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Mood:
- SuspensefulScaryAtmospheric
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Plot:
- AdventurerDeadly CreatureSurvivalConfinedDangerDeadlyEscapadesSupernatural more...
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Genres:
- HorrorSci-FiActionAdventureThriller
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- EuropeRomaniaCavern
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Style:
- Twists and TurnsGory
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Attitudes:
- SeriousFantastic
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Flag:
- Strong Violent Content
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The Cave, 2005
English, Romanian
USA, Germany
Profile of The Cave
The Cave can be described as scary, suspenseful, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around adventurers, deadly creatures, and imprisonment or confinement. The main genres are horror, sci-fi, and thriller. In terms of style, The Cave involves twists and turns and is gory. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It is located in Romania. The Cave takes place in contemporary times. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves strong violent content.
Summary of The Cave
A sexy bunch of underwater explorers are summoned to Romania's Carpathian Mountains, where scientists have discovered a gigantic cave network containing a lengthy underground river. Cutting-edge breathing gear gets unpacked, camaraderie and budding romances develop, and then everyone becomes trapped in the depths, where monsters start picking off cast members, one by one. Escape depends on Jack, played by the dependably steely-eyed Cole Hauser (PAPARAZZI), who picked up a bad monster bite that may have infected his mind. Super-vixen Charlie (Piper Perabo) stands by him and displays a soothing screen presence as the tomboy rock climber in the crew, while Leana Headey plays the sexy Romanian biologist who fears that Jack is turning into a monster himself.
Fans of B-movie monster movies should find this a nice cave to visit; there's no skimping on action or impressive set design, and each new cavern is weirder and more claustrophobic than the last. Staggeringly tall cliff faces, dark ominous waters, and a great, nerve-wracking orchestral soundtrack all add up to a fun horror adventure in the classic Saturday matinee sense. Of course, like all good monster movies, it borrows liberally from past classics: think of it as ANACONDA meets ALIEN by way of JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, and if that doesn't sound like a fine way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon, make sure you tread carefully as you exit THE CAVE!
Details
| Language: | English, Romanian |
| Country: | USA, Germany |
| Release date: | 26 August 2005 |
| Runtime: | 97 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jack
as Top Buchanan
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Critics Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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- by: Keith Phipps
TV Guide
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- by: Ken Fox
Users Reviews
- 19.March.2012
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- by: Jonni Hayes
- Jonni Hayes rated this movie7/10Good
- 20.September.2010
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- by: Patrick
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