Alien meets Deliverance

Rating: 9/10 (15 November 2007)

The Descent starts off well, introducing the characters and giving them some depth. Then it slowly builds the feeling of claustrophobia as the girls descend deeper and deeper into the caves, before finally releasing the gore and action.
This is one of the scariest and most well made horror movies I've seen in awhile. It was suspenseful from the moment they enter the cave all the way to the end. While it is certainly gory, I don't think it's used to excess.
I've heard people call this the scariest horror movie since Alien. I can't say that I disagree.