Synopsis
You think you know the story.
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
2011 Directed by Drew Goddard
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Chris Hemsworth Kristen Connolly Fran Kranz Jesse Williams Anna Hutchison Sigourney Weaver Richard Jenkins Greg Zach Bradley Whitford Brian J. White Amy Acker Tim DeZarn Tom Lenk Dan Payne Jodelle Ferland Dan Shea Maya Massar Matt Drake Nels Lennarson Rukiya Bernard Peter Kelamis Adrian Holmes Chelah Horsdal Terry Chen Heather Doerksen Patrick Sabongui Phillip Mitchell Naomi Dane Ellie Harvie Show All…
Domenic Silvestri Peter Stratford Hamish Purdy Nancy Anna Brown Jamie Jonasson Allan Galajda Michael Toby Viva Wang Nicole Chorney
Formula. Every film has one. Watch enough films and you learn the formulas, perhaps even subconciously; and it can ruin the film for you. It drains a film of tension, it makes a film predictable. And in no other genre is the formula more apparent than in horror.
The Cabin In The Woods (TCITW)has a formula too. It is no different to any other film in that respect. But while your Texas Chainsaw Massacres and your Excorcists and your Last Houses On The Lefts say 2 + 2 = 4, TCITW says, "Yes, it does equal 4 but did you know that this 2 is actually 0.5 plus 2.5 minus 1 and the second 2 is really a shit ton…
This film tries to put its tongue in its cheek so hard it has left a big, gaping hole that should have been filled by a great film.
Let me start off by saying that I actually like Whedon's work. Most of the stuff he's done is quite enjoyable. Here, however, he is at his worst. Every single twist, turn and reveal felt like him screaming at me: 'Hah! Look at how clever I am! I am reinventing the entire genre!'
The problem with Whedon's script is that he has actually written two films. One a rather funny, sometimes hilarious comedy. Two, a boring and generic horror film. Somewhere in between lies the idea of a great film, which is…
the highlight of this was finding out where the "the evil is defeated" meme came from
75/100
Yeah, ok, whatever, this is shaky territory in the sense that its stuck-up "creativity" doesn't necessarily conform with the sincere trash of the films it is parodying, and it's also 20 years late, but goddammit, there is *nothing* funnier than Richard Jenkins in this movie. Except for Richard Jenkins in Step Brothers.
4 stars for Richard Jenkins. And for this line: "It was the pioneer days; people had to make their own interrogation rooms."
Everyone said it just gets better with repeat viewings and this is where I give all of those people an enthusiastic fanboy high five because it's so, so true. I am almost certain I enjoyed The Cabin in the Woods more last night than when I originally watched it back in 2012.
Others have said that dissecting horror films has been done before and while I'm inclined to agree with that, I'm not sure it has ever been done as well as it has here. In taking the perspective of the "ancient ones" and those trying to please them, you can't help but see the parallels to genre fans. We know all about the tropes in horror films; the athlete,…
Watching this after seeing Bad Times at the El Royale. A light spoiler for that I guess.... but Drew Goddard really loves one way mirrors huh?
after countless rewatches i have finally settled on the fact that this film is Not Good and that’s okay
i liked the concept of the film but i just feel it was executed horribly. i hated seeing all the cgi monsters, they were not scary and made it more of a fantasy than a horror
The most ridiculous people I have met in my life took this movie very very seriously
Really really enjoyed it. I didn’t know it was satirical until I was watching it, and I was pleasantly surprised. Despite this movie being a horror trope fest, the characters manage to be more interesting and more likable than most “serious” horror films.
a meta, r-rated Scooby Doo crew with influences from every horror movie ever
this movie takes the concepts of tropes themselves, and fulfills it to every possibility.
Now this shit, this shit was CRAZY.
Bitches really smoked a joint and fucked the whole world over.
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