I love how this movie breaks convention and portrays the survivors as more than thin caricatures which is ultimately the downfall of the cult/foundation. The Fool is capable and quick on his feet, the Jock is compassionate and cares about others, the Virgin just isn't one etc
19:35 actually, yes he is talking about you both and everyone who watches films. This movie is so great on so many levels. As a surface narrative, it's fun and horrifying at the same time, but in a deeper understanding it is very thought out and explains so many tropes found in most horror movies.
@@wolfwing1 for sure it's a satire of the audience as the gods to satisfy , first time i watched it i took it like that. it's a great twist but the movie is too dark sometimes and u do not see much + it's a shame that it was just a classic zombie family who were " chosen " .
@@AngeAlexiel I would love just a series of movies, same plot, but each time they use a different item :> The funnist thing I remember in the movie was how they tease you something and most movies it just be a cute easter egg, oh look at all the monsters, too bad last time we see them,and then BOOM they are all there giving you exacty what you want. if I have one small issue with the movie :> I think releasing all the monsters staisfied the ancient ones a ton :> It wasnt' the trope deaths, but much goryer and such hehe :>
@@wolfwing1 good idea, i thought for a long time that this movie could have sequels in other countries or culture like Japan . but it was a one shot. and i'm okay with it cos the movie pointed all the flaws or tropes of most horror flicks.... but yeah sequels would be cool though
"is he talking about us? Nope" actually, he was. the old gods they mention and that we see at the end are indeed the consumers that buy and watch movies and if the movie isn't good and we are not satisfied, then the world that the movie has created gets left behind, which is essentially the end of that world.
"We aren't the only ones watching." The one way mirror scene thematically calls out the inherent voyeurism of any movie audience. The ancient ones are the fans of classic horror movies. If they aren't appeased by the ritual, i.e. following the standard formula, then they stop going to those kind of movies, and thus that genre is destroyed, in other words, its world ends.
9:05 “This director like his two-way mirrors, huh?” Yes, finally!… everyone calls those damn things one-way mirrors. EVERY mirror is a one-way mirror. They only work one way. These are two-way mirrors!
Some say that the Whedonverse goes: 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - in which we learn about the Slayers, Watchers, and Institute. 2. Cabin in the Woods - where the Institute fails to contain the Ancient Ones. 3. Firefly - where the Watchers attempt to bring back the Slayers. Also, unicorns are no joke - they'll murder non-virgins.
I saw that theory too some time back, where the Ancient Ones are rampaging on Earth and caused the humans to escape into space and colonize, and the remnants of the Watchers are trying to find a way to create artificial Slayers to retake Earth. It's not a bad theory.
So technically.... if any of the "scientists" in the facility was a virgin, their sacrifice would have worked, right? Like why the specific virgin and fool? Those roles would have been able to be filled by anyone fitting the description.
You mentioned Cthulhu but because of the humanoid hand, my guess would be the Titans. They were the Greek gods' parents, chained and imprisoned for eternity.
*“😡you know damn well what war 😒”* gets me everytime 😂 been obsessed with the movie since its release! my brother took me to see it theaters & instantly got the dvd asap. the classic teenage horror film vibe w/ good humor jump scares as well as actually terrifying images & plot! i will always sing it’s praises 🥰
Ive read a very interesting comment under another reaction video about this movie, by "Grumpy Old Guy Plays Games" "One of the reasons I love this film is that its all about hubris. The controllers have done this so many times that they no longer are as careful or precise about the sacrifices as they might have once been. They're supposed to gather up and sacrifice a bunch of young people who fit certain archetypes (the Virgin, the Whore, the Athlete, the Scholar, and the Fool). The problem is, they get the archetypes wrong. They've assigned the roles to Dana (Virgin), Jules (Whore), Curt (Athlete), Holden (Scholar), and Marty (Fool), when none of them actually fit those roles. Dana might seem virginal, but early in the movie she confesses to an affair with her professor. Jules is sexy and dresses skimpy, but she's also flighty and overly concerned with non-important things in her life; also she is in a clearly loving and utterly monogamous relationship with Curt, which hardly fits the whore archetype. Curt might seem like a jock, but his athletic skills are mediocre at best, and he's seen lugging around high-level textbooks dealing with subjects like the Psychology of the Soviet System. Holden is smart, sure, but at the same time he's clearly more athletic than Curt is, and while he has the raw intelligence, he's clearly lazy about it. And Marty... well, Marty might be a stoner but he also admits he's never had sex in his life. So... Had the controllers done the research, they would have realized that the archetypes should have been assigned with Dana being the Whore, Jules being the Fool, Curt being the Scholar, Holden being the Athlete, and Marty being the Virgin."
It's really stupid when people try to rearrange the sacrifices to make them fit. Exactly as stupid as the controllers doing it as they did. In reality, ALL of them are pretty smart, and all of the guys are well-developed athletically. Dana might have a bad relationship, but she is more reserved than a whore archetype. Marty might be technically a virgin, but he doesn't fit a virgin archetype either. The point is: the controllers were trying to tell the same story again and again, but they really chose the sacrifices badly. Not just which one to assign each role; the whole group should not be made to play the game - or (speaking from controllers' perspective) it would be better to change the game entirely.
my question is why does it have to be these people. Anyone can fit those roles. I also think the "underground team" was too lax, as all they had to do is get the teens there, and kill them. Why do they have so many killer entities, and why do they allow the teens to "pick" their killer? I would have rather send 2 killers in, and bet on which one gets the most kills.
This was a great surprise of a flick. I'm usually picky with horrors. Great script , screenplay etc. Those monsters are a different breed. 👌 Great content as always 👍
The unicorn in this movie is actually the most mythologically accurate portrayal of a unicorn in modern media. Unicorns were frothing, carnivorous psycho monsters that stalked, killed, and ATE people. The only reason they are associated with innocence is because a pure and innocent maiden would have the opposite effect, their rage would be calmed and they would lay their head in the maiden's lap, allowing people a quick and easy shot at killing the rampaging magical murderhorse.
