The audience are the gods that demand blood and the "film" to go a certain way with a final girl. The people running all of the stuff behind the scenes are the producers and crew that are just trying to appease the gods. Kinda cool if you think about it.
And the people from the movie picked the way they would die. The book was only one of the ways it could have been a bad time when she read that "redneck touture family" book 😂😂
This. So many missed the point. And also missed the ending I think. Because people were asking for a sequel and the director was like did you see the ending? Lol
I mean even though the whole premise is already spoiled and done by the end of the first movie. A prequel of the first time they actually rig up these sort of horror movie death games would be kinda fun even as a short. We know how the sauce was made but knowing how the recipe was concocted would be a fun concept. Especially if its all done from the producer perspective figuring out what to do and experimenting with the different monsters all leading to the first test where we see the forst successful sacrifice begin with characters we dont have time to get attached to so we never want to see them win in some way. A bit against the original idea in audience is the god lore wise but an interesting premise @LeadrynMcKrotch
A post-apocalyptic movie about humanity trying to fix things again would be pretty cool. It'd be more a spiritual sequel with vague ties because the genre would be so different. Maybe a Scooby gang expy doing episodic Ghostbusters every place they go?
Only a prequel would kinda make sense, different group of people with similar horror tropes, a different horror enemy, and the final girl surviving, but also finding out about the whole "system" and deciding to join them to appease the gods, maybe like an origin story for Sigourney Weaver's character.
The blonde running out the room saying "I learned it from watching you" Was a old 80s anti-pot commercial about a dad grilling his son about the pot he found in his room. He kept asking "Where did you learn to do this" And the son finally breaks down and responds "You, I learned it by watching you!" As he runs out the room dramatically.
What I love most about this movie, isn't even the movie itself. It's the fact that there's a code of honor among people who have seen this movie. I haven't seen ANYONE spoil this movie in comments. First time reactors are ALWAYS surprised, and it's a great thing.
My feelings exactly. I tell people all the time that it is my favorite horror film, and they ask "It's that scary?" Then I always have to be like, " No, it's not really scary at all. Kind of disappointing in that way."
fun facts Screenwriters Drew Goddard wanted Bruce Campbell to play The Director, but he was unavailable .Fran Kranz the actor who plays Marty the stoner was actually so jacked, even more so than Chris that the costume had to put him in a lot of layers and loose clothes to distract us from it .
Honestly, wouldn't it be interesting if Marty is shown to have a really good physique despite being stoned all the time? Because that would really fit the "forcing them into stereotypes" schtick.
Thats funny because in that shot of him right after he saves the girl with his bong-cup, the way he's standing I was like "is this dude's arms like super huge or what??"
The “I learned it from watching you!” bit in the scene that introduces the kids is a joke based on an old anti-drug public service announcement tv spot that used to play on Saturday morning cartoons in the 80’s and early 90’s. The ad featured a father confronting his teenage son with his weed stash and demanding to know where he got it and “who taught you about this?”. The son exclaims that, “I learned it by watching you!” and runs off to leaving the dad in his feelings. The super serious voice over line at the end was about how your kids are always watching or something like that. The ad is probably the most famous of that kind that was so prolific at the time because it was kind of unintentionally funny, which kind of went on to be a tradition for anti drug ads aimed at kids.
If you freeze the screen when it's revealing all of the monsters in those glass cages, you can actually see some of the playable special-infected monsters from the game Left 4 Dead including the Witch, Boomer, Hunter, Charger, Tank, and Smoker. If I remember correctly, the reason why they put those as Easter Eggs in the movie was because they were going to make a map in the game based on this movie, but that never came to be. Still, that's something I always thought was cool since I loved playing L4D when I was younger.
Fun fact: Most people.have heard of the tale that a Unicorn can only be tamed by a fair Maiden. *BUT* What the fairy tales DON'T tell you is that if you should lie about your maidenhood, the Unicorn will immediately end you!😁
or imagine they sacrificed a lil child, who run into the basement and she saw the cute lil unicorn plush or a unicorn doll (not knowing that she gonna be stabbed by a real unicorn)☠💀
@@stellaomera8489 a child *should* be a maiden... for the unicorn to kill the child, then you are implying the child is special victims unit victim. that is way too dark.
"This is not what I was expecting it to be" Is basically how everyone should react when watching this blind lol. It really takes your expectations on a roller coaster ride.
His success as Thor definitely got it the green light. Execs likely didn't understand it or didn't like the idea of a movie that was shitting on their own unoriginality.
