The Descent (2005)

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4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2020

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Pack your climbing gear because we're headed to the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina to go caving with the ladies (er....chicks with picks) of Neil Marshall's 2005 masterpiece The Descent on its 15th anniversary! How is a movie this scary when the monsters don't even appear until an hour into the film? Join us as we....um....descend into a discussion of why Juno (Natalie Mendoza) is a compelling character in spite of all of her mistakes (thanks, Joe!). We'll also investigate the potential queerness of Beth (Alex Reid) and Holly (Nora-Jane Noone) and choose between the UK and US endings of the film (spoiler alert: it's an easy choice). Also does The Descent feature the most tense scene in cinema history? Plus, an educational TED talk about the differences between claustrophobia and cleithrophobia. Why can't Trace stop bringing up the atrocious 2009 sequel? What is a dealbreaker movie and why do both of us consider The Descent to be one? And how do you give a lemon an orgasm? Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, our Facebook Page or join the Facebook Group. > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers merchandise! Check out the NEW online articles on Bloody Disgusting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.9	available at participating retailers rated R from Paramount Pictures this is a bloody disgusting
0:32.5	podcast network network. Alice, open the door, please!
0:49.3	Allison, Jesus Christ, hurry! Please! And welcome back to horror queers.
1:02.9	We're talking chicks with pics.
1:05.1	We're talking claustrophobia to the max.
1:07.8	And we're talking a perfect fucking horror film. And I'm Joe. And I'm Trace, and we're talking a perfect fucking horror film and i'm joe and i'm trace and we're
1:13.4	talking birthday cake birthday cake birthday cake birthday cake that's the song right super close uh slightly
1:21.3	different connotations given the nature of the song versus this movie but but I like it. I, you too.
1:27.7	And we are talking Neil Marshall's The Descent, everyone.
1:31.1	And in case you couldn't tell, both Joe and I adore this film.
1:34.6	Yes, we are talking about it also on its 15th anniversary and also to kick off the beginning
1:40.6	of our vacation-themed month.
1:44.2	Yeah, yeah, it is.
1:45.4	And it is definitely a vacation that goes awry.
1:48.2	Unfortunately, if the words horror and vacation are used in the same sentence,
1:52.1	they're never really going to end well.
1:54.0	I was going to say, I'm trying to think of a horror film that includes a vacation that ends
1:58.3	well.
1:59.7	And, I mean, I guess you wouldn't have a film if that was the case.
2:03.1	But typically people should just not go on vacation in horror films.
2:07.4	No, never.
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