Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki More indistinguishable radioactive mutants cannibalising people, this time it's a group of indistinguishable military personnel on a ludicrous training mission in the Moroccan - er, I mean Nevada, desert. Like its predecessor, this quickie sequel was filmed in Oarzazarte, Morocco, which completely lacks the mood and otherworldly atmosphere of the desert in the original 1977 film.More gross, yet thoroughly boring and formulaic, effects, the likes of which can be witnessed in any torture porn flick (with the possible exception of the mutant birth opening scene, or the dying man climbing up through the toilet, the nadir of the film ) Structurally, this film is a mess, with no clear beginning, middle, or end. People exist and things happen just because the script says so, without any reason. It seems like this entire film exists solely to set up another sequel, which thankfully has never materialised.

Woodyanders 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.

dusterbomb (This is a much shorter version of the review I wrote on my flightfromzion blog. tumblr.com/flightfromzion)The Hills Have Eyes II is the sequel to the The Hills Have Eyes remake of 2006. While most people would probably call that remake mediocre to bad, I actually did like it. I thought it was interesting, consistent, had a couple good performances, and I liked how it was shot. It wasn't perfect or even close to perfect, but I'd probably give it a 6.5/10. This movie however, is pretty bad. The editing is terrible, most of the acting is either held back or bad, the story is garbage, the characters are stupid, the dialogue is mediocre, and the pacing isn't great. However, it's not really the worst thing ever either. If I'm being completely honest, I can see the positive aspects and due to its solid tone, great score, and competent cinematography, if can certainly be enjoyable if you turn your brain off. Just don't expect it to challenge you as a viewer at all. Normally this would get a 4, but I consider this movie to be offensive in a way. Not to me, but to people of the National Guard. For them to be represented by the bumbling idiots in this movie has to be downright insulting. It is for these reasons that my final rating for this film is a 3/10.

charles-71224 After watching the hills have eyes remake I never expected anything spectacular, however this is probably one of the worst films I have ever seen.It's the typical rather than stick together and run away let's all do our own thing in dark tunnels with no backup plan. It truly is utter crap, even the creepies are sub standard. It's almost like a horror goonies, but not funny or good. The acting is so bad it's not even ironic, wes craven just seems happy to put his name to anything in the horror genre. Seriously pick another film any things got to be better than this dribble.