One thing I think about the ending, is that it’s partially about ending corrupt systems. Like yes, in the literal sense at the end of the movie, the world ends. But I like to think of it as - if you have a world where some people have to be sacrificed and tortured for the world to keep turning, for the system to continue, then that system should be dismantled and replaced with something else because it’s never going to be a fair and just world like that. I didn’t just pull that out of a hat tho I can’t take full credit. I actually watched this movie for a class called Horror Fiction and Film and we talked about the political implications!! Anyway I love this dang movie so much
Best deconstruction of the horror genre since the original Scream. It's been 13 years since this movie came out and said "you're stale and unoriginal, horror genre" and we STILL get movies that commit every cliche and hit every archetype. This whole movie is an allegory for horror movie _making_ and the "old gods" are a stand in for you and I, the audience watching. You already know what the gods look like, they look like you and me. That's why the specific characters need to be the ones to die, because it's what us, the audience, are expecting after decades of the same. What Ellen Ripley said at the end really had me reconsidering the message of so many of these horror movies, where we're supposed to revel in these characters deaths for being... young and human. Horror movies used to have greater messages about personal or societal issues, and now it's "let's kill the promiscuous one because Jason did it."
The way you looked so joyful when all the monsters were let loose. It was great. You were like a kid seeing Frozen on Ice. I have to cover the screen for most of the movie, but I love all the jokes and the weird office worker twist on the whole story. A fun reaction!
5:12 That's why I've never understood the trope in horror movies where the black person dies first. Every black person I know wouldn't even let themselves in a situation like that! They'd be like "Hell no!"and turn and go the other direction lol
The movie explains the whole movie genre of horror movies and why some characters make the choices they make. (AKA an external force making events happen).
The whole idea of the movie is a knock on all the horror tropes and how we, as the audience (the God that needed to be pleased), need something new. A lot of metaphors in this movie
I can imagine driving upto this place, talking about how much fun its gonna be, and joking about who gets top bunk and what not.... and then at 4:38 being like "Welp it's too bad we can't stay, I was really looking forward to this, oh well" and immediately leave...
Mell, Mother's Day is rough for me. I'm still struggling a bit today, but seeing this video cheered me up so much. Can't wait to watch this! I hope you had fun with this one. :)
Ahhh yes! Cannot wait to see your reaction to this iconic movie! Another great reaction and just in time for dinner! Big love and looking good as always! :) @21:54 The way you LAUGH when Chris Hemsworth's character crashes into the grid, holy shit I was in tears and had to rewind several times! Your laugh is HILARIOUS! :) Also so impressive to know Sigourney Weaver by voice! AWESOME movie reaction as always Mellow!
Two words: Joss Whedon. This movie was brought to you by the same man who brought us Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Firefly/Serenity. It's his unique imagination and knack for funny dialogue that make all of those things - and this movie - work. Also, many of the actors here were in previous Whedon productions (particularly Dollhouse)
I love this movie. Cabin in the Woods and Deadpool got me through grad school. They're still my go-to movies when I need something in the background. They're basically comfort movies to me. I also love how Cabin in the Woods establishes all the characters for who they actually are in contrast to what they represent later in the movie.
Fun fact; there are a whole bunch of pop culture references in the facilities' monsters. The Bruckners are a reference to The Hills have Eyes, The Tree is The Evil Dead, The Saw Guy is Pinhead, etc. One really cool reference in the elevator part is, yes, the left 4 dead monsters ARE in some of the boxes as there was supposed to be a tie-in map for the movie. My personal favorite reference are The Reavers, the cannibalistic space pirates from Firefly who appear during the system purge scene. We see them throw a scientist off a balcony.
I've always kind of looked at "This is the End" as an unofficial sequel to this. Like what if the evil ancient gods did get loose and then we see the apocalypse in the movie play out. Just an odd thought I had.
The director said when making this movie he wanted to make it like he’d never get a chance to do another film and the scene where you get to see all the deaths on the monitors came from the simple line, “there is chaos on every screen”
20:55 when I first watched this part, I had to pause it for like 5 minutes because I had to pause it and jus process wtf happened(and laugh my ass off)
1:52 For the younger crowd, ‘I Learned It From Watching You’ was an 80’s anti-drug PSA where a kid is grilled by his dad where he got his drug habit, to which he answers with the title, “I learned it from watching you!”
Mello stop playing an get into your horror bag alreadyyyyy drag me to hell is fire and hilarious as well as this movie, the concept of bringing together every sub genre of horror Joss Whedon was cookin with this and the elevator scene alone. I was watching a behind the scenes and in the script all that was written is "chaos ensues" and the concept team had to make due with that alone ✨
One of the best horror movies, love all the easter eggs, details, and layers to the film. Like how they manipulated the group into following horror tropes, ex: Jules ("the Whore") was actually a medical student and in a committed relationship, while Dana ("the Virgin") was sleeping with her college professors to pass.
This has GOT to be one of my favorite horror movies of all time. The way it spins around cliches around stupid decisions and stereotypical characters to comedy makes it all the more entertaining. My favorite monster would have to be Kevin. Yes he doesn't appear, but the way he's just established as a normal looking dude with glasses just sounds hilarious to me. PS, unicorns are traditionally considered very dangerous monsters unless you are a virgin. *(Would be a hilarious PSA for pre-marital sex)*
I once read a fan theory that Dana was The Fool & Marty was The Virgin since Dana had an affair with her professor in order to do better in her course, meanwhile Marty never admitted to have had sex before or not.
