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The Hills Have Eyes [UMD for PSP] | ![The Hills Have Eyes [UMD for PSP]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZC5054EWL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer, Dee Wallace, Russ Grieve
Studio: Vanguard
Category: DVD
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 129691
Format: Color, Dolby
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only)
ESRB: Teen
Media: UMD for PSP
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PS14187
UPC: 013131418781
EAN: 0013131418781
ASIN: B000DZ95HQ
Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 1977
Release Date: March 7, 2006
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| | Peter Locke Presents Wes Craven s Cult Classic Uncut, Uncensored And On DVD For The First Time Ever! The Carters are an all-American family on their way to California when their car breaks down far from civilization in the remote southwestern desert. But they are not alone: Watching from the hills is a very different kind of clan, a family of marauding inbred cannibals with an unspeakable taste fo |
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Fans of Wes Craven's more recent major studio work (the Scream series) may be put off by the low-budget griminess of his sophomore feature, The Hills Have Eyes, but the director's longtime supporters and aficionados of '70s horror will be riveted by this unsettling culture clash fable. Originally titled Blood Relations, Hills strands a suburban family (which includes E.T.'s Dee Wallace Stone and future documentarian Robert Houston) in the desert and pits them against a clan of inbred cannibals. The resourceful killer brood quickly decimates the outsiders' numbers, forcing the survivors to fight back with equally savage means. Like Craven's debut, Last House on the Left, Hills is a relentlessly tense film which demolishes numerous societal taboos (fratricide and infant kidnapping, for starters), but it also delivers a powerful subtext about family and the fine line between civilization and animal behavior amidst the mayhem. Highly recommended for Craven completists and fans of no-holds-barred horror. --Paul Gaita
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The Carters are an all-American family on their way to California when their car breaks down far from civilization in the remote southwestern desert. But they are not alone: Watching from the hills is a very different kind of clan, a family of marauding inbred cannibals with an unspeakable taste for human flesh and monstrous brutality. In the nightmare that follows, what depravities must this wholesome family endure to survive? And in a primal wasteland ruled by lust and rage, who will become the most shocking savages of all? Dee Wallace, James Whitworth, Susan Lanier and Michael Berryman co-star in this disturbing cult classic written and directed by horror-master Wes Craven (LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, SCREAM).
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 1 star out of 4 December 21, 2008
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
The Hills Have Eyes takes place in a desert where no one is hot or thirsty, features characters who have absolutely no personality, and an conclusion that basically just ends; why watch this abyssmal film when you could watch Last House on the Left, for early Craven, or Straw Dogs, for "my home is my castle" thrills?
 Thriller/ Suspence April 27, 2008
T. Champion (Pacific NW)
This movie is a great thriller/suspence filled one.
Not as ''scary'' or gorey as thought.
Very good - 2 thumbs up!
Classic Craven April 12, 2008
Marty Peduncle (Cleveland OH)
To this day, The Hills Have Eyes remains one of Wes Craven's more notable films as well as establishing its place as a horror classic in general. Although the plot is a tad reminiscient of Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hills is still a solid piece of low budget horror.
Opening with some great eerie footage of the isolated desert hills, we meet the California bound Carter family as they make a stop at a dilapidated gas station. Following an ill advised shortcut, they end up in a car crash stranded deep in the outlying desert, but more importantly in the "air force testing range" where a family of deranged cannibalistic savages dwells. Using their knowledge of the desert and some guerilla warfare-like tactics, the mutant tribe begins exterminating the Carters one by one until a select few remain in the struggle for survival. The remaining family members band together to exact their revenge on the cannibals as well as escape the desert with their lives.
Hills really utilizes the creepy desert scenery to create an unsettling vibe as well as imposing feelings of unfamiliarity, helplessness, and simply being alone. As a person who likes a horror film with atmosphere often more than one with gore, Hills is a great example of how important a creepy vibe can play into a movie. I feel the film has aged to a point to where it would not offend a frequent horror-goer, but at the same it is never boring and certainly interesting enough storywise to keep you entertained. Also that's not to say that there isn't some good gory content present afterall, we have a moderate amount of bloodletting here as well as a gruesome death by burning, and a memorable scene with a caged parakeet.
The characters are all generally well acted and likable, the Carters and the cannibals alike featuring some great performances from Dee Wallace, James Whitworth and of course Michael Berryman as Pluto. I feel that some of the film's attributes were better demonstrated in the recent remake such as the back story it provided on the cannibals, which was rather weak in this original, but we'll save that for another review. All in all The Hills Have Eyes is a cool little movie that should be in every horror fan's library, check this one out.
 A Terrible Classic March 21, 2008
Ian Davis (NNJ)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a genuinely bad movie that only true horror buffs will appreciate. It's definitely a classic of the genre, but that doesn't mean it's not a turd. A classic turd is still a turd.
Bad actors, bad dialogue, bad pacing, bad music, bad production values, bad direction, just...plain...bad...
Good January 13, 2008
George E. Duffy Jr.
Good B movie is all it is. Don't expect a lot out of it.
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