Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
Tomorrow, I’ve got two reviews for you. One is for BRICK, and the other is for THE HILLS HAVE EYES. And, honestly, I’m not sure which one I liked more. HILLS HAVE EYES is pretty great, and it surprised the hell out of me.
We got in this e-mail today from Joe Utuchi, who feels the same way I do, evidently. Take the spoiler warnings very seriously before you click any links in this letter, though:
Hey Harry,
Don't know if you've had a chance to see Alexandre Aja's remake of The Hills Have Eyes yet, but it's awesome. I've now been to see it twice, once in London last week and again yesterday in Paris where I also caught up with Alexandre, for the second time after speaking to him for High Tension. We spoke about the cuts he had to make to get it down to an R-rating and, also, about his new movie The Waiting. Thought you guys might be interested. Here are the stories:
If you haven't had a chance to see Hills yet, make amends. I'm very, very tough on horror 'cos I believe with horror it's either hit or miss and it's usually miss, but this remake is probably one of the best Horror films I've seen since The Descent last year or, dare I say it, High Tension.
All the best,
Joe Utichi
Thanks, Joe. I’m dying to see the DVD version of this, but I will stress that you shouldn’t worry about getting ripped off in the theater. This is one of the hardest R-rated films I’ve ever seen. This film is upsetting because of how rough it plays, and I have to give Aja real credit for being very good at what he does. In my opinion, he actually eclipsed the original, and it’s a hell of an indicator of what he’s capable of in the future. Now I can’t wait to see his version of the Charles Burns graphic novel BLACK HOLE with a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, or THE WAITING.
"Moriarty" out.
