I was coming to mention that but you already corrected it. I was wondering why it wasnt mentioned in your earlier video on Last House on the Left. Im newer to your videos but man i have binged soooooo many of them recently.
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I completely agree. This is probably the best example of a movie that actually needed a remake. Not something like Nightmare on elm street which Wes Craven got right the first time and was only remade to make some money off of the title.
That remake was NOT better than the original lol. It was way more over the top and had more gore but that doesn’t make something a better movie; it never has and it never will. The cast who played the cannibal family were nowhere near as creepy as they were in the OG version. They were more nasty and cruder (maybe) but there was nothing unique about them! There was something about those OG actors and what they brought to their characters! The remake wasn’t bad by any means but it was just like any other “good remake” (more gore and way more over the top).
The Hills Have Eyes remake is literally one of my favorite horror films of all time. One of my favorite movies of all time. Such a great movie and since I watched it as a kid, it’s definitely the scariest movie I’ve ever seen.
Also FYI seeing the movie at a younger age definitely helped in me claiming this is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen, but also I went into this at like 11-12 years old not knowing what to expect. I knew nothing about The Hills Have Eyes and had no idea what I was getting myself into. I watched the movie with my older brother and when the scene where the mutant is on this rock chewing on a dogs leg, and then laughs a maniacal laugh, I swear I looked right over at my brother with the most terrified look on my face. All in all this remake is just one HELL of a movie and I Fucking love it. Can’t wait for you to review it.
The remake is damn near as perfect as you're gonna get for a horror movie. The original was fantastic for the time it was made and the budget it was made with. The remake didn't really change too much, storywise. Even most of the characters had similar personalities even though they were played by different actors. Altogether, it seems like they just wanted to graduate the original to the level it coulda been had the finances and technology been available.
This is easily one of the most original horror movies made. The family aspect and the fact that they were piled up in a station wagon! I think anyone over 45 can remember piling up in a station wagon and going on family vacation. REmember the mini van didn't exist yet. LOL
I always loved the actor who plays "Pluto" (Michael Berryman) He was around quite a bit in 70s/80s. From Star Trek to he was the principal in the "Smokin' in the boys Room" video by Motley Crue.
The remake is awesome. I saw it in the theater and everyone stood applauding at the end. One of the better remakes in my opinion along with the TCM remake.
I personally loved the exposition scene. That old man delivered his lines greatly. A devil kid turns into a devil man. He really set up the craziness. Sean S. Cunningham did also shoot 2nd unit on the first Nightmare On Elm Street.
I remember the remake coming out as a kid and have not seen it but this one the OG I’ll see first. The villain in the Hills Have Eyes ‘77 was in the music video of one of my favorite bands Mötley Crüe ‘Smokin in the Boys Room’. He played the principal.
There was a Hills Have Eyes 3 made in the 90s, but the name was changed to Mind Ripper due to it being not related at all to the first 2. I actually enjoyed it for what it was, a not so great B horror with Cravens name attached. Lolol
This original film I did like. The remake was your typical remake but this original was a pleasure on my first viewing. The creative take on it was appreciated greatly by me. I just love desert horror, apocalyptic horror, western horror, ect. This fits right in with something like Near Dark, From Dusk till Dawn, or John Carpenters Vampires, and I love that. Great video Cody. Love these director series your doing.✌
sir, you are an amazing movie reviewer. The visceral emotion that was caused by the extremely graphic violence and sexl scenes in Last House on the Left had me covered my eyes and looking away from the TV. In contrast, The Hill's have Eyes is one of my favorite Wes Craven movies. Everything you said is on point with the attachment you form to the family and it was so well cast & acted. Great channel I'm a new subscriber!
So great to hear you talk about this movie. I love this movie so much, it was my first horror movie I ever saw when I was 8 so I probably hold it in higher regard than most. I watched part 2 a few days after I saw this one and loved it to, though I can definitely see it’s flaws watching it today. Can’t wait for your Part 2 review.
