Soon, they will lose their mind when realizing they are not alone in this cave where something crawls in. Rosario dawson plays the lead character, a 19yearold claremont college coed named maya, who is intelligent, articulate and far too mature for most the frat boys she meets on campus, so she doesnt date. I think the plot, rosarios acting and the directors style perfectly showcase the struggle of what some people go through when trying to get themselves back after any kind of assault. The descent editor jon harris makes the leap to the directors chair in this sequel to neil marshalls claustrophobic 2005 creature flick. There are very few contemporary horror films worth watching. The descent 2005 official hd trailer 1080p youtube.
Also there is wife and mother sarah shauna macdonald and her closest friend, beth, both british. In 2009, john jones explored an unmapped section of the famous nutty putty cave. Writerdirector talia lugacy made her feature film debut with this thriller about rape and revenge. He wrote, this is the fresh, exciting summer movie ive been wanting for months. Descent is a twisty thrillerplus tim johnstons suspenseful novel follows a family that begins to come apart after their teenage daughter is abducted during a mountain vacation. Ending spoiler for the descent 2005, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. How does creature screen time affect a scary movies. As you may know, the descent which opened in us theaters this weekend was released last year in great britain, where it is now available on region 2 pal dvd. The dark descent is a survival horror video game developed by frictional games, released on september 8, 2010 for windows, mac os x and linux the game was released for playstation 4 on november 22, 2016, as part of the amnesia. The descent is a 2005 british horror film written and directed by neil marshall. I think it can help the undecided to choose which plot deck to pick given the vast array of options we currently have. If that old man was trying to cover up the existence of these creatures for whateverthefuck reason, why would he bring sarah to the hospital at the beginning in the. Descent 2007 maya rosario dawson is a friendly college senior who accepts an invitation to dinner from fellow student jared chad faust.
While the plot is straightforward and eventually predictable women in a terrible place get scared, get assaulted in terrible ways, and get tough the film is also about trust and betrayal, as well as surprising sources of strength. After the date, jared takes maya back to his apartment. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film dog soldiers, a horrorcomedy film which became a cult film. A year after a severe emotional trauma, sarah shauna macdonald goes to north carolina to spend some time exploring caves with her friends.
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators. The august 4, 2006 issue of entertainment weekly reported that the ending was trimmed because american viewers did not like its uberhopeless. And so, for a change, you emerge feeling energized. Refusing to believe her story about cavedwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back. Meanwhile, an undercover police officer attempts to. The descent is a 1999 science fictionhorror novel by american author jeff long.
Plot summary a caver explores an unmapped section of nutty putty cave and becomes stuck 150 feet underground. One of the best books of the year, and assured to win numerous awards. Put him in a corridor and go watch a movie while the heroes try to get past the monster. The descent story, the descent hollywood movie story, plot. The film follows six women who, having entered a cave system, struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside filming took place in the united kingdom. United states august 10, 2007 canada august 10, 2007. The descent is a 2005 british adventure horror film written and directed by neil marshall. The whole movie theater was so confused when the young girl was coming on to the dad, but then you get the bombshell after she.
Plot summary for the descent 2005, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Exterior scenes were filmed at ashridge park, hertfordshire and in scotland. Leading the trip is the bold adventurer, juno natalie mendoza. Oil drilling causes the earths crust to sink, pushing the magma up at the west coast, triggering earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that devastate seattle, tacoma, and other cities, killing thousands, if not millions of people in the process. Finally, a scary movie with teeth, not just blood and entrails a savage and gripping piece of work that jangles your nerves without leaving your brain hanging. Unlike most books that fall into the category of page turner, this one also falls in the category of writing so good you cant even believe it.
