1.5/4  The Hills Have Eyes Quick Review
The first (remake not original) had a somewhat good plot and story, this one is all about violence. There might be a commentary about the military somewhere here, but it's drowned out by gratuitous death and torture.

3/5 Shockingly better than expected
  by A. Son (USA)
To all you reviewers who didn't like this movie because it was "shocking and disturbing": BOO!

You're the reason why we have all this predictable, the good character always lives, the antagonist has an alterior motive besides plain evil, we must kill off one person of the group at a time, the protagonist has to uncover the "mystery", horror movie garbage that floods theaters every year. Don't you ever get tired of that crap? Don't you understand? You were disturbed because it was THAT good! Horror movies are SUPPOSED to be disturbing remember? The stuff you've been watching lately are gory action flicks.

4/5 A feast for horror/gore fans
  by Anthony Perez (usa)
This movie is not as bad as people make it out to be.Horror fans and people who enjoy seeing LOTS of blood/gore in horror will enjoy this movie ALOT.the plot was interesting,acting wasnt bad at all and the effects on the "mutant" were very good.There was one scene almost in the begining involving a girl and a "mutant" in a trailer raping her that some people will have a hard time watching but i think it adds to the horrific nature of the hills and the desparete struggle for the people to survive.Horror/gore fans give this one a try you will NOT be disapointed,i have myself seen this movie several times and always find it a good watch on a dark,stormy night.

1/5 Revolting
  by Blackout (wisconsin)
I'm not gonna bash people for liking this movie. because i wanted to like it, its definately my kind of movie. but i nearly threw up with the trailer scene and the rape. i thought wes craven was pretty good at filmaking but to put this into a movie is disgusting. Most of the girls i know were haunted by that scene days afterwards. i certainly dont speak for all women, but i have never felt so degrated by watching that scene. i will never watch another wes craven movie again. i wonder if people would feel differently if a man was raped? maybe i'm being overly dramatic, but are we that desensitized to women being raped that watching a disgusting mutant commit the rape is entertainment? it makes me sick

1/5 Why?
  by Stacey Rueckheim (Wisconsin)
First, I have to admit I'm not a horror fan but I am a fan of great plots. This movie has a very generic plot. "Monsters" attacking people. This movie is all about shock value and gore, which I see no point in. With all the great reviews, I sat through this waste of time waiting for a great twist at the end. There was none. The people got away. Wow! To enjoy the movie just a little more I've come up with my own ending...

The little girl who saves the baby lives. The baby's father is grateful to the little girl. The family's trailer & truck are blown up so they have no way to leave. The little girl brings the family into the hills to live.

This ending would have provided the happy ending, the needed plot twist and a better open ending for a second movie.

5/5 A PROFOUNDLY DISTURBING SHOCKING GORE FEST 9.25 OUT OF 10
  by ACEMAN1 (Ripon, California)
Good horror films are hard to come by these days. During the course of the current decade we've seen a lot of recycled trash over and over again. They don't scare us anymore, we can literally predict what's going to happen next and who's going to die, the plots are full of holes, the acting is bad, etc. Although critics and some moviegoers were decidedly mixed about this film, I personally loved it and it now ranks as one of my favorite horror films of this decade next to my other favorite horror films of this decade like the Resident Evil films, Silent Hill, The Descent, the Dawn of the Dead remake, Jeepers Creepers 1 and 2, and the Final Destination trilogy. The Hills Have Eyes is one of the most disturbing and gory films ever made, and it will shock you (And I'm a person who hardly has any emotion).
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The Carter family is on a cross-country trip to California, and on their way through New Mexico they stop at a gas station in the middle of nowhere and owner of the station tells them about a faster route to California through the desert. The family listens and takes the road and while on the road all of their tires flatten simultaneously, and their SUV crashes into a rock and is totaled. Now the family is trapped in the middle of nowhere, but by the end of the night realize that they are not alone in this desert. They are now being hunted by cannibalistic mutants (Who became this way because of nuclear radiation due to nuclear testing in the 50's) who will stop at nothing to kill them.
MUSIC: The music provides a great atmosphere for this film. It is very well composed and fits the vibe perfectly.
ACTION: This film is a nasty gore fest and is without a doubt one of the goriest films ever made. This film is very suspenseful, and there is a chance that it may actually scare you unlike most horror films. Not to mention the shocking rape scene in the film. This film is one helluva suspenseful ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
ACTING: Most of the time the acting is generally good, but there are times in which the acting falls under the curse of many horror films with either awkward dialogue or just bad acting. It's good most of the time though and is believable most of the time.
OVERALL: Craving a good horror film? Need a horror film that's gory yet scary at the same time? This is one of your best options in this current decade. It's a fantastic horror film that's damn scary and yet disgustingly gory at the same time. Easily one of the most shocking films in a very long time.
THE GOOD: Shocking gore factor, great music, great scare-factor, good acting, great mutant designs, and cool action scenes.
THE BAD: Moments of bad acting or dialogue.