The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
 

So Wes Craven's 80s film The Hills Have Eyes has been remade, none other by the talented, blood-covered hands of Alexander Aja, director of the polarizing Haute (High) Tension.

With the film only days away, any expectations? Anyone catch a screening?

All the prerelease buzz makes it sound very promising. On the plus side, the redband clips so far indicate it won't shy from gore.

Ill proably go see it with some buddies. Im kinda in the mood for a good popcorn horror movie. It reminded me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I think ill enjoy it for a good time.

I'm thinking of taking my ten year old sister to see this.:D

Saw the trailer during 24 tonight and it does kinda make me think Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Are they suppose to be monsters or just deformed people?
But I think I'll pass on this and stick with something new like Silent Hill.

Nah, just wierd people driven insane by the nuclear fallout during the New Mexico bomb tests.

Is this just supposed to be some mindless gore flick, kind of like Wolf Creek? If so, count me out.

I think people have the wrong idea about radiation. It usually doesnt mutate you, it just kills you. Don't let superheroes let you think otherwise.

Because we all know that Chernobyl's intention was the creation of superheroes.

haha.

As a pretty big fan of the original, all I'm hoping for out of this remake is better distribution on the special edition DVD that come out a few years ago.

Your disbelief requires a suspension.

If you call Wolf Creek a gore fest then you need to see some more horror flicks :megaman:

In total agreement with Mr. Krueger on this..Wolf Creek, not that bad in comparison to about every other horror/gore flick.

The original "The Hills Have Eyes" scared the bejeezus out of me when I was about 12. I saw the preview before "Nightwatch" this past friday, and it all came rushing back to me. I've got to see this movie, regardless if it sucks. If it does, I'll just appreciate getting a better copy of the original movie, as my VHS is pretty much dead.

Uh, the original movie came out in 1977. There were three major "underground" horror films before 1980: Night Of The Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Last House On The Left - though some people switch Last House... with Hills depending on whom you talk to, as some people discredit Last House... because it has heavy influence from Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring. (I have heavy leaning toward Last House...)

(What do all these movies have in common? All their modern remakes are egg-sucking peices of guttertrash shit thats not worthy to eat the dookie as it slides out like Dairy Queen from my puckered asshole)

I don't want to see this movie. At all. Nothing good can come of it.

It looks good but I don't think I'm ever gonna get a chance to see it.

About the same case for me >_> I might download it, like I did The Matador (because it never came here...)

Eh, maybe it's less of a gore flick and more of a stupid "lets capture people and slice them up" type of movie that has been done about 30 times in the last few years. I'm not a big horror movie buff, so I haven't seen many. Just thought Wolf Creek was really stupid and this kind of reminded me of it.

You and everyone else. Tanked horribly at the box office. You'd think it was the sequel to Ishtar or something.

Oh man, I want to be in for a good laugh. Seeing some physically-deformed people should give me my bang for my buck. On the plus side, it looks like a good movie.

That's what the trailers make it out to be like.

We need an ichi the killer kind of movie or something. I am bored out of my mind from these crappy horror movies these days.

Exactly why I don't think I'm going to end up seeing this one. Maybe as a rental or something. Hostel and Wolf Creek have completely killed me for those type of films.

Hostel blew chunks. Didn't know whether to be an all-out gorefest or an faux-sophisticated allegory on female objectification. Ended up teasing on both and doing well in neither. I guess that Quentin brand should have been enough of a warning.

Well, this movie was garbage, but I didnt exactly have super high standards for it.

It was good for a few laughs.

That little girl with the ugly Rene Zelwegger face in the previews did make me chuckle.

holy fuck. that movie was so fucking cool. so many great moments. what a refreshing movie-going experience. it's so awesome to see a guy like myself running around beating the shit out of nuclear fallout freaks. I absolutely loved it, and if you didn't, you're pretentious.

