The hills have side show freaks

Rating: 6/10 (15 December 2006)

"The Hills Have Eyes" wasn't that bad of a movie, but it wasn't that good either. I only saw a couple of brief trailers before seeing the movie so I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to be watching. The only thing I really expected was some type of suspense or fright factor based upon the trailers I saw.
The movie was about a town of miners and their families that were horribly disfigured because of living near a government nuclear test site. During the movie you come to know that the reason these side show freaks are so hideous and venomous is due to their idiotic decision to stay in a town near a government test site though they were given ample warning to leave. That little tidbit of information helps the story a little bit, but not much.
The movie does give you a rooting interest in the family that is being preyed upon. They are a typical vacationing American family totally undeserving of being victimized AND... they have a baby. Of course the movie is very graphic as well just to get you to cringe. If you are looking for a movie to be startled and disturbed by, then "The Hills Have Eyes" is the movie for you. I was expecting a bit more of a story without the heavy reliance on blood and violence, hence this movie didn't quite suit my taste. Still, it was an above average movie, only slightly though.