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The Descent

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Saw it last night. Pretty good horror flick. It does a good job of making characters with just enough ofa story that you care about them ANDthe director/writer does a great job in isolating them in a believable way rather than a stupid (going into the basement to change a fuse when a known killer is in the vivinity) way.

Really enjoyed it.
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Say, does anybody know if this movie has anything to do with the book The Descent by Jeff Long? Whether it does or not, I highly, highly recommend the book. Real mind blowing stuff. And if I say that... ;)

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Avatar wrote:Say, does anybody know if this movie has anything to do with the book The Descent by Jeff Long? Whether it does or not, I highly, highly recommend the book. Real mind blowing stuff. And if I say that... ;)

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I read that book a year ago, if memory serves, it's about a sub-terranean civilization, correct? That was good. I especially liked the description of the cities that man created below as a result of the discovery.

The movie is truly NOTHING like the book, except for the look of the "creatures", which I would surmise is similar. Also, the bibical implications are totally gone. The creatures are simply that.
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Heh, i remember falling asleep watching this film, thought it was average.
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The film was good, the book was average (but an interesting concept).
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Hell, I loved the book. Read it in one sitting, and so did the GF. Remember thinking half-way through, "How can there still be a climax to this?"

Keeping an eye out for my own copy, dying to read it again.

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