A sequel, to a remake, of a classic horror film - it was always doomed to fail.
Having watched the first remake quite recently, and enjoying it, it seemed appropriate to watch the follow up film: The Hills Have Eyes II.
It is an unworthy successor to The Hills story and characters, full of unlikeable victims, irrational plot developments, and a script which is downright laughable. The story this time is of a troop of rookie soldiers who go to the infamous sector 16 (the Hills) in order to deliver some equipment to scientists doing work there. Once they arrive, however, there is not a soul in site, apart from a voice over the crackly radio and a light signal in the distance. The troop then split up and go on a search and rescue mission, unaware that it is them who will need rescuing.
Throughout this film, the main characters are annoying. Most viewers will cheer for the disfigured killer beasts of the hills whenever they manage to catch one of these teenage pin-ups and rip their head off. The opening scene, of a woman giving birth to one of these creatures, is particularly gross and scary, but that was as bad as it gets. From then on it was a predictable formula of stupid people doing stupid things, and getting killed as a consequence.
The film lacked the emotional pull that the first remake had with the family. You simply do not care enough about these characters.
Don't waste your time, get a real horror film on the go.
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