This Is Not A Movie Review

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If you are 18 and above (or just want to risk it if you are not), this is the thrill of the week.

Went out with Adeline, Rui Long, Kah Sing, and Hong Xiang yesterday, and end up sneaking about Orchard Cineleisure.

The person at the counter told us that The Descent is a movie "about 6 friends reuniting after a tragedy" but I guess this is not exactly the case. More of, 6 friends reuniting and a bloodbath happens. 6 young women deep in the Appalachians on their annual adventure trip... [professional reviews HERE]

I feel that this movie should have do have beefed up with the first tragedy and not rush so much into the main part [though the rush caused the audience stress - the events happen so fast there is barely time for popcorn].

Raw emotions and fear run aloof throughout the movie, and the change of friends to fear of each other as a result of the dark, claustrophobia-inducing tunnels together with the presence of an entirely new species really make one wonder if this would be the case in a real life climb in any dark and squashed up cave.

The producers played with camera angles, striking fear when least expected [after which the strikes came on and on throughout the duration of the movie]. Screams form both men and women were heard, and Hokkien expletives came from the row behind me after every "shock".

I give it, 3.5 out of 5 [for all the blood and the attempt of re-enacting the scene of the blood-drenched Carrie]