The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
A group of friends at a cabin retreat scratch the surface of something so massive and horrific that they can only begin to fathom it as time quickly runs out. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Drew Goddard
Written By: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Sigourney Weaver, Bradley Whitford, Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth, Amy Acker, Jodelle Ferland, Brian White, Patrick Sabongui, Anna Hutchison, Kristen Connolly, Jesse Williams
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Where to Stream
Loading...
The Cabin in the Woods belongs to 59 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (collaborative: moderated by kozan26 - 234 stars)
2. Favorite Film of Every Criticker Member (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 96 stars)
3. boobs (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 51 stars)
4. Passed the Bechdel Test (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 29 stars)
5. Edgar Wright 1000 Favorite Movies (Aug 2016) (collaborative: moderated by Aron Ericson - 17 stars)
6. Slasher (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 16 stars)
7. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
8. A group of people locked/trapped in one place (collaborative: moderated by siweq86 - 10 stars)
9. Twist endings (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 9 stars)
10. Something's picking us off! (collaborative: moderated by TonythePony - 8 stars)
11. Mindfuck, surreal, strange and weird films (List by André "BadSmile" Byman) (public: stalebread - 8 stars)
12. Criticker's Incorrect Release Dates (collaborative - 7 stars)
13. Psychological horror (collaborative - 5 stars)
14. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
15. Capsules, guest reviews, list candidates... (366weirdmovies) (collaborative: moderated by sesito71 - 4 stars)
16. Zombies (collaborative: moderated by ForrestQ - 3 stars)
17. Movie Night (public: cesargm - 3 stars)
18. Top 1000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 3 stars)
19. Great Horror Movies (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika - 2 stars)
20. simulated/virtual reality (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 2 stars)
21. Cinema Sins (collaborative: moderated by Phantom Nook - 2 stars)
22. Setting: isolated cabins or houses. (collaborative: moderated by tipar - 2 stars)
23. The AV Club Best Films of 2012 (public: TychoCelchuu - 2 stars)
24. Top 2000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 2 stars)
25. film puanlamalarım (collaborative - 1 star)
26. Reza Archive (public: reza899 - 1 star)
27. A tribute to cinema (public: juandr - 1 star)
28. A.V. Club's 100 Best Films of the Decade (so far) (public: kevinjoseph - 1 star)
29. The 25 best horror movies since 2000 - The AV Club (public: TychoCelchuu - 1 star)
30. Great Films of the New Millenium (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika)
31. Novelized (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer)
32. FThisMovie Patrick's Top 10 (collaborative)
33. FThisMovie JB's Top 10 (collaborative)
34. Dead Meat: Kill Count (collaborative: moderated by delollio)
35. Memorable Cameos (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
36. Incorrect criticker release dates (collaborative: moderated by JooJoo)
37. Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 New Halloween Classics (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub)
38. Single-Set Productions (collaborative: moderated by Deutscher)
39. SirStuckey's Blu-Ray Collection (public: SirStuckey)
40. Movies I've Seen In Theaters (public: SirStuckey)
41. movies i wanna see (public: wavylips)
42. 2011: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
43. 2012 US Theatrical (public: DrBroel)
44. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 32 (public: PeaceAnarchy)
45. Movies I Own (public: Farzan)
46. Seen in Theater (public: virtualbub)
47. Djross review describes the essence (public: djross)
48. My Movies (public: Thilerion)
49. Rewatch & Random (public: ForrestQ)
50. 2012, Best of (public: Matthew Parkinson)
51. Remembered Films (public: JanaMarie)
52. fave horrors (public: letskillrobots)
53. Tone (public: dhewett)
54. Fiumabe (public: Schmidiator)
55. SEEN IN CINEMA (public: wicked치킨)
56. Unofficially Beating The World Record For Most Films Watched in a Year (public: EsperHart)
57. Deeper than most people would think (public: misaeld7)
58. Massive Plot Twist (public: hassanjwr6)
59. Blu-ray Collection (public: TripEuphoric)
Browse the full list of collections
| Stars | User | Rating | |
| 29 |  |
BillyShears | 90 92nd |
|
This is the Truman Show but on a better channel.
|
|||
| 24 |  |
KasperL | 85 93rd |
|
To steer clear of spoilers is tricky. Suffice to say that certain ideas are drawn from a 1998 flick, adding substance to what's usually brainless. Whedon and Goddard provide us with exactly the moments and elements we've come to expect. But they go one further, asking: Why is it that we as an audience need these tropes to be present and correct? Even if the deconstruction aspect isn't your thing, the finale expands and delivers more geeky awesomeness than any genre fan could ask for. I loved it.
|
|||
| 14 |  |
easydiff | 100 99th |
|
Epochal. First, there was horror. Then there was Scream, and it effectively created the metahorror genre. The Cabin in the Woods is the end of all things, the Omega of Horror. It puts the nail in the coffin that Scream built. SEE THIS MOVIE NOW.
|
|||
| 12 |  |
FrederikA | 85 92nd |
|
Finally all the hours I've spend watching horrible horror movies is justified by this near perfect genre spoof, that takes the meta-horror sub-genre to its logical conclusion. It's perhaps a bit light when it comes to actual suspense/horror, but it sure is enjoyable nonetheless.
|
|||
| 11 |  |
omgfridge | 10 97th |
|
Believe the hype and don't spoil anything for yourself. It is fucking amazing. Just go watch it immediantely. You need this movie in your life.
|
|||
| 7 |  |
AFlickering | 2 19th |
|
to avoid patronising horror aficionados, metahorror needs to fully understand and evoke the empathy and terror of its sources, satirising from within rather than providing winking (& reductive) commentary from a superior remove. 'cabin...' holds itself up as quintessential, but it's too mediocre a horror movie to say anything about the love of *good* horror movies, devoting more energy to its deconstructive contextual framework than exemplifying the appeal of the genre it's supposedly skewering.
|
|||
| 7 |  |
Paxton | 74 75th |
|
The Evil Dead meets The Truman Show meets Conspiracy Theory. Yeah, it's that awesome.
|
|||
| 6 |  |
Vandelay1 | 83 92nd |
|
Very nice
|
|||
| 6 |  |
TheRealJ-Ro | 95 97th |
|
...fuckin eh. That's honestly just the best way I can summarize the amazingness that is "The Cabin in the Woods". From the 70's style title screen and its perfect placement, to the movie's epic concept and equally-epic execution, I found absolutely nothing to hate about this self-aware masterpiece. Casting is spot-on, writing and dialogue is unbelievable, monster design is top-notch, and at the end of the day it's one of the most enjoyable watching experiences you'll have all year and beyond.
|
|||
| 6 |  |
SirStuckey | 95 97th |
|
I sat in the theater with a big dumb grin on my face and nearly killed myself driving home as I sent texts to everyone I know telling them to go see this movie. I can understand people liking it less than me, but I don't really see how anyone could hate it. Unless they think fun is bullshit.
|
|||
| 6 |  |
mwgerb | 63 73rd |
|
The more mediocre, cliched horror movies I watch, the more I admire Cabin in the Woods. A brilliant concept, and a dead-on deconstruction of the genre. I could have used a bit more tension and genuine scares, and the post-modern self-awareness occasionally rubbed me the wrong way, but you have to give this credit for taking the genre parody to the next level, and for being exciting, hilarious, and enjoyable.
