Critic Reviews
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
This is just a predictable slice of slasher porn set in an exotic locale.
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Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
[Director] Stockwell delivers too little of the dread and titillation this genre prescribes.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Turistas is a passport to a different kind of vacation hell.
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Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
While comparisons to Hostel are inevitable Turistas rarely achieves its level of sustained menace and discomfort.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's fitting that, in a season in which Hollywood offers up its prestige pictures -- the ones it hopes will garner critics' prizes and Academy Awards -- Turistas should come along to offer a bit of contrast.
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Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
It gallops along with a suspenseful, dead-on sense of dread.
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Ali Gray, TheShiznit.co.uk
Paradise Lost is an undemanding thriller with little in the way of invention and not much going on other than some impressive scenery and a few sweet racks.
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Steve Newton, Georgia Straight
Turistas is a beautifully shot tale of tropical terror that starts building an ominous vibe early on, but never really turns into a full-fledged gross-out like Hostel. Except for that one part.
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Brian Holcomb, CinemaBlend.com
With a plot Frankensteined from the remains of "Hostel", "The Descent" and "Wolf Creek", "Turistas" was clearly never going to be on anyone's 10 best list.
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Anton Bitel, Film4
Brazil's tourist industry gets a bad rap in this horror-lite shocker that might just leave you rooting for the bad guy.
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Chris Cabin, Filmcritic.com
contains itself in insufferable artificiality
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Brian Tallerico, UGO
It's a film that's more likely to leave you confused and angry than frightened or inspired that something positive is happening in the horror genre.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Merece ser ignorado por ser péssimo, não por ser uma "visão preconceituosa" do Brasil.
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Ted Murphy, Murphy's Movie Reviews
TURISTAS seemed to have a fascinating, cautionary premise,but in execution, the movie turned out to be messy and decidedly unmemorable.
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Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
Don't stay home out of fear of imagined atrocities in another country. Stay home from this movie instead.
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Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review
...brutally effective -- with an accent on the "brute."
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John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
As conflicted as the U.S. psyche: The movie locates the ghastly fates of its victims in the history of American arrogance, yet tells us to never trust a foreigner, even when she's in a bikini.
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Gina Carbone, Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine)
Don't bother to buy popcorn, the sight of Josh Duhamel's abs and Melissa George's breasts should tide you over until Beau Garrett's pancreas and kidneys show up.
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Bryant Frazer, Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
If the filmmakers were trying to scare American kids into cultural isolationism, this would be a pretty good piece of propaganda for the cause.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
This is strictly 'Teenagers as Meat on the Hoof 101' stuff -- only more idiotic than usual.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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This is a standard horror movie I guess. It's a play by play of every cliche in the horror genre. It doesn't even make sense really. I mean I just LOVE how in America the movies view other countries (like Brazil) as creepy towns filled with people who just want to kill you… More
This is a standard horror movie I guess. It's a play by play of every cliche in the horror genre. It doesn't even make sense really. I mean I just LOVE how in America the movies view other countries (like Brazil) as creepy towns filled with people who just want to kill you and take your organs. That's in every movie. Backpackers touring the world always get raped or maimed by villagers in a foreign country, it's quite offensive actually and really old. I'm so tired of seeing that. I mean when foreigners come to America do Americans kidnap them and harvest their organs to sell on the black market? No. So why do we make movies saying other countries do that? it's so messed up and I'm sooooo freakin tired of watching movies about that. So fucking unrealistic and not scary anymore.
But back to the movie---it sucked. The characters are all shallow and make really illogical decisions. "Let's follow this guy into the woods! Let's go in these underwater caves!" Really? You fucking retards. They all deserve to die.
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Turistas is an awful horror film that uses old cliches to try to create something new and refreshing. This film is poorly written with a script that doesn't work. The result is a film that tries too hard at being a scary horror film, however it's far from scary. The film… More
Turistas is an awful horror film that uses old cliches to try to create something new and refreshing. This film is poorly written with a script that doesn't work. The result is a film that tries too hard at being a scary horror film, however it's far from scary. The film suffers from a bad cast that don't do anything to thrill you or entertain you. The acting is painful, and you quickly realize that this is a waste of a horror flick, one that scraps the bottom of the barrel and one that tries far too hard at delivering scares. This is yet another awful horror film. What's wrong with the current state of horror is that instead of exploring new ideas and concepts, filmmakers create films with the same old boring formula. I hated this film, and didn't think it was a good film whatsoever. The cast of actors sucked and didn't deliver anything memorable or meaningful to the screen. Turistas is a terrible film that should never have been made. The film just tries too hard at trying to be scary, but it ends being silly.
Turistas is the perfect example of a poorly written horror flick, this film is too derivative of other films and with the poor cast, and poor story and poor directing, Turistas ends up being a dud. This film was terrible, and it's no mystery as to why I've seen this film in many bargain bins. Avoid this film if you enjoy real horror that delivers. The only thing that Turistas delivers is an awful filmgoing experience.
