"Deliverance goes underground"
I liked the movie 'Dog Soldiers' (read the reviews). I'm a sucker for all those far fetched B films you see at the video store. Most of them turn out to be really, really bad. Dog Soldiers was a pleasant suprise- a low budget horror film with a bizarre premise that worked - so I'm very curious about the directors follow-up effort 'The Descent'...
Deliverance goes underground - that's the verdict on Belfast film and TV mogul Paul Smith's latest film.
The Descent is writer and director Neil Marshall's bloodthirsty follow-up to Dog Soldiers, and it's been described as "Deliverance goes underground."
Expect a white-knuckle horror that makes good use of its subterranean setting.
There's also Sony's upcoming speleo adventure - 'The Cave', which was originally scheduled to be released in May I think, but is now going to come out in August.
Not sure if 'The Descent' will be released in the theaters stateside but it should be available at rental stores.
... full text via the Belfast Telegraph.
Synopsis:
In a remote mountain range, six girlfriends meet for their yearly adventure, a caving trip into the arteries of the earth. The group makes their way through the remote cave system, enjoying the hazardous but beautiful surroundings. Then, deep inside the cave, disaster strikes when their route back to the surface is blocked by a rockfall. When they learn that Juno, always pushing herself that little bit further, has brought them to an unexplored cave, and that no one is coming to rescue them, the group starts to splinter. Left with no other option, they push on through the cave, praying for another exit. The women battle through this harsh underground world, pitting their strength and determination against each new challenge. Unbeknownst to them, there is something else lurking under the earth, a race of monstrous creatures hidden from the light, evolved to live perfectly in the dark. As the friends realize they have become prey, they are forced to unleash their most primal instincts to face the creatures. As old wounds break open and loyalties disintegrate, the women realize the horrible truth - they have most to fear from one another.
The story is almost identical to 'The Cave'. People go underground, become trapped, look for way out, discover killer cave-dwelling species etc.
...here's a link 'The Cave' post.
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