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The Descent (2005)
Cerebral Candy
Being a lore and horror scholar, I truly enjoyed this film. It was almost like watching a bunch of Lt. Ripley's running around in the dark, but hot ones at best. Bad ass chicks that would kick any man's ass in a claustrophobic setting with some troglydites is an interesting premise that hasn't been done as well as this before.
What worked in a subversive way is the subtext of Juno and Sarah's relationship...it could've been a bit more intense in the beginning, their history should've been a bit more elaborate.
An interesting spin on it would've been the bit of Sarah's grief and psychosis throughout the film, especially after the loss of her husband and daughter. As the group of women were walking towards the cave, one of them mentions 'paranoia sets in...' with that said, what if it were all in Sarah's head? Grief and despair are lonely places and I feel the film would've worked a bit better if Sarah constructed the entire 'cave dwelling monster schema' in her head and she's murdering everyone to get to Juno. A bit of Haute Tension, but it would've worked better here and with a more tangible motive.
The Making of 'Dungeons and Dragons' (2001)
seriously enjoyed this...
I am a newly found fan of this film. I was never a d&d player and remember the cartoon on Sunday mornings with an extremely vague fondness...but after I saw the acting talent in An American Haunting last week, I went out and found myself purchasing d&d. The film itself is a fun ride if you're a kid at heart.
The pains courtney has endured to transfer this concept to the screen is monumental. Jeremy irons and thora birch were exuberantly cast and his production team seems to have worked well together. My personal opinion of why this film did not meet expectations is that there were too many producers in the pot.