The Descent

Some claustrophobic scary ass shittt mannnnnnn...in there..with them THINGS running around?!...you can count me out!

>*"What are you so afraid of? The worst that could've happened to you has already happened. There's nothing left to be afraid of."*

Scariest movie of all-time! This movie scared the shit out of 14-year-old me and it still does for a few reasons. The isolated setting alone is enough to get me psychotic but when you add monsters on top of that and there's no way out... absolute nightmare fuel. I need to be in the right mindset to watch this because it flares my eczema and gets me real anxious and stressed, no other movie portrays claustrophobia quite like ***The Descent***. The scene where Sarah is panicking because she's trapped is terrifying and I know what that's like.

Over the years i've always had the same criticism; there isn't enough character development. Sarah has plenty and Juno by default but everyone else is just a steriotype. I get mixed up all the time because there's two blondes (and I notice way too late in the movie). I love the Sarah/Juno story though, much of the development is done with eye contact and it's subtle until it isn't. Those two are so freakin badass, those caves bring out your survival instincts and it's fight or flight. Always inspiring to see it unfold.

Then comes the Crawlers, what a terrifying creature design and they're realistic in the sense that I can see those things existing—or at least humans who are living in caves and adapted to darkness somewhere remote. The wall climbing makes them so unpredictable and deadly, nice screaching sounds and so fast. I like that they aren't immortal like most horror villains, if you fight and actually try you might just win. The kills in this are so brutal and bloody. The open wound is still disgusting even after all these rewatches, nice practical effects.

The use/control of light in this is remarkable, everything is perfectly lit and timed so we see the right thing. NEEDS to be seen in a dark room to really see the intended lighting and it's absolutely stunning. There's red, blue, green and yellow lighting moments in this really pop. The score is simplistic but used well, it sets up an atmosphere at the beginning and a fake sense of comfort until they stop using that score when they enter the cave and it's suddenly discomforting. The editing, sound design and incredible sets are also worth a mention.

The blood pond is still my favorite moment, so iconic and makes Carrie look like an amateur. Epic kills and perfect third act. So many thrills and action sequences, it's really a blend of horror and action. Love the original bleak ending, the U.S. ending is for softies. It's about time I give this top tier horror movie the 10/10 it deserves. Takes "seeking thrills" to a whole other level.

Dude wtf.. nearly got me an heart attack. :)

Good movie though

Scary well before the creatures show up

Don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but it never gets old.

Solidly one of my favourite horror films without any doubt!

One of the best horror films I know: thrilling, brutal, fast and unpredictable!

This is a really well made Horror film. It's got a lot of tricks up its sleeve. It's claustrophobic. It's dark. There's questionable motives and morals. And, there's meat-eating monsters. Other than that, there's nothing to be scared of.

I wouldn't say that I loved this movie but I'm scoring it high because I respect how well it does what it sets out to do. I personally was a bit turned off at how a couple of the girls turned into action heroes. They were regular killing machines. There were also too many jump scares but they were balanced by some good suspense.

The R-rated ending can be interpreted a few ways, none of which I really cared for. But this was a well acted and well directed 90 minutes.

Yo, that was fucked up.

Level 1 adventurers v. Falmer: The Movie. Good stuff, might inspire people to create morlock-like creatures for fiction.
Also, The Grey, but with women and Falmer. "Love Each Day" ="Live and die on this day".
The ending was dumb, pretend the first ending with the car is the real one and she got PTSD.