Just to put the Mrs. at ease when they taxidermy something like a wolf they only use the pelt (fur/skin). The mouth and teeth are all synthetic materials such as resin, acrylic, or plastic.
They are 100% implying the Scooby Gang. Joss Whedon, who wrote/produced Cabin in the Woods, also created Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the film and the TV series). Drew Goddard, director of Cabin in the Woods, was a staff writer on the final season of Buffy. In the show, they often referred to Buffy and her friends as the Scooby Gang. So it's a reference to the cartoon and a reference to a horror series that also co-opted the Scooby name, to add to a film that is referencing a ton of other horror franchises. Levels upon levels here haha.
The little pop tarts discussion😭😂 I love you guys 😭😭😭 you guys make these so fun seriously. No acting. No fake persona for the camera , you guys are simply being yourselves and it makes this so fun. And aside from that this movie is a ✨ masterpiece ✨ omfg I wish there were more movies like this although this movies truly a rarity and slept on by a lot of people BUT NOT YOU GUYS haha
Theres another couple that watches movies (Theyre British) hint hint**....And they are the fuxking WORSTTT!. They sometimes pick some good movies, but its impossible to make it through a whole reaction.. They just over-act for everything at such an extreme level that its hard to describe..
the best thing aboout this movie is how they manage to have the usual tropes while making fun of them and giving an explanation for them. Like in every horror flick the characters decide to stupidly split up, in this movie they split up but note that that is a stupid idea and explain that the smart guy has the stupid idea because he was dosed with that gas.
Your watching the Whedonverse backwards... it's supposed to go Buffy/Angel, then Cabin, then Firefly/Serenity Great reaction, every time I watch this movie I notice something new, this time it was that yellow robot/battlebot thing. Lol
I've seen this movie so many times and still caught something new this time because of how you edited it. It definitely deserves multiple viewings to catch all the little details beyond the horror movie homages.
This is the only horror movie my grandmother ever asked me to take her to go see. I was honestly surprised because other than The Shining, she doesn't like horror movies. She absolutely loved it. She thought it was the funniest thing. One of the best times I had with my grandmother and the movies.
It's interesting to think that grandparents of today might have been teenagers in the '70s - which is when slasher-horror movies became popular and teenagers were the core audience. Otherwise I can't imagine where a grandparent today would ever be convinced to go to this kind of movie.
@@tim_davidson6344 My grandmother said she saw a trailer and really wanted to go see it. I had never even heard of it or seen a trailer, and I ended up going in blind to what the movie was. We both really liked it, but she just thought it was hilarious. Oddly, she never cared for stuff like Scary Movie. I think it was too on the nose.
@@tim_davidson6344 crazy to think some grandparents aren't even as old as my dad... And I'm not even 25 yet, nor him 70 💀 old parents hit different lol
I always find it amusing when people are surprised their grandparents are into horror movies or heavy metal when, if you stop to think about it, they were in the primes of their lives when these genres were in the prime of theirs.
@@Dilligff My grandmother did not come from a well-to-do family. So she didn't really go to the cinema growing up or even have a tv, even when she was an adult and had her own home. She never even watched a horror movie until I was like 9 and started getting into them myself. The Shining was the only horror movie that she liked and we used to have a Halloween tradition of watching it together in bed while eating popcorn, back when I was still a kid/teen. So she really didn't care for TV or movies. She just happened to see a trailer one day and decided she wanted to see it.
This is one of the best horror movies I've seen in over a decade. And I watch, pretty much, all of them that come out. It's just so well made, imaginative, smart, complex, entertaining, well directed, well acted, paced, etc. I'd give it a 9.5/10, which is extremely high for me. It's no surprise it won the poll.
The great thing is, by now dear Mrs. Movies has watched plenty of great horror films to appreciate this modern gem as the love letter to the horror movie genre that it is. Have fun and... Let's get this party started!
Thanks for doing this one, guys. It's one of my all-time favorites and well deserving of its 92% critical reception (universal acclaim) on rotten tomatoes. A real modern classic. Horror movies this well put together, and this original, are very few and far between. I've watched it every Halloween, since it came out, and notice new things every single time. There's just so much attention to detail which makes for some seriously high re-watchability. Not to mention the fact that it's perfectly paced and stays entertaining from start to finish. There's literally never a lull. The production values are also much higher than most horror movies, which is nice to see considering the genre is well know for having a lot of low budget productions.
I am so glad you guys did this one. It is one of my favourite movies ever. Perfect blend between horror, comedy, campiness, meta, with the tropes of horror explained in very fun way! Exceptionally well done movie!
*16:00** mrs movies called everything, from film language alone, at every point along the way w what was on offer at that point.* even away from trope films, thr is a subtle learning about film language that professional critics anr reviewers/reactors get wi about 12-18months which is preternatural.even wo knowing to try to look for things. -JC
I really love yall as a couple doing these reactions. Literally I have no fear when it comes to movies that much scary movies. So seeing yall together this is awesome to see. Keep up the good work
My favorite part about this movie is on the white board one of the monsters “angry molesting tree” and you actually see it grab someone when they all get released.
The basic plot is kind of the opposite of a C'tulhu plot. In the Lovecraft stories, you'll have a cult that is trying to summon the "Elder Gods." In this movie, you have a group of people that perform the ritual in order to keep the gods at bay.
technically if a cult summoned these elder gods, there would be a group keeping them suppressed. Once you summon them, the next best thing you can do is keeping them asleep
The angle where you two are sitting next to each other, it almost looks like you're reacting to a video of him reacting to something LOL. Chris Hemsworth actually found out he got the part of Thor while shooting this movie.
This movie is just way to much damn fun. Saw this in theaters thinking it was gonna be your regular horror fare... oh man came out so happy. It's a love letter to the whole horror genre. While being a really solid film itself and making fun of all the tropes. And I love that they consitently talk about how the customers demand more... us. The literal paying customers of the film. It's just so brilliantly written, and fun.
