Crimson Screens has eyes... and we use them to watch "The Hills Have Eyes"...
Crimson Screens has eyes... and we use them to watch "The Hills Have Eyes"...
Hey! Sorry about taking so long to update, but as I previously said, relocating to another part of the country takes up a lot of time. Plus, once I got home, I visited a lot of people I haven't seen for a long time and hanging out with friends and such.
Anyway, I did have time to check out the newly released unrated DVD special edition of the recent horror remake for The Hills Have Eyes. I did not see this in theatres because when it was there, most of my time was filled with obligations and stuff like that which took up all of my time. So I can't compare the R rated version to the unrated version, but its safe to say that the unrated one will have more gory goodies and other offensive stuff which was taken out for theatres. That is usually the case anyways.
Ok, I won't ignore the original The Hills Have Eyes status as a semi legendary movie, a stepping stone for a director soon moving on to greater things and Michael Berryman sure had an impressive presence. But the original, to me, was always slowly paced and really boring in a lot of spots. So the chance to remake it provides the chance for the film makers to improve on the faults of the first film.
I am happy to say that this film succeeds in not only being an entertaining movie, but it surpasses the original in every possible way. The acting is better, the effects are waaaaay better, the pace is improved upon way more than I had even hoped, the bad guys are better and overall the movie was more exciting. I do wish Michael Berryman was here because that's a cool guy, but we can't have everything we want here, right?
Ok, a family is traveling through the desert and a shady gas station attendant sends them off in the wrong direction and soon enough, an accident disables their car and they are stranded. Things get worse when various family members leave to try and find help.
Some scenes are reused from the original, but a lot of this is new and completely reimagined, which I like. More background is given on the desert mutants and I liked that a lot. It definitely made them seem more human and even slightly sympathetic, even though they were, for the most part, complete dirtbags.
The gore here is amazing. There is a shotgun head detonation that outdoes the one in the opening of Dawn Of The Dead. There is mucho axe and pick axe violence. Bloody gun shot wounds. Throats torn out. And tons more. It is all here. Fans of gore will definitely be pleased.
Also, I like the monster make ups. Very original and realistic.
Another thing I liked about this was Ted Levine as the dad. He was Buffalo Bill in The Silence Of The Lambs. He has a very distinctive voice. I thought he added some character to this movie. Also, Billy Drago was one of the mutants and even though he isn't in this a whole lot, seeing his name made me smile because that guy was creepy when he was on the X-Files.
Finally, the DVD case that this comes in is the coolest DVD case I have seen in a long time. It comes covered in this plastic and under it is fake blood that moves around when you move the case around. Very cool.
This movie is fast paced and entertaining. It is way better than the original. For a fun and entertaining movie, I say, see The Hills Have Eyes!
Next issue, will be a triple feature. I am not sure of what exactly yet, but it will be here in the next few days. Also, since I have returned home, work has continued on the Crimson Screens book, but more on that later.
Out.
Hey! Sorry about taking so long to update, but as I previously said, relocating to another part of the country takes up a lot of time. Plus, once I got home, I visited a lot of people I haven't seen for a long time and hanging out with friends and such.
Anyway, I did have time to check out the newly released unrated DVD special edition of the recent horror remake for The Hills Have Eyes. I did not see this in theatres because when it was there, most of my time was filled with obligations and stuff like that which took up all of my time. So I can't compare the R rated version to the unrated version, but its safe to say that the unrated one will have more gory goodies and other offensive stuff which was taken out for theatres. That is usually the case anyways.
Ok, I won't ignore the original The Hills Have Eyes status as a semi legendary movie, a stepping stone for a director soon moving on to greater things and Michael Berryman sure had an impressive presence. But the original, to me, was always slowly paced and really boring in a lot of spots. So the chance to remake it provides the chance for the film makers to improve on the faults of the first film.
I am happy to say that this film succeeds in not only being an entertaining movie, but it surpasses the original in every possible way. The acting is better, the effects are waaaaay better, the pace is improved upon way more than I had even hoped, the bad guys are better and overall the movie was more exciting. I do wish Michael Berryman was here because that's a cool guy, but we can't have everything we want here, right?
Ok, a family is traveling through the desert and a shady gas station attendant sends them off in the wrong direction and soon enough, an accident disables their car and they are stranded. Things get worse when various family members leave to try and find help.
Some scenes are reused from the original, but a lot of this is new and completely reimagined, which I like. More background is given on the desert mutants and I liked that a lot. It definitely made them seem more human and even slightly sympathetic, even though they were, for the most part, complete dirtbags.
The gore here is amazing. There is a shotgun head detonation that outdoes the one in the opening of Dawn Of The Dead. There is mucho axe and pick axe violence. Bloody gun shot wounds. Throats torn out. And tons more. It is all here. Fans of gore will definitely be pleased.
Also, I like the monster make ups. Very original and realistic.
Another thing I liked about this was Ted Levine as the dad. He was Buffalo Bill in The Silence Of The Lambs. He has a very distinctive voice. I thought he added some character to this movie. Also, Billy Drago was one of the mutants and even though he isn't in this a whole lot, seeing his name made me smile because that guy was creepy when he was on the X-Files.
Finally, the DVD case that this comes in is the coolest DVD case I have seen in a long time. It comes covered in this plastic and under it is fake blood that moves around when you move the case around. Very cool.
This movie is fast paced and entertaining. It is way better than the original. For a fun and entertaining movie, I say, see The Hills Have Eyes!
Next issue, will be a triple feature. I am not sure of what exactly yet, but it will be here in the next few days. Also, since I have returned home, work has continued on the Crimson Screens book, but more on that later.
Out.
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