Hyped British horror flick "The Descent" gets director-approved different ending for US release:-
source wrote:There've been rumors flowing around the internet for a few weeks now regarding Lionsgate’s plans for their upcoming release of Neil Marshall’s The Descent. Today I managed to get the final word on what we can expect when the film hits in August (which is still a tentative time frame), and depending on whether or not you’ve seen it, you may not be thrilled.
Marshall himself said at Sundance that he wanted to see how the audience would react with a different ending, and that’s how Lionsgate is going to send it out. The ending that currently exists on the British print of the film, and the subsequent DVD, will no longer be in place. If you’ve seen the movie you know what a difference that can make, but ultimately it’s about the entire film as a whole, and The Descent is still one of the best horror movies to be made in the last five years... easily.
As the release date approaches (ah, the sweet warmth of August... I hate New England sometimes) we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop on all the goings-on with the film, so keep it here!
2[url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=5973&Template=newsfull]source[/url] wrote:I don't want to take anything away from the Horror Channel's story this morning regarding the ending of Lionsgate's upcoming UK horror pic The Descent (review), but we've seen both version here at B-D. We were on the scene (with MTV) at Sundance this past January and have a little more of an idea of how different the ending will be when the film his US theaters this August. THC reported that the ending that currently exists on the British print of Neil Marshall's second feature film, and the subsequent DVD, will no longer be in place. What we can tell you is that a few minutes have been cut from the end film- for the worst. Without ruining the finale, the fate of one of the stars of the film drastically changes between these two versions. And just like the US remake of 'The Grudge', I would call the new ending "Americanized" or better yet "tailored for morons." Either way Neil Marshall's film is still one hell of a ride, and guaranteed to be one of the best horror films of 2006. The film tells the story of an all female caving expedition that goes terrifyingly wrong. Set in a cave system deep in the Appalachian Mountains.