| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a classic horror | | | | that help it to stand on its own two feet. The |
| movie which has been replicated in every shape | | | | characters all have a dynamic that we can relate |
| and form over the years by a host of movies. | | | | to, the visual presence of the desert is |
| Wes Craven paid homage to the storyline in the | | | | overwhelming, and there is more intense violence |
| 1980s when he released the original "The Hills | | | | then you will find in the most gruesome of horror |
| Have Eyes". As is the common trend in modern | | | | flicks. Be warned - if you are planning to see this |
| horror movies, a different director has stepped | | | | film, be fully aware of the fact that the film |
| up to give his interpretation of Craven's idea. The | | | | leaves no aspect of terror behind. While the |
| Hills Have Eyes has just been recently released on | | | | violence and emotional trauma of the movie are |
| DVD, and it can prove to be almost too much of | | | | very intense, they help to add to the helplessness |
| a scare to even the most hardened horror movie | | | | of the situation being faced by the family. |
| buffs. | | | | The film does have its down points; some |
| The film's plot goes as follows: a family, heading | | | | dialogue is a little shoddy and certain mutants just |
| on a trip to California, decides to take a desert | | | | seemed all-out too unrealistic. However, if you're a |
| route to get to their destination. Midway through | | | | person that enjoys a good scare, this might be a |
| the trip, they take a rest at a gas station located | | | | good movie for you. While at points the film can |
| deep in the desert. The owner of the store lets | | | | be unbelievable, you inevitably feel for the family, |
| the father in on a secretive short-cut that would | | | | with the film playing on our great fear of solitude |
| save them a bunch of time. However, the owner | | | | in an unwelcome place. One aspect of the film |
| has a dark secret; he's leading them straight into | | | | that may cause it to attract the attention of the |
| the territory of a gang of deformed people who | | | | viewer is the sudden changes of pace. At one |
| were abandoned by society due to their horrid | | | | second, you believe everything could be OK, but a |
| deformations caused by United States nuclear | | | | tipping point is reached and suddenly you are filled |
| bomb tests. The film follows the predicament of | | | | with despair for the characters. All in all, I would |
| the family as they try to find a way out of the | | | | call the film an above-average watch. It doesn't |
| trap they so easily fell into. While this movie | | | | break new ground in the genre of horror films, |
| follows the basic idea of Texas Chainsaw | | | | but it does a good job of improving on a |
| Massacre nearly exactly, there are some aspects | | | | tried-and-true formula. |