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The Hills Have Eyes II
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32 out of 100

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4.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 74 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas, Michael Bailey Smith
  • Summary: As part of a routine mission, a unit of National Guard soldiers stops at a New Mexico outpost in order to deliver equipment to a group of atomic scientists. When they arrive at the isolated research camp, however, they find it is mysteriously deserted. After spotting a distress signal in a distant mountain range, the team decides to embark on a search and rescue mission into the hills in order to locate the missing scientists. Little do they know that these are the very hills that the ill-fated Carter family once visited, and that a tribe of cannibalistic mutants lies in wait. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
  3. Negative: 9 out of 18
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    63
    The director, Martin Weisz , doesn't lean on a lot of noise and editing tricks. He can relax, since all the scares are built into the Cravens' script, which invokes both "Goonies" and last year's instant-classic, chicks-versus-cave-dwelling-vampires flick "The Descent."
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    60
    Pretty solid gory horror.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    The mutants are brain-damaged; the filmmakers don't have that excuse to justify this movie, which is the kind of thing the sergeant would call "a stunning display of individual and group stupidity."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 13 out of 22
  1. Anabelle
    10
    The best horror movie to be released in the United States since The Descent. It is the goriest and the most vital in every way. It will be sure to generate controversy and shake up audiences. Once the word gets out that this movie is perfect, this movie will be a smashing success. I loved everything.… Expand
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  2. syzygy
    5
    Way more skill than imagination, the plot is retread, a homage to nothing, just a routine exercise to bank in on the money garnered by its predecessor. If you think of this not as a film but as a film school graduation project where you score the director on how well (or not) he executes the fundamentals of creating a basic mood, squeezing beleivable performances out of your principals, and splicing everything together neatly, then he passes. Your modest expectations might even feel a surprise or two. Altogether, forgettable otherwise.… Expand
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  3. TylerD
    3
    The Hills Have Eyes 2 flat out fails at everything it attempts to do. It's filled with terrible acting and a lack of sympathy mixed in with stupid characters and an even dumber story (if it's considered that.) The inclusion of soldiers being the main cast also takes away from the scariness. Overall, it fails miserably to live up to The Hills Have Eyes.… Expand
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