To be fair, humanity somehow had to contain the Elder Gods in the first place. So there must once have been a world where they were running around loose and humans subdued them - more or less. And on that note, we don't really know how many Elder Gods there are or just how powerful they are, but modern weapons are a hell of a lot more powerful now than they would have been when the Gods were contained. So a few SAM missiles or artillery rounds might be able to take one down. Y'know, kinda like Pacific Rim. So the question isn't really that unreasonable. It just wouldn't have any carry-over cast.
@@Ziaotic I was more thinking of something like players vs players at the cabin, something of a gameplay mix with say Evil Dead: The Game and (as of the posting of this comment) the upcoming The Texas Chainsaw Massacre game. The post-apocalyptic idea is bad either.
Sam’s reaction to the merman was PERFECT. I love this movie so much. I laughed so hard at the release of all the monsters that I had to pause it to catch my breath. The audience = the ancient ones. We demand the murder of people in horror movies to amuse us, and if we don’t like it we rip it to shreds!
Fun fact; the actor who plays the stoner was super jacked when they shot the film, even more than Hemsworth. That's why they had him wear baggy clothes and a bunch of layers. Technically he was the jock lol good stuff
When they were waiting for Jules to take her top off and they said "We're not the only ones watching," they were alluding both to the Ancient Ones and to the film audience. ("Gotta keep the customers satisfied.") Also, it pays to be familiar with H.P. Lovecraft when watching this, as the Ancient Ones were a clear reference to the Great Old Ones.
@@MySerpentine Sure, but so are we, the people watching the movie in theaters or at home. And the real reason there are topless women in these movies is the movie-going audience.
The scariest thing about Lovecraft lore is that even the Great Old Ones are pretty low on the totem pole when it comes to all the horrors that fill the universe. Cthulhu may be god-like to humans, but he's an insect compared to whatever birthed it.
Sadly, I imagine the actors are too old for such a thing to happen, even if hollywood was willing to make a film like that. So rather, I'd still be up for a film LIKE what you suggest. Two regular workers, regular lives, but they work in some super bizarre situation, maybe supernatural forces, or monsters, or other dimensions, or magic... a combo of super average people on one hand, and a super NONaverage situation on the other.
There are little shout-outs to just about every horror movie you can think of. "Evil Dead" certainly has a few. "Hellraiser" with the cenbobite ("Hell Lord" on the whiteboard) with the sawblades in his head, holding a sphere-like object reminiscent of the puzzle cube. "The Shining" with the scary twins. "It" with the clown. Lots and lots of horror references throughout. "Kevin," who I assume is either a stand-in for Jason or Michael or maybe both.
When I first saw this and learned of the game/sacrifices going on behind the scenes, my mind was blown! Such a unique horror movie, loved it and appreciated the twists
Nat: "He's like that annoying stoner that really thinks he's like a revolutionary. I'm like no dude you're just high." Marty: "Ends the world!" Movies like this really should be celebrated. I don't mean the violence and stuff, but unique, creative, well executed ideas that simultaneously subvert expectations, while also just being fun.
Great reaction. Samantha's face when the elevators all opened was priceless. TBR, you're totally right about the Evil Dead influence. Other than the cabin itself, you noted the "angry molestation tree" on the betting board. There's the fact that both movies have the same basic arrangement of who's going to the cabin -- a flirty couple, a more shy/chaste couple, and one loner. There's also the direct shot reference of a close up on a woman's face, then the cellar door slams open suddenly in the background. You hit on my biggest question right at the end -- "did THAT count?" Kinda seems like, even if the ritual didn't go off 100% correctly, the Ancient Ones HAD to be pleased seeing everything that went down in the base. I've heard that Drew Goddard has an idea for how a sequel could work and i have to imagine it would be something along those lines.
I want to live in a world where Drew Goddard, Guillermo Del Toro, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson (yeah go back and watch his horror movies) can make fun horror movies when they get inspired every five or ten years (I'm patient) without studio interference.
@@SilentBob731 several years ago I did a search for International horror movies after getting in a Japanese Horror kick, New Zealand had a moment in film history. The Ugly, Peter Jacksons films, Black Sheep. Hilarity, some would call them B movies, I bought them all and love them.
There is no unmade movie I want to see more than del Toros version of In the Mountains of Madness, ideally with enough budget and total creative freedom. It will never happen, but a man can dream.
@@DerMoerpler My best friend has been praying for a Del Toro Mountains of Madness for years and I agree. I want them to put out an art book of his pre-production Art work plans for The Hobbit movies too.
The whole thing is allegorical for what audiences demand of studios in their horror movies, and the studios must appease the fans or else they'll be financially destroyed. The mix-up of the fool and virgin (last two surviving characters) also being mis-archetyped (as well as the others not truly fitting their stereotypes) could be a nod to how actors often get typecast.
It also fits with my personal theory that the reason the ritual failed was control. Not just the girl in a commited monogomous relationship with her boyfriend being cast as the slut while the one who slept with her college professor and didn't even notice she was in her underwear with a boy being the virgin. They talk about how its important the kids choose to trespass and yet they're essentially forcing them to do so to the point of drugging Jules to alter her behaviour, making them change their decisions "No lets split up" and more. They try to control every step of the ritual to force a result and because of that the ritual fails because right from the start the kids had no choice, from the moment they got invited to come up there rather than choosing to. Which brings me to your post the ritual failed because the scientists tried to control every detail of it could be an allegory for films failing because studios try to control every detail of them rather than taking a risk and allowing something to be produced naturally.
