The Hills Have Eyes 2

The Hills Have Eyes 2 is a sequel of a remake which itself is a remake of a sequel. Who would have thought that they would remake a film that went straight to video the first time and got worse review than Glitter and Gigli combined? I didn't. If Wes Craven's name hadn't been somewhere in the credits of this film (showing up as producer and co-writer with his son on this one) this movie had have hit the bargain bin faster than Little Man 2. With all of that said, this movie was a complete waste, although it did have to slide by on the its gore-factor alone.

The plot is simple enough, National Guards are sent to aid some scientists who are investigating an old bomb testing area filled with mutated, incestuous humanoids. The mutants feel more like small-town rednecks than radioactive monstrosities. I think I've seen most of these people wandering around Lawton in Wal-Mart at 2 in the morning.

You haven't heard of any of the actors but they don't do that bad of a job. Which is pretty impressive considering the script could have been written in Crayon with as adolescent and simplistic as it is. Check out the movie quotes page for it on the Internet Movie Database website and you'll see what I'm talking about (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800069/quotes). Most memorable quote according that site is "There's A hand in the shitter!".

The directing is just on par. It does what "The Descent" does ten times better. The only good directing point I can give the movie is its pacing. It does a good job of keeping the characters moving to each of their demises. It's like Final Destination meets Cliffhanger.

Unless you're a hardcore horror movie buff there really is no reason to see this. For the guys, DO NOT suggest this as a date movie.

Rating: 4 out of 10