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Alexandre Aja directs this remake of Wes Craven's film The Hills Have Eyes. In this update, a family is taking a cross-country road trip when their trailer breaks down, leaving them stranded in the de... read more read more...sert of New Mexico. There, they find themselves under attack by the savage "hill people," who were deformed by radiation during nuclear testing. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Alexandre Aja

Release Date: March 10, 2006

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  • aquateen2
    April 7, 2012
    aquateen2
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    The Hills remake is without a doubt one of the better horror remakes i've seen. It's essentialy the first Hills again but with an entirely different approach. Wes Craven's original is a cult classic that... read more was very slow but effectively atmospheric. It also passed on the gore, blood, splatter and guts. The updated film is anything but grungy stomach churning kills that skimps on atmosphere. It's a fun movie and I enjoyed a more fast paced Hills Have Eyes. A flaw with this film is how it hands you a back story to why the disfigured killers are the way they are, and the original film didn't do that and it worked better that way. Like Wes Craven's cult film it has it's flaws but as a horror fan I enjoyed it for what it was. If your open minded and dont want food for thought and substance like the entertaining original I highly reccommend this gorefest. Alexandra Aja is a brilliant director for this film's intentions because he helped make this film as intense as it is.
  • 76Majikat
    February 10, 2012
    76Majikat
    Wasn't worth the remake, was as terrible as the first and adds nothing new to story
  • fb729949618
    October 26, 2011
    fb729949618
    A descent horror film that holds nothing back and is full of blood.
  • theunknownhobo
    September 7, 2011
    theunknownhobo
    There are not many people that see the majesty of this film as much I seem too. Although the story line is somewhat predictable there are enough twists and turns to keep your teeth clenched as well as numerous other parts of your anatomy. This movie breaks controversial ground by... read more including a baby in the cast of possible victims and brings horror to an emotional level by making the entire cast of non deformed could be heroes a very believable family. Original and not afraid of itself, the Hills Have Eyes is a very good film indeed.
  • moonrivers
    July 3, 2011
    moonrivers
    Better than the usual of this genre because of superior values, better acting better writing, things like that. There's still the standard people doing maddeningly stupid things at the wrong time ("let's split up and go check out why the last guy was hideously tore limb from lim... read moreb when he was alone...") and lots of gore factor but it's still entertaining.
  • vierasesine
    February 6, 2011
    vierasesine
    Curious to see how they've butchered this classic, or whether perhaps they have actually managed to make a good remake.
  • dreamfaeries
    July 9, 2010
    dreamfaeries
    Still living up to the standards of the originals... boring and not-so-good.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    June 9, 2010
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Hill's Have Eyes remake is like most remakes. I found it was more disturbing than most remakes today. The film doesn't boast a teenangsty cast. Thus the characters aren't annoying. This time around, the murderous clan are mutants deformed from nuclear testing. The film is ult... read morera violent and is a success at creating fear and tension in the audience. A fine remake in its own right, The Hills Have Eyes is one of better remakes. Alexandre Aja helms the film and he brings an interesting new take on Wes Craven's classic film. Not a film for the average film-goer, this is more a film for the Horror buff as this is a raw and intense film that takes no prisoners. The Hills Have Eyes (2006) is a film not for the faint of heart, but if you love gory sh*t then give this one a shot, you won't be disappointed. Hills remains one of the better remakes out there
  • deano
    May 16, 2010
    deano
    What a horror and really freaky as hell of a remake.
    Director Alexandre Aja takes Wes Craven's original film and builds on it in just about every way. Better acting, better visual effects, better make-up, better story presentation, and much, MUCH more gore.
    I haven't seen the or... read moreiginal one yet, but not interested.
    Horror remake of Wes Craven's 1977 The Hills Have Eyes.
  • MizturY0da
    April 14, 2010
    MizturY0da
    Shocking. Disturbing. At times hard to watch. All words to describe the horror of being forced to watch Michael Moore take his shirt off. But these terms also accurately describe this brutally vicious upgrade on Wes Craven's 1977 low-budget horror classic.

