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I just saw the movie yesterday, and to be frank I expected a lot more. Maybe Im just too stupid but I just didn't get the point. Allow me to make it clear. First of all the trailer, title and every pre-comment of the movie was telling us that the movie is about the end of a civilization. I haven't seen anything like this in the movie. There was that one tribe attacks another and they make human sacrifices. So we're watching like half an hour at the beginning as they are captured, another half an hour while they are taken to the other tribe, then a another half an hour expecting for some kind of miracle to happen, and the last hour of running in the jungle. Second thing, if someone goes to watch the movie, who hasn't got the proper knowledge of American history, how should one know which civilization are we talking about in the movie? And then at the end Columbus or who comes on the shores and that's all, but what does this have to do whit the destruction of a civilization? I mean OK, the evil tribe was killing all the others,but they still went on living in this very evil kind of society they were living in, but there just wasn't a word about its end.

First of all I have to say that I come from Slovakia. So lets deal with the movie first. Its really hard for me write something original now, because I read a few reports above, and while at the beginning everyone was caring about the main characters and everything, I have to say I was laughing my ass off on the first half of the movie. Lets ask some important questions first. Why do they talk Czech on the train station when our heroes come to Slovakia? Why do they talk Czech in the TV at the Hostel? Why are every signs on the walls in the streets in Czech? I mean come on, there ain't an actual word spoken in Slovak in the whole movie. Well maybe in the disco the music is Slovak, but thats already 20 years or more old songs. My parents used to listen to that music. At the beginning the Dutch guy tells them that this place is near Bratislava and it is true that Slovakia is on the border with the Czech republic, but shouldn't they have explained in the movie,like: "look there's a hostel near Bratislava the capital of Slovakia, but the hostel is in the Czech republic?" Another thing, obviously the movie was shot in the Czech republic, believe me I know my country and that just wasn't Slovakia at all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to dis anybody and I am not saving my countries reputation, its just good to have some things made clear. The scenery gives us very raw images of central Europe, but thank God its imaginary. The places don't actually look like this in reality. Nevermind, these kind of things happen once in a while.

I have never seen a better movie in my entire life, and believe me I HAVE SEEN A LOT!!! It just opened my eyes. You cant put in words. Just the best of the best. Flawless, Perfect!Thats all! I mean,lets just talk about the cast at first, shall we? Comeon, the only person I haven't seen before in a another movie was perhaps Silvia O'dio. Putting the Hollywood's finest in one really long movie had to have a lot of courage. Well maybe not in those days, but today its too risky. Then lets take a look at the plot. Just as I said, perfect and flawless. The camera work is amazing, never seen anything like it. Comeon just from the short "cuts" which appear in the movie you could make a whole night production. If haven't watched a hundred times than never. Best of the best!