Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 4.0
Not What I Expected...
I thought this movie was going to be no better than the hundreds of other horror movies out I painfully watched. Nonetheless, the Descent is a lot better than they.Now I don't think this movie is amazing as so many others here think, but it actually was a horror film that had me on the edge of my seat. For awhile it is pretty easy- going, with they just getting to the cave and beginning the journey into it, but eventually they get into some trouble that eventually leads them to some odd but nothing too scary of creatures. I mean they're ugly creatures, but are they really scary? No not really. But dangerous? Very much so. That's what keeps you on the edge of your seat is knowing it will not be easy at all to evade these creatures- especially when you have no idea where to run to finally escape them.This movie is dark, very dark actually to the point where you might be moving up close to screen just to see what is going on- which I didn't like to do- and the acting was pretty average. Nothing too bold, but the actors weren't lame either. A few of the women were pretty forgettable though. The creatures again were nothing really compared to some of the monsters I've seen in other films and the gore I felt was maybe done a little bit too much at times just to sicken us viewers.What was good about this film though was the feeling of confusion and the utter fear of possibly never getting out of the cave, while those life threatening creatures were just a few steps behind or ahead of you. This movie gives real chills because of that, and that is refreshing after sheer boredom of so many other new films.I recommend it to watch at least once. I would watch it again.3.5/5