|
|||
| 6 |  |
Cinema_Asia | 75 71st |
|
The only way to describe this is as a modern day horror classic with a Lovecraftian twist. It works as an entire homage to every horror film every made but yet cleverly avoids breaking its own mythos or ruining itself with too much self awareness. The cast is wonderful and is stereotypically exactly what you expect in a film with this title. You have to really love the genre to enjoy this for what it is. The only flaw is that the plot may have worked better as a slow burn reveal.
|
|||
| 6 |  |
Leonardis | 87 55th |
|
I was lucky enough to see this upon initial release and avoid spoilers. This was a super fun time and felt very original with its new turn on the genre. Once things start getting weird, I couldn't look away. Kristen Connolly was very good. The bird of comedy and satire in here were great too. The ending is kind of cool, but that last conversation they had does leave a bitter taste in my mouth. Still, this was pretty entertaining and well worth a visit.
|
|||
| 6 |  |
bakcheia | 90 85th |
|
The horror genre needed this movie SOOOO badly. I totally recommend it to anyone and don't let anyone spoil anything for you beforehand. Hell, don't even watch the trailer.
|
|||
| 5 |  |
terrymac | 69 54th |
|
An imaginative attempt at subverting the horror genre. The concept is impressive, even if the execution perhaps doesn't do it justice. It maybe suffers a bit from being too obvious on the satire and references, and not bold enough with the horror and/or fun. That said, there is plenty to like here, and there is rarely a dull moment. Pretty good, and it has Richard Jenkins in it, so that's something.
|
|||
| 5 |  |
Pickpocket | 8 82nd |
|
A movie made for people who actually like movies, it's just a lot of fun. The ending is great and ballsy and the characters are awesome. The merman scene was classic. I love how it relished in its own cliches and played them up only to do a complete 180 and be something completely different. The most fun I've had at a theater in a long time.
|
|||
| 5 |  |
Kojiless | 84 88th |
|
As a self-proclaimed aficionado of so-bad-they're-good horror movies, I can appreciate what my buddy Joss is trying here (okay, he's not my buddy). However, while trying to make fun of certain genre tropes (aka: ehrmagerd, ghernre trehrps), he ends up falling victim to the most common, like 11th hour winded monologues explaining everything to those who weren't paying attention. What, you say? That was on purpose? The best way to parody a trope is to use the trope itself!? Well, color me Whedon!
|
|||
| 5 |  |
frederic_g54 | 7 57th |
|
My inner child geeked out so much over this film and I thank its makers for perking up whatever's left of it. Note to penny-pinching self: buy popcorn next time.
|
|||
| 5 |  |
Okkervil | 65 59th |
|
Plays well with the very concepts and notions that make up the teen horror movie. It's smart, gory, if not actually particularly scary or jumpy, and probably works best as a comedy more than as anything else. Fun, but no groundbreaker.
|
|||
| 5 |  |
HiResDes | 62 22nd |
|
Cabin in the Woods relies on a sort of hip acknowledgement by the audience of the classic troupes and cliches of the horror genre to realize its humor and also the few points in which it flips these old standbys on their head. It's neither ridiculous enough nor brilliant enough to truly ascend above the films it satirizes, and as a result the whole thing just comes off as one big smug, masturbatory inside-joke amongst Whedon and his lackies, though I did enjoy the last 20 minutes of the film.
|
|||
| 5 |  |
ratedargh | 90 85th |
|
Behind a generic title is a multi-layered satirical horror that defies expectations, pokes fun at it and breathes new life into the mainstream horror genre. Almost everything works. The characters are generally likable (which is more than you can say about many contemporary horror films of its ilk), which breeds empathy. The kills, gore and atmosphere are all done very well and the chaos comes on strong at the right moment.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
TheDenizen | 70 63rd |
|
Horror meta-movie version of The Truman Show that tinkers with the standard genre conventions. It's smart and fun and the finale sets up some excellent gore scenes but the big reveal is kinda anti-climactic. Still, I love that it's the paranoid pot-head who figures shit out and is pretty much the smartest guy in the film. Finally a chronic movie character worth looking up to.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
KMcNeil | 9 94th |
|
Between this and "Tucker & Dale vs Evil", the horror comedy is truly getting its groove back. Snappy one-liners, great CGI, tongue in cheek mythology and inspired cross-cutting - cutting some scenes short, letting others go on longer than expected - more than make up for the lack of real scares. I'm pretty sure Sam Raimi approves. If you're up there, please save me, Mr. Merman!
|
|||
| 4 |  |
Luna6ix | 83 83rd |
|
This is an extremely fun and entertaining movie, however, it simply doesn't live up to its potential. It nods here and there to its forebears, but it fails to fully take it to the next level. If Whedon simply tried just a little bit harder, then this movie would have been as good as everyone says, even as is it's still a pretty awesome movie.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
moraesfelipe | 44 19th |
|
Goddard/Whedon don't take horror films seriously -- not even as objects of satire, and that's a huge mistake Wes Craven and Sam Raimi fortunately didn't make in the past -- and create an unbearably self-indulgent, cynic and see-how-cool-it-is-to-be-ironic-about-genre-clichés mocker. Cabin is more tricky than bright: it's a game/reality TV show managed by corporate creeps that murder "real characters" with a big catalogue of monsters in order to feed ancient gods. Really? What a fuck up.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
jmarkthespot | 90 93rd |
|
If you don't like this movie, then it's about time you kill yourself.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
CMonster | 93 97th |
|
Best comedy since Hot Fuzz and best horror comedy since Shaun of the Dead. From mermen and unicorns to saw blades and boobs, this has something for everybody. Cliches abound as a necessity and then are turned into something more. The movie then steps it up a peg by taking a hard line stance on blond women reading at the very beginning.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
KramYessev | 36 14th |
|
Oh, what's that, Whedon/Goddard? You've lumped all the regular and well known horror staples and cliches together and added awkward attempts at humor, all while being self aware?! How witty! Or maybe you're just fucking parasites. Ironically, the only time I enjoyed myself was when it wasn't trying to be original or satirical, but even 'that' part was ruined by CGI. Maybe I don't get it, or maybe it's self-indulgent, patronising, pretentious, CGI-riddled garbage. SPOILER: It's the latter.
