Having seen he remake, I was looking forward to see how the horror legend that is Wes Craven would present this film, and it was very good. The atmosphere was there, the scares and also it didn't have some of the toot from the remake. Looking at the remake now, even though the effect might be better, the story was butchered from what was a fantastic movie.
The Carter family are what people outside America would view as the typical Americans: smug, arrogant and over the top. The other family, led by Papa Jupiter seem more human in some ways than the Carter's. Ok so most families don't rape others or eat flesh, but the love between them and the camaraderie is just how a family should act.
It is not the best acting in the world, but I think that is probably what makes the horror genre so special, it isn't about the performances, its about the storyline. The Hills Have Eyes has a very unique storyline and it seems new and innovative, even after all these years. One thing that also interested me what that a lot of the action took place during the day, and it felt weird to be able to see the enemy and see what was going on.
On a less serious note, I thought that Martin Speer (who played Doug Wood in the movie) looks a hell of a lot like Simon Helberg (who plays Harold Wolowitz from The Big Bang Theory) as long as Helberg grew a mustache
All in all a sound movie, no great masterpiece but no massive disappointment. I will give this a 4 out of 10, but I want to make this clear, I did enjoy the film very much, I just don't think it has the certain ingredient that would make it outstanding. From now I won't tell you the next film in the blog, it will be available in the upper right hand box that says Next Movie.
Just a quick add-on, apparently The Hills Have Eyes has roots in Scotish legends. Sawney Bean was a Scottish man in the 15-16th century who led a clan of 48ish people to kill over 1000 people and eat them. Thats quite an interesting little fact!
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