The Hills Have Eyes

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The Hills Have Eyes

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Released Mar 10, 2006

1h 47m

Horror

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A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers become stranded in a barren atomic zone established by the U.S. government. However, the unlucky travelers discover to their horror that the wasteland is far from uninhabited, A band of bloodthirsty mutants prowls the area, and there is nothing they like better than fresh meat.

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Critics Consensus

Faster paced for today's audiences, this Hills remake ratchets up the gore for the hardcore horror fans, but will turn away casual audiences.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Like Craven's original, Aja's version gets the job done - it makes your stomach turn, puts you on edge, and gives you a horror-movie ride.

Mar 24, 2007

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

It's just nasty.

Mar 20, 2006

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

What's fundamentally missing is the anarchic, irrational unpredictability that made the original so terrifying.

Rated: C+

Mar 20, 2006

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

A good movie that never aims to achieve perfection. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 12, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

For such a dark, gritty, ferocious film, the big, melodramatic finish betrays its creepy, low-budget aesthetic.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 5, 2019

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Aja's film is partly a critique of nuclear war, partly a horror fable about the divide between Americans and the violence it inevitably causes.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 1, 2019

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Movie C

Super Family Friendly! Watched this with my girls and they absolutely ADORED it! I recommend for family movie nights, get that popcorn ready ladies! An amazing heartwarming coming-of-age film both the kids and teens will enjoy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Audience M

The Hills Have Eyes is a worthy reimagining of Wes Craven’s 1977 classic which ramps up the violence, gore and shock-value scenes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Audience Member

Absolutely terrified me as a kid. As an adult coming back, the build up was perfection through great camera work and annoyingly relatable characters (I felt bad for all of them). The remaining carnage of the final act is in the eye of the beholder.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Blu B

I can see if someone has never seen the 77' one why this would be higher. But this does nothing to fix any of the problems the original had, and pretty much every single thing that did right this does worse. It's still just as unfocused once they get stranded, none of the characters are that memorable or have much chemistry, and the villians aren't as good. They are now Fallout like deformed ghouls which is kind of cool I guess but I don't know the other normal hillbilly cannibals seems more real and grounded. This obvilously is gonig for more in the way of exploitation, shock value, and gore fest to cover up the lack of substance. This adds almost 30 minutes to the runtime and yes adds nothing in the way of plot ideas or more character or even bothering to fix anything. The ediitng and pacing are terrible here. It just goes long stretches with no dialouge and just gore/shock and gets hard to follow at certain points. Everything else isn't that good here. Again, I can see someone being a bit more kind fi they never seen the 77' one. I would say skip it and watch the 77' one if your really curious about it. This drags terribly throughout and the editing is just so poor.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Audience Member

Fun horror with all the classic sterotypes. Some good moments, found the ending a bit lacking.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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Brad M

Not a bad horror movie. The inbreeds were pretty gross looking.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Synopsis

A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers become stranded in a barren atomic zone established by the U.S. government. However, the unlucky travelers discover to their horror that the wasteland is far from uninhabited, A band of bloodthirsty mutants prowls the area, and there is nothing they like better than fresh meat.

Director: Alexandre Aja
Producer: Wes Craven, Peter Locke, Marianne Maddalena
Screenwriter: Grégory Levasseur, Alexandre Aja
Production Co: Craven-Maddalena Films
Rating: R (Strong Gruesome Violence|Language|Terror Throughout)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.8M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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