What audiences demand? We're not in 1988 you know not even when this movie came out hahahahahhaha... This are the stereotype that audience makes fun of in every horror movie... But good theory tho..
This is exactly right. So many people miss the entire point. The Ancient Ones are us. We get mad when the rules are changed. So many horror movies follow the exact pattern. We do not like change, so we destroy the world and wait for the next horror film to watch, in hopes that the patterns will realign.
Fun fact. This movie was highly influenced by the tv show Buffy the Vampire Slayer especially the 4th season. That season has the government capturing demons in underground faculties and then those demons escape and wreck havoc. Also several actors in the movie also stared on Buffy or it’s spin off Angel.
And the producer and cowriter of the movie was the same guy as the Buffy/Angel show-runner (who also did the first Marvel Avengers movie, among other things).
another fun fact: there was a cross promotional thing with this and Left 4 Dead that got scrapped and if you look closely at the scene with all the monsters in their cages you will see the Tank and the Boomer.
"You gotta keep the customers happy..."...the customers are the old gods...YOU (the audience) are the customers...YOU are the old gods...mind blown 🤯😈👊🔥😂
It’s such a little thing, but at the beginning I love that Jules and Curt have that little moment where they joke about Jules “knowing about books.” 😂 It hints at so many inside jokes and a shared sense of humor they’re both familiar with, and they can pick up on each other’s teasing immediately. There’s a lot of trust and mutual respect there, which makes their manipulated personalities at the cabin so stark in contrast-very watered down to “just horny and air-headed.”
A friend of mine paused this film, repeatedly, so he could look at every monitor, and try to figure out what film they were shouting out, in each room. What a great, fun movie.
The practical creature effects in this film were done by a company started by Heather Langenkamp, who played Nancy in A Nightmare on Elm Street. She didn't pursue acting much after that film, but clearly wanted to keep working on horror movies in some capacity.
This was such a great reaction. Love the fact that you can tell the jumps and scares (from husband & wife) are real and not fake or forced. Not only that but you two actually enjoy what you watch too. Keeps me coming back for more. 👍
Regarding Chris Hemsworth's role in this and Thor.. Technically Thor came out first, but this movie was filmed first, it just took longer to come out. He filmed Cabin in the woods in 2009, Filmed thor in 2010, Thor released in 2011, Cabin released in 2012.
The scariest part of this film is how de-sensitised everyone has become to watching the horrific murders, seeing them taking bets on how it'll happen, drinking champagne while the "final girl" is being attacked etc: to the point where if the "virgin" had died there at the side of the water, her death would have gone completely unobserved and uncared of by those who made it happen, until it is actually happening to them, then it's completely different. It is all clearly a commentary on how de-sensitised we the audience have become to horror films, while still being a total love-letter to horror. It's totally brilliant in every way! Great reaction guys, love your review, thank you!
What's interesting is that some of the actors you see in this movie have made appearances in other Joss Whedon projects, TV shows and movies,that he has directed or produced like Firefly, Serenity, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Avengers, Much To Do About Nothing, Angel, and Dollhouse.
I would add Dr. Horrible's sing-along as well as his run on x-men comics. It really sucks that so many of projects are great, when he turned out to be such a dirt-bag. Interesting note is that alot of his most acclaimed work (this, firefly, and others) are his ideas and he produces but, are written and directed by someone else. Often Tim Minear?
@@shawnje3072 Joss writes a lot of his stuff. On Buffy the running theme was that when a Buffy writer got complimented for a line in one of their episodes, the line was always written by Joss. I remember how excited Jane Espenson was when someone mentioned a line she actually wrote. This happened mostly on Buffy. Angel not as much as Buffy was filming at the same time. Tim Minear didn't do that on Angel as David Greenwalt was the ahowrunner. Joss did read and maje noteson each script. Tim is an absolutely fantastic writer. He wrote S2 Ep2 "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" over a weekend and his first draft was a good 75% of the shooting draft. David Greenwalt (showrunner and nicest guy) was jealous of how fast Tim could write. David was much more methodical. If Joss was listed as writer, he wrote it. He was also a script doctor for many movies like Speed, "You're fired! You're all fucking fired!" He wrote the original script for Toy Stiry so he is actually an Oscar Nominee from that. One of his unused bits was repurposed for Toy Story 2, where they use Rex as a battering ram.
@@johncampbell756 Tim also worked on "The X-Files". He's currently working on "American Horror Story", and he should have been Emmy-nominated for writing the Angel episode you mentioned. It's actually a favorite of lead David Boreanaz.
@@Madbandit77 Tim Minear is actually the show runner and co-creatir of 9-1-1. His first assistant John Gray (starting S3 Angel) is also a producer on that. American Horror Story was Tim's first post Angel show to not get canceled mid season. He is still an EP on that and 9-1-1: Lone Star (I can't not hear that in Darth Helmet's voice). I remember watching the dailies of the slow motion shots of Angel, Darla, Dru and Spike in te Boxer Rebellion flashbacks and being told that was his first time directing. He was a natural at it.
This is a great choice for spooky season Another good post-modern-cabin-in-the-woods movie is *CABIN FEVER (2002),* very gory but with sly black humour
Another scene that is fantastic on a second or third viewing is when they are in the basement looking at all the objects. You can try to identify which monstrosity each object will summon. Other movies hinted at are hellraiser (the guy with the saw blades in his head) and of course IT with the clown
Yeah that first time she went "dammmn" , it was a very primal humorous exclamation that made me laugh and then she almost did it again later! It's the little things that make me come back for their reviews!
