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Signs515
01-12-2004, 06:09 PM
All I can say is wow, everything about this movie is strange including my review of it. I just picked the movie up a couple days ago after hearing about it on this site. I was a little nervous buying a movie that was $30 that I'd never seen before but I couldn't find it anywhere else. I have to say the movie did start off a little slow and I quickly starting to think I made a bad choice but after things started to pick up I was just glued to the tv, it really left me wondering what was going to happen next. At the end of the movie I just stared at the tv for a moment and was trying to figure out what the hell I just watched. My first thought was that it wasn't nearly as good as people said it was but decent. After awhile of thinking about it though I realized I was wrong. The movie isn't just decent, it's defintely one of the best horror movies I've ever seen. If Wes Craven still made some movies like this I would be a very happy man. It's took me some time to realize some aspects of what the movie was trying to say and the parallel families but once I did it made the movie even better, can't wait to watch it again.

~~~ The DVD was worth $30 too, it's got a ton of extras

avenger00soul
01-12-2004, 07:05 PM
Classic film. One of Craven's best. I didn't pay nearly that much for it though.

Dr.Kelvinstein
01-12-2004, 11:52 PM
Don't buy part 2. It might be worth renting just for completist's sake, but the movie is pretty bad. It's also padded with a lot of footage from the first one.

avenger00soul
01-13-2004, 06:38 AM
Originally posted by Dr.Kelvinstein
Don't buy part 2. It might be worth renting just for completist's sake, but the movie is pretty bad. It's also padded with a lot of footage from the first one.

Yes, the flashbacks get tedious. The damn dog even has flashbacks. LOL.

Dr.Kelvinstein
01-13-2004, 05:33 PM
I forgot about the dog's flashbaks. Man, that's priceless. He was still pissed that the freaks killed his mate.

Signs515
01-14-2004, 04:08 PM
How about a remake of The Hills Have Eyes, I know everyone on here seems to hate the idea of remaking classic movies but I think this one might be interesting. It might bring back the old school horror movie if it was popular enough.

avenger00soul
01-14-2004, 04:45 PM
Originally posted by Signs515
How about a remake of The Hills Have Eyes, I know everyone on here seems to hate the idea of remaking classic movies but I think this one might be interesting. It might bring back the old school horror movie if it was popular enough.

There is a rumor buzzing about a remake of this.

bad_religion
01-14-2004, 11:51 PM
I can actually say I have never seen this movie even thoguh I have been meaning to for years now...Is it worth buying or not do you reckon?

lol i bought last house on the left a few weeks ago...that movei is pretty bloody good i reckons!!

Signs515
01-15-2004, 07:14 AM
If you enjoyed Last House on the Left then you should definetly buy Hills Have Eyes. It is sort of the same concept of movie just the better one in my opinion.

MichaelMyers
01-16-2004, 06:34 PM
This is a great movie, and actually pretty deep. It shows two different sides of civilization, and by the end one is reduced to the equivalent of the other. Great introspection of American culture.

MichaelMyers
01-16-2004, 06:35 PM
Originally posted by Signs515
If you enjoyed Last House on the Left then you should definetly buy Hills Have Eyes. It is sort of the same concept of movie just the better one in my opinion.

LOTHL is a great movie, but you have to admit some of the folksey music is kind of....bad.

avenger00soul
01-16-2004, 06:37 PM
Originally posted by MichaelMyers
LOTHL is a great movie, but you have to admit some of the folksey music is kind of....bad.

Hey now, David Hess wrote that music.:)

Dr.Kelvinstein
01-17-2004, 12:54 AM
How can one not like a barbershop quartert tune about Krug & Co?

_Leatha_Face_
01-17-2004, 11:02 AM
how old is this movie? i havent seen it

Ritualistic
01-17-2004, 11:14 AM
one of Cravens better movies.. Last house on the left is still my favorite.. Krug & co. fucking rock.. the gut scene is awesome...

kpropain
02-06-2004, 06:27 PM
I loved The Hills Have Eyes probably my favorite Craven flick then Last House, I mean damn talk about intense,( SPOILER ) the piss your pants scene is insane and on the bonus features she says she actually pissed her pants, holy shit talk about realistic effects lol, and the movie just had a way of making you feel all dirty inside.

sleepaway
02-07-2004, 03:50 AM
Yeah The Hills Have Eyes is an excellent movie. I love the vibe of all the late seventies and early eighties stuff. The sequel was naff.

The remake is a definate go. Unfortunately. At least Wes is still involved.

The_Return
04-22-2006, 12:01 PM
Will be watching this later tonight, and Im pretty excited.

alkytrio666
04-22-2006, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by The_Return
Will be watching this later tonight, and Im pretty excited.

Which- the remake or the original?

Both are top notch movies.

The_Return
04-22-2006, 12:33 PM
Originally posted by alkytrio666
Which- the remake or the original?

Both are top notch movies.

Original, though I'd also like to see the remake.

The_Return
04-22-2006, 01:19 PM
Blah, not watching it after all. See thread "The Party" in the general forum for details...

Yeti.13
04-22-2006, 02:13 PM
Originally posted by The_Return
Original, though I'd also like to see the remake.

Watch the original first, it just doesn't work the other way round.

If you watch the remake and like it and then watch the original the original seems dated and a bit naff (one of my idiot mates did this)

The_Return
04-23-2006, 01:10 PM
Originally posted by Yeti.13
Watch the original first, it just doesn't work the other way round.

If you watch the remake and like it and then watch the original the original seems dated and a bit naff (one of my idiot mates did this)

Heh, I have no way of seeing the remake fist anyway, not that Id want to. It's not in theatres here anymore, plus I own the original, so kind of hard to see the remake first:p