Believe it or not, I've never seen this 1977 original. I've seen the 2006 remake & it's sequel. Fun fact: Micheal Berryman was featured in the music video for Motley Crue's Smokin' In The Boy's Room as well as Weird Science (1985).
Great review Cody! I’ve always liked the remake a little better sort of the same way with the Texas chainsaw remake. The originals are respected of course but both remakes were scarier to me. I hope the people under the stairs makes the cut I grew up on that one and it’s a nostalgic love of mine for sure! RIP Wes Craven 🤘🏼
I smoked before watching this, and halfway through, noticing Michael Myers in the window freaks me the f*** out! Great review and amazing shirt, by the way.
I was born in 68 didn't watch this movie till the 2000s enjoyed it but I can only watch it once like The last House on the Left. Enjoy your videos look forward to your next ones, will you ever do a review on the cube movies? Shout out to you from the Bay area take care
Hell yeah, always thought it was weird that you hadn't reviewed this one yet. Not the best but certainly a classic and one of my favorite horror movie endings ever
Yeah, I'll agree, though this movie is good, it wasn't until Elm Street where Wes really perfected his craft. And yeah, you can see between this and Last House that Wes was improving still, not quite there yet, but is getting better. And still several I'm looking forward to while you're doing this, Deadly Friend and Shocker just to name a few I loved growing up. As far as the question at the end, I think I saw this first before the remake, although I was only 9 years old when the remake came out, so can't 100% remember for sure if it was before or after.
On the topic of "desert horror" did you hear The Hitcher is finally getting a blu ray 4K release sometime this year? Hopefully it means we'll get a review for it then
This is the only movie I can think of where I genuinely prefer the remake. I look forward to your reaction to the 2nd one and in particular a certain flashback scene.
I only saw this for the first time last year. The setting in the desert is amazing; I think that's the biggest plus for me. There are one or two niggles but nothing major.
Ok I’m glad it wasn’t just me. Another one I tried watching years ago and all I can remember is that I stopped watching midway through cause it felt like it dragged in the middle.
The second Hills Have Eyes is similar to Silent Night Deadly Night 2 where the majority of it's one big flashback to the original with a few new present day scenes.
7:08 you're particularly right about that, Cody, that's why i love slashers, for example, but i don't like when they make it too brutal and shock so it's not enjoyable and entertaining for me
One thing I took from the movie is I currently live in Victorville, CA where it was filmed. Not sure what that says about me haha. Most of the town looks aot different but certain areas....not a lot different.
Are you doing Mind Pipper, which is also know as The Hills Have Eyes 3! . Personally I didn't know that there was a third film until a few years ago, and tbh I don't think that many people realise there is third.
DISCLAIMER ALERT! I'm 64 years old, and no longer live the lifestyle that I did in 1980. Here we go.... Back then, I lived an 'alternate' lifestyle, and one of my favorite pastimes was to to take hallucinogenic substances and watch movies at the cinema. So one day I walked into my local picture house with no idea of what this film was, but I just liked the title. I didn't sleep that night, or the night after that, or the night after that!!! Let that be a lesson kids! DO NOT take acid - ever!
I love the THHE remake. I saw it before I saw the original, so I'm not a huge fan of the original film. But the remake is maybe one of my favorite horror movies.
