Cabin In The Woods

[Boston-Born]

Saw it yesterday and was extremely disappointed in it. It wasn't bad or terrible. But nothing special in anyway maybe I would give it a c+.
Maybe im made of stone or people are just ******* but nothing in this film was remotely scary. Overall I would say its more of a dark comedy then a horror film. Very much a army of darkness vibe to the film.

This film also complete rapes a film called "my little eye". So the whole this is so original I didn't get all. It was more like I have seen this before. In all fairness my little eye is a indy low budget film but plot there.

I personally found it to campy and found it to funny to be scary. Am I really supposed to be scared after the guy hits a zombie with a retractable bong coffee cup? Also there are a LOT of plot holes in the film.

On the positive side it was entertaining, wasn't bored by any means. Just felt it was nothing special. Kind of a mix between my little eye, evil dead 2 and jennifers body.

That is the point. It wasn't meant to be a jumpy scary movie. It was meant to be how you took it. Funny and a little scary but with some plot twists in there.

[Tongue-Splitter]

This film also complete rapes a film called "my little eye". So the whole this is so original I didn't get all. It was more like I have seen this before. In all fairness my little eye is a indy low budget film but plot there.

Yes, the reason this angle is nothing more than hipster "wanting to sound intelligent" pulp is that, in My Little Eye...

Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras

They knew. They were competing for money. In other words, it was completely different. And like Evil Dead? Really? Considering they have a DIRECT reference to Evil Dead, and considering how this movie acknowledges that countless horror films follow the template of Evil Dead, your argument has absolutely no merit whatsoever.

I personally found it to campy and found it to funny to be scary. Am I really supposed to be scared after the guy hits a zombie with a retractable bong coffee cup? Also there are a LOT of plot holes in the film.

Yeah, I know, right? I had the exact same feeling after I got out of Scary Movie! I was so mad because I went into a SATIRE and I didn't get scared. I mean, I didn't have any indication that it was supposed to be humorous throughout the ENTIRE MOVIE. I remember when I watched Zombieland, I thought, "Well, gosh... how am I supposed to be afraid when Woody Harrelson is chasing twinkies?"

Are you freaking serious? Did you expect the movie to be scary? It is a commentary about horror is no longer scary and how it is redundant. Joss Whedon describes it as a love-hate letter to the horror genre. How the hell can you complain about that aspect?

I really have to be happy with your complaints. As soon as hipster complaints come in, it means that the movie is popular enough for hipsters to say it isn't cool. Because the hipster mentality is that, if everybody likes something, we ought not like it and find terrible reasons not to like it. If you don't like the movie because you don't like satire horror, that's fine. Don't try to complain about the film for what it is. That is equivalent to complaining about The Godfather because it has too much crime drama in it. That's like complaining that you don't like Showgirls because it had too much sex and nudity in it. Just say you don't like the movie because you don't like satire, not because it shouldn't have had as much in it.

And don't try to compare it to other horror films because that is the entire mother-loving point of the movie.

[Boston-Born]

Yes, the reason this angle is nothing more than hipster "wanting to sound intelligent" pulp is that, in My Little Eye...


They knew. They were competing for money. In other words, it was completely different. And like Evil Dead? Really? Considering they have a DIRECT reference to Evil Dead, and considering how this movie acknowledges that countless horror films follow the template of Evil Dead, your argument has absolutely no merit whatsoever.


Yeah, I know, right? I had the exact same feeling after I got out of Scary Movie! I was so mad because I went into a SATIRE and I didn't get scared. I mean, I didn't have any indication that it was supposed to be humorous throughout the ENTIRE MOVIE. I remember when I watched Zombieland, I thought, "Well, gosh... how am I supposed to be afraid when Woody Harrelson is chasing twinkies?"

Are you freaking serious? Did you expect the movie to be scary? It is a commentary about horror is no longer scary and how it is redundant. Joss Whedon describes it as a love-hate letter to the horror genre. How the hell can you complain about that aspect?

