Wind's Howling
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It did not and it was not supposed to make sense. The whole movie was made so you kept saying: ''Ah man, please.. Not again. I have seen that before!''
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Cabin in The Woods - April 13th - Best horror film in years?
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It did not and it was not supposed to make sense. The whole movie was made so you kept saying: ''Ah man, please.. Not again. I have seen that before!''
Neuromancer
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I like to think that
every region had its own god, somewhere there was a Cthulhu type. The giant hand just happened to be the American god
HP_Wuvcraft
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So it was marketed as one.
Why does that mean it has to be one?
Tropic Thunder wasn't marketed as a satire.
Revolutionary
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They never used the term
"Old Ones" in the movie, but rather "Old or Ancient Gods". The god found under the cabin seems to be a Titan, which qualifies as an Ancient/Old God.
Besides, isn't Cthulu trapped somewhere beneath the ocean in the South Pacific, according to CoC?
Besides, isn't Cthulu trapped somewhere beneath the ocean in the South Pacific, according to CoC?
I agree, it didn't look good. I would have preferred a pillar of fire or something equally primevil.
Other then that though it was a balls out insane movie. Quite fun and very funny.
The elevator bell heralding a new wave of blood, horror, and violence was really good.
The Elite
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The fact that it was marketed as a horror movie was part of the gag.
Saw it last weekend, had already been told the main plot because I didn't think I'd ever watch it (I'm a puss and do not typically watch "scary" movies).
I thought it was pretty well done all in all and enjoyed the premise. Wish I didn't ask my buddy to spoil the plot for me, because it would've been that much better.
I thought it was pretty well done all in all and enjoyed the premise. Wish I didn't ask my buddy to spoil the plot for me, because it would've been that much better.
The marketing clearly implied that something was afoot in terms of "observer" shenanigans and the kids being lulled into horror movie tropes. I don't think it was even remotely deceptive, to be honest. I almost would have preferred less obvious tells.
Harry Potter
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This movie was awesome.
Submarino Conversível
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Yes, fucking awesome
reminds me of the drive-lady
Extra Sauce
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Watching this amazing movie inspired me to create a list of my favorite Comedy-Horror films:
2010s:
The Cabin in the Woods
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Fright Night
Scream 4
Piranha 3-D
2000s:
Drag Me to Hell
Zombieland
Grindhouse
Slither
Shaun of the Dead
Scream 3
1990s:
The Frighteners
Scream
Scream 2
Army of Darkness
Dead Alive (Braindead)
Tremors
1980s:
The 'Burbs
Evil Dead 2
Fright Night
Re-Animator (this one is cheating as I haven't seen it yet, but I loved the bits I saw and will buy the Blu-Ray)
Ghostbusters
2010s:
The Cabin in the Woods
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Fright Night
Scream 4
Piranha 3-D
2000s:
Drag Me to Hell
Zombieland
Grindhouse
Slither
Shaun of the Dead
Scream 3
1990s:
The Frighteners
Scream
Scream 2
Army of Darkness
Dead Alive (Braindead)
Tremors
1980s:
The 'Burbs
Evil Dead 2
Fright Night
Re-Animator (this one is cheating as I haven't seen it yet, but I loved the bits I saw and will buy the Blu-Ray)
Ghostbusters
Melchiah
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Some good ones seem to be missing.
2000s:
Bubba Ho-Tep
Feast
1990s:
Tremors
1980s:
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Bad Taste
Meet the Feebles
Gremlins
The Lamonster
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Great list, but both of you left out one of the greatest horror-comedies ever:
1980s
Return of the Living Dead
Melchiah
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Shame on me. How could I forget it.
EDIT: Three more.
1980s
Night of the Demons
1990s
From Dusk Till Dawn
2000s
Fido
Extra Sauce
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Tremors was on my list, you missed it.
Bubba Ho-Tep was extremely charming but it seemed a bit lacking in the horror department. I dunno. I need to see it again, been a long time.
Feast was good, but not among the best IMO.
Bad Taste is on my to-watch list (I know, I know).
Not familiar with BatHoD and MtF, will look into those.
Gremlins is a classic, but I'm not even sure I ever saw it from beginning to end. I have super vague memories of seeing it as a child. Another I need to see it again.
I hear it's amazing. Will watch it very soon.
NotD is another one I am taking note of as I am not familiar.
From Dusk Till Dawn, OMG how could I forget this one. One of my all-time faves!
Fido was really good, I even considered adding it to the list... mmm.
Melchiah
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I missed that, sorry.