This channel absolutely puts 99 percent of other reaction-channels to shame - just totally genuine, totally intelligent, and totally hilarious reactions
This movies was such a refreshing change of pace. I loved it immediately when I saw it in theaters. So many fun Easter eggs for Joss fans as well. A lot of people hated it for subverting their expectations but I thought it was fantastic and original despite the fact it uses all the horror tropes. Not an easy thing to accomplish if you think about it.
Yessssss! I love this movie!! It’s one of my all time favorites and not nearly enough people react to it! So I get hella pumped when reactors that I already watch and enjoy all the time check it out!
Yay! This movie is so much fun. There are some neat fan theories about this movie such as the "gods" being the fans that demand the horror movie tropes, a possible reference to a failed attempt being the teens from the movie The Faculty, and that they messed up by switching the "idiot" and "virgin" because Marty is definitely the smart one while our final girl is a hot mess who slept with her professor 😉
The blonde and the athlete didn't fit their stereotypes either. Kurt couldn't even throw a short pass and was in a committed, adorkable relationship with the supposed "whore" Jules. The geek made a decent catch in the street and is actually in school on an athletic scholarship.
Yeah, a lot of people don't catch (or at least don't mention) that Marty is the virgin while the girl is the fool, so the sacrifice would have gone bad anyway.
I’m torn between thinking the Gods are either stubborn old fashioned horror fans or movie studios that like to keep things “safe” and in line with what works financially or young filmmakers who are ready to pop up and make things different after so much cliche for so many years. I like how it’s sort of up to interpretation beyond the text of the film
@@Kaylakaze According to “The Director” (Sigourney Weavers Character) they didn’t need to be exact matches, just looked the part. This was demonstrated by the fact that none of them really fit their archetypes until they started being gassed
Yeah, if I remember correctly, Kurt should have been the scholar too, not the athlete, they were so busy with trying to type cast them, they completely ignored their actual characters. Or really, humans are complex beings and don't really fit in any kind of archetype (unless you choose to ignore the complexity of people and just focus on the one characteristic) and trying to make them fit only results in people not being who you think they are. :)
This movie is the shit. I love it, I wish I saw it in theaters. This is one of those movies that gets better with each viewing. You catch more references, jokes, even clues. One of my favorites. 10/10
I love that they put the Creatures from Left4Dead in the movie. They can be spotted in their chambers waiting to unleash terror among the living. Sad we don't see any carnage made by them :(
This is an absolutely brilliant tour-de-force movie. I use it to select friends - if the response is "I don't get it - it wasn't very scary" then you are off the friend's list.
A few seconds in the video and I already gave this a thumbs up. That was one of my favorite parts of the movie. When that happened my mom let out big gasp and yelled “OH MY GOD!!”!😂
Society doesn't apply this to real life lol, A certain incident happened in 2020 and things that the guys you were told you shouldn't listen to... Were the guys who were deemed right when the chips finished falling and in 2022 were even given a redemption ark lol
marty believed that society needed to crumble, and he chose to deliberately end the world. If there is a bad guy in this movie, it is him. He killed billions of people. He's super crazy.
strawberry frosted poptarts have always been my favorite (and basically the only option in the 90s when i was a kid) but that cookies n cream, put them in the freezer, so good.
You were spot on about them lacing the stoners weed but it was stated in the commentary that he was paranoid and had a secret weed stash nobody knew about and that was what he was smoking and allowed him to survive
I always saw the film as an allegory of the movie industry. The ancients are us, the audience, who always must be pleased, the technicians are the film makers who have to answer to Sigourney Weaver - the Producers. The teens are the sacrifices that must be made to keep us happy. If the audience isn't happy, then all hell breaks loose
The year this came out, I went to The Cabin in the Woods Haunted House at Universal Studios. As we walked through, we turned a corner into a hallway of elevator doors. And MF, we had to walk down it. And yes. They all opened. It was bad.
Blonde guy driving the van - Fred = Chris Hemsworth. CHECK Redhead girl in the van - Daphne = Kristen Conolly. CHECK Sexy other girl in the van - Velma - Anna Hutchison. CHECK Burn Out in the van - Shaggy = Fran Kranz. CHECK Brown skin colored 5 member of the group - Scooby = Jesse Williams. CHECK Yep. It's the Scooby gang in real life.
Can we just revel in the fact that the Japanese school children defeat the evil spirit by singing and friendship. Which is an amazing dig at J-Horror tropes
What I like about this movie is it suggests a hitherto secret underlying motive behind all the other horror movies where innocent people die, it's not just senseless killing by a maniac but rather an orchestrated attempt to save the world... again! If you guys haven't seen it already, I highly recommend "The Final Girls". Another great reaction, 2 thumbs up! :D
Actually this is a throw back to everything Buffy the Vampire Slayer ala Josh Whedon created. Every monster and even few Buffy characters are in this movie but every monster in another form in this movie has been in Buffy, even the straight jacket creepy moving things 21:05 - 21:15 What you said there is actually an entire episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but on the high school/college level
One thing I want to point out. You guys touched on it briefly but the movie does tell you that they have to choose their fates. Had the group ignored the basement they'd have had a fun if potentially odd stay at the cabin and gone home in theory.
4:43 When he says "I hate when that happens", I thought that was a ridiculous thing to say. Then I realized, I usually just see them from the waist up, so maybe he's speaking from experience. How would I know?
Was so excited for this reaction, this is one of my all time favorites ❤️ Thinking of all of the work that went in behind the scenes adds another layer of appreciation too.
Not one I felt the need to see again either! Favorite homage was to the Strangers, which you may not have seen yet? But those were the homage characters stuck in my memory after this flick. Good stuff as always!
Hot dang I'm happy you uploaded, I tested positive for covid and have been binge watching all your videos again all day in bed, rewatched your reaction to demon knight like 3times. You should watch tales from the crypt: bordello of blood! Hope you guys have a great day! Also happy belated birthday! 🎂🎉
Everyone seems to miss the main message of this movie. It isn't paying homage to other horror movies. It is implying that all other horror movies have been successful sacrifices to the ancient ones.