I really have to be happy with your complaints. As soon as hipster complaints come in, it means that the movie is popular enough for hipsters to say it isn't cool. Because the hipster mentality is that, if everybody likes something, we ought not like it and find terrible reasons not to like it. If you don't like the movie because you don't like satire horror, that's fine. Don't try to complain about the film for what it is. That is equivalent to complaining about The Godfather because it has too much crime drama in it. That's like complaining that you don't like Showgirls because it had too much sex and nudity in it. Just say you don't like the movie because you don't like satire, not because it shouldn't have had as much in it.

And don't try to compare it to other horror films because that is the entire mother-loving point of the movie.

I liked it, but to be fair, it was being billed as a horror movie. The trailers leading up to it made it seem like it was a really scary horror movie, very deceptive. Having said that, I really liked it. But I can see someone's complaint about not being scared at all. Yes, while watching it, you found out it wasn't a real scary movie, but before going in, you were expecting it to be.

[ry31walsh]

Yes, the reason this angle is nothing more than hipster "wanting to sound intelligent" pulp is that, in My Little Eye...


They knew. They were competing for money. In other words, it was completely different. And like Evil Dead? Really? Considering they have a DIRECT reference to Evil Dead, and considering how this movie acknowledges that countless horror films follow the template of Evil Dead, your argument has absolutely no merit whatsoever.


Yeah, I know, right? I had the exact same feeling after I got out of Scary Movie! I was so mad because I went into a SATIRE and I didn't get scared. I mean, I didn't have any indication that it was supposed to be humorous throughout the ENTIRE MOVIE. I remember when I watched Zombieland, I thought, "Well, gosh... how am I supposed to be afraid when Woody Harrelson is chasing twinkies?"

Are you freaking serious? Did you expect the movie to be scary? It is a commentary about horror is no longer scary and how it is redundant. Joss Whedon describes it as a love-hate letter to the horror genre. How the hell can you complain about that aspect?

I really have to be happy with your complaints. As soon as hipster complaints come in, it means that the movie is popular enough for hipsters to say it isn't cool. Because the hipster mentality is that, if everybody likes something, we ought not like it and find terrible reasons not to like it. If you don't like the movie because you don't like satire horror, that's fine. Don't try to complain about the film for what it is. That is equivalent to complaining about The Godfather because it has too much crime drama in it. That's like complaining that you don't like Showgirls because it had too much sex and nudity in it. Just say you don't like the movie because you don't like satire, not because it shouldn't have had as much in it.

And don't try to compare it to other horror films because that is the entire mother-loving point of the movie.

Yes, I really did think it would be scary. Honestly your expectation going into a movie I feel have a strong impact on if you actually like the movie. High expectation your standard is higher. I think I saw the trailer once and looked at rottentomoatos and it was rated as a 9.3.

I also never really said it was a bad movie. A C+ is a better then average movie. I actually found it really funny, and I did enjoy it, it didn't drag at all. Half way through I thought I was going to love it but it just got to silly for me and thats just my opinion. I'm sure people will love it, other will hate it others will think its ok.

[Paulie6986]

It's getting very positive reviews. I love horror flicks, especially well done ones.

[Iansnightout]

This film also complete rapes a film called "my little eye". So the whole this is so original I didn't get all. It was more like I have seen this before. In all fairness my little eye is a indy low budget film but plot there.

Yes, the reason this angle is nothing more than hipster "wanting to sound intelligent" pulp is that, in My Little Eye...

Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras

They knew. They were competing for money. In other words, it was completely different. And like Evil Dead? Really? Considering they have a DIRECT reference to Evil Dead, and considering how this movie acknowledges that countless horror films follow the template of Evil Dead, your argument has absolutely no merit whatsoever.

I personally found it to campy and found it to funny to be scary. Am I really supposed to be scared after the guy hits a zombie with a retractable bong coffee cup? Also there are a LOT of plot holes in the film.

Yeah, I know, right? I had the exact same feeling after I got out of Scary Movie! I was so mad because I went into a SATIRE and I didn't get scared. I mean, I didn't have any indication that it was supposed to be humorous throughout the ENTIRE MOVIE. I remember when I watched Zombieland, I thought, "Well, gosh... how am I supposed to be afraid when Woody Harrelson is chasing twinkies?"

