Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

It is a performances centric movie

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

No question about it, the "original" version of The Hills Have Eyes part 2 is the nadir in Wes Craven's career and probably the most abysmal horror film ever made. First of all, I really enjoyed this film, much more than part 1 which is, as many others have noted already, nothing but a remake, maybe with better resources and a greater display of "style," whatever that is. Given the fact that Craven himself produced the first one, let's take into consideration that he was not only involved this second time around as a producer but as the writer. He created the concept. The saying goes, whoever did it first, they did it better. Remakes are never necessary. Proof of the effectiveness of their inspiration source is the fact they exist in the first place. The pace is great, the exploration and display of the lengths human beings can go to hurt each other bear Craven's trademark, at least the one who created Last House on the Left (1972) and Te Hills Have Eyes (1978), which brought horror down to earth, changed it forever and became the most imitated films of all time, pretty much. The science fiction angle in Aja's film ruined the whole experience for me, because it wasn't humans vs. themselves anymore, but in this one, it does have a purpose, it's not overdone and brings the plot back to the animal nature of human beings from his greatest films: the animal who puts intelligence to serve his instincts. Execution? Honestly, when Craven was in the director's chair, that never was the main point. Just as Ed Wood in Tim Burton's biopic, with him it was all about the Big Picture. Weisz does just the right job; no more, no less. Too bad at the time he hadn't made "Haute Tension" or something like that, I guess. Rushed script? The Last House on the Left took probably only two weeks to write... so what? They would've made a great mistake if they had the female survivor from part one back on this one. The fact that it bears no resemblance whatsoever to what was served us back in 1985 is by no means a bad thing. This is the Hills Have Eyes part 2 that should have been made back then. Sadly, you only get one shot in life.

Yes, I hate lazy horror remakes as much as the next fan of the genre. However, when it came to the ('original') remake of the Hills Have Eyes, I was actually pretty impressed. I guess I wasn't the only one as it seems to have spawned a sequel… which I also watched.I guess you could compare part 2 to 'Aliens' and part 1 to 'Alien.' Of course the major difference was that BOTH 'Alien' films were awesome whereas here, just adding soldiers and guns doesn't automatically make it better. The first film showed us what happened to a family when their camper van broke down in the middle of a desert and ended up at odds with the psychotic locals. Now, some time later in the same desert, a team of young – and not that particularly experienced – soldiers are on a training exercise. Guess what happens to them?! So our young recruits start getting attacked and picked off one by one in classic slasher style. You may think the fact that they're armed with guns and the locals have melee weapons gives them an advantage. It doesn't. Like I say they're VERY inexperienced, almost to the point of it being a little unrealistic how quickly they go down. However, part of the story is that they're not that good at what they do, so I guess I can let that one slide. Unfortunately, part of the problem with having all the characters dressed the same in their army gear makes them very difficult to tell who's who – especially when one dies and then you realise it was a different soldier. Not only this, they're all rather forgettable and you can hazard a guess which handful will make it all the way to the final reel as they're the only ones with vaguely identifiable character traits.Sadly, it's not just the people we're supposed to root for who have problems (dare I call them 'heroes?'). The mutated rednecks are just as bland. They're not that scary and the make-up and gore isn't up to the standards it would need to be to really stand out. There's a bit of gore and some nastiness here and there, but – again – nothing that you haven't seen before (and better!) if you've seen much of the horror genre.I may sound like I hated it, but I didn't. The problem is that it's just the very definition of 'average.' It's not bad, just completely forgettable. There are too many horror clichés in here to really make it work well and it's not a patch on either of the originals. Plus, if I have to hear someone say either 'We're going to get through this' (or a variation thereof) I may just hurl the remote at the TV screen.

A group of raw and wet behind the ears National Guard trainees run afoul of a family of savage predatory mutants in the desert. Director Martin Weisz, working from a compact script by Wes and Jonathan Craven, relates the engrossing story at a snappy pace, maintains a go-for-the-throat gritty tone throughout (both the opening monster birth scene and a harsh rape sequence are quite nasty and hard to watch), delivers a handy helping of in-your-face unflinching graphic gore, makes fine use of the sprawling and desolate desert location, and generates a good deal of tension. The solid acting by the capable cast keeps this movie humming: Michael McMillian as wimpy pacifist Napoleon, Daniella Alonso as the sassy Missy, Jessica Stroup as the feisty Amber, Lee Thompson Young as the gutsy Delmar, Flex Alexander as the hard-nosed Sarge, Jacob Vargas as the hot-tempered Crank, and Jeff Kober as the foulmouthed Redding. Moreover, the mutants are really fearsome and grotesque, with Michael Bailey Smith as brutish patriarch Papa Hades, Derek Myers as the vicious Chameleon, Gaspar Szabo as the relentless Sniffer, and David Reynolds as the kindly and helpful Hansel rating as the most memorable of the beastly bunch. Both Sam McCurdy's crisp widescreen cinematography and the spirited shuddery score by Trevor Morris are up to par. A satisfying follow-up.

Honestly, the re-make of the 2nd hills have eyes was pretty much the same thing as the first hills have eyes re-make. It definitely had it's moments. It definitely needed more work though. On the other hand though, it did have those ouch moments when something that looks so painful to watch. Beginning was retarded as hell. Obviously, the plot to the whole entire movie was also retarded as f***. Again, another thing that really annoyed was the fact that the director of course made everyone mutants again when during the original ones, they were perfectly normal looking. In my opinion, this is definitely not worth watching. So if you do decide to watch this one, I suggest watching Craven's version first then watch the re-makes.