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So, let me see if I have this straight (spoilers)...

posted 13 years ago by sugarspheres
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[[[ MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD ]]]

So the bad guy is...

An ancient supernatural tunnel/cave that feeds on blood it soaks through the tunnel's floor and walls...

which sprouts tongue, tentacle and worm like appendages...

and can also transform part of itself from what looks like a rock formation into a giant, horny slug creature...

that needs to mate with human females...

plus it also releases some sort of poison into the body of water around the cave...

which transforms those who come into contact with the water into a primal creature with superhuman strength and speed, a need to hunt/eat often and an instinct to bring "food" to the tunnel.

Oh yeah, plus there are tiny flying swarm insects that can quickly eat through plastic and car tires like it's nothing.

Hmm, did I miss anything?

[–] GrapeApe1969 13 years ago

That pretty much covers it...lol

[–] Hil-DAWG 13 years ago

You forgot the part where all these creatures and the cave can mate while wearing full-on clothing... including jeans, jean shorts, and pink capris.

[–] avex_13 13 years ago

There's no supernatural tunnel. Just a big horny slug with tentacles living peacefully there since more than 12.000 years ago.

[–] MikeGrossman34 13 years ago

You forgot the very hot Dace.

[–] shane1979 13 years ago

Yes Dace was just too damn sexy.

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[–] fernyperez 13 years ago

That pretty much sums up this ridiculous movie. When the girl made a 20-yard Predator-leap, I kind of starting rolling my eyes. It started really well, like a kind of REC-in-the-woods, but sadly fell stupidly into a sort of sci-fi cum horror drivel. Ayy Down Under don´t start gettin slack with your horror flicks! LOL

[–] mills71 13 years ago

Yes it is ridiculous, yes it is silly. But ... aren't we supposed to suspend disbelief when we watch movies like this? I think for all the goofy stuff, this is an entertaining movie. The only time I would expect reality from a horror film is if it was a fact based drama or documentary. Outside of that it is all just fiction. Movies, especially horror films are supposed to transport the viewer into the world the movie is taking place in. If the does that even for one second, it worked.

[–] MikeGrossman34 13 years ago

True, but the more credible they can be, the scarier they are. If it's ridiculous and silly, we won't be scared by it. We'll just sit back and laugh about it. I like horror movies that produce their intended effect.

[–] psdhart 13 years ago

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[–] daydreamer021979 11 years ago

well there's suspending disbelief and then there's opening your mind so far your brain falls out of your skull. Of course if characters in horror movies acted like they had any brains there either would be no movie or it would be much shorter so yeah.

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[–] Ripley_08 13 years ago

Spot on!

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[–] LoupGarouTFTs 11 years ago

Yep, pretty much got it in one. But if you can sit through the movie again, check out the symbolism of the cave mouth. It's not exactly subtle.

[–] daydreamer021979 11 years ago

A certain female body part?

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[–] LoupGarouTFTs 11 years ago

Yes. SciFi movie makers think they're being clever when they hit us over the head by symbolism. The truth is, they don't need to do it, since any cave in any shape would work as well.

[–] daydreamer021979 11 years ago

No that's about right. It was weird and confusing.

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