This is a great satire of the genre and still holds itself together seriously well enough. Only too bad yall probably havent seen all the referenced movie monsters already to catch em.
-Michael Clayton (best legal thriller this century) -The Town (crime film incl friendship, love, and heists) -An Officer and a Gentleman (Non-cheesy Top Gun)
Such a funny movie. And they encouraged everyone to go into watching it in theaters as blindly as possible. I knew all about the movie, but I got a couple of buddies to see it without knowing; one of my favorite theater experiences.
There's a game that seems inspired by this movie called Lobotomy Corporation, where you have cell blocks with monsters and you're scientifically investigating them. Sometimes they get out. Sometimes they murder your entire research and development. And sometimes there's a giant red button.
Man, I love this movie. Favorite horror film of the last decade. You have to admire a horror film where the world literally ends. No horror film is fully sequel-proof but this one comes pretty damn close. I also love that Sigourney Weaver is in it at the end and that the main character (played by Kristen Connolly) in the film is named Dana. Like Weaver's character in the Ghostbusters movies. Just hearing Weaver say the name "Dana" makes me happy. Although, it would've been even cooler if there was a Zuul in the movie.
As this is Joss Whedon movie there's many call backs to Buffy and Angel the series as well as other films. What with the 'ancient ones' needing to be appeased, and the 'monster' storage facility that could be straight out of Buffy season 4. A great film that at the time confused/annoyed a lot of the traditional horror audience. Personally I loved it then and I still love it now. :)
Many of the monsters were winks or references to other movies, though due to licenses they couldn't really use the actual monster for it. Mentioning a few from the top of my head here, just so you may enjoy seeing the references :) Angry molestation tree: Some may say it's the tree from _Poltergeist_ . Cubes with monsters: Might be a wink to the movie _Cube_ as well. Which may be an interesting watch if you haven't seen that one yet. Clown: Obviously a reference to _IT_ . Obviously Pennywise would be way too difficult to recreate here, so ... just a killer clown instead. Or it's a reference to _Killer Clown from Outer Space_ , that would work as well. Sawblade-guy: Should be a reference to Pinhead from _Hellraiser_ . Scary twins: Should be a wink to the twin kids from _The Shining_ . Kevin: Haven't seen the movie, but there's one out there called _We need to talk about Kevin_ . Though, just having a name up there may also be a nod to the iconic characters we just refer to by their first name: "Freddy", "Jason", "Michael" and we immediately know which ones you mean (though the latter may require the last name Meyers for that). Buckner child: With her hair falling like that, it may just as well be a reference to _Ringu_ / _The Ring_ . Giant Cobra: I suspect this is a nod to the movie _Anaconda_ considering they're both snakes. Were-man: Well, I guess a werewolf is a pretty obvious nod to lore. Merman: I guess it's a reference to the movie _Cold Skin_ , though I haven't seen that one yet. But hey, mermaids are mythical creatures, so they might've just wanted to make fun of children's stories like _Little Mermaid_ , considering they also threw in a unicorn (which kids mostly know from _My Little Pony_ ). And since it's a Joss Whedon film, there's bound to be humor in it. He's the guy responsible for T.V. series like _Buffy_ , _Angel_ , _Firefly_ , but also the movie _Avengers_ . Whenever you come across a Joss Whedon movie, he's bound to make good use of comedy regardless the genre. He even included Amy Acker in this one, who had a prominent role in _Angel_ , so that's _another_ nod to a horror series.
This movie got some Evil Dead Vibe ...like the cabin design and the basement, cant believe Chris Hemsworth acted in this movie before Thor was in production which made him famous, luckily he took that movie made his career high till now
And while we're on the subject of things in the woods, might I suggest that you watch The Village, assuming you haven't already. I know some people put it in the not so great category. but I like it. I mean, it has a very Autumnal aesthetic (or however you spell that word!) AND it has Adrien Brody. Two of my favorite things! 🤗
Did you know that in Cabin In The Woods when Marty and Samantha are in the elevators that is actually aEaster Egg to the zombie game Left 4 Dead, if you watch the elevator scene you can see the main zombie bosses the Boomer,witch,and tank originally there was supposed to be dlc tie in with the film but the company that was making it went bankrupt.
it has nothing to do with Cabin in the Woods in style or theme, but i gotta recommend, The Babadook! .. it's the best familial horror film since The Shining, imo.. takes the haunted house story and twists it into something completely unique.. more suspense than gore, like zero gore actually, and doesn't rely very heavily on jump scares.. tangentially, my favorite Jesse Williams role is Marcus in Detroit Become Human, a true choose your own adventure video game that was a Sony exclusive but I believe you can play it on PC now.. you guys should play it for the channel! it's basically an interactive movie, and unlike Telltale Games where choice is just an illusion, DBH actually has wildly different endings, you can even make decisions where characters die and that's it for their part of the story.. all characters can die or all can make it to the end! pretty sure it's the first game of it's kind to actually pull off the player choice mechanic..
This one and The Mist are among my favorites horror movies of all time. Oh yeah, and Let Me In. You need to react to that one. Curious fact, Richard Jenkins is also on Let Me In.
The five college kids were the Scoobie Gang except for the switch in of The Scholar for Scoobie Doo. You get Daphne and Velma. You get Fred and Shaggy. They drive a van, well, an RV.
Culture nowadays recognizes the unicorn as a creature of beauty and purity, but before that it was known as a dangerous creature that would in fact impale you with its horn.