|
|||
| 4 |  |
juntakinte99 | 50 9th |
|
Joss Whedon is always a reactionary Libertarian Bro and in this film he argues that one should keep their freedom because all authority is based on antiquated ideas. And it's just boring and obnoxious. The writing is off-kilter; especially in the shifting between cabin and office scenes. The casting mistakenly tries to shake up The Breakfast Club style jock and nerd archetypes. And the scares and action aren't cool. Avoid. The Hunger Games took similar concepts & executed them much better.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Moribunny | 15 7th |
|
These self-indulgent horror satires were never clever, but this one is particularly daft and obnoxious. Jarringly, one of the movies it seeks to outwit is The Evil Dead, a creative, funny and genuinely scary masterpiece. Goddard and Whedon's deconstructionist wank is none of those things. On the off-chance that Hollywood is reading this: A $30m budget and state-of-the-art special fx are definitely better reserved for horror filmmakers of Sam Raimi's talent.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
cagedwisdom | 100 90th |
|
Smart, funny, knows it's roots, original premise, unpredictable plot. These are traits not exhibited by many (or, let's be honest, any) other horror films in recent memory and Cabin in the Woods is for this reason and many more, by far the best horror film I have seen in years. I can't recommend it enough, but I don't want to say too much more about it as I personally found going in blind made me like it even more.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Ytadel | 7 83rd |
|
I don't really care about horror as a genre, but this is a rare exception - it's energetic, funny, creative, and stands up well alongside other genre deconstructions such as Scream and Shaun of the Dead.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Paradiselost | 82 79th |
|
Funny Games, but without the director scolding you for enjoying it.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Alex Watkins | 2 15th |
|
I don't know what this movie has to say that Scream didn't 18 years earlier, especially given that it ignores every development in horror since that movie (no found-footage? Seriously?). But it's a decent time and that climax is really fun.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Anomaly | 70 49th |
|
Neat premise with some good (if a bit outdated) critique of horror film staples. The problem comes when it presents us those exact same horror film staples for so long with the tension having been deflated by the premise. We're left with large parts of the film being repetitious and noneffective, before it finally rewards us with some insanity at the end. The scenes in the offices remain the highlight of all this.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
td888 | 90 95th |
|
A weird cocktail of From Dusk Till Dawn and Severance meets Inception and The Truman Show. Don't do any research or read anything beforehand. This is just fucking amazing. Just go and watch it.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
miawallce | 69 41st |
|
starts with great idea but ending is not satisfy..
|
|||
| 3 |  |
yawkcorb | 100 99th |
|
This is a perfect execution of the horror/comedy concept. It pays homage to so many classics, yet still has it's own unique identity, and very fun to watch. It is simply amazing; I am in awe at the skill of the writers and director; bravo guys, bravo.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
bolivar | 20 1st |
|
not funny, not scary, not clever. then what? atrocious, thats the one word that comes to mind. this is essentially a blown-up version of the "scary movie" series.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
filmfreak88 | 70 54th |
|
It's a noble effort to helm what is simultaneously a mockery of and a homage to horror tropes, trying to reinvigorate the genre from its currently gasping state. The film is indeed filled with very entertaining moments and one particular scene involving elevator doors is genuinely inspired. The film's strength is, however, also its greatest failing. Its strict adherence to its "wink-wink" attitude creates limitations that keep it from becoming something more coherent and of more lasting value
|
|||
| 3 |  |
waterhaul | 40 11th |
|
As a critique of modern horror it is outdated and uninformed. As a horror film it falls into the tropes it attempts to lampoon. Cabin in the Woods attempts to be both horror and comedy yet fails at both. Just watch the Halloween House episode of Buffy and save yourself the time and money.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
d_drudges | 20 17th |
|
A movie based on the assumption that if you make something that's shit on purpose it will magically cease to be shit. The whole "fourth wall" -thing doesn't really work if it's the same unimaginative, misogynistic trite on either side of the screen. The last 30 minutes are spent pointlessly underlining the premise for those who just came in, while the movie carries on with the most basic horror movie plot all the way to the end.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
hellboy76 | 75 92nd |
|
A smart, fun, sometimes scary sci-fi horror project that succeeds in if nothing else being highly entertaining. Horror movies have been broken down before but there is not as much wink wink in this one which was refreshing.
|
|||
| 3 | WulfstanLee | 80 73rd |
|
|
Every so often, you see a film that thinks it's really smart, and in the end, it proves it. This is one. Yes, it plays on horror movie conventions and spoofs them, but more importantly, it spoofs the lack of creativity in the Hollywood film-making machine. Unfortunately, once you figure out the higher stakes (or even that there are higher stakes to begin with), any visceral reaction to the attempts at frightening you go away, but the film's ability to make you think makes that a small loss.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
nobodyrobots | 89 81st |
|
Great twist on the slasher film genre; the ending was somewhat of a let down after the amazing first two acts. This movie should receive high marks based solely on the hilarious banter between Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.
|
|||
| 3 | EntertainMe | 38 14th |
|
|
A clever concept, with competent execution, but...the thing about playing two film archetypes against each other is they both need to be solid for the film overall to achieve its potential. What we have here is a super bland horror pastiche and an underwhelming 'man behind the curtain' setting. If it weren't for the strength of the core idea, and some competent acting, this film would have very little value. As-is, it's OK, but I'm not exactly gaining any new insight into the horror genre.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Isaac T | 100 87th |
|
Cabin in the Woods takes one of horror's most tired premises and turns it on its head, injecting hilarity, intelligence and thrills along the way. It's the perfect horror/comedy; laugh out loud funny but with truly effective scares and creepy atmosphere. One of my favourite films of the year and it's just as good the second time around.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
LookJabba... | 7 57th |
|
The Cabin in the Woods is refreshingly ambitious and brave for turning the horror genre completely on its head. Horror films are growing increasingly more and more generic and predictable. But credit to Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard for taking risks and confidently throwing so many ideas together. The acting is much to be desired, the script is pretty woeful and the finale won't please everybody. But I admire this film for trying something completely different and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Dakota99 | 9 95th |
|
Personally I think this is the best horror movie in quite some time. Every time I watch this, I continue to pick up on little references...and that's the thing. This film pays its respects to many horror films, including one of my favorite, Evil Dead. While also doing so, it makes fun of so many cliches in cinema today, and really it becomes a comedic horror homage. As a bonus, the last 30 minutes are quite entertaining, maybe some of the best I've ever seen in film.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
joel-w-m | 7 64th |
|
Solid scares in the cabin, but it was the other setting that really brought the horror. That scene with the dock events in the background of the party at headquarters will stick with me for a while; it was truly disturbing on its own movie level and more so when considering its clever and biting meta angle. Fittingly, with that shot of the bloody mess in the elevator lobby also still lingering in my brain, this was my last horror movie of the Halloween season, and maybe for a while after that.
|
|||
| 3 |  |
Quintonjamin | 70 66th |
|
There were a few moments in the beginning I thought were a bit ridiculous, but the last half hour more than made up for it. The gore is pretty good and it was surprisingly funny.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
cambel | 53 24th |
|
Some good and shitty ideas come together with a mediocre execution
|
|||
| 2 |  |
CCLZA | 75 63rd |
|
A very clever movie about the 'omnipotent power of writers' and the current poor state of the horror genre. The final 30 minutes are an absolute RIOT.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
yoohoo | 95 97th |
|
Superb faux-campy horror movie. Plays on all the standard tropes of the horror genre to a tee, but always leaves you surprised. Hilarious as well and subtle. Huge fan, can't recommend it enough.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
djross | 50 43rd |
|
A disquisition on horror movies as ritual: a representation (a construction, that is, the "cabin") summoning phantasms arising from the "woods" (that is, the unconscious, conceived on not just the individual level, but the collective and cinematic level - hence many shots and scenes that refer to other films), "latent content" expressed in order to keep at bay the true nightmare of the drives unleashed. Tries to be both a horror movie and a critique thereof, but is less successful at the former.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
IcyBrian | 95 95th |
|
One of the best horror movies in years. Funny, scary, an engaging plot, and great performances all around. This is just a blast to watch.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
kafka1325 | 18 5th |
|
I don't like horors with cliche also not the one's who admit that...Waste of time...
