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Have You Ever Seen · Yesterday · 47 min

The Descent

Neil Marshall might surpass The Descent one day, but his second movie is his magnum opus. And it's an outstanding aural and visual experience. The authenticity of his 6 spelunking women and a bunch of stuntmen playing hostile creatures who live in underground caves and hunt humans help make this set-bound production feel oh so real. But what IS real, what's not...and just how feral does Sarah actually get? Shauna Macdonald is very good as the emotionally-shattered-yet-ferocious Sarah, while Natalie Mendoza is as cool as she is stunning playing the tough, reckless and dishonest Juno. The Descent has one of the most effective jump scares in modern horror (or in EVER horror), but Marshall has several other big jolts in store too...not to mention the bleakest of bleak endings. Yes, The Descent is another intense movie in Scary Movie Month, complete with copious gore, violence, feats of derring-do...and constant fear. Episode #771 is a right corker...and don't forget to stay tuned for "So I Got Thinkin'." Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcasting application. Rate the show a healthy 5 stars and even whip up a review suggesting others give this thing a chance. Contact options are: "@moviefiend51" on Twitter, "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky, "RyanHYES" on Letterboxd and "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com" via email.

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Neil Marshall might surpass The Descent one day, but his second movie is his magnum opus. And it's an outstanding aural and visual experience. The authenticity of his 6 spelunking women and a bunch of stuntmen playing hostile creatures who live in underground caves and hunt humans help make this set-bound production feel oh so real. But what IS real, what's not...and just how feral does Sarah actually get? Shauna Macdonald is very good as the emotionally-shattered-yet-ferocious Sarah, while Natalie Mendoza is as cool as she is stunning playing the tough, reckless and dishonest Juno. The Descent has one of the most effective jump scares in modern horror (or in EVER horror), but Marshall has several other big jolts in store too...not to mention the bleakest of bleak endings. Yes, The Descent is another intense movie in Scary Movie Month, complete with copious gore, violence, feats of derring-do...and constant fear. Episode #771 is a right corker...and don't forget to stay tuned for "So I Got Thinkin'."

Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcasting application. Rate the show a healthy 5 stars and even whip up a review suggesting others give this thing a chance. Contact options are: "@moviefiend51" on Twitter, "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky, "RyanHYES" on Letterboxd and "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com" via email.

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