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As it stands right now, all of the reviews from this movie are 1 star or 8-10 stars. All of these people are wrong.

For starters, this movie plays out exactly like a fist person shooter video game. The tropes, the dialog, and obviously the camera angle and movement. There's little doubt what this movie is supposed to be and, in all honesty, it does it rather well. The whole first person thing has been tried to a much more limited extent in some movies. House Of The Dead and Doom come to mind. But in these movies it was more for the movie's denouement...a final showdown. In Hotel Inferno it's done throughout and it's kind of enjoyable.

This isn't without it's drawbacks. The camera is jumpy, the dialog is on-par with a video game, and it lacks a bit of continuity. You'll find a 10 minute action sequence ended just to have some exposition on what happened and what will happen next. Again, exactly as you would in a video game. It's like finishing a mission and waiting for a cut scene to tell you what you did and what to do next, except it's a movie. This gets a bit old even if you follow the premise.

For a movie with this budget the special effects are actually quite well done. Gore fans will undoubtedly appreciate the over-the-top violence and gore and others will probably just laugh at the preposterousness of it all. Either way, the special effects team absolutely did the most with what they had.

All in all it's a relatively enjoyable movie if you know what you're in for (and have a six pack of your preferred adult beverage available). It's something a little new but absolutely not without it's flaws. Is it perfect? No. Is it a bit of fun to watch with some friends? Absolutely.

Hotel Inferno has massive faults, let's not kid ourselves. It's get terrible foley work, audio dubbing, abysmal dialogue, overacted death sequences, satirical levels of gore (which combined with the overacted death/combat sequences creates an extreme sense of low-budget campy shlock) and pacing that could have been drastically improved with improved editing. But for all of it's flaws, Hotel Inferno is a hell of a horror film that shows glimpses of what it could have been were it put in more capable hands and with a better budget.

Hotel Inferno is like a cross between Hardcore Henry, Doom/Painkiller, Smokin' Aces (but in reverse (imagine it as Buddy Israel trying to escape from the penthouse and going through the hotel floor by floor engaging in CQC with the hitters contracted to kill him, instead of the hitters trying to infiltrate the hotel floor by floor to make it to the top to kill Buddy Israel)), Dante's Inferno, Grotesque, and the Japanese Guinea Pig/American Guinea Pig series.

There's an absurd amount of blood, gore, viscera and violence. Much of the violence is very obviously digitally edited, but there's also a bucket load of practical FX which are actually quite impressive compared to a lot of the type of ridiculous stuff you often find in most 'transgressive' cinema movies like Visceral, ReGOREgitated Sacrifice, Serbian Film, August Underground,Todesking, Schramm, Necromantik, Begotten, films by Marian Dora, et al. etcetera etcetera. Unlike those previous movies though, Hotel Inferno has a very video game-like presentation, execution, and narrative. It's all done entirely in the first person like Doom, Painkiller, Agony or even the Outlast games, and much like those various titles it's about a person engaging hordes of hitmen/grunts/demonic entities/zombies/monsters/eldritch terrors and trying to survive them as said person makes their way out of the hotel they find themselves trapped in after a contract doesn't go at all as initially planned.

Despite the poor dialogue and bad accents, Hotel Inferno is an addictive watch because it shows a lot of great potential and much of the gore and effects are definitely adequate enough to sate any true gorehound's cinematic bloodlust. This is the type of bloodfest you invite your friends to watch with you, and unlike films like Visceral or Serbian Film where there's aberrant sexual behavior involved, you don't have to feel weird or awkward at what you're watching around other people. There's an excellent shotgun sequence at the 50-51 minute mark of the movie as well as a lore/exposition monologue in the 'Room of Flies' shortly after at the ~53 minute mark that are two of the most memorable parts of the film and will definitely have you and your peeps talking about them long after the movie is over.

6/10, looking forward to the sequel and honestly I'd like to see this same movie done by a studio with a bigger budget and a better script. It's definitely aching for that Triple AAA high-dollar indie treatment, and in the right hands this could be horrorcore's answer to everything Hardcore Henry failed to deliver (as dope as Hardcore Henry may be, i think most of us wish it was a tad more 'hardcore' and would live up to its titular adjective).

