Purely Joyful Movie!

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

When I saw the first movie, I really enjoyed it and quickly became one of my fave Wes Craven movies, and when I heard that there was a sequel, I was interested until I heard all the bad things about it, but I didn't let that bother me and went into this one with an open mind. But sadly all the bad things were spot on and I was thinking how could director Wes Craven get it so right with the first movie and get it so wrong with this one, apparently this was only made cause he needed the money, but even so it looks as if that was no effort put into this whatsoever.Okay this isn't the worst movie Wes Craven has ever made, there are about four other titles that take that honour and there's such a massive drop in quality between it and its predecessor that you're almost convinced a studio hired some hack to come in and cash in the original's reputation. For a start what's up with that dog having flashbacks, that concept is just stupid and doesn't work at all.Even the plot is just recycled from practically every slasher movie from this time period and instead of having a family of cannibals this time round we only get two, one is which from the first one Michael Berryman who I'd say is the only decent aspect in this mess of a movie, but even that is not enough to save this. And we do get some returning characters like Janus Blythe who played Ruby in the first movie, almost totally unrecognisable this time round and gives a capable performance, and Bobby (Robert Huston), another survivor from the first one, in a totally pointless role in this one, I mean what was the point of bringing him back, I liked him in the first one he was one of the strong performances but in this one he's totally wasted. And a cast of disposable teens who apart from the leads Kevin Blair and Tamara Stafford are totally forgettable and unlikeable and just made me bored, even the deaths are boring.All in all even Wes Craven doesn't like this mess of a movie, and that says it all.

This sequel to 'The Hill Have Eyes' might sound like good idea to a person, like myself, who had never seen it. They bring back back some familiar characters/actors from the first one, They decided to continue with the original story, Wes Craven wrote and directed it. But despite a good premise, The Hills Have Eyes Part II didn't deliver the goods. It begins with Bobby from the original who is seeing a psychiatrist to deal with his issues of seeing his family murdered. The funny thing is that his wife is Ruby who was a part of the sadistic family! That's right, Ruby, the one who helped save the baby in the original is now the wife of Bobby and has changed her name to Rachel. The rest of the plot involves a biker gang of young people (including Ruby/Rachel) who are set to go out to the desert to race; the same desert in which the events from the first movie occurred. Of course when they get there, two members of the cannibalistic family begin their attack. So that is the basic plot. That may sound alright, but there are so many details of this movie that are just plain stupid. Oh and don't get fooled by reading that the character of Bobby returns considering he was only in this sequel for the first fifteen minutes. Major disappointment there.So some other problems with part 2...first off, this feels a lot like an average slasher movie for the most part. Typical stalking scenes, a large killer with a machete, jump scares, a group of dumb teenage characters. The music used is straight out of Friday the 13th, no joke. Popularity of those films at the time clearly influenced the creation process of this sequel. There is a a blind girl in this who I wasn't sure was even blind for most of the film. She appears to see enough to dodge things such as flames and a burning mutant running after her. Another problem I have is with Ruby/Rachel. She lived with the cannibals for years but didn't recognize the area the group was exploring? How about telling them "hey let's get the hell out of here, my crazy mutant ex-family use to reside in these parts"?!Movie started pretty good and with promise bringing back original characters, but quickly turned into a joke with a motorcycle riding cannibal, a dog having flashbacks from the original, characters who seem oblivious to the fact that there are mutants in the area, a blind girl who roams around alone while cannibal killers are on the loose. Probably the most stupid characters ever created in a horror movie. One part in particular really blew my mind with stupidity. A girl decides to take a relaxing shower all while knowing there is imminent danger around her. It's like she was thinking "Hey, someone might be trying to kill us, guess I'll take a shower".There are good things about Part II like the return of Ruby/Rachel, Pluto and cameo by Bobby. The new member of the family, the reaper, was a pretty effective villain. But the stupid plot points made me shake my head way too many times for this to be a very good sequel. I love the fact that they go back to where it all started, but so many things make you go "huh" throughout the entire thing.

Wow this was one terrible sequel. I don't even know where to start on how bad this movie was. It was just so low budget and so dang boring. Somehow Pluto (Michael Berryman) is still alive after the first movie. How I have no idea. Then there's one other cannibal The Reaper. His name sounds cool right? Too bad the character is so terrible it's not even funny. This entire movie is mostly flash backs from the first movie. Even the Dog has a flash back! This movie is pretty disappointing and really poorly made too. I don't know what Wes Craven was thinking when he made this one. Please avoid this movie at all cost; it's not worth your time. If you want to see a good Hills Have Eyes movie. Go see Hills Have Eyes (2006) (1977) The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) those movies are much better! I give The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 a 2/10

A group of motorcyclists, including Ruby(Janus Blythe),formerly a cannibal of the hills now reformed since leaving with the two survivors of the first film, get stranded out on the desert hills where two cannibals wreak havoc on them. The group find a compound that seems deserted, but a hidden room inside what appeared to be a refrigerator houses a place that might explain who is out there in the darkness causing so much terror. Blind Cass(Tamara Stafford)and others await the return of her boyfriend Roy(Kevin Spirtas, the hero hunting down Jason Voorhies in Friday THE 13TH THE NEW BLOOD)and Harry(Peter Frechette)who are chasing a cannibal survivor from the first film, Pluto(Michael Berryman)after he steals one of their motorbikes. This leads to both possibly being killed while the others having no idea of their condition. Slowly, each fall prey to a much more menacing cannibal, the dead Jupiter's larger brother, The Reaper(John Bloom)while Pluto tangles with Ruby and that blasted dog that messed him up the previous time, Beast. At night, things get really scary because those who await the return of their two men, believe they are playing a practical joke which is not unlike them(we see both several times pulling stunts on various characters). In the darkness, The Reaper and Pluto have a distinct advantage..how will a blind woman and her friends defend themselves in a place they have no knowledge of? The film is more of a slasher flick than the great original Craven effort. This one is VERY low budget, but doesn't pack the same punch as the brutal superior original. I felt this sequel resembles the Friday THE 13Th films, not just because of the familiar Harry Manfredini score, but the methods of the killers. Like those victims of Friday THE 13TH, those who are killed normally separate themselves from the group making themselves vulnerable to attack. The film has a dirt-poor grungy quality that hearkens back to the original film, but lacks bite. This one offers some flashbacks from Bobby, the male survivor & Ruby from the previous film..and the notorious one by the dog, Beast. I feel like this was intentional comedy on Craven's part that many just couldn't giggle at. I rather found it amusing. But, why a blind woman isn't killed immediately and instead allowed to last throughout the film(..and how The Reaper couldn't just escape a circle-of-fire at the end by jumping a little)is just too ridiculous to accept.