College kids find themselves in a cabin in the woods, not all of them leave it alive.
Joss Whedon flick, and you know his shit is quirky.
Also, this movie ties together nearly every slasher and horror film ever made. Everything now happens in the same universe. This is like the Grand Horror Film of Unification.
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Cabin in the Woods - a little spoilery
I keep getting irritated that people like this film because I keep getting it confused with Cabin Fever. Cabin Fever being one of the worst movies ever made.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
The bit where the one dude turns out to be unaffected by the ... plot device ... if what Ellen Ripley says is at all accurate, it's a rather bullshit twist. I'm calling Joss the Rob Liefeld of screenwriting from now on.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I'm calling Joss the Rob Liefeld of screenwriting from now on.
I think I'm the only person on this forum that will get that, and it's hilarious.
I like Joss, but that's a great rip.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
It is interesting to watch the movie a second time, and be able to hear all the conversations again, in context.
Also there are scenes where you just want to freeze frame, to see all the stuff going on. I actually did that a couple times.
I think I saw Bruce Campbell.
Also there are scenes where you just want to freeze frame, to see all the stuff going on. I actually did that a couple times.
I think I saw Bruce Campbell.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
TheCatt wrote:Leisher wrote:I'm calling Joss the Rob Liefeld of screenwriting from now on.
I think I'm the only person on this forum that will get that, and it's hilarious.
I like Joss, but that's a great rip.
Isn't he the guy you posted with the worst drawings ever or such?
Yeah.
EDIT: He's still an acknowledged industry player and a fucking millionaire, it's just as mind-blowing as Joss seeing dollar one for the shit he pushes out.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I think my fave Whedon moment... or perhaps it is just a perfect example of one... was in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, possibly season 1.
They are in a hell dimension. Children are enslaved, and will be doing hard labor for life. SOme sort of mine or something. Kids all over every level, in chains. All seems to be lost, the mood is grim. The bad guy is on a high ledge. He starts giving a speech, monologuing about how they have no hope for escape, they will be there until they die, and if they don't work hard they will wish they were dead. Then one of the enslaved little girls on the ledge next to him just pushes the bad guy off the ledge, killing him, the good guys win. The end.
A Whedon moment.
They are in a hell dimension. Children are enslaved, and will be doing hard labor for life. SOme sort of mine or something. Kids all over every level, in chains. All seems to be lost, the mood is grim. The bad guy is on a high ledge. He starts giving a speech, monologuing about how they have no hope for escape, they will be there until they die, and if they don't work hard they will wish they were dead. Then one of the enslaved little girls on the ledge next to him just pushes the bad guy off the ledge, killing him, the good guys win. The end.
A Whedon moment.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
That seems such bullshit to me. It's below lazy.GORDON wrote:They are in a hell dimension. Children are enslaved, and will be doing hard labor for life. SOme sort of mine or something. Kids all over every level, in chains. All seems to be lost, the mood is grim. The bad guy is on a high ledge. He starts giving a speech, monologuing about how they have no hope for escape, they will be there until they die, and if they don't work hard they will wish they were dead. Then one of the enslaved little girls on the ledge next to him just pushes the bad guy off the ledge, killing him, the good guys win. The end.
A Whedon moment.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
At the time, it was fresh. It hadn't been done before.... just chuck the fucking bad guy off the ledge. So obvious! But new.Malcolm wrote:That seems such bullshit to me. It's below lazy.GORDON wrote:They are in a hell dimension. Children are enslaved, and will be doing hard labor for life. SOme sort of mine or something. Kids all over every level, in chains. All seems to be lost, the mood is grim. The bad guy is on a high ledge. He starts giving a speech, monologuing about how they have no hope for escape, they will be there until they die, and if they don't work hard they will wish they were dead. Then one of the enslaved little girls on the ledge next to him just pushes the bad guy off the ledge, killing him, the good guys win. The end.
A Whedon moment.
He didn't get famous because he followed the crowd on that sort of thing.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
*spoilers begin here*
Watched it a second time today.
The "Old Gods..." they are us, right? The stars of the film... the two guys in the control room... state more than once that everything is staged to placate the Old Gods. When the chick goes topless, they mention, "We aren't the only ones watching..." they also mean us.
And if we, the Old Gods, are not satisfied with the quality of the killings, and the established order of operations, then we rise up and destroy them.
This entire movie was a statement about the current horror movie genre, and the 2 fucking kids at the end letting it all get wiped is a statement that it is time to let other methods of horror have their shot.
Since this film was actually made in 2009, I assume they are talking about the found-footage style, or possibly torture porn like Hostel. The entire movie... every sacrifice failing... was saying that the old horror formula does not work on today's audience.
I sez.
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Watched it a second time today.
The "Old Gods..." they are us, right? The stars of the film... the two guys in the control room... state more than once that everything is staged to placate the Old Gods. When the chick goes topless, they mention, "We aren't the only ones watching..." they also mean us.
And if we, the Old Gods, are not satisfied with the quality of the killings, and the established order of operations, then we rise up and destroy them.
This entire movie was a statement about the current horror movie genre, and the 2 fucking kids at the end letting it all get wiped is a statement that it is time to let other methods of horror have their shot.
Since this film was actually made in 2009, I assume they are talking about the found-footage style, or possibly torture porn like Hostel. The entire movie... every sacrifice failing... was saying that the old horror formula does not work on today's audience.
I sez.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
New != good.GORDON wrote:At the time, it was fresh. It hadn't been done before.... just chuck the fucking bad guy off the ledge. So obvious! But new.
He didn't get famous because he followed the crowd on that sort of thing.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."