bit like going on a big scary roller-coaster but for 2 hours - yes its that scary-good!

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2005)

This, quite frankly, scared the sh*t out of me. And i'm not easily scared!
The film revolves around a woman who the year previously lost her husband and daughter in a car accident. She is taken on a caving expedition by her old friends to re-bond with them - basically, they are attempting to cheer her up but to be quite frank i think a spa break, booze and chocolates would have been more appropriate - and this is from a geologist. however, each to their own!
The 6 women get trapped down in the caves they are exploring (how surprising, the whole cinema DID NOT gasp) with no way of knowing which is the correct way out as it is previously unexplored. or so they think...they find evidence of people who have been there before - yet how come they never declared the cave system themselves? what happened down there? after just some normal scares (rock falls, slipping, and the such like) our main character sees some human-type creature following them at random moments, and when you see the silhouette of this thing i personally screamed so be prepared cos its just frightening. they eventually find out what this thing is...and it has friends...and they have to find their way out of the cave before they get eaten - yes eaten. But it being a horror film they have few lights or weapons and the creatures(lots and lots of them) are pretty resourceful even though they are blind - they are like bats supposedly but i quite like bats and i didn't like these things - and have bloody big teeth. Having to guess their way out isn't helpful either.
If you love being scared i'd say watch it - i do and i was very pleased. But watch it with someone since you will need them to hide behind. Even my fella was squealing and he's pretty 'ard himself. Never before have i seen a film where the whole cinema jumped and screamed like in the Descent - so do yourself a favour and watch it!
P.S after watching it, you will know what i mean. Don't you feel sorry for Juno? I mean, it takes 2 to tango and she did go back for her friend!