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    See The Beginning Of The Descent 2

    Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind

    Are We In A Villain Recession?

    New Descent 2 Stills Put The Ladies Back In The Cave

    The Descent 2 Trailer Brings Back Old Friends

    Descent 2 Photos Will Make You Scream For More Crawlers

    Will Descent 2 Out-Scare The Original?

    Dead Or Alive, All The Ladies Are Back In Descent 2

    How the Military Conquered the Natives of Subterranean Earth
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    10/22/09

    In reply to See The Beginning Of The Descent 2
    Two *Gotcha!* clips, both from the beginning of the movie, its like they're not even trying to build tension. Not a good start to a horror movie. #descent2
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    Image of Ryanrule Ryanrule
    10/22/09

    In reply to See The Beginning Of The Descent 2
    This shit isnt even close to what should be on this site.

    REMOVE IT! #descent2
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. promoted this comment Ryanrule was starred Ryanrule was unstarred
    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    10/22/09

    @Ryanrule: /troll #descent2
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of HalOfBorg HalOfBorg
    10/22/09

    In reply to See The Beginning Of The Descent 2
    But she wasn't running through the woods - that was a dream/fantasy. She didn't get out - or did I really miss something when we watched it the other day? #descent2
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    acrobatic rabbit promoted this comment HalOfBorg was starred HalOfBorg was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    10/22/09

    @HalOfBorg: which version? the european version had a different, and IMO better, ending. the US version ended with her getting out of the cave. the euro version ended with her hallucinating a birthday cake in front of her daughter, but still in the cave. if this sequel was being made while taking into account the european version's ending, it never would have implied at the beginning that she got out. #descent2
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    10/22/09

    In reply to See The Beginning Of The Descent 2
    I put the Descent into the same category as Jeepers Creepers, the first one was good in its own unique way, not great but very likable. The premise of a sequel is fundamentally silly, the reason the movie worked was because we didn't know what was going on, now we do, and now like in Jeepers Creepers, the creature seems kinda goofy.. #descent2
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/22/09

    @burlybax: But...but...there's money to be made. #descent2
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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    10/22/09

    @burlybax: I really liked the first one, because it scared the crap out of me - however, I must admit I was scared of the tunnels, rather than the cave people. Claustrophobia powers: Activated! #descent2
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/22/09

    In reply to See The Beginning Of The Descent 2
    With her memory gone, the cops think it's best to send the crazy lady back down into the cave, with a new team, to find out exactly what happened.

    Of course they do. Brilliant. #descent2
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    10/22/09

    @TemporalSword: Standard Procedure really, Section 3 Code 27 : Upon encounter with blood-soaked woman claiming spellunking friends were murdered by unknown humanoid species, an officer shall assemble a team to investigate, blood-soaked woman must accompany team in order for sequel to have familiar face. #descent2
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment burlybax was starred burlybax was unstarred
    Image of SuperTuna SuperTuna
    10/22/09

    @TemporalSword: Don't forget to make them ill-equipped and prone to panic. That fixes EVERYTHING. #descent2
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment SuperTuna was starred SuperTuna was unstarred
    Image of durmay durmay
    10/22/09

    In reply to See The Beginning Of The Descent 2
    That must have been an unbelievably large system of caves she was in, as she doesn't seem to have come out in Scotland.. #descent2
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment durmay was starred durmay was unstarred
    Image of ExtensionOfBob ExtensionOfBob
    10/22/09

    @durmay: I can't watch the clips - yay work! I'm just confused...Scotland? #descent2
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment ExtensionOfBob was starred ExtensionOfBob was unstarred
    Image of durmay durmay
    10/22/09

    @ExtensionOfBob: I thought the first movie was set in caves in Scotland, apparently this is not the case. #descent2
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    10/22/09

    @durmay: Well, it was certainly filmed in Scotland, and an American accent was the exception amongst the cast rather than the norm.

    Looks like they've moved it to the States for the sequel. And kept everything else practically identical to the first. Only more meh. #descent2
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/31/09

    In reply to Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind
    hollywood has become a grotesque worn, gorging itself on ill gotten gains while destroying beatiful things in the most viscous maner possible and finding it entertaining.
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    08/31/09

    @tetracycloide: While we all watch. ARE WE NOT ENTERTAINED?