Nah. Marty fits "The Fool" perfectly. The Tarot archetype of The Fool. And Dana fits "The Virgin" pretty well. It just failed this time. It is common for it to fail in a lot of territories. It was just bad luck that the two best ( Japan and USA ) didn't get it done this time.
But I think part of their system is the virgin has to be a woman - but doesn’t literally have to be a virgin. But I do like that theory!!! It makes sense
I saw this with some of the cast of our production of Evil Dead: the Musical and we all loved it and were laughing at it. “We’re 5 college students on our way to an old abandoned cabin in the woods.”
1:50 This joke was for an older crowd that remembers the PSA drug commercials wherein the father confronts his child when he found her stash. "Where did you get this from? Who taught you about this?" and she replys with "I learned it from watching you!"
I freaking LOVE your reactions man! And your laugh is so contagious..! 🤣 I discovered your channel by randomness out of watching a hairspray movie video and it took me to your Hairspray reaction… I freaking lived for it. Then I started watching some other videos and subscribed to your channel. Now, after 11 days I’ve watched 95% of your videos (some more than once…some I will never watch because I loathe those pictures sorry) You rock!
Great reaction Mellverse! I think the inspiration for the tall bald guy with the circular saw blade through his face was inspired by Pinhead. In which the monster gets pleasure out of causing pain to his victims. Also, the creature that was crawling on the ceiling is called a Reanimator they are by far the scariest monster in this movie... in my opinion. Once again, great reaction, Mellverse! Keep providing quality content!
I'm sure someone's already mentioned it but *we* are the gods demanding sacrifices. The horror movie audience are the ones that demand the jock, virgin, slut, geek, etc die in these movies. They've been to formulaic for decades. That's the meta layer. It's commentary on what horror fans demand in their movies.
Want another meta horror movie check out Behind The Mask : The Rise of Leslie Vernon. It's about a documentarian following a man planning a massacre to become a slasher killer like Freddy, Jason or Michael. They actually exist in that universe. Really solid movie.
I absolutely love this movie! The ending of it and the subplot are actually pretty hilarious. Talk about a dark comedy!😂 I think my favorite part about this movie was how it gained inspiration from every horror movie that came before! Love it!
27:46 the scarecrows are a reference to a movie called Husk I know because of the nails on there fingers also if you have not seen Husk I highly recommend you react to that. It's been one of my favorite horror movies since I saw on the Sci fi/ chillers channel(s)!
I never imagine a Horror comedy movie like, what I expect some scary stuff but adding comedy to the mix hahaha. 20:54 Definitely one of the funniest scenes ever and with your reaction I laugh even more. 31:22 I wonder how much budget they got for this movie and its such a bummer we only get a glimpse of the evil gods. It would be scary to watch it in 3D like imagine it smashes you. I wonder if they have like concept art of it.
If you’ve ever seen or remember the shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, this movie is kind of like what happens if they were to fail in fighting off the kinds of monsters, creatures, and beings you see in here. In fact, there are at least two familiar faces from both shows in here. This movie even has the same vibe as the later seasons of the Buffy and Angel shows.
You could think this is the precursor unofficial prequel to The Hunger Games and throw in Battle Royale since The Cabin in the Woods” includes Japanese kids defending their part of the horror they were also dealt with.
I really wished they never spoiled the force field with that bird at the start, would have been miles more effective if we didn't know it was going to happen.
No, it would be something that comes completely out of left field. Nothing else suggests they have that level of tech. Magic, sure, but that's a different story.
The "I learned it from watching you" early in the movie was a joke referencing an 80's PSA that used to play during commercials. A father finds his son with marijuana and he tells his Dad, "I learned it by watching you!".
The Purge scene location was bigger than they were expecting. That is why they had to fill the space with the CGI snake. Drew Goddard was against CGI originally, this movie made him understand why it is needed sometimes lol.
There's a scene when they're in the cubes where you can briefly see a Tank, a Boomer, and a Witch from Left 4 Dead. The Cabin was going to be a DLC map but it eneded up not happening
This movie is what got Chris the role of Thor. It was filmed, then the company died, and the film was shelved. Then Joss W was talking to the Marvel folk, and they mentioned they were looking at this Liam Hemsworth for Thor. Joss was like, i just finished working with Chris Hemsworth, and he'd be great for Thor. Got the audition. Got the role. The two brothers didn't speak to each other for a couple of years after, if rumors the are to be believed.
everyone always dismisses unicorns, unicorns were actually very vicious, they ONLY liked virgin women and would kill anyone else because everyone else was not 'pure'. this is one of my favorite movies ever.
