Yeah, this one was pretty good. I hope the DVD has a good surround mix. I used to work with an Asian girl that looks a lot like the lead in this film.

Poster Ripoff??? Eraserhead wrote: The other poster is just a ripoff of the "Silence of the Lambs" poster
Ok, I'll bite. How is a moth over your mouth similar to the poster here?

Tyler Foster wrote: Sad that Lionsgate ditched their witty poster, and it's a shame Maple is only using it on one of their releases.

Personally, I'm glad they ditched that poster. The cover art now is great. Much scarier looking. The other poster is just a ripoff of the "Silence of the Lambs" poster, and really didn't have anything to do with the movie.

Worst Nightmare wrote: lee09 wrote: Do you guys think a DTS 6.1 is needed for this type of film?Maybe the question you need to ask is why they don't offer the best sound that DVD can provide in the first place?

Right? I also go for DTS since is a much better sounding experience, still many people argue with me that Dolby is better, and NO WAY.

Gabe Powers wrote: Fettastic wrote: Difficult to understand why people like this film. Have you ever heard of 6 sexy 20-something girls that like to go spelunking? Yeah, me neither. And then they get attacked by Keebler elves. Completely ridiculous. I was laughing at this stupid movie. Every horror cliche is present and accounted for by the way.

I know! I mean, who would ever beleive that attarctive girls would do anything but brush their hair? Girls are stupid and don't like doing boy things like spelunking! I personally demand exact realism in my fantasy films, which is why I don't like Star Wars, or Aliens, or Lord of the Rings, or Bladerunner, or ....

Nice, Gabe! Thanks for the laugh...

Fettastic wrote: Difficult to understand why people like this film. Have you ever heard of 6 sexy 20-something girls that like to go spelunking? Yeah, me neither. And then they get attacked by Keebler elves. Completely ridiculous. I was laughing at this stupid movie. Every horror cliche is present and accounted for by the way.

I know! I mean, who would ever beleive that attarctive girls would do anything but brush their hair? Girls are stupid and don't like doing boy things like spelunking! I personally demand exact realism in my fantasy films, which is why I don't like Star Wars, or Aliens, or Lord of the Rings, or Bladerunner, or ....

I have no idea why people are acting like this is some Box Office disappointment. It made over 26 Million at the US Box Office, which is really good for being a British import, especially one that's already available for download or purchase online because it was released in other places beforehand. Normally these movies don't make this much money. The TV spots for this one were great and got people in the theaters. It has made a nice gross from theaters in the US alone, and will more than double it in DVD rentals and sales for sure. It's a success and has made more than a lot of other horror movies from this year, like Slither, Pulse, See No Evil, An American Haunting, and Stay Alive...

ChronBong wrote: i dont get the uncut and original uncut.One is the Canadian release and one is the US release. They're the same things but they have different names in two different countries.

I don't know if I already said something in here, but man is this film disappointing. I knew I was setting myself up for failure by buying into the UK critics who called it one of the scariest movies ever. It did accurately give me some creeped out sensations  of claustrophobia, but basically the movie is just jump scares and brutal violence with a soap-opera level storyline about women cheating with each others' husbands.

Disappointing that people keep praising it, but I suppose with most horror these days being PG-13 and c**ppy people will praise just about anything. Off the top of my head, I don't think anything in the genre this year has worked for me except Slither, and that's half comedy.

Sad that Lionsgate ditched their witty poster, and it's a shame Maple is only using it on one of their releases.

Fettastic wrote: Difficult to understand why people like this film. Have you ever heard of 6 sexy 20-something girls that like to go spelunking? Yeah, me neither. And then they get attacked by Keebler elves. Completely ridiculous. I was laughing at this stupid movie. Every horror cliche is present and accounted for by the way.

This movie represented many things, and the "Keebler elves", as  you put it, are just one of them.  They not only have to deal with these things - they also have to deal with getting out, and they also have to deal with each other, which, to me, is as uncliche' as you can get.

