The Cabin in the Woods

[Susurrus]

Just saw it. Loved it. Anyone else see it?

[Nox]

If anyone can link a place I can watch it online, that would be great :D

[Susurrus]

It was just released in theaters today, so that might be a bit difficult at this point.

[Pretty Flaco]

was it actually scary?

[The Young Pioneer]

Could you maybe post (in a spoiler tag of course) the general plot w/ ending or wtf it is that's under that cabin? I'm curious, but not curious enough to see it.

Is it scary? I'm on the fence about this one.

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

How much do want to bet that it will be a shitty movie?

[Comrade Samuel]

How much do want to bet that it will be a shitty movie?

It did look pretty bad, even for a horror flick (and those are notorious for poor acting, writing pretty much anything but sex and gore)

But that's only based on the trailers and what not so really the only review Ive heard on it thus far is that it was good so maybe I'll give it a chance.

[Anarcho-Brocialist]

I heard it was OK. I don't watch Hollywood films due to McCarthyism though, so no, I didn't observe the picture.

[Susurrus]

Here's my summary and take on it:

NOTE: If there is any possibility you might actually see this movie, DO NOT READ THE SPOILER. It is a lot better without knowing what will happen. It is definitely worth seeing, and is not just another dumb horror flick. I don't even know if it should be called horror. Although it definitely contains horror elements in it, I'd put it closer to Fight Club than other horror movies in terms of content. Anyway, Go. Now.

Five teenagers go into a cabin in the woods,
on a vacation. Intercut with the teenager scenes are scenes of office workers setting up some sort of operation that involves the cabin the teenagers are going to. The five soon discover a basement, and read aloud a latin phrase that awakens a pain worshiping zombie family. 3 are killed in various ways, and the remaining two discover an elevator in the graves the family emerged from. They make their way through a complex holding many various monsters. In the the office scenes throughout the movie, we learn that the office workers have been engineering the entire scenario for a sacrifice of some kind that requires that one of the two remaining ones die, while the other may be killed or spared afterwards. The two unleash all the various monsters on the office workers, and soon make their way to the ritual chamber as the entire facility is overcome. It is revealed that the ritual was to keep ancient gods from awakening from their slumber. After defeating the person who explains this to them and tries to kill the one who must die to complete the ritual, the two agree that humanity is screwed up, to continue its existence in this way is wrong, and "it's time to give something else a chance". The two, blood soaked and wounded, share a joint as the Old Ones awaken and destroy humanity.


It is quite humorous, and constantly pokes fun at horror movie tropes, while still having an atmosphere of tension. It also contains a few deep concepts to think about. The characters are all likable, and some undergo quite unexpected development as the story goes on. All in all, I'd strongly recommend you see it while it's in theaters. A really fun time. :thumbup1:

[Os Cangaceiros]

god, why does everybody always assume "SHITTY!" every time they hear that something's in the horror genre? The horror genre has produced many quality films. :thumbdown:

[ParaRevolutionary]

It looked like trash to me, however a CNN critic claimed it was the best film hes seen in ages.

[Jimmie Higgins]

Haven't seen it yet. Loved Firefly/Angel/Buffy/Lost so I'm sure I'd see almost anything written by these guys - maybe not Aliens 3 again :lol:.


I heard it was OK. I don't watch Hollywood films due to McCarthyism though, so no, I didn't observe the picture.

Really? I can understand just not liking genre films or most of the sentimental cookie-cutter crap that is distributed by Hollywood, but McCarthyism? Do you also not ride in American-made cars and buses? Personally the WWII anti-japanese racism, and the whole history of anti-black racism, marginalization of women and sexual and ethnic minorities is a much bigger turn-off for me because you actually get that crap thrown in your face when you want to enjoy a bit of escapism and entertainment.

[Brosa Luxemburg]

Saw it and loved it. Very unique storyline.

[Bronco]

is Cthulu there???

Why did you just quote the ending outside of the spoiler?

[ColonelCossack]

Why did you just quote the ending outside of the spoiler?

aww shit, sorry guys :(

I'll delete my post now... I feel like shit now. Sorry :(

[ParaRevolutionary]

After reading the spoiler this movie sounds exactly like the trash i thought it was.

[Brosip Tito]

Soooo good. Joss Wheadon was involved, so I had expectations, and they were met.

The stoner was my favourite character, and if I smoked weed, I would lvoe to have his thermos-bong.

[Brosa Luxemburg]

Soooo good. Joss Wheadon was involved, so I had expectations, and they were met.

The stoner was my favourite character, and if I smoked weed, I would lvoe to have his thermos-bong.

Yep

Fav. line.... "I dare you all to go upstairs"

[Brosip Tito]

Yep

Fav. line.... "I dare you all to go upstairs"
Soo good. I figuratively shit my pants, in laughter of course, when he smacked that big zombie dude with his thermos-bong near the end.

