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The Descent has several things going for it: great acting, directing and lighting; a plausible story line and a mounting suspense while at the same time making you think. My advice upon seeing this movie is to not come to quick conclusions, it is not the typical horror film which is usually best taken at face value, however entertaining. If you take it at face value, you will be entertained, but the ending may not make a lot of sense, for there are things going on at different levels that will affect your interpretation of the outcome. I recommend this movie for all of those who enjoy horror movies with good acting that make you think. I can't really go into it more than that without spoiling it for you, which would be a shame. This is a highly enjoyable horror film!

Carl Sagan's ability to clearly communicate concepts in simple language without washing down the content of his explanations is such a rare happening, that I found myself in awe of the man right from the start. Having attended science lectures at Columbia University's Physics and Chemistry departments for many years, I can competently judge when a brilliant man can communicate with such ease as to be way above the rest. I have heard many that compare with Stephen Hawkin (he needs a translator) favorably, but not anyone close to what Carl Sagan could do.

That aside, the content of the series is superb. It is stepwise, continuous, logical and factual, except for some personal opinion interjected mostly near the end.

I can only highly recommend this series for anyone with the slightest curiosity about how the physical world exists and how its elements interact as far as we have been able to examine thus far. It is presented in such a way that you become a voyager through space and time, as if on a ride through the "Cosmos".