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Remake is much better
i saw the remake before i saw this one. I have been so exicted waiting for The Hills Have Eyes (2006) to come out on dvd because i LOVED it! so since i still got a little over a month to wait, i decided to find out what the original HHE was like, well..here are my thoughts... <
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>1. The Remake really kept it close and almost identical with this one. Which is a really good thing, most remakes go off and do something wayyy different. <
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>2. I didnt like how the cannibals looked/acted in this one. They were like just indians basiclly. and also that speaked clear english, which if i remember right from the remake, they speak like..gibberish <
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>3. Not as gory as everyone says it is. Ive heard by many people the orignal is gorier than the new one well thats just crazy talk. The new one is MUCH MUCH bloodier and gorier! plus they added that whole little town in the new one which added lots more to the movie. <
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>4. The scene where they first attack everyone in the RV is still bonechilling. I cant imagine how the ppl in 1977 took that rape scene/everything about that scene. Still really grips me <
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>5. the ending...i really hate the ending. alot. it just stops. What happened to the bro and sis? did the guy get his baby? or maybe the cannibal woman took it? the the guy get back to the kids? what about the nice cannibal girl, what happens with her? it really left alot of questions open that the remake did cover up on for the most part. But still...come on..that ending really was not good at all. <
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>So with all that being said, this movie still has to go down as a Horror Classic. But most ppl now since hollywood has really pushed hard in making movies so much more graphic, most people wouldnt like this movie. But if your really interested in The Hills Have Eyes, rent it. <
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>The Hills Have Eyes 2 will be coming out 2007...be ready!

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image of the picture is awful
I love this movie,love horror movies and bought this one. I must also agree with almost everyone who wrote a review of this one but no one said nothing about que picture quality which is awful, was it restored?, restored from where?, maybe the original was exposed to the same radiation the bad guys had because it?s blurry and doesn?t seem restored at all. <
>All in all an entertainig movie and part of my collection.

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Ignore the kids, see this classic!
Before Wes Craven created the masterpiece known as A Nightmare On Elm Street, he made a few other talked about horror films including the Last House on the Left and the Hills Have Eyes. Many critics described Last House as brutal, realistic and tragic in many forms. Last House built up a reputation for Wes, but it would be in his later projects that would truly give him the title master of terror. In 1977 Wes Craven released 'The Hills Have Eyes'. A film with a puzzling story and realistic approach to civilization in which I will get to later in this review. Shot in a budget between $275,000 to $325,000, Craven terrified an audience without showing a lot of blood and die hard gore. Instead he used suspense to scare viewers and it worked out very well. The Hills Have Eyes was one of the most suspenseful films that year of its release, featuring a family who are being tormented by a mutated/cannibalistic family who live in the desert hills. The Hills Have Eyes is a true landmark in the horror genre. <
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>In the Hills Have Eyes we fallow a family who are on a road trip to California. Along the way their cars pulls off the road and breaks down in the middle of the desert. Soon after that they are being haunted and slowly killed off by the Planet family. A group of mutated individuals who live uncivilized in the hills of the desert. While the family is being tormented by these cannibals they come up with ways to fight back and defend themselves in hope of surviving and saving the ones they love most. When I look back at it the plot and overall idea was pretty original for its time. We've seen other films similar to it but it doesn't have the same approach or message in the end. The Hills Have Eyes is a different kind of horror film. Using suspense to shock an audience and it does a great job of that. When the film was first rated it received an X rating. It wasn't as much of the blood and gore but the suspense that caused it to receive an X. It's the suspense and music which make it seem realistic, horrifying and tragic in some parts. It's not as strong or as edgy as Last House on the Left, but it's damn near close. <
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>The film has a fair amount of blood but very little gore. This is mostly due to the films low budget. In this movie we are introduced to a great cast of actors. It's surprising to hear what these actors had to go through, filming out in the desert running around in the rocks and having to withstand all the cold nights. I thought the acting was great, it made the look and feel of the movie realistic and it really caught my attention seeing all these different characters trying to handle all of these violent situations. As the film progresses you'll notice a change in some of the characteristics of the people in the film. Half of the characters in this movie are normal and the other half are well, different. I thought they did a pretty good job casting actors who were odd looking but very warm spirited groups of people. This helped out especially with the films low budget. Normally you would take an actor and sit them down on a makeup chair to give them a less than normal look, but they just couldn't do that with this movie. So instead we are treated with natural and great on screen performances by Lance Gordon, Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Cordy Clark, Brenda Marinoff and a cameo by producer Peter Locke. <
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>If the film had a bigger budget you can just imagine how much more they could have done with the look of the characters. What impressed me the most about this was its overall message about civilization. You ever notice not just in films but also in real life that people will go out of their way to do whatever they can to protect a loved one? I think that aspect is greatly shown in this film. Not only does the family in this picture fight back but you start to see a turn, or switch between the character roles. Eventually the hunters become the hunted and with the ending it showed you that the most civilized can be the most savage. Although I did like the message in the ending I thought the film could have went on a little longer. The movie just seemed to end very fast and when it did end I was puzzled saying to myself "is that it?". I thought the ending could have been longer or at least included some more scenes to show what happens later with the characters who survived. <
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>Overall I thought the Hills Have Eyes was a good movie. It's a horror classic which relies on it's suspense to terrify an audience. For me the films setbacks were with the budget. It would have been nice to see more blood and gore, and even a better look with some of the characters. I also thought that there could have been much more to the ending. Those were my only real big problems with the film. Other than that I loved the story and cast of characters. The acting is good and the suspense is well done, especially with the films music. This is a horror film that I will always remember and enjoy watching. It's an old film but it's not all that outdated. I was most impressed with the story and message about civilization. For me the good definitely out weighs the bad and I had a good time watching the Hills Have Eyes.