First off, I know that "The Descent: Part 2" as been out for a
while now, but I will totally explain WHY I haven't bothered to watch it
until now. So, here we go.
To say I loved the first one,
is an understatement. I think it's one of the best horror films of the
past 10 years. So, I, personally, was livid as a fan, when I found out
that they made a sequel. This is because the directors-cut of The
Descent, is really how it should have ended. So, I refused to watch
it... until now.
Before we get into my thoughts on the
sequel, here's the official gist on the film: Distraught, confused, and
half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter (Shauna Macdonald) emerges alone from
the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors.
Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or why
she's covered in her friends' blood - Sarah is forced back to the
subterranean depths, Sheriff Vaines (Gavan O'Herlihy), to help locate
her five missing companions. As the rescue party drives deeper into
uncharted caverns, nightmarish visions of the recent past begin to
haunt Sarah and she starts to realize the full horror and futility of
the mission. Subjected to the suspicion and mistrust of the group and
confronted once more by the inbred, feral and savagely ruthless
Crawlers, Sarah must draw on all her inner reserves of strength and
courage in a desperate final struggle for deliverance and redemption.
Now,
let's get the facts about this film out of the way, so we can move on
to the interesting stuff i.e., my opinion. From a visual standpoint, the
film, once again, is beautiful, via "DP" Sam McCurdy. The feeling of
claustrophobia is all too present, plenty of aerial shots of a gorgeous
and vast "Appalachian forest". The soundtrack is once again truly
perfect, via David Julyan.
Now that I got that out of the
way, all I can say is... Jesus H. Werewolf. The sequel is shit! Let us
ignore the fact that its almost exactly like the first film. Let us
ignore the fact that characters, who should be DEAD, are still roaming
around the caves, battling it out with the "cavelings" or "mutant bat
people". Let us ignore the fact that a trail, that a dog finds in the
beginning of the film, that is picked up from Sarah's clothes, leads to
an old mining shaft ( something that was NEVER referenced or even
shown or even a part of the first film. ) Lets ignore all those facts
and simply ask... the old man, at the end, what in the hell was that
all about? They might as well had Gallagher come running up with his
over-sized melon smasher and do a 5 minute routine. Cause that would
have made just as much fucking sense.
Oh, here's a
subplot that we have, that we thought we would throw at you, which
makes no fucking sense, because we didn't spend any real time with
anything relevant to his character. No motivation for this random
character was ever presented. We're just going to throw it at you at
the very end and then say "See ya!".
When it comes to the
question of if you should see this film or not, I would simply say,
viewer beware. For me, being a huge fan of the first film, it felt
sacrilegious to watch a sequel. As it turned out, my feelings or concern
were right. I mean, for some films, I take sequels very seriously. I
have still, up to this day, never watched "Blues Brothers 2000". I
simply won't do it. Am I over thinking films? Am I taking things way too
seriously? Who knows.
Bottom line, if you are a real fan
of "The Descent" and the directors cut ending, and still haven't seen
this one... take my word for it... this sequel, will most likely not set
well with you.
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