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In Reply to: Re: "The Descent" is decent. posted by Jeff Starrs on August 26, 2006 at 06:20:32:

that wet hole and emerged on the other side, the director (bowing to feminist wishes?) carefully omitted training the camera upon their t-shirted chests.
Plus... I was saddened the Irish chick disappeared so quickly, she was the most interesting (I believe her family name was Mendoza: she sure did a good accent if she wasn't a Micky).

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Re: I started to feel 'uneasy' - Jeff Starrs 07:39:11 08/26/06 (2)
..when the only guy in the film got offed in the first few minutes.
By the way, if you hunted your human food above ground and were blind, you'd probably want to get back down into the caves before the sun came up!
- But how would they know when that was? Hehehehehe. nt - tinear 10:14:49 08/26/06 (1)
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  - Re: Genetically inbuilt thingy... - Jeff Starrs 17:14:21 08/26/06 (0)
    ..in horror films, there's ALWAYS an answer.
I didn't dig it... - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 07:03:08 08/26/06 (7)
Well - If one allows their standards to cave in to rock bottom, then I suppose the indiscriminate Descent viewer wouldn't feel shafted. Me? After the first 15 minutes I was "bored".
- Common jail pig's "standards?" Tad oxymoronic? nt - tinear 10:16:20 08/26/06 (6)
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  - Does this mean... - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 11:24:50 08/26/06 (5)
    Does this mean... Your observations about music have no merit? Actually Tin, commonjail... an anagram of my name.
    - Touch� on monickers-- but my music opinions, like my audio and film ones, - tinear 12:43:30 08/26/06 (4)
      are but mine own and probably mean nothing (nor should they) to anyone else.
      I have fun writing down what I think, that's all.
      Say, do you have a blind spot about "Descent?"
      And... does the title refer obliquely to "The Ascent of Man?" (and accompanying descent of woman)
      - Exactly - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 14:55:57 08/26/06 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Touch� on monickers-- but my music opinions, like my audio and film ones, posted by tinear on August 26, 2006 at 12:43:30:
        
        My blind spot might be based on some expectations based on the "best since Alien" advertisements. As I wrote in a post below, it was "no Alien". My biggest gripe- I am easily annoyed by shocks caused by loud digital screams. Descent was based on these kind of manipulative ploys. Of course one is going to jump out of their seat if an unexpected noise occurs that rivals a 747 landing.
        I grant you that the monsters were creepy but they were too vulnerable and easily killed. I would have preferred one or two invincible creatures (like the original Alien) instead of the brood of blind jellyfish. I suppose this was to get the most mileage out of the gross out death scenes which were a-plenty. You know, axes in the head, thumbs popping out eyes .... urp!
        I didn't consider your "The Ascent of Man?" observation. As usual, you bring up something to consider. By the way -I always enjoy your posts.
        yours truly, commonjailpig
        
        Absolutely: by the ridiculous comparison to "Alien," which incontestably - tinear 15:04:40 08/26/06 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Exactly posted by commonjailpig@yahoo.com on August 26, 2006 at 14:55:57:
        
        is a masterpiece, a let down was inevitable.
        My wife, btw, differs with your opinion: she likes the idea of vulnerability in monsters.
        I'm sure you realize that, to follow the storyline, these particular "jellyfish" had to be mortal.
        I don't know about "easily killed:" they seemed to take your average horror films' fatal abuse. The girl with that pick in the throat, however... I wonder how she had built up so much scar tissue.
        
        Re: Absolutely: by the ridiculous comparison to "Alien," which incontestably - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 15:22:22 08/26/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Absolutely: by the ridiculous comparison to "Alien," which incontestably posted by tinear on August 26, 2006 at 15:04:40:
        
        I like vulnerability in monsters too! As in ...let's say Frankenstein ? But that takes some character development and a complete different arena then Descent. The monsters in Descent were vulnerable to allow for gratuitous violence.
        
        I think they were vulnerable because they were supposed to - tinear 06:05:25 08/27/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Absolutely: by the ridiculous comparison to "Alien," which incontestably posted by commonjailpig@yahoo.com on August 26, 2006 at 15:22:22:
        
        be human, not aliens from outer space, right?
        Also, the girls were buff athletes but the monsters were cave-dwelling, Vitamin D starved scavengers.

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