I've seen the previews and I think its a little too creepy for my tastes. Especially with the little girl saying "Do you want to play mister...?"

Sends shivers down my spine.

Yes that was awesome! Not scary, not a good story or anything like but it was just fucking violent and i loved it. I went in wanting to see people get fucked up and thats what i got =]. Horror fans who are looking for a gruesome fun time will love this for sure.

How could they not have Michael Berryman in it? Surely he deserves at least a cameo.

Havent seen it myself but a friend of mine just saw it and said it was pretty disturbing. He loves horror stuff and gore and said the film delivered ALOT of gore and jump/shock scenes. One scene in particular really "disturbed" him. Needless to say, im intrested in seeing it now lol.

[00:47] Jesse: I just saw... The Hills Have Eyes.
[00:47] LeHah: The original or the remake
[00:47] Jesse: It may be, quite simply, the worst movie I've ever seen.
[00:48] Jesse: My brother says the original is much better than this was.

I'm probably going to try and see it tomorrow. The scene you described is indeed VERY disturbing, Also, when you have violence and gore, at least to the degree you are speaking of, the story usually isn't very impressive.

I doubt she actually got (read spoilers). They were trying to go at it, but too much shit was distracting them. Movie wasnt up to Texas Chainsaw massacre quality.

Anyone else think the nerdy guy looked a little like Gordon Freeman. You know, when hes standing there with his boomstick covered in blood?

that nerd guy was the biggest horror movie bad-ass since Ash. what a cool guy.

Lol me and my friend kept saying that during the movie, also the dog beasts needs best supporting actor award =]

We had people cheering for the dog all through the movie. That dog was the only one that really kicked some ass.

A lot of discussion I've seen is around this compared to the self-touted horror juggernaut Hostel.

Seriously, for those who have seen both, which did you prefer? I aim this question specifically at those who think THHE (2006) is a bad film.

Well i liked both but THHE is much better, i only liked Hostel for some of its humor and then the stuff at the end but THHE was better all around. It didnt take 60 minutes for the killing to start. about 20 minutes in shit goes wrong and from there the bloodfest begins =]

Boring. Cliche. Too predictable. And simply retarded.

I like how the monster is smashing everywhere and completely misses the guy by a mile. Oh please.



If you're looking for an intelligent horror movie - completely avoid it at all costs. If you're looking for a horror-comedy, this is it.

I Disagree, there are many old school horror fans who enjoy stuff like this. Sure it may seem weird but a lot of us like seeing movies just to see people get hacked up. I have been watching horror movies since I was little and while "Smart" horror films are great and all its good to see a movie like this once in awhile. Although this is just my opinion, sorry just adding my 2 cents in =p

There are probably some exceptions, but think of the number of movies where the guy can kill the antagonist but doesn't because he wants to forgive him for some horrible offense out of the blue. Think of all the films where the protagonists go into almost certain danger without bringing anyone as back-up. It's a movie!

For the most part, this film didn't intend to instigate some deep discussion or any sort of meditation about ourselves. It's visceral and constantly exciting, it draws us in, even if it may be largely due to the fact that there's more blood in the frame than there isn't. And that's more than can be said with most films.

Like Hostel. I'm all for being deliberate but know what to do with that kind of pacing. Eli Roth (aka Quentin's New Bitch) tries for this kind of lasting allegory on the skin trade and objectification of women, and with what? A movie with more boobs than blood. He tries to go for less is more, but he succumbs to his insatiable desire to include gore, destroying whatever minimalistic mood he was trying to go for.

Aja goes in her headfirst, starting with . He knows the material and he knows what to do with it. I'm not saying this guy could handle subtle stuff. I mean he hasn't done anything like that yet, just balls-to-the-wall violence, but that's his strength. But he knows what he can do and he does that well.

In closing, Hostel was a poor horror film with an identity crisis while THHE was a gripping gorefest. Needless to say, I enjoyed the latter.