It's a Horror Movie

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2006)

I saw The Hills Have Eyes this past weekend and I must say I was quite surprised and pleased to say the least. I expected a gory horror movie along the lines of a Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses with torture scenes like that in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. However the movie was quite enjoyable, now I must point out that I am a horror movie fan and I go see all of them in the theater, no matter what. I laughed my way through Saw with the rest of the theater (although, I must say the idea of it was fantastic and it could have been great with better acting) and had to have a friend go with me to the bathroom after The Grudge.
The actors in the movie were fantastic and enthralling. They instantly drew me into the movie and got very deep and dark into their chanters. Although the dogs drove me crazy and if one more person let me out without a lease, I was going to scream I like the angle they added to the movie and they set up realistic reason for the family to go out in the desert I would go searching for my dog.
The movie did have some consistence issues, however I must say one constant was they were all (not just the mutants) superhuman in there strengths. Bobby fell of the mountain and other then a bump on the head was just fine, Bob was beaten and then it still took like 5 mins for him to burn to death, poor Doug was beat numerous times, I mean thrown through walls and still was walking tall. The mutants were also put to death several times and never seemed to die. I am going to attribute this to adrenalinesmile!! Overall I really liked the movie, it keep me on the edge of my seat, with birds flying out and well placed filler scares b/w the major drama. Yes it had gore and yes, it's a horror movie remake. I don't think it left you guessing too much except the end, which obviously leaves room for a sequel.