Everything about this is bad. The acting, the lighting, the sound, the camera "work", the "special" effects, the props, the costumes, the dialog, the script and the entire basic idea for this "project". Another reviewer mentioned the soundtrack and while that didn't stand out for me as being as horribly bad as the rest of it, never once did I think "hey, pretty cool soundtrack".......... The only people who should ever see this are those who participated in making it and they should be made to watch it over and over again for the rest of their lives. This item has no redeeming qualities unless you are a fan of very bad attempts to make something worth watching. I am running out of ways to describe this without using the words "film" or "cinema" or "movie" because it is none of those things. If some 4th grade kids made it I would give them an A for effort. If 5th grade kids made it I would flunk them. There is absolutely no reason why anybody should watch this. There are far more entertaining "bad productions" to watch. I sat through this so you don't have to. Believe me now or you will regret wasting your time and you will say "Yep, that guy on IMDb was right. I really wish I would have listened to him".

I rarely dislike a film. Most of the times I try to find something to like while watching. This movie was really really bad. The acting was awful, no scenery to ease my pain… nothing

It had the interesting camera idea of a first person shooting video game, but it was not that well made. Their where others in the past to use the same technique but I hadn't seen it in a long time. So you can say that's a plus … The costumes, the make up etc was really awful.

Another plus was the idea for the scenario which had potential but … it failed in the end. I really like watching bad movies they are fun but this one was no fun at all. It was a waste of time. I am the person that when I read a bad review I want to see the movie. Try to control yourselves!!!!!

My quick rating 4,8/10. Pretty silly plot with some non-existent acting. That really isn't the point of this movie, the point is to watch what is a first person shooter game that has been put on celluloid (OK, old term, but I am old). This movie is over the top with completely fake looking gore and stupid bad guys, just like a game. That is the novelty and that is the only place it gets points from me, beyond that, this movie sucks. Watch it for that reason alone, don't laugh when you hear the main character speak, he is supposed to sound like a moron. Not worth typing enough,even for IMDb today,so enjoy,or don't, up to you. Guess I changed my mind, this was enough for IMDb, short and sweet....

First, let me say that I can not believe 40 people gave this sad piece of VHS tape a 10! The acting is virtually non existent, you never see anyones face without a cheap stupid latex mask, which my grandma probably could have done better. The whole idea about a hotel full of "demons" is so stupid you can't believe it. Whithyout acting, story or characters, the only thing left is the gore, which is really really cheap and ugly. Add to this an annoyingly shaky camera and someone making gargling noises all the time, and you have a movie that makes "Plan B from outer Space" an Oscar-Winner. Avoid at all costs! Just watch something else instead...

Well, you can call it a movie, but it's not. It's just, nothing really. It start with some gore, continue with more gore, and ends with gore. The dialogue is artificial, nothing you really hear in the real world, seems like the actors trying to play something they can't, they just don't fit into the roles.

You can tell from the beginning how it's going to end, in fact, you can tell the whole "movie" from the first picture of it. There are no surprises, no climax and you can't even call the soundtrack a soundtrack, it just doesn't fit to the movie.

Don't bother yourself with this one, it's a complete waste of one hour and 17 minutes. Better watch some cartoons.

Fun movie and while a few of the effects are a little off the overall effort is exceptional.

The the only real problem are the hands of the point of view character . He has hands like a kept woman. I mean he must moisturize every hour on the hour. There is no character in the hands.

The exposition scene in the room of flies is very well done.

All in all a very well made project with budget spent on real FX.. no computer work here..

Clearly inspired by Hardcore Henry (2016). This is a first person view flick the whole time were we follow a killer going on a hunt in a hotel but becomes the hunted.

The director Giulio De Santi is known for his gory cult flick Adam Chaplin (2011) but this one here is a rather boring flick. The story is very simple and the last twenty minutes it's all talking and explaining. So for people who want to see a good old horror, forget it BUT of course this flick do deliver on the gory stuff.

To be honest, you only watch it for the gore, smashing heads, shooting heads, stabbing, breaking bones, explosions on bodies, you get it, one for the gorehounds.

Sadly, I don't have a prob with ultra gore but you need a story to keep you attracted to the screen but as I said, gorehounds will love it. For me it didn't deliver what I thought it would e, weak story, strong on gore.

Gore 5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 0/5 Comedy 0/5

After watching terrifier,inbred and all the most violent movies I randomly saw this movie witch was so violent and that's the reason I watched it honestly it's a pretty interesting POV horror movie.

After watching my first necrostorm film Adam Chaplin and being quite impressed I decided to give this one a go, this movie really had potential, unfortunately the very bad voice over made this unwatchable!! I didn't watch til the end!

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Bad dialogue, bad acting, repetitive and a dumb ending. There are sequels but I'm not going to bother watching. I would suggest saving your money or finding... other means... to watch Necrostorm's movies.