My favorite anecdote about this movie is that before it was released in theaters they did a preview screening for test audiences and afterwards they had a Q&A with the director. One of the questions from the audience was "Is there going to be a sequel?" The director replied "Did you see the end of the movie???"
I saw this movie for the firs time like 5 years ago, saw someone saying how great it was, so I decided to watch it, without researching what it was about, to avoid any spoilers. The experience was awesome, today it's one of my favorite horror movies of all time. The name is very deceiving, I keep saying to people to watch it, and they always say "maybe I'll watch sometime", but I think the name make them feel like it's just another horror flick, so they actually never watch it haha!
This is Evil Dead seen from the other side. As though Evil Dead was another instance of this ritual, only with no indication of the organization orchestrating it.
You want to mess with your own head? Here's how. Go on a The West Wing binge watch for a week, then view this reaction, see Josh Lyman in the opening scene clearly being Josh Lyman.
The only gripe I have with this movie is that they gave away the fact that there was a force field. Imagine not knowing that was there and seeing Chris get killed. That would've ruled
There are a couple of possibilities there - one is someone forgetting the earlier forcefield scene until he hits it. The other is someone remembering the forcefield is there and getting the "oh crap, that's going to be bad" anticipatory reaction instead.
my sister and i watched this when i was about 12/13 and i guessed the entire plot as soon as they went into the cellar. this continues to be my proudest moment lol
One thing that deserves to be mentioned... All the STAR power. Everyone in the office that we focused on, they ALL are large stars in their own areas. That helped BIG TIME towards making an amazing film.
There are so many little homages to horror movies in this, not just Evil Dead but that Hellraiser “puzzle sphere” & “Sawblade Head” etc. I love this fucking movie!
This was fun to watch you react to - had heard of the movie but didn't know anything about it, so it's like going to the movies and with your friends on opening night lol. You know, since it's October and you mentioned killer clowns, you should do Killer Klowns from Outer Space - ridiculous fun.
24:46 I actually agree with wanting to die from the unicorn. On the one hand, it seems to be one of the quicker deaths compared to most other monsters. And on the other hand, it's a freaken unicorn.
I love that when this was released they asked the director if there was going to be a sequel and he was like "did you see the end of the movie?"
To be fair, humanity somehow had to contain the Elder Gods in the first place. So there must once have been a world where they were running around loose and humans subdued them - more or less.
And on that note, we don't really know how many Elder Gods there are or just how powerful they are, but modern weapons are a hell of a lot more powerful now than they would have been when the Gods were contained. So a few SAM missiles or artillery rounds might be able to take one down. Y'know, kinda like Pacific Rim. So the question isn't really that unreasonable. It just wouldn't have any carry-over cast.
That’s such a perfect answer. I’d say the same 🤣
Now a video game on the other hand.
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post apocalyptic wasteland with Gods and every iteration of horror antagonist against you... i'd play it.
@@Ziaotic I was more thinking of something like players vs players at the cabin, something of a gameplay mix with say Evil Dead: The Game and (as of the posting of this comment) the upcoming The Texas Chainsaw Massacre game.
The post-apocalyptic idea is bad either.
Sam’s reaction to the merman was PERFECT. I love this movie so much. I laughed so hard at the release of all the monsters that I had to pause it to catch my breath. The audience = the ancient ones. We demand the murder of people in horror movies to amuse us, and if we don’t like it we rip it to shreds!
Fun fact; the actor who plays the stoner was super jacked when they shot the film, even more than Hemsworth. That's why they had him wear baggy clothes and a bunch of layers. Technically he was the jock lol good stuff
That's a bit of a stretch.
He most recently plays a TV producer for Julia Childs on the "Julia" show on HBO...
Wes Craven in mind!!
@@chand911 you would think that, but this was shot in 2009. Hemsworth wasn't even close to his Thor physique.
The monk in van helsing...
Marty's reaction to his label of the fool was priceless. Like, "Dude, I'm right here... c'mon" 😆
When they were waiting for Jules to take her top off and they said "We're not the only ones watching," they were alluding both to the Ancient Ones and to the film audience. ("Gotta keep the customers satisfied.") Also, it pays to be familiar with H.P. Lovecraft when watching this, as the Ancient Ones were a clear reference to the Great Old Ones.
I hear Lovecraft was a Satan worshiper. And, even worse, a closet Republican.
I think the Ancient Ones ARE the audience.
@@MySerpentine Sure, but so are we, the people watching the movie in theaters or at home. And the real reason there are topless women in these movies is the movie-going audience.
@@Pandaemoni The Ancients are US, literally, it is our expectations that created the archetypes, the story arcs and the outcomes.
The scariest thing about Lovecraft lore is that even the Great Old Ones are pretty low on the totem pole when it comes to all the horrors that fill the universe. Cthulhu may be god-like to humans, but he's an insect compared to whatever birthed it.
If you haven't seen Tucker and Dale Vs Evil, I highly recommend it for the horror/comedy category.
The creepy "dollface mask" killers are probably a reference to "The Strangers" - that one's worth a look!
I'd watch a whole movie centered around Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford's characters.
Same, they were the best part of the movie IMO, and I loved the movie in general. Their chemistry was as if they’d been working together for years.
Sadly, I imagine the actors are too old for such a thing to happen, even if hollywood was willing to make a film like that. So rather, I'd still be up for a film LIKE what you suggest. Two regular workers, regular lives, but they work in some super bizarre situation, maybe supernatural forces, or monsters, or other dimensions, or magic... a combo of super average people on one hand, and a super NONaverage situation on the other.
