#originally conceived as a second sequel to the hills have eyes this is sometimes found with that title. the connection was dropped in pre
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Mind Ripper (The Outpost, 1995)
"Loose ends come back to haunt you."
#mind ripper#wes craven#the outpost#the hills have eyes 3#horror film#american cinema#creepy face#films i done watched#1995#lance henriksen#claire stansfield#john diehl#natasha wagner#gregory sporleder#giovanni ribisi#dan blom#adam solomon#john apicella#joe gayton#originally conceived as a second sequel to the hills have eyes this is sometimes found with that title. the connection was dropped in pre#production tho. tbh lance henriksen was the only reason i gave this a go. it's only other claim to fame is as the first film of ribisi#i tried to go in with an open mind (heh) but i pretty much expected this to be either absolutely dire or surprisingly entertaining#almost disappointingly it's neither. it's just very run of the mill. nothing about it is original it's all been done a hundred times before#the first half is very weak and the script is painful. it picks up in the second half when henriksen comes into it more. but it never reall#impresses and it isn't so bad it's good. just very very average. it's a shame too because some good ideas very almost appear only to be#dismissed (the question of ethics in reviving the dead is complicated in the second half by the revelation that the dead person in question#had attempted suicide but this is forgotten almost as soon as it's revealed). henriksen is the best thing in it of course but there's only#so much he can do with the material. ribisi is textbook asshole young adult until he gets a minute amount of character development in the#last act. nobody else really registers although i must say solomons idiot jock character becomes surprisingly likable as the film goes on#the most horrific moment isn't any of the monster mutilation but when a character pointlessly loses a toenail by stubbing their foot
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