Film

Horror in the Caves: The Hills Have Eyes

Director
Alexandre Aja
Certificate
18
Running Time
107 mins

A rare exception to the general rule about lousy horror remakes, this 2006 makeover of Wes Craven’s low-budget 16mm video nasty was directed, with Craven’s blessing, by superfan Alexandre Aja, who retains the nasty horror while taking full advantage of his bigger budget. On a family road trip to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, ex-cop ‘Big Bob’ and his wife Ethel crash their car and Airstream caravan on a remote New Mexico desert road. As night falls, they are attacked by members of the local cannibalistic mutant community. A savage battle to the death ensues, with the suburban family forced to draw upon their basest instincts in order to survive the unrelenting assault by their feral counterparts.

https://youtu.be/8vF0bzWKAAo

It’s back on screen in spooky ol’ Redcliffe Caves as part of this year’s Horror in the Caves Halloween warm-up weekend, courtesy of Bristol Film Festival. Go here for ticket details.

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By robin askew, Monday, Aug 28 2017

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