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Turistas or Paradise Lost, is a perfect example of what is wrong with modern American horror films. It feeds on irrational fear. I know America is a vast country, but only under 13% of Americans have a passport - these kinds of films only heighten this irrationality but also suggest a… More
Turistas or Paradise Lost, is a perfect example of what is wrong with modern American horror films. It feeds on irrational fear. I know America is a vast country, but only under 13% of Americans have a passport - these kinds of films only heighten this irrationality but also suggest a certain superiority that is often insulting. To this films credit, there are other nationalities represented here but unfortunately as a Brit (and from London) I'm slightly annoyed at the portrayal of the typical Brit as being a cockney twat. I'm sure Swedish viewers were just as insulted. Also, what is the murder rate in America again? It's xenophobia, pure and simple and I don't like it. Also, don't name your silly little horror film after one of the greatest libratory achievements of all time - I probably don't have to tell you that this film has nothing to do with John Milton - Although I bet John Stockwell will argue that it is about the fall of man in some ways but I would argue it is the fall of original thought/film making. It is, like others have said here, Hostel in Paradise. Still, all that said, to its credit it does attempt one thing that is usually woefully absent in most slasher films and that is character development - Although, only as far as the men are concerned, the women don't matter so much, just as long as they are running around in bikinis. The underwater cinematography is also very well done and earns this film a slightly higher rating than I want to give it. Do not attempt returning to England Desmond Askew , we'd rather you didn't return!
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Nothing original, but that's not the main problem. Besides having a rotten plot, it is uninteresting too.
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Thought this was an OK movie, nothing brilliant though. Takes a while before the excitement really starts to get going with the last 40 minutes providing the best moments of the film with some nasty moments of violence and suspense. Early on we're treated to lots of naked and… More
Thought this was an OK movie, nothing brilliant though. Takes a while before the excitement really starts to get going with the last 40 minutes providing the best moments of the film with some nasty moments of violence and suspense. Early on we're treated to lots of naked and semi-naked scenes of the gorgeous female cast enjoying the Brazillian way of life before some sadistic organ traffickers decide to harvest their insides. It's not a badly made film but there was just nothing surprising or original about it - it's "The Beach" meets "Hostel".
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31/10/2010 (TELEVISION)<br/><br/>Should I still go to Brazil? Something different for me which I guess kept me interested and it was pretty interesting as things began to go so wrong. I couldn't help imagine "what if that was me?" which probably added to… More
31/10/2010 (TELEVISION)<br/><br/>Should I still go to Brazil? Something different for me which I guess kept me interested and it was pretty interesting as things began to go so wrong. I couldn't help imagine "what if that was me?" which probably added to the disturbance brewing in me mentally.<br/><br/>This flick made me wonder a lot of things now about taking a vacation or going on holiday. A very serious movie with uncomfortable situations of desperation, hopelessness and suspense.<br/><br/>Great! A good night thriller with possible reasons this could happen to YOU!
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Decent horror/thriller about a bunch of tourists in Brazil who get stranded after there bus breaks down and things go from bad to worst in some nasty ways.
Ok the first half is just setting up the story to the ultimate show down with some gruesome effects.There are some nasty and… More
Decent horror/thriller about a bunch of tourists in Brazil who get stranded after there bus breaks down and things go from bad to worst in some nasty ways.
Ok the first half is just setting up the story to the ultimate show down with some gruesome effects.There are some nasty and bloody killings and is not for the screamish.Its feels similarly to the likes of hostel but this one takes the subject matter seriously.To sum it up good movie with good production values and acting too worth a look,
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This horror thriller about a group of tourists that barely escape from a bus accident and end up stuck in the Brazilian jungle only to get hunted by organ dealers has not a lot of new ideas to offer. The beginning is still decent and the characters feel real enough to care following… More
This horror thriller about a group of tourists that barely escape from a bus accident and end up stuck in the Brazilian jungle only to get hunted by organ dealers has not a lot of new ideas to offer. The beginning is still decent and the characters feel real enough to care following them around. Sadly, the movie makes the horrible mistake by introducing the villains and their evil plot way too early and without much tension. The bad guys' lines are also mostly horribly stupid. The second half offers a bit of gore and a lot of chasing through (beautifully shot) underwater caves, which is quite confusing. At least the breathing of small air pockets is a pretty neat idea. Before things get too exciting it's all over already and it's not that hard to guess who the last survivors are. A rather mediocre experience.
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Known in the UK as 'Paradise Lost' I saw this in the cinema originally. 'The Beach' meets 'Hostel' is the way I would describe this film, the plot is built on backpackers in Rio and although it's not violent all the way through, the parts that are,… More
Known in the UK as 'Paradise Lost' I saw this in the cinema originally. 'The Beach' meets 'Hostel' is the way I would describe this film, the plot is built on backpackers in Rio and although it's not violent all the way through, the parts that are, are quite shockworthy, so this film is not for the faint hearted, but it's not in league with hostel gore either.