Are you freaking serious? Did you expect the movie to be scary? It is a commentary about horror is no longer scary and how it is redundant. Joss Whedon describes it as a love-hate letter to the horror genre. How the hell can you complain about that aspect?

I really have to be happy with your complaints. As soon as hipster complaints come in, it means that the movie is popular enough for hipsters to say it isn't cool. Because the hipster mentality is that, if everybody likes something, we ought not like it and find terrible reasons not to like it. If you don't like the movie because you don't like satire horror, that's fine. Don't try to complain about the film for what it is. That is equivalent to complaining about The Godfather because it has too much crime drama in it. That's like complaining that you don't like Showgirls because it had too much sex and nudity in it. Just say you don't like the movie because you don't like satire, not because it shouldn't have had as much in it.

And don't try to compare it to other horror films because that is the entire mother-loving point of the movie.

I'm sorry but you sound like a complete d bag right now. You're coming off just the opposite of what you're complaining about. A hipster in favor of the movie because it's "sooooo not the norm."

I haven't seen the movie and before reading about it on here, I thought it was a serious horror movie. That's how its been marketed.

I'm guessing most people are going into this expecting a horror movie. So, get off your damn high horse.

[Tongue-Splitter]

I'm sorry but you sound like a complete d bag right now. You're coming off just the opposite of what you're complaining about. A hipster in favor of the movie because it's "sooooo not the norm."

I haven't seen the movie and before reading about it on here, I thought it was a serious horror movie. That's how its been marketed.

I'm guessing most people are going into this expecting a horror movie. So, get off your damn high horse.

Do you want a tissue?

Honestly. He had already seen the movie. He could have said he was upset because it wasn't what he expected. He judged the movie based upon the merits of what it was. How many people say, "I don't like Van Gogh because I don't like all the paint he uses."

Saying you don't like Van Gogh because you don't like painters is fine. But judging a painting based on its amount of paint is counterproductive to a review.

So, do you want a tissue?

[Iansnightout]

I'm not the one who was personally offended that someone disliked the movie they did. So, no. I do not need a tissue.

[Iansnightout]

You even said that its a knock on the typical horror film. But, the problem is that it isn't being marketed that way at all. So, you making a huge stink about someone going into it expecting a horror movie is what I was mainly referring to.

[Iansnightout]

Not only that, but the poster you were responding to never personally insulted you. He had positive things to say about the movie, but it just wasn't what he was hoping for or expecting. You instantly got hostile and turned into a *******. Totally unnecessary.

[Tongue-Splitter]

You even said that its a knock on the typical horror film. But, the problem is that it isn't being marketed that way at all. So, you making a huge stink about someone going into it expecting a horror movie is what I was mainly referring to.

One last time so you understand:

If he wanted to complain about being fooled, I had no problem with that. I complained about The Village because I felt robbed of a monster movie. I did not complain about the film, I complained about being lied to. He used the fact that there was comedy as a knock on a film that was obviously comedy.

Do you understand yet? It's pretty elementary.

[Iansnightout]

One last time so you understand:
If he wanted to complain about being fooled, I had no problem with that. I complained about The Village because I felt robbed of a monster movie. I did not complain about the film, I complained about being lied to. He used the fact that there was comedy as a knock on a film that was obviously comedy.

Do you understand yet? It's pretty elementary.

I fully understand and that's not what I'm getting out of what he originally said.

Yes, I really did think it would be scary. Honestly your expectation going into a movie I feel have a strong impact on if you actually like the movie. High expectation your standard is higher. I think I saw the trailer once and looked at rottentomoatos and it was rated as a 9.3.

I also never really said it was a bad movie. A C+ is a better then average movie. I actually found it really funny, and I did enjoy it, it didn't drag at all. Half way through I thought I was going to love it but it just got to silly for me and thats just my opinion. I'm sure people will love it, other will hate it others will think its ok.

