The Descent

jkc123 said:
Wow.... I must be slow because I didn't get that at all. I didn't know that Juno was seeing her husband. Was this established in the first act? I admit that I sort of tuned out during the cabin scenes. But, I thought she was pissed because Juno killed her friend and the proof of it was the necklace charm thingy the dying girl had held onto.

Thanks for the insight.

I gotta see this movie again.
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Whoops sorry for the double post but JKC, they sorta established it by Juno talking with Sarah's husband at the creek and in one of the cabin scenes where she said "We all lost something in that crash".
 
They didn't test Descent overseas, it's a foreign film (I think they shot most of it in Scotland?) which is now being distributed in the US, kind of like 28 Days Later.

Descent is a pretty good flick. I definitely jumped a couple of times during the movie, and I never groaned. A friend of mine imagined the pitch went something like this:

It's Sex and City goes extreme spelunking and then the women are attacked by Anne Coulter-like beasts.

I don't want to sound like too big of a sexist, but those "Crawlers" can kill deer and other large game, and drag them into the cave, but they can't beat up women?

There was a Hollywood flick out last year that seemed similar called the Cave -- did anyone see that?
 
uhrgl said:
It's Sex and City goes extreme spelunking and then the women are attacked by Anne Coulter-like beasts.
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Hahaha! You're a funny guy. I would hate to be attacked by Ann Coutler like beasts. Breasts yes, beasts no.
 
Bah,

Another stupid book-made movie in which the book was MUCH better.

I'll be glad if the powers that be ever decide to stop making movies for the least common denominator.
 
mcgeedigital said:
Bah,

Another stupid book-made movie in which the book was MUCH better.

I'll be glad if the powers that be ever decide to stop making movies for the least common denominator.
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Are you talking The Descent??

because it wasn't a book.

The Descent is an original screenplay written by Neil Marshall
 
uhrgl said:
It's Sex and City goes extreme spelunking and then the women are attacked by Anne Coulter-like beasts.

I don't want to sound like too big of a sexist, but those "Crawlers" can kill deer and other large game, and drag them into the cave, but they can't beat up women
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LOL!

Hey, the crawlers did kill most of the women. They only had problems with the really bad ass ones.
 
ok saw descent yesterday and we had to go to a theatre that sucked cuz we didn't have time for the other theatre that was acctually good and with great sound and quality... so we I didn't even get scrared or a jump scene in the whole movie. I would have if we went to a more better theatre.. just that what makes everything scary is the sound, so it had sound but it was low and had no bass going, and had no surround sound so it just all blew and sucked.. and wasn't that dark so I don't know if I'll see it again in a more better theatre but I might just wait till it comes out on dvd.
 
I thought it was okay but not great by any means. Devil's Rejects still reigns the past decade of horror.

My big problem with this was the "crime and punishment". I didn't buy the justification for the punishment. I felt it was an accident and I didn't like how they tried to paint that character in a sinister light. Just didn't buy it and it really bothered me.

Ohh and i hated all the phony jump scares in the first half. Ugh...
 
well i did catch some one scene where (forgot witch character) she was looking around with the camera on night mode after sarah had already died.. she had the camera in that place where they had thier first encounter with those things. And when she was looking around there was something they put in with the skeletons.. it was a big mouth with teeth looking like a crocs mouth or something but it was so cheesy the way they made it so it looked stupid.. and another part she's filming looking at all the skeletons the "intence" music comes in and one part of it sounds like the music of an old 80's film
 
I'm thinking of seeing this. People say it's the best scary movie since Aliens (or is it 'Alien'?). Is this true? Or is this just your bi-monthly over-hyped horror flick? (aka Slither, High Tension, Cry Wolf, etc.)
 
c.g._eads said:
I'm thinking of seeing this. People say it's the best scary movie since Aliens (or is it 'Alien'?). Is this true? Or is this just your bi-monthly over-hyped horror flick? (aka Slither, High Tension, Cry Wolf, etc.)
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lol..all those movies you just named are good. Cry wolf is a decent teen slasher, the others are good.
 
How weird, I watched Descent for the first time on Friday on TV (Sky)... Has it only just come out in US at the cinema???

I didn't expect much watching this movie but I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed it. I really liked the level of fear to bravery ratio in it compared to many typical horror movies in which the characters run about scared and managed to fluke their way out of it at the last minute.

I live in a place called Matlock Bath in the peak district (UK) which as an area is a very keen place for cavers... I myself have only ever done it a few times... If you've never been caving before do it... but go with someone who knows the caves, it's great fun but can **** you up in a really good way (Especially if you watch descent just before going).

Anyway I believe the director of Descent has recently been filming nearby to here and I was talking to a friend a month or two ago and he was telling me about how the director was renting out a flat above his. Never did get the chance to meet him, shame really that I've only just seen Descent because I would've loved to go and invade his set to see what kind of stuff he was filming!
 
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