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Saw this for the first time tonight and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The claustrophobic setting played well with the creatures and the gore...and the sound! Two most important aspects of horror movies: Sound and music. The sounds were amplified at the right points and the music set the foreboding tone at the start...and then it just stopped. At the turning point of the movie, the cave-in, the music was gone and the atmosphere of the cave took over. Really well done!
I don't know what some of the other Dbags are saying about this film...this is survival horror at its finest!
Posted By: ShadowHuntr at 2:06am, September 7, 2009
I saw absolutely no point in this movie. The plot was crap, the women were stereotyped bitches, and the monsters were little more than humanized naked mole rats. Thouroughly a waste of time.
Ok, this is the first 10 I have rated a movie, but damn it is a 10!! Love the characters, love the story, love the creepy monsters, love the gore, love the stills, love it freakin' all! AND the bloopers/outtakes are the funniest ever!! All horror movies should have bloopers/outtakes, it should be a rule. I can't say enough, I would write this review in my own blood if I could, haha!
One of the best horror films in the past 10 years, hands-down. Good plot, Very tense atmosphere, commendable acting, great special fx, and it avoid conventional horror movie sterotypes. Make it a point to see this film, seriously. 10 / 10 from ZombieJasonVorhees
The Descent is amazing! The plot was very good and I loved the pace of the movie. It was hard for me to watch because of the fact that all of these characters where isolated, scared and alone. Can't wait for the sequal!
The only movie I'd give a 10. It's fast paced. Has just enough gore. And has characters you might actually care about. It deserves to be watched over and over again.
This is one of the scariest movies, when it comes to creatures of the unknow..or any movie scary movie sub-genre. It kept me on the edge of their desparation. I felt emensly claustrophobic while watching this, the cave and all, and the characters are the kind you'd root for, instead of waiting for their deaths. The ending is a trip, it dosen't dissapoint, and there's much blood..for those other blood lovers out there. Being hopeless in an unexplored cave has never been so much fun..at least, to the viewers.
About abunch of stupid women who were all coplete bitches trying to get out of a cave full of bald nude cannables....who wouldn't want to spend ones night watching this master peice of a horror film....the only good part was when the lady who lost her daughter goes fucken balistic and starts killing everything including that one annoying asian chick. This movie was almost as much of a joke as Cabin Fever....the difference...Cabin Fever at least made me laugh.
The Descent is a horror film that is worth the watch only a boring friday night. Its fair on blood and gore but there honestly wasnt much of it. It took a long time to get into the goods where the creatures come in. The creature FX could have been better but im not going to complain. As I said its worth the watch, Not the buy.
Can someone please enlighten me on how the UK is so goddamn good at making horror films?! Now, I'm not assuming that every horror film from the UK is awesome, but after films like Shaun of the Dead, The Cottage, Eden Lake, and Wilderness, Britain has some talent that I have yet to see from some directors in the US. The Descent is just another completely awesome movie that blew me away. I must say, I don't get scared by movies a lot, but the first time I watched this movie, it scared the hell out of me. The action is intense, the cave crawlers are ruthless, and the gore is fucking awesome! The way it scared me was through how thet paced the action. Everything goes by so fast that it shows how brutal the monsters are, and how the charcters of Sarah and Juno digress to primal human instincts. Another thing I liked about the movie is the ending. Now, most people who would watch this movie would probably be disappointed by the ending because most of the action that happened was all a part of Sarah's dream, then awakening to see that her dead daughter is down in the cave next to her with a birthday cake. But, it turns out that she is not there and the cake is actually Sarah's torch, then the camera zooms out with a one of monsters screaming, and then the movie is over. I liked the ending because it leaves questions for a sequel, and honestly, who doesn't want to see a sequel to this movie, so we can see what will really happen to the remaining characters. Will they ever get out? That is the question I keep wondering. Anyway, this movie is one of the best horror films I have ever seen and is definitely worth a look for those who haven't. Plus, compared to the other cave movie before it, The Cave, this movie is fucking Spartacus.
