Hostel: Part III (2011)

Four men attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas fall prey to the Elite Hunting Club, who are hosting a gruesome game show of torture.

Director:

Scott Spiegel

Writers:

Michael D. Weiss (as Michael Weiss), Eli Roth (characters)

Stars:

Kip Pardue, Brian Hallisay, John Hensley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kip Pardue	...	Carter
Brian Hallisay	...	Scott
John Hensley	...	Justin
Sarah Habel	...	Kendra
Chris Coy	...	Travis
Skyler Stone	...	Mike
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Flemming
Zulay Henao	...	Nikki
Nickola Shreli	...	Viktor
Derrick Carr	...	Mossberg
Frank Alvarez	...	Mesa
Evelina Turen	...	Anka (as Evelina Oboza)
Kelly Thiebaud	...	Amy
Tim Holmes	...	Beardo
Barry Livingston	...	EHC Client for Mike

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

betrayal | blood on camera lens | jealousy | tied to a chair | female rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Do You Feel Lucky?

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody sadistic violence and torture, sexuality/nudity and pervasive language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alicia Vela-Bailey, who played the Japanese Cyberpunk Woman, wears a latex catsuit which looks similar to the latex catsuit that Selene, from the "Underworld" film series, wears. She would later stunt double Kate Beckinsale in Underworld Awakening (2012).

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Goofs

(at around 50 mins) When Justin receives the text and photo of Nikki from Mike upon returning to the club, he replies; however the To: field reads "Nikki".

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Quotes

Scott: You do this to your own fucking friends?
Carter McMullen: When it comes to pussy, I have no friends!

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, the line "The house always wins" is repeated.

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Connections

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

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Soundtracks

Mysterious
Written by Flipper Dalton
Performed by Nexus Plate
Courtesy of The Cellar Music

User Reviews

A quite boring horror film

The original Hostel surprised many people with levels of gore and graphic violence which are not very frequent to find in commercial horror cinema, but its screenplay was not very satisfactory. In my humble opinion, the second part was hugely superior to its predecessor by expanding the narrative and focusing not only on the victims, but also on the perpetrators of the tortures, as well as on the operation of the company which organized those atrocities. Now we have Hostel: Part III, which is unfortunately a tedious horror film which seems to have been made only in order squeeze money from the faithful fans of the saga.

6 years ago, when Hostel was released, the "torture-porn" sub-genus looked like a demonstration of rebellion against the clichés of slasher cinema and the Asian ghosts; however, it ended up quickly becoming a new cliché, which was adopted by many movies with a lot of enthusiasm but few success, due to the fact of thinking that the blood, tortures and brutality would work as a replacement of a good story. It naturally was not like that, and the sub-genus quickly extinguished because of such a repetition. The very few "torture-porn" films which stood out were the ones which found a solid balance between gore and narrative (such as Martyrs). Hostel: Part III definitely came late to the party, and it did not go far enough in terms of screenplay in order to keep us interested.

And besides of the mediocre special effects and poor screenplay, we also have the bad performances, which are the main reason why I found the characters completely antipathetic. In conclusion, Hostel: Part III is a boring horror film which is not worthy of your time nor your money.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hungarian

Release Date:

27 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hostel: Part III

Filming Locations:

Detroit Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stage 6 Films, RCR Media Group, Next Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1