Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 4.0
Will I ever go in another cave? No.
Have a couple of drinks and you'll be all set for this film, although put your glass out of harm's way, cos otherwise you'll end up spilling it all over yourself. Not good.This film is one of the best thrillers/horrors/whatever I've seen yet, and it's so simplistic! There's no major special effects, just simple jump-the-height-of-yourself scares. What really worked for me, was that the light was only really provided by the character's lights on their helmets. That was it. So you can never fully see what's on the screen. And believe me, it really works. Although, at points for me, it didn't, cos I was muddling up some of the characters, and the ones I wanted to live, didn't.The actresses were really good, especially Shauna McDonald, who managed to pull the role off, despite being totally covered in blood at one point. Lovely. I really liked Holly's character (and the accent!) What made the film really mind blowing for me, was the start. Viewers literally get thrown into the thick of things, and I was sitting there going "That car's not going to hit them surely, it's just ..." Oh dear. BANG. Fast forward a year later, and the film really kicks off. But was that an underlying story somewhere? Sarah's (Shauna McDonald) husband seemed to be hiding something, and later, Juno says that they all lost something in the crash. Just a little something I noticed.Keep a close eye out early on when they're in the caves, you do actually see the creatures watching them. I didn't notice it straight away, but got it pointed out to me. The creatures weren't actually shown to the actresses until they had to actually film with them, and then they got their reaction for real. That must have been some reaction!All in all, a really simplistic but scary movie, with a really freaky cover. The cover alone is enough to send shivers up your spine.