The Brutality Of THE DESCENT 

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I really think you should at least address the fact that you missed a big plot point (Juno is dead also due to her affair)

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NO ty! You didn't even know Juno had an affair with Sarah's husband... I suggest you watch the beginning again, the reason for the car accident was also due to Sarah's husband not paying attention to the road due his affair!!!!

@@OfficialCrossfire War Robots, but broken

Thank you for educating us cause i did not know that an I watched this movie a lot

I was just going to type this! Juno slept with Sarah's HUSBAND 🤣🤣🤣

@@tarynmartin2716 no problem! The movie alludes to it twice, the first time is when, before the crash, you see the way Juno and Sarah’s husband make eye contact, there’s definitely history there and the other time is when Juno tells Sarah, “We all lost something in the crash that day.” (Side note, if anyone ever told me that after my family’s passing, they’d be joining my husband and child)

@@kageyama1083 don't be such a douche, everyone has their own choices, you don't own anyone's existence other than yours. If someone sleeps with your husband, you shouldn't mind it in such an absurd way like a bloody narcissistic Individual, take a divorce and move on, and I'm really concerned with this dull vited comment of yours, it makes me think you're some how an abusive and controlling person to your poor partner.

@@krinkov6470 what? they're literally explaining part of the movie that wasn't mentioned in the video

This combined with the stupidity of leaving the map book in the car. Even if she didn't want to use it, she should have still packed it in her bag.

@@helicoptersrkool Yeah but the map book is for the cave they were originally going to explore I believe, not that one

And she killed Beth and just left her to die.

@@atmkujo That's correct.

​@@helicoptersrkool Maybe she blamed Sara for her affair lovers death (as irrationally as that would be), and maybe those feelings played a part in how the situation occurred/was set up the way it day.

Me and my friends decided to watch this the day before we went on a Caving Fundamentals course. Bad idea haha

What's scary is not monsters, it's rain and suddenly flooded caves. Unless you're a cave diver, then that's probably exciting.

@@peterlee9691 Unless the sheer volume of water literally carrys you to the depths of the cave itself and manages to push you through a hole that was too small for even an infant lmao

This film got scary as soon as they got stuck underground, monsters not needed

You should also watch The Cave that came out the same year as this one

and 6) Sarah thought Juno killed Beth on purpose too.

Juno is short for "Ju no she had it coming".

One important rule in cave exploration is that you should only travel with people who you know are trustworthy. The odds were stacked against them the moment they decided to go with Juno and the adrenaline junkie, and it was all downhill from there.

@@mask938 And ask locals to guide you when you want to explore, some people are reckless and they don't care about safety measure

Juno also is the reason they all die anyway so id be pissed too after the situation

I think Beth told her that because she and Sarah were the closest of the group. I think Sarah told Beth that she has deep seated guilt because if she hadn't been questioning Paul that day, he wouldn't have turned to her and wouldn't have gotten into the accident. So, Beth telling Sarah about Juno in that moment was confirming that the grief and survivor's guilt Sarah felt after the accident can be laid at Juno's feet. And if it came down to either Juno or Sarah, Sarah couldn't be that complacent person anymore and needed to choose herself for once.

@@sheisaMachine eeyup, bitch switched the location to an unmapped cave that ended up being full of Gollum’s hangry relatives, I’d have fed her to them myself!

I feel like the cheating was blatantly obvious in the friend group but they didn't wanna say anything to not disturb the peace

Yeah I always felt that the whole group, minus Holly, knew about the affair

Yes!

Yup, the only ones who believe that are misogynistic.

Facts

It’s a movie.

Live life on a razors edge. Of be an average plebian. Idk

I mean yeah truth that, but it was an unfortunate accident.. people make mistakes daily but the difference is Beth made a single mistake and it cost her..

yeaa i can understand in the heat of battle, you're paranoid too probably being down there so id probably swing too if someone was behind me like that lol

I still wonder if Sara’s friends knew of the affair but kept it from Sara.

