The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Martin Weisz

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (written by) &
Jonathan Craven (written by) ...

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Lucky ones die fast

Plot:

A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Fight | Mutant | Hill | Nude Woman Murdered

Cast

Michael McMillian	...	Napoleon
Jessica Stroup	...	Amber
Jacob Vargas	...	Crank
Flex Alexander	...	Sarge
Lee Thompson Young	...	Delmar
Daniella Alonso	...	Missy
Eric Edelstein	...	Spitter
Reshad Strik	...	Mickey
Ben Crowley	...	Stump
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Papa Hades
Derek Mears	...	Chameleon
David Reynolds	...	Hansel
Jeff Kober	...	Redding
Jay Acovone	...	Wilson
Philip Pavel	...	Foster

Also Known As:

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for prolonged sequences of strong gruesome horror violence and gore, a rape and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | France:-16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | New Zealand:R16 | Japan:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company:

Fox Atomic

Trivia:

This is the fourth film to bear the title of "The Hills Have Eyes," preceded by the original 1977 version, The Hills Have Eyes (1977), its 1985 sequel, The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985), and the 2006 remake The Hills Have Eyes (2006).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: On all uniforms the U.S. flag on the shoulder is mirrored, with the stars-field on the right side of the flag instead the left.

Quotes:

Mickey: My leg's asleep.
Crank: Your dick's asleep.
Mickey: Wanna wake it up?
Crank: No, that's your daddy's job.

Movie Connections:

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Soundtrack:

The Hills Have Eyes

Didn't like it quite as much as the first, but still I enjoyed it.

The first one was a bit more intense as one could really relate to the family on the cross country trip. This one, however, features national guard members who are wrapping up their training and must stop along the desert to aid a group of scientist and military men along the way. Unfortunately, this is the same area where radioactive mutant inbred cannibals live and they almost immediately make an impact. The setup is a tad confusing as it shows this military man seemingly having a grudge or something against the clan in the hills, and this is never really touched upon. However, like the first one, the movie is very bloody and the action comes at one fast and furious. Still a bit far fetched that the family from the first one seemed to handle themselves a tad better than national guardsmen, but then the guardsmen don't have an ultra cool German Shepard to help them out. I liked this one as it was very fast paced and gruesome, I mean from the opening credits you know you are in for a gruesome time. Most of the action in this one takes place in a mining system and this along with the troops are a couple of differences. Still, in typical horror fashion you will probably yell "what are ya doing, stupid!!!" and "hit him again he isn't dead". So all in all a wild ride that is not quite as good as the first.