The Hills Have Eyes 2 Blu-ray

The Hills Have Eyes 2

 (2007)

Horror | Thriller



What started with the Carter family, clearly didn't end with the Carter family. Some time later, as part of a routine mission, a unit of National Guard soldiers stop at a New Mexican outpost only to find the isolated research camp mysteriously deserted. After spotting a distress signal in a distant mountain range, the team decides to commence a search and rescue mission into the hills. Little do they know that these are the very hills that the ill- fated Carter family once visited, and that a tribe of cannibalistic mutants lies in wait. And this time, there is an even larger force of evil at work that is intent on the soldiers'' very destruction.

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Starring: Michael McMillian, Jessica Stroup, Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas, Flex Alexander
Director: Martin Weisz

The Hills Have Eyes 2 Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


Fox has one again provided a tip-top Blu-ray transfer here. Contrary to the horrendous quality of the movie, this 1080p, 2.35:1 image looks fantastic. Thankfully, this transfer (along with stellar sound) made watching the movie slightly tolerable. The film offers two contrasting visual styles. The first part of the film takes place in the great outdoors, shot in locales lit naturally by a very bright sun, and the tans of the desert, mountains, and military uniforms look fantastic. Detail is high, clarity is amazing, and the image is crisp and sharp. As the film progresses, the action moves into a dark, poorly lit underground location where the monsters live, and the disc handles this startling transition with ease. Black levels are spot-on perfect and color reproduction remains excellent. Shadow detail and fine detail both receive high marks as well. Flesh tones are uniformly excellent, regardless of the setting or lighting conditions. Fox shows that they are dedicated to Blu- ray for the long haul, giving The Hills Have Eyes 2 a wonderful transfer, despite the questionable quality of the film itself, and that says a lot to me. Keep 'em coming, Fox!

The Hills Have Eyes 2 Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


As usual, Fox provides listeners with a lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack that, like the picture quality, ranks rather high amongst its peers. The sound quality on this disc is powerful and immersive. There is quite a bit going on, from gunfire and explosions up front to quite a few pleasant ambient sounds in the rear. The surround channels certainly do their part in creating the semblance of a spooky atmosphere. There is usually something going on in the soundtrack that tries to reel the viewer into a horrific atmosphere that the film fails to create. More mundane effects such as wind blowing, birds chirping, and insects buzzing create a believable, realistic atmosphere in the first half of the film that makes you feel like you are in the middle of the barren wasteland of the military encampment. Once underground, the focus of the sound shifts more to musical cues and creepy breathing and other sub-human effects to scare the viewer. It' mostly effective, and would have had a much greater impact had the action on screen matched the sound in intensity and scares. Dialogue and music reproduction are excellent as well. Even though the movie is lousy, this soundtrack is sure to please and give your sound system a decent workout in the process.

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