alexisphelps The Descent is as close to a masterpiece as they come, and in my humble opinion it certainly qualifies among the top ten finest horror film of the past twenty years or so. It is claustrophobic, visceral- there are bone splitting, blood oozing and vomit inducing scenes, certainly not for the fainthearted. But apart from all this the Descent contains something that every horror film should utilize- a good screenplay and characters one can relate to/side with. This is a tight film(literally and figuratively) and the characters are well drawn out. The acting is top notch and the fact that Neil Marshall went for quality but unknown faces works in the favor of the film.

BehemothWarrior I watched it last night after almost ten years of not seeing it, and I needed to write a review to let people know how important is The Descent for the horror genre. If you love the sense of dread and claustrophobia in movies like Alien, you're gonna love this. Although is highly likely that it will make you squirm in your seat. The whole cast does a superb job. You're gonna really care about these characters and what it's going to happen to them. That just elevates the tension through the roof even more. The music is haunting, emotional and raw, going along perfectly with every sequence of the film. The only downside for me was the presence of a few cheap jumpscares. Personally I hate those because I think a horror movie does not have to rely on them to make you feel frightened.That's why I have to lower the score a little bit. However all the rest makes up for that. If you want a real thrill ride, look no further. The Descent awaits for you.

bradschwarte This movie is great and I'll tell you why I rated a 6 in a little bit. The movie starts off telling a little about the characters and how they're active in radical sports. Sarah, the protagonist, loses her daughter in an unfortunate accident because her husband was bitter about something on the road. A year later the same girls, previously introduced, get together with a few more to do some cave diving. Juno, my girl, decided to take everyone on a cave dive never claimed before. First of all this movie made me claustrophobic as can be and I almost switched over to a cartoon because of it. This built a sense of stress and suspense unlike any other thrilller/horror though so I accepted my fate.The all female cast was great. They really did a good job building such a bad ass group of women.Where it goes down to a 6 for me is when Sarah goes savage and takes Beth's word against Juno and stabs my girl Juno in the leg before escaping to her what seems to be escape! Really!? You're going to take her out like a savage?? What if Beth was in shock and making up tales because, you know, she is bleeding out the neck!? I also didn't like how said Sarah turned into predator killer so quickly after just having a panic attack stuck in a tight space.Great film but you killed off my babe Juno.

RocDot I just felt like I wasted 1.5 hrs trying to give this a like. A bunch of hysterically loud females in an underground cave in N Carolina full of these pasty white inbred humanoid things that look like they came from a 1950's B TV movie at best. For a mid millenia flick of the times it's missing the the most minimal of much needed SFX. But with all the ridiculous plot curves, twists & turns who'd care anyway. Such predictability coming from some overacting actresses that simply aren't ready for the majors yet and better stick in school. I did like the little old Bronco II, and thumbs up to the stunt driver at the is as far as I can go. So that's why I gave it a 2.