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What caused this film to suck so much compared to the 'first' one?

posted 16 years ago by BrunoAntony
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Seriously, the first one was great ... genuinely scary and thrilling, good acting, effects, music, etc. The comic, Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning, was terrific ... a really well-written, creepy tale about where the mutants came from.

The Hills Have Eyes 2 was just awful on every single level. I tried to watch it on a flight and was literally fast-fowarding due to boredom. The only thing they got right was using Devendra Banhart's song "Insect Eyes" on the trailer (although not in the film!!!).

Was it ever explained why this film turned out so terribly? Did the budget fall through or something? Did Wes Craven not look at the script?

It seems like such a wasted opportunity ... The Hills Have Eyes could have been a great horror movie franchise.

[–] dbzerogravity 15 years ago

I'll tell you why it sucked so bad: Wes Craven and his son

Had they allowed Aja to do the sequel like he wanted, we might have gotten a descent movie. Instead we got an unrealistic pos

[–] xMartyMcFlyx 15 years ago

Did Wes Craven not look at the script?

Dude, Wes Craven wrote the script.

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[–] Pittbulls899 14 years ago

disappointing compared to the first movie

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[–] glaeken777 13 years ago

When I first heard about this movie, I was cautiously optimistic. It could have been a nice social commentary about war politics at the time. I was hoping they'd basically follow the template set by Walter Hill's excellent SOUTHERN COMFORT. Needless to say, they didn't even come close.