|
|||
| 2 |  |
CinematicESP | 97 98th |
|
A very clever, 95-minute way of saying that the horror genre has run out of ideas, and I mean that in a good way. It's film criticism that just happens to be a total blast. The concept becomes more and more intriguing as it goes on, culminating in a clusterf*** of awesomeness in Act 3.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
MJVmovieMan | 48 17th |
|
'Cabin in the Woods' has some smart writers behind the curtain, but their film is never as smart as it should be. If Whedon and crew were going to run the race, why wane through it? The film never delivers fully on the laughs, nor does it ever make a strong case for the scares. What's left is a great big mess. Movies making fun of their respective genres while delivering on the genre's promises can work. See 'Scream' and 'Shoot Em Up.' This feature simply does not.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
spamhead80 | 92 93rd |
|
I am a huge horror movie fan; some of my earliest memories were sneaking out of my room to watch some crappy horror movie that my Dad had on in the living room. If you don't love horror movies and/or hate Joss Whedon (He is an unlikeable, try hard creep), then I can definitely see not liking this movie. For me though, it was like two glorious hours of turning every horror movie trope that I've loved on it's head.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
muzak66 | 66 36th |
|
Some laughs, The Clown was very funny and seeing Boobs is always great.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Obdurate | 95 97th |
|
And we have a movie of the year for me, one that hit me hard. Horror movies collapsing on themselves, the elevator scene being up there with some of the great scenes in movie history. Yes I went there. I'm just a fan of these satirical, love/hate "critiques" of things. This was wonderfully meta, scary when it wanted, funny when it wanted. The beginning was also great. This needs more than Criticker will allow me. My complaints are very minor. Very very minor.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
INDYATMN | 71 27th |
|
This genre & its cliches (jock, virgin, etc, etc, ETC!!!) r so dispiritingly familiar that self-reflexively commenting on them doesn't change the fact this still fails 2 provide any reason 2 feel invested in watching 1-dimensional boors run through their dance steps of avoiding Jason's machete. The film only becomes interesting once the morons break through their "4th wall" in2 a world of warehoused monsters & genuine apocalypse, but that takes a full hour.
|
|||
| 2 | topaz420 | 80 60th |
|
|
A genre mashup with the gleeful earnestness of "Drag Me to Hell" and the dark inventiveness of "Cube", yet somehow is 91% at Rotten Tomatoes. Has this ever happened before? Don't believe those calling it a comedy. There is humor and satire that flow naturally from the situations, but it's very real to the protagonists. And the "twist" shown in the trailers is revealed in the first few minutes - it has so much more up its sleeve!
|
|||
| 2 |  |
naikou | 80 89th |
|
Best title card ever!
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Princezz | 30 3rd |
|
Ugh!
|
|||
| 2 |  |
oldgoat | 83 88th |
|
One of the best horror movies I've ever seen. It worked on so many levels.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Dunder74 | 8 86th |
|
Great dialogue between all characters (Whedon at his best), entertaining as goddamn hell, and one of the smartest mainstream concepts ever. I don't want to say much--the less, the better. See this simply because there is nothing at all like it.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Gideon | 1 16th |
|
One overrated pile of steaming shit. Just terrible.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
SirRobbie | 30 0th |
|
bleh...
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Prismatic | 49 7th |
|
If this is what passes for great horror, then the genre is dead(theatrical-wise) I fear.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Bunken | 80 88th |
|
One word: Awesome!
|
|||
| 2 |  |
MArkjp | 85 80th |
|
An absolute delight. The near-perfect genre spoof. While the horror may not be as horrific as it could have been, the sheer ingenuity and humor makes up for it.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
misterlizard | 90 96th |
|
Incredibly entertaining film that manages to wring fresh ideas out of the tired horror genre in a way not seen since Scream. Being so meta could easily become tiresome but this keeps pulling out the punches right up to the gloriously over-the-top finale.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 80 89th |
|
Cabin in the Woods is an effective film. It's smart, funny, has a couple of good jump scares, and always works your mind. It falters a tad in its plotting, which is inconsistent and slightly incoherent, but the way it manages to criticize its own genre while still finding a way to be effective while working within its constraints is worthy of applause. It has a third act that will be busier than the majority of movies you will ever see. It's definitely worth seeing at some point in your life.
|
|||
| 2 | jlewis | 92 90th |
|
|
super fun exploration of the absurdities of film and horror genre. manages to somehow maintain a huge level of irony and humour whilst being exciting and suspenseful
|
|||
| 2 | Thingstead | 0 1st |
|
|
CitW deserves only to be forgotten despite its strong acting and practical FX work. The film wants to be The Evil Dead, but fails at both horror (cinematography and musical direction devoid of creativity or effort) and comedy (over saturation of comic relief with no counterbalance). It wants to be subversive, but undercuts itself with its indifference and sheer unawareness of its subject matter. In the end, CitW is nothing more than a self-congratulating misfire.
|
|||
| 2 | myfavchords | 75 47th |
|
|
This movie starts off like a typical horror movie with a premise that has been done before. However the movie changes gears and there is a very clever twist that makes this movie original. Overalll this is a fun horror movie that does not take it self seriously.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan) | 100 99th |
|
I've been waiting a long time to see a movie that I like as much as Evil Dead and Cabin Fever... and now I have been appeased. Joss Whedon rocked it with a really funny and interesting script. I laughed so many times and I was kept in rapt attention until the very end of the movie. I'm going to be hard pressed to find a better movie than this in 2012. Richard Jenkins, Amy Acker and Bradley Whitford were excellent bad guys in this and the hero characters were also pretty great I love it so much!
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Communicants | 20 10th |
|
I've never been more irritated during a movie.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
mattorama12 | 83 92nd |
|
Really great. I don't really want to describe it because it'll be better to go in knowing nothing. Just watch and enjoy. Edit: watching this again 8 years later makes me appreciate it even more. Both because of how well it holds up on a second viewing and because I've seen a lot more classic horror in the interim, which only increases my appreciation for how this plays with those tropes.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
adamj1982 | 83 83rd |
|
Criticize it all you will, the last 30 minutes alone earns this score
|
|||
| 2 | wmajeska | 64 13th |
|
|
gets points for the intense ending however the rest of the movie doesn't really do anything for me
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Groovy_Souls | 85 82nd |
|
One of the greatest "horror" movies, I have ever seen. It is a standout due to its competant characters, strange twists, and interesting plot. My only real problem was that some ot the acting was subpar at best, yet that it a small concern for a movie chock-full of awesome laughs, scares, and heart. Fantastic for what it is.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
philamental | 69 55th |
|
Decent and inventive meta horror comedy but I think a little overrated by the horror buffs who feel 'seen' by its existence. The likability of one character is critical to how well the ending will work for many, but for me they were acted so poorly I didn't care for them at all. 'Cabin' ironically works best when the focus is away from the Cabin with Whitford and Jenkins responsible for most of the entertainment through the runtime. Definitely worth seeing at least once but be wary of the hype.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Corbad | 75 67th |
|
Remarkable in that it managed to be a typical horror/slasher film while making fun of typical horror/slasher films while being a respectable and original film while making fun of itself while taking itself seriously as its own film.