It's both, and also the thing the other person commented. That's the thing about good writing, it can successfully accomplish multiple things at the same time.
32:28 4th cube over at your eye level is a creature from my fav xbox/pc game, Left4Dead. The Boomer. this is a great film! humor, horror, it has it all! great reaction! 👍
Fun Fact: Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford are the two "suits" introduced in the opening. 1) Jenkins appeared in 'Sea of Love' as Al Pacino's fellow detective (Gruber) who lands with Pacino's ex-wife. 2) Whitford appeared in 'Scent of a Woman' as Al Pacino's nephew (Randy). Whose wife Pacino called by the wrong name. Both men were assaulted by Al in their respective roles. "If you'll be my bodyguard...I can be your long lost pal." Pacino to Chris O'Donnell??
I always enjoy a happy ending. I like the tribute to H. P. Lovecraft. I live in an off grid cabin, and this is one of the movies I use to describe my life. I live Alone in a Cabin In The Woods. When I get up I go up to The House on the Hill, for a cup of coffee. And if I get Cabin Fever I visit my Neighbors that live in The Last House on the Left.
My favorite anecdote about this film is that they had an advance screening where the audience could ask questions to the director after. One of them asked "Is there going to be a sequel?" and the director replied "Did you see the end to my film???"
Favorite homage that I only noticed this go 'round: the hand print on their RV that's a total send up to TXCM Favorite Monster: Tooth Fairy ballerina. Very creative and creepy design.
It's quite simple when you think about it. In this movie us as the veiwers are the Anciant Ones because we demand blood and violence when it comes to horror movies and when we don't get that the people rise up and get angry. The different catagories are basically what one expects in a horror movie and yes the vigin's death is optinal because that's how most horror movies work. They failed to have what the veiwers wanted and thus in the end the Ancint Ones rose up. Also I think it's also talking about sociaty and the fact that death and violence has always been something that mankind has craved to see and they are showing that in a way that is saying it's not a good thing that things are that way and we need to change some how. Apparently the only way they could get Segorney to agree to act there was have a werewolf in the movie she was so excited to see it and took pictures on set with the actor that was in the suit.
I loved how this movie is a parody of slasher films. And it pokes fun at the genre. The Ancient Ones are in reference to the audience. Favorite part of this was when they reference the incident in the 90's where America failed. This is a reference to The Faculty who had all the architype for each character. But no one died and they fought off the monsters with homemade drugs . All and all, I found this movie to be fun.
I love how this movie breaks convention and portrays the survivors as more than thin caricatures which is ultimately the downfall of the cult/foundation. The Fool is capable and quick on his feet, the Jock is compassionate and cares about others, the Virgin just isn't one etc
Except Dana is the fool and it's very possible that Marty is the virgin... He's certainly not very foolish.
@@scottrabie right that dope called it in the beginning...
I like how they just ASSUMED she was a virgin. Lmao.....assumptions....
They are so epic. Their voices make us happy!🌝❤
YESS!
"I learned it from you... okay? I learned it from watching YOU!"
- Still a classic, lol.
Another fun watch with y'all, THANKS!
19:35 actually, yes he is talking about you both and everyone who watches films. This movie is so great on so many levels. As a surface narrative, it's fun and horrifying at the same time, but in a deeper understanding it is very thought out and explains so many tropes found in most horror movies.
yeah a fan theory or maybe the truth is, the ancient ones are US that get upset if a movie isn't gorey enough or too bland and want fomulaic stuff.
@@wolfwing1 for sure it's a satire of the audience as the gods to satisfy , first time i watched it i took it like that. it's a great twist but the movie is too dark sometimes and u do not see much + it's a shame that it was just a classic zombie family who were " chosen " .
yeh when she said "i didnt pay to watch this" i was like - yes you did lol
@@AngeAlexiel I would love just a series of movies, same plot, but each time they use a different item :> The funnist thing I remember in the movie was how they tease you something and most movies it just be a cute easter egg, oh look at all the monsters, too bad last time we see them,and then BOOM they are all there giving you exacty what you want.
if I have one small issue with the movie :> I think releasing all the monsters staisfied the ancient ones a ton :> It wasnt' the trope deaths, but much goryer and such hehe :>
@@wolfwing1 good idea, i thought for a long time that this movie could have sequels in other countries or culture like Japan . but it was a one shot. and i'm okay with it cos the movie pointed all the flaws or tropes of most horror flicks.... but yeah sequels would be cool though
"is he talking about us?
Nope"
actually, he was.
the old gods they mention and that we see at the end are indeed the consumers that buy and watch movies and if the movie isn't good and we are not satisfied, then the world that the movie has created gets left behind, which is essentially the end of that world.
I love the “We should split up” gas lol. Just remember that scene every time you hear that stupid line in a movie and you’ll have a good chuckle
"We aren't the only ones watching." The one way mirror scene thematically calls out the inherent voyeurism of any movie audience. The ancient ones are the fans of classic horror movies. If they aren't appeased by the ritual, i.e. following the standard formula, then they stop going to those kind of movies, and thus that genre is destroyed, in other words, its world ends.
Same. Sigourney Weaver is the producer/s and the techs are the film makers, all working to appease the audience/ancients
I never thought of it that way, brilliantly put Derek!!
It’s a two way mirror ya dummy, every mirror is a one way mirror
Just the term “husband bulge” alone cracks me up and Marty just walking by dropping that on them cracked me up so much in the theaters.
I was waiting for a quick cut to the "technical difficulties" sign
Wow I would have loved seeing this movie at the theaters!! o:
For the record...if I ever, EVER end up in a "deserted island/apocalyptical survival situation," I want her on my team.
She figures it out so quick.
"Because I've walked through a forest before."
(Nice recovery, bro. Night on the couch averted. 🤣)
I love that this movie explains every irrational, stupid horror movies of the past while delivering a unique take on the genre.
