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The Descent

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:44 pm
by A Gunslinger
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.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:11 am
by Avatar
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... ;)

--A

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:12 pm
by A Gunslinger
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... ;)

--A
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.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:23 pm
by Warmark
Heh, i remember falling asleep watching this film, thought it was average.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:11 pm
by Brinn
The film was good, the book was average (but an interesting concept).

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:40 am
by Avatar
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.

--A