The Descent

2006 "Scream your last breath."
7.2| 1h39m| R| en| More Info
Released: 04 August 2006 Released
Producted By: Celador Films
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Evengyny Thanks for the memories!
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Pjtaylor-96-138044 What's remarkable about this low-budget British horror film is just how much tension and, frankly, sheer terror it's able to eke out of the central situation before we're even given but a glimpse of the carnivorous creatures that dwell in the dark. There's a claustrophobic, and almost panic-inducing, sense of isolation and entrapment that expertly escalates from the central cave-in in 'The Descent (2005)'. It's also thanks to the subtle yet consistent character development that we care for each and every person trapped in the caverns below and are on the edge-of-our-seats as their lives are almost constantly threatened. What's also refreshing, and somewhat exciting, is that most of the brutality comes not from the so-called crawlers - whose very existence centres around catching, killing and eating their prey - but rather from the group of women fighting their way through the caves as their battle for survival forces them to lose their innocence almost as quickly as they might lose their sanity. This brutality also makes each encounter unpredictable, with the violence always having tangible consequences. The scares are well crafted and mature too, meaning the whole picture comes together to form a cohesive and taut thrill-ride that relishes its unique horrors and never relents. 8/10
Cody Austin The entire tone of this film is completely off!It begins as a very promising and enticing horror movie. I was becoming excited and invested in the premise and characters (how silly of me). However, if you're anything like me, you will despise this movie by the ending.First off, Juno is wrongfully blamed for the "murder" of one of the other members of their party, that being Beth. This accusation is complete and utter bull****! Sure Juno kills Beth, however Beth should NOT have come up behind Juno so abruptly, as Juno was obviously in the midst of defending herself against the crawlers. And Beth KNOWS its was an accident, yet she plays it off as if Juno did this on purpose later on when Sarah finds Beth dying.And so it's after this point that the entire film demonizes Juno because she slept with Sarah's husband. Surely Juno is in the wrong here yes, however Sarah proves herself to be a completely irredeemable piece of garbage, as she not only uses Juno to fight off the crawlers at the end, but she quite literally stabs Juno in the back (or leg rather) and leaves Juno for dead! NOT a proportionate response. Oh, and Juno refuses to leave without Sarah, a sentiment which Sarah obviously does not reciprocate.The film ends as if to make Sarah out to be the good guy, but this entire tone is off, as Sarah is clearly in the wrong here. She doesn't even give Juno a point to speak her case. An absolutely frustrating and disappointing flick.
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.
scottjlinden First off, good horror needs likable and believable characters. No one cares what happens to a character who is a shallow cardboard cutout. If characters are annoying, you start hoping they disappear, which defeats the purpose of good horror. The Descent fails here.I never got lost in the story. The whole time I felt like I was watching a bad movie. I laughed at several parts that were not meant to be funny. The jump scare tactics are totally predictable.There is a totally unbelievable shift in the main character's behavior from fragile and scared to stereotypical uber-confident hero, with no reason behind it.The filming is good, the acting good, the sets are great, and the visual effects very convincing. They're all wasted on a terrible script.