- Actors: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer, Dee Wallace (II), Russ Grieve
- Directors: Wes Craven
- Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Colour
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Anchor Bay
- DVD Release Date: 29 Sep 2003
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000AZVG6
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- #53 in Film & TV > Horror > Slasher Movies
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superior horror movie,
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This review is from: The Hills Have Eyes (2 Disc Special Edition) [1977] [DVD] (DVD)
A derelict dump in a dismal, dusty desert. An old timer is planning to leave, hurriedly harbouring a feral girl who also seeks escape. A family of tourists - big car, bigger caravan - arrive in search of fuel and directions to a old silver mine. Despite the old timer's protestations that they go back to civilisation and stick to the main road, you know there's something out there and it might be crazed and demonic, but it's got more sense than they have. They're doomed, all doomed. This is a nuclear testing site and Air Force bombing range, and nobody is going to come looking for them. Did I say nobody?What follows is a siege of the broken down car and caravan, the tourists slowly being picked off by a family of feral cannibals who watch from the hills then come looking for excitement and food. Although marred by the cliché of the women doing a lot of emotional screaming while the men try to remain taciturn and phlegmatic, this is a superior horror movie. It's reminiscent of the Sawney Bean tradition famous in my part of Scotland. The horror gets a touch sentimental in places, and the bad guys are really just ugly nasties - there's little attempt to explain or elaborate their characters. The good guys, meanwhile, are probably just a touch too clean cut and stereotypical - and, I repeat, the women scream a lot. "The Hills Have Eyes" builds on the tensions created by isolation and environment. This is civilised man confronted with the gradual stripping away of the trappings of civilisation - loss of wheels and mobility, loss of contact with the outside world, loss of food, loss of firepower, loss of life, loss of innocence. Surely anyone in this environment would return to the wild, become red in tooth and claw. It's the old Hobbesian paradigm of the veneer of civilisation being paper thin and fragile. This is, nevertheless, an exciting, entertaining horror film which is well worth watching and which does create moments of real tension. I'd advocate buying it as part of "The Wes Craven Collection", where it is packaged with three other films and a number of extras. You get a real sense of how much Craven had developed comparing this to his first film, "Last House on the Left". The comparison emphasises the sophistication of this film and will enhance your enjoyment of it.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Grainy Classic,
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This review is from: The Hills Have Eyes (2 Disc Special Edition) [1977] [DVD] (DVD)
Undoubtedly The Hills Have Eyes is a little known gem. Not nearly as controversial as Craven's debut, Last House On The Left, it still has the power to shock. It stinks of the late 1970s - the picture quality, sound and especially the clothes. It's also the best of the "isolation" horror movies of the '70s, along with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre of course, and the beautiful desert scenery definitely adds an atmosphere of some sort. The acting isn't too bad, considering the relatively low-budget and the sort of weather conditions experienced (explained on the special features disc). Admittedly, it isn't terribly scary, but there are several unsettling moments, such as the scenes after the attacks on the two women. The plot does have a few inconsistencies, such as the likelihood of a family living in caves on a bombing range and the Carter family accidentaly ending up there. But then again, this is horror, nothing is supposed to be straight-forward! Also, I found the appearences of the cannibal family a little "tame", apart from Michael Berryman's face! Anchor Bay do an excellent job on both the packaging and the extras as usual, with a slip-on cover and a second disc containing two documentaries, an alternative ending, film trailers and so on... So if, like me, you enjoy isolation horror films with a retro feel, The Hills Have Eys is not to be missed.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Berryman rules!,
This review is from: The Hills Have Eyes (2 Disc Special Edition) [1977] [DVD] (DVD)
Michael Berryman takes horror to a new level with his oscar worthy portrayal of a deranged cannibal punk. Laugh as Berryman spots the rabbbit, cry when big Bob Carter gets nailed up. A rollercoaster of a horror flick. Great extras on the dvd set too!
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