The Hills Have Eyes

“Though not particularly bloody, The Hills Have Eyes is an extremely intense and disturbing film. As is the case with Sam Peckinpah's classic, Straw Dogs, it becomes oddly and distressingly exhilarating to watch the nice family become increasingly savage in their efforts to survive.”

Staff (Not Credited), TV Guide Magazine · 75

“Wes Craven’s blood-and-bone frightener about an all-American family at the mercy of cannibal mutants is a satisfying piece of pulp.”

Staff (Not Credited), Variety · 70

“Taut, unsettling tale. One of the seminal horror films of the 1970s. [29 Oct 2003, p.E5]”

Susan King, Los Angeles Times · 70

“Parallel families, Lassie-style pet dogs who turn hunter-killers, savage Nature: exploitation themes are used to maximum effect, and despite occasional errors, the sense of pace never errs. A heady mix of ironic allegory and seat-edge tension.”

Staff (Not Credited), Time Out · 70

“The major saving grace of The Hills Have Eyes is that it’s better acted than probably any other film from Craven’s early period. Because of his emotionally bare nature, Robert Houston’s achingly implosive terror is more complex than your average male lead in a horror film.”

Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine · 63