It's hard to go into a direct-to-video sequel and expect a film that is in any way superior to it's predecessors. Most of these sequels are done half-heartedly and do little to nothing to advance the franchise. "Hostel Part III" is one of those rare exceptions. I would even go so far as to say this film far surpassed both of the films that came before it.
Scott is about to get married in a week and his best man is taking him to his bachelor party in Palm Springs, or so Scott thinks. Once he drives away with his friends he discovers that they are taking him to Las Vegas. Once there the group meet two girls who, unlike the other two films, are not conspiring to kill the travelers.
The film knows that people who watch this are going to have seen the previous films and rely a lot of the early horror on fake outs. It seems they've been dragged into a 'death chamber' several times only to find they've been brought back to their bedroom or something.
When the Elite Hunting Club does come into the picture it is in a different form than we've seen before. This time there are spectators. Of course this film ditched the German setting of the previous two films for Las Vegas in this one, so why not take advantage of what 'the strip' has to offer?
This film sacrifices extreme blood, guts, gore and nudity for three-dimensional characters, plot development, viewer intrigue as well as many twists and turns along the way.
Scott's Best Man, brings the group to Las Vegas as a form of revenge on Scott as a member of the Elite Hunting Club, he lures Scott into his trap to kill him. He claims to need more of a rush, only to have the table turned on him several times in a definite twist ending.
As the film progressed I liked it more and more. At the beginning I was prepared to tell you guys to skip it. Then I grew to think of it as a rental. When the film ended, I was both pleasantly surprised and satisfied that my best recommendation is to own it.
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