|
|||
| 2 | Morble | 43 4th |
|
|
Parody doesn't give you a license to make a shitty movie.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
beardobaldo | 90 82nd |
|
Holy crap. Incredible. I am so glad this movie was made. Fan-freaking-tastic concept, and a near perfect execution. Can't believe I could go from holding my breath in fear to laughing out loud.
|
|||
| 2 | vv238 | 64 67th |
|
|
The Cabin in the Woods is a noble attempt to do what Scream did for horror in general and only partially succeeds. It is a decent movie for sure but it's not nearly as smart as it's reputation. It is worth a watch for horror and non-horror fans alike as it does do a lot well.
|
|||
| 2 |  |
Filmphil | 80 38th |
|
Not a Klischee Plot i know it seems that way and really hilarious 😅
|
|||
| 2 |  |
jarobmul | 55 20th |
|
Not enough Sigourney Weaver
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Filligan | 92 85th |
|
I'm not a big fan of modern horror films, but everyone told me to see this anyway. I knew there would be some genre-blending with Whedon involved, but the extent of this farce is delightfully ridiculous. Whitford and Jenkins are the perfect anchors to this blissful story - they completely embody average Joe everyman, which juxtaposes so nicely with the premise. Downright hilarious and smart, and made damn well to boot, I didn't just like this, I loved it.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
MadMan | 95 86th |
|
This movie goes to 11. Wow. One of the best of the modern horror films. I wish more of the genre was like this. Fantastic.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Kavu | 75 57th |
|
Nice idea and execution until it falls apart a bit near the end.
|
|||
| 1 | nuotio | 53 41st |
|
|
I was absolutely sure that I would enjoy this, but I was wrong. Maybe it was due to waiting for too long, as even if I didn’t read any spoilers, I could still guess roughly where it was heading and therefore it lost the surprise factor. I also thought the characters were not interesting, dialogue was forced and finally, when the action moved “downstairs”, the film lost me with its CGI FX. Good concept, which reminded me of 70’s cheapie “Project Nightmare”, but the film just didn’t work for me.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
lrampartl | 97 98th |
|
This movie starts out great, and really is a ton of fun, and has some nice teases (the first dare, for example). What really blew my mind was the amazing final 20 minutes where everything just went to hell.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
TheDiceman | 60 62nd |
|
Not bad at all.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
supergloo | 4 13th |
|
Unfortunately, as this thing progresses, it becomes less frightening, less funny, and less interesting. It does become increasingly ludicrous and inane though.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
tinythedogg | 100 99th |
|
That was excellent, intelligent, funny and just plain damned fun to watch. The last 20-30 minutes had me on the edge of my seat and the cameo at the end blew me away as well. Check it out if you get the chance, it is well worth it!
|
|||
| 1 |  |
walkabout | 70 69th |
|
It's fun. That's enough.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Nathan S | 3 45th |
|
An obvious and not particularly clever satire, but one that is nevertheless made with noble intentions and a modicum of humor.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
aethewulf | 45 5th |
|
Modern Scary Movie
|
|||
| 1 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 77 51st |
|
The film's meta aspect is kind of interesting and all things considered it's a solid horror film.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Space Pope | 70 51st |
|
I think I'll probably need to rewatch this sometime to help fully unpack what I think. I feel like it's not wholly successful, questioning what kind of cultural sadism exists to make us so giddily enjoy the suffering of innocent people in film (as well as why horror movies so frequently play on such a narrow set of tropes) while simultaneously revelling in their exploitation. On the surface level of "fun horror comedy" it works pretty well, though. And hey, there's a Cool Snake.
|
|||
| 1 | jeg2 | 5 0th |
|
|
Disjointed, predictable, and disappointing. Can't understand why professional actors would want to be associated with it.
|
|||
| 1 | Murravener | 82 69th |
|
|
Scream toyed with the conventions of horror in a smart manner, this movie flips those conventions on their head. It's impossible to explain to someone without seeing it, so just go do that. You won't be disappointed, but just don't expect your typically horror film, with a cabin... in the woods.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Suture Self | 6 54th |
|
I really don't think Goddard/Whedon are trying as hard as you think they are. In fact, I'm convinced they were high/drunk the entire time they wrote this.
|
|||
| 1 | theficionado | 25 20th |
|
|
Feel about this the same way I do Tucker & Dale vs. Evil: Great premise, but I wished they'd handed the reins to somebody with a greater respect for the horror genre. Too smug by half and, as a result, ultimately exhausting. Also, essentially a remake of Waxwork, with a hint of Lovecraft and The Truman Show.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Mini-T | 90 90th |
|
Cabin in the woods = The Hunger Games + Saw + Apocalypto + humor + originality + everything you ever feared. Loved it how they play with the conventional genre-rules of the horror pic.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
dsaos | 87 76th |
|
It plays with genre tropes in ways that seamlessly blend comedy with horror, and it follows its central conceit down the rabbit hole and beyond. On the other hand, it's meant to mimic a lot of those tropes, so for the first two thirds you'll be all "this is crappy and unoriginal." The scares are decent enough, but there's nothing original about the movie until the end...which I'll remember as one of the most over-the-top cinematic acts for a while to come.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Duder | 70 75th |
|
I love this movie! The way how it did not take itself not seriously at all, had fun while doing it, and being extremely light hearted with the stupidest things happening at the same time.. Just a lovely movie with a great ending.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Snazz | 85 93rd |
|
On the surface, CitW is an almost even mix of a horror film, a comedy and a mystery. As such straight forward and very entertaining in all of these aspects. But deeper down these elements are all there to serve a much greater purpose. A purpose that will undoubtedly leave you with a great smile, when afterwards replaying CitW in your head, now with its deeper layer in mind. I loved how Whedon and Goddard dare take on the entire horror genre and give their view on its many clichés. Very bold.
|
|||
| 1 | scurry | 35 23rd |
|
|
A huge let-down for me. The way the movie is structured means you're constantly being taken out of the story. In turn there's not a tense moment to be found. There are some interesting ideas but mostly it feels just like you're watching a tech demo, or an embryo of a full movie.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Ross | 90 93rd |
|
This is absolutely amazing- a thrill ride through the horror genre. Do not let anybody spoil this experience for you. See it with as little information as possible and enjoy every twist and turn.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
ChrisPalm | 80 84th |
|
This contains pure essence of entertainment. Great
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Barthalen | 76 70th |
|
Letting the viewer in on the premise from the beginning kind of takes the wind out of its sails (and removes any tension there might've been), but I have to admit that I had a good time with this. Some fun twists, original ways to misuse horror cliches and a crazy-ass, blood-soaked finale to boot. Just don't think too long about.. well, any part of the plot really, and you'll be fine.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
geohawk | 90 78th |
|
My pandemic and parenthood-addled brain is not able to do a thorough analysis of this - watching it at 7am before the family awakes will do that to you. It didn't scare me, but it made me laugh, and it is playing a lot with the conventions of the genre, so it probably hit just the right spot. Or I'm an easy mark right now.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
iconogassed | 40 18th |
|
Sirs, if I want my Pirandello caked in cheeto dust I am more than capable of doing it myself, thank you
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Ofterdingen | 58 46th |
|
Neither as smart or fun as it think it is. But always mildy amusing and entertaining.
