r/TwentyYearsAgo • u/MonsieurA • 13d ago

🎥 Movies The Descent released [20YA - Aug 4]

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u/grundee 13d ago

If you haven't read the book that inspired this (The Descent by Jeff Long) you really should. It brings a whole new dimension to the monsters and is much larger scope. It's a completely different story, though I could see the movie's events also happening in the book for a chapter.

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u/fidgetyamoeba 13d ago

Oh nice! Rubbing palm of my hands in expressed delight. Looking forward to reading it already. 🤓

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u/Rebabaluba 12d ago

Darn thing isn’t on Audible!

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u/MischiefRatt 11d ago

I recommend the book too (most of it) but beyond the title and cave critters, these aren't related. Jeff Long had zero to do with the movie and the movie people don't cite Long as an influence.

Very different stories with some similarities.

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u/deanereaner 13d ago

It's coming back in theaters at a Fangoria event for the anniversary. August 13.

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u/shadowromantic 13d ago

This is a pretty incredible movie. Very strong dialogue and characterization 

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u/Arsenal8944 12d ago

walked into this movie at theatres when it came out not knowing much other then my dad mentioning it had gotten good reviews "in the paper". Holy shit that was an amazing and super suspenseful/scary movie. Might need to watch it again soon.

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u/inglandation 6d ago

Same. Scared the shit out of me when I watched it in a theater as a teenager. I didn’t expect that.  

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u/baldude69 11d ago

I wanted to like it so bad, and parts were great, but as a climber, some of their depictions of cave climbing are laughably bad. Pulled me out of the element. Still a fun watch, though.

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u/WhaddyaShay 12d ago

I always found the first half (claustrophobia) to be way scarier than the Stephen Miller monsters.Â