible, awful filmmaking, watch hostel part 3. If you want to watch a movie that is actually any good, avoid this at all costs.

Okay, I have to be honest regarding this film and say that I was even more let down than I initially expected to be. I didn't read any reviews or details of the plot line before watching it, but took the liberty of watching Hostel: Part I and Part II before continuing on to this.Whatever Eli Roth had established in the first two films has just completely been damaged by what goes on during this.It really shouldn't be a film from the Hostel franchise, considering that it barely makes reference to any kind of hostel, at all. While the first two movies actually feature the cast booking in to hostels and staying at them, this one features a bachelor party travelling to Las Vegas - which instantly takes any credibility away from it being a horror film. Hostel: Part I & Part II had an almost instant feeling of darkness and intensity to them, which this so called third in the series fails to capture, even once.Add to that the fact that the acting of the cast is about as convincing as a prime ministers election speech and you've already set yourself up to take a downward spiral. Factor in the terrible CGI, - the cockroaches scurrying their way down one of the victim's throats left a lot to be desired - the unbelievable plot line and the terrible writing of this movie and it's almost like watching paint dry.It's obvious that the fact that Eli Roth had nothing to do with this made it greatly suffer. The franchise was well established by him and consequently, if anyone was going to take it further than Hostel: Part II, it should have been him.Of the various things that don't make sense in this film, I have to ask why Amy turned from being a naïve, needy type of character to becoming a not-so-convincing corkscrew wielding sadist? I understand the other characters fighting back while they're held prisoner and up for torture, etc, but her whole look of being pleased about stabbing and tying up a victim just brings the ending down even more.Overall, I ranked this film a 2. Not something that I wish to endure seeing again - mainly because it looked, felt and sounded like a knock off of the first two films.