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Futureman · May 5, 2013

I really don't like horror/slasher films. The movie was okay, but the last 30 minutes are just insane and worth the watch just for that.

Was it ever explained why that black dude who worked at the company worked there.... Yet seemed to have any clue about what they actually did?

Parallax · May 5, 2013

Futureman said:
I really don't like horror/slasher films. The movie was okay, but the last 30 minutes are just insane and worth the watch just for that.

Was it ever explained why that black dude who worked at the company worked there.... Yet seemed to have any clue about what they actually did?

im assuming because he was brand new. which is why all that shit disgusted him while the others were used to it

Ushae · May 5, 2013

I just saw this, have to say it's really good and a great change from the typical horror flick. Wonder if there will be any sequels?

Cindres · May 5, 2013

Ushae said:
I just saw this, have to say it's really good and a great change from the typical horror flick. Wonder if there will be any sequels?

I would doubt it, seeing as

the world is basically destroyed at the end of the moves

demolitio · May 5, 2013

Ushae said:
I just saw this, have to say it's really good and a great change from the typical horror flick. Wonder if there will be any sequels?

I'm not sure how they would pull it off since the discovery is what made the movie great and that'd be gone for a sequel or at least expected.

HP_Wuvcraft · May 5, 2013

Oh God, this movie holds up so well. Gives me a full feeling in my belly.

WordAssassin · May 5, 2013

Ushae said:
I just saw this, have to say it's really good and a great change from the typical horror flick. Wonder if there will be any sequels?

Cindres said:
I would doubt it, seeing as

the world is basically destroyed at the end of the moves

demolitio said:
I'm not sure how they would pull it off since the discovery is what made the movie great and that'd be gone for a sequel or at least expected.

The thread is long and old so I don't expect you to go searching for it, but in the Art Of book for Cabin in the Woods they talk about the ideas they have for a sequel. Obviously it would be a different hook than the first one, but their plot idea involves

the sole survivor, the intern, is not the ruler of all the gods.

I doubt it will ever get made, but they absolutely have the ideas for it.

dan2026 · May 5, 2013

The movie is worth it just for the Robot Wars Death Bot.

Alcotholic · May 5, 2013

I absolutely love this movie. Its just a really fun film.

big ander · May 5, 2013

on the surface, a sequel would betray the entire point of cabin in the woods and I would hate that it was being made. but technically I guess it could be pulled off I have a soft spot for scream 2, for example, mainly because the entire thematic thrust of that film is "isn't this ridiculous that this is happening again? so fucking predictable right? and of course since it's a sequel we do everything in the first essentially multiplied by two. how frivolous of us"

Darkmakaimura · May 5, 2013

Cindres said:
I would doubt it, seeing as

the world is basically destroyed at the end of the moves

I thought the big hand of one of the Old Gods coming out of the ground at the end was kind of lame. I was kind of hoping for some weird tentacle with multiple hideous heads or something. It looked too much like the hand and arm of a Titan from God of War or something.

HP_Wuvcraft · May 6, 2013

big ander said:
on the surface, a sequel would betray the entire point of cabin in the woods and I would hate that it was being made. but technically I guess it could be pulled off– I have a soft spot for scream 2, for example, mainly because the entire thematic thrust of that film is "isn't this ridiculous that this is happening again? so fucking predictable right? and of course since it's a sequel we do everything in the first essentially multiplied by two. how frivolous of us"

Any sort of sequel - which has been implied by Whedon and Goddard - would have to be either incredibly meta or a straight horror film.

I could see a mockumentary spoof, especially since 50% of mockumentaries for the past five years have been horror and sci-fi. Hell, they could even spoof how people make shitty monster mockumentaries.

many places · May 6, 2013

Friends hyped this up so much like it was the best movie of the year. I admit it was good but there were definitely better movies in 2012.

adamsappel · May 6, 2013

Darkmakaimura said:
I thought the big hand of one of the Old Gods coming out of the ground at the end was kind of lame. I was kind of hoping for some weird tentacle with multiple hideous heads or something. It looked too much like the hand and arm of a Titan from God of War or something.

Why wouldn't the gods look like us? Has any society ever worshipped a completely alien-looking tentacled Cthulhu creature? We are made in the gods' own image.

blackflag · May 6, 2013

Love this movie, gonna definitely rewatch if it really is on Netflix (US)

The Lamonster · May 6, 2013

many places said:
Friends hyped this up so much like it was the best movie of the year. I admit it was good but there were definitely better movies in 2012.

Such as?

You can't make so bold a claim without anything to back it up.

LakeEarth · May 6, 2013

Futureman said:
Was it ever explained why that black dude who worked at the company worked there.... Yet seemed to have any clue about what they actually did?

