the descent

i like scary movies (even though i'm a total chicken). however, i am not really into the whole gore/torture fest that has somehow become scary movies lately. the whole, we won't bother with any kind of intelligent storyline, or setting any kind of tone, and we'll just make it as horrifying and disgusting as possible and that will make it worthwhile even though the shit isn't actually "scary".

so The Descent? not one of those. this movie rocked. it was one of the scariest movies i have seen in a very long time. people are comparing it to Alien, but i gotta say it scared me far more than Alien ever did. it's not perfect, few movies are, and i have some problems with it, but overall it was a great horror movie. it did an incredible job of setting things up an knocking them down. i was left thinking about it for days. the very tail end was my least favorite bit, but typical of horror these days i guess and not enough to spoil the movie overall.

a great all female cast. one complaint (which could have something to do with my turning 30 recently - i'm willing to concede), there is a scene that implies that these women (6 of them) are all under 25 - or rather that one has turned 26 - making the rest under 25. this annoys the crap out of me. all these women are sexy strong and ultimately very watchable, is there a reason the audience has to believe that they are a nubile 22 instead of a wild 30? is that really such a problem? anyway, the movie was fucking good, go see it. and prepare yourself to be tense and scared before any "monsters" even arrive.

sidenote: i'll be shocked if Natalie (Jackson) Mendoza is not a star shortly. she is incredibly easy on the eyes. you like her even when you're supposed to be hating her, and it's not even due to bad acting. she's just that fucking good looking.