[Jake.]

The Hills Have Eyes (2006) - 8/10

In similar vein to the events in the film, what starts off as a slow and seemingly mellow watch soon turns into a gore-filled, frantic affair. I must admit to never watching the original, but this remake seems to have the basics covered: mutants, blood and a very inconic rape scene. Even after multiple viewings, it never seems to become easier to watch; essentially the centrepiece of the movie, a manner of all horrific things happen to the Carter family. It's because of this scene that the film loses a couple of marks; not because it isn't a fantastic, unnerving one, but because the rest of the film seems to lose some pace afterwards. However, credit where credit is due, the unexpected happens and the characters you believed would pull through perish, which is always refreshing in the horror genre. Oh, and the ending is enough to send a shiver down your back.