Synopsis
If you hear a strange sound outside... have sex
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.
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 Directed by Drew Goddard
Cast
Kristen Connolly Chris Hemsworth Anna Hutchison Fran Kranz Jesse Williams Richard Jenkins 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 Patrick Gilmore Brad Dryborough Show All…
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Martin Whist Michael Diner Kendelle Elliott Nancy Anna Brown Allan Galajda Domenic Silvestri Peter Stratford Michael Toby Viva Wang
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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…
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A little warm-up before I kick off my contribution to Cine's Hoop-Tober Challenge in a couple of days!
Surfacing as a fresh breathe of life in what is slowly becoming a dying genre with every passing year, The Cabin in the Woods is a smartly crafted satirical horror film that dares to do something different with its genre, is cleverly structured like a jigsaw puzzle that keeps dropping hints every now n then, and succeeds as a quality example of horror, comedy & mystery.
The story concerns five teenagers who head off for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods where they seem to be having a really good time until they discover a cellar door & decide to investigate.…
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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,…
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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."
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Starts off quite scary, turns very interesting in the end. Some weird pacing though and I sorta expected to see more.
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As people have said, don't read anything about this if you plan on seeing it. I've been meaning to watch this pseudo horror film for a while now. It was way funnier than I was expecting and it was pretty solid. Conceptually it's really interesting, in execution, it's not much of a horror film though. There's a lot of good tension moments but they're subjugated and decimated by smash cuts with the B-plot. Honestly I got the film, and I liked it, but my two uncles one didn't get it, the other didn't care for it. The finale was a lot of fun though.
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This is a rewatch, I just had to get some of my buddies from work to watch this and get their opinion. It's perfect in that it fits our off the wall movie night (usually it's either that, absolute classics, or under the radar type films). Like I told them, the less you know about this movie before we watch it the better, just trust me. It still holds true. Really fun movie that circumvents a lot of what horror films are about.
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The year is 2017 and Marty is still the most wholesome horror movie character ever and I would die for him
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anyone who knows me even slightly knows that buffy the vampire slayer is the most important thing in my life (sorry mom and dad) so obviously I'm incredibly loyal to all buffy crew, which includes Drew Goddard (a season 7 buffy writer) and of course the Man Himself, Joss Whedon. thankfully The Cabin in the Woods doesn't need to rely on my automatic endorsement; it's a fucking blast and a half. I've seen it upwards of 10 times now and it just never gets old. the ultimate comfort food: sweet, sour, and rich as hell. plus, Brad Whitford. you can never go wrong with Brad Whitford.
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Aquaman is in pretty bad shape in this movie.
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The whole thing is a comment on us as an audience and how this is what we want, we are the old gods who demand our movies to adhere to genre stereotypes and if they don't then we destroy it with the wrath of a vengeful god. I can totally get behind that. Still not a fan of Whedon though.
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