Excellent Re-make

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2006)

In the last 2 years or so, we've been pelted with an onslaught of horror re-makes, some hits and some misses in the eyes of the general public. I remember seeing the original 'The Hills Have Eyes' as a 10 year old kid on Chiller Theater and wondered 'How could people become so uncivilized toward each other?' The movie stayed with me for days and I kept asking myself the very same question. I'm sure Wes Craven had some sort of social agenda when he made his version.
If you have high hopes for a horror re-make that may exceed the original, look no further than this gem. The acting is better, the effects are scarier, the pace of the movie is more intense and the sense dread hangs in there like humidity in July. Alexander Aja stays as close to the original as possible (probably due to the supervision of Wes Craven) and yet it feels like a new movie was made. A well crafted re-make that is worth every penny to rent or buy.