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3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer, Dee Wallace (II), Russ Grieve
  • Directors: Wes Craven
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Colour
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Sep 2003
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000AZVG6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,341 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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When their camper breaks down in the desert on their way to California, a desperate family struggles to survive the attacks of a bizarre cannibalistic family, hungry for fresh meat and determined to terrorize the innocent vacationers. As members of the Carter clan fall prey to these inbred marauders, only a son and daughter remain to rescue their kidnapped infant and seek vengeance against the savages who have destroyed their family.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Superior horror movie, 25 Jul 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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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.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Berryman rules!, 23 Nov 2003
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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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SCARY, EDGE OF THE SEAT, 9 Oct 2003
By R. G. Williams "raywilliams12" (Cheshire, England , UK) - See all my reviews
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Scared the life out of me in 1980 when i saw this. fantastic horror film. Great story, nerve tingling tension. Bit dated no specila effects, but don't need them.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as expected. But sill...
I was wanting to watch this film for ages, and it was probably the anticipation that made me think it would be divine. I have to say, I was originally a little disappointed. Read more
Published 13 months ago by dosn't matter who I am

4.0 out of 5 stars WES CRAVEN'S SECOND FILM
A couple, Ethel (Virginia Vincent) and Rob Carter, (Russ Grieve) their daughter Lynne (Dee Wallace-Stone) and her husband Doug Wood (Martin Speer) as well as their children travel... Read more
Published on 31 Jul 2006 by stuart

4.0 out of 5 stars Good as the remake
I saw this film just 1 day before i went to see the new version in cinema. This version is pretty good for a low budget 70s horror. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2006 by Ali (DA Film GENIOUS)

4.0 out of 5 stars Grainy Classic
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. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2005 by B. Evans

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the greats!
Hills Have Eyes is up there with other essential classics such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween etc. Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2004 by hsmith216

5.0 out of 5 stars seventies flared trousers classic hooror
the first of a two part film in which a family living in the desert with an underground cavern in which they hack up innocent teenagers usually on scramblers(motorbikes) and their... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Major Disappointment
Having recently enjoyed the excellent Wrong Turn and worthy remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I decided to check out this movie after hearing about it's influence on modern... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2004 by kingkev101

2.0 out of 5 stars The hills have eyes
All i can say is do not buy this,i wonder of youll get to see this so-called review.I am so tired of having a dvd in my hands,that says the true running time of the film,and yet... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2003 by richard llewellyn

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