Great build up and tension

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2017)

When I first saw this movie when it first came out on DVD, I thought it was a really solid horror movie. Watching it now, I personally think that it still holds up today. The plot has enough to draw you into the lead characters and how they go about trying to escape from a cave they descended into. The descent into the cave really does bring about madness between the characters. And it shows the true colors of the characters as things start to escalate. I thought the set design were for the most part quite believable with it's claustrophobic setting. The scenes where the characters had to queeze through tight crevices brought about tension. And the design of the creatures that tries to attack and eat the people that descended into the cave to be believable. So when the creatures pop out and attack, I was on the edge of my seat. What really stands out about this film is the transition of the characters. How they all start to become survivalist and the sight that grossed them out in the beginning doesn't faze them as much. And some of them transition into total badasses in a realistic manner. This is a well crafted and designed horror movie with great pacing and build up.
8.3/10