Dude, Unicorns in History never where 'Innocent'. Virgin woman they lay their heads on their lap, but people like Knights Unicorns uses their horns(called Alicorn) to stab them to death. It is also written that Unicorns have powerfull hard hooves that can stomp almost anything. They are so fast, they can literally travel between dimensions. They are so magical, they are immune against poison, toxin and even can purify with their horns water.
Fun fact, Unicorns were first written about in the Old Testament, they were called the Re'em. They were said to be terribly dangerous and unkillable by anyone but God. They were Demonic in origin.
"I learned it from watching YOU!" is a meme from before meme.was a word. Goes back to 90s anti drug psas. A dad is getting in his kids face about finding.weed in his room and the kid explodes.with that line. Gen x/milennials been.screaming "i learned it from watching you!" For decades.
Each monster, at the end, is a reference to a different horror movie. The guy with the chainsaw head is a Pinhead reference. I think the Unicorns are a reference to the movie Legend. Couldn’t be the animated movie The Last Unicorn. The Merman is a reference to the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
I'm sure I speak for us all...literally waiting on your reaction for Abigail!! Such a fun horror movie...funny as well! I know you'll definitely enjoy it!
I've said it plenty of times, they should definitely turn The Cabin in the Woods into a TV series. Cabins could be located anywhere. They could do a different cabin each episode, or one cabin a season. For example, one cabin could be up in the mountains in the Winter, where the monster there is a Yeti or Abominable Snowman.
The audience are the gods that demand blood and the "film" to go a certain way with a final girl. The people running all of the stuff behind the scenes are the producers and crew that are just trying to appease the gods. Kinda cool if you think about it.
And the people from the movie picked the way they would die. The book was only one of the ways it could have been a bad time when she read that "redneck touture family" book 😂😂
The gods are a metaphor for us the audience.
I’m a God???
Neat.
I, God of Procrastination, demand entertainment! …Later.
This. So many missed the point. And also missed the ending I think. Because people were asking for a sequel and the director was like did you see the ending? Lol
I mean even though the whole premise is already spoiled and done by the end of the first movie. A prequel of the first time they actually rig up these sort of horror movie death games would be kinda fun even as a short. We know how the sauce was made but knowing how the recipe was concocted would be a fun concept. Especially if its all done from the producer perspective figuring out what to do and experimenting with the different monsters all leading to the first test where we see the forst successful sacrifice begin with characters we dont have time to get attached to so we never want to see them win in some way. A bit against the original idea in audience is the god lore wise but an interesting premise @LeadrynMcKrotch
Producers in Hollywood have kept asking the filmmakers, "When are you going write a sequel"? And they keep responding, "Have you *seen* the movie"?
Lol right
I mean even a short 10 Minute film of humanities ends by the gods and nightmare creatures would be awesome but yeah this movie does not need a sequel
A post-apocalyptic movie about humanity trying to fix things again would be pretty cool.
It'd be more a spiritual sequel with vague ties because the genre would be so different.
Maybe a Scooby gang expy doing episodic Ghostbusters every place they go?
Only a prequel would kinda make sense, different group of people with similar horror tropes, a different horror enemy, and the final girl surviving, but also finding out about the whole "system" and deciding to join them to appease the gods, maybe like an origin story for Sigourney Weaver's character.
@@Jazy1993 that would be interesting
Love the concept of explaining why in horror movies people “choose” to split it and why there are the stereotypical pothead, jock and etc
yeah fr the film is like a parody or explaining, why ppl in horrormovies makin bad decisions every time
Split what?
@@mikemorgan2211 They go different ways.
The blonde running out the room saying "I learned it from watching you"
Was a old 80s anti-pot commercial about a dad grilling his son about the pot he found in his room. He kept asking
"Where did you learn to do this"
And the son finally breaks down and responds
"You, I learned it by watching you!"
As he runs out the room dramatically.
Yeah good times. Sad people don’t get that joke
I got the joke, but that was only because of that one Jontron video
What I love most about this movie, isn't even the movie itself. It's the fact that there's a code of honor among people who have seen this movie. I haven't seen ANYONE spoil this movie in comments. First time reactors are ALWAYS surprised, and it's a great thing.
Hands down my favorite horror movie. Not because its scary, but because the truth of its concept unfolds so perfectly. Its a Rollercoaster.
This is a very different kind of horror movie as well
Same. My favourite horror movie as well. I just love the concept that it uses 'horror movie tropes' as the villains.
My feelings exactly. I tell people all the time that it is my favorite horror film, and they ask "It's that scary?"
Then I always have to be like, " No, it's not really scary at all. Kind of disappointing in that way."
fun facts Screenwriters Drew Goddard wanted Bruce Campbell to play The Director, but he was unavailable .Fran Kranz the actor who plays Marty the stoner was actually so jacked, even more so than Chris that the costume had to put him in a lot of layers and loose clothes to distract us from it .
Yeah that was the funniest thing, imagine being so jacked you need a costume department to come in and sleeper your build.
