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The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

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Horror auteur Wes Craven followed his threadbare but horrifically compelling cult classic Last House on the Left with this wonderfully demented morality fable about a bloody war of attrition between two extremely different families. The story opens on the journey of the Carters, a mildly dysfunctional extended family led by patriarch "Big Bob" Carter (Russ Grieve), as they travel across the California desert in search of an inherited silver mine. When a broken axle leaves them stranded in the

R, 1 hr. 23 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Sep 23, 2003

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A satisfying piece of pulp.

July 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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One of the prime examples of the what was so fascinating about American horror films in the 1970s.

April 8, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Beware! 70s horror film is ultra violent.

December 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comments (2)
Common Sense Media

As disgusting as the movie is, the ride is never dull, but there's no need to take on the film to begin with unless there's something a little off inside your head.

March 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | Comment
Arizona Daily Star

A heady mix of ironic allegory and seat-edge tension.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

Craven paints an interesting and uniquely bloody study of how 'normal' people will descend to the lowest depths in order to save themselves, but you'll have to suffer through a lot of tedium to get there.

March 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Even a dog has his day, and among the few tolerable features helmed by Craven is this early cult item.

November 4, 2003 Comment
Creative Loafing

Fans of (Wes) Craven's films, as well as those who appreciate fine scary features, can't go wrong with this sharply-honed reissue.

October 9, 2003 Full Review | Comment
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

As a mirror to the low-fi, sci-fi hero journey of Star Wars, however, The Hills Have Eyes is the far less damaging to its respective genre.

October 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Film Freak Central

Fans have been waiting for decades for a proper release of Wes Craven's back-*** desert flick. Anchor Bay's generous extras make this release the Thanksgiving turkey.

September 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Craven's latent sick streak gets a major workout here, and the rudest shocks seem to center around the "good" family's parental figures.

September 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

...a sporadically effective Texas Chain Saw Massacre rip-off.

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
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A cheap rip-off of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that is hard to care about, since the villains are disgusting perverts you want to see dead while the main characters act really stupid most of the time. By the end there is no room left for any moral question intended, for a matter of life and death justifies just about

November 10, 2011
blacksheepboy

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This movie is exciting for the most part, not very scary, though. The overall story is predictable, but there are a couple of surprises. I didn't like it, but I didn't think it was bad either, it was just too much like other horror movies at the time so it doesn't stand out. It's was pretty good, but it could have

March 7, 2011
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

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