The Descent Part 2

The Descent was one of the films that impressed me more in 2005. A fresh plot (sure there are many previous films revolving around a cave populated by terrific creatures, but I was (and still am) not familiar with any), an absolutely claustrophobic atmosphere, and a superb end, with the prey turning into hunter in one memorable shot.

So since I found out that a sequel was in the works I felt eager to watch it.
Finally, after some delay, yesterday was the day.
The Descent Part 2 is another great film, 90 minutes of tension that leave you asking for more (great, seems like the shooting for a new sequel starts this month!).
That said, I have to admit that it's not on pair with the first installment, mainly because you lose one of the key features, the "freshness". Once again we have a group of people trapped in the cave confronting the monsters, so not many surprises in that sense. Another negative point for me is that blood is much more present in this film, making some moments unnecessarily too gory (in other moments the excess of blood is not gratuitous but helps to transmit the complete dimension of what's happening). On the positive side, we've got the claustrophobic feeling, the great role of Sharah (Shauna Macdonald) passing from a state of shock to a state of leadership and great determination, and the vibrating last 30 minutes of the film with its dose of regret-redemtpion (and the 2 final nifty twists).

Above all I would remark one of the last scenes, when Sarah and Rios fight to death one creature each one, it's reminiscent of that scene in the first film with the prey becoming hunter, but this time it's a dual conversion that makes it even more extreme.
So, my advice: stop reading this crappy blog and watch the film!