Now, to meet the minimum character requirement, I will recite from Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky":

'Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsy were the borogoves and the mome raths outgrabe.

Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch!

This 2013 movie titled "Hotel Inferno" definitely was something else. It was unique, to say the least.

I hadn't heard about it prior to now in 2021, as I had the opportunity to sit down and watch it. So I wasn't sure what to expect from the movie, though I can't really claim that I was overly thrilled about reading that the movie was filmed in first person point of view.

But still, it was a movie that I hadn't already seen, so of course I sat down to watch it. Especially since I am a big fan of horror movies, and I must admit that the movie's cover was actually sort of interesting.

While the 2013 movie from writer and director Giulio De Santi was watchable and something else in comparison to many other movies, then I just had a hard time really getting into the movie. Why? Well, I suppose it was the first person point of view, mixed with a fairly bland storyline and rather dubious special effects.

Sure, the movie had the heart and spirit in the right place, but the execution - pardon the pun - of the movie's transition from script to screen just didn't really manage to impress me.

There is a good amount of blood and gore in "Hotel Inferno", but sadly the special effects were not overly impressive, and definitely hadn't the feel or look to it for a movie made in 2013. Nay, it felt more like a low budget movie from the early 1990s.

For a horror movie then "Hotel Inferno" was just somewhat of a bland experience. This is not really a movie that I would put on top of the to-watch-list, as there are far better movies out there that would provide you with an abundance more enjoyment and entertainment.

My rating of "Hotel Inferno" lands on a bland five out out ten stars. The movie was watchable, and definitely had some interesting aspects to it, but ultimately writer and director Giulio De Santi just didn't deliver something outstanding here.

I got through 20 minutes; the gore and sense of realism is spot on (if a little over the top), but it was the terrible amateurish dialogue that I found the most offensive. Maybe it would feel too much like watching a snuff movie if it were acted well. Not for.

Started kind of interesting, and then went down hill real fast. The gore effects are pretty good. Everything else no. The voice acting bad, the storyline makes zero sense, and the whole movie is just our main character the hitman, trying to escape this evil hotel, filled with zombies, and horrific things. This feels like somebody watched DeadAlive and played the DOOM franchise, combined them together, and make this. While that might sound like a interesting idea, it's not well executed here.

None of our characters have any depth, any reason to care, any character structure. Everyone has minimal depth to the point of not caring. I did not care about any of these characters because none of them had any depth or reason to care about them in the 1st place. The only reason why you'd want to watch this is because of the effects. That's the only reason you'd sit through this thing.

Two previous reviews gave it a 1, i was about to as well, but i have to respect the effects. This is for the same people that enjoyed The Collector or The Skull Head film forgot the name of it. If you like movies that have zero plot, and just bunch of gore, go right ahead. As for me... No. I already got DeadAlive and Premutos on my list that do a much better job.

There's no pretention here, this film knows exactly what it is and it actually does it rather well. I felt compelled to write this review adter seeing it's shockingly unfair average on this site.

Yes the dialogue is hammy and full of CONVENIENT EXPOSITION but it's a good premise and the cinematographers and VFX team clearly poured their hearts and souls into this.

It looks good, the gore looks great and the pacing gives you a good ride with some shockingly silly little moments that will make you laugh (convenient grenade anyone?)

It's definitely based on first person shooters and if you've seen Hardcore Henry (do it) then this will feel familiar, but it does work and carries you along on its tidal wave.

Very much a friends and beer film and deserving also of being more well known.

I abso-bloody-lutely loved Necrostorm's first movie Adam Chaplin, directed by and starring Emanuele De Santi, but was rather disappointed by their follow up, Taeter City, which was helmed by Chaplin's special effects man Giulio De Santi: it tried hard to impress, but simply didn't work anywhere near as well as a whole, despite once again featuring tons of superb splatter. But I'm a generous kind of guy, always willing to give a film-maker a second chance to impress, and with Hotel Inferno, impress me De Santi most certainly has. As Yoda might say. If he watched gore films.

Shot entirely in first-person POV, Hotel Inferno is quite unlike anything I have ever witnessed before. Sure, I've seen first-person POV employed sparingly in films like Doom and House of the Dead, but never has it been used as fully or so effectively as it is here, the viewer being fully immersed in the action from start to incredibly bloody finish. Quite how De Santi pulls off some of his technical trickery is simply mind-boggling, the whole film feeling like one long take during which numerous foes are dispatched in graphic fashion by the film's anti-hero Frank Zimosa, the hit-man through whose eyes we witness the action.

