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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Take The Descent. Take away 70% of the psychological/claustrophobia scares, add 50% more blood and gore, add a bucket full of horror movies clichés and you've got The Descent Part 2.
I liked the first film; it was different in multiple ways, it didn't rely too much on horror film formula, the cast was all female, the fears were more psychological and slow building, and so forth. It tried something different, it wasn't a work of art but you can't fault them for trying something new. However when I found out that the sequel was based upon the American ending of the filming (as in the 'happier' ending) I had doubts...
The Descent Part 2 takes place 2 days after the first film; a local man finds Sarah, the sole survivor of the horror that happened in The Descent, and takes her to hospital. However the poor woman is traumatised and doesn't remember what happened. When the doctors analyse the blood on her clothes and realise it belongs to her missing friends, the local police decides to take Sarah back down to the caves to find out what happened, and hopefully find her friends.
The director does try hard to recapture the magic of the first film; with the tight tunnels, the fear of both the caves and the creatures that lurk in the darkness working against you. Also with the throwbacks of footage to the former film, the first half starts strongly. But the weakness of the movie shows towards the second half of the film where the clichés come to light. Some characters make stupid decisions (especially the male cop and Sarah becomes slightly out of character towards the end), more emphasis on gore is used to scare the audience, the creatures become over used and predictable, and the ending annoyed me! It contradicts the beginning, makes no sense, cheapens the first film somewhat and leaves it open for another potential sequel...oh goodie...
Plus I didn't connect with cast; in the first film we got to know the group of females as close friends, who they were and such before they entered the cave, so we felt sorry for them when they died and had to turn against each other to survive. But in this film we barely get their first names before someone is killed!
Don't watch this movie if you're expecting it to be as good as the first one, or if you haven't seen the first one at all! It's worth a watch if you're curious to know what happens to the characters and if you like horror films in general so you don't mind seeing the same film tricks over and over again. Worth a watch, then wait and see if there's another sequel.
UPDATE 18TH FEB 2010: According to the Horror Squad website the DVD extras will include audio commentary by the director and numerous actors from the film, deleted scenes, a Making Of, storyboards plus 5.1 sound and 16:9 widescreen for your viewing pleasure.
I liked the first film; it was different in multiple ways, it didn't rely too much on horror film formula, the cast was all female, the fears were more psychological and slow building, and so forth. It tried something different, it wasn't a work of art but you can't fault them for trying something new. However when I found out that the sequel was based upon the American ending of the filming (as in the 'happier' ending) I had doubts...
The Descent Part 2 takes place 2 days after the first film; a local man finds Sarah, the sole survivor of the horror that happened in The Descent, and takes her to hospital. However the poor woman is traumatised and doesn't remember what happened. When the doctors analyse the blood on her clothes and realise it belongs to her missing friends, the local police decides to take Sarah back down to the caves to find out what happened, and hopefully find her friends.
The director does try hard to recapture the magic of the first film; with the tight tunnels, the fear of both the caves and the creatures that lurk in the darkness working against you. Also with the throwbacks of footage to the former film, the first half starts strongly. But the weakness of the movie shows towards the second half of the film where the clichés come to light. Some characters make stupid decisions (especially the male cop and Sarah becomes slightly out of character towards the end), more emphasis on gore is used to scare the audience, the creatures become over used and predictable, and the ending annoyed me! It contradicts the beginning, makes no sense, cheapens the first film somewhat and leaves it open for another potential sequel...oh goodie...
Plus I didn't connect with cast; in the first film we got to know the group of females as close friends, who they were and such before they entered the cave, so we felt sorry for them when they died and had to turn against each other to survive. But in this film we barely get their first names before someone is killed!
Don't watch this movie if you're expecting it to be as good as the first one, or if you haven't seen the first one at all! It's worth a watch if you're curious to know what happens to the characters and if you like horror films in general so you don't mind seeing the same film tricks over and over again. Worth a watch, then wait and see if there's another sequel.
UPDATE 18TH FEB 2010: According to the Horror Squad website the DVD extras will include audio commentary by the director and numerous actors from the film, deleted scenes, a Making Of, storyboards plus 5.1 sound and 16:9 widescreen for your viewing pleasure.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
!!!WARNING. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!
A search is underway for a missing caving party of six women, presumed lost somewhere in the Appalachian mountains. Then a survivor, Sarah(Shauna Macdonald) turns up, suffering from shock and amnesia. Unable to get any sense from her, Sheriff Vaines(Gavan O'Herlihy) is insistant that she should join a rescue/search party for other survivors. Using a dilapidated old mine lift, the small group descend into the cave system. However a terribly mutilated body is soon discovered, and Sarah suddenly comes under suspicion from the others. What they don't realise is that very soon they will need Sarah very much as they come under attack from a vicious and very deadly assailant.
