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    See The Beginning Of The Descent 2

    Are We In A Villain Recession?

    The Descent 2 Trailer Brings Back Old Friends

    Will Descent 2 Out-Scare The Original?

    Has The Villain Of The Avengers Movie Already Been Revealed?

    Dead Or Alive, All The Ladies Are Back In Descent 2
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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 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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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    07/12/09

    @Belabras: You're such a joker... :)
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    07/10/09

    In reply to Are We In A Villain Recession?
    Like I said before in an earlier thread, we mad scientists don't get enough love. If a really evil, maniacal, and hell-bent into subtle forms of suffering and destruction kind of villain is what you want, I can be reached through my agent at Mad-R-We.
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    07/10/09

    In reply to Are We In A Villain Recession?
    I'm sure ROACH is doing it's best to fill the gap. But we may need an enlistment drive. Maybe a draft.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/10/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: Here here!!! www.joinroach.com
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/10/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: All Hail The Potentate!

    I'm not sure about a draft -- you never know what you'll get. Sure, eventually ROACH will have all the huddled masses crushed underfoot, but early on, I think you need truly dedicated people. "The Potentate Wants YOU!" posters, maybe?
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/10/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Even before this post I was thinking that I should start working with The Potentate on a recruitment video.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/10/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: I think enrolment could be increased by the promise of a free hat with registration. Everyone knows how much the mentally unstable and morally corrupt love SWAG.
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    Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 07/10/09 3:15 PM RandomFrequentFlierDent was starred RandomFrequentFlierDent was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    07/10/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: We also like cake. Maybe an evil bake sale?
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    Image of SybaRat SybaRat
    07/10/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I refuse to join until the membership dues are reduced to three virgins and ONE quart of unicorn blood.
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    Image of Janglesatwest Janglesatwest
    07/10/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: I propose a backsale...that is in reality a clever cover up for an evil sceme involving monkeys.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/10/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: It could be SINfully delecious. Maybe some DEVIL'S foodcake. Ok . . . I'll stop now . . .
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    07/10/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Well it's about time; I'm pretty much the entire face... er, skull, of ROACH on Youtube. It's getting lonely out there!
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/10/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Well you keep doing such good work I haven't felt the need yet.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/10/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: It will be the opposite of a disaster!
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    Image of mmstk101 mmstk101
    02/16/09

    In reply to The Descent 2 Trailer Brings Back Old Friends
    If you're looking for a scary read, try The Descent by Jeff Long. The first movie may or may not be based on it, but it's terrifying as all get-out.
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    Image of amygdala amygdala
    02/16/09

    In reply to The Descent 2 Trailer Brings Back Old Friends
    Big fan of the original movie, but the sequel won't be able to live up to expectations.


    Also, would it kill us to have a trailer that a) didn't give away a Big Reveal and b) was in the correct aspect ratio?

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    amygdala was starred amygdala was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    02/17/09

    @amygdala: Thank you. That spoiler was way too big, much like the american trailer for the first film that ruined the best shot of the film.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    02/16/09

    In reply to The Descent 2 Trailer Brings Back Old Friends
    So what do you suppose they do for food in all the time where people aren't coming into those caves?
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    Image of jbq jbq
    02/16/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Eat each other?
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    02/16/09

    @jbq: Quiznos?
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    Image of Davidt Dunlop Davidt Dunlop
    02/16/09

    In reply to The Descent 2 Trailer Brings Back Old Friends
    This film makes no sense. Sarah didn't escape in the first film. It was a dream when she had blacked out that she had reached the surface.


    I think they changed this for the US release though. Still, I'm definitely missing this piece of crap, screams Blair Witch 2 to me.


    If you've seen Doomsday, you'll not want to go anywhere near Neil Marshall. Keep a wide birth...

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/16/09

    @Davidt Dunlop: The US release totally cut out the dream part. So she did escape. Mind you, I saw the uncut version and I was like, "WHOA!" and then I saw the US version and I'm like, "This smells like sequel fodder"
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    02/16/09

    @Davidt Dunlop: Also just because in the UK version she didn't escape doesn't mean she couldn't ten minutes later.
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