The Descent (2005)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Neil Marshall

Guionista:

Neil Marshall (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

4 agosto 2006 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Horror | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Scream your last breath.

Plot:

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

Plot Keywords:

Cave | Expedition | Friendship | Cave In | Blood

Premios:

7 wins & 10 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Magnificent gore fest

Reparto

Shauna Macdonald	...	Sarah
Natalie Jackson Mendoza	...	Juno (as Natalie Mendoza)
Alex Reid	...	Beth
Saskia Mulder	...	Rebecca
MyAnna Buring	...	Sam
Nora-Jane Noone	...	Holly
Oliver Milburn	...	Paul
Molly Kayll	...	Jessica
Craig Conway	...	Crawler - Scar
Leslie Simpson	...	Crawler
Mark Cronfield	...	Crawler
Stephen Lamb	...	Crawler (as Steve Lamb)
Catherine Dyson	...	Crawler
Julie Ellis	...	Crawler
Sophie Trott	...	Crawler

También conocida como:

Crawlspace (UK) (working title)
El descenso (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore and language.

Duración:

99 min | 100 min (original unrated cut)

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS (US prints) | Dolby Digital EX

Clasificación:

Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 | Singapore:R21 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Taiwan:R-18 | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 (cut) | Iceland:16 | France:-16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 (cut version) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #41746) | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Japan:R-18 | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Ireland:18 | UK:18

Locaciones de Filmación:

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Compañía:

Celador Films

Trivialidades:

The cast members were taken to a rock-climbing center in Derbyshire to help prepare them for filming.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: When one of the girls is looking for climbing equipment, but doesn't have any with her, she says, "Oh, fuck," but her mouth doesn't move.

Citas:

[last lines]
Jessica: Mummy?

Conexiones de Película:

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Magnificent gore fest

The Descent is an exceptionally good film. I just wanted to state that at the start of this review, because it is easy to dismiss a film like The Descent as having some good gore scenes, but little else to commend it from a directorial or cinematographic point of view. However, with what must have been a budget that pales into insignificance when compared to films like Ring 2, the film packs in top class gore with exquisitely detailed 'creatures' and brilliantly claustrophobic cinematography.

Films with great gore abound, for example Jason X, with the audience just waiting for the next gruesome killing to end the tedium in between. However, The Descent keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout, struggling for breath as you feel the walls in the cinema closing in. This is a film to watch in a very dark cinema with great surround sound. You almost feel the creatures closing in around you.

I would have given 10 out of 10, but some of the acting is not top class, so that brings it down to 9 out of 10 for me. That aside, this is a must watch film for those who complain that horror films just aren't scary anymore. Just make sure that whoever you take with you is prepared for the experience. Word of mouth is sure to make this film a success.