An adult version of Clerks
Ugh, the misogyny on display in this film was nauseating. A student in our film class pointed out all the ways it was and she was absolutely right.
@@trhansen3244 People like you are ridiculous and exhausting. Get a hobby.
Your knowing smile when she's bummed about Marty lol
This is such a fun movie. And I'll never not want that coffee cup bong.
There are little shout-outs to just about every horror movie you can think of. "Evil Dead" certainly has a few. "Hellraiser" with the cenbobite ("Hell Lord" on the whiteboard) with the sawblades in his head, holding a sphere-like object reminiscent of the puzzle cube. "The Shining" with the scary twins. "It" with the clown. Lots and lots of horror references throughout. "Kevin," who I assume is either a stand-in for Jason or Michael or maybe both.
“There’s puppeteers.”
“Puppeteers?”
“Pop tarts?”😂😂😂😂😂
Marty is my stoner superhero even though he ended the world.😂 This movie’s awesome.🤣👍
Makes me want them to watch Puppet Master
Oh yeah, Marty is the best character of the movie.
This was the 1st date my wife and I went on. So it’s near and dear to us.😊
When I first saw this and learned of the game/sacrifices going on behind the scenes, my mind was blown! Such a unique horror movie, loved it and appreciated the twists
Nat: "He's like that annoying stoner that really thinks he's like a revolutionary. I'm like no dude you're just high."
Marty: "Ends the world!"
Movies like this really should be celebrated.
I don't mean the violence and stuff, but unique, creative, well executed ideas that simultaneously subvert expectations, while also just being fun.
He does keep the people in his circle in his circle!
Great reaction. Samantha's face when the elevators all opened was priceless.
TBR, you're totally right about the Evil Dead influence. Other than the cabin itself, you noted the "angry molestation tree" on the betting board. There's the fact that both movies have the same basic arrangement of who's going to the cabin -- a flirty couple, a more shy/chaste couple, and one loner. There's also the direct shot reference of a close up on a woman's face, then the cellar door slams open suddenly in the background.
You hit on my biggest question right at the end -- "did THAT count?" Kinda seems like, even if the ritual didn't go off 100% correctly, the Ancient Ones HAD to be pleased seeing everything that went down in the base. I've heard that Drew Goddard has an idea for how a sequel could work and i have to imagine it would be something along those lines.
I want to live in a world where Drew Goddard, Guillermo Del Toro, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson (yeah go back and watch his horror movies) can make fun horror movies when they get inspired every five or ten years (I'm patient) without studio interference.
Dead-Alive (aka Braindead) is an under-known and underrated classic.
"I kick ass for The Lord!" 🤣
@@SilentBob731 several years ago I did a search for International horror movies after getting in a Japanese Horror kick, New Zealand had a moment in film history. The Ugly, Peter Jacksons films, Black Sheep. Hilarity, some would call them B movies, I bought them all and love them.
There is no unmade movie I want to see more than del Toros version of In the Mountains of Madness, ideally with enough budget and total creative freedom. It will never happen, but a man can dream.
@@DerMoerpler My best friend has been praying for a Del Toro Mountains of Madness for years and I agree.
I want them to put out an art book of his pre-production Art work plans for The Hobbit movies too.
Amy Acker's death is a hilarious nod to her character Fred on the show Angel. Made me laugh so hard.
When her prof opened the portal right it the middle of her speech?
@@DeltaAssaultGaming Her character on Angel went by Fred, which was short for Winifred. But why be angry if she was Fred?
@@johncampbell756 ruclips.net/video/v9re2HHVpz8/видео.html I'm in love with a girl named Fred
@@DeltaAssaultGaming yes, on Angel her nickname is Fred. Winifred Burkle
@@razycrandomgirl haha yes!
The whole thing is allegorical for what audiences demand of studios in their horror movies, and the studios must appease the fans or else they'll be financially destroyed.
The mix-up of the fool and virgin (last two surviving characters) also being mis-archetyped (as well as the others not truly fitting their stereotypes) could be a nod to how actors often get typecast.
Exactly! The amount of times I’ve had to explain to people that the Angry Gods are the audience and they argue with me over it is kind of wild.
It also fits with my personal theory that the reason the ritual failed was control. Not just the girl in a commited monogomous relationship with her boyfriend being cast as the slut while the one who slept with her college professor and didn't even notice she was in her underwear with a boy being the virgin. They talk about how its important the kids choose to trespass and yet they're essentially forcing them to do so to the point of drugging Jules to alter her behaviour, making them change their decisions "No lets split up" and more. They try to control every step of the ritual to force a result and because of that the ritual fails because right from the start the kids had no choice, from the moment they got invited to come up there rather than choosing to. Which brings me to your post the ritual failed because the scientists tried to control every detail of it could be an allegory for films failing because studios try to control every detail of them rather than taking a risk and allowing something to be produced naturally.
What audiences demand? We're not in 1988 you know not even when this movie came out hahahahahhaha... This are the stereotype that audience makes fun of in every horror movie... But good theory tho..
@@salyx Well there's a reason for them to argue that theory hahahahahaha...
This is exactly right. So many people miss the entire point. The Ancient Ones are us. We get mad when the rules are changed. So many horror movies follow the exact pattern. We do not like change, so we destroy the world and wait for the next horror film to watch, in hopes that the patterns will realign.
Fun fact. This movie was highly influenced by the tv show Buffy the Vampire Slayer especially the 4th season. That season has the government capturing demons in underground faculties and then those demons escape and wreck havoc. Also several actors in the movie also stared on Buffy or it’s spin off Angel.
