From the director of "Dog Soldiers" comes "The Descent," which has earned solid reviews and enthusiastic moviegoer feedback over in England. The subterranean chiller won the top prize at Sweden’s Fantastic Film Festival over the weekend, which makes us greedy Americans wonder when Lions Gate will finally release the flick stateside.
"The Descent," which focuses on an all-female group of cave explorers who discover something … unpleasant, opened in the UK on July 2nd, pulled in a pretty respectable $4.8 million, and earned praise from Variety, The Guardian, Empire, and just about every online horror geek with a keyboard. (The Tomatometer presently reads 100% for "The Descent" so far; only 10 reviews, but they’re all rather positive.)
Not surprisingly, the horror-friendly folks at Lions Gate snatched the flick up for North American distribution … but (probably because of a goofy little turkey called "The Cave," they haven’t graced us with a release date just yet.
Rave reviews, solid box office, and a few festival awards? Not too shabby! Let’s hope LG goes for an actual theatrical release instead of that silly little direct-to-video approach.
The official website for "The Descent" can be spelunked right here, but be sure to dim those lights before watching the trailer!
