The Hills Run Red (2009)

One of my all time favorites.

Lack of good storyline.

Better Late Then Never

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

I was a bit disappointed with the negative reviews of this film. Low-budget horror is often the easiest (and cheapest !) way for young film-makers to make an impression. "The Last House On The Left" was made for $80,00, a large sum of money in 1972 !! And it's STILL a great but difficult movie.The "Scream" films cost a fortune to make and "market", and made rich people richer.This film has a nice idea, a plot with twists and turns..suspense and tension..gore and killing. Slick editing with nice cuts, clever camera- work and lighting. Interesting characters. All in 84 minutes !. I'm sure the writers, camera operator, director and actors worked very hard on this. And this film is a meta-meta comment on 100's of scary, slasher movies (and their fans). I think they did OK.And the best film ever made is "L'Avventura".

I started watching the movie, having no idea what it was about. I was pleasantly surprised. It had a really well written story-line and plot. Easily re-watchable and it'd actually make more sense the second time watching. For a B-grade horror film it certainly delivered. It had gore, suspense, great plot, all the characteristics needed for a great horror film.I was expecting a terrible movie, which sub-par acting, but even for a cast list I had never heard of before (except Sophie Monk) it was a truly great movie.

Tyler is obsessed by the horror movie "The Hills Run Red", considered by those that had seen it the scariest movie ever made, with the deranged serial-killer Babyface in the lead role.However, the director and the movie vanished many years ago and there is no available print.His research is affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Serina that is needy and feels neglected. When Tyler discovers that te directors daughter Alexa works in a night-club, he decides to meet her and asks about the missing movie.The woman tells that the movie might be in her father's house in the middle of the woods, and Tyler decides to travel to the spot with Alexa, Serina and their friend Lalo.Along their journey, Tyler films and interviews some locals.During the night, they are attacked by the rednecks, but they are saved by Babyface.......It's a great movie for film geeks and horror buffs all around, because not only is it about the holy grail of cinema, the banned film with only one existing print, it's also a very good horror movie, and a sly poke at the gore-nography sub genre culture.The film starts off very well, we see the very genuine fake trailer for the titular film, and at once, this makes the audience intrigued as much as the chatachters, which is very rare these days for a horror film, and has not been evident in horror since the first scream movie.babyface is so so, but the film isn't about him thankfully, it's about the Herzog inspired director played brilliantly by Sadler. The ending lets it down ever so slightly, but it's a fresh welcome horror movie that is original.

The Hills Run Red is a slasher/horror film and it is one of the best of its kind to be released in a long time. The Hills Run Red is a perfect slasher film. It is very bloody and it has a villain that feels like a classic villain just like Jason Voorheese and more. The film is scary and tense and has a lot of unexpected twists. The acting is very good and a special compliment goes to Sophi Monk who is very believable in this role. The kills are good and the concept for the film is an original one and very cool. I want to see more of Babyface and I hope there will be a sequel. This film is bloody, sexy, funny, scary and good film to watch with friends on a Friday night. I give it 7/10 and hope horror and slasher fans will support it!