Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki Lame follow up features several lengthy flashback sequences to pad out the film's run time to barely 90 minutes ( 85 minutes, without the opening narrative, and closing credits ) A group of dirt-bike racing morons (using some type of experimental gasoline created by survivor of the first film, for his obligatory cameo) take a shortcut through the desert, on their way to a motor-cross competition in the desert. When their bus breaks down, they end up in the same area where the first film took place, and are set upon by two survivors of the cannibal family from the earlier film. I do not believe this ever had any type of proper film score written and recorded for it. It genuinely sounds like they just simply bought the soundtrack albums to the first few Friday the 13th films, and dubbed that in. I don't mean that it sounds similar, or it sounds like someone re- recorded the score. No, I mean that it sounds identical, like we're watching this movie while the Friday the 13th soundtrack album is playing in the background. I don't have the same hatred for this film that a lot of fans of the original have. It isn't as great as the original, but it's also not quite as bad as some reviewers have said. It's just completely mediocre. The neolithic looking desert is still creepy as hell, a foot chase through the rocky cliffs between a couple of the bikers and Pluto is good also, and a couple of other good scenes are scattered throughout, but that can't hide the fact that, for all its explosions and chases, there's really just not a lot going on here, and there is surprisingly little tension or bloodshed. This film's naming The Reaper as the mutants' father contradicts the first film entirety, ( Papa Jupiter was their father in the original )

lastliberal I can never be sure what movie I am going to see when the names are the same. I tried to watch the original Wicker Man the other day, but whoever wrote the description got it wrong and it was the Nick cage version.I tuned into the followup to The Hills Have Eyes last night and was fooled again. I didn't even know there was a Wes Craven version as I saw the 2006 movie. The description on Showtime was for the 2007 movie, but they showed the Wes Craven version of Hills Have Eyes II. I god cheated as this version was not worth losing 90 minutes of my precious sleep.Maybe it would be scary for some tweens, who would not get to see it for its "R" rating, but it was cheesy horror with only one slightly gory sequence. Disappointing, to say the least.

user-11512 Admittingly Wes Craven claimed he made this sequel to disturbing and scary hit The Hills Have Eyes for some quick cash. This being said, the movie was made very fast and effort was minimal at best or so it seems. A plus is that the same music score director from Friday the 13th is aboard for this sequel. Only drawback is this film compared to Friday the 13th in a lesser sense, as death scenes were comparative and most of them were un-exciting. Parts I found interesting were Ruby's return to the desert as a civilized human now, the number of remaining mine cannibals, and the amount of buildings. This film was far less brutal than the original however many flashbacks and references connected the two well enough to be franchised. I physically burst out laughing to the canine flashback scene, I wont spoil it and tell you what happened but I will remind you its infamous and applaudable. This was a somewhat entertaining 87 minutes of an 80s horror sequel and may be valuable to have viewed for the upcoming The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007). 80s horror sequels comparable to this film include: The Return of the Living Dead Part II, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Friday the 13th Part II, and The Howling II. I gave this film 6 stars because I am a true fan of Wes Craven and his horror masterpieces even if this one is a pull it out of his behind piece of work, I also enjoyed the remake tremendously and look forward to the forthcoming sequel.

lost-in-limbo A motocross team backed by Tommy, who has invented a super fuel that will change the way of racing, must trek across the desert to compete in a competition. However Tommy gets cold feet and Rachel (aka Ruby) decides that she will take the team. While, travelling on the bus they find out that they're going to be late and so they decide (by a vote off) to take a detour and get themselves stranded after damaging the bus on the beaten track. Unknowingly to them someone is watching them and waiting for their chance to pounce.Okay, so after reading and hearing how BAD this flick is. I was reasonably surprised by it. I was expecting an atrocity, but what I got here was nothing more than a rancid slasher vehicle that has more in common with the 80s slasher gruel. That's not to say I didn't find it insipid, but by its reputation I expected far worst, but its just another routine (that I found curiously fascinating) sequel trying to cash on the original with a few amusing sequences. What made the original a successful package, just didn't translate here. It's not as brutal, aggressive and intense, while the adrenaline levels are very meek and it lacks that rough edge. Everything about it is uninspired, but there are a few random moments and ridiculous situations. Like oh it's pointless flashback time! Poor Bobby… poor Ruby and even the superstar of a dog Beast chimes in. Why? Well, to remind just how better the original is compared with this junk. It's simply a retread of the original with the family being replaced by retarded teens and to up the suspense, one of them just happens to be blind.Wes Craven wrote and directed this lumbering mess and you could easily tell the creative juices were at an all time low. The most effective scenes occur when it has the blind girl unknowingly stumbling across her dead friends. Some of the cast decided to hang around for the sequel. The favourite of the cannibal clan, Pluto (who healed up very well) played by Michael Berryman adds a lot the flick. Janus Blythe who was Ruby returns to take on her dwindling family and for a couple minutes at the beginning Robert Houston reprises his role as Bobby. Oh and not forgetting Beast! The rest of the pesky cast were either annoying fools or simply plain meat for the chopping board. On the other hand, Tamara Stafford was acceptable. John Bloom is an eccentric comic brute (no, goose) in the part of Papa Jupiter's older brother, The Reaper. While, Craven's mind numbing material (especially the script) and direction left a lot to be desired. There was effective location photography put to good use by capturing the impressively foreboding backdrop. Everything else is so-so or below par like the music score, uneven pacing, cut-away deaths with big casualty list, goofy stunt work (where the cannibals seem to lay the smack down) and a dead-weight story with full of "come again moments?" and a very merry conclusion.A terribly soulless low-grade sequel by Craven that I found oddly amusing.