A group of bikers traveling through a remote desert encounter some flesh eating crazies, and must fight for their lives!
While that description may sound cool or appealing, it’s quite the opposite actually. The first question I ask myself, is why go if you are aware of what lies ahead? One of the characters is Lucy from the first one. She tags along, and eventually everyone realiz... read more
"The Movie Story: A family driving through the southwestern desert in an RV takes a short cut that leads them to run headlong into a family of violent cannibals who live in caves in the hills.
The Real Story: The movie was inspired by the legend of Alexander "Sawney" Bean, a Scottsman of the 15th or 16th century who reportedly headed a 40-person clan that killed and ate over 1,000 people, living in caves for 25 years before being caught and put to death. His life has inspired numerous stories and"
"From....
(The Hills Have Eyes 1977)
To...
(The Hills Have Eyes Part II 1985)
Gap between movies : 8 years
Was it worth the wait ? : No idea. I haven't seen the sequel but it seems to be pretty bad..."
“A group of bikers traveling through a remote desert encounter some flesh eating crazies, and must fight for their lives!
While that description may sound cool or appealing, it’s quite the opposite actually. The first question I ask myself, is why go if you are aware of what lies ahead? One of the characters is Lucy from the first one. She tags along, and eventually everyone realizes who she is. She knew all about it, so why risk everyone’s life by going back? I really don’t know. Sadly, that’s only one of many flaws to be had in this film.
The plot is as straight forward as you can get, with a group of friends getting becoming stranded in a remote desert, only to realize their lives are at stake due to deformed cannibals. Nothing special, and nothing worth re-w” read more
The Cinephile added this to a list 3 years, 4 months ago
"Watched on 1/2-3/10
By far one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen. Very corny, predictable, and a disgrace to the Hills Have Eyes franchise."
The Cinephile added this to a list 3 years, 5 months ago
"I know it's from '85, but even for a film 20+ years old it was terrible. The inbred cannibals looked ridiculous, and the movie had no suspense to go along with it's dumb witted characters, horror cliches, and far too much predictability."
exrstnz added this to a list 6 years, 2 months ago