For the second viewing of the day I ventured into "foreign film" territory with the import, "The Descent".
"Descent" is a 2005 UK release brought to US audiences thanks to the fine folks at Lions Gate Films. (more on them in a moment)
A quick summary without spoilers -- a group of adventurous young women gather for a subterranean exploration outing. The group is meeting again to help cheer up the main character, who suffered a seriously traumatic event the year before.
And then the humanoid murder machines show up. Horror ensues.
This movie plays on all the best sources of real fear: loneliness, isolation, claustrophobia, suffocation, dismemberment, monsters and other perils. In other words, this is no one-trick pony -- you will squirm, jump and otherwise grab an extremity to make sure it's intact.
This is a smart, generally taut thriller/horror flick with the right balance of gore. I give it a solid C: the monsters get a little old, and there is at least one place where someone acts almost completely out of character. (there are no hiddens with the closing credits)
Back to Lions Gate for a minute. One benefit of watching "Descent" is the added bonus trailer for "Saw III," which comes out this Halloween. "Saw III" looks to be as good as the first and better than the second, which really really sucked.
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