This movie got Chris Hemsworth the role of Thor. Joss Whedon wrote and produced it and put in a good word with Kenneth Branaugh.
I didn't realize this movie was that old.i mean I never seen Thor so. Still though I feel like it just came out and it's fricking 10yrs old
@@lindziodowd8609 Yeah. It was filmed in 2009. Not released until 2011 because the studio was having money issues or something.
One of his first films was JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot
@@introbe1 ah I see. I feel like I just watched it like four years ago. Usually I'm thr first one on a new "scary" movie.
@@15blackshirt Yeah. He was Kirk's dad.
9:05 “This director like his two-way mirrors, huh?”
Yes, finally!… everyone calls those damn things one-way mirrors.
EVERY mirror is a one-way mirror. They only work one way. These are two-way mirrors!
Some say that the Whedonverse goes:
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - in which we learn about the Slayers, Watchers, and Institute.
2. Cabin in the Woods - where the Institute fails to contain the Ancient Ones.
3. Firefly - where the Watchers attempt to bring back the Slayers.
Also, unicorns are no joke - they'll murder non-virgins.
I saw that theory too some time back, where the Ancient Ones are rampaging on Earth and caused the humans to escape into space and colonize, and the remnants of the Watchers are trying to find a way to create artificial Slayers to retake Earth.
It's not a bad theory.
So technically.... if any of the "scientists" in the facility was a virgin, their sacrifice would have worked, right? Like why the specific virgin and fool? Those roles would have been able to be filled by anyone fitting the description.
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If next week Mrs. has blonde hair I'm gonna die laughing 😃
"Husband Bulge" LOL. I love this movie LOL, Best one liner ever, all the different homages to all the various horror movies over the year's.
You mentioned Cthulhu but because of the humanoid hand, my guess would be the Titans. They were the Greek gods' parents, chained and imprisoned for eternity.
*“😡you know damn well what war 😒”* gets me everytime 😂
been obsessed with the movie since its release! my brother took me to see it theaters & instantly got the dvd asap. the classic teenage horror film vibe w/ good humor jump scares as well as actually terrifying images & plot! i will always sing it’s praises 🥰
Ive read a very interesting comment under another reaction video about this movie, by "Grumpy Old Guy Plays Games"
"One of the reasons I love this film is that its all about hubris. The controllers have done this so many times that they no longer are as careful or precise about the sacrifices as they might have once been. They're supposed to gather up and sacrifice a bunch of young people who fit certain archetypes (the Virgin, the Whore, the Athlete, the Scholar, and the Fool). The problem is, they get the archetypes wrong. They've assigned the roles to Dana (Virgin), Jules (Whore), Curt (Athlete), Holden (Scholar), and Marty (Fool), when none of them actually fit those roles. Dana might seem virginal, but early in the movie she confesses to an affair with her professor. Jules is sexy and dresses skimpy, but she's also flighty and overly concerned with non-important things in her life; also she is in a clearly loving and utterly monogamous relationship with Curt, which hardly fits the whore archetype. Curt might seem like a jock, but his athletic skills are mediocre at best, and he's seen lugging around high-level textbooks dealing with subjects like the Psychology of the Soviet System. Holden is smart, sure, but at the same time he's clearly more athletic than Curt is, and while he has the raw intelligence, he's clearly lazy about it. And Marty... well, Marty might be a stoner but he also admits he's never had sex in his life. So...
Had the controllers done the research, they would have realized that the archetypes should have been assigned with Dana being the Whore, Jules being the Fool, Curt being the Scholar, Holden being the Athlete, and Marty being the Virgin."
If humans have to go through this much bullshit just so "ancient beings" don't kill us, I don't think it's worth it at all lol
Never thought of this, these are some pretty cool points.
It's really stupid when people try to rearrange the sacrifices to make them fit. Exactly as stupid as the controllers doing it as they did. In reality, ALL of them are pretty smart, and all of the guys are well-developed athletically. Dana might have a bad relationship, but she is more reserved than a whore archetype. Marty might be technically a virgin, but he doesn't fit a virgin archetype either. The point is: the controllers were trying to tell the same story again and again, but they really chose the sacrifices badly. Not just which one to assign each role; the whole group should not be made to play the game - or (speaking from controllers' perspective) it would be better to change the game entirely.
True.
my question is why does it have to be these people. Anyone can fit those roles.
I also think the "underground team" was too lax, as all they had to do is get the teens there, and kill them. Why do they have so many killer entities, and why do they allow the teens to "pick" their killer? I would have rather send 2 killers in, and bet on which one gets the most kills.
This was a great surprise of a flick. I'm usually picky with horrors. Great script , screenplay etc. Those monsters are a different breed. 👌
Great content as always 👍
Yes. Thank you Joss Whedon!
The unicorn in this movie is actually the most mythologically accurate portrayal of a unicorn in modern media.
Unicorns were frothing, carnivorous psycho monsters that stalked, killed, and ATE people.
The only reason they are associated with innocence is because a pure and innocent maiden would have the opposite effect, their rage would be calmed and they would lay their head in the maiden's lap, allowing people a quick and easy shot at killing the rampaging magical murderhorse.
Never existed
The Ancient Ones are us, the audience; the people working are the movie makers, Sigourney Weaver is the Director, and Upstairs are the studio execs.
Just to put the Mrs. at ease when they taxidermy something like a wolf they only use the pelt (fur/skin). The mouth and teeth are all synthetic materials such as resin, acrylic, or plastic.
Good to know thank you for the fun facts!
They are 100% implying the Scooby Gang.
Joss Whedon, who wrote/produced Cabin in the Woods, also created Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the film and the TV series).
Drew Goddard, director of Cabin in the Woods, was a staff writer on the final season of Buffy.
In the show, they often referred to Buffy and her friends as the Scooby Gang. So it's a reference to the cartoon and a reference to a horror series that also co-opted the Scooby name, to add to a film that is referencing a ton of other horror franchises.
Levels upon levels here haha.
