Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 5.0
Indeed it is one of the top horror films of the year!!!
I am not into watching body parts being tortured and cut up, so I don't have much of an appetite for shows like Hostel and Saw. I do love horror films that plays tricks on the mind and it's scary when I watch a movie like The Descent when all these women are stuck in a cave and trying to figure what the hell is hiding in the dark, and off course by the time they realized that it was a bad idea to be exploring such an unknown cave, it was too late.The cast is relatively unknown, but they are all good in their parts. The story is creepy and the atmosphere is creepier. The "crawlers/creatures" are even creepier, if you can imagine Gollum(L.O.T.R.) making a cameo in a low-budget horror film. Yes, the cave is very real, dark, slimey, wet, and bloody, and I almost believed it was shot in a real cave until I saw the special features. Impressive prosthetics makeups and set dec. If you think The Blair Witch project was a ripeoff, then you would appreciate something of higher production value on dealing with unknown monsters in an unescapable situation. I found myself so drawn to it that I did feel kind of stuck just like the characters, maybe it's because I am very afraid of dark caves and underwater themed stories. I wished there was an alternate ending to this film that didn't quite satisfy my at the end. Just check it out and you'll know what I mean...