I always believed the entire group knew about the affair. Maybe not Holly because she was new to the group.

Wow that sounds interesting. Which of the stories are the most scary to you? I'm thinking Big Foot is one of em haha

@@SSlayer9321 Bigfoot is always a classic, though one of my favorites is the Mothman

@@waffles4322 Nice, I don't know much about the Mothman looks like I can do some research on it

WOW THAT'S SO SCARY 😨 😳.

@@SSlayer9321 they have a movie about it (Mothman Prophecies, not sure if it’s worth your time, but I recall that was the subject of the movie)

Whats the first video u watched

@@alexthecat2874 i stumbled upon the hostel movies and then yt did its thing and i kept getting more and more interested

That's how we all ended up here. Welcome to the club.

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I think modern RU-vid critics have misconstrued what a “jump scare” even is. They seem to throw it on ANYTHING that happens to make you jump when it should only apply to the audience manipulated ones. Those accompanied by a sharp sound effect and/or an over reaction from a character. If I recall correctly shots like of the creature standing behind a girl has no jump scare sound cue. So if someone in the audience just happens to jump (because it’s terrifying) than that is just an old fashioned surprise scare. I think even the music score was minimal in THE DESCENT to not detract from the isolation of the caves.

yep! im fine with jumpscares as long as the jumpscare happens when the mosnter is on screen

That first one(When the crawler 'joins the group') got me so freaking good!

I usually DESPISE jumpscares but this one scared the shit out of me. Plus the movie has such good pacing with it and makes sure that you feel trapped in that cave along with them.

Still a very very weak motive. Wouldn't you want as many hands as you can to get out???? Worry about that later like wtf

@@TheAverageGamer1 It may be a weak motive but it's a very realistic one. Humans are emotional beings and at that moment she wanted her ass dead

@@TheAverageGamer1 exactly, fucked up thing sarah did idc what anyone says.

I would cheat on my wife with Juno no problem 🤣

@@TheAverageGamer1 weather you think it's a weak motive or not is not the point. The point is he missed a big plot point. Also imo it's not just the affair it's also the ptsd she from watching her husband and child die in front her mix with everything she is having to do to survive the cave. Her having the realization that Juno was having a affair with her dead husband was just the spark she needed to snap.

Why? Not gonna hate on you but why? Everything about it seems so generic: writing, setting, monsters, character motivations, dialouge, jumpscares are 'meh' at best... camera to see in the dark, blind villian is 3 inches away from horrified character trying to stay calm, degenrated humans, good guy killed cause they thought its a bad guy... to name a few, you have seen all this befor but better... so i wonder, how can this be a favorite of anyone?

And superb and nuanced are words i wouldn't use in this context...

U don’t need a unique formula to have a great movie. This movie accomplishes its goal extremely well - it induces claustrophobia and a sense of terror. Those are the reasons you watch the movie and it delivers.

@@quinnsafka3115 i don't doubt that, it doesn't have to be unique, it just does things that have been done befor, way better at times... again i didn't say its bad. i'm just questioning the "THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME!" which is subjectively hard to argue, obviously, but i just feel like objectively there are way better options... would you rewatch that movie more then once on your own? would that movie pop up in any of your top ten (or even 20) horror movies? would you be seriously hyped for a Part 3 announcement? those are all "No's" for me...

@@DrunkenM0nkey87 the person just really enjoys the movie it's not that deep😭

except for cave diving, those guys are really crazy

agreed. that's the most terrifying type of caving by far.

You know I’ve seen this movie multiple times and for some reason I didn’t know that was why she did that. I’m not sure if I just kept missing it or maybe the version I watched had that part cut out but I always assumed that Sarah crippled Juno because she killed their friends.