Half realistic style, half typical horror.
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"It sickens my heart, this combination - you're greed and our weakness."
The sheer number of negative reviews for Turistas is mystifying to me. As is the numerous comparisons to movies like Hostel. This clearly isn't torture porn. And the allegations that it is… More
"It sickens my heart, this combination - you're greed and our weakness."
The sheer number of negative reviews for Turistas is mystifying to me. As is the numerous comparisons to movies like Hostel. This clearly isn't torture porn. And the allegations that it is too violent or gory are clearly off-base, as well.
This movie is much more similar to vacation-gone-bad thrillers like A Perfect Getaway, than it is to something like Hostel. There was virtually no violence for the entire first half of the movie, and there was only a single scene that I'd consider to be gory. I can think of ten movies off the top of my head with much more violence and gore than Turistas, and none of them are ever even loosely associated with torture porn. I don't know if it was the previews and trailers that made people watch this movie expecting something different, but if you were anticipating Hostel in Brazil, you were completely off.
I found a good bit to like, here. Turistas had one of the better casts of this kind of movie that I've seen, and it didn't hurt that all three of the main actresses and nearly every background actress, was incredibly hot. And the last thirty minutes of the film are as suspenseful as anything I've seen lately. You really get caught up in wondering who (if any) of the unfortunate vacationers is going to survive. The plot isn't exactly revolutionary and new, but it had enough wrinkles to it that I was never bored with it.
I don't know what so many people and critics have seen in Turistas that they despise so much, but I enjoyed it. Don't be put off from seeing it, just because you're worried that it's another distasteful torture porn re-tread like the endless Saw sequels and the like. This is an entirely different kind of movie.
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It literally is in the same ball park with the worst movies I have ever seen!
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Plain, simple, boring, compared to "the beach" or say "Saw" then this film is simply not worth watching. To make things worse, I now never want to visit Brasil.
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Finn: I hate this! I don't like it at all. I like beaches, and drinking and girls. In all the ads, they say "Come to Brazil. We've got beaches and drinking and girls." They don't say, "we've got vicious angry mobs that chase you into the… More
Finn: I hate this! I don't like it at all. I like beaches, and drinking and girls. In all the ads, they say "Come to Brazil. We've got beaches and drinking and girls." They don't say, "we've got vicious angry mobs that chase you into the jungle."
If you thought you had good time with Hostel in Euroupe, then wait until you see it in South America.
Zamora: I'd take the hearts and even the skin from their lilly-white asses if i could... but they don't travel well
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So predictable, that I not only predicted who was going to die, but also in the correct order. It follows so many "rules" that I was not shocked or amazed by anything; only the bad dialogue.
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For a horror movie it wasnt so bad. Atleast it could of really happend - as it explores the world of illegal organ donation. I thought it had a good plot, it had some amazing scenes of Brazil, but the actors never quite sold me.
Still it's worth a fun watch, a time or two.
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It's better than Wolf Creek, and far better than Hostel, so it's alright. I think the characters are agreeable and sympathetic. The setting is...well it looks like beautiful Brazil should look. Of course this concept is tired, so the movie has to be tight or satirical; this… More
It's better than Wolf Creek, and far better than Hostel, so it's alright. I think the characters are agreeable and sympathetic. The setting is...well it looks like beautiful Brazil should look. Of course this concept is tired, so the movie has to be tight or satirical; this movie is tightly directed to raise the tension, but the final sequence kills the potential. I understand that aquatic camera operators need employment (I'd like to do that job myself) but setting the final act in the underwater caves was a huge mistake. The caves are nice for showing our protagonists "bond" with their would be captor and a logical place for the film to conclude, but this is far too drawn out. The "caves" scene should have ended once they were spotted in the "secret place" and had to escape.
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better than i expected. there are cool scenes with some underwater caves, but ultimately nothing anyone needs to rush out and see.
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A very good horror, although not as scary or gory as I thought it was going to be. Similar theme to hostel in that some backpacking tourists run into trouble off the beaten track and soon wish they never left home. If you liked Hostel or the Texas chainsaw massacre remake this is… More
A very good horror, although not as scary or gory as I thought it was going to be. Similar theme to hostel in that some backpacking tourists run into trouble off the beaten track and soon wish they never left home. If you liked Hostel or the Texas chainsaw massacre remake this is similar to those in many ways.
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These clowns have got some nerve dragging <i>Paradise Lost</i> into the title of this piece of borat. What? They thought they could elevate this by Milton-izing it? Sheesh. What a useless waste of resources.
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It all begins to fall apart around the midway point, before completely unraveling into a confused, murky mess.
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