"The Descent" is, indeed, one of the best horror movies in recent years, and if it weren't for idiotic US marketing campaigns that a) hyped up its gore factor instead of its suspense and b) spoiled the first great scare of the movie, it might have had a better shot.  I've been a fan of this ever since it got released in the UK last year, and it's definitely on my top 20 list of all time.
Also, I know a bunch of hot girls in the DC area who like to go rock climbing.  Doesn't make a difference if they're hot, if they're female or whatever in this movie - it's more about the conflict rather than the "hotness".
Isn't it conceivable that something, not quite the Crawlers from this movie, but something close, could have adapted themselves to live underground?  What would they look like?  How would they act?  What would they do to survive?  I think this movie opens up those possibilities and is the product of a few peoples' imaginations.  
And it scared the living sh*t out of me the first few times I watched it.

And the DTS that's on the now-available UK 2-disc set?  Amazing and worth the import price.  This movie *does* rely on sound effects for its effective storytelling, and the surrounds get quite a workout.

The only way to watch this is with the lights out, the 5.1 (or 6.1) system rockin', and with a few people who don't mind getting scared.

w0ot! by the looks of it we're(Canada) getting a slipcover with the Maple versions!

I know, slipcovers don't add much but I find them cool sometimes, usually if they're embossed or just more shiny!

Director7 wrote: What's the difference between Original Uncut and Unrated Cut?
Marketing language, Maple Pictures describe it as original uncut, whilst Lionsgate call it original unrated cut - they're both the same thing.

What's the difference between Original Uncut and Unrated Cut?

Primus wrote: Trust me, surround sound on this is a definite must...

That's what I hear. Supposedly this is a great one for that.

I am dying to see this! Should be the best horror film of the year.

preordering this the very second it's available to preorder.
further proves my point that 2006 is great year for mature horror movies. none of that PG-13, possesed japanese girl BS

Bradavon wrote: "Picture in Picture Interactive"

That's clever when Sony have confirmed the BD hardware doesn't yet support this.
I'm sure it's possible. Blu-ray is a totally new product and its up to the companies that produce the authoring software (rather than Sony) to come up with new and imaginative ideas. Lionsgate use a start-up called Metabeam as their system.

Trust me, surround sound on this is a definite must...

Great cover!  This looked good, I've heard many good things, and will look forward to the original ending that wasn't butchered for the U.S.  Will pick this up, and ramp up the speakers in the dark....

Mal - thanks for the spoiler blackout, apologies to anyone who read by accident. I think you're right, the US ending will appear to be weird and incomplete without the added coda, and yet the UK ending felt a bit of a copout too. It's such a cheap old trick, I was a little disappointed it was used here. Nevertheless, an excellent, very effective horror movie - had me gnawing on my beer bottle for most of its 90 minutes...

According to IMDb, the original UK ending was altered for the US because it was too much of a downer. Apologies for SPOILERS...

Spoiler Apparently the US version ends when Sarah sees the ghost of a friend in the passenger seat of her car. The original UK ending then continued with an extra scene showing that her escape sequence was just a dream she had after falling unconscious, and that she is in fact as doomed as her friends.

lee09 wrote: Do you guys think a DTS 6.1 is needed for this type of film?Yeah! I think that good 6.1 mix could add whole lot of eerieness in to this masterpiece.

I love that unrated cover and Rue Morgue has said great things about this film.

If they plan on double-dipping, then yeah I would say so... but highly doubt it because they are releasing an "Uncut" version as well

Do you guys think a DTS 6.1 is needed for this type of film?

when did Maple pictures take over LionsGate? I never got that it's still LGF.

No slipsleeve in the US? Hey! No fair...

awesome movie!

Well it comes highly recommended by me. My favourite horror title in years.

Out of interest, what does EXTM mean? Maple list it next to the 5.1 track.

Many good things about this film was said by friends, critics and other people ive talked to. It didnt look to authentic to me but that all changed now, and I might buy this.

Hey LionsGate what happened to a DTS 6.1?