@Cody Leach I was laughing when you said I like how there’s more to chew on when it comes to this film compared to last house on the left. I don’t think you were intending it to come off as a pun necessarily to anybody but, it kind of did to me as you happened to be talking about a movie about a family stranded in the dessert and being preyed upon by a family of Cannibals. I will say I have never seen the original and I may go back and watch it one day but, I have seen the 2006 remake which was actually directed by Alexandre’ Aja who did one of my favorite horror films of I believe it was 2019 the year it came out called Crawl the one about the hurricane in Florida with the alligators. I saw hills have eyes after Crawl but, I loved his remake of Wes Craven’s film possibly even more than Crawl, even though Crawl for myself personally is a more easily rewatched film than Hills Have Eyes his remake from 2006 is. A lot of that has to do with the brutality of that remake, I’m not squeamish when it comes to gore as I love it from time to time but, this films remake from Alexandre’ Aja was just too realistic with the blood and gore as it felt like something that could actually happen as opposed to something that felt supernatural etc. One thing I will say is if you can’t remember much about the hills have eyes remake there’s a badass moment with the dad and his German Shepherd Dog when he goes to save the baby after it’s been kidnapped by the cannibals that is so badass and proves why German Shepard’s have been and always will be my favorite breed of dog.
I've only ever seen the remake and it's sequel but based on your review it sounds like the remake is a beat for beat remake. All of the plot and character details sound exactly like the 2006 version. I'll have to check this out . Always meant to just never did
I misspoke. Craven actually worked with Sean S Cunningham on Last House on the Left...not this film.
I was coming to mention that but you already corrected it. I was wondering why it wasnt mentioned in your earlier video on Last House on the Left. Im newer to your videos but man i have binged soooooo many of them recently.
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ITS ABOUT TIME. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the 2006 version
True that. Alexandre Aja directed the hell out of it. Mediocre remake script held up by his very solid vision
That version is better... no offense to Wes... but his version was lame imo...
@@alexanderarmstrong5306 well the problem is that he didn't had the budget or the story that he wanted it
I completely agree.
This is probably the best example of a movie that actually needed a remake. Not something like Nightmare on elm street which Wes Craven got right the first time and was only remade to make some money off of the title.
That remake was NOT better than the original lol. It was way more over the top and had more gore but that doesn’t make something a better movie; it never has and it never will. The cast who played the cannibal family were nowhere near as creepy as they were in the OG version. They were more nasty and cruder (maybe) but there was nothing unique about them! There was something about those OG actors and what they brought to their characters! The remake wasn’t bad by any means but it was just like any other “good remake” (more gore and way more over the top).
The Hills Have Eyes remake is literally one of my favorite horror films of all time. One of my favorite movies of all time. Such a great movie and since I watched it as a kid, it’s definitely the scariest movie I’ve ever seen.
My favorite scene in cinema history is that the mutant in the wheelchair singing the National Anthem lol
Agreed!!!
Also FYI seeing the movie at a younger age definitely helped in me claiming this is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen, but also I went into this at like 11-12 years old not knowing what to expect. I knew nothing about The Hills Have Eyes and had no idea what I was getting myself into. I watched the movie with my older brother and when the scene where the mutant is on this rock chewing on a dogs leg, and then laughs a maniacal laugh, I swear I looked right over at my brother with the most terrified look on my face.
All in all this remake is just one HELL of a movie and I Fucking love it. Can’t wait for you to review it.
The remake is damn near as perfect as you're gonna get for a horror movie. The original was fantastic for the time it was made and the budget it was made with. The remake didn't really change too much, storywise. Even most of the characters had similar personalities even though they were played by different actors. Altogether, it seems like they just wanted to graduate the original to the level it coulda been had the finances and technology been available.
Do you prefer the original or the Remake?
This is easily one of the most original horror movies made. The family aspect and the fact that they were piled up in a station wagon! I think anyone over 45 can remember piling up in a station wagon and going on family vacation. REmember the mini van didn't exist yet. LOL
Cody's getting so good at reviewing movies it's actually wild
Yeah i been watching since 2019 and hes by far the most down to Earth but also detailed reviewer now. Its awesome
And i have to say it again, i love the remake. It is in my Top 10 Horror of All Time.
No one´s perfect...
2006 remake is FAR superior in every aspect! Cant wait for your review on that one👍🏼
The remake is boring and that's the worst sin a film can commit.
