have you ever seen 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'....? or 'Friday The 13th'....? 'The Hills Have Eyes'....? then more than likely you've seen 'The Hills Run Red'.... granted the storyline is a bit different, the killer is different and the ending is different.... but other than that, it's basically the same premise and steals heavily from all of these films.... and from many others.... i sat through the entire thing and was never bored and felt like it was worth my time.... however, i would never accuse the creators of being original.... the first act opens with a whole backstory about a film that's so violent that it's never been seen in full since it was released.... it was only out for a brief time and then all of the prints disappeared.... from there, with the hel of the internet, the legend has grown to outlandish proportions and the cult following is immense.... every horror hound on the planet wants to see the movie and one fan is so obsessed that he talks his friends into following up on a lead he has on the directors daughter.... and also decides to document the entire journey to create a film about the film.... this all leads them to the backwoods.... inbreds.... a masked killer and blood spews.... then the twist.... then the end.... then one more twist and then you can go home and stew about the film and it's higher purpose an meaning.... if there was any.....
overall, the killer is fairly original, the plot twists are dark and unique, but nothing is groundbreaking enough to set this apart from many other copycat films or the groundbreaking originals.... the acting is good....the scenery is beautiful.... the story is interesting enough to carry the whole movie and i honestly sat with my eyes glued to the screen the entire time.... i just kept hoping for something more than it delivered.... and ultimately that's what brings the level and rating of this movie down a notch or two.... my final verdict, check it out.... it's available to rent through Netflix and other fine rental places.... it's worth the price of admission and will please the bored horror-phile.... i don't want to give away the twists and turns.... but let's just say i felt dirty at the end.... 3 out of 5 stars.... and if the director and writer come up with something else that's a bit more original or revamp something that is older that needs a re-do, we may have something worth mentioning....
p.s. stay away from strippers.
if you enjoy this movie, check out: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974), 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2006) and 'The Hills Have Eyes II' (2007)
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