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The Hills Have Eyes, Part 2

The Hills Have Eyes, Part 2

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: fan of wes craven , decline this one and pass your way
Review: Dear Wes Craven fan

please, note the important index in the title : it's part II , not the classical slasher .....above this , although this is presented as a movie of Wes Craven,it has to be forgotten ...definitively....eventually ,even scrapped out of his filmography.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Where's the original on DVD?
Review: First things first, being the Wes Craven fan that I am I was proud to see Hills 2 come out on DVD, but where's the original? Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy this one too, but it's like part one has fallen off the face of the earth. The plot of this one is similar to part one(you even get good flashbacks to help you along) but to me Hills 2 is more action packed. Rather than having a family in a travel trailer being stranded, you have a bunch of hellraising friends on a bus(along with some awesome dirtbikes and alot af racing fuel) that seem to put up a better fight against "The Family". Thumbs up on the death scenes too! This is a classic 80's slasher flick that is well worth seeing, and for you Craven fans it's worth adding to your collection.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Where's the original on DVD?
Review: First things first, being the Wes Craven fan that I am I was proud to see Hills 2 come out on DVD, but where's the original? Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy this one too, but it's like part one has fallen off the face of the earth. The plot of this one is similar to part one(you even get good flashbacks to help you along) but to me Hills 2 is more action packed. Rather than having a family in a travel trailer being stranded, you have a bunch of hellraising friends on a bus(along with some awesome dirtbikes and alot af racing fuel) that seem to put up a better fight against "The Family". Thumbs up on the death scenes too! This is a classic 80's slasher flick that is well worth seeing, and for you Craven fans it's worth adding to your collection.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Where's Part 1 on DVD?
Review: I enjoy this movie, but the first was far better. The DVD released by Image is subpar in terms of quality. It contains a trailer and scene selection and that's it. But it's the picture and sound quality which is disappointing. The picture is highly pixilated (DVD encoding problem?) and the sound badly needed a remastering update. Still, it's better than a VHS copy, but just barely.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: One of Cravens better films
Review: I viewed this film several years ago, when the USA network still aired their "Saturday Nightmares" horror showcase. The Hills Have Eyes still lingers in my mind as one of Wes Cravens finest directoral moments. Filmed in the same cinematic vein as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this gritty slasher flick centers around a clan of monsterous cannibals and their desert exploits. From start to finish their is a dreadful feeling of tension and suspense. I gave this film three stars, which is a mid-way rating. I reserve the higher rankings only for films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Zombie. Still, its is definitely worth checking out...and a much better use of time than wearing yourself out with all those Nightmare On Elm Street sequels!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: One of Cravens better films
Review: I viewed this film several years ago, when the USA network still aired their "Saturday Nightmares" horror showcase. The Hills Have Eyes still lingers in my mind as one of Wes Cravens finest directoral moments. Filmed in the same cinematic vein as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this gritty slasher flick centers around a clan of monsterous cannibals and their desert exploits. From start to finish their is a dreadful feeling of tension and suspense. I gave this film three stars, which is a mid-way rating. I reserve the higher rankings only for films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Zombie. Still, its is definitely worth checking out...and a much better use of time than wearing yourself out with all those Nightmare On Elm Street sequels!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A gripping follow up (for die hards only)
Review: If you are a die hard fan of Wes Craven and his movies by THHEp2 DVD! Has a lot of flash back scenes even the dog has a flash back! This time a group of motocrosser's venture out to race. The remaining cannibals stalk them. Pretty good. But THHEp1 was better.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Easily, one of the worst sequels ever!!!
Review: If you haven't seen The hill's have eyes, do not bother to check on thsi one. This sequel is as bad as the worst day of your life. The movie is filled with very dumb flashback (scenes taken from the first movie) that have to explain a movie that does make any sense.
He even brought back to life michael berryman's character, wich in the first movie was creepy and morbid, now is so clumsy and dumb that is not even funny. This is by the way, wes craven's weakest entry. look for the first one, a pretty good exploitation classic!!!! but this one is very very lame!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: FLASHBACK
Review: There's a scene [well, scenes] where all of the remaining central characters are having flashbacks, one by one we see a minds-eye view of that characters experience. After the humans are done the camera pans to the annoying dog that's along for the ride and whaddaya know, he has a flashback to share as well. Yes you read right, THE DOG HAS A FLASHBACK. If that scene doesn't send you off the couch and rolling across the floor in a fit of laughter then brother, check your pulse! A five star scene in a two star film, I'll average it at 3 for the bald dude.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: For die-hard fans only.....
Review: This is in my opinion one of Wes Craven's worst films, but even having said that, it still makes for a pretty fun watch. The story hear is basically the same except that now, we have a dirtbike racing team to take the place of the family in the first film. When the racing teams bus break's down, hell ensues, as Pluto and the newly introduced "reaper" indulge in some gruesome killing.

The dvd itself is nowhere near the quality I would have liked. The picture is overly grainy, and I noticed a "shimmer", for lack of a better word, throughout the course of the fim. All in all the picture quality is that of an old vhs rental copy. I would not recommend purchasing this dvd unless you are like me and are a die-hard "The hills have eyes" fan.


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