[Hexen]

on a vacation. Intercut with the teenager scenes are scenes of office workers setting up some sort of operation that involves the cabin the teenagers are going to. The five soon discover a basement, and read aloud a latin phrase that awakens a pain worshiping zombie family. 3 are killed in various ways, and the remaining two discover an elevator in the graves the family emerged from. They make their way through a complex holding many various monsters. In the the office scenes throughout the movie, we learn that the office workers have been engineering the entire scenario for a sacrifice of some kind that requires that one of the two remaining ones die, while the other may be killed or spared afterwards. The two unleash all the various monsters on the office workers, and soon make their way to the ritual chamber as the entire facility is overcome. It is revealed that the ritual was to keep ancient gods from awakening from their slumber. After defeating the person who explains this to them and tries to kill the one who must die to complete the ritual, the two agree that humanity is screwed up, to continue its existence in this way is wrong, and "it's time to give something else a chance". The two, blood soaked and wounded, share a joint as the Old Ones awaken and destroy humanity.

The part I bolded This is exactly what I meant (As I pointed out in the thread I created (http://www.revleft.com/vb/western-vs-soviet-t169990/index.html) a while back) about Hollywood's liberal "human nature" message which leads to misanthropic extremes such as this. It also proves that the "Human Nature" falsehood is dangerous thinking indeed and it's actually a scary thought if this is how Capitalists view the rest humanity with sheer hatred which is a contributing factor to their self serving alienation.

[Manifesto]

god, why does everybody always assume "SHITTY!" every time they hear that something's in the horror genre? The horror genre has produced many quality films. :thumbdown:
90% of the Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street are to blame for that.

[Jimmie Higgins]

Just saw it. I lowered my expectations before going to see it, and I really enjoyed it. They sacrifice some of the horror for some pseudo-Brechtian dramatic discordance so it really felt more like a satire in the form of a horror movie than a horror movie with comedic elements. It was an interesting choice to undercut the suspense like that - and the plot as a whole was sort of a meta-horror film.

While undercutting the obvious ghost-story suspense, the tension between the two parallel stories was really interesting and created a differet kind of experience. And while the 3rd act was fucking rad-pulp-fun I thought the "reveal" of the reason for the second story was a bit of a let-down because it seemed like the storytellers retreated from some of the questions and possibilities they opened up through this device. So the ending was more than satisfying on an escapist pulp level, I also thought it pulled a punch.

At any rate, I saw it on 4/20 under the influence and thoroughly enjoyed it - recommend it to anyone looking for a decent action-comdey or for horror-film geeks.

Oh holy shit, the Japanese subplot (if you can call it that) and resolution was hilarious!

[Decommissioner]

I really enjoyed this movie. It had that feeling of a huge payoff for seeing it to the end.

[Jimmie Higgins]

The part I bolded This is exactly what I meant (As I pointed out in the thread I created (http://www.revleft.com/vb/western-vs-soviet-t169990/index.html) a while back) about Hollywood's liberal "human nature" message which leads to misanthropic extremes such as this. It also proves that the "Human Nature" falsehood is dangerous thinking indeed and it's actually a scary thought if this is how Capitalists view the rest humanity with sheer hatred which is a contributing factor to their self serving alienation.

I think your argument is a bit of a streatch when you consider the end in the context of the whole movie. More in the spoiler below:

While I agree that the ending is a letdown from the possibilities opened up by the genre-innovation used in the movie, and this line specifically also left a bad taste in my mouth, I don't think the line is really the "message" or attitude of the film, and if the line is taken in context, I don't see how it's a "human nature" argument. "Human Nature" is counter-argued within the narrative of the film itself as characters "aren't their own selves" as one character put it when realizing that they are all part of a huge set-up. The whole idea that their experience and potential reactions are managed undercuts the idea of "human nature". Further what is their behavior and situation being dictated by: a bureaucratic organization the character not only have no control or influence with, but is kept invisible.So in the context of the movie, I think the line suggests, it's not human nature that is why humanity should not longer "be in charge" of the world, but it's how that charge has been managed and maintained that leads the characters to see little difference between a human regime and a supernatural one. Yes it's pessimistic, but I think it's coming from a more humanist place (although a negative one, but that goes with the genre)than the typical cynicism of many books and movies.

[Robespierres Neck]

It did look pretty bad, even for a horror flick (and those are notorious for poor acting, writing pretty much anything but sex and gore)

But that's only based on the trailers and what not so really the only review Ive heard on it thus far is that it was good so maybe I'll give it a chance.

Yeah, I saw the trailer before seeing another movie; thought it looked like crap. But I went to see it on a whim (it was either this or The Three Stooges...) and was pleasantly surprised. One of the best comedy horrors I've seen in a while. I think fans of The Evil Dead and movies in that vein will enjoy this.

[Rafiq]

Very original, with a good twist. All together a good movie (With some problems, none the less).

I'd definitely reccomend watching it. It's the best movie out in theaters. Better than that dumb avengers shit, I'll never watch that.

[eric922]

Yep

Fav. line.... "I dare you all to go upstairs"

That was a good one, but mine was "I'm drawing a line sand. Don't read the fucking Latin."

[Os Cangaceiros]

Just saw this and liked it quite a bit, esp. the part with the "merman". :lol:

[brigadista]

really enjoyed it -better than the usual

[Pirate Utopian]

I saw it in theaters. It was great. It helps if you're horror fan.