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PostPosted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:28 am 
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Saw this movie tonight. Directed by Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers)

In a nutshell: 6 hot, athletic chicks who are vacationing the Appalachian mountains to do some cave spleunking find unexpected things underground.


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Don't usually see scary horror movies but I'm glad I made an exception. CREEEEEEEEPY!...but exhilarating. You must see this.

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Looked pretty good so I thought I'd check it out. So I'm guessing that chick makes it out? If so, hey, thanks for the spoiler!


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The ad campaign was changed quickly from "way more violent and gory than anything you've ever seen" to "the best horror film since Alien."

Which was a good move, since some critics are saying this movie is suprisingly well-done.


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So Chuck D. is a cave troll?


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I saw it and thought it was ok. However, it's almost as though there is a secod plot that only gets partially developed. I thought it seemed a bit disjointed for something that should have been straightforward. Also, I felt that the "family issues" were used simply to force a plot in the cave. I think it had its moments of scariness.

But, if you want to see a scary, gory movie, rent High Tension.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:22 am 
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Why the hell is it always Appalachia which inspires fear in people? Let me guess they are inbred yokels stashed away from society? That's a rhetorical question by the way. I kinda want to see it due to the Dog Soldiers director link, but eh, the premise looks to be a bit questionable.

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I want to see this but I read that they changed the ending so it wouldn't be such a downer for the audience. I'm sure I'll see it anyways though.

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You have to admit that most if not ALL horror movies premises are questionable, no?


The minute you start looking at the plot holes and away from the gore and thrill then you've lost the point I think.

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It was released last year in Canada with the title "The Cave".


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LARGE CAPITAL LETTERS CATCH YOUR ATTENTION!!! (probably nsfw)


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when i saw the trailer to this i was thinking it looked awesome, until it got to the part where there was scary monsters down there with them, that ruined it for me

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HOW DO SCARY MONSTERS RUIN A HORROR MOVIE?

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HOW DO SCARY MONSTERS RUIN A HORROR MOVIE?


I laughed really loud when I read this. I love it when I get jokes. One point for you mr. pacific. One point for you.


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The minute you start looking away from the gore you've lost the point I think.


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So Chuck D. is a cave troll?


That's how he gets the girls, eh?!

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posthumus Wrote:
It was released last year in Canada with the title "The Cave".


I think that's a different movie.

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shiv Wrote:
posthumus Wrote:
It was released last year in Canada with the title "The Cave".


I think that's a different movie.


I thought posthumus was trying to be funny saying that The Descent was a rip off of a low-quality horror/sci-fi movie. I didn't think he was actually claiming The Descent as originally Canadian.


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Meatbone Wrote:
shiv Wrote:
posthumus Wrote:
It was released last year in Canada with the title "The Cave".


I think that's a different movie.


I thought posthumus was trying to be funny saying that The Descent was a rip off of a low-quality horror/sci-fi movie. I didn't think he was actually claiming The Descent as originally Canadian.


I thought he just mixed up the two movies, as I did originally.

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shiv Wrote:
Meatbone Wrote:
shiv Wrote:
posthumus Wrote:
It was released last year in Canada with the title "The Cave".


I think that's a different movie.


I thought posthumus was trying to be funny saying that The Descent was a rip off of a low-quality horror/sci-fi movie. I didn't think he was actually claiming The Descent as originally Canadian.


I thought he just mixed up the two movies, as I did originally.


I thought that he thought that you thought that we all thought that he fucked up.

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I'd like to go see this this weekend. Ebert gave it 4 stars on his website. I'm also going to look for Dog Soldiers on DVD that one sounds cool too.


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I'd like to go see this this weekend. Ebert gave it 4 stars on his website. I'm also going to look for Dog Soldiers on DVD that one sounds cool too.


Dog Soldiers is really good.

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I caught The Descent over the weekend. I thought it was well done. They could have made a good movie even without the monster things. That spelunking stuff is claustrophobic. I couldn't do it.

What was up with that last scene though? Also, does any one know how the original version ended? I heard the ending was changed for the American release.

I picked up Dog Soldiers on DVD too. They had it at Tower for only $9.99. I haven't watched it yet.


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NeZ Wrote:
I caught The Descent over the weekend. I thought it was well done. They could have made a good movie even without the monster things. That spelunking stuff is claustrophobic. I couldn't do it.

What was up with that last scene though? Also, does any one know how the original version ended? I heard the ending was changed for the American release.

I picked up Dog Soldiers on DVD too. They had it at Tower for only $9.99. I haven't watched it yet.


I was trying to figure out the ending too. I couldn't make an clear links or connections except for the bit in the beginning at the hospital. Some sort of mix between reality and waking dreams/nightmares/conscience. that's the best I could come up with because the very last scene didn't seem to fit with just about ANYthing else in the entire movie.


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I saw it today and thought it was fucking great. Lots of scares and gore. I could've done without the girls in the audience who YELLED really loudly and then laughed for like 2 minutes after every scary part though.

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But, if you want to see a scary, gory movie, rent High Tension.


The Descent is much better than that.

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**** SPOILER ALERT *****


















That scene at the end where she finds her friend sitting in her truck must've been a hallucination since she had these episodes before even leaving the cabin and she was taking some sort of psychotropic medications, wasn't she?

My question to you though...DID SHE IMAGINE THE WHOLE THING AND END UP KILLING ALL HER FRIENDS UNDERGROUND????

Something to think about.

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