|
|||
| 1 | jameskey | 75 50th |
|
|
Take that scene from Scream, add another decade of mediocre repetition in horror and stretch the concept to breaking point. Clever, funny, very post modern. Lots of cute little nods and in-jokes. Some points don't work so well but this was fun to watch.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
NathanDarko | 82 57th |
|
Maybe one ofthe most intelligent horror flicks in the last few years. Great fun to watch.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Neonman | 63 21st |
|
A cheaply clever film that thinks its cleverly clever. It seems quite popular these days for films to opt for being half-baked pastiches (that still retain cliches without subversion) rather than being full-blown, but amusing parodies. Just like the other Whedon flick with the flying people and aliens, it does get gratuitously entertaining in the last act -- certainly something to please gorror fans like myself.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Garlonuss | 87 82nd |
|
Well done. Knows the tropes of horror and plays with them to no end. Very bloody, though.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
HyphenateMe | 80 85th |
|
Even by the end, I couldn't tell if this was a comedy or a horror.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
graveyardtan | 85 71st |
|
Good zombiance
|
|||
| 1 |  |
begoniabol | 70 60th |
|
Starts off ok, nothing too amazing. But then, after 3/4th of the movie, it goes absolutely berserk and explodes into awesome, hardcore, brutal blood orgy. The story is sort of.. weird, but in a pretty good way. Plus I didn't piss my pants while watching. What an achievement!
|
|||
| 1 |  |
WWallce4prez | 81 77th |
|
Those horror movies that deserve lampooning, are smartly dealt with in The Cabin in the Woods. Its a shame that the actual execution is only slightly above a mediocre horror flick, but the ideas are original enough to entertain. A nerd-fest done well.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Ocelot | 70 73rd |
|
A really great, really humorous approach to making sense out of nonsense. The laughs aren't consistent but they come hard, especially when a motorcycle is involved. I did find the ending a bit unfittingly pessimistic but I guess that's a consequence of the story itself.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
JacoIII | 45 85th |
|
This was an absolute blast! One of my favourite films from 2012 based on sheer entertainment value alone.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
nauru | 25 18th |
|
Run of the mill Evil Dead knock-off that tries to be something more and mostly fails. Not funny enough to be a comedy, not serious enough to be proper horror.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Kusanagi | 85 86th |
|
Don't want to spoil a thing, but that last 20 minutes or so was gold. Has an almost Gantz-like WTF factor that keeps you on the edge the whole time.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
CRAYON | 88 77th |
|
Hilarious deconstruction of the horror genre.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
FunkyAstro | 80 80th |
|
This was a pretty refreshing take on a genre I typically avoid for good reason. It completely draws you in from the very beginning and leaves you asking, "what on earth am I watching?". It takes all the horror movie tropes and mocks them in a way that ends up being completely hilarious and original. It's like Brazil meets The Evil Dead, while reminding me a bit of the meta aspect of Funny Games.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
mlpgaffney | 95 93rd |
|
One of the smartest, cleverest, and fun horror movies that takes the genre and flips it on its head and tickles its taint. It takes all of the typical horror movie tropes and mores (which I'm not a big fan of to begin with), and totally effs with them. Yes, it's a little heavy on the Whedon-ness, but it's engaging and worth the time.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
freqflyer | 85 83rd |
|
Well made and clever.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Bown | 81 58th |
|
This could have gone really wrong. Been too smug, too nudge-nudge, and so on. Instead, it's a wonderfully satirical mediation on the current state of a genre that also manages to be wickedly funny and extremely clever in its own right. Beautifully-shot, with some seriously excellent, unique set pieces. Pretty funny to watch horror dorks get all offended over.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Ernestina | 67 69th |
|
Thought the movie's gonna end with Marty in the bed, hallucinating all these stuff from the weed. However, moral of the story is: if you smoke, then it's harder for people to sacrifice you and in general - kill you.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
deaddilly | 55 19th |
|
This brand of meta-cinema is so stale to watch. I simply don't agree with Easter Eggs being the crux of your film. Would have benefitted massively from saving its reveal for later on.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Big_Jim | 6 49th |
|
When does a homage become a rip off? I find it hard to give this film too much credit because it's all been done before... but that is kind of the point in it, right? Just gimme a horror film next time please and cut out all this "meta-horror" crap.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
jack parsons | 8 60th |
|
Original, funny, and a fair amount of horror. The ending is pretty fantastic, I thought.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
svenerik | 30 4th |
|
Starts off well but the premise is just too ridiculous for my taste.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Nroo | 30 8th |
|
somebody break Joss's hands with a hammer plz
|
|||
| 1 |  |
roofs_runner | 80 59th |
|
Looks like Sam Raimi developed the only possible successful pattern for horror movies. Cabin is a good in following most of them which turned out in a solid horror/comedy flick.
|
|||
| 1 | UnjmS | 74 33rd |
|
|
Fuck it, just call it From Dusk Till Dawn 2
|
|||
| 1 | forehead1 | 40 26th |
|
|
The 'unleashing hell' scene is a fantastic example of gloriously OTT cinema at its best, but the rest of this half-arsed bizarre mess should've either been played straight throughout or gone for all-out silliness from the word go. The stereotypical slasher story is just boring; the juxtaposed 'humorous' scenes smug and unfunny. Nowhere near as original as it wants to think it is, but earns half-a-mark extra for at least kinda attempting to be different.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Zio | 80 70th |
|
With a tight script, smart pacing, and a solid cast, The Cabin in the Woods acts as both an homage to horror films of yesteryear while also offering a criticism of what the genre has devolved into. The film never takes itself seriously and knows how to have fun.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
jmejay | 15 3rd |
|
Plain boring
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Kingjohnbbq | 100 97th |
|
This is the type of movie I would like to make. It plays off of and then shatters conventions. Its incredibly fun and as soon as i can, I am buying this to add it to my collection where it will be right at home. If you haven't go watch this movie and enjoy.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
metz | 80 94th |
|
Cannot get better than this in the whole "cabin in the woods" genre.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
axleblaze | 90 77th |
|
One of the most awesome, strange, subversive and outright crazy movies I've seen outside of Sundance in quite some time. How did a satire this awesome and clever get released by Lion's fucking Gate? Basically a much easier to enjoy funny games.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Halfang | 95 91st |
|
Brilliant trollfest. Nuff said
|
|||
| 1 |  |
homosuperior | 65 13th |
|
Small-screen pretensions grafted uncomfortably onto B-movie conventions result in a decidedly rinky-dink aesthetic. Yeah, it's self-reflexive. So what? This felt like Joss Whedon just wanted to get rid of all the half-baked ideas he never got to use in his Buffy series. Not particularly clever though. I feel like too many people have drunk the Whedon kool-aid.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
mightysparks | 90 98th |
|
I've been waiting for this for years and was not disappointed. I read nothing about it at all and went in blind, and I highly recommend doing the same. Ridiculously (in a good way) original and unpredictable. Lots of fun, intelligent and funny. Was slightly bothered by the fact that it felt like 2 separate movies and they were both so well developed, I wanted to see them fully fleshed out!