    What would you do if y... read moreou were traveling through the desert and became stranded amongst a group of genetically-mutated freaks who were intent on killing you? You'd probably die. Granted, I would kick all sorts of genetically-mutated butt (not an easy accomplishment when said butt has a foot growing out of it kicking right back), but the average human would be in some major trouble, just like the Carter family.

    The father looks like he could handle himself in a fair fight, after all he is a detective, but what are three girls, a boy, a cell phone-selling geek, and a pizza place (maybe two of you will get that lame joke) going to do against a bunch of unnaturally strong psychos? How will they survive? Will it be through might or strategy? You'll have to watch the movie to find out. And if you're squeamish then you'll most likely find yourself cringing in your seat and watching with your hands over your eyes. The Hills Have Eyes is a movie that knows exactly what it needs to do to satisfy its target audience, and it does it well.

    Case in point... I'm not very vocal during movies. I usually don't clap and scream and hoot and holler like most the dorks sitting around me, but there were a couple of scenes where I literally said aloud, "Ooooooooooh, crap!" Of course, one of those instances was during a trailer for Phat Girlz, but one scene of violence left my mouth hanging open for about 30 seconds. Then I realized that my mouth was agape like some buffoon, so I quickly closed it.

    It takes a lot to shock and disturb me these days, so congrats go to The Hills Have Eyes for accomplishing that. It comes at you fast and hard and isn't interested in sugar-coating the violence it's about to serve up. The intensity level starts high and never gives you an opportunity to take a bathroom break. I highly recommend you address any and all bladder issues before the movie begins.

    For me, the main drawback of the movie was the "hero." You can argue that he was more of a "regular guy" and not a typical macho hero, but I felt he transitioned a little too quickly from a gun-hating wuss to an ax-wielding killing machine. My hat's off to the dog though; that canine rocked! Easily the coolest dog in a movie since the German Shepherd in The Lost Boys.

    "I like horror movies, Johnny, but I liked to be creeped out more than being subjected to a lot of gore. Would I like this?" It's very doubtful. I'll make this as blunt as possible: this is a movie that contains severed body parts, brutal shootings, axes to the head, a person biting off a bird's head and drinking its blood, and disturbing violence to helpless women.

    If that description turns you off then you know to save your money. However, if that fits your style then the movie will succeed in giving you exactly what you want. But I have to say that if you think this sounds like fun for the entire family then I'll have to decline any invitations to sit down with you for a family dinner.

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Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper
March 20, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's just nasty. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
March 10, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

... Aja and his gorehound ilk are making movies that simply wallow in state-of-the-art displays of torture, sadism and sexual humiliation. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
March 10, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

... a blast. Full Review

Roger Moore
March 10, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

These Hills are more to be endured than enjoyed. Full Review

Gene Seymour
March 10, 2006
Gene Seymour, Newsday

When its makers, director Alexandre Aja and his co-writer Gregory Levasseur, apply the fresh gloss to the old grit, they remember to apply the thinnest layer possible without skimping on the roughhous... Full Review

Stephen Whitty
March 10, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

The Hills Have Eyes is the latest revision to reach theaters, and it's one of the ugliest. Full Review

Kyle Smith
March 10, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

It's pretty dull to watch people killing each other for an hour and a half, no matter how bloody the pickax work gets.

Jack Mathews
March 10, 2006
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

New horror films, like Aja's, simply shock us with the blunt imagery of heads being axed or blown up, and of limbs being chopped or ripped off. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
March 10, 2006
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Hills' new mix of old elements somehow feels fresh. Full Review

Liam Lacey
March 10, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

This is not a remake or reinterpretation of Craven's film so much as a recapitulation of ideas from that film and other movies. Full Review

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