Seems to me that he went in expecting a horror movie. Saw during the movie that it was actually NOT a horror movie, but a comedy/horror and was disappointed. I also see that you're bashing on the guy because he was not aware that it was a knock on the prototypical horror movie. The movie has never marketed as anything other than a straight horror movie. Your example of Scary Movie may be accurate, but it was clearly obvious what the objective was in Scary Movie. The marketing of this movie is apparently not accurate judging by most critiques of the film.


Again, the guy never personally attacked you. You came after him when he shared an opinion you didn't like and came in with a pretty arrogant and condescending attitude.

Keep it up with the smug comments and your anti-"hipster" attitude. It makes you look like a real badass.

[Iodine]

I fully understand and that's not what I'm getting out of what he originally said.



Seems to me that he went in expecting a horror movie. Saw during the movie that it was actually NOT a horror movie, but a comedy/horror and was disappointed. I also see that you're bashing on the guy because he was not aware that it was a knock on the prototypical horror movie. The movie has never marketed as anything other than a straight horror movie. Your example of Scary Movie may be accurate, but it was clearly obvious what the objective was in Scary Movie. The marketing of this movie is apparently not accurate judging by most critiques of the film.


Again, the guy never personally attacked you. You came after him when he shared an opinion you didn't like and came in with a pretty arrogant and condescending attitude.

Keep it up with the smug comments and your anti-"hipster" attitude. It makes you look like a real badass.

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[Tongue-Splitter]

I fully understand and that's not what I'm getting out of what he originally said.

Read:

I personally found it to campy and found it to funny to be scary. Am I really supposed to be scared after the guy hits a zombie with a retractable bong coffee cup?

First post. No mention whatsoever about feeling screwed by the marketing, only complaining about comedic elements in a comedy.

Seems to me that he went in expecting a horror movie. Saw during the movie that it was actually NOT a horror movie, but a comedy/horror and was disappointed. I also see that you're bashing on the guy because he was not aware that it was a knock on the prototypical horror movie.

I was not, actually. It seems you still do not understand what I am saying.

Complaints about marketing = Okay.
Complaints about comedic elements within the film = Not okay.

You might say you understand what I am talking about, but you deny that statement by the things you continue to say.

The movie has never marketed as anything other than a straight horror movie. Your example of Scary Movie may be accurate, but it was clearly obvious what the objective was in Scary Movie. The marketing of this movie is apparently not accurate judging by most critiques of the film.

Interviews. Reviews. Plot descriptions. Basically, if you get fooled into thinking Cabin in the Woods is a horror film, I blame you for how you go about researching your movies before you see them. The movie is three years old. There is plenty of information out there for people to research it. Claims of the film being original, rave reviews, Ebert saying it was like a puzzle for horror fans, the writer defining it as a love-hate letter about / against the horror genre and what he dislikes and likes about it. There was enough information there to not be fooled. Either way, it's a moot point. I gave nobody crap for being fooled by it. I gave people crap by judging the film for its comedic elements (it being a horror comedy), which I find to be synonymous with judging a painting because of its amount of paint.

Again, the guy never personally attacked you. You came after him when he shared an opinion you didn't like and came in with a pretty arrogant and condescending attitude.

Right. Somebody goes into the NFL forum and says Tim Tebow is a better quarterback to have in the fourth quarter than Aaron Rodgers and see what happens. I don't understand why you can't handle it. The person I responded to was very cordial in his response. Admittedly, I was animated in my response because the notion I was arguing against has always been a pet peeve of mine. I'm perfectly fine with the guy now. He understands what my point was, he didn't crap his panties because he is able to tolerate another perspective, however aggressive it might be. I give that other guy high marks for his ability to respond in the manner in which he did.

What I don't understand is you. The other guy hasn't chimed in since his first response to my own, and he made his response with as much tact as possible. He's a cool dude for that in my book. So what is your issue? If his feelings weren't hurt, why are yours? I called him a hipster because I made an assumption. An assumption I later learned to be untrue, but I wanted to make my point regardless, and I did. Now you're coming at me accusing me of being a haughty, arrogant jerk because of one aggressive response to something that I find to be completely unfair.

I think that the problem is you. I think you are the one overly concerned with how others think of you on...