I like this movie the story line was great and the plot was good....I heard they will make a sequal to this film I looking forward to it....I really like the cave seen it was really spooky and I wouldn;t like to go into caves at all so that is not a sport for me....but it was cool and the ending was not what I thought it was going to be.
Posted By: Bloodymuffins at 11:27am, February 15, 2009
I loved how this movie combined claustrophobia and bloodshed to create a truly intense, scary, and nerve wracking film. The characters are believable, the monsters are relentless, and the pacing is impeccable. This was one great flick.
Posted By: horrorfan25 at 11:06pm, January 28, 2009
I expecting a lot from The descent and got everything I wanted and even more. The descent is creepy, scary, brutal, and never lets you take a break to breathe. The sets of the cave are nice and the whole tour was done nicely. The creatures were scary and every time they popped out, I would jump in my seat. This was a good film. The descent delivers everything the true horror fan wants.
Posted By: GRUDGE4life at 4:19pm, January 27, 2009
this movie was amazing and the picture where she is drenched in blood and is screaming just emphasizes the drama in the movie... i also love that no one survives even though we get so attached to the main girl right from the opening scene...
I'm one of many who call The Descent my favourite film of all time. No other film has made me feel so sympathetic for the protagonist, or made me feel like I was experiencing it with them like this does.
Truly amazing.
I'm not even worried that the sequel will ruin it. The Descent will stand the test of time.
First two minutes are great. Next thirty minutes are a bit slow. After that point, it's great! Good acting and good monsters!
Posted By: JigSAWJunkie at 11:10pm, January 16, 2009
I don't know how I've ended up seeing this so many times.. I don't enjoy it.. I don't think it's that great, the blood and the backstabbing bitches in ONE part of the movie is pretty much all that satisfies me. The ending irritates me, the fact that it's all about chicks makes me annoyed RIGHT there.. and those "Creatures" those LOTR gollum looking things.. yawn. Some of it didn't even make sense.. they weren't always responding in the way females normally do.
Posted By: MrHorrorfest at 5:38pm, January 8, 2009
Now this was a good movie, one to watch over and over... If you feel like you need to do that...
The descent is a highly entertaining edge of your seat horror thriller. The cave setting is claustrophobic and dark and the deeper our characters go their predicament becomes worse.....much worse. The cave dwellers would have to be one of the scariest bunch of vicious creatures to be seen on screen in a long time. Think Gollum crossed with the vamps from 30 Days Of Night. The dark lighting makes the blood and gore very realistic and when the film really starts to hit its stride the red stuff is flowing everywhere.The all female cast do a great job proving that you don't need male leads to pull off superb action set pieces. And the proper ending is a knockout. A must see
Posted By: AshWilliams95 at 6:52am, December 23, 2008
I thought that the descent was a great movie and a very nice thrill ride.
Storyline: A group of women go caving where no one has ever gone before. The cave is filled with humanoid cannibal creatures that are blind and hunt with sound. The creatures attack the group without mercy and the group is soon split up and running blind. 10/10
Acting: The acting was one of the best elements in the movie. I believed every reaction and emotion. 10/10
Special Effects: The effects in this movie were masterful. The creatures looked great, the gore looked real and the lighting was awesome. 10/10
Best Scene: The best scene was when sarah fell into the massive pool of blood and fought a few creatures in there. 10/10
Ending: The ending was sweet as hell and had a mad shock twist that left you wanting more. 10/10
The descent was an absolute gory, suspensful rollercoaster and if you like good scares and realistic gore then you can't go wrong with the descent.
This movie was pretty entertaining. I really like the premise - spelunkers go into the wrong cave system and get killed by a terrifying breed of humanoid cave-dwelling monsters - but the movie doesn't quite live up to the awesome plotline.
