Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?

Lilah ,'Destiny'


Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell  

A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 04, 2006 9:48:40 am PDT #3320 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

lisah, from a spoilery review I read, I think what your white font is referring to is the car accident that kills one of the main charaters' husband and kids in a particularly grusome way. Separate from the rest of the main story/premise a la the car accident that opens DEAD CALM, but significant backstory as well.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 04, 2006 9:48:58 am PDT #3321 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Yeah. Distinct from The Cave in that it's a women-only team of spelunkers. I'm hoping that it's better written, as removing the Eddie Cibrian eye candy factor would be seriously detrimental to the other movie's watchability.


lisah - Aug 04, 2006 9:51:52 am PDT #3322 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Every review is mentioning something very early in the film and not saying what it was. Like, the Salon reviewer says it begins with "one of the most horrifying shocks I've ever seen in a motion picture."


Jars - Aug 04, 2006 9:53:02 am PDT #3323 of 10001

Frank - I don't remember how the husband died in the first bit, what happened? And didn't the daughter survive ?


lisah - Aug 04, 2006 9:53:06 am PDT #3324 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Thanks, Frankenbuddha!


Jars - Aug 04, 2006 9:57:57 am PDT #3325 of 10001

I've just been reading up, and apparently the US release has a different ending.


Polter-Cow - Aug 04, 2006 10:00:15 am PDT #3326 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Yeah, it's a "happier ending." But not exactly sunshine and roses. Just a slightly lower body count.


Glamcookie - Aug 04, 2006 11:32:24 am PDT #3327 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

I'm intrigued by The Descent. Frankly I don't think they needed any supernatural elements. The teeny tiny spaces they were crawling through were scary enough! I don't enjoy gore, so I'm not sure I can see it. I wish it were more Blair Witch-y so I could enjoy the scare with out the blood...


IAmNotReallyASpring - Aug 04, 2006 11:56:16 am PDT #3328 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

Jars, they were both impaled.

I wonder how the ending was changed. I found the original ending needlessly grim; trashy horror films are meant to leave you exhilarated, y'know?

Anyway, I was contemplating leaving the theatre at one point early on because it was getting too hard to take. I'm pretty darn claustrophobic though.


sumi - Aug 04, 2006 12:44:15 pm PDT #3329 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Rogue's Gallery a collection of piratey music released companionly with PotC. (Well, kind of -- it comes out on August 21st.)