AN IN-TER-NET FORUM.

Look at the top right of my profile. I have 600 some posts. You have 17,000. Who do you think cares more about how he looks here?

So again I will ask...

If he doesn't have a problem...
If I no longer have a problem with him...
If I made a point (however aggressive it might have been)...
And if he responded to that point while showing no indignation...

What on God's green Earth is the issue here?

[Iansnightout]

Read:


First post. No mention whatsoever about feeling screwed by the marketing, only complaining about comedic elements in a comedy.


I was not, actually. It seems you still do not understand what I am saying.

Complaints about marketing = Okay.
Complaints about comedic elements within the film = Not okay.

You might say you understand what I am talking about, but you deny that statement by the things you continue to say.


Interviews. Reviews. Plot descriptions. Basically, if you get fooled into thinking Cabin in the Woods is a horror film, I blame you for how you go about researching your movies before you see them. The movie is three years old. There is plenty of information out there for people to research it. Claims of the film being original, rave reviews, Ebert saying it was like a puzzle for horror fans, the writer defining it as a love-hate letter about / against the horror genre and what he dislikes and likes about it. There was enough information there to not be fooled. Either way, it's a moot point. I gave nobody crap for being fooled by it. I gave people crap by judging the film for its comedic elements (it being a horror comedy), which I find to be synonymous with judging a painting because of its amount of paint.


Right. Somebody goes into the NFL forum and says Tim Tebow is a better quarterback to have in the fourth quarter than Aaron Rodgers and see what happens. I don't understand why you can't handle it. The person I responded to was very cordial in his response. Admittedly, I was animated in my response because the notion I was arguing against has always been a pet peeve of mine. I'm perfectly fine with the guy now. He understands what my point was, he didn't crap his panties because he is able to tolerate another perspective, however aggressive it might be. I give that other guy high marks for his ability to respond in the manner in which he did.

What I don't understand is you. The other guy hasn't chimed in since his first response to my own, and he made his response with as much tact as possible. He's a cool dude for that in my book. So what is your issue? If his feelings weren't hurt, why are yours? I called him a hipster because I made an assumption. An assumption I later learned to be untrue, but I wanted to make my point regardless, and I did. Now you're coming at me accusing me of being a haughty, arrogant jerk because of one aggressive response to something that I find to be completely unfair.

I think that the problem is you. I think you are the one overly concerned with how others think of you on...

AN IN-TER-NET FORUM.

Look at the top right of my profile. I have 600 some posts. You have 17,000. Who do you think cares more about how he looks here?

So again I will ask...

If he doesn't have a problem...
If I no longer have a problem with him...
If I made a point (however aggressive it might have been)...
And if he responded to that point while showing no indignation...

What on God's green Earth is the issue here?

There it is. The go-to "You have a lot of posts on an internet forum and I have a life."

None of my comments have anything to do with "what others think of me." Anyone who knows me on this forum would know that is the complete opposite of who I am. While the issue was your condescending attitude towards ry31walsh originally, it has escalated to your rude and arrogant responses to ME.

The original post in the thread said to stay away from the trailer if we are afraid of spoilers. So, I should research a movie that could apparently be easily spoiled for me to make sure it's exactly what's being marketed?

Personally, I go into a horror movie expecting a horror movie. When the movie is a comedy/horror, I feel disappointed. Not because the movie was bad, but because it was not what I expected. My perception of a movie can change based on my initial thoughts about the movie, as explained already by others in this thread.

Clearly he was expecting a horror and the comedy aspect of it ruined his experience with the movie. Don't pull your hipster ******** on me. I fully get what ry31walsh is saying and I get what you're saying. I just think he has every right to criticize the movie because it was too funny for a horror movie when he went in expecting a horror movie.

I can tell you that if I were to go out on Friday the 13th at a late showing to see this movie and it turns out it's not a horror at all, I would be disappointed and it would affect my opinion on the movie initially. Now, after I've had some time to digest the movie, I can probably end up liking it if it's actually a good movie.

What do I know, I have 17,000 posts on an internet forum. I must be sheltered.