And the producer and cowriter of the movie was the same guy as the Buffy/Angel show-runner (who also did the first Marvel Avengers movie, among other things).
another fun fact: there was a cross promotional thing with this and Left 4 Dead that got scrapped and if you look closely at the scene with all the monsters in their cages you will see the Tank and the Boomer.
It was also created by buffy and Angel creater joss whedon.
"You gotta keep the customers happy..."...the customers are the old gods...YOU (the audience) are the customers...YOU are the old gods...mind blown 🤯😈👊🔥😂
YES YES YES!
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It’s such a little thing, but at the beginning I love that Jules and Curt have that little moment where they joke about Jules “knowing about books.” 😂 It hints at so many inside jokes and a shared sense of humor they’re both familiar with, and they can pick up on each other’s teasing immediately. There’s a lot of trust and mutual respect there, which makes their manipulated personalities at the cabin so stark in contrast-very watered down to “just horny and air-headed.”
One of the lines in the script was "chaos on every screen" and that was a dream come true for horror fans
Honestly, this movie is too clever with its twist, and I absolutely ADORE the monster designs!❤🤘
yeah especially the mosters designthere is on looks like hellraiser cenobites
A friend of mine paused this film, repeatedly, so he could look at every monitor, and try to figure out what film they were shouting out, in each room.
What a great, fun movie.
A lot of people didn't know what "Kevin" meant when they saw that on the whiteboard.
It's Elijah Woods' character from Sin City 😆
you two should check out Tucker & Dale vs Evil some time I think you'd like it
This the best reaction I've seen on the channel, and that's a high bar, with 16:15 taking the triple crown.
This movie is so much fun too watch. And Samantha trying to get her questions answered was hilarious. Great reaction. 🙂
There are even direct references to Evil Dead in this movie, including one of the betting squares on the board reading "Deadites".
The practical creature effects in this film were done by a company started by Heather Langenkamp, who played Nancy in A Nightmare on Elm Street. She didn't pursue acting much after that film, but clearly wanted to keep working on horror movies in some capacity.
She’s acting again! In mike Flannagan’s the midnight club. Not very scary but enjoyed seeing her on screen again
"Basic human needs disgust me." Amen, brother.
I must say I really appreciate your long reaction and the fact that you engage with movies rarely seen in others channels.
Here for the Merman... my soulmate.
First time watching your channel... i shall be here again!
You and your spouse have some of the best casual critic reviews on RUclips. That is actually a compliment.
“The wind must’ve blown it open”
Lmfao that’s some explosive wind haha this movie is great
This was such a great reaction. Love the fact that you can tell the jumps and scares (from husband & wife) are real and not fake or forced. Not only that but you two actually enjoy what you watch too. Keeps me coming back for more. 👍
Regarding Chris Hemsworth's role in this and Thor.. Technically Thor came out first, but this movie was filmed first, it just took longer to come out. He filmed Cabin in the woods in 2009, Filmed thor in 2010, Thor released in 2011, Cabin released in 2012.
The scariest part of this film is how de-sensitised everyone has become to watching the horrific murders, seeing them taking bets on how it'll happen, drinking champagne while the "final girl" is being attacked etc: to the point where if the "virgin" had died there at the side of the water, her death would have gone completely unobserved and uncared of by those who made it happen, until it is actually happening to them, then it's completely different. It is all clearly a commentary on how de-sensitised we the audience have become to horror films, while still being a total love-letter to horror. It's totally brilliant in every way!
Great reaction guys, love your review, thank you!
This is the true Scooby-Doo live action movie!
Love this movie, such a unique take on the genre. I recently watched Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, also a really entertaining film!
What's interesting is that some of the actors you see in this movie have made appearances in other Joss Whedon projects, TV shows and movies,that he has directed or produced like Firefly, Serenity, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Avengers, Much To Do About Nothing, Angel, and Dollhouse.
I would add Dr. Horrible's sing-along as well as his run on x-men comics. It really sucks that so many of projects are great, when he turned out to be such a dirt-bag. Interesting note is that alot of his most acclaimed work (this, firefly, and others) are his ideas and he produces but, are written and directed by someone else. Often Tim Minear?
Whedon always uses his folks in all his stuff. Goddard is also his protégé.
@@shawnje3072 Joss writes a lot of his stuff. On Buffy the running theme was that when a Buffy writer got complimented for a line in one of their episodes, the line was always written by Joss. I remember how excited Jane Espenson was when someone mentioned a line she actually wrote. This happened mostly on Buffy. Angel not as much as Buffy was filming at the same time. Tim Minear didn't do that on Angel as David Greenwalt was the ahowrunner. Joss did read and maje noteson each script. Tim is an absolutely fantastic writer. He wrote S2 Ep2 "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" over a weekend and his first draft was a good 75% of the shooting draft. David Greenwalt (showrunner and nicest guy) was jealous of how fast Tim could write. David was much more methodical. If Joss was listed as writer, he wrote it. He was also a script doctor for many movies like Speed, "You're fired! You're all fucking fired!" He wrote the original script for Toy Stiry so he is actually an Oscar Nominee from that. One of his unused bits was repurposed for Toy Story 2, where they use Rex as a battering ram.
@@johncampbell756 Tim also worked on "The X-Files". He's currently working on "American Horror Story", and he should have been Emmy-nominated for writing the Angel episode you mentioned. It's actually a favorite of lead David Boreanaz.
