The Cabin in the Woods

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The Cabin in the Woods

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The Cabin in the Woods

Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams

Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes The Cabin in the Woods, a mind b... read more read more...lowing horror film that turns the genre inside out. -- (C) Lionsgate

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  • fb100001581602053
    May 30, 2012
    fb100001581602053
    It's awesome, but the second act can be a bit too sluggish.
  • fb100000145236770
    May 25, 2012
    fb100000145236770
    All I've heard about this movie is it's original and amazingly good. While very, very original, I don't quite think it lives up to the hype some people give it. It's good, and one of the better horror movies to come out in some time. But a new classic? Probably not, but then a... read moregain, a few more viewings could change my mind. All you need to know going into this, is it's about five friends going to cabin in the woods(duh). The rest is really left up to surprise, and for your to discover as you watch. The movie is a funny, cliche filled, puzzle with lots of twists and turns. It's a very fun horror movie to watch and enjoy. If you want to enjoy a fresh, suspense filled horror movie, then this is the one to watch. My personal favorite horror movie of the last ten years is probably "Drag Me to Hell". If you like that movie, then you will love this as both are similar in their tone or mixing humor and horror. Horror fans will love it. Not a horror fan? Then just go hang out in a cabin in the woods and watch something else.
  • aliceinpunderland
    May 21, 2012
    aliceinpunderland
    The satire of the Scooby-Doo group of friends - so disparate that they would never be friends in real life - is rather clever. The unleashing of nightmare creatures is rather crazy-go-nuts. However, the frame story of the corporation's competition is unclear. Why do other coun... read moretries fail so much at sacrificing? Why don't their victims follow the same personality tropes?
  • helpahorse
    May 17, 2012
    helpahorse
    It was pretty good, not amazingly OMG! super awesome, but I liked it.

    It was a little hard to understand at first because I just had no idea who the guys in the lab were or what they were doing. Further into the movie though, it's all explained.

    Cabin in the Woods makes fr... read moreequent shout outs to a bunch of other horror movies like Friday the 13th, Alien, etc. and I'm almost 100% sure I saw the crazies from The Strangers in this movie too! It was a funny movie, not scary at all, mainly because all the horror cliches are there. The cliches are supposed to be there though to explain why things happen the way they do in horror movies. It was really original and cool. I thought the ending was stupid though. It was pretty dumb, but the references to other horror movies was clever and interesting. I'd definitely watch it again. I especially like the part where Liam Hemsworth's bro took out his dirt bike and revved it up. I was like hellll yeahhh! Too bad that didn't work out.
  • fb100002384654145
    May 14, 2012
    fb100002384654145
    Horror movies have taken a steep decline in quality over the past decade. When it is not some crappy remake of an older and much better movie ("Cough" Nightmare on Elm Street), modern horror movies are sadistic torture porn films that go for disgusting the audience rather than a... read morectually trying to scare them. Not only does "Cabin in the Woods" manage to be the best horror movie in years, but it is also a true game-changer in the horror genre. I predict many imitators or future horror movies will spawn in this movie's wake and try to emulate the film's masterful balance of straightforward horror and subtle meta-analytical spoof of the horror genre. At the film's heart, it is the same concept as "The Evil Dead", where five teenagers stay in a cabin for a weekend in the middle of the woods, but it is also so much more. The movie goes through a lot of the classic horror movie tropes and cliches, but adds new twists that are incredibly original and take the film in a whole array of interesting directions. The film is also filled with great witty dialogue and tongue-in-cheek humor that manages to bring out the laughs without sacrificing the integrity of the film's characters. The film will scare you, make you laugh, and thrill you beyond imagination. I will not spoil anything more because to give away more of the plot will only take away the fun and pleasant surprises that the film holds in store. Horror movie fans will enjoy how the film both parodies and pays tribute to the genre of horror, and general audiences can enjoy the film even without having to get analytical.
  • MidnightMadwoman
    May 9, 2012
    MidnightMadwoman
    Dooooode! Words can barely describe how much I loved this movie. All horror fans owe it to themselves to seek this movie out and see it - before anybody tells you anything about it! Seriously, every time I was surprised, it was an enormous, delicious pleasure, and every time I wa... read moresn't, I cursed the infernal trailer that ruined it. Shun them! Don't read reviews! In fact, why are you even reading this? Get out and see it.

    Hmm. How do I tell you about this movie without telling you anything about the movie? It's ingenious the way this film plays with the conventions of the rural slasher genre. It puts the tropes in an entirely new context, explaining the maddeningly suicidal behaviour of the stock characters in a new way that makes so much sense. It's peppered with references to every single "five young doofuses get themselves butchered" movie ever made, in ways that are artful and, at times, wonderfully subtle. This movie is as ingenious as the design of Marty's bong. It may be my new favorite horror film, or at least in the top five. The ending had me in gleeful stitches for like fifteen solid minutes. It's probably the biggest and most spectacular shitstorm I've ever seen in the history of horror cinema.
  • hobster1
    May 9, 2012
    hobster1
    The Cabin in the Woods is closer to a horror spoof than anything resembling actual terror. Yes, this is one of those oh so hip it hurts movies that deconstructs the genre much in the same way that Scream played with conventions back in 1996. This is the horror of the new millenni... read moreum. Updated and revised. Scream was scarier. Cabin's plot is so wrapped up in tongue in cheek sensibility that the half hearted attempts to build suspense are routinely undercut with laughs and sarcasm. It's pretty smug. Yet if Scream was more frightening, The Cabin in the Woods is smarter. The script goes further as it questions society's ease with violence as entertainment. True, that isn't a concept that is as original as the filmmakers seem to think it is, but gosh if it isn't compelling as all get out. A polarizing work - this has become the darling of critics and fanboys alike much to the puzzlement of mainstream tastes. What really takes this to the next level is the final third that quite frankly, blew my mind. It follows through on what it sets up in a most satisfying way. Again I wont reveal anything here. Let's just say that it's a dazzling display.
  • fb729949618
    May 3, 2012
    fb729949618
    I can't remember the last time I went into watching a film thinking I was going to be watching "horror/suspense" film, then left after having laughed my ass off to a COMEDY! Truly genius and I loved every minute of it. Sure the CGI or acting isn't the greatest, but that adds to t... read morehe film's cheesy personality. I loved it so much that I actually paid to see it twice, and i've only done that about a handful of times!
  • moonrivers
    May 1, 2012
    moonrivers
    The first thing Cabin does is to skewer at least 30 years worth of horror films ("sooo been there, sooo done that") and then it gives a reason for them ... ooooh, its a scary reason (but nothing a true fan won't figure out and see coming). Still, I left the theater wishing they ... read morestop making the same old, same old, even the deconstruction of horror is gettin tired anymore. Nonetheless, a decent scare ... and a celebrity cameo right at the end.
  • shawnewing92
    May 1, 2012
    shawnewing92
    The Cabin in the Woods is definitely original, but after watching you may be asking yourself "What did I just watch?". The mix of horror and comedy worked in some instances and failed in many others. A lot of the plot and story seemed slapped together, especially the ending. I ca... read moren't understand why the ratings would be this high on a film of such low quality. Being original or breaking genre boundaries cannot justify a bad film.
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