The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)

Director:

Martin Weisz

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Last year the lucky ones died first. On march 23rd 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:

Blood Splatter | Severed Arm | Nudity | Long Tongue | Bayonet

Cast

Cécile Breccia	...	Pregnant Woman
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Papa Hades
Archie Kao	...	Han
Jay Acovone	...	Wilson
Jeff Kober	...	Redding
Philip Pavel	...	Foster
David Reynolds	...	Hansel
Tyrell Kemlo	...	Stabber
Lee Thompson Young	...	Delmar
Daniella Alonso	...	Missy
Eric Edelstein	...	Spitter
Jessica Stroup	...	Amber
Joseph Beddelem	...	Insurgent
Jacob Vargas	...	Crank
Ben Crowley	...	Stump

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:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Singapore:R21 | UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Japan:R-18 | Iceland:18 | USA:R | Germany:18 | Malaysia:18SG | France:-16 | Australia:R (2007) | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company:

Fox Atomic

Trivia:

Wes Craven, the writer and director of the original 1977 version, wrote the screenplay for the sequel to the 2006 remake of "The Hills Have Eyes," along with his son (filmmaker) Jonathan Craven.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Napoleon, the "Eagle Scout," ties the knots in the rope, a closeup reveals him clearly tying a double figure eight knot. When the camera moves to the medium shot, he has magically tied a double bowline.

Quotes:

Redding: [Last Line] There is one way off!

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Soundtrack:

Own Little World (Remorse Code Remix)

Average sequel

I read the reviews before I watched it. People didn't seem to be very enthusiastic about this movie but I decided to give it a try anyway. Having low expectations, I was rather satisfied. I wanted gore. It delivered! I wanted mutants. It delivered as well! I wanted the rape scene not to be too hard, as I'm getting tired of all the new horror films having sexual violence in them. It was not so bad. It sure wasn't as shocking as the rape scene in the first one. Overall The Hills Have Eyes II is dumb and fun. A lot of blood, very nice looking chicks, mutants with almost supernatural forces and some very decent fight scenes. At first I thought the characters were annoying. In the end I liked them, especially the two heroes. They were my favorite characters since the beginning! Like some people mentioned, it sometimes looks like The Descent. Believe me, The Descent is way better! And so is Aja's remake of The Hills Have Eyes. This one is nothing but an average sequel. Keep this in mind and you might have a good time. Just don't expect too much!