Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 3.0
The Descent
I went to see 'The Descent' which is a movie about four friends who go on a caving trip and face their worst fears whilst they're down there.Would these movies be as scary as they are without the unexpected loudness in all the places? Probably not. Still, it was quite interesting for what it was. Kinda like the 'Poseidon' of the caves, wandering through unnavigated areas trying to find a way out, and tragedies occuring frequently along the way.The monsters got a bit much though. Creamy yellow slimy monsters which scream at and eat people. Once you've seen one, you've seen them all. They all look like Golum from 'Lord Of The Rings' still.At least the movie wasn't an American blockbuster, it was English. That's something. And you kinda get to know the characters, understanding their personalities in every scene, learning their names and not forgetting them, remembering when someone has died.My favourite characters were Holly and Juno. Holly was funny and knew how to have a laugh. She annoyed everyone else but she was probably the funnest of them all. No-one really liked Juno but she meant well. I think she would have tried her best for her friends and wouldn't purposely try to hurt them, still, she was the hated one in the end.The scariest part is when the real life realities are shown. How when we rot away (or in this case flesh eaten by raging mad monsters) all that we are, are bones underneath, and how death can happen so easily. It's frightening how each and every one of us are so robot like, we're machines, humans with minds, feelings, thoughts and emotions, but our bodies are totally separate from that; one false move and we're gone, nothing can change that. No happy endings make me happy though, that's for sure :)Decent enough movie though, worth seeing. 3 stars.