tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post2793908419172392990..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: The Descent: Part 2 : Spelunking is overrated.Christine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-6757052488399242342010-05-21T07:58:52.783-04:002010-05-21T07:58:52.783-04:00Dawn: I agree they should have just left it alone,...Dawn: I agree they should have just left it alone, it didn't need a sequel. <br /><br />La Morte: Perhaps if we were drunk when watching the film...<br /><br />Atroxion: I do agree it was a well-made sequel. I didn't hate it, in fact I liked it - just thought it was too repetitive.<br /><br />Heather: Well I think that's my point exactly, the fact that they couldn't 'offer anything new', so why even do it? I just didn't think a sequel was necessary - we saw it all in the first film. I wouldn't want new creatures or anything, that would have been beyond implausible. <br />I guess my thought is that the first film was excellent and the story was told. No reason to continue.<br /><br />But seeing as how everything these days gets a sequel or a remake, I shouldn't have expected anything less.Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-76120710664772491362010-05-21T01:22:46.018-04:002010-05-21T01:22:46.018-04:00I'm not trying to knock you with this comment,...I'm not trying to knock you with this comment, or anything like that. I'm just curious about your "it offers nothing new" comment in your review. I may not have quoted correctly, if I didn't then I am sorry.<br /><br />Seeing as they go back to the same cave system as the first movie, how could they have added something new? They couldn't really make new creatures, mainly because people would complain why we didn't see them the first time around.Heather Santroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225708725622936749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-64413084595122451712010-05-20T06:56:09.976-04:002010-05-20T06:56:09.976-04:00Taking into consideration that this is actually a ...Taking into consideration that this is actually a horror sequel, it was quite good. The first one was obviously more effective and powerful, but you can't deny that this is a pretty well-done sequel. The ending was a bit weak, though.<br /><br />Great review.Andreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310144292811089076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-79285291912387037572010-05-19T18:57:53.569-04:002010-05-19T18:57:53.569-04:00Yeah, I shared your misgivings on this one (see my...Yeah, I shared your misgivings on this one (see my review at http://www.nihilistamag.com/Films.html) - I can of course suspend my disbelief but there are limits. Actually, where and when we can suspend our disbelief is an interesting one. I watched this film alongside a group of cavers and they were mainly turned off that 'none of the cavers seem to be drunk'. I wouldn't have thought drunkedness was an optimum state for caving, but actually, I can see how that might work...La Morte Vivantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466347057292144480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-5967977656722021902010-05-19T14:27:17.402-04:002010-05-19T14:27:17.402-04:00i totally agree. It was a weaker version of the f...i totally agree. It was a weaker version of the first film. The character developement, or lack thereof, is what really killed the film for me. i really didn't give a crap about anyone but Sarah. The ending definately had me pissed and yelling at my TV too. There was most certainly no reason for a sequel.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-64752838084899631172010-05-18T22:30:52.920-04:002010-05-18T22:30:52.920-04:00Emily: You raise a good point - and I concur, it d...Emily: You raise a good point - and I concur, it definitely didn't suck :)Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-63050630130473623312010-05-18T20:23:19.675-04:002010-05-18T20:23:19.675-04:00Excellent review. I just watched it Friday and agr...Excellent review. I just watched it Friday and agree with pretty much all of your points, although I may have enjoyed it a little more simply because I tend to give films that I expected to suck that didn't actually suck a lot more credit simply for not sucking.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.com