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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
I was finally able to see The Hills Have Eyes remake. I watched the unrated version. This isn't a movie that was edited down to PG-13 for the theaters so that the movie companies can make the most money and then released as a PG-13 movie and an unrated version. The Hills theatrical version was a hard R to begin with. About two minute were put back in for the unrated version. That's not really a lot of time, but when you look an effects shot that's full of gore for one second and then for ten seconds, it does make a difference. I'm sure it wasn't just gore that was trimmed down for the theater either.
Before I go any further, I need to say that I don't remember much about the original The Hills Have Eyes made by Wes Craven in 1977. It was something I saw at a young age and thought it was a messed up movie. There are some differences between the two movies, but the plot stays the same; a family gets stuck in the desert and crazy, violent people who live in the desert come mess with them and do bad things.
Alexandre Aja directed the remake. I love Aja's High Tension (aka Haute Tension). High Tension is a must see for horror fans. Though, it's a love it or hate it kind of movie. And I can't help but compare the two movies, High Tension and The Hills remake. Both are very violent. Both are chase movies of a sort. The Hills looks better but that might be because of a higher budget or location. The Hills is a slower movie with great character development where you care about the characters. There's less development in High Tension, but that doesn't really affect the movie in a bad way.
The violence in The Hills isn't the most extreme I've seen in movies, but comes close. It's no Ichi the Killer where the violence and gore is way over the top so far it becomes a comedy. But with the character development and the movie taking its time, when the violence does come to the family in The Hills, it seems extreme and almost unbearable to watch. If you've seen the movie, I just want to mention milk, baby, and mother.
One of the differences between The Hills and High Tension is that within the first ten or so minutes of High Tension, the extreme violence has started and keeps happening over and over every five to ten minutes until the movie is over. Plus, High Tension is a faster paced movie.
I really enjoyed The Hills remake. I already loved High Tension. The Hills isn't as intense as High Tension, but with its character development, it's probably the better of the two. Also, watching The Hills, I couldn't help but to think this more like I wanted from The Devil's Rejects, which I love now, but when I first saw it, wanted a more extreme horror film, not a 70's Noir Film.
I can't wait for Alexandre Aja's next movie, Into The Mirror. This guy is a breath of fresh air in the horror movie world.
In other news in the horror world, check out the HD trailer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. The HD versions are only available between 10 pm and 4 am and makes good use of the song Amazing Grace. I'm really looking forward to this movie. It has R. Lee Ermey in it. And he's the tops. I'm also looking forward to The Wicker Man remake. There's a HD trailer for it here. Yes, I'm looking forward to a horror movie with Nicolas Cage in it. Maybe that's wrong. Yeah, it probably is.
Before I go any further, I need to say that I don't remember much about the original The Hills Have Eyes made by Wes Craven in 1977. It was something I saw at a young age and thought it was a messed up movie. There are some differences between the two movies, but the plot stays the same; a family gets stuck in the desert and crazy, violent people who live in the desert come mess with them and do bad things.
Alexandre Aja directed the remake. I love Aja's High Tension (aka Haute Tension). High Tension is a must see for horror fans. Though, it's a love it or hate it kind of movie. And I can't help but compare the two movies, High Tension and The Hills remake. Both are very violent. Both are chase movies of a sort. The Hills looks better but that might be because of a higher budget or location. The Hills is a slower movie with great character development where you care about the characters. There's less development in High Tension, but that doesn't really affect the movie in a bad way.
The violence in The Hills isn't the most extreme I've seen in movies, but comes close. It's no Ichi the Killer where the violence and gore is way over the top so far it becomes a comedy. But with the character development and the movie taking its time, when the violence does come to the family in The Hills, it seems extreme and almost unbearable to watch. If you've seen the movie, I just want to mention milk, baby, and mother.
One of the differences between The Hills and High Tension is that within the first ten or so minutes of High Tension, the extreme violence has started and keeps happening over and over every five to ten minutes until the movie is over. Plus, High Tension is a faster paced movie.
I really enjoyed The Hills remake. I already loved High Tension. The Hills isn't as intense as High Tension, but with its character development, it's probably the better of the two. Also, watching The Hills, I couldn't help but to think this more like I wanted from The Devil's Rejects, which I love now, but when I first saw it, wanted a more extreme horror film, not a 70's Noir Film.
I can't wait for Alexandre Aja's next movie, Into The Mirror. This guy is a breath of fresh air in the horror movie world.
In other news in the horror world, check out the HD trailer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. The HD versions are only available between 10 pm and 4 am and makes good use of the song Amazing Grace. I'm really looking forward to this movie. It has R. Lee Ermey in it. And he's the tops. I'm also looking forward to The Wicker Man remake. There's a HD trailer for it here. Yes, I'm looking forward to a horror movie with Nicolas Cage in it. Maybe that's wrong. Yeah, it probably is.
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From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
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