The Hills Have Eyes (2006) [DVD]

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Boasting an upgrade in production values, The Hills Have Eyes should please new-generation horror fans without offending devotees of Wes Craven's original version from 1977. There's still something to be said for the gritty shock value of Craven's low-budget original, made at a time when horror had been relegated to the pop-cultural ghetto, mostly below the radar of major Hollywood studios. With the box-office resurgence of horror in the new millennium--and the genre's lucrative popularity among the all-important teen demographic--it's only fitting that French director Alexandre Aja should follow up his international hit High Tension with a similarly brutal American debut to boost his Hollywood street-cred. Working with cowriter Gregory Levasseur, Aja remains surprisingly faithful to Craven's original, beginning with a bickering family that crashes their truck and trailer in the remote desert of New Mexico (actually filmed in Morocco), where they are subsequently terrorized, brutalized, and murdered by a freakish family of psychopaths, mutated by the lingering radiation from 331 nuclear bomb tests that were carried out during the 1950s and '60s. After several killings are carried out in memorably grisly fashion, it's left to the survivors to outsmart their disfigured tormentors, who are blessed with horrendous make-up (especially Robert Joy as freak leader "Lizard") but never quite as unsettling as the original film's horror icon, Michael Berryman. In Aja's hands, this newfangled Hills is all about savagery and de-evolution, reducing its characters to a state of pure, retaliatory terror. It's hardly satisfying in terms of storytelling (since there's hardly any story to tell), but as an exercise in sheer malevolence, it's undeniably effective.-- Jeff Shannon

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With his 2006 remake of Wes Craven's 1977 slasher 'The Hills Have Eyes', French director Alexandre Aja manages to accomplish what many directors fail to do by making his film a definite improvement over the original. With Craven on board as producer, Aja sticks pretty closely to the first film's script and storyline, but with the help of a larger budget, special effects, better actors, and slick cinematography, creates a much scarier story. While the film's setting is contemporary, it maintains a 1970s feel in parts, paying tribute to the decade in which the slasher subgenre was born. With an interesting opening-credit sequence consisting of actual nuclear testing footage, we are told that the film's desert setting was the site of nuclear testing during the 1950s and '60s. Warned to vacate, the miners that lived there refused to leave, thus subjecting themselves to high levels of toxic radiation, and breeding mutant babies as a result. It is this generation of now-grown mutants that the poor Carter family has the misfortune to encounter while driving through New Mexico on their way to California. When their vehicle breaks down in the desert, the Carters are too busy bickering with one another to realise they have entered enemy territory. But it doesn't take long for the demented creatures living in the hills to make their presence known. The gore fest that follows is packed with terribly frightening scenes of the deformed killers delighting in the torment and intended kill of each family member, young mothers, teen girls, and babies included. Much of the film is set in a government-created test city in which deteriorating mannequins take the place of actual humans. Posing lifelessly alongside their mutant neighbours, these waxy figures provide a chilling backdrop for the graphic war between the mutants and their victims.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   15 of 19 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to be chilled, 21 April 2006 By  D. I. Shipley "David Shipley" (Gravesend, KENT United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)       I can remember seeing the original The Hills have Eyes when I was younger, on its cinema release. Since then it has acquired a cult film status and has been a regular must see throughout the years in the horror section of Video Rental Stores. I was really curious to see what director Alexandre Aja would do with his remake. The net result is that he stays very close to the original in terms of plot but adds on more detail and background, to the point that the result seems more of a rebuild than a remake. I wonder if Wes Craven in his involvement in this remake actually had some input into the film itself. I say that because this film is so good that it could almost be the original director, revisiting his film and adding to it. However, don't let that observation detract from Aja's work as the director because believe me, he has made a superb horror film here. As I have mentioned before, it stays very closely with the plot and sequences of the original film. The cast get well stuck into their roles, and some of them look eerily like the same characters in the original film too. Aja gives the film a sun bleached look and brings the harshness of the desert environment to life superbly. At times the rocks themselves seem to emanate heat. The plight of the Carter family in this harsh environment is starkly realised, as is the terrifying nature of their assailants - the irradiated mutants. The remake is even gorier than the original, and at times the pace of this film is breathtaking and relentless. Aja, however, gives us more detail than the original into the background of the mutants, and how they came to be the way that they are. He also shows us that the horror genre can make serious social comment. The test dummies that are found throughout the houses of the mutants, can also be interpreted as the attitude of the then US Government towards its citizens at the time of nuclear testing.... The audience I saw the film with in the cinema were utterly engrossed in it from start to finish. For the most part they were completely silent, except when screaming and jumping at certain sequences. When leaving the cinema after the film had ended they were all talking among themselves about how good it was. I was amazed at how good it was and the dvd will definitely be joining my collection. If you have not yet seen this film then prepare to be chilled. Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   15 of 20 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked Movie, 19 May 2006 By  Stephen Rowley "srowley7819" (Kent) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Excellent film from start to finish, won't suit everyone but if you like a well done horror which really does get you engrossed then you have to watch this. Nothin too silly about it, quite shocking i would say and very entertaining. Also very close to the original although the remake definately has more jumps and shock factor. Can't wait to get it on dvd when it comes out. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   10 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Expect alot of gore!, 4 May 2006 By  M. Swift "Swifteh" (Plymouth) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I saw this film in the cinema and every single person was gasping at the incredible gory scenes, it really quenched my thirst for a violent scary movie and seemed to satisfy everyone else. The storyline is very basic which i found to be a good thing as it's just a fun,shocking movie to watch without having to think about the plot. Definetly a must see in my opinion! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 70 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars hills have eyes 2006 a good remake with tons of gore some messy deaths and the story follows the origenal and even has one of the people from the old one Published 9 days ago by Frank Traynor 5.0 out of 5 stars Like Marmite... You either Love it or you hate it! I borrowed this film from my sister to watch round my mates house, with the knowledge from my sister that this is the most scariest horror film ever made. Read more Published 6 months ago by Master D. J. Quinn 3.0 out of 5 stars Another wrong turn All the usual ingredients are here but the recipe lacks piquancy. Aja delivers nothing that we haven't seen before and his treatment of these familiar themes isn't particularly... Read more Published 6 months ago by sft 4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic? After watching this film on my own, I was stunned as too how disgusting this film is yet it gets away with it in the end. Read more Published 6 months ago by Hello 1.0 out of 5 stars pointless Wes Craven's original was good - classic low budget, imaginative horror that delivered plenty of shocks....... Read more Published 7 months ago by Boo Kirby 2.0 out of 5 stars May have eyes,no plot though. I only watched this recently on the TV as I'm not prepared to shell out cash for something that I fully expect to be trash,this is,as one other reviewer said,was... Read more Published 8 months ago by Mr. M. L. Hanford 5.0 out of 5 stars Nuclear Family A family travelling to California are told of a shortcut through the mountains that will get them to their destination quicker. Read more Published 8 months ago by Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett 3.0 out of 5 stars AVERAGE HORROR FILM REMAKE Quite disappointing film from director Alexandre Aja, who brough us the fantastic Switchblade Romance [2003], this is two steps backwards. Read more Published 8 months ago by Lou Almighty 1.0 out of 5 stars GORE BORE This film is like so many other films coming out recently which can only be called a horror film in the lossest terms that can ever be possible films that should be called GORE... Read more Published 10 months ago by C. Coomber 2.0 out of 5 stars Quite poor! I was quite disappointed to waste my money on such a rubbish film. i don't know what all the fuss is about this is just another film about homocdial retarded hillbillies. Read more Published 12 months ago by Aj Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 70 customer reviews...

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