[movies] The Descent
Feb. 18th, 2007 01:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
escritoireazulI saw this when it first came out in theaters in the U.S., and I did enjoy it. (On the big screen, there were some moments which set off my claustrophobia and my vertigo, so I hope the same thing won't happen on my television. I didn't mind that kind of reaction, it just made the horror of it more real and more fun.)
I was struck, watching it the first time and watching it now, but how the characters are developed so well in the beginning. I care about the women, and am curious about their relationships. That's part of why the horror is so horrible later, because I do care.
Is that a British horror trend? I say that because Sarah does the same thing when she writes horror, develops the characters and their relationships before she even hints at the horror side of things. I really, really like it.
I think I may have to write some girl slash for this movie. I'm quite taken with Juno and Holly in particular, and their adrenaline addiction.
After this, if I still can't sleep, I may have to watch The Cave. Unlike Sarah, I enjoy both movies. (This may be because I watched The Cave first. Plus I am in love with Piper Perabo as Charlie.)
Edited to Add: One of my favorite quotes. "I'm an English teacher, not the fucking tomb raider."
Edited to Add (2:01 a.m.): That's a big no on the whole being better on the small screen. One scene in particular set me off. It's kind of hard to breathe right now. (Only a slightly tight chest, which is nothing compared to in the theater, but still.)
I was struck, watching it the first time and watching it now, but how the characters are developed so well in the beginning. I care about the women, and am curious about their relationships. That's part of why the horror is so horrible later, because I do care.
Is that a British horror trend? I say that because Sarah does the same thing when she writes horror, develops the characters and their relationships before she even hints at the horror side of things. I really, really like it.
I think I may have to write some girl slash for this movie. I'm quite taken with Juno and Holly in particular, and their adrenaline addiction.
After this, if I still can't sleep, I may have to watch The Cave. Unlike Sarah, I enjoy both movies. (This may be because I watched The Cave first. Plus I am in love with Piper Perabo as Charlie.)
Edited to Add: One of my favorite quotes. "I'm an English teacher, not the fucking tomb raider."
Edited to Add (2:01 a.m.): That's a big no on the whole being better on the small screen. One scene in particular set me off. It's kind of hard to breathe right now. (Only a slightly tight chest, which is nothing compared to in the theater, but still.)
