Horror Galoreeeee

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2007)

Have I ever watched a more pointless film? It was so bad, I just couldn't bare to watch anymore! Looking from side to side in an attempt to find some inspiration, down at my friends sitting in front of me who were cowering between their knees. I think I only managed to watch about 45 minutes of it! It would have been easier just to walk out. But I braved it. I had to stay to show my toughness. I mean, I wasn't the only one who was purposely looking away, and my pants bursting with brown stuff.
I've seen a few horror films that made me jump in the cinema - The Sixth Sense, The Others, The Ring - but never have I been gripped and too frightened to look at the screen like I did whilst watching The Descent. The Descent, is undoubtedly, one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. The beginning sets the scene nicely, a group of female friends reuniting to go on another dare devil adventure, adding a few shocks along the way to set the pace. These were shocking but predictable, so you are always ready during the first part. But it's when they climb into the cave when things become unbearable. There are some horror films where they show too much and end up becoming a joke. This film shows a lot, but the horror is done so effectively. The claustrophobia of the never ending tight cave, the fact that the climbers are all women with nowhere to run. It is all a dream for horror film fanatics. And all this added with a sentimental storyline closing off the film.
One lady sitting beside me shouted and cried, "I can't take this anymore" before running out, says it all.
A masterpiece that should be an inspiration for potential horror filmmakers