The little pop tarts discussion😭😂 I love you guys 😭😭😭 you guys make these so fun seriously. No acting. No fake persona for the camera , you guys are simply being yourselves and it makes this so fun. And aside from that this movie is a ✨ masterpiece ✨ omfg I wish there were more movies like this although this movies truly a rarity and slept on by a lot of people BUT NOT YOU GUYS haha
Thank you so much! Such a nice comment, really appreciate that you appreciate how we are!
Theres another couple that watches movies (Theyre British) hint hint**....And they are the fuxking WORSTTT!. They sometimes pick some good movies, but its impossible to make it through a whole reaction.. They just over-act for everything at such an extreme level that its hard to describe..
they're so cute!
@@GeneralBuckNaked Who??
the best thing aboout this movie is how they manage to have the usual tropes while making fun of them and giving an explanation for them. Like in every horror flick the characters decide to stupidly split up, in this movie they split up but note that that is a stupid idea and explain that the smart guy has the stupid idea because he was dosed with that gas.
Your watching the Whedonverse backwards... it's supposed to go Buffy/Angel, then Cabin, then Firefly/Serenity
Great reaction, every time I watch this movie I notice something new, this time it was that yellow robot/battlebot thing. Lol
I've seen this movie so many times and still caught something new this time because of how you edited it. It definitely deserves multiple viewings to catch all the little details beyond the horror movie homages.
What did you catch?
This is the only horror movie my grandmother ever asked me to take her to go see. I was honestly surprised because other than The Shining, she doesn't like horror movies. She absolutely loved it. She thought it was the funniest thing. One of the best times I had with my grandmother and the movies.
It's interesting to think that grandparents of today might have been teenagers in the '70s - which is when slasher-horror movies became popular and teenagers were the core audience. Otherwise I can't imagine where a grandparent today would ever be convinced to go to this kind of movie.
@@tim_davidson6344 My grandmother said she saw a trailer and really wanted to go see it. I had never even heard of it or seen a trailer, and I ended up going in blind to what the movie was. We both really liked it, but she just thought it was hilarious. Oddly, she never cared for stuff like Scary Movie. I think it was too on the nose.
@@tim_davidson6344 crazy to think some grandparents aren't even as old as my dad... And I'm not even 25 yet, nor him 70 💀 old parents hit different lol
I always find it amusing when people are surprised their grandparents are into horror movies or heavy metal when, if you stop to think about it, they were in the primes of their lives when these genres were in the prime of theirs.
@@Dilligff My grandmother did not come from a well-to-do family. So she didn't really go to the cinema growing up or even have a tv, even when she was an adult and had her own home. She never even watched a horror movie until I was like 9 and started getting into them myself. The Shining was the only horror movie that she liked and we used to have a Halloween tradition of watching it together in bed while eating popcorn, back when I was still a kid/teen. So she really didn't care for TV or movies. She just happened to see a trailer one day and decided she wanted to see it.
This is one of the best horror movies I've seen in over a decade. And I watch, pretty much, all of them that come out. It's just so well made, imaginative, smart, complex, entertaining, well directed, well acted, paced, etc. I'd give it a 9.5/10, which is extremely high for me.
It's no surprise it won the poll.
When Mrs. Movies said “yippee ki yay mother fucka” then laughed, I lost it 😂😂😂 great reaction guys ❤️
The great thing is, by now dear Mrs. Movies has watched plenty of great horror films to appreciate this modern gem as the love letter to the horror movie genre that it is. Have fun and... Let's get this party started!
Thanks for doing this one, guys. It's one of my all-time favorites and well deserving of its 92% critical reception (universal acclaim) on rotten tomatoes. A real modern classic. Horror movies this well put together, and this original, are very few and far between.
I've watched it every Halloween, since it came out, and notice new things every single time. There's just so much attention to detail which makes for some seriously high re-watchability. Not to mention the fact that it's perfectly paced and stays entertaining from start to finish. There's literally never a lull. The production values are also much higher than most horror movies, which is nice to see considering the genre is well know for having a lot of low budget productions.
I am so glad you guys did this one. It is one of my favourite movies ever. Perfect blend between horror, comedy, campiness, meta, with the tropes of horror explained in very fun way! Exceptionally well done movie!
*16:00** mrs movies called everything, from film language alone, at every point along the way w what was on offer at that point.* even away from trope films, thr is a subtle learning about film language that professional critics anr reviewers/reactors get wi about 12-18months which is preternatural.even wo knowing to try to look for things. -JC
I really love yall as a couple doing these reactions. Literally I have no fear when it comes to movies that much scary movies. So seeing yall together this is awesome to see. Keep up the good work
Curt’s death is freaking hilarious. Legend has it, he’s still bouncing off the invisible wall at this moment.
Bad things happen to those that break The 4th Wall :-)
Would have been better if she'd actually forgotten about the wall. But she was _on top of it_ the whole way through the movie.
You guys are popping these reactions out like crazy I love them!!
My favorite part about this movie is on the white board one of the monsters “angry molesting tree” and you actually see it grab someone when they all get released.
The basic plot is kind of the opposite of a C'tulhu plot. In the Lovecraft stories, you'll have a cult that is trying to summon the "Elder Gods." In this movie, you have a group of people that perform the ritual in order to keep the gods at bay.
It's more like an SCP foundation movie
technically if a cult summoned these elder gods, there would be a group keeping them suppressed. Once you summon them, the next best thing you can do is keeping them asleep
The angle where you two are sitting next to each other, it almost looks like you're reacting to a video of him reacting to something LOL. Chris Hemsworth actually found out he got the part of Thor while shooting this movie.
“There’s puppeteers.”
“Puppeteers?”
“Pop tarts?”🤣🤣🤣
I absolutely love this movie, so many Easter eggs.
This movie is just way to much damn fun. Saw this in theaters thinking it was gonna be your regular horror fare... oh man came out so happy. It's a love letter to the whole horror genre. While being a really solid film itself and making fun of all the tropes. And I love that they consitently talk about how the customers demand more... us. The literal paying customers of the film. It's just so brilliantly written, and fun.
