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The Cabin in the Woods

2012 Directed by Drew Goddard

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.

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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Review by Grooveman ★★★★½ 17

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Seeing Richard Jenkins yell " Fuck You" to a screen filled with 9 year old Japanese school girls is extremely funny to me. This is the most fun I've had watching a film this year.
Review by Simon Ramshaw ★★★★★ 11

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

What this film WILL do:
- Go down in cultdom.
- Become a fan favourite.
- Add more fuel to the beast that is the Whedon Machine.
- Never allow any other horror movie to look at itself in the same way ever again.
- Hold up on many re-watches.

What this film WILL NOT do:
- Be popular with meat-headed horror directors.
- Grant people with the ability to create better stoner characters.
- Grant Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford with Best Supporting Actor nominations (although it really should).

Wow...having thought over The Cabin in the Woods a lot after I saw it first in April, I thought that the re-watch would be full of plot holes. But no.…
Review by Darren Goodfellow ★★★★★ 5

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…
Review by human woman ★ 14

not to ruffle any feathers but this movie sucks alot of shit and its now banned by the censorship board in my head. if u watch this starting today you will be fined $500 payable to me and if you dont pay me im telling my mom and she'll tell your mom and you're gonna get SO grounded. that's obviously not true you're not gonna get grounded for liking cabin in the woods even tho its a shitty movie. like what u like, even if its a shitty movie that shouldnt exist! just like... whoever made this rly hates horror movies and thinks horror fans are idiots, imo. i mean a lot of horror fans are idiots, but that's because…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 3

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."
Review by Hollie Horror ★★★★★ 15

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,…

Recent reviews

Review by Jeff_R_L ★★★★½

I knew the premise going in, but The Cabin In The Woods still surprised me in about a million different ways. The most surprising thing is that even before the twists and turns really start to unfurl, it's still a fun piece of 80's-ish isolation horror. It's also genuinely hilarious and has a ton of fun performances (Chris Hemsworth was born to play the douchey jock archetype and Richard Jenkins has probably the funniest bit in the movie).

The last twenty or so minutes, though? That's the shit you're here for. And it's fucking bonkers. I've never even typed the word bonkers until now.
Review by anna ★★★★★

marty, i’m scared
more like
marty: i’m scared
Review by Breton Fiander ★★★★½

It's kind of interesting how Bradley Whitford was in this film and Get Out, two of the most original and unique horror films of the 2010's... although this film was actually shot in 2009... but it was still slated for a release in early 2010 before MGM shelved it... alright then, fuck me I'll stop talking.

Except I do wish I hadn't known about certain details about the film before I'd seen it.
Review by pedrocossie ★★★★

iconic movie. I saw a long time ago and wanted to see again. and the second time experienced was much better. here would be a follow-up if possible.
Review by Lewis ★★★★

A unique twist on the repeatedly overdone theme, whilst still keeping a good balance of threat and tension mixed in with a good dose of comedy.
Review by Narz Hagen ★★★★½

A completely fresh deconstruction of the horror genre that threw me for a total loop. One moment I was scared, next I was cracking up. Best to go into this movie blind and with some buddies.
Review by JanGR ★★★★★

Completly new point of view related to horror movies by it’s time, a definetely must-see.
Review by Lauro_official ★★½

Gibt es eigentlich wirklich „gute“ Horrorfilme?
Review by Sean Bottai ★★★

Joss Whedon you disgraced bastard. You had the right idea... Last 20 minutes are glorious. The rest is highly questionable.