@@billbill6094I didn't know he was jacked asf until I saw photos of him
Honestly, wouldn't it be interesting if Marty is shown to have a really good physique despite being stoned all the time? Because that would really fit the "forcing them into stereotypes" schtick.
Thats funny because in that shot of him right after he saves the girl with his bong-cup, the way he's standing I was like "is this dude's arms like super huge or what??"
That would have been interesting like I'm getting vibes from Bruce Campbell's horror movies watching this.
Everytime you ask about his cousin, I keep remembering the line “he doesn’t have a cousin”.
26:07 the system purge scene is so iconic and brutal. I‘ll always love it
it was my abolute favorite horrormovie scene and i got goosepumps bc its sooooooo cool and fr this organisation deserves thier punishment
average scp containment breach
Every time when I've heard about this movie I've always think about this scene. One of the best scenes ever made.
I love watching your genuine reaction change from disappointment, like “wtf am I watching,” to HOLYSHITWHAT???
ngl i was getting annoyed by his reactions at first cuz it’s like… ok we get it you don’t get the hype 😂 you’ll understand soon enough
The “I learned it from watching you!” bit in the scene that introduces the kids is a joke based on an old anti-drug public service announcement tv spot that used to play on Saturday morning cartoons in the 80’s and early 90’s.
The ad featured a father confronting his teenage son with his weed stash and demanding to know where he got it and “who taught you about this?”. The son exclaims that, “I learned it by watching you!” and runs off to leaving the dad in his feelings. The super serious voice over line at the end was about how your kids are always watching or something like that. The ad is probably the most famous of that kind that was so prolific at the time because it was kind of unintentionally funny, which kind of went on to be a tradition for anti drug ads aimed at kids.
If you freeze the screen when it's revealing all of the monsters in those glass cages, you can actually see some of the playable special-infected monsters from the game Left 4 Dead including the Witch, Boomer, Hunter, Charger, Tank, and Smoker. If I remember correctly, the reason why they put those as Easter Eggs in the movie was because they were going to make a map in the game based on this movie, but that never came to be. Still, that's something I always thought was cool since I loved playing L4D when I was younger.
what the fuck, that’s so sick. thanks for pointing that out
Fun fact: Most people.have heard of the tale that a Unicorn can only be tamed by a fair Maiden.
*BUT*
What the fairy tales DON'T tell you is that if you should lie about your maidenhood, the Unicorn will immediately end you!😁
or imagine they sacrificed a lil child, who run into the basement and she saw the cute lil unicorn plush or a unicorn doll (not knowing that she gonna be stabbed by a real unicorn)☠💀
@@stellaomera8489 a child *should* be a maiden... for the unicorn to kill the child, then you are implying the child is special victims unit victim. that is way too dark.
Never heard of anything about unicorns other than they don’t exist
fun fact! Marty the stoner was actually more in shape than the jock, so they had to keep him clothed throughout the whole movie XD
What?! 😂 That’s crazy.
@@yesitislikethatyeah, when he shows up and saves her it didn't really work, he looked jacked
"I'll never get to see a Merman"
Finally sees a Merman
"Awwww c'mon!!" 😂😂😂😂
you mean i'll never get to see a merman - Finally seee a merman - get killed by the merman
But then get killed by a merman 😂😂😂😂😂
"This is not what I was expecting it to be" Is basically how everyone should react when watching this blind lol. It really takes your expectations on a roller coaster ride.
This was actually shot on 2009 but it wasn’t released until 2012 which explains why Chris Hemsworth looks so young here.
His success as Thor definitely got it the green light. Execs likely didn't understand it or didn't like the idea of a movie that was shitting on their own unoriginality.
One thing I think about the ending, is that it’s partially about ending corrupt systems. Like yes, in the literal sense at the end of the movie, the world ends. But I like to think of it as - if you have a world where some people have to be sacrificed and tortured for the world to keep turning, for the system to continue, then that system should be dismantled and replaced with something else because it’s never going to be a fair and just world like that. I didn’t just pull that out of a hat tho I can’t take full credit. I actually watched this movie for a class called Horror Fiction and Film and we talked about the political implications!! Anyway I love this dang movie so much
@@specificsoup I like that interpretation soup. I'm going to double steal it.
This film before Chris got Thor.
@@billbill6094 Movie was already made before Thor lol. They just didn't release it until after Thor
Best deconstruction of the horror genre since the original Scream. It's been 13 years since this movie came out and said "you're stale and unoriginal, horror genre" and we STILL get movies that commit every cliche and hit every archetype.
This whole movie is an allegory for horror movie _making_ and the "old gods" are a stand in for you and I, the audience watching. You already know what the gods look like, they look like you and me. That's why the specific characters need to be the ones to die, because it's what us, the audience, are expecting after decades of the same.
What Ellen Ripley said at the end really had me reconsidering the message of so many of these horror movies, where we're supposed to revel in these characters deaths for being... young and human. Horror movies used to have greater messages about personal or societal issues, and now it's "let's kill the promiscuous one because Jason did it."
