http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx Having fallen asleep during the rape scene in the 2006 remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES, I thought I should at least give “2” a fair shake — especially after seeing the totally-wicked-awesome theatrical teaser trailer. I’d previously seen THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING with absolutely no expectations, so, I thought, how bad could this be? Co-written by Wes and Jonathan Craven, HHE2’s cinematography manages to evoke the original HHE, THE HOUSE ON THE LEFT, TREMORS and even STARSHIP TROOPERS (military personnel that are a little too attractive). The film stars … well, no one really, but they did at least manage to find a couple of big dudes (Michael Bailey Smith and Derek Mears) who look like they could be the offspring of the actor Michael Berryman, the monster mutant in Wes Craven’s original HHE; the pair are used to excellent effect. The rest of the cast consists of no-name, hopeful up-and-comers, which made me realize that even ALIEN VS. PREDATOR actually had some names in it (Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner from TRAINSPOTTING and Tommy Flanagan from GLADIATOR). en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1046 I don't like scary movies. They make me wet my bed at night Eitaporra4 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1046 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:52:39 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1049 Hey you thought the first one was good, you haven't seen anything yet!! I think there's going to be a third!! DAMMMM GOODDD!! patty1_dndp http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1049 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:12:04 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1052 There is this whole scary movie thing going on the last few years. I myself LOVE a scary movie. However, I prefer movies like SCREAM and I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER , where the storyline was just as entertaining as the gore. I find that the scary movies these days rely sooo much on the "Thrill factor" of the gore , that it makes it appeal to a select group of individuals who are strong enough to stomach this. I wish I had the guts to rent this movie, but right now I'd prefer to sleep at night :) JB http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1052 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:22:47 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1234 The horror film as we know it is dead, some monster or killer probably got it and this is proof. America just can't turn out original horror so they remake classics or just redo Japanese greats. Just rent the brilliant original. Hazelnut http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1234 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:27:58 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1406 i was disappointed in the first 20 minutes......didn't finish it...seemed like the thrill of the first movie was not really understanding what was going on until the end. in this one, theres no thrill of figuring things out. brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1406 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:17:09 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1564 THIS MOVIE IS SICK. I COULDN'T FINISH IT. WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1564 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:08:37 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1734 liked it but like the first on better. had some great gore in it :) tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1734 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:20:31 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1778 didn't like WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/20/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-2--Unrated-Unwanted-Unwatchable.aspx#1778 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:30:12 GMT