It been out in the UK for a while now so if anything the "American" version would be the "rip-off"
Like mentioned above - there's definitely some gore but its placed appropriatley. Once of the most suspensful flicks Ive seen in a long while - actually had everyone in the theater jumping in their seats throughout the film. It was also nice to see that the heroines were actually believable and not cookie cutter hollywood lameness.
The only thing different between the two versions is the ending - the UK version has about 2.5 extra minutes that make the ending a bit more...somber. If you're in the US, go see the flick and when you get home just jump on YouTube and type 'The Descent Ending' for a search and you can watch it.
When I mean American version I mean "The Cave"
I Like the endings in the UK version hehe...
Oh man - I havent even seen the Cave. I heard it was awful....
Im not as partial to the Silence of the Lambs style horror flicks as much as I am the more sci-fi oriented ones. Still dig them though...
Well you dont need to! Its ok I like the feeling of being trapped the movie has but that was about it.
Movies never do the book they're based on justice. There's just no way a 2D screen can compete with your imagination.
Glad you liked it man, reminds me to go buy the DVD.
In general, you're right, but there are counterexamples like Fight Club. The movie is just better.
OH! Best of "THAT" type of genre I have ever seen in the theater. Lots of inside jokes from B horror movies...
At least we can agree on Metal
lol, you know you didn't een see the movie. Just looked at the women the whole time...Probably tuning your guitar
You know me all too well brutha
:goodpost: i agree i just couldnt explain it as good as you hhaha. the whole idea about being so far from any help and not know what can happen like getting stuck down there and eating each other was the exciting thing to me. The creature element was gay just like alot of horror movies.
I thought the little girl was supposed to be her dead child and she imagines her self being happy with her child again as she's going crazy herself. It's just an image that the director thought would be creepy as well. Just my opinion.
That and the suspense of the unknow or disguised villian is truly frightening. I don't care what anyone say's Penny Wise the clown scared the hell out of me everytime he showed up in that film. You just didn't know about him, plus he was happy.... just creepy. Kinda like Buffalo Bill.It is really unfortunate that most Suspense/Horror films confer this very contradictory dynamic upon themselves. What truly drives the adrenaline response when watching these movies is that fear of the unknown, a vicarious feeling of helplessness, in so far as we cannot logically analyze what we would do in a similar situation if we are not aware of our 'enemy'. However, the monster, villain, creature, and so forth, must always be revealed in the interest in linear plot development; unfortunately many, or moreover most, major studios are not willing to gamble on a Blair Witch, or Alien-esque movie in which true suspense is created through the absence of, as opposed to the encounter with, the enemy.
As you stated, most movies of this Sub-Genre often lose my interest, and consequently respect, within the first hour, as this is often when we first meet the antagonist. On a side note, my favourite horror movie of all time was Event Horizon
Oh yeah, me too, I actually enjoyed it. I was more just stating the problem with most =of these movies.
When they show disfigured people like sticking their hand through people's throat, and nasty **** like that??