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Can it be enjoyed from a sarcastic POV?

posted 8 years ago by JackTorrance77
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I loved the original. Will this rape and leave to rot the brilliance of the original or is it wholly unenjoyable?

[–] JackTorrance77 8 years ago

Let me rephrase: will it destroy the memory of the original or is it at least fun to watch?

[–] diDi_7 8 years ago

That is entirely up to you. Personally, I never let sequels, prequels or any other type of tie ins spoil a film for me. It's just not worth it. A film is a work of art that stands on its own.

The Descent should not even have had a sequel to begin with. I'd say you can safely watch it, but it will make you long for the first one. It just isn't (that) good.

[–] MissFortuneCookie 8 years ago

The only thing I liked about this was the fact that you can still see the bodies of those who died in the first film. It's very nostalgic in a grimm way. Other than that it's just like any other slasher. And the ending was poop.

[–] TheBeardedWonder 8 years ago

Like the other poster said, it's basically a slasher movie in a cave. Like if someone made 'hatchet' underground and had no idea what made the first one a fan favorite. All of the character development, artistry, psychological element, etc are all gone in favor of buckets of blood spraying.

Which, don't get me wrong, is also a genre I enjoy. But it doesn't need to be a descent movie at that point, because it really has very little resemblance to the first. And the ending is poop, I agree.