The way you looked so joyful when all the monsters were let loose. It was great. You were like a kid seeing Frozen on Ice. I have to cover the screen for most of the movie, but I love all the jokes and the weird office worker twist on the whole story. A fun reaction!
5:12 That's why I've never understood the trope in horror movies where the black person dies first. Every black person I know wouldn't even let themselves in a situation like that! They'd be like "Hell no!"and turn and go the other direction lol
Drag Me to Hell is kinda hilarious and I love it.
It's so camp 🩷
A movie about anorexia.
@@billbill6094 oh wow, I never realized that and I've seen the movie a handful of times. gonna have to rewatch it with that lens on now
It's Sam Rami
@@billbill6094 bulimia not anorexia. Lots of puking.
The movie explains the whole movie genre of horror movies and why some characters make the choices they make. (AKA an external force making events happen).
They took 3rd person pov to a whole new level
yeah and i absolutly love it !!!
The whole idea of the movie is a knock on all the horror tropes and how we, as the audience (the God that needed to be pleased), need something new. A lot of metaphors in this movie
The fact that stonner guy ( Marty) was Jacked like Thor . I hate they hid it.
I can imagine driving upto this place, talking about how much fun its gonna be, and joking about who gets top bunk and what not.... and then at 4:38 being like "Welp it's too bad we can't stay, I was really looking forward to this, oh well" and immediately leave...
Mell, Mother's Day is rough for me. I'm still struggling a bit today, but seeing this video cheered me up so much. Can't wait to watch this! I hope you had fun with this one. :)
Ahhh yes! Cannot wait to see your reaction to this iconic movie! Another great reaction and just in time for dinner! Big love and looking good as always! :)
@21:54 The way you LAUGH when Chris Hemsworth's character crashes into the grid, holy shit I was in tears and had to rewind several times! Your laugh is HILARIOUS! :) Also so impressive to know Sigourney Weaver by voice! AWESOME movie reaction as always Mellow!
I mean the Unicorn was pretty unexpected lol
One of the best horror films
The fact that you called her "Ellen Ripley" gave me a jolt of pride, no idea why.... LOL
Definitely one of the biggest surprise movies , definitely not what I expected
Two words: Joss Whedon. This movie was brought to you by the same man who brought us Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Firefly/Serenity. It's his unique imagination and knack for funny dialogue that make all of those things - and this movie - work. Also, many of the actors here were in previous Whedon productions (particularly Dollhouse)
I love this movie. Cabin in the Woods and Deadpool got me through grad school. They're still my go-to movies when I need something in the background. They're basically comfort movies to me. I also love how Cabin in the Woods establishes all the characters for who they actually are in contrast to what they represent later in the movie.
I remember one of the promotional pieces for this movie was a collapsable "coffee cup" that was fully functional..if you know what I mean
Fun fact; there are a whole bunch of pop culture references in the facilities' monsters.
The Bruckners are a reference to The Hills have Eyes, The Tree is The Evil Dead, The Saw Guy is Pinhead, etc. One really cool reference in the elevator part is, yes, the left 4 dead monsters ARE in some of the boxes as there was supposed to be a tie-in map for the movie. My personal favorite reference are The Reavers, the cannibalistic space pirates from Firefly who appear during the system purge scene. We see them throw a scientist off a balcony.
I've always kind of looked at "This is the End" as an unofficial sequel to this. Like what if the evil ancient gods did get loose and then we see the apocalypse in the movie play out. Just an odd thought I had.
That’s clever actually
20:56 😂🤣😂 lmao I don’t think him dying was supposed to be funny but I started laughing so hard when u did
😂😂😂😂😂😂
The director said when making this movie he wanted to make it like he’d never get a chance to do another film and the scene where you get to see all the deaths on the monitors came from the simple line, “there is chaos on every screen”
A KILLER UNICORN?????? AHAHHAHAH loved your reaction Mellow!!
20:55 when I first watched this part, I had to pause it for like 5 minutes because I had to pause it and jus process wtf happened(and laugh my ass off)
While I do love this scene, imagine how crazier it would have been if we didn’t have the scene with the bird.
I think about that a lot 😆
THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE SCOOBY DOO PARALLELS! All caps totally warranted.
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For the younger crowd, ‘I Learned It From Watching You’ was an 80’s anti-drug PSA where a kid is grilled by his dad where he got his drug habit, to which he answers with the title,
“I learned it from watching you!”
Mello stop playing an get into your horror bag alreadyyyyy drag me to hell is fire and hilarious as well as this movie, the concept of bringing together every sub genre of horror Joss Whedon was cookin with this and the elevator scene alone. I was watching a behind the scenes and in the script all that was written is "chaos ensues" and the concept team had to make due with that alone ✨
One of the best horror movies, love all the easter eggs, details, and layers to the film. Like how they manipulated the group into following horror tropes, ex: Jules ("the Whore") was actually a medical student and in a committed relationship, while Dana ("the Virgin") was sleeping with her college professors to pass.