@@Madbandit77 Tim Minear is actually the show runner and co-creatir of 9-1-1. His first assistant John Gray (starting S3 Angel) is also a producer on that. American Horror Story was Tim's first post Angel show to not get canceled mid season. He is still an EP on that and 9-1-1: Lone Star (I can't not hear that in Darth Helmet's voice).
I remember watching the dailies of the slow motion shots of Angel, Darla, Dru and Spike in te Boxer Rebellion flashbacks and being told that was his first time directing. He was a natural at it.
Hey guys! Power went out in my neighborhood, will be in the dark for another hour or so! But it's a good thing you're reacting to this movie.
Never regretted watching this on my birthday.
This is a great choice for spooky season
Another good post-modern-cabin-in-the-woods movie is *CABIN FEVER (2002),* very gory but with sly black humour
2002 not 2016
Another scene that is fantastic on a second or third viewing is when they are in the basement looking at all the objects. You can try to identify which monstrosity each object will summon. Other movies hinted at are hellraiser (the guy with the saw blades in his head) and of course IT with the clown
16:15 "Damn!" 😂
i think sam is using a voice changer sometimes.🤣🤣🤣
Yeah that first time she went "dammmn" , it was a very primal humorous exclamation that made me laugh and then she almost did it again later! It's the little things that make me come back for their reviews!
This is a great satire of the genre and still holds itself together seriously well enough.
Only too bad yall probably havent seen all the referenced movie monsters already to catch em.
-Michael Clayton (best legal thriller this century)
-The Town (crime film incl friendship, love, and heists)
-An Officer and a Gentleman (Non-cheesy Top Gun)
"DAMN!" Best parts of this video.
Did you notice how the one worker said “you should talk Aquaman” referring to the guy obsession with the merman.
Such a funny movie. And they encouraged everyone to go into watching it in theaters as blindly as possible. I knew all about the movie, but I got a couple of buddies to see it without knowing; one of my favorite theater experiences.
The guy with the saw blades in his head, holding the puzzle ball was a reference to Pinhead and the puzzle box from Hellraiser.
I didn't see Chris Hemsworth on the bike coming, and I was very lucky, because it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen
I got lucky and saw an advanced screening with Fran Kranz (Marty), and he did a meet and greet and signed posters, etc. It was really fun!
18:31 "Damn" 😊
regular voice 🙂
There's a game that seems inspired by this movie called Lobotomy Corporation, where you have cell blocks with monsters and you're scientifically investigating them.
Sometimes they get out.
Sometimes they murder your entire research and development.
And sometimes there's a giant red button.
Man, I love this movie. Favorite horror film of the last decade. You have to admire a horror film where the world literally ends. No horror film is fully sequel-proof but this one comes pretty damn close. I also love that Sigourney Weaver is in it at the end and that the main character (played by Kristen Connolly) in the film is named Dana. Like Weaver's character in the Ghostbusters movies. Just hearing Weaver say the name "Dana" makes me happy. Although, it would've been even cooler if there was a Zuul in the movie.
As this is Joss Whedon movie there's many call backs to Buffy and Angel the series as well as other films. What with the 'ancient ones' needing to be appeased, and the 'monster' storage facility that could be straight out of Buffy season 4. A great film that at the time confused/annoyed a lot of the traditional horror audience. Personally I loved it then and I still love it now. :)
Many of the monsters were winks or references to other movies, though due to licenses they couldn't really use the actual monster for it.
Mentioning a few from the top of my head here, just so you may enjoy seeing the references :)
Angry molestation tree: Some may say it's the tree from _Poltergeist_ .
Cubes with monsters: Might be a wink to the movie _Cube_ as well. Which may be an interesting watch if you haven't seen that one yet.
Clown: Obviously a reference to _IT_ . Obviously Pennywise would be way too difficult to recreate here, so ... just a killer clown instead. Or it's a reference to _Killer Clown from Outer Space_ , that would work as well.
Sawblade-guy: Should be a reference to Pinhead from _Hellraiser_ .
Scary twins: Should be a wink to the twin kids from _The Shining_ .
Kevin: Haven't seen the movie, but there's one out there called _We need to talk about Kevin_ . Though, just having a name up there may also be a nod to the iconic characters we just refer to by their first name: "Freddy", "Jason", "Michael" and we immediately know which ones you mean (though the latter may require the last name Meyers for that).
Buckner child: With her hair falling like that, it may just as well be a reference to _Ringu_ / _The Ring_ .
Giant Cobra: I suspect this is a nod to the movie _Anaconda_ considering they're both snakes.
Were-man: Well, I guess a werewolf is a pretty obvious nod to lore.
Merman: I guess it's a reference to the movie _Cold Skin_ , though I haven't seen that one yet. But hey, mermaids are mythical creatures, so they might've just wanted to make fun of children's stories like _Little Mermaid_ , considering they also threw in a unicorn (which kids mostly know from _My Little Pony_ ).
And since it's a Joss Whedon film, there's bound to be humor in it. He's the guy responsible for T.V. series like _Buffy_ , _Angel_ , _Firefly_ , but also the movie _Avengers_ . Whenever you come across a Joss Whedon movie, he's bound to make good use of comedy regardless the genre. He even included Amy Acker in this one, who had a prominent role in _Angel_ , so that's _another_ nod to a horror series.
This movie got some Evil Dead Vibe ...like the cabin design and the basement, cant believe Chris Hemsworth acted in this movie before Thor was in production which made him famous, luckily he took that movie made his career high till now
That's because it actually was the same cabin that they used in Evil Dead 😬
36:47
In the novel THE ORCHARD by Charles Grant (spoilers) -- the unicorn is evil.
