The Hills Run Red

2009

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

16
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 11708 11.7K

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Plot summary

A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

Director

Dave Parker Photo
Dave Parker

Top cast

Hristo Mitzkov Photo
Hristo Mitzkov as Jimbo
Janet Montgomery Photo
Janet Montgomery as Serina
Raicho Vasilev Photo
Raicho Vasilev as Babyface actor
Danko Jordanov Photo
Danko Jordanov as Babyface
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745.57 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
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1.5 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by krigler 6 / 10

What Scream did to slasher movies...

...The Hills Run Red does for torture porn flicks. This horror subgenre has been going downhill for a while now, rapidly losing any kind of semblance of a subtext or deeper meaning and only giving its viewers what a lot of them no doubt crave: meaningless and increasingly graphic gore. That the genre got to the point of self-reflexivity may be a good sign - perhaps the dumb torture porn wave is ready to disappear from the mainstream (though the fact that this film is straight-to-DVD might not get it the recognition it deserves). This is not Haneke territory, though - nor it should be -, nevertheless The Hills Run Red provides a nice sarcastic commentary on the shock- and blood-craze of recent mainstream horror cinema. Its philosophy, albeit none too deep, provides a refreshing change of course from similar films. (And dare I say makes its point just as powerfully as the so-called "auteurs" do with their not much subtler films about violence, who get a nice stab in the movie - not literally, though.) Directing is skillful for the most part, however, the level of acting gradually becomes way over the top and hysterical, which is a shame. I wonder when horror directors learn that this kind of bad stage acting style just kills the atmosphere. Crazy psychos can be much more threatening when they are subdued and quiet. All in all, Hills Run Red is a surprisingly solid horror film with more brain than most flicks in its genre. It is taut and its brevity is welcome as well. My only problem is that the plot twist in the second act is totally spoiled by the preview material. It's a huge shame, because it works tremendously in the film but of course only if one goes in unsuspecting.
Reviewed by KineticSeoul 6 / 10

Surprisingly entertaining "B" movie slasher flick

This is a pretty good "B" slasher movie, and was actually entertaining for most part and the nudity especially by elevates it. Because in slasher movies such as this, the plot doesn't matter as much although it's decent in this film for a slasher flick. The plot was interesting and the acting wasn't that bad either, it can be said the same for the atmosphere and there were some good tense moments as well. The story is about a wannabe slasher director who goes on a hunt for a film called The Hill Run Red, which is said to be the most brutal and gruesome slasher flick from the 80's. So him and his friends venture out into the woods to find it, but they are in for more than they bargained for. Although some people that aren't into these types of genre might be turned off by it, but for those that are slasher fans will most likely enjoy. Even if it could have been been better, it was still surprisingly entertaining and is worth checking out, especially for slasher fans.6.3/10
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