Zimosa (Rayner Bourton) has been hired by mysterious businessman Jorge Mistrandia (Michael Howe) to kill a couple currently staying in a fancy schmancy hotel in some strange, unspecified foreign country. Mistrandia, who keeps in contact with Zimosa via high-tech glasses that relay everything the hit-man sees, insists that the kills be carried out in a ritualistic manner with specific weapons. Always the professional, Zimosa obeys, but becomes concerned when his second intended victim displays some worrying symptoms before he has even been touched, spewing blood and pus all over the bathroom while mumbling about 'She' being 'fed on pain'. Suspecting that something is seriously wrong, the hit-man decides to split, but Mistrandia has other ideas and sends other killers to prevent Zimosa from leaving the hotel.

What follows is an hour and a quarter of extreme, jaw dropping brutality, with the plot taking strange turns into the world of the occult, pitting Zimosa against an army of deformed zombie-like creatures and—in the manner of the video games that it so closely emulates—an end-of-level boss that is super powerful and seriously freaky. Admittedly, the film loses focus in the final act and feels a little longer than it really needs to be, but overall this is a very impressive piece of horror cinema—innovative, exciting, and oh-so-incredibly-gory!

This movie got a handful of bad reviews, but I guess different people look for different things in films. I like 1) creativity 2) atmosphere 3) Uniqueness. This movie has all things I like in a good horror movie. The gore is an A+ effort (of course, Necrostorm never fail on this front), a truly individual story and characters that are fresh. Never in my life before have I seen (or heard) people who speak like this, but I mean that in a good way - It gives the film it's own feel. I've owned this a few months and watched it repeatedly, it never fails to entertain. If you are a fan of Necrostorm but not seen this, it's better than Taeter City and on a par with Adam Chaplin. The story isn't particularly complex, but I don't think that matters here. This is simply a tale about a man falling into trouble and trying to find his way out. No more to it than that. Except he get's out of it using extreme violence! Fun! Watch it.

This is a movie that is all about the gore/splatter. It promises that and you get that.

When you have decided that you want to see a gore/splatter movie this will give a good movie.

The dialogues are not of film art, and there is some overacting possibly, but for me it didn't matter - actually it gave it a feel of a game at times and not necessarily in a negative way.

Notice that this is the only horror movie that I know of that is entirely in first person view.

Undertaking a mission for a client, a hitman starts to become worried about the logistics of what's going on and starts to back out, forcing his employer to spring a trap on him where he soon is encountered by a string of merciless beings and enemies out to kill him any way they can.

This was a fairly enjoyable and creative effort. The fact that this one is shot in a point-of-view manner is the best asset for this one, making for a much different and unique experience than expected. Utterly forced on principle to be up-close and personal to the proceedings as the filmmaking tactics demand the actor be a central figure to what's happening around him and it results in a chilling setup to play out. As the confrontations and various situations presented here offer a near video-game experience with the way they focus on interacting here, it develops an immediacy to the action that becomes quite immersive as time goes on. That becomes evident in the film's hallmark where it's all about the gore and brutality as it goes along. The fact that the gore is a fine mix of over-the-top practical splatter and CGI enhancements creates a fine atmosphere of extreme and graphic bloodshed, ranging from having skulls ripped open, limbs being blasted off, decapitations, stabbings, impalements and getting their fingers smashed with a massive hammer among much more barbaric sequences. The constant nature of this bloodshed manages to offer up the kind of blood-drenched atmosphere that's immensely appealing, which goes alongside all the fine make-up on the creatures to give the film a lot to like. There are some big issues with this one. The main issue is the over-the-top nature of the shooting style wearing thin quite easily. The jumpiness of the transitions here imitates a video game on autopilot where it focuses on intense action for a brief moment only to have someone off-screen explain what's going on or make vague threats about what's to come. The need to constantly turn around and look at everything going on merely to showcase what's happening in unnatural moments is a comical overstatement and readily makes for a cheesy time here. Given the fact that it's all the way through the film, this can be a little much and brings it down somewhat.

Rated Unrated/R: Extreme Graphic Violence and Extreme Graphic Language.

I have to say, I just started to watch this movie just to laugh how bad it will be and I was really surprised how good it is. Incredibly, incredibly fun. Very good practical effects and it has better background story lore than marvel movies. It's a pure indie action. It's like the combination of Doom and Duke Nukem. Well done.