The Cave

The Cave (2005) is a Horror/Thriller movie that focuses on a group of scientists and professional cave divers as they descend into a previously unexplored cave. This is just one of many horror films that follow the same basic storyline of a group of explorers getting lost in a previously undiscovered cave system only to find themselves trapped with some kind of predatory creatures. Another movie similar to The Cave was actually released the same year in 2005 called (The Descent) which has an almost identical plot to this movie only better and with significantly more gore and likable characters.

The Cave actually had some interesting ideas that sadly weren't focused on all that much in the film. The idea behind how the creature's in the movie evolve is actually pretty interesting. The creature's were once human but were infected by a parasite that forces the hosts body to evolve and adapt to it's surroundings at a rapid rate. Each creature has a unique look aswell as having unique features such as sonar vision, fangs and claws, some even grow wings and gills. This idea could have given us some terrifying and unique creatures but sadly what we got instead are some of the most generic looking CGI creatures I've ever seen in a horror movie.

The Cave lacks the blood and gore of an R rated horror film and while it does have some good ideas they are wasted on this poorly written film. If your looking for a gore filled horror movie about cave explorers being killed off one by one by savage creatures then I recommend The Descent (2005) it is a far superior film.