BatHoD is extremely funny, although I dunno how it'll feel when seen the first time after all these years. It features some horror/comedy legends like Vincent Price and Kenny Everett.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaY6jXDNEXA
NotD is a quite good horror comedy which takes inspiration from The Evil Dead. It's more horror than comedy though. I wonder whether its remake is worth a watch?
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzuj2eavtU
Starsunder
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I really fucking love this movie. Like, a lot.
me too
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Why do people say this about everything?
Because it was a great story with some interesting concepts. The acting and script were grade z.
The script would still be grade Z if it was a Comic ...
planar1280
Banned
I tried to like this movie but it ended up more like a comedy than a horror movie. I didnt sense any sense of danger and i must admit i agreed with the other side which made this hilariously anti horror for me
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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It's awesome how this person starts with one point and then ends up arguing with himself in the last paragraph.
I thought that was the point.
i guess i feel lucky that i was in no way affected by the marketing of this movie.
i read a snip in the local paper saying "this movie fucking rules but we cant tell you about the plot just go see this movie."
and some friends telling me "this movie rules but dont watch a trailer or anything just go see the movie".
so i ended up in there with pretty much no idea what i was going to see, and it floored me.
i read a snip in the local paper saying "this movie fucking rules but we cant tell you about the plot just go see this movie."
and some friends telling me "this movie rules but dont watch a trailer or anything just go see the movie".
so i ended up in there with pretty much no idea what i was going to see, and it floored me.
Two years of waiting for it to come out with hints and that obvious trailer gave it away for me, but I loved it anyways. I went in expecting comedy and commentary. not necessarily a movie that would scare me. Honestly though if I went in expecting horror I don't think I would be upset when it turned out to be really funny. Good is good.
I was afraid that the trailer had spoiled the big twist, but it was never a big twist to begin with.
Looking forward to buying this in 9 days or so. Gonna screen it for a few friends who didn't go see it in the theaters. Should be fun. It's surprising, but I think this might be my favorite movie of the year thus far. That probably won't last much longer, hell maybe not even those 9 days (The Master!) but yeah, fun stuff.
Indeed. It's totally not a big deal.
Indeed. It's totally not a big deal.
saw this movie recently. I couldn't really get into it. It was just not what I was expecting but I liked some of the monsters towards the end. I also have been trying to find a movie I saw a while ago on tv and I don't want to make a separate thread for it. Maybe someone here can help. All I remember is a sheep monster in it. It was probably towards the end of the movie. The monster was almost comical. Does anyone know what movie this is?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Black Sheep.
And I, to this day, can't get over this one dude that came out of Cabin the first time I saw it, being very vocal and literally stopping others and telling them it was a shitty film.
And I, to this day, can't get over this one dude that came out of Cabin the first time I saw it, being very vocal and literally stopping others and telling them it was a shitty film.
It was okay. Something didn't click though. The first half was just any old horror movie with youtube-esque commentary stuck on top. It didn't make those cliches any more bearable.
I might have enjoyed it more if began a bit before the teenagers began to morph into cliches, and the plot focused on the conflict between their old personalities and their horror movie selves -- and in turn, how that messes with the execution of the ritual. They would still keep the dark humour. Darkly funny and unsettling is still 'scary' in my mind (Todd Solondz movies. God.)
As the movie is, it's like a slightly more inventive 'Scary Movie.'
I might have enjoyed it more if began a bit before the teenagers began to morph into cliches, and the plot focused on the conflict between their old personalities and their horror movie selves -- and in turn, how that messes with the execution of the ritual. They would still keep the dark humour. Darkly funny and unsettling is still 'scary' in my mind (Todd Solondz movies. God.)
As the movie is, it's like a slightly more inventive 'Scary Movie.'
It gets very different - I can promise you that much.
Fair enough. I'll give it a chance.
adamsappel
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How are you watching this a half-hour at a time?
Don't answer this.
Insane Metal
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This movie was ok. Not that great imo.
Scary Movie isn't a horror movie. You have to give it at least Scream.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Scary Movie is a shit comedy.
I mean.
I get that people don't like this movie, and then see that the majority praise it.
But still.
Are you honestly saying Cabin's humor is on the same level as the Wayans Brothers?
I mean.
I get that people don't like this movie, and then see that the majority praise it.
But still.
Are you honestly saying Cabin's humor is on the same level as the Wayans Brothers?
Damn. Fran kranz is killing me in this.
Ok, I have a question.
Ok, I have a question.
does each country have a different subset of monsters? I recognized a few of them, but others seemed foreign to me, like the masked people. I'm kinda confused as to how that aspect works.
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