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The Descent [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone
Director(s): Neil Marshall
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Gore
Movie Release: 2005
DVD Release: 12/26/2006
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins
Studio: Lions Gate
Total Copies: 22
Genres: Horror, Adventure Drama, Creature Film
See Also: The Descent [Fullscreen], The Descent [Blu-ray], The Descent [Fullscreen] [Unrated]

DVD Synopsis

A group of close female friends on a yearly adventure vacation find themselves trapped and hunted in a series of caves by an unknown force that lurks in the shadows in The Descent, the second horror feature from Dog Soldiers writer/director Neil Marshall. After suffering a devastating car crash one year before, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) is lured to the States with her friend Beth (Alex Reid) to a special spelunking trip by the fearless Juno (Natalie Mendoza), who abruptly fled from the U.K. after Sarah's accident. Along with two old friends and a new acquaintance of Juno's, the group embark on a cave expedition that takes a turn for the worse after a rock fall leaves them stranded in an uncharted cave with no map and only a handful of supplies to last them the rest of the trip. As tensions arise in the group, they are faced with another danger -- one whose love of the dark is as strong as its lust for blood. Opening to rave reviews in the U.K. in July of 2005, the creature-feature went on to show at the Venice Film Festival and garnered the top prize for Euro feature at Sweden's Fantastic Film Festival. The Descent was picked up for future U.S. distribution by Lion's Gate, whose work was cut out for them considering the tame opening of the similarly-themed stateside production of The Cave in late-August of the same year. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Actors

Shauna MacDonald - Sarah
Natalie Mendoza - Juno
Alex Reid - Beth
Saskia Mulder - Rebecca
Nora-Jane Noone - Holly
MyAnna Buring - Sam

Member Movie Reviews

Pamela A. from WHEELING, WV wrote on 10/20/2009...

While watching this movie, I felt like I was right there in the cave with them. Watch in the dark for even more scares.

Rosalio N. (piobman) from COEUR D ALENE, ID wrote on 9/5/2009...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Its refreshing to see a horror movie focus on character development and having strong women in a movie. Terrific build up that gives a bit of gore and a lot of atmosphere. The only con was the ending seemed a bit lacking, but the experience was well worth it.

Kimberly B. (TheBookHunter) from SALEM, OH wrote on 11/13/2008...

1 of 8 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a really good movie from beginning to end. I hope they do a sequel.

Lisa D. (wezzymay) wrote on 6/11/2008...

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This movies is one of the greatest movies I have seen. When you are watching this movie for feel like your experiencing it with the characters. This movie is one of my favorites. This is a must must see! Amazing!

Jason C. (JJC) from NEWARK, NJ wrote on 1/18/2008...

4 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

I was anticipating Neil Marshall's next film, what with my fondness for Marshall's first outing, "Dog Soldiers," a great entry into the werewolf film library. Marshall knows what his horror audience wants, a common subject of horror, done unique. With "Dog Soldiers", he gave us werewolves but with a different plot point than the same ole, same ole. With "The Descent", he gives us your typical monsters in the dark story (ex: "Alien", "The Thing", "Pitch Black"), but instead pits them against helpless females. The all-female cast is what intrigued me most, for we have have only seen the flipside.

Set in the Appalachian Mountains here in the U.S., six adventurous females set out to discover a dark hole in the Earth. Into the hole they go, and they descend deeper and deeper, and squeeze into tight milks and crannies to explore further and further. The claustrophobic feel works, which was (for me) the scariest part of the film.

Of course something happens and these females realize that they are not alone. A human-like species resides in the depths of the cave, eating humans and animals alike. The film works as you simply feel for these young girls, especially the main heroine (if you want to call her that), Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) who a year earlier loses her husband and daughter in a horrible car wreck.

The gore is present and so is the value of this film.