He was new. He was basically a foil for the other characters to explain shit the audience needed to know.

daviyoung · May 6, 2013

The Lamonster said:
Such as?

You can't make so bold a claim without anything to back it up.

lol, what a ridiculous request...how is saying there are better movies than Cabin in the Woods a bold claim?

The Lamonster · May 6, 2013

daviyoung said:
lol, what a ridiculous request...how is saying there are better movies than Cabin in the Woods a bold claim?

I was joking. But his post was weak. He should list a couple movies that he enjoyed more. Why pop into a film's OT just to say it's not worthy of the hype?

Let's look at Terms of Service here:

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many places · May 6, 2013

The Lamonster said:
Such as?

You can't make so bold a claim without anything to back it up.

Because me saying there were better movies is such a bold, powerful statement. It's called an opinion.

You must be a blast in real life if you are this critical of a post about The Cabin in the Woods.

many places · May 6, 2013

The Lamonster said:
I was joking. But his post was weak. He should list a couple movies that he enjoyed more. Why pop into a film's OT just to say it sucked?

Let's look at the NeoGAF Terms of Service:

You must be delusional. I said it was good.

Your reading comprehension is weak.

The Lamonster · May 6, 2013

many places said:
You must be delusional. I said it was good.

Your reading comprehension is weak.

My choice of words was apparently distracting you away from my point. I edited it to be more clear.

many places · May 6, 2013

The Lamonster said:
My choice of words was apparently distracting you away from my point. I edited it to be more clear.

Why would I say it is not worthy of the hype? Because in my opinion, it wasn't the movie of the year that my friends hyped it up to be. Horror movie? Maybe. Overall movie of the year encompassing all genre's? No way.

I really don't think anyone would argue it was the best movie of any genre in 2012.

The Lamonster · May 6, 2013

many places said:
Why would I say it is not worthy of the hype? Because in my opinion, it wasn't the movie of the year that my friends hyped it up to be. Horror movie? Maybe. Overall movie of the year encompassing all genre's? No way.

I really don't think anyone would argue it was the best movie of any genre in 2012.

I'm mostly trying to help you become a better quality poster. Your original post was your opinion - you've made that quite clear and I understand you. However, it could have been more interesting if you would have noted a couple 2012 films you thought were better, especially after stating that you thought there were better films in 2012.

Here, I'll even help you out: I do think Cabin in the Woods deserves the hype it has received, but I do not think it was the best film of the year. I enjoyed The Hobbit and The Avengers more than Cabin in the Woods.

many places · May 6, 2013

The Lamonster said:
I'm mostly trying to help you become a better quality poster. Your original post was your opinion - you've made that quite clear and I understand you. However, it could have been more interesting if you would have noted a couple 2012 films you thought were better, especially after stating that you thought there were better films in 2012.

Here, I'll even help you out: I do think Cabin in the Woods deserves the hype it has received, but I do not think it was the best film of the year. I enjoyed The Hobbit and The Avengers more than Cabin in the Woods.

Even though your post is incredibly condescending, I'll list some films I thought were better.

The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
Dredd
Outrage:Beyond
The Raid: Redemption
Skyfall
Django Unchained

The Lamonster · May 6, 2013

many places said:
Even though your post is incredibly condescending, I'll list some films I thought were better.

The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
Dredd
Outrage:Beyond
The Raid: Redemption
Skyfall
Django Unchained

haha I am sorry, there was no offense intended. I hated TDKR and never saw Outrage or The Raid, but I agree with you on the other films being better than Cabin in the Woods.

Cabin in the Woods was a great horror/comedy, but I don't think it did anything that was revolutionary. I feel like it was very similar in tone and quality to 2006's Slither, which is not a bad thing at all.

many places · May 6, 2013

The Lamonster said:
haha I am sorry, there was no offense intended. I hated TDKR and never saw Outrage or The Raid, but I agree with you on the other films being better than Cabin in the Woods.

Cabin in the Woods was a great horror/comedy, but I don't think it did anything that was revolutionary. I feel like it was very similar in tone and quality to 2006's Slither, which is not a bad thing at all.

Outrage is good if you like Yakuza movies and The Raid is an amazing film that any action fan should see. It's similar to Dredd actually.

Jack Scofield · May 6, 2013

Pretty good subversion of horror movie tropes. The last 15 minutes were pretty dumb, though. I was expecting a more meta explanation for the cabin, such as "all horror movies ever made were actually made in this lab" instead of ancient gods.

But still, enjoyable flick.

sappyday · May 9, 2013

One thing they never explain but I'm gonna assume they were just being double meta was when they say they have an audience. Either this was showcased to actual people (Hunger Games style I guess) or they were just referring to us.

wetflame · May 9, 2013

sappyday said:
One thing they never explain but I'm gonna assume they were just being double meta was when they say they have an audience. Either this was showcased to actual people (Hunger Games style I guess) or they were just referring to us.