I'd not gotten the Scooby Doo similarity before now. That's honestly quite funny
This channel absolutely puts 99 percent of other reaction-channels to shame - just totally genuine, totally intelligent, and totally hilarious reactions
I watch the reactions to movies I don't even like.
This movies was such a refreshing change of pace. I loved it immediately when I saw it in theaters. So many fun Easter eggs for Joss fans as well. A lot of people hated it for subverting their expectations but I thought it was fantastic and original despite the fact it uses all the horror tropes. Not an easy thing to accomplish if you think about it.
I looooove that she recognized Sigourney Weaver so fast!!! I loved this movie :D
A "cottage in the forest" sounds like a lovely place to visit. A "cabin in the woods" not so much.
Yessssss! I love this movie!! It’s one of my all time favorites and not nearly enough people react to it! So I get hella pumped when reactors that I already watch and enjoy all the time check it out!
I saw this pop up in my feed and I clicked so fast. ohhh I'm excited for this. I love this movie so much.
Once again, the Mrs is too smart lol. I def forgot about the barrier and didn't pick up on Sigourney's voice the first time around
Yay! This movie is so much fun. There are some neat fan theories about this movie such as the "gods" being the fans that demand the horror movie tropes, a possible reference to a failed attempt being the teens from the movie The Faculty, and that they messed up by switching the "idiot" and "virgin" because Marty is definitely the smart one while our final girl is a hot mess who slept with her professor 😉
The blonde and the athlete didn't fit their stereotypes either. Kurt couldn't even throw a short pass and was in a committed, adorkable relationship with the supposed "whore" Jules. The geek made a decent catch in the street and is actually in school on an athletic scholarship.
Yeah, a lot of people don't catch (or at least don't mention) that Marty is the virgin while the girl is the fool, so the sacrifice would have gone bad anyway.
I’m torn between thinking the Gods are either stubborn old fashioned horror fans or movie studios that like to keep things “safe” and in line with what works financially or young filmmakers who are ready to pop up and make things different after so much cliche for so many years. I like how it’s sort of up to interpretation beyond the text of the film
@@Kaylakaze According to “The Director” (Sigourney Weavers Character) they didn’t need to be exact matches, just looked the part. This was demonstrated by the fact that none of them really fit their archetypes until they started being gassed
Yeah, if I remember correctly, Kurt should have been the scholar too, not the athlete, they were so busy with trying to type cast them, they completely ignored their actual characters. Or really, humans are complex beings and don't really fit in any kind of archetype (unless you choose to ignore the complexity of people and just focus on the one characteristic) and trying to make them fit only results in people not being who you think they are. :)
Hey there you two love birds! I guessed right Scooby Doo. 😆 Yay! I hope you and your beautiful girls enjoy your week.
You both are phenomenal. Thank you for finally bringing your brilliant voices to a very underrated film. 🌝❤👍🏾👍🏾
I thought this was gonna be so lame when my friends dragged me to the theater for it. Loved it!!!!!! The concept is fantastic
I thought so too and was so happy to be proven wrong
Joss Whedon does scary shit well. But super hero stuff is terrible.
This movie is the shit. I love it, I wish I saw it in theaters. This is one of those movies that gets better with each viewing. You catch more references, jokes, even clues. One of my favorites. 10/10
I love that they put the Creatures from Left4Dead in the movie. They can be spotted in their chambers waiting to unleash terror among the living. Sad we don't see any carnage made by them :(
One of the most fun, enjoyable, self-referential horror comedies ever! I would go so far as to call it the best thing Joss Whedon has ever written.
That would be Buffy and Angel
@@ninjanibba4259 and firefly
@@jamalbryant8099 of course
@@jamalbryant8099 And Dollhouse
@@jamalbryant8099 and Titan A.E.
that little Japanese segment reminded me you guys should add J-Horror films to the list (Ringu, Ju-on, etc), hope to see them in the channel some day!
Welcome back to You, Me and the Bulge!
This is an absolutely brilliant tour-de-force movie. I use it to select friends - if the response is "I don't get it - it wasn't very scary" then you are off the friend's list.
I am now adopting this practice you are a genius my good sir
19:30 you nailed the whole message of the movie. We (the audience) are The Ancient Evil.
A few seconds in the video and I already gave this a thumbs up. That was one of my favorite parts of the movie. When that happened my mom let out big gasp and yelled “OH MY GOD!!”!😂
4:34 is a riff on an old anti drugs commercial, where the parent is confronting their kid about drugs. "I learned it from watching you!"
One of my fav movies so glad you are reacting to this :D
The guy that's high as a Giraffe's ass survives a surprisingly long time which was surprising within itself a shock.
This movie is the exact opposite of “They had us in the first half” 😂😂😂
Idk how it is you are doing all these horror reactions but I’m here for every single one lol
If I’m wrong no worries but why do I feel like you two are the stars of every cookout you go to.. you two rock!
Oh gosh I wish that was actually the case. I’m only ever the star of a party that includes only me and the mr. 😄
Always believe the guy your not supposed to believe anything from, Marty the stoner was right the entire freaking film and that’s that!!!
Society doesn't apply this to real life lol, A certain incident happened in 2020 and things that the guys you were told you shouldn't listen to... Were the guys who were deemed right when the chips finished falling and in 2022 were even given a redemption ark lol
marty believed that society needed to crumble, and he chose to deliberately end the world. If there is a bad guy in this movie, it is him. He killed billions of people. He's super crazy.
strawberry frosted poptarts have always been my favorite (and basically the only option in the 90s when i was a kid)
but that cookies n cream, put them in the freezer, so good.
