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The Cave (2005) 4.9
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Metascore: 30/100
Reviews: 256 user | 133 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com Bloodthirsty creatures await a pack of divers who become trapped in an underwater cave network. Director:Bruce Hunt |
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Cast
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Top Buchanan
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Dr. Kathryn Jennings
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Briggs
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Alex Kim
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Strode
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Dr. Nicolai
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Vlad Radescu | ... |
Dr. Bacovia
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Simon Kunz | ... |
Mike - Caver #1
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Ian - Caver #2
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Alin Panc | ... |
Razvan - Caver #3
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Zoltan Butuc | ... |
Corvin - Caver #4
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Decades after a rock church in communist Romania's Carpathians caved when an expedition caused a landslide and buried everyone, Dr. Nicolai's scientific team exploring the associated Templar Knights monster fighting-legend discovers a deep, flooded cave system and hires the brothers Jack and Tyler's brilliant divers team to explore it. Another explosion traps them, after finding a mysterious parasite turning all species carnivore, and later an independently evolved predator species. Jack may be infected and turning, but Tyler sticks with him, so the group splits, hunted by the monsters, which also fly. Written by KGF Vissers
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Release Date:
26 August 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$96,949 (South Africa) (31 March 2006)Gross:
$149,658 (South Africa) (7 April 2006)Company Credits
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Kathryn: At first, I thought it couldn't survive outside of a cave environment. Now, I'm not sure. I think it wants to get out.
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Written by Tuomas Holopainen
Performed by Nightwish
Courtesy of Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Scene Nation Oy and Spinefarm Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
One of the scenes at the beginning of the movie uses the same set as Underworld: Evolution See more »Goofs
When Briggs is talking to the rest of the team on the fiber optic line, the counter on the video screen jumps backwards between shots. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Kathryn: At first, I thought it couldn't survive outside of a cave environment. Now, I'm not sure. I think it wants to get out.
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Soundtracks
"Nemo"Written by Tuomas Holopainen
Performed by Nightwish
Courtesy of Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Scene Nation Oy and Spinefarm Records
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I went into this movie expecting just your average creature feature akin to Pitch Black, and I wasn't let down. It is, indeed, just your average creature feature. It's not the next best thing to Aliens, but it's not the travesty most reviewers here are making it out to be either.
The Cave is a fun popcorn flick. There's no really deep plot or amazing acting talent. What this movie does have is a few very intense, suspenseful moments, which is only aided by the very dark and claustrophobic atmosphere of the cave. It also has your average thriller twist at the end which I did not see coming.
The cinematography and directing by first-timer Bruce Hunt is surprisingly well done. His background as assistance director for the Matrix films and Dark City is apparent here. While he's no Spielberg or Cameron, he keeps the camera angles interesting, and there are scenes within vast, tall rooms in the cave that are quite breathtaking. One complaint, however, is that he chose to follow other directors mistakes in jarring the camera in a very frenetic and sickening manner back and forth whenever one of the characters is being attacked by the creature. This is not only very annoying and disorienting, but is IMO just a trick to cover up the poor creature fx.
Speaking of the FX, I have to say I'm 50/50 here. Sometimes they looked good, and sometimes they looked like they were from a Sci-Fi Channel original movie. The creature effects that looked good were the closeups, which utilized real models. These looked quite realistic. But far away shots of the CGI creatures are not so impressive.
If you want to sit down on a Friday night and just have fun, then pick up The Cave.