The Hills have Eyes

[Dr. Briggs]

Just watched the remake & #2, and I have to say I was really hesitant to watch #2.

I *loved* the remake when I saw it in 2006. Such an on edge movie, the actors were brillant, the use of CG & makeup fx freaking smart, and who doesn't love the use of the dog as a hero (besides briggs lol)?!

So when it came to #2, I thought shit...they ruined it. I really fucking hate sequels. If a movie has a 2 in the title...I instinctively add "SUCKS" to the end. Why ruin a good thing? You did it right the first time, don't reinvent the fucking wheel to make more bucks. But there are some sequels such as Aliens, that were brilliant. IMO, this was one of them. The violence & gore is amped for one, but done necessarily & not just for the hell of it.

I wasn't sure how they would spin off from the remake, continue where they left off with the kids of the surviving family?? That seemed easy & disastirous for a movie direction. The military guard sent in to survey the land and eradicate any remnants of the Yucca, NV flats sector 16 was very clever & a bad ass route for the Cravens to take. Anything based on part fact & then blown up to a what-if horror story is good grounds...IMO.

Craven & his son wrote THHE 2 in a month...pretty outstanding. :bowow:

When I said doc I actually meant "doc," as in documentary, I didn't mind the dog being the hero... though I do think the humans could have done more >.> . And I find a lot of sequels to be worthy followups! I haven't seen Hills 2 (remake) but I think there are plenty of sequels that do do well! ...it's the very, very unpopular opinion, but I actually liked the original Hills Have Eyes 2 x.X .