I've got to admit this turned out to be a pleasant suprise. I really wasn't expecting very much, and this film is a very competant if formulaic sequel to a slightly overrated horror film. A lot of vitriol is aimed at the film by some quarters for existing in the first place and for being a sequel to a film that didn't require one, but I think it's better just to sit back, disengage the brain and enjoy it for what it is, an action packed, gory horror. What is missing in this sequel is any originality that sets it apart from its predecessor. Okay, there is a very silly ending that tries to prove that blood is thicker than water, and the subterrainian creatures are slightly different, but thats about it, and the characters this time round are not half as well drawn as in Neil Marshall's original film. One thing that is present and correct are the obligatory bloody set pieces, the best probably being a tooth and nail fight in the creatures toilet.
To sum up, an enjoyable no-brainer, but I do hope that they leave the series as two films, now all loose ends have been tied up. To make any more would seem to me to be a cynical money making enterprise.
The DVD is presented nicely, with a nice interactive menu and plenty of extras. 4 out of 5
A search is underway for a missing caving party of six women, presumed lost somewhere in the Appalachian mountains. Then a survivor, Sarah(Shauna Macdonald) turns up, suffering from shock and amnesia. Unable to get any sense from her, Sheriff Vaines(Gavan O'Herlihy) is insistant that she should join a rescue/search party for other survivors. Using a dilapidated old mine lift, the small group descend into the cave system. However a terribly mutilated body is soon discovered, and Sarah suddenly comes under suspicion from the others. What they don't realise is that very soon they will need Sarah very much as they come under attack from a vicious and very deadly assailant.
I've got to admit this turned out to be a pleasant suprise. I really wasn't expecting very much, and this film is a very competant if formulaic sequel to a slightly overrated horror film. A lot of vitriol is aimed at the film by some quarters for existing in the first place and for being a sequel to a film that didn't require one, but I think it's better just to sit back, disengage the brain and enjoy it for what it is, an action packed, gory horror. What is missing in this sequel is any originality that sets it apart from its predecessor. Okay, there is a very silly ending that tries to prove that blood is thicker than water, and the subterrainian creatures are slightly different, but thats about it, and the characters this time round are not half as well drawn as in Neil Marshall's original film. One thing that is present and correct are the obligatory bloody set pieces, the best probably being a tooth and nail fight in the creatures toilet.
To sum up, an enjoyable no-brainer, but I do hope that they leave the series as two films, now all loose ends have been tied up. To make any more would seem to me to be a cynical money making enterprise.
The DVD is presented nicely, with a nice interactive menu and plenty of extras. 4 out of 5
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Sarah Carter played by Shauna Macdonald has survived and emerges traumatised from her experience. And once in hospital is required by the sheriff to venture once again into the dark nightmare to investigate a scent picked up by a police dog and to search for survivors.
Unlike the first film there is barely any time for introduction to the characters this is just a bunch thrown together. Also she barely speaks for the first half hour apparently traumatised with loss of memory. There is the sheriff who is suspicious of her and maybe suspects her as the killer and also an interesting change in Sarah as she becomes protector to another woman with whom she feels a connection possibly because she has a daughter and she lost hers.
Descent 2 is about as decent a sequel as you would expect gore, some scary moments . But its utterly ridiculous that she would venture back into the caves let alone be asked to by police. The first descent worked because of a bonding with the girls and it was better paced with a better ending. This is not as good as the first but then what sequels are. It's more of the same fighting freaks with sharp teeth with anything that comes to hand. With a new bunch of uninteresting characters and a weaker ending.
Unlike the first film there is barely any time for introduction to the characters this is just a bunch thrown together. Also she barely speaks for the first half hour apparently traumatised with loss of memory. There is the sheriff who is suspicious of her and maybe suspects her as the killer and also an interesting change in Sarah as she becomes protector to another woman with whom she feels a connection possibly because she has a daughter and she lost hers.
Descent 2 is about as decent a sequel as you would expect gore, some scary moments . But its utterly ridiculous that she would venture back into the caves let alone be asked to by police. The first descent worked because of a bonding with the girls and it was better paced with a better ending. This is not as good as the first but then what sequels are. It's more of the same fighting freaks with sharp teeth with anything that comes to hand. With a new bunch of uninteresting characters and a weaker ending.
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