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I always loved the actor who plays "Pluto" (Michael Berryman) He was around quite a bit in 70s/80s. From Star Trek to he was the principal in the "Smokin' in the boys Room" video by Motley Crue.
Yes, thank you.
One of my favorites. Looking forward to you reviewing all of the other Hills Have Eyes movies!!
I like this movie a lot! But this is the rare time I think the remake is much better. The remake is a masterpiece to me. ☺️
The remake is awesome. I saw it in the theater and everyone stood applauding at the end. One of the better remakes in my opinion along with the TCM remake.
Yeah I think they did a good job remaking this, last house on the left, and Texas chainsaw massacre
Completely agree those two were the stand outs in that early '00's remake trend. Also The Crazies was fanstastic too.
Can't forget Evil dead remake
I personally loved the exposition scene. That old man delivered his lines greatly. A devil kid turns into a devil man. He really set up the craziness. Sean S. Cunningham did also shoot 2nd unit on the first Nightmare On Elm Street.
I remember the remake coming out as a kid and have not seen it but this one the OG I’ll see first. The villain in the Hills Have Eyes ‘77 was in the music video of one of my favorite bands Mötley Crüe ‘Smokin in the Boys Room’. He played the principal.
There was a Hills Have Eyes 3 made in the 90s, but the name was changed to Mind Ripper due to it being not related at all to the first 2.
I actually enjoyed it for what it was, a not so great B horror with Cravens name attached. Lolol
Excited to hear your thoughts on the 2006 remake. One of my all-time faves.
Need to rewatch this, I haven’t seen it since I was like 9. I’ll probably dig it now as an adult.
This original film I did like. The remake was your typical remake but this original was a pleasure on my first viewing. The creative take on it was appreciated greatly by me. I just love desert horror, apocalyptic horror, western horror, ect. This fits right in with something like Near Dark, From Dusk till Dawn, or John Carpenters Vampires, and I love that. Great video Cody. Love these director series your doing.✌
Great content cody glad to see your subs growing been with you for awhile now. Keep on grinding
sir, you are an amazing movie reviewer. The visceral emotion that was caused by the extremely graphic violence and sexl scenes in Last House on the Left had me covered my eyes and looking away from the TV. In contrast, The Hill's have Eyes is one of my favorite Wes Craven movies. Everything you said is on point with the attachment you form to the family and it was so well cast & acted. Great channel I'm a new subscriber!
Thank you!
Can't wait to see your for review shocker, I know it's not a fan favorite but I still think it's a blast.
I really enjoy the 2006 remake, I can respect what Craven came up with in the 70s. Just not a movie I see myself rewatching a whole lot
Great review as always, Cody. I’m excited for you to get to Music of the Heart. That movie definitely stands out in his filmography.
Wow, I didn't think this was your kind of movie. Then I remembered you are doing the Wes Craven series lol
Great job as always 👏 👍
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Excited for Deadly Friend and People Under the Stairs!
So great to hear you talk about this movie. I love this movie so much, it was my first horror movie I ever saw when I was 8 so I probably hold it in higher regard than most. I watched part 2 a few days after I saw this one and loved it to, though I can definitely see it’s flaws watching it today. Can’t wait for your Part 2 review.
Believe it or not, I've never seen this 1977 original. I've seen the 2006 remake & it's sequel. Fun fact: Micheal Berryman was featured in the music video for Motley Crue's Smokin' In The Boy's Room as well as Weird Science (1985).
i kinda have been in an emotional road bump lately as usual so damn i havent keep up with cody lol. great to see you doing well brotha :)
Great review cody. keep up the good work man.
This was a really good review! I enjoyed this!
FUN FACT: There’s a Hill Have Eyes poster in the basement of the first Evil Dead movie.
Prefer the remake but the original is a classic so you still gotta appreciate it.
Quite true.
Really enjoyed the review. Thanks for doing all of these reviews.
I was unaware of the Sawney Bean origins of this movie. Thanks for the info!
