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The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 3/14

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3/14: To date, Wes Craven has publicly disowned The Hills Have Eyes Part II.

How can that be? It's impossible to disown lack of intelligence. That has been Wes' problem in many of his movies. The Hills Have Eyes Part II is probably the most glaring of them all.

Wasn't Pluto killed by the German Shepherd in the original? Why would Bobby fall in love with Ruby, the sister of the cannibal family who murdered his family? Feral people can go back to normal? Dogs have flashbacks? Is there a scientific proof of this? How can there be a motorcycle event in the middle of nowhere that's back at the same place in the original? Why would anyone be stupid enough to drive a bus over an unpaved road in the middle of nowhere? When the trap is set for Reaper, why is he seen inside the bus? Shouldn't he be capable of jumping over the ring of fire to escape harm?

Did Wes Craven steal the idea of a blind girl from Wait Until Dark? It looks like he never saw the second part of Silent Night, Deadly Night to avoid committing one of the deadliest cinema sins by using flashbacks extensively, but he sure went through too many Friday the 13th sequels.

Nonetheless, The Hills Have Eyes Part II is inane, trite, lazy, pointless, and a damn waste of time. It's so predictable when it comes to guessing who'll survive the massacre. The characters are horrible, idiotic, and not worth caring about. Horror takes too long to begin, and when the archvillain finally appears, it becomes laughable.

All in all, The Hills Have Eyes Part II is utter trash.