Descent has to be made into a movie, and i want a front row seat. Also the american version of this film has a different ending, personally i feel. Let the right one in 2008 is a beautiful love story with a. As elen recovers from the hit, a bloodied crawler jumps out at her as the movie ends. Because the filmmakers considered it too dangerous and time. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped and are hunted by troglofaunal flesheating humanoids. A whitewater rafting trip is underway, with three longtime friends on board. It describes the discovery and exploration of an extensive labyrinth of tunnels and passages stretching throughout the earths upper mantle, found to be inhabited by a malicious species. The magic of his prose equals the horror of johnstons. With luke perry, natalie brown, michael dorn, rick roberts. The film is purposefully shot in low lighting during certain scenes to convey the descent if you will into darkness. 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 writerdirector neil marshall. Chadwick hopson, alexis johnson, landon henneman, jyllian petrie, jacob omer.
Collection, which also includes its expansion amnesia. Leading lady rosario dawson also served as producer for descent, which received its premiere at the 2007 tribeca film festival. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film the descent in 2005. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing descent near you. Descent was released in 2007 on friday, august 10, 2007 there were 6 other movies released on the same date, including rush hour 3, skinwalkers and rocket science.
The descent part 2 is a 2009 british adventure horror film and sequel to the. Not only does the descent 2 ending makes no sense, it erases the plot of the entire movie. A group of female spelunkers become trapped after the cave theyre exploring collapses, leading to the horrifying discovery that they arent. Exaggerating the usual horror movie gambit, the movie invites you to reconsider genrebased expectations. In descent, acclaimed actress rosario dawson plays the most controversial character of. Maya rosario dawson is a college senior whose entire psychological demeanor shifts from dull to dull and murderous after shes. Refusing to believe her story about cavedwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits. Part 2, directed by the first films editor jon harris, was released in 2009. The 2005 film of the same name contains similar plot elements a subterranean expedition trapped underground with carnivorous troglofaunal hominid creatures, but was not based on the book. Neil marshall born 25 may 1970 is an english film director, editor and screenwriter. One of the marketing devices for the descent was a postcard from hell.
Line of descent trailer 2019 brendan fraser movie youtube. With shauna macdonald, natalie mendoza, alex reid, saskia mulder. A group of women organize a descent into a large cave. Neil marshalls the descent is a horror film that smartly plays on the primal fears of its audience as a group of thrillseeking women embark on a caving expedition which becomes a literal descent into hell. After suffering a devastating car crash one year before, sarah shauna macdonald is lured to the states with her friend beth to a special. Filmmakers first considered filming the entire movie in a real cave. Everything you need to know about descent movie 2007. When the ring of fire starts heating up with an unprecedented amount of volcanic activity a team of scientists are gathered to prevent a global catastrophe.
This british horrorthriller recalls grueling, adrenalinepumping classics like deliverance, jaws, alien. This british horrorthriller recalls grueling, adrenalinepumping classics like deliverance, jaws, alien and dead calm. I think it adds another note of ambiguity and mystery that. There was a different ending to the film in which it is revealed that the main.
The descent was an excellent horrorsuspense movie and if this sequel is anything to go by, it needs to be left alone. Unlike most books that fall into the category of page turner, this one also falls in. The descent is already unusual for being a horror movie with an allfemale cast, but its even more unique for being the kind of movie that explores the damage caused by a friends betrayal. After becoming stuck in a hole 18 inches wide and 150 feet under ground, rescue crews worked frantically and heroically to free him.
Tim johnston delivers an extraordinary work of art, narrated by an awardwinning performance of xe sands and r. Marshall allows the story to play out gradually as the expedition turns from a tensely staged battle of endurance to out and out survival when the unsuspecting gang come face to face. Descent is a 2005 original film on the sci fi channel synopsis. Three brothers in a delhi crime family fight over the future of their enterprise. Underground predators inhabit the crevasses, and they have a taste for human flesh. The film has aired on canadas the movie network with the original ending. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The british release has one final scene that was snipped for american audiences, though i really dont know why. Descent 2007 talia lugacy synopsis, characteristics. The cabin in the woods 2011, while enjoyable, is vastly overrated, and despite my willingness to defend the purge 20 as a fun time at the movies, i dont think it is the next horror masterpiece. Line of descent trailer 2019 brendan fraser movie plot. Sarah carter shauna macdonald has managed to escape. The story unfolds brilliantly, always surprisingly, but the glory of descent lies not in its plot but in the quality of the writing.
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