The gore is pretty good, albeit you have to wait until halfway through the movie before you see anything bloody or disgusting (excepting the opening sequence).
It's not on par with Dog Soldiers, but it's worth a watch nonetheless. But it doesn't deserve higher than a 4-star rating.
Posted By: rterrell24 at 8:35am, December 20, 2008
One of the best times I have had watching a horror movie in the theater.Just blew me away.
This movie is genuinely scary, creepy, twisted and definitely the most claustrophobic movie ever made.
After finishing the movie you will be gaping for breath.
Posted By: Protecious at 2:41pm, September 30, 2008
quite possibly one of the best horror/thrillers of all time, very interesting characters put in a horrible situation of survival aagainst creatures that look wonderfully hideous and intense. ...dont ruin the sequel!
Posted By: thedescent08 at 5:49pm, August 25, 2008
Easily the best and most purely horrifying film since 'The Blair Witch Project', and easily one of my favorite horror films of all time. Incredibly intense, disturbing, gory, well-made, emotional and most importantly, terrifying. A masterpiece.
One of the best genre films created this century. I thought the creatures were well done, and the mole like fashion in which they have evolved and dwell added a nice touch. Very realistic gore effects were employed in this film, which I think makes every horror flick that much better. Very intense and claustrophobic. This is miles ahead of Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers, and Dog Soldiers was pretty good too. This gets me eager to see Doomsday. Overall the descent was fantastic, and I don't have any complaints. Falling into a pit of flesh, bones, and blood with a female carnivorous mole woman... can't think of much crazier stuff then that. Do yourself a favor and see this gem, you won't be disappointed.
An absolutely terrifying movie. I went to see this the week before my birthday, back in 2006 when it came out in the US, with my mom. By the time the creatures strike, we were both sinking in our seats. I'm not claustrophobic, but the scenes in the cave were absolutely freaky. I felt like I was stuck down there with them.
The screenplay is very well-written -- some of the characters are relatable, though I wish some of the more minor female characters could've been fleshed out more. I felt absolutely nothing for anyone but Juno, Sarah and Beth... but I think that was the intention as Sarah is obviously from the beginning the centerpiece of the film, and is played wonderfully by Shauna MacDonald.
The gore effects and the creatures all seem very real, and some of the scenes are genuinely scary, unlike recent films like Shutter, or One Missed Call. Please, keep the Asian Horror remakes away and bring more films like this into theaters. It's what we really want to see.
I don't agree with the cover mentioning 'Hostel' as I thought Hostel was a shite film. The Descent is a cracking film, It made me really tense and i found it really claustrophobic, which made me feel uneasy.
The directing is ace and visually stunning i thought. And the disintegration of the friendship between the girls is well done. I began to feel dredd as soon as they went into the cave. There's a mystery towards the main character. And it's about time an all female cast in a horror film was properly made!
Yes, at the end i was a bit disapointed....cliche and all. But I still liked the whole film.
I heard it was “the best thriller sense Aliens” from more than one person, and that gave me high hopes. What I got was a mix between something almost Saw-like, Alien-like, and something I have never seen before.
The best parts of the movie had nothing do with the creatures. The revenge killing, the literal pool of blood, the accidental killings, the claustrophobia—all that was done perfectly. I just thought the cave dwellers held it all back due to their cliché and predictable nature. How many movies have you seen with monsters that only live to kill? Hundreds. Monsters in a horror movie are as predictable as Big Bird in an episode of Sesame Street. Without the monsters, the movie would have been less predictable. Anyway, the cave dwellers were nothing more than a dumber version of Orcs mixed with your standard jump-out-generic-monster.
The cinematography was great, but it didn’t impress me. The plot-twist in the very end (of the Unrated Edition) is, sadly, just another cliché used in almost every movie anymore.
It was a fun movie. The upside-down killing is one of the coolest killings I have ever seen in a movie. I can’t deny that this movie had its moments. But a few less clichés would have made this so much more fulfilling.
