The Cave (Widescreen Edition)

"The Cave" is definitely worth watching!!! MUCH BETTER THAN MANY SUGGEST!!!This is not a complete review of "The Cave". I simply wish to correct some of the incorrect, negative statements offered about this particular film. I had delayed purchasing and watching this film as a direct result of the very cold reviews written for this movie. I am very glad, that I finally decided to spend the whopping three and a half dollars to place a nice copy of the DVD in the mailbox via Amazon Marketplace. No matter what you have read previously, this film will be far better than you could imagine, if you were to base your expectation from most of the written reviews."The Cave" is a "Science Fiction" entertainment film, as opposed to a scientifically correct documentary drama. I am absolutely amazed by the luke warm reviews of this movie. This film fulfills the exact purpose which its creators had intended, to deliver visually stunning entertainment for just short of an hour and forty minutes. The acting is much better than most reviewers suggest. The aspects of the explained story which some claim are missing or deficit, simply are not, IF YOU PAY ATTENTION FROM THE BEGINNING (Title Screen) TO END!!!Some suggest that the audience is not given proper explanation as to why the team of investigators has entered the cave in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania in the first place. THIS IS NOT TRUE!!! Toward the beginning of the film, a group of archeologists and historians are uncovering the ruins of an ancient church building which had been created to seal the entrance to this cave system. The ancient symbols and writings suggest that there are hidden secrets within the cave, and there is much mythology and history of people either trying to keep closure on the cave, or trying to unlock its mystery and secrets. The team leader of the archeologists and historians calls in a team of professional cave divers, rock climbers, a medical doctor, scientist, and cameraman to help with the investigation, as the entrance has been reopened to gain access. THE PURPOSE OF THE TEAM ENTERING THE CAVE, was to electronically map as much of the cave system as possible within a twelve day period, and also, to collect material samples along the way. THIS WAS THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE!!!The team members do show a clear and detectable let down when the first person "goes missing" without a clear explanation as to why. They are visibly torn as to continue with the original mission as planned or to turn back, but they know that they need a clear understanding for what happened to their team member. They show angst and tension, as to whether they should or should not continue with the original sample collecting and mapping process which was suppose to take place over a twelve day duration. The entrance which they had entered collapses by way of a peculiar explosion, and the focus and goal of the entire team changes dramatically from that point forward. Placed in this intense life and death situation of needing to find a safe, alternate exit, the tension and adrenaline of all persons intensifies radically. When people start to die through the process of their quest for a way out of the cave system, the remaining members are working at a constant, quick pace to simply remain living before the elements get the best of them. As in many traumatic events, those directly involved may not show vulnerable emotion or shed tears until well after the event is over, and they have a chance to decompress and take in what has truly happened. The emotion which is shown during this process is delivered in the form of tension and angst, rather than sensitive tear shedding. When driven by adrenaline to retain life, this is probably more accurate, than sitting on a rock and crying your eyes out. I do not fault the film, or script, for taking this approach.Some suggest that we are not given proper explanation as to the origin of the primary creature causing the grief, once again, THIS IS NOT TRUE!!! I don't wish to give away all of the plot points, and many of the basic elements of the other reviews are correct, however, I do wish to correct some common misunderstandings which some seem to have. "THE PARASITE" which the lead scientist(Lena Headey) refers to, was a biological bacterial parasite from the environment of the cave, which was interacting with the tissue of the creature, visibly seen through the lens of a microscope. The creature itself was not labeled as such, and would have been considered simply a predator animal, whose origin we clearly understand before the conclusion of the film. Also, the team clearly identifies smaller animals which had evolved in the cave system, and which would provide plenty of food for the larger creatures to feed off of. THIS WAS CLEARLY EXPLAINED IN THE MOVIE!!!I will agree with many, that Daniel Dae Kim was under used in the movie, given his talent and on screen presence in other works. However, people should remember what his character's role was within this movie "The Cave". He played the role of a cameraman filming their mapping and sample collecting expedition. In keeping in line with the story, his input wasn't vital to the story moving forward to the same degree, that say, the character played by Cole Hauser, Lena Headey, Eddie Cibrian, Morris Chestnut, or Piper Perabo had been. I enjoy Daniel Dae Kim, but the simple reality is, that this particular role did not need to share the same screen time as the rest. FOR THE RECORD, Daniel's character screams during the final four seconds of his last scene, not every time that he is on screen, as some had suggested!!!THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS . . . If you are seeking a nicely paced, action filled, visually stunning, all around enjoyable entertainment film, then you should either view it by rental, buy it for less than renting via Amazon Marketplace, or simply buy it new through Amazon and add it to your collection. Worthy of more than one viewing!!! The visuals are stunning on a decent quality HDTV when using a good upscaling DVD player, and of course, the soundtrack sounds great with a multi channel system on the proper setting. The given "PG-13" rating is extremely appropriate for this movie, nothing in this film would be overly intense for any person 13 or older. Good Luck!!!Happy movie watching . . .

