Movie: The Cabin in the Woods

[khaynu]

Just saw it tonight. Would highly recommend to anyone that likes meta horror/comedies. Really fun and entertaining romp. Avoid spoilers if you can!

[k4ng]

I got to see this movie at BNAT without knowing anything about it and it was SO awesome. So scary & funny & smart! Saw it again in theaters, took my little sister without telling her anything about the movie. She didn't like it so much, but I think that's because she isn't that into horror films. Fran Kranz gives a great performance. He was awesome in Dollhouse too.

I think going into it thinking it's just a straight horror movie and not knowing that it's "meta" in any way is better.



SEMI-SPOILER UNDERNEATH!!!



In the beginning of the movie, the two control room guys mention that the last time the US base made a mistake was in 1998. Does anybody know what movie they're referring to?

[khaynu]

Originally Posted by k4ng

Does anybody know what movie they're referring to?

Only relevant thing I found off of imdb was The Cabin (1998). Seems to work according to the start of the synopsis, "Six teenagers go up to an old cabin in the woods for a vacation get-away. When they get there, strange things start happening."

[stubadub]

Am I on speaker phone?

[tsmith15]

Fucking loved it. Probably my favorite movie of the year so many cool little things in there with the humor, meta-stuff, references, cool actors, etc. I didn't know it was co-written by Whedon but I could tell a few minutes in, especially with the Dollhouse actors in it.

[whattheydontsay]

To stay as spoiler-free as possible I'll just say that horror films typically always piss me off. There are always characters that didn't deserve to die and that level of macabre/noir always puts me off. This film however, properly and fully redeems itself in every way. Past that it felt like every 20-30 minutes the screenwriters said, "How can we push this even further?" and it definitely pays off. Few modern films take this many risks with storytelling and genre.

[bassguitar115]

Originally Posted by tsmith15

Fucking loved it. Probably my favorite movie of the year so many cool little things in there with the humor, meta-stuff, references, cool actors, etc. I didn't know it was co-written by Whedon but I could tell a few minutes in, especially with the Dollhouse actors in it.

Just saw it tonight and totally agree. It's definitely a contender for movie of the year thus far.

[wideawakewesley]

Loved it!

[heyseuss]

What makes it meta ? Bonus points: give me your answer, meta, in meta, referring, meta-ly, ish.

[damnedeyez]

Having not seen the movie...I will say the review as a bit irritating, having said we might want to avoid the trailer, they show the trailer in the background during the non-spoiler part of the review.