The Descent

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Hayden C I am now officially scared of the dark. It starts off with a bang with the two deaths and immediately I knew I regretted watching this. There was no light besides for the light coming from their flashlights. It was a pure claustrophobic nightmare that made me jump multiple times. Bloody and creepy, I can never unsee that. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review K K ​One of my favorite, perhaps less well-known, widely released movies. The thing with this movie that Descent 2 didn't have was the strong ensemble cast of females showing a group friendship, with love and real issues. There wasn't the petty. This is such a stupid sort of fighting "she's wearing my dress, she's getting too much attention" that too often can highlight a movie based on female friendships. Rather, this movie is about a group of tough, action-oriented, physical and intelligent women going on a group white water rafting, caving. The latter is where the action takes place. Throughout the movie, group dynamics play the main reason why this movie works. The group felt authentic. Next, not knowing what or who the bad would be kept me interested. Then, when bad arises, we see a group of women scared but deciding not to fall into the "we are victim" mode. Rather, they fight and, boy does a couple fight back. Action, blood, gore. No low budget, cheap vibe either! A favorite horror movie of mine! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/08/25 Full Review Tyler N Hated this one. Bored out of my mind. Then again, based on overall Audience Ratings, I don’t fit the norm so maybe give it a go. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Audience Member It's fine. I wanted to like it more than I did because I'd heard so many good things about it for so long. It's shot well but a bit too dark periodically. Very claustrophobic in the beginning (that's a good thing). But the characters all make such stupid choices throughout. They're supposed to be experienced outdoors-y people but they are making some DUMB impulsive choices that don't seem to support who the filmmaker has shown them to be. The ending with Sarah sacrificing Juno who ACCIDENTALLY killed Beth was absolutely ridiculous. Why? Not to mention Sarah suddenly becoming a badass killer out of nowhere. 🤷‍♂️ It was fine. Some good jump scares. The creatures start out effective but by the end they show them WAY too much and they are a little Orc-like from LOTR (less is more, they should have showed them less). Way over-rated. Maybe if I'd seen it when it first came out I'd feel differently. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Noel H I loved the cast, I loved the setting. They let you get to know the characters before jumping in, always helps. It’d be 5 stars but I thought the antagonists were a bit lame. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Mark J Well constructed small budget horror. Gets the atmosphere so right and an awesome monster. The proper ending is perfect as well Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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