The Descent… and other things


We went to go see The Descent last night, and it’s easily the best horror film out at the moment. Although some horror conventions start to creep in later in the film, for the most of it, it’s a tense, reality-based horror film for adults, made by adults and starring adults.

There are no stupid hormonal teenagers here. The all-female cast is depicted as ordinary women who all tend to behave in a realistic, panicked way as they lumber around lost in pitch-black, unexplored caves in the Appalachian Mountains. You feel that if The Descent was American-made (It’s British), Michelle Rodriguez would have been the clichéd choice for toughie adventurer Juno.

What’s also great for South African cinema goers is that we’re seeing the film with the original, more ambiguous British ending, which was chopped from the US release. More about that here… but beware spoilers!

So yes, The Descent is well worth seeing, although it does tend to unravel a little once the ‘beasties’ are revealed. Otherwise, it’s thrilling, tense entertainment for mature audiences. Just beware if you suffer from claustrophobia. You may find yourself in a sympathy panic in certain scenes.

South African Official Site


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In other news, I bought Evanescence’s The Open Door yesterday evening. I popped into Look & Listen, and noticing the CD’s absence from the shelves, asked at the counter when it was going to be released in South Africa.

The assistant: Oh, they arrived today. We haven’t even taken them out of the back room yet.

So I got my copy on the first day. I guess the new album pretty much had a worldwide release date of 3 October. I’ll be breaking in the CD with some serious listening over the next few days, so expect my review soon.

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[DELETED, with apologies to Paul, if it makes any difference at this point...]

Comments

Unknown said…
Somehow this feels a little like dé ja vu... Noelle, talk to him, face to face. Don't let it grow mould because if you do it will only end up getting worse.

As for the movie. I am SO glad I didn't come with you... I'd have been terrified out of my socks!!!
Anonymous said…
i love this movie.. especially the disturbing ending of the british version..

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