When common sense doesn't kick in the second time...

The Descent Part II:

Story:

Sarah Carter, the only survivor of the attacks in the cave, is forced back to the caves a second time.

Review:

Movie sequels are like dessert for production companies. If you make them, you can be sure to gain either equal or slightly less than equal to what you earned on the previous instalment. It simply makes sense to make a sequel, regardless of how well done or shitty the sequel is. That being said, in a way, The Descent Part II is a necessary sequel as it explains a lot that the first film didn't explain.

However, there is one part that is a glaring and I mean MAJORLY GLARING issue. While The Descent was about female empowerment and as such had a unique theme that most horror films don't have, The Descent Part II was more or less themeless, and actually flounders for the first half of the film. Couple that with some cheesy scares and surprisingly lower budget effects than the first movie, and it sounds pretty disappointing.

The second half is where the film really kicks off, gathering intensity and momentum with each tense scene. That half was the part that reminded me of the first Descent. It had intense moments with great acting, interesting plot twists, and what must've been some of the bloodiest scenes in horror (not including Evil Dead, which had a lot more in terms of blood and violence).

All this said, The Descent Part II is a movie that you only watch for the second half. The first half is mostly fluff, though it does build up and explain why they go into the cave the second time around.

Overall, it wasn't a bad movie, and was actually a worthy sequel to the original, despite the first half being mostly terrible. Watch it at your discretion, since most of you liking it or not will depend on whether you liked the first film or not.