This is early 2000's goodness I really liked this movie.

Not to brag but I predicted who would survive and the order of all but two of those who didn't. They followed the tropes. I also expected the final twist. Whatever. I enjoyed it. There were a few things that strained credulity but it's a monster/adventure movie. What should we expect? Actually it was better than I thought it would be. I had fun watching. That was all I hoped for.

Part of what draws a person into the movie is if it has a feeling of authenticity. And this movie did. One felt the group were experienced and knew what they were doing, and the sets were believable as being in a cave system, and at times a massive cave system. Not sure I buy into the cave rooms with the flames, nor that they have a sonic cave mapper tool. But those are minor quibbles. A big goof however was when the one caver said it smelled like methane when he entered one of the rooms. Methane is odorless. The transformation of Jack and the reason why was clever, and I appreciated that the monsters, for most of the movie were only seen in the shadows. Much more effective. They sort of amped up the dangers with smaller dangerous animals until they got to the large winged ones. The movie kept up the tension and the suspense, and I loved the ending. An obvious chance for future avenues. This is a fun movie to watch, and one doesn’t know who to root for to survive, nor if any will survive. A demerit were the scenes where too much testosterone was present as they argued. There can only be one leader.

This movie is a masterfully done thriller. It feels like a mashup of Predator and The Thing but adds its own unique flavor. It is very well-paced and edited and will keep you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to the end. Way better than the endless mediocre remakes and sequels that Hollywood has been churning out for the last decade.

Funny thing is, I never heard of The Cave the it was in the theaters, but we saw it on DVD a number of years ago and really liked it - have had it in our DVD collection since. But when we spotted it for a good price streaming we grabbed it - I’ve watched it twice now since. This is a fun, suspenseful action film. Not many names here - Eddie Cibrian, Cole Hauser, and Danial Dad Kim are likely the biggest names - at least for me. Join brothers Hauser and Cibrian as they lead a team of explorers into a deep cave, via Scuba, and face a mysterious being(s) within the depths of the earth.This is a fun film, with a good amount of action and suspense: Scuba diving is a dangerous and fun sport, but take it into caves and you up the danger factor. Go into unexplored caves - especially one covered by a landslide years before - and you have a deadly world waiting. Add in an undiscovered predator known to local legend and you’re in for a good time. Don’t get bit: you’ll either die or become one. And off we go...Great for date night, Saturday afternoon, or whenever. I’ve seen it a dozen times and enjoy it every time.

Truley science fiction.I like 16:9 and 5.1I need to refine my watch to crime drama.Tired of scary movies.

Not many slow parts but, on the other, not just mindless action. Enough character development so that you cared for the protagonists. Plus more (not going to be spoiler...)

A very well filmed, full of suspense adventure/horror cum good sci fi in the Alien mould without pithy American jokey lines and quite. decent acting for a film of its type (a little cheesy young female scientist acting by otherwise nice Lena H). Definitely worth rewatching if you like a decent sci fi blend with adventure and some “horror”. Captures one’s fears of descending into deep caves, pot holing and underwater swimming gone wrong pretty well ! Plot is quite ok too, for a sci fi. The film ends with a possibility for a sequel, alas not materialized? Though old film it stands time well.

The general idea of the scenario is very appealing - a movie about the exploration of a huge underground cave labyrinth, filled partly with water and totally with danger, could have been a masterpiece. However this potential was wasted.The biggest problem in this movie is that the monsters are quickly and fully shown - that immediately makes them less scary. The second problem is that the characters are so totally anonymous and interchangable that I didn't give a penny about who dies and who lives. The last 20 minutes are simply unwatchable - it is the absurd "great explosion finale" without any sense. The conclusion is archi stupid and is a final blow to a barely average movie.In conclusion, I would advise to forget about this film and, if you want a good horror movie about a cave, watch rather "The descent". This one is really scary! UPDATE: And if you want a good movie about a disaster in an underwater labyrinth (without monsters), try "Sanctum"!

This one hasn't been released on blu-ray so thought I'd pick it up its OK but hardly a blockbuster

A cool movie , i was rather surprised when i watched this for the first time so much so that i bought the DVD here on Amazon when i found it at a reasonable price.Lots of suspense and horror.

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