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COPYRIGHT 2006 The Miami Herald
Byline: Rene Rodriguez
Mar. 10--Horror movies are becoming so brutal and sadistic, they're almost no fun to watch anymore. I'm all for scary films that take themselves seriously, and I have little patience for that watered-down, PG-13 sissy stuff. But recent pictures like Hostel and Saw and even the excellent Wolf Creek end up depressing you more than anything else. And there are more than a few moments in The Hills Have Eyes where I sank into my seat, wincing at the depravity on the screen and thinking "Sheeesh."
Alexandre Aja, who directed the movie, would probably take that as a compliment. But this slick, sick remake of the 1977 Wes Craven cult shocker is more of...
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