Everyone who knows me is aware of how much I love scary movies. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had an odd fascination with fear, monsters, and the anticipation is seeing what might be hiding under the bed or behind the squeaky door. Because my man is the coolest guy ever, he acquiesces to seeing scary movies with me whenever I have the urge, and this weekend we saw The Hills Have Eyes 2.
The first Hills Have Eyes movie was, in my opinion, entertaining and had some genuinely frightening moments, and because the ending was left wide open, it allowed ease in creating a second movie. Being that I enjoyed the first, I figured the second would be decent as well but I was let down.
Unfortunately, The Hills Have Eyes 2 follows the same story line as so many other horror movies these days. A group of people place themselves in a bad situation, play hide and go seek with the killer, and then get picked off one by one. Without an ounce of character development, the viewer lacks empathy for what the individuals are experiencing and in place of sorrow is disgust. In fact, in one scene involving a lengthy tongue, I gagged at least 3 times and almost threw up all over my man. This is not the type of reaction that comes from a girl who has seen every scary movie ever made.
If you enjoy the graphic visual of bloody, sticky, diseased, mutant birth, or perhaps the pulling open of a cranium and removal of brain matter, or maybe monster rape, then this is the movie for you. If not, then I think it’s wise to steer clear of this one. The first movie was much better.