This has GOT to be one of my favorite horror movies of all time. The way it spins around cliches around stupid decisions and stereotypical characters to comedy makes it all the more entertaining.
My favorite monster would have to be Kevin. Yes he doesn't appear, but the way he's just established as a normal looking dude with glasses just sounds hilarious to me.
PS, unicorns are traditionally considered very dangerous monsters unless you are a virgin. *(Would be a hilarious PSA for pre-marital sex)*
I once read a fan theory that Dana was The Fool & Marty was The Virgin since Dana had an affair with her professor in order to do better in her course, meanwhile Marty never admitted to have had sex before or not.
You have those backwards, for the theory.
@@kayshinae9023: Fixed it, thank you.
@@jessetorres8738 No problem; I actually really like that theory, too!
Nah. Marty fits "The Fool" perfectly. The Tarot archetype of The Fool. And Dana fits "The Virgin" pretty well.
It just failed this time. It is common for it to fail in a lot of territories. It was just bad luck that the two best ( Japan and USA ) didn't get it done this time.
But I think part of their system is the virgin has to be a woman - but doesn’t literally have to be a virgin. But I do like that theory!!! It makes sense
I saw this with some of the cast of our production of Evil Dead: the Musical and we all loved it and were laughing at it. “We’re 5 college students on our way to an old abandoned cabin in the woods.”
This is one of those movies that I have to watch again after I realize what is going on. Then the basement scene makes sense and other parts.
1:50 This joke was for an older crowd that remembers the PSA drug commercials wherein the father confronts his child when he found her stash. "Where did you get this from? Who taught you about this?" and she replys with "I learned it from watching you!"
I was trying to remember what this was from, thank you for that
I freaking LOVE your reactions man!
And your laugh is so contagious..! 🤣
I discovered your channel by randomness out of watching a hairspray movie video and it took me to your Hairspray reaction… I freaking lived for it. Then I started watching some other videos and subscribed to your channel.
Now, after 11 days I’ve watched 95% of your videos (some more than once…some I will never watch because I loathe those pictures sorry)
You rock!
It’s the definition of see it for yourself and that’s what makes it great
no its more the definiton from ,,Fuck around and find out XD''
Great reaction Mellverse! I think the inspiration for the tall bald guy with the circular saw blade through his face was inspired by Pinhead. In which the monster gets pleasure out of causing pain to his victims. Also, the creature that was crawling on the ceiling is called a Reanimator they are by far the scariest monster in this movie... in my opinion. Once again, great reaction, Mellverse! Keep providing quality content!
20:55 thank you so much for laughing this hard mel. I always thought I was the only one who died here LOL
I'm sure someone's already mentioned it but *we* are the gods demanding sacrifices. The horror movie audience are the ones that demand the jock, virgin, slut, geek, etc die in these movies. They've been to formulaic for decades. That's the meta layer. It's commentary on what horror fans demand in their movies.
That part always gets me. When I see that giant hand just come out from underneath the cabin.
Want another meta horror movie check out Behind The Mask : The Rise of Leslie Vernon. It's about a documentarian following a man planning a massacre to become a slasher killer like Freddy, Jason or Michael. They actually exist in that universe. Really solid movie.
I absolutely love this movie! The ending of it and the subplot are actually pretty hilarious. Talk about a dark comedy!😂 I think my favorite part about this movie was how it gained inspiration from every horror movie that came before! Love it!
27:46 the scarecrows are a reference to a movie called Husk I know because of the nails on there fingers also if you have not seen Husk I highly recommend you react to that. It's been one of my favorite horror movies since I saw on the Sci fi/ chillers channel(s)!
Oh that’s brilliant - no one ever knows that film!
@@tightropewalkergirl6485 I know right?!
Yeah I saw this movie in the theatre and the entire time I was like ‘what the AF is going on’? lol
"What the as fuck is going on"?
Not calling Amy Acker "anteater nose" 😂
3:10 i never took that in about scooby doo😂😂😂😂good catch
I never imagine a Horror comedy movie like, what I expect some scary stuff but adding comedy to the mix hahaha. 20:54 Definitely one of the funniest scenes ever and with your reaction I laugh even more. 31:22 I wonder how much budget they got for this movie and its such a bummer we only get a glimpse of the evil gods. It would be scary to watch it in 3D like imagine it smashes you. I wonder if they have like concept art of it.
Love that you pointed out the bloater because it was one you can also see i think bill the old survivor dude
Rendering be darned, this is another great Mello reaction!! ♥️♥️♥️ this movie is so re watchable
If you’ve ever seen or remember the shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, this movie is kind of like what happens if they were to fail in fighting off the kinds of monsters, creatures, and beings you see in here. In fact, there are at least two familiar faces from both shows in here. This movie even has the same vibe as the later seasons of the Buffy and Angel shows.