You were spot on about them lacing the stoners weed but it was stated in the commentary that he was paranoid and had a secret weed stash nobody knew about and that was what he was smoking and allowed him to survive
I always saw the film as an allegory of the movie industry. The ancients are us, the audience, who always must be pleased, the technicians are the film makers who have to answer to Sigourney Weaver - the Producers. The teens are the sacrifices that must be made to keep us happy. If the audience isn't happy, then all hell breaks loose
The year this came out, I went to The Cabin in the Woods Haunted House at Universal Studios. As we walked through, we turned a corner into a hallway of elevator doors. And MF, we had to walk down it. And yes. They all opened. It was bad.
Blonde guy driving the van - Fred = Chris Hemsworth. CHECK
Redhead girl in the van - Daphne = Kristen Conolly. CHECK
Sexy other girl in the van - Velma - Anna Hutchison. CHECK
Burn Out in the van - Shaggy = Fran Kranz. CHECK
Brown skin colored 5 member of the group - Scooby = Jesse Williams. CHECK
Yep. It's the Scooby gang in real life.
"And I would have gotten away with saving humanity too, if it wasn't for you darn kids!"
Can we just revel in the fact that the Japanese school children defeat the evil spirit by singing and friendship. Which is an amazing dig at J-Horror tropes
What lesson can we get from this movie, kids?.....Weed saves lives, so smoke a lil'bit.....
What I like about this movie is it suggests a hitherto secret underlying motive behind all the other horror movies where innocent people die, it's not just senseless killing by a maniac but rather an orchestrated attempt to save the world... again!
If you guys haven't seen it already, I highly recommend "The Final Girls".
Another great reaction, 2 thumbs up! :D
I’ve been waiting for this reaction!! One of the most creative horror movies out there 🔝
Actually this is a throw back to everything Buffy the Vampire Slayer ala Josh Whedon created. Every monster and even few Buffy characters are in this movie but every monster in another form in this movie has been in Buffy, even the straight jacket creepy moving things
21:05 - 21:15
What you said there is actually an entire episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but on the high school/college level
One thing I want to point out. You guys touched on it briefly but the movie does tell you that they have to choose their fates. Had the group ignored the basement they'd have had a fun if potentially odd stay at the cabin and gone home in theory.
4:43 When he says "I hate when that happens", I thought that was a ridiculous thing to say. Then I realized, I usually just see them from the waist up, so maybe he's speaking from experience. How would I know?
Was so excited for this reaction, this is one of my all time favorites ❤️ Thinking of all of the work that went in behind the scenes adds another layer of appreciation too.
Not one I felt the need to see again either! Favorite homage was to the Strangers, which you may not have seen yet? But those were the homage characters stuck in my memory after this flick. Good stuff as always!
I can't remember when I got what was going on during my 1st viewing.
Such a fresh take using well tread ingredients.
One I saw in a box but not in the hallways was the twin girls from The Shining. That was my favorite without them even doing anything.
This movie rules. I had no idea what I was in for when I watched it. A friend just insisted I check it out. Such a fun time.
Hot dang I'm happy you uploaded, I tested positive for covid and have been binge watching all your videos again all day in bed, rewatched your reaction to demon knight like 3times. You should watch tales from the crypt: bordello of blood! Hope you guys have a great day! Also happy belated birthday! 🎂🎉
You're going to enjoy this so much!
Especially the twist at the end!
Everyone seems to miss the main message of this movie. It isn't paying homage to other horror movies. It is implying that all other horror movies have been successful sacrifices to the ancient ones.
No, it isn't. It is commenting on the lazy tropes of horror movies.
It's both, and also the thing the other person commented. That's the thing about good writing, it can successfully accomplish multiple things at the same time.
32:28 4th cube over at your eye level is a creature from my fav xbox/pc game, Left4Dead. The Boomer. this is a great film! humor, horror, it has it all! great reaction! 👍
One of my favorites hope you guys enjoy thanks for the upload and have a great week 🙋🏾♂️
I wish I could go back in time and watch this movie in the theaters for the first time
Fun Fact:
Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford are the two "suits" introduced in the opening.
1) Jenkins appeared in 'Sea of Love' as Al Pacino's fellow detective (Gruber) who lands with Pacino's ex-wife.
2) Whitford appeared in 'Scent of a Woman' as Al Pacino's nephew (Randy).
Whose wife Pacino called by the wrong name.
Both men were assaulted by Al in their respective roles.
"If you'll be my bodyguard...I can be your long lost pal."
Pacino to Chris O'Donnell??
I love ur video’s you’re so underrated!
I always enjoy a happy ending. I like the tribute to H. P. Lovecraft.
I live in an off grid cabin, and this is one of the movies I use to describe my life. I live Alone in a Cabin In The Woods. When I get up I go up to The House on the Hill, for a cup of coffee. And if I get Cabin Fever I visit my Neighbors that live in The Last House on the Left.
My favorite anecdote about this film is that they had an advance screening where the audience could ask questions to the director after. One of them asked "Is there going to be a sequel?" and the director replied "Did you see the end to my film???"
Favorite homage that I only noticed this go 'round: the hand print on their RV that's a total send up to TXCM
Favorite Monster: Tooth Fairy ballerina. Very creative and creepy design.
It's quite simple when you think about it. In this movie us as the veiwers are the Anciant Ones because we demand blood and violence when it comes to horror movies and when we don't get that the people rise up and get angry. The different catagories are basically what one expects in a horror movie and yes the vigin's death is optinal because that's how most horror movies work. They failed to have what the veiwers wanted and thus in the end the Ancint Ones rose up.
Also I think it's also talking about sociaty and the fact that death and violence has always been something that mankind has craved to see and they are showing that in a way that is saying it's not a good thing that things are that way and we need to change some how.
Apparently the only way they could get Segorney to agree to act there was have a werewolf in the movie she was so excited to see it and took pictures on set with the actor that was in the suit.
I loved how this movie is a parody of slasher films. And it pokes fun at the genre. The Ancient Ones are in reference to the audience. Favorite part of this was when they reference the incident in the 90's where America failed. This is a reference to The Faculty who had all the architype for each character. But no one died and they fought off the monsters with homemade drugs . All and all, I found this movie to be fun.
How very strange... I have some strawberry poptarts that I picked up the other day 😂