The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

A satisfying piece of pulp.

A heady mix of ironic allegory and seat-edge tension.

One of the prime examples of the what was so fascinating about American horror films in the 1970s.

Beware! 70s horror film is ultra violent.

As disgusting as the movie is, the ride is never dull, but there's no need to take on the film to begin with unless there's something a little off inside your head.

Craven paints an interesting and uniquely bloody study of how 'normal' people will descend to the lowest depths in order to save themselves, but you'll have to suffer through a lot of tedium to get there.

Even a dog has his day, and among the few tolerable features helmed by Craven is this early cult item.

As a mirror to the low-fi, sci-fi hero journey of Star Wars, however, The Hills Have Eyes is the far less damaging to its respective genre.

Craven's latent sick streak gets a major workout here, and the rudest shocks seem to center around the "good" family's parental figures.

...a sporadically effective Texas Chain Saw Massacre rip-off.

Inventive story ideas and humorous touches give this horror picture an enduring relevancy and stylistic flourish.

Intensely creepy, but too unpleasant to really like