@@Metro431 when Juno pickaxed the other girl (I’ll call her Axey cos the video’s over and I honestly forgot all the names except for Juno) Axey grabbed a necklace Juno was wearing, that just so happened to have a phrase written on it that Blondie’s husband said every day. This is what she showed Juno in an “I know” sort of way before she axed her. Also right at the beginning during that raft flashback if you pay attention Husband helps Juno out of the raft first, instead of ... his wife? Most of the bad stuff in this movie is Juno’s fault: she was the reason Husband was so distant (and didn’t keep his eyes on the goddamned road), she was the one who tricked the group into going down an unmapped cave for the thrill of being the first and she was the one who left Axey for dead ... but I can’t even blame Juno for that one cos Axey was playing ninja and thought it would be smart to sneak up on her the way she did (thank you Roanoke), so yeah Axey had that coming but everything else was Juno’s fault!

@@LadyLeomon lol at Axey

@@eriklakeland3857 I’d honestly forgotten about this ... thanks for reminding me and for the lol, really need it right now. Night 👍🏻

@@JustJezBeingJez I thought he loved the first one and hated the second.

@@ass_ass_in6365 upon reflection I think you're absolutely correct.

I DEFINITELY LOVED THE FIRST ONE & THE SEQUEL SUCKED!!!

Was wondering how/ why he didn't mention it

It’s such a good one ☝️

Haha fucking A

Juno was having an affair with Sarah's husband, Beth took Juno's necklace after the pick to the neck and gave it to Sarah when she found her. It had a saying that Sarah's husband always would say so she somehow pieced that together with they had an affair. I'm actually I remember that much detail I haven't watched the movie fully in years lol

@@redtailedhawkdudedid Beth always know Sara’s husband and Juno were having an affair? She gives the jewelry and seems to know and wanted revenge on Juno and revealed her secret

@@whitedragoness23 I mean Beth was watching Juno and the husband at the start of the movie when he was fussing over Juno, helping her out of her helmet, instead of Sarah, so Beth might've suspected at that point. I'm not sure really.

Lol

Beth didn’t reveal the affair til after she was killed. Then as a revenge she does a tell all. Sara was betrayed by so many friends. I think they all knew and didn’t tell Sara even before the accident

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Juno made bad choices and wasn't the best friend, but she wasn't evil or ever had bad intentions. She never thinks or considered, which screwed over every single person she came around. In the end she decided to not leave the cave and to go back for Sarah, but by then it was too late.

Juno being a bad person and not intelligent…. So you defend an actual murder who killed a person who did everything to save them Well attempted

If you can't understand characters not being outright evil or good and that some people are capable of being good AND bad, you're the WRONG type of person to ever try to get into character analysis debates. No human is purely good or evil, hun.@@RusticRonnie

" I hope I give You that Shits!!" LOL was my favourite line in dog soldiers

You still need to sit down and watch it through, trust!

U are in for a treat ;)

You missed something.

Should’ve taken the time to watch the movie first

I only like these videos because they show movies that are shitty. THIS movie was an awesome watch. I am sorry you don't have attentive skills to sit through it. This was a really good horror film and this recap doesn't do it justice: doesn't explain everything in the story, shows suspense, or show their intense desire for survival.

Hahaha fucking A ..

They did. It's a clip from earlier with her husband

So is the American one the sequel to the first "Descent"??? I definitely thought the sequels ending was bad bc if I remember the only survivor was the black woman police officer & when she gets out of the cave she's killed by the old land owner, 😳 but why there's so many unanswered questions??!! I didn't like the ending it could've been better. I'm assuming they ended the movie like that for a making of a third sequel.

Really you got the Original Ending there in the states, your the first person I've heard say that, thought they only got the cut version there where it just ends with Juno ghost in the car rather than the og which is the best where she awakens back stuck underground

@@joevans27 it wouldnt be until a few years later when I rewatched it that I'd realize I had seen the Euro ending at the drive in & the U.S. ending on DVD.

Well almost everyone two characters survive… but the only other survivor is someone she tried to kill

Agreed, this movie doesn't feel "forced" with the leads at all, it's great.