|
|||
| 1 |  |
PerryStroika | 77 94th |
|
The movie makers have a deep and profound understanding of the horror genre. Manages to be fun while working as a powerful ethical critique of the emotions that such films gratify, voyeurism, resentment, envy, misogyny, fear and hatred of sexuality, the sadistic desire to see people punished.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
closedmouth | 80 67th |
|
The satirical points it makes are glaringly obvious and not particularly clever, and the framing, with the Ancient Ones or whatever the fuck, I found difficult to swallow. I thought the supernatural elements blunted the satire and the third act was way over-the-top and forgot to be funny for long stretches. It's one of those movies that I enjoyed but that I could list more negatives than positives for. Whitford and Jenkins are great together, and the cold open to title kicked ass. Ah whatever.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
svnhf | 82 76th |
|
It is layered, it is so meta that I can't even spin my head around it and it builds on so many cliches while simultaneously making fun of these cliches that as the end came around, I was spinning; both with excitement and confusion. Despite my love/hate relationship with Joss Whedon, him and Goddard really did write a fantastic movie. It seemed they wanted it to work as both as a horror and a satire and that is the only failure of this flick, because it clearly doesn't work as a horror film.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
glumpy_99 | 88 78th |
|
Clever and wittily subversive take on "splatter" movie tropes is perhaps the inevitable final step on from the SCREAM deconstruction - this not only pays homage to (and sends up) the formulaic violence from Jason and Freddy, but also has some uncomfortable things to say about the voyeuristic audiences for such films (personified in Whitford and Jenkins' hilarious double act). Perhaps Jamie Lee Curtis would have been a better choice for the climactic cameo (though who we get is most welcome!)
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Elysian Air | 28 7th |
|
I can appreciate the originality that Whedon and Goddard were striving for, but the result is just so awful and kitschy that it isn't even worth noting what little merit it actually has. There's a hard limit to the veritable deconstruction one can legitimately conduct in a single film, it's easy to see that the premise crumbles as soon as it hits the red. Perhaps this project would have fared much better in more capable hands, talented ones where the satire isn't laughably simplistic.
|
|||
| 1 | lethias | 88 77th |
|
|
Finally a new approach.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
thegreyfox | 58 27th |
|
In much the same way the "Blair W.P" was the kings new clothes of scariness, this is the kings new clothes of horror/thriller/Comedy. I am not going to say this was a bad film, but it was certainly NO masterpiece, and whilst it was mildly interesting to tick off the films it parodied or referenced, it is nothing other than a sort of B movie montage of horror clips pasted together into a pretty tenuous story, with a bit of humour thrown in. Nowhere near funny, scary, clever, or thrilling enough
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Superargo | 85 89th |
|
Holy shit, did you see that?
|
|||
| 1 |  |
natebarrios | 80 86th |
|
A clever horror tale with excellent writing, fun sequences, and extremely entertaining premise that is executed so well. A postmodern send-up that matches tone with the likes of Shaun of the Dead.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
alix | 82 67th |
|
Metahorror!
|
|||
| 1 |  |
guy piranha | 70 69th |
|
the demise of thor is priceless.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
NothingsGood | 30 20th |
|
If Scream dissected the horror genre, Cabin in the Woods chops it up into little pieces and throws it in the air like confetti. Its perfectly obvious why the internet and critical community adores this film: because they're the only people who will care about all its self-referential, masturbatory premises and twists. The irony is most of the audience won't care they're being made fun because they're too caught up in patting themselves on the back for understanding everything.
|
|||
| 1 | damil | 100 99th |
|
|
I loved it! I truly recommend that anyone looking to see the film stay spoiler-free. I have an affinity for the horror genre & I was so happy to see a film that both respected & payed homage to it, while also deconstructing and subverting it. It managed to be both incredibly funny and actually a little scary. It had a lot of tension and once it got going, it didn't let up. The film looked great and had some nice and not overused visual effects. All of the actors gave fantastic performances too.
|
|||
| 1 | sammydeedge | 95 90th |
|
|
Cabin in the Woods takes the much parodied killer in the woods style parody and manages to completely pull a 180 on the format. Its wonderfully surreal and entertaining and totally worth a watch.
|
|||
| 1 | Scorpus | 73 49th |
|
|
A little bit of horror, a little bit of humor, and a little bit of stupid
|
|||
| 1 | xacviant | 86 78th |
|
|
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS may seem to show its hand early on, but there are surprises--and damned if they're not audacious. Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's script pulls off a fine balancing act: the humor doesn't dilute the horror, nor the horror the humor, for which much thanks must go to the fine cast; Kristen Connolly is a bit flat, but Fran Kranz and especially Richard Jenkins are great. It's a blast, filled to bursting with clever touches, great jokes, gore (and then some)...highly recommended.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
SpikyCactus | 80 78th |
|
Top badass moment? I’ve never had enough friends to be able to go away and party in a cabin in the woods. I’m glad. So some friends go away to party in a cabin in the woods. And a malevolent force starts killing them. At times it reminded me of what an episode of Buffy would be like if you fed it speed, acid and LSD. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations. (Actually there might have been some, but it was all a bit manic towards the end and I forgot to keep track. I know, don’t give up the day job.)
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Hofschneider | 91 93rd |
|
It works. As a horrormovie, as a comedy and espacially as a postmodern lucky bag. Highly entertaining fun ride with crazy last 30 minutes.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Trooth | 86 93rd |
|
I just wish it was longer. Another hour or so would have been nice
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Djennik | 30 3rd |
|
As a horror movie it fails in suspense. As a comedy it fails in being funny. Did I mention the deficient acting? I like cinematic conventions being questioned but this results mostly in a disaster rather than in a ingenious product. TCitW lays far from the last mentioned. Nice try Hollywood!!
|
|||
| 1 |  |
VN1X | 80 78th |
|
The Cabin in the Woods will leave many baffled or otherwise dumbstruck but to me this was an absolute riot. It does away with the typical horror conventions and manages to do so with style and pure unadulterated comedy. If there were awards for most original concept of the year (which I'm sure exist) than this film would grab it in a heartbeat! ...And then proceed to vomit all over it, stomp it into the ground all while laughing manically and giving the finger to everyone else.
|
|||
| 1 | DougieD | 90 81st |
|
|
The funnest horror film that I've seen since Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell was released in 2009. It somehow strikes a balance between being original while lovingly embracing horror cliches.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
eCitizen | 70 70th |
|
A twist on the typical horror movie, with layers beneath layers of story. The monsters are a conglomeration of many different genres and an army of dark characters act as puppet masters to coordinate the carnage. The story is pretty out there, and is interesting solely for the shear absurdity of it. This straddles the line between comedy and horror, and is certainly an angle we have not seen before, so some points are for being clever.
|
|||
| 1 | Cinemafan91 | 64 33rd |
|
|
After being introduced to Joss with The Avengers and Firefly, I was quite excited for this movie. I was quite disappointed with this movie. I get the what it is trying to do but it doesn't seem to work. I found the movie to be very predictable. In fact I called the ending about twenty minutes into the show. While this movie isn't bad, it wasn't the revolutionary movie it was hyped to be. It makes sense now why it took this movie several years to get released.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
comepelicula | 60 52nd |
|
A nice spin on some familiar horror and sci-fi themes, the pacing is a bit odd but towards the end it becomes very fast paced and funnier and weirder which was a nice surprise
|
|||
| 1 |  |
3dRevelation | 45 10th |
|
For some reason, I had this misconception that this would be um good. Beating you over the head with horror conventions isn't my idea of satire. The acting isn't good (it usually isn't in these kinds of modern horror films) and I thought the ending was bad. Its only redeeming factor seems to be the unleashing of the myriad monsters in the underground headquarters.
|
|||
| 1 | YoSaff | 93 95th |
|
|
This film is absolutely incredible, if you're reading this you may be considering going to see it, if you are then DO there is no possibility of regretting it. Stop reading this and go right this second. Do it.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
hotsake | 69 70th |
|
Okay so here's my thing with this movie. It starts off pretty good and got fun with all of the nods and winks at horror conventions however if they had just ended the movie after the reveal it would've rocked. instead they hammered home an overlong "Buffy" episode that just went on and on draining the fun and life out of the film. I really think the term "beating a dead horse" sums up my feelings best.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
mutter | 70 67th |
|
So much fun.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
magdabag | 90 79th |
|
Definitely as nice surprise to the horror genre. A very self-aware film that plays perfectly into almost every trope. We need more original ideas like this instead of generic jump scares. Definitely give this a watch if you're a horror fan!
|
|||
| 1 | tomadde | 80 15th |
|
|
One of the coolest horror-movies I've ever seen. Great plot with a lot of unforeseen twists!