    Also, I know it's a typo, but I think "destroying things in a viscous manner" is funnier. Would that be like the blob, just schlurping over something slowly?
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/31/09

    @TemporalSword: that's why i wrote it that way... on purpose. it's a giant worm, they can kill things in a viscous maner...

    i hate spelling.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/31/09

    In reply to Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind
    *mumbling* SPOILERS AGAIN

    American release she escapes, European release it was a dream, *mumble* sequel using American storyline *mumble*
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    08/31/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: But I'm glad to see you're not bitter about it or anything, crashed.
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    Image of MS-18E Shadoblak MS-18E Shadoblak
    08/31/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Really? So I'm not nuts?? I saw it in America and it had the "it was a dream" ending. She woke up still in the cave and the movie ended. When did they change that....
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    crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division promoted this comment MS-18E Shadoblak was starred MS-18E Shadoblak was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/31/09

    @TemporalSword: *waves bloody wombat around* I'm not BITTER, just ENTHUSIASTIC
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/31/09

    @MS-18E Shadoblak: See, this is where I get confuzzled, cause people have told me they've seen both versions here. So what do I know... let's just say there are two versions. One that sucks and one that doesn't.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    08/31/09

    In reply to Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind
    there is no one stupid enough to re-enter that cave with albino bat people.... i mean that just breaks logic in half and rapes it.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    08/31/09

    @GreyHammer: Agreed, she should prefer going to jail becase:

    If she's still terrorized and not thinking straight, she's terrorized to go back and would prefer a bullet in the head than going back.

    If she's smart, and has recovered her half brain: you go to jail, tell them you killed everybody and the bodies are in the cave, they'll find the monsters when they try to recover the bodies, and you get out of jail free.

    The only reason she would go back would be Ripley-style: with a ton of marines armed to their teeth with flamethrowers etcetera, not half assed with a bunch of guys with guns
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    08/31/09

    In reply to Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind
    So at the end of The first Descent shes left face to face with one of those ugly buggers. Yet she escapes. Struggling with her mind, falshbacks and going back into the cave to explain lost friends is all plausable. But how the hell did she get out????
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    08/31/09

    In reply to Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind
    I thought the part where she escaped was just a dream, that she was really still back in the cave and died at the end.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/31/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Are we going to have the "American v European release" explanations again?
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    08/31/09

    In reply to Descent 2 Trailer Goes Back In The Cave, Leaves Logic Far Behind
    Ripley going back in Aliens. That's it. The only believable return I can think of.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    07/10/09

    In reply to Are We In A Villain Recession?
    Agreed to all of the above. Where is this year's Thoroughbred of Sin?
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    Image of Jeriba Jeriba
    07/10/09

    In reply to Are We In A Villain Recession?
    I have to disagree about the last point. My favorite villains are usually some variation of "us." See "Frankenstein," "Gattaca" and the "Midnight" episode of Doctor Who, off the top of my head. Also, seriously twisted humans are almost always better villains than any kind of CGI or prosthetic monster. Unfortunately, this is hugely dependent on good casting and great scriptwriting, which is often where these movies fall flat.

    The biggest villains that didn't make the list: Hollywood casting directors, and producers who insist on turning out sequels and "brand name" movies as fast as they can.
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    07/10/09

    @Jeriba: No kidding.



    The best form of evil is the kind that everyone overlooks or have become accustomed too.

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    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    07/10/09

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: I totally agree with both of you. I recently finished the BBC miniseries "State of Play", and something I really liked about it is that almost everyone (certainly all the majors) was guilty in one way or another. At a more personal level, "Revolutionary Road" kicked my ass for these same reasons. As Bono said, "We are all a part of the malaise." I wish that our narratives would catch on to this.



    Along similar lines, I'm only two seasons into "Lost", and I'd really really like it if Benjamin's statement, "We're the good guys." ended up being true. Unfortunately, I feel like I'm going to be let down by a standard Hollywood ending or, at best, some muddy moral relativism.


    (To Gawker: Not that I don't in this case, but I'm not sure that simply replying to a comment/thread should automatically connote approval. Or did your code figure that out by parsing my "totally agree"? Also, I still don't seem able to get paragraph breaks to work consistently.)
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    Edited by nirreskeya at 07/10/09 5:27 PM nirreskeya was starred nirreskeya was unstarred
    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    07/10/09

    In reply to Are We In A Villain Recession?
    I demand a better class of criminal!
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    Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was starred Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was unstarred
    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    07/12/09

    @Belabras: You're such a joker... :)
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