And while we're on the subject of things in the woods, might I suggest that you watch The Village, assuming you haven't already. I know some people put it in the not so great category. but I like it. I mean, it has a very Autumnal aesthetic (or however you spell that word!) AND it has Adrien Brody. Two of my favorite things! 🤗
Unfortunately, we’ve seen it. Wild film!
Did you know that in Cabin In The Woods when Marty and Samantha are in the elevators that is actually aEaster Egg to the zombie game Left 4 Dead, if you watch the elevator scene you can see the main zombie bosses the Boomer,witch,and tank originally there was supposed to be dlc tie in with the film but the company that was making it went bankrupt.
Someone mentioned "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" I second that recommendation.
The movie explains what’s really going on behind the scenes of every other horror movie you’ve ever seen.
On the commentary track they said that Marty’s weed was laced but he was so paranoid he had a super secret stash so they hadn’t drugged him at all
it has nothing to do with Cabin in the Woods in style or theme, but i gotta recommend, The Babadook! .. it's the best familial horror film since The Shining, imo.. takes the haunted house story and twists it into something completely unique.. more suspense than gore, like zero gore actually, and doesn't rely very heavily on jump scares..
tangentially, my favorite Jesse Williams role is Marcus in Detroit Become Human, a true choose your own adventure video game that was a Sony exclusive but I believe you can play it on PC now.. you guys should play it for the channel! it's basically an interactive movie, and unlike Telltale Games where choice is just an illusion, DBH actually has wildly different endings, you can even make decisions where characters die and that's it for their part of the story.. all characters can die or all can make it to the end! pretty sure it's the first game of it's kind to actually pull off the player choice mechanic..
This one and The Mist are among my favorites horror movies of all time.
Oh yeah, and Let Me In. You need to react to that one.
Curious fact, Richard Jenkins is also on Let Me In.
The merman was terrifying and it was poetic that dude got his monster he wanted! Lol
Yes I seen this movie back then
Love the reaction you both awesome
The blood was from the zombie, not Marty. That’s why the earth shook right afterwards. The ancients knew it wasn’t Marty’s blood.
The five college kids were the Scoobie Gang except for the switch in of The Scholar for Scoobie Doo. You get Daphne and Velma. You get Fred and Shaggy. They drive a van, well, an RV.
Culture nowadays recognizes the unicorn as a creature of beauty and purity, but before that it was known as a dangerous creature that would in fact impale you with its horn.
The day has finally come! Sam watched The Cabin in the Woods
Another good movie is Thirteen ghosts. You'll recognized the glass cabin aesthetic
Jump scared Samantha is the best lol
The pause on the whiteboard always has me focusing on Sugar Plum Fairy and I have so many questions.
I love this movie! I'm so glad you reacted to it. And also, what a fun reaction!
You could tell TBR Schmitt really wanted to say something so bad....
Loved this Film & Reaction. You guys are watching all the good stuff!
My favorite anecdote about this movie is that before it was released in theaters they did a preview screening for test audiences and afterwards they had a Q&A with the director. One of the questions from the audience was "Is there going to be a sequel?" The director replied "Did you see the end of the movie???"
I saw this movie for the firs time like 5 years ago, saw someone saying how great it was, so I decided to watch it, without researching what it was about, to avoid any spoilers. The experience was awesome, today it's one of my favorite horror movies of all time. The name is very deceiving, I keep saying to people to watch it, and they always say "maybe I'll watch sometime", but I think the name make them feel like it's just another horror flick, so they actually never watch it haha!
One of the most fun, surprising movies of the past few decades.
This is Evil Dead seen from the other side. As though Evil Dead was another instance of this ritual, only with no indication of the organization orchestrating it.
You want to mess with your own head? Here's how. Go on a The West Wing binge watch for a week, then view this reaction, see Josh Lyman in the opening scene clearly being Josh Lyman.
The movie actually was on a shelf for years. It was made when Chris Hemsworth was nobody, but it came out when he was already well-known.
The only gripe I have with this movie is that they gave away the fact that there was a force field. Imagine not knowing that was there and seeing Chris get killed. That would've ruled
There are a couple of possibilities there - one is someone forgetting the earlier forcefield scene until he hits it. The other is someone remembering the forcefield is there and getting the "oh crap, that's going to be bad" anticipatory reaction instead.
Evil Dead meets Scooby Doo. The Marty character is Shaggy Rogers. Great parody of the horror genre.
Great movie, awesome reaction y'all.
my sister and i watched this when i was about 12/13 and i guessed the entire plot as soon as they went into the cellar. this continues to be my proudest moment lol
One thing that deserves to be mentioned...
All the STAR power. Everyone in the office that we focused on, they ALL are large stars in their own areas. That helped BIG TIME towards making an amazing film.
This movie is so much fun
This is such a fun movie. Great reaction!
There are so many little homages to horror movies in this, not just Evil Dead but that Hellraiser “puzzle sphere” & “Sawblade Head” etc. I love this fucking movie!
This movie was so clever and creative.
Def one of my faves.
This was the first horror film I saw in theaters and it was something else.
This was fun to watch you react to - had heard of the movie but didn't know anything about it, so it's like going to the movies and with your friends on opening night lol. You know, since it's October and you mentioned killer clowns, you should do Killer Klowns from Outer Space - ridiculous fun.
24:46 I actually agree with wanting to die from the unicorn. On the one hand, it seems to be one of the quicker deaths compared to most other monsters. And on the other hand, it's a freaken unicorn.
I remember falling out of my chair in laughter when Chris Hemsworth hit that force field. lol