Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 4.0
Beautful caves, scary movie
Sarah is an adventure junkie, but it isn't whitewater rafting that gets the best of her. A freak accident leaves her husband and daughter dead, and Sarah traumatized beyond anything she believe she can survive. What she needs is to take her mind off the tragedy and get back to what she loves. So, with her friend Beth, she travels to the US to meet up with 4 American friends, led by the fearless Juno, deep into the Appalachian Mountains Juno has promised them a level 2 adventure; nothing too trying. But where she takes the unsuspecting party is an entirely different sort of cave, a cave never before explored. But this cave has more than bats and narrow precipices to challenge the climbers. There is an entirely new species of humanoids living below the ground, and their home has been disturbed.The Descent is interesting on several fronts. It is a new sort of eco-horror film. Go where you should not go, fail to leave the land untouched, and it will fight back. It shows us a parallel line of evolution, humans that went below ground and took a different path than us. But it is also a classic kill-them-one-by-one film, where those who make mistakes are marked for death. Add to that a film starring entirely women, women strong enough to fight creatures instead of screaming, and you have a very unique combination of themes.