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Kuroel | 71 82nd |
|
The lab sequences were hilarious, the cabin bits were your run of the mill teen horror, but oh the third act. Whedon seal of quality twists and turns.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
TheEscapist | 59 17th |
|
Not what I was expecting... I'm generally not really a fan of the horror genre and haven't seen many films in said genre, but I could see what they were going for with this film. I just don't think it really worked. Didn't care about the characters, especially when they are killed off so casually and so quickly. Plot is stupid and the satire is neither funny nor insightful. There a few really awesome (incredibly gory) scenes, but overall this film was just not my thing.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
VengefulKBM | 95 97th |
|
The greatest horror film of recent years, and one that will go down as an all-time classic. It's hilarious, managing to play with tropes in clever ways that the Scream franchise only wishes it had thought of. This movie goes so balls-to-the-wall it's impossible not to fall in love with - both from a horror perspective and a comedy perspective. Cabin in the Woods just wins. (And it has one of my favorite title reveals ever.)
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Shosanna | 40 70th |
|
Dat merman.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
baffo | 96 92nd |
|
Great beginning. Not so horrifying, occasionally scary, always quite humorous. It answers the eternal question "Why are people so incredibly stupid in horror movies?". For example, why does everybody in the group suddenly agree to split up into separate rooms where they can be murdered one by one? Why? The movie finally lets us know.
The two "sets" or the two "views" of the movie complement each other very nicely.
Aaand, it has a great beginning. With nerds.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
QuinlanLJ | 79 76th |
|
This isn't your typical horror-slasher film. It's more in the realm of parodies and homages to classic horror films so consequently it brings out both laughter and fear at different moments. For what it is it's really well done and I had a lot of fun watching this.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
lisa- | 2 11th |
|
maybe i don't like trashy horror, but i found this to be unbelievably stupid. i enjoyed the five minutes of chaotic bloodshed near the end, but otherwise there was nothing here for me.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
pyrosexual | 85 78th |
|
By far the best thing Joss Whedon has ever had his name attached to. How anyone can question his clear knowledge and affection for the horror genre and it's many formulas after watching this is beyond me. As a fairly jaded horror fan, I considered this to be the most refreshing thing to come out of Hollywood in 2012 and one of the strongest metahorror entries currently extant.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
CaptainBlack | 100 89th |
|
Easily one of my favorite films of 2012, and my pick of best horror film of this decade.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
ellie k | 70 17th |
|
weird
|
|||
| 1 | pineapple | 60 30th |
|
|
It's a surprising twist on the horror genre and easy to read into for strange metaphors. But as promising as the premise was I feel it failed to deliver by sticking too close to the tropes it meant to parody. It also suffered from a cast that left something to be desired.
|
|||
| 1 | Zipster | 60 4th |
|
|
That's what you people call a twist nowdays? Just arbitrarily throwing any and everything in from left field and answering absolutely none of the questions the audience asks? Unicorns? I mean, fucking unicorns?
|
|||
| 1 |  |
backwardsuit | 59 21st |
|
Indeed there's a fine line between clever & stupid. Something almost admirable in how hard this is trying to find that line. While it certainly has the stupid department in order, the ideas aren't clever or coherent enough to really work as good satire. Still, the execution is a good way from unbearable. Some funny lines & amusing "lets just go nuts" finale but incidental & completely fails as horror. I'd say it's somewhere between Scream & Scary Movie. In the end I was just like ok, whatever.
|
|||
| 1 | mjmcnulty10 | 20 11th |
|
|
dumb dialogue/premise. turned off in less than 15 minutes
|
|||
| 1 | Ippei | 75 72nd |
|
|
The Joss Whedon of it aside, this film does such a great job of subverting the genre. It completely plays into all the tropes and then turns it on its head in such a smart way. It does get a little crazy in the last act but it works quite well.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
RuruSmasher | 94 87th |
|
How many times have I seen this? It's hard to tell. Will probably watch it again right now, because it's a Whedon extravaganza, and it has so many layers, it never gets old for me.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Mist600 | 70 32nd |
|
Ok. Ha Ha Ha. || Meta, meta, meta || Clever but not as clever as thinks it is. | Still, to have made it as smart as Joss W really is & go all out would have lost a lot of potential audience so I guess it was as smart as it could be allowed to be whilst still making decent box office. || Would love to see/read the script as Joss & cine-literate, High IQ mates probably originally improv'ed/spiff-balled over a HUGE bong o'green. This is the marketable version of that great night I think
|
|||
| 1 | SeaSnek | 94 79th |
|
|
Top notch concept and execution and play on many subtexts
|
|||
| 1 | BauerHaus | 100 99th |
|
|
Starts off as a mockery of horror movies...the campiness is palpable. Ends being a legitimate sci-fi horror with quite possibly one of the greatest scenes in horror ever (the cubes opening).
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Jasongirl67 | 25 13th |
|
I had a lot of preconceived notions of what this should be and it didn't match any of them I don't like anything or anyone manufacturing a horror experience and for the life of me I really struggled with the plot Just too out there for me
|
|||
| 1 |  |
Slashim | 1 2nd |
|
I really, really hated this movie. Not a horror fan but this was just trash even for horror.
|
|||
| 1 | pmaitre | 70 4th |
|
|
"Cabin in the Woods" adds several layers of meta-irony and unexpected sophistication to an incredibly cliched, predictable genre/formula.
|
|||
| 1 | Mona_Laurie | 3 1st |
|
|
Had I not known before watching that it was a satire, I would've had no clue until well over an hour into the movie. Rather than a satire on the horror genre, this just came across as unexplained gore with nothing else to it.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
crowey | 55 41st |
|
I think this is supposed to be funny...isn't it? Either way, it's really delightful as a comedy, or a spoof of terrible campy horror flicks.
|
|||
| 1 |  |
floodbYte | 54 12th |
|
It'a almost like I knew how it would end right from the beginning. Every single character is hollow and the actors don't give them any real emotions, except maybe for Kristen Connolly. It did make me jump a few times and sometimes a little giggle, even though it's never scary. I do wonder why people find this movie so special. I checked the time left 3 times.
|
|||
Displaying 1 to 250 of 372 total ratings: Prev | Next
| Average Percentile 54.83% from 6155 Ratings |  |