The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard, 2012) ... Best post-2000 horror film?
It currently has a 95% fresh tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.6.
Anyone else expecting very big things from this? Like, best / most fun horror movie of the new millenium type vibes? Yes, my expectations are that high. I'm keeping my fingers crossed ...
Also, pardon for the hyperbolic thread title. I needed to use it as an attention grabber. .
Last edited by chuppa chupp: 04-04-2012 at 10:17 PM.
The Monday after this comes out one of my classes doesn't meet, I will be seeing it then.
I'm uber excited. I've been following this film's production for what seems like 3 years now, and I almost can't believe it's coming out in about a week.
I have a feeling that audiences are going to have a "WTF Weirdest movie ever!!!" reaction to it though. Unless it's a remake of an already established franchise, the horror genre is dead in America (sadly).
Last edited by chuppa chupp: 04-04-2012 at 10:16 PM.
I seriously can't wait to see it. It's been a LONG time since I've seen a horror movie in theaters. The last one I can think of was Paranormal Activity, which I enjoyed.
I have high hopes (though the bar for American horror in the last decade+ is so sadly low it shouldn't be hard to pass it).
I've avoided all advanced word on it other than picking up that the general feeling that it's pretty good and it had been puzzlingly and wrongly shelved for a while.
A horror movie that puzzles a studio can't be a bad thing in my mind given what the studios typically embrace from the genre.
Location: Gary Coleman's Finishing School for Doomsday Devices
Posts: 2,344
vCash: 500
This movie's quite fun. The audience at the screening I went to applauded at the end. I think if you like Sam Raimi's stuff or Scream, you'll probably enjoy this. Try to watch the movie cold, it'll be more enjoyable that way.
One of the few upcoming horror films the various horror media sites were raving about for the year I'm actually interested in. Just looked it up to refresh myself on the release date, saw Amy Acker in the cast, got a bit more interested.
__________________
“there is no real me. Only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours, and maybe you can even sense that our lifestyles are probably comparable, I simply am not there."
94% certified fresh mofos.... looks like good fun, can't wait
What's just as awesome is that the average rating of each review is a 7.8. The majority of Best Picture Oscar nominees don't even have an average rating that high.
I got a pass to see it last Thursday, it was really good. Not quite what I was expecting and some of the humor is a bit weird to start, but well worth seeing.
The only thing I didn't really like was (don't read if you haven't seen the movie):
Spoil:
the monsters and animals. I know it wasn't meant to be a serious movie, but I found it really took away from it, imo. I really liked how they did the zombies, and the other humanoid nightmares, but the ghosts and animals were too over the top for me
All in all, they were right to say it's not your usual horror story, and it wasn't bad, but I was a bit let down with the plot. The direction was solid, great tense moments, decent laughs, and it was certainly creative.
the monsters and animals. I know it wasn't meant to be a serious movie, but I found it really took away from it, imo. I really liked how they did the zombies, and the other humanoid nightmares, but the ghosts and animals were too over the top for me
Spoil:
I can see a lot of people not being a fan of that, but, for me, I got a huge kick out of it. That's the point where the movie moved to full on camp. If they held back on that, then the whole ending with the "hand of god", would have stood out as more campy.
Most of those other horrors would not have held up well if they were the focus for a lengthier period (i.e. if that's what the group chose), but, throwing them all together for one extended scene at the end was just fun. You're not going to see zombies, giant bats and a merman in one scene very often.
I can see a lot of people not being a fan of that, but, for me, I got a huge kick out of it. That's the point where the movie moved to full on camp. If they held back on that, then the whole ending with the "hand of god", would have stood out as more campy.
Most of those other horrors would not have held up well if they were the focus for a lengthier period (i.e. if that's what the group chose), but, throwing them all together for one extended scene at the end was just fun. You're not going to see zombies, giant bats and a merman in one scene very often.
Very, very true, it's a one of a kind movie
Quote:
Originally Posted by discostu
One scene with breasts, which is a part of a fairly short and pretty tame sex scene.
There's more gore than nudity, and even the gore isn't too bad.
There's also a scene where one of the females, um, makes out with a taxidermy wolf head and she does a sexy dance before it
I dunno how you'd feel about your nephew seeing that, just figure I'd warn you (kesselbuiltmyhotrod) of that scene too. Other than the things mentioned, I don't remember any thing else to worry about other than the definite gore
Really loved it. I really hate the indie trend toward "meta-horror", but CitW pulls it off without getting pretentious.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ForzaZuffa
Spoil:
the monsters and animals. I know it wasn't meant to be a serious movie, but I found it really took away from it, imo. I really liked how they did the zombies, and the other humanoid nightmares, but the ghosts and animals were too over the top for me
That was probably my favorite part. The insanity of the third act had my grinning like an idiot.
Still not sure whether it's the worst or best movie I've ever seen.
On a side note, I really want to see an actual horror movie (in the movies) that is rated that high.
That's exactly how I felt leaving the theatre.... I didn't know whether to be pissed about wasting my money or be happy I contributed to the creativity culture
.