Presumably the Old Ones are watching the events.

otake · May 9, 2013

I can see how this movie would be good if you are someone who hasn't watched a lot of movies.

It isn't scary, it's not that funny, and it has no meaning. What's good about this movie again?

Mr_Zombie · May 9, 2013

otake said:
I can see how this movie would be good if you are someone who hasn't watched a lot of movies.

It isn't scary, it's not that funny, and it has no meaning. What's good about this movie again?

I don't agree with you - the movie is good if you do watch a lot of (horror) movies. That's because it plays on popular horror movies tropes, makes fun of them or twist them.

big ander · May 9, 2013

sappyday said:
One thing they never explain but I'm gonna assume they were just being double meta was when they say they have an audience. Either this was showcased to actual people (Hunger Games style I guess) or they were just referring to us.

yeah they meant the gods

otake said:
I can see how this movie would be good if you are someone who hasn't watched a lot of movies.

It isn't scary, it's not that funny, and it has no meaning. What's good about this movie again?

that it's good I guess. idk really no need to do a checklist or analysis in response to such a stupid empty post. just for future reference the absolute stupidest way to criticize something is to say everyone who's liked it is a stupid uneducated fool all it does is show how stupid and uneducated you are to the point where you can't comprehend human critical discourse

Coins · May 12, 2013

I saw this on Netflix tonight with no idea what it was about. I sometimes put on a slasher flick and fall asleep on the couch so I can have fucked up dreams. This was amazing, though, and I had to watch the whole movie. Whedon delivers again.

AMUSIX · May 12, 2013

sappyday said:
One thing they never explain but I'm gonna assume they were just being double meta was when they say they have an audience. Either this was showcased to actual people (Hunger Games style I guess) or they were just referring to us.

As people have said, the whole thing was put on for the gods, however, you're right that they were being meta.

The 'gods' are the horror movie-going audience. Thus the discussion about how, in the old days, all you needed was the killing, but as time went on, rules became established, and the methods of death had to become more and more involved so that the gods were sated. It also explains the god's form at the end of the movie, and why a good sacrifice (like the one Japan had pulled off) would satisfy the gods for a while.

daviyoung · May 12, 2013

otake said:
I can see how this movie would be good if you are someone who hasn't watched a lot of movies.

It isn't scary, it's not that funny, and it has no meaning. What's good about this movie again?

Yeh but it has Ripley! OMG so retro, so meta, so awesome.

zoukka · May 12, 2013

A horror film needs to be scary.

Miles Quaritch · May 12, 2013

zoukka said:
A horror film needs to be scary.

To say CiTW is a horror movie does it a great disservice. It's really nothing more than a better written and better acted version of Scary Movie.

At least that's my opinion.

Bobby Roberts · May 12, 2013

It is a smarter, funnier evolution of what Kevin Williamson was doing with Scream.

Miles Quaritch · May 12, 2013

I'd actually forgotten about Scream. That's probably a better comparison movie than Scary Movie, although it does seem to take cues from both.

zoukka · May 12, 2013

Miles Quaritch said:
To say CiTW is a horror movie does it a great disservice. It's really nothing more than a better written and better acted version of Scary Movie.

At least that's my opinion.

I can get behind your definition.

FatboyRoberts said:
It is a smarter, funnier evolution of what Kevin Williamson was doing with Scream.

Smarter? Scream played with tropes, but in the end the movie itself was viewed as a proper slasher and people were scared watching it. Cabin in the woods plays with the tropes also, but in a "hey guys look at me playing with these tropes!" kind of way. It just felt half assed and dumb.

daviyoung · May 12, 2013

FatboyRoberts said:
It is a smarter, funnier evolution of what Kevin Williamson was doing with Scream.

It's no way smarter than Scream.

HP_Wuvcraft · May 13, 2013

daviyoung said:
It's no way smarter than Scream.

I never got the love for Scream. Because it was the first one that did it?

daviyoung · May 13, 2013

Well, New Nightmare did it before Scream. And that probably wasn't the first either.

A.R.K · May 13, 2013

Saw it on NF after reading the hype...this was a horror movie? There was nothing scary in it. And the twist was really stupid and absurd instead how it was being advertised as "smart". Stupid C grade movie just like how 99.99% of horror movies are.

wildfire · May 13, 2013

The Lamonster said:
Such as?

You can't make so bold a claim without anything to back it up.

It's an opinion. Let it go.

-Pyromaniac- · May 13, 2013

HP_Wuvcraft said:
I never got the love for Scream. Because it was the first one that did it?

what's not to get, it was a very fun and clever take on the genre with great characters and iconic villain.

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