No offence, but consider yourself part of the small minority that is bothered by this. I agree that there are a lot of films that glorify violence for violence sake, but they have their cult status in cinema. Hostel was pretty tame in my opinion compared to many other films that hit harder and were way more effective before it. The artistic merit of the violence in Hostel was next to none, a few grisly images might make you wince, but not turn you into a psycho.

The fact is, violent people come first. Hostel is one of those films made for the audience that love their gore, an audience of which, contrary to what you may think, isn't entirely made up of sadists and sickos.

The media are always trying to find scapegoats to excuse murderers, rapists and real violent people, what ever happened to just being crazy? I would relax yourself and keep an open mind before getting hung up on something you personally find offensive. Just stay away from it is the best advice anyone could give you. It's not going anywhere and above all, it's not hurting anyone.

Cheers :jointsmile:!