Oh man I've been waiting to hear your reviews on this series
Great review Cody! I’ve always liked the remake a little better sort of the same way with the Texas chainsaw remake. The originals are respected of course but both remakes were scarier to me. I hope the people under the stairs makes the cut I grew up on that one and it’s a nostalgic love of mine for sure! RIP Wes Craven 🤘🏼
I have to say,the Pet Sematary T-shirt Cody is wearing in this video is superb;l’d love to have it.A real work of art.
I smoked before watching this, and halfway through, noticing Michael Myers in the window freaks me the f*** out! Great review and amazing shirt, by the way.
I agree. That second act kind of dips for me. And the ending is so damn abrupt. I still enjoy it as a whole.
Man, I hope you get to do long form interviews with some of these directors. I sense you'd ask much better questions than we're used to.
You're braver than me man. I can't watch these films. Especially, the remake. It's tough to sit through a family getting slaughtered.
Great review man. I hope you'll review The Serpent and the Rainbow during this series. I think it's an underrated Craven film.
Hills have eyes remake is one the scariest movies I’ve ever seen, it’s a true story too.
I’ve never seen the original I’ve only seen the 2006 one when I was a kid and I remember being traumatized 💀
I was born in 68 didn't watch this movie till the 2000s enjoyed it but I can only watch it once like The last House on the Left. Enjoy your videos look forward to your next ones, will you ever do a review on the cube movies? Shout out to you from the Bay area take care
The 2006 version is way way way better than the original I love the remake it’s a fantastic film
Hell yeah, always thought it was weird that you hadn't reviewed this one yet. Not the best but certainly a classic and one of my favorite horror movie endings ever
an improvement over Last House On The Left (1972), but even with this one I prefer the remake
Been waiting all day for this!
I love this movie, but I actually love the 2006 remake even more!
Excellent review Cody!!
Yeah, I'll agree, though this movie is good, it wasn't until Elm Street where Wes really perfected his craft. And yeah, you can see between this and Last House that Wes was improving still, not quite there yet, but is getting better. And still several I'm looking forward to while you're doing this, Deadly Friend and Shocker just to name a few I loved growing up. As far as the question at the end, I think I saw this first before the remake, although I was only 9 years old when the remake came out, so can't 100% remember for sure if it was before or after.
On the topic of "desert horror" did you hear The Hitcher is finally getting a blu ray 4K release sometime this year? Hopefully it means we'll get a review for it then
Yup. The remake was great. Looking forward to the review. Although I thought it was the New Mexico desert?
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Great video cody keep up the good work
This is the only movie I can think of where I genuinely prefer the remake. I look forward to your reaction to the 2nd one and in particular a certain flashback scene.
I love the remake, never seen this one!
I love the remake too!
I only saw this for the first time last year. The setting in the desert is amazing; I think that's the biggest plus for me. There are one or two niggles but nothing major.
Ok I’m glad it wasn’t just me. Another one I tried watching years ago and all I can remember is that I stopped watching midway through cause it felt like it dragged in the middle.
I met Michael Berryman at a horror convention, and later in the hotel bar. Seemed like such a nice fellow.
Keep up the great work brother
The second Hills Have Eyes is similar to Silent Night Deadly Night 2 where the majority of it's one big flashback to the original with a few new present day scenes.
LOL! Ok, that intro was funny! 😆😆😆
7:08 you're particularly right about that, Cody, that's why i love slashers, for example, but i don't like when they make it too brutal and shock so it's not enjoyable and entertaining for me
This is a rare example of when I like the remake more then the original
Michael Berryman is fantastic as Pluto. 😀👍
Like the remake more but I do think it's a classic Wes Craven film
I think you forgot to include the original remake in your playlist for this franchise
Next to A Nightmare on Elm Street, this is my favorite Craven film.
I remember hating the ending of the movie. I feel like they ran out of film or something.
