The critical consensus stated "Faster paced for today's audiences, this 'Hills' remake ratchets up the gore for the hardcore horror fans, but will turn away casual audiences." The Washington Post said: "this remake of the alleged 1977 Wes Craven classic has one very disturbing quality: It's too damned good." Some have gone on to refer to the film as torture porn. Bloody Disgusting, however, was scathing of those who referred to the movie's genre as such, saying "some may call it 'Torture porn'—these people are idiots". Roger Ebert also gave a negative review, mentioning that the characters in the film are not familiar with horror movies, and went on to cite that the film should have focused more on the characters rather than the violence, saying "The Hills Have Eyes finds an intriguing setting in 'typical' fake towns built by the government [...] But its mutants are simply engines of destruction. There is a misshapen creature who coordinates attacks with a walkie-talkie; I would have liked to know more about him, but no luck." Sequel A sequel, The Hills Have Eyes 2, was released in theaters March 23, 2007. Soundtrack The soundtrack score was composed by tomandandy. The record was released on March 7, 2006, via Lakeshore Records label. Track listing US edition Tracks 10 to 29 are all original music composed by tomandandy Leave the Broken Hearts – The Finalist Blue Eyes Woman – The Go Highway Kind – Moot Davis Summers Gonna Be My Girl – The Go More and More – Webb Pierce The Walls – Vault In the Valley of the Sun – Buddy Stuart Daisy – Wires on Fire California Dreamin' – The Mamas & the Papas Forbidden Zone Gas Haven Out House Praying Beauty Ravens Daddy Daddy Beast Finds Beauty Trailer Aftermath Ethel's Death Next Morning Mine Village Test Breakfast Time Play with Us The Quest I The Quest II Sacrifice It's Over? References External links Interview with director Alexandre Aja at www.sci-fi-online.com 2006 films 2006 horror films 2000s horror thriller films 2000s monster movies American horror thriller films American monster movies French horror films French horror thriller films Moroccan horror films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Alexandre Aja Adaptations of works by Wes Craven Remakes of American films Horror film remakes Films set in ghost towns Films set in New Mexico Films shot in Morocco Films scored by Tomandandy Mannequins in films