Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 5.0
extremely unsettling and original
After some opening sequences providing some back story on one of the characters the real adventure gets started. 6 friends go into some uncharted caves looking to recapture old memories together. it doesnt take too long in the caves for things to turn for the worse. after a cave-in blocks the only path in or out that they know of, the friends are forced to climb deeper into the caverns in hope of finding a way out. the girls experience down in these caves is unsettling enough, watching claustrophobia and extreme paranoia set in as they struggle to survive and find their way to the surface. then they realize they arent the only things down in those caves.really solid acting all around. all six female leads set themselves apart in this genre by their lifestyles alone. these arent your little cheerleaders spouting "like" every other word. these girls are into extreme sports/activities of all kinds. the movie opens with a pretty exciting white water rafting scene. they're like the lara crofts of horror. almost.it takes its time building up the tension. the creatures dont even show up till close to an hour into the movie, but there's plenty of unsettling moments building up to the moment that things really lose control. i actually found myself more uncomfortable watching the times before the creatures show up. the monsters are never really explained. their origins are pretty much unknown, but you're eventually familiar with how they hunt and live.deffinitely one of the better horror movies of the last few years. plenty of suspence, gore, and visceral violence to satisfy any fan of the genre, and good enough character developement and production values to make this worth watching by anyone who can handle it.