Remake is better but this one is still good
Agree
One thing I took from the movie is I currently live in Victorville, CA where it was filmed. Not sure what that says about me haha. Most of the town looks aot different but certain areas....not a lot different.
Awesome, are you going to do the remakes too man.
Are you doing Mind Pipper, which is also know as The Hills Have Eyes 3! . Personally I didn't know that there was a third film until a few years ago, and tbh I don't think that many people realise there is third.
Serpent and the rainbow is brilliant
Nice review Cody, can you rank The Children of the Corn franchise
Yet to see this but definitely adding this on movies to watch
The OG HHE is the best. A terrifying premise.
Cody Dont forget Mind Ripper or known as Hills have eyes 3 as well its considered the sequel
DISCLAIMER ALERT! I'm 64 years old, and no longer live the lifestyle that I did in 1980. Here we go....
Back then, I lived an 'alternate' lifestyle, and one of my favorite pastimes was to to take hallucinogenic substances and watch movies at the cinema. So one day I walked into my local picture house with no idea of what this film was, but I just liked the title. I didn't sleep that night, or the night after that, or the night after that!!!
Let that be a lesson kids! DO NOT take acid - ever!
Haha, great story!
I fucking love this movie!
Would love to hear your thoughts on Lynch’s filmography. Dont think i’ve seen you cover any of his stuff.
I love the THHE remake. I saw it before I saw the original, so I'm not a huge fan of the original film. But the remake is maybe one of my favorite horror movies.
Out of the four movies(both originals and both remakes), this is the only one I never saw.
Since you’re doing all Wes craven directed movies, are you going to review Music Of The Heart?
This is my favorite Wes Craven film
Cody should collaborate with Chris Stuckmann and Raiders of The Lost Podcast
@Cody Leach I was laughing when you said I like how there’s more to chew on when it comes to this film compared to last house on the left.
I don’t think you were intending it to come off as a pun necessarily to anybody but, it kind of did to me as you happened to be talking about a movie about a family stranded in the dessert and being preyed upon by a family of Cannibals.
I will say I have never seen the original and I may go back and watch it one day but, I have seen the 2006 remake which was actually directed by Alexandre’ Aja who did one of my favorite horror films of I believe it was 2019 the year it came out called Crawl the one about the hurricane in Florida with the alligators.
I saw hills have eyes after Crawl but, I loved his remake of Wes Craven’s film possibly even more than Crawl, even though Crawl for myself personally is a more easily rewatched film than Hills Have Eyes his remake from 2006 is.
A lot of that has to do with the brutality of that remake, I’m not squeamish when it comes to gore as I love it from time to time but, this films remake from Alexandre’ Aja was just too realistic with the blood and gore as it felt like something that could actually happen as opposed to something that felt supernatural etc.
One thing I will say is if you can’t remember much about the hills have eyes remake there’s a badass moment with the dad and his German Shepherd Dog when he goes to save the baby after it’s been kidnapped by the cannibals that is so badass and proves why German Shepard’s have been and always will be my favorite breed of dog.
Great film I like the remake better
I've only ever seen the remake and it's sequel but based on your review it sounds like the remake is a beat for beat remake. All of the plot and character details sound exactly like the 2006 version. I'll have to check this out . Always meant to just never did
This movie is good, but I think the remake does everything better.
Great review Cody. The remake Is way better Imo but this film overall was pretty solid.
Please do Wes Craven’s “The Serpent and The Rainbow”.
I love this movie. I think it's one of his best movies.
I prefer the remake because it’s a lot more entertaining to me but this one is definitely an all time classic
After Wes carpenter are you planning on doing John carpenter films would love to see prince of darkness review
It was ok. I do agree about the brother and sister on screen time
I personally enjoy this movie it's my favorite nightmare non elm Street and Scream 😱 movie
I love the remake and it's sequel. In a world of needless, crappy examples of both, but those two are WAY more fun