Just watched the movie, yet again. :) On BD this time. Looked superb! The mark of a good movie is repeat factor. I've watched this movie about 5 times in the last 6 months and can watch it all the way through. BTW, it's on HD OnDemand on Comcast. Don't know if it's OAR (for $6 rental it better be) or DD 5.1 or not (either).

larry

Just watched the movie, yet again. :) On BD this time. Looked superb! The mark of a good movie is repeat factor. I've watched this movie about 5 times in the last 6 months and can watch it all the way through. BTW, it's on HD OnDemand on Comcast. Don't know if it's OAR (for $6 rental it better be) or DD 5.1 or not (either).

larry

damn I was hoping it was one of those free HD On-Demand...I ain't shelling $6 for that...

You might want to check over in the HDTV programming forum where I saw this mentioned. Maybe somebody has seen it and comments on the presentation.

larry

Top 10 Reasons The Descent isn't like other cookie-cutter horror films:

10. Some chick doesn't stumble/fall and get caught...oh wait.

9. The victims aren't in some desolate place...oh wait.

8. The setting isn't dark and ominous...oh wait.

7. The thing that's stalking them doesn't seem superhuman..oh wait.

6. There aren't any hot chicks in the film...oh wait.

5. There aren't any "boo factor" moments...oh wait.

4. Things always make sense...oh wait.

3. There isn't any drinking...oh wait.

2. The ending doesn't show just one survivor...oh wait, maybe?

1. There's no significant T & A irrelevant to the film. Dammit! Why does this have to be the only one that's true? :(

And that, dear friends, is yet another reason The Descent is so darned good (with the exception of #1). It follows all the classic rules of a horror film, then proceeds to stretch and break those rules to its own achievement. :)

As an aside, for those of you that never had the "pleasure" of being the victim of squonk's wrath, imagine a slightly meaner, uglier, testier, nastier crawler, and you''ll have it spot on. Hell, even Larry remembers him after all this time, even with all us other members he has to keep a leash on! Evil, thy name is squonk. ;)


i suppose that's the difference between a good script/direction and a bad/hacked one. sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

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Good horror flick. I just saw it for the first time (unrated theatrical version with the UK ending) on conventional DVD. The US ending is part of the Special Features if you wish to compare them.

Gary