Hills Have Eyes, The: Big Bob Carter (Russ Grieve)

Comments for death : Hills Have Eyes, The: Big Bob Carter (Russ Grieve).

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When the Carters finally go back to their van, they disturb Mars and Pluto, and during the ensuing chaos Ethel gets shot, as does Brenda's older sister, Lynne (although not before stabbing Mars in the leg, meaning he has to limp for the rest of the film).

Crucially, Mars also takes Lynne's baby, although not, as you might expect, to revitalise their woefully lacking genepool - no, they intend to eat it!

It's fair to say things are looking bleak for the Carters, but the (minor) subtext for this film is about how acts of violence can inspire their victims to even greater brutality*, so some payback is surely imminent...

Umm, why is this all on Bob's death?

Also Bob is "Decapitated" later right? (In a deleted scene)

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Bruno! Yes, yes, Lovely to hear from you too! No, no, ze vitness? Do not worry! I haff taken care of ze vitness. Yes, yes. Shoot him? What, ar-are you stupid? No, no I am not going to blow ze plane up! I... haff put snakes... on ze plane.

> Umm, why is this all on Bob's death?
Why shouldn't it be? I didn't consider these killings worthy of their own writeup, and there's nothing wrong with filling in a bit of plot to help set the scene for the next in the series.

> Also Bob is "Decapitated" later right? (In a deleted scene)
No idea, my DVD is so basic it is one of the few in my collection without even a scene-select - the sole entry on the menu is "Play"

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> Also Bob is "Decapitated" later right? (In a deleted scene)
No idea, my DVD is so basic it is one of the few in my collection without even a scene-select - the sole entry on the menu is "Play"

Did it come out of a newspaper? I have lots like this.

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Did it come out of a newspaper? I have lots like this.

What do you mean? A newspaper dedicated to movie cuts? A regular newspaper with a "Hills have Eyes" article? I don't remember where I first found the info on Bob's decapitation, but it is referenced in IMDB's alternate versions.

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Bruno! Yes, yes, Lovely to hear from you too! No, no, ze vitness? Do not worry! I haff taken care of ze vitness. Yes, yes. Shoot him? What, ar-are you stupid? No, no I am not going to blow ze plane up! I... haff put snakes... on ze plane.

No, in the UK, every so often, they give away DVDs, often with no chapters and/or no menus. I have Brief Encounter, The Ipcress File, Eagle Has Landed, Zulu Dawn... All out of a newspaper. I recall one was giving away horror films like Evil Dead and Hellraiser recently, so...

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2007 12:14AM by Matt.

I saw those Sunday paper TV adverts too, but was too lazy to actually go and buy them.

Trust me, I have lots and lots of those promotional DVDs - DVDSpot lists 30 and I haven't added them all yet!

Landmark alert: 50th Combustion category use.

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Question - What exactly is the point of having DVDs that have no chapters? wouldn't that mean you have to start from the beginning of the film whenever you wish to watch it?

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Bruno! Yes, yes, Lovely to hear from you too! No, no, ze vitness? Do not worry! I haff taken care of ze vitness. Yes, yes. Shoot him? What, ar-are you stupid? No, no I am not going to blow ze plane up! I... haff put snakes... on ze plane.

Yeah, if you don't have a "Jump To" function, you pretty much have to fast-forward like a videotape.

Like I said, these DVDs are technically "free" with a fairly cheap newspaper, so that's kind of the point (I guess skipping to a desired point is something the distributor thinks we need to pay for). I've also encountered promotional DVDs with no menus but have chapters and promotional DVDs with a menu that has one option ("Play" but no chapters. In fact the only thing consistent between them is the transfers are almost always the same as retail versions and come in square cardboard sleeves.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/14/2007 09:24PM by Matt.