Your takes are hilarious! 😂. Great reax!
You could think this is the precursor unofficial prequel to The Hunger Games and throw in Battle Royale since The Cabin in the Woods” includes Japanese kids defending their part of the horror they were also dealt with.
Idk how I got here so early but I absolutely love this movie. Such a perfect perfect blend of clichés and original
This movie is so underrated and SO LIT. I'm glad you watched it!
Unicorns back in old fairy tales were always wild and violent. Why they were never tamed since people hunted them for their horns.
I really wished they never spoiled the force field with that bird at the start, would have been miles more effective if we didn't know it was going to happen.
No, it would be something that comes completely out of left field. Nothing else suggests they have that level of tech. Magic, sure, but that's a different story.
Now you understand why this is such a fan favorite movie!
The "I learned it from watching you" early in the movie was a joke referencing an 80's PSA that used to play during commercials. A father finds his son with marijuana and he tells his Dad, "I learned it by watching you!".
I remember seeing this movie in the theater with a bunch of friends. An unexpected classic.
Fun fact me and my sisters were in the kitchen getting snacks when the bird hit the field, so we were actually surprised when he hit it 😭😂
one of my favorite horror movies, glad yall enjoyed! when i first saw this i was hella happy that the stoner survived what a great twist!!!
TEQUILA IS MY LADY!
I’ve literally been binge watching your channel I’m so obsessed it stays having me laugh🤣💙
Fun fact about Unicorns: Supposedly they'd kill anyone that approached them who wasn't a virgin.
The Purge scene location was bigger than they were expecting. That is why they had to fill the space with the CGI snake. Drew Goddard was against CGI originally, this movie made him understand why it is needed sometimes lol.
There's a scene when they're in the cubes where you can briefly see a Tank, a Boomer, and a Witch from Left 4 Dead. The Cabin was going to be a DLC map but it eneded up not happening
16:02 “he’s got a husband bulge.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
This movie is what got Chris the role of Thor. It was filmed, then the company died, and the film was shelved. Then Joss W was talking to the Marvel folk, and they mentioned they were looking at this Liam Hemsworth for Thor. Joss was like, i just finished working with Chris Hemsworth, and he'd be great for Thor. Got the audition. Got the role. The two brothers didn't speak to each other for a couple of years after, if rumors the are to be believed.
everyone always dismisses unicorns, unicorns were actually very vicious, they ONLY liked virgin women and would kill anyone else because everyone else was not 'pure'. this is one of my favorite movies ever.
This movie will go down in history as one of the best. No doubt in my mind. It’s just THAT GOOD.
Am I being bombarded with subliminal images?
People in this town drive in a very counterintuitive manner… that’s what I have to say.
DRAG ME TO HELL IS SOOOOOO WORTH THE WATCH hahaha fkn scary!
Same with "The Woman In Black 1" with daniel radcliffe
Dude, Unicorns in History never where 'Innocent'. Virgin woman they lay their heads on their lap, but people like Knights Unicorns uses their horns(called Alicorn) to stab them to death. It is also written that Unicorns have powerfull hard hooves that can stomp almost anything. They are so fast, they can literally travel between dimensions. They are so magical, they are immune against poison, toxin and even can purify with their horns water.
Fun fact, Unicorns were first written about in the Old Testament, they were called the Re'em. They were said to be terribly dangerous and unkillable by anyone but God. They were Demonic in origin.
"I learned it from watching YOU!" is a meme from before meme.was a word. Goes back to 90s anti drug psas.
A dad is getting in his kids face about finding.weed in his room and the kid explodes.with that line. Gen x/milennials been.screaming "i learned it from watching you!" For decades.
@melverse fun fact….Sigourney weaver has a black belt in Tae Kwan do so yea ripley can definitely throw hands 😂😂 love your reactions
So i just happened to watch yo Hairspray vid bruh and liked yo commentary so I'm popping in for another video
You ever get around to watching hugh jackmans van Helsing, the stoner guy is in it ✨️
This is my absolute favorite movie. It's a love letter to the entire horror genre.
Each monster, at the end, is a reference to a different horror movie. The guy with the chainsaw head is a Pinhead reference. I think the Unicorns are a reference to the movie Legend. Couldn’t be the animated movie The Last Unicorn. The Merman is a reference to the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
I'm sure I speak for us all...literally waiting on your reaction for Abigail!! Such a fun horror movie...funny as well! I know you'll definitely enjoy it!
I've said it plenty of times, they should definitely turn The Cabin in the Woods into a TV series. Cabins could be located anywhere. They could do a different cabin each episode, or one cabin a season. For example, one cabin could be up in the mountains in the Winter, where the monster there is a Yeti or Abominable Snowman.
The sound that came out of me when I saw this! Probably scared my cat.
This horror film is a modern-day classic. Great reaction Mello! 👍🏿
25:08 that fella is a supposed to be a Cenobite from the Hellraiser franchise 24:40