The Cabin in the Woods

2011 Directed by Drew Goddard

You think you know the story.

Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

Chris Hemsworth Kristen Connolly Fran Kranz Jesse Williams Anna Hutchison Sigourney Weaver Richard Jenkins Greg Zach Bradley Whitford Brian J. White Amy Acker Tim DeZarn Tom Lenk Dan Payne Jodelle Ferland Dan Shea Maya Massar Matt Drake Nels Lennarson Rukiya Bernard Peter Kelamis Adrian Holmes Chelah Horsdal Terry Chen Heather Doerksen Patrick Sabongui Phillip Mitchell Naomi Dane Ellie Harvie Show All…

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Review by Grooveman ★★★★½ 17

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Seeing Richard Jenkins yell " Fuck You" to a screen filled with 9 year old Japanese school girls is extremely funny to me. This is the most fun I've had watching a film this year.
Review by Simon Ramshaw ★★★★★ 12

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What this film WILL do:
- Go down in cultdom.
- Become a fan favourite.
- Add more fuel to the beast that is the Whedon Machine.
- Never allow any other horror movie to look at itself in the same way ever again.
- Hold up on many re-watches.
What this film WILL NOT do:
- Be popular with meat-headed horror directors.
- Grant people with the ability to create better stoner characters.
- Grant Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford with Best Supporting Actor nominations (although it really should).
Wow...having thought over The Cabin in the Woods a lot after I saw it first in April, I thought that the re-watch would be full of plot holes. But no.…
Review by Giddy ★★★★★ 5

Formula. Every film has one. Watch enough films and you learn the formulas, perhaps even subconciously; and it can ruin the film for you. It drains a film of tension, it makes a film predictable. And in no other genre is the formula more apparent than in horror.
The Cabin In The Woods (TCITW)has a formula too. It is no different to any other film in that respect. But while your Texas Chainsaw Massacres and your Excorcists and your Last Houses On The Lefts say 2 + 2 = 4, TCITW says, "Yes, it does equal 4 but did you know that this 2 is actually 0.5 plus 2.5 minus 1 and the second 2 is really a shit ton…
Review by Logan ★★★★½ 41

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So FUCKING good!! I bought this on DVD when I was what 13? It was my second horror movie i ever purchased with my own money and boy did I love it. I had a chance to finally revisit it due to my film club and boy is it EVEN BETTER🤩
Just the concept alone is academy award worthy. Because it shows a representation of how the horror genre is evolving from cliches to art. It takes a man at them while also paying homages to them. There is So much FORESHADOW like the bird in the beginning flying and hitting the barrier reflected to how Chris's character died when he "flew like a bird" and hit the barrier with…
Review by DirkH ★★ 25

This film tries to put its tongue in its cheek so hard it has left a big, gaping hole that should have been filled by a great film.
Let me start off by saying that I actually like Whedon's work. Most of the stuff he's done is quite enjoyable. Here, however, he is at his worst. Every single twist, turn and reveal felt like him screaming at me: 'Hah! Look at how clever I am! I am reinventing the entire genre!'
The problem with Whedon's script is that he has actually written two films. One a rather funny, sometimes hilarious comedy. Two, a boring and generic horror film. Somewhere in between lies the idea of a great film, which is…
Review by rudi ✨ ★★★★

I wish I was as self aware as this movie is
Review by Lucy ★★★★

the evil is defeated 🤲🐸
Review by Coolnilk ★★★★ 4

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Love the unique and original take this film brought out. It convincingly plays into those horror tropes that we all know about when it comes to the specific genre very conveniently while also making fun of it at the same time which ultimately made this such a blast from the minute it starts.
Thought the college friends cast with the five talented actors who portrayed them were great in how they allegedly handled things, but it's the climax and the ending of this that were definitely what made this film so extraordinary by the time it reaches that pivotal point.
Countless multitude of horror references from what made the horror genre what it is today, too! Don't want to spoil those details specifically because this is certainly a film you want to go into as blind as possible for sure. Make sure to check this one out if you haven't.
Review by Logan ★★★★½ 5

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If you see closely when she is trapped in the cube. Ahead of her inside one of the cubes is Quentin tarantino worshipping a zombie's foot
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 2

75/100
Yeah, ok, whatever, this is shaky territory in the sense that its stuck-up "creativity" doesn't necessarily conform with the sincere trash of the films it is parodying, and it's also 20 years late, but goddammit, there is *nothing* funnier than Richard Jenkins in this movie. Except for Richard Jenkins in Step Brothers.
4 stars for Richard Jenkins. And for this line: "It was the pioneer days; people had to make their own interrogation rooms."
Review by lauren ★★★½ 2

the highlight of this was finding out where the "the evil is defeated" meme came from
Review by Hollie Horror ★★★★★ 15

Everyone said it just gets better with repeat viewings and this is where I give all of those people an enthusiastic fanboy high five because it's so, so true. I am almost certain I enjoyed The Cabin in the Woods more last night than when I originally watched it back in 2012.
Others have said that dissecting horror films has been done before and while I'm inclined to agree with that, I'm not sure it has ever been done as well as it has here. In taking the perspective of the "ancient ones" and those trying to please them, you can't help but see the parallels to genre fans. We know all about the tropes in horror films; the athlete,…

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Review by rafasaur ★★★★

This was fun! A great twist on "classic" horror/monster movies. The ending was both suitable and left me wanting more. I won't say anything that hasn't been said already, so, movie good
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Such a well made horror movie. Also one of the leads is in Detroit: Become Human so I’m a little biased.
Review by Dave ★★★½

I do remember watching this the first time and loving it’s originality and itself awareness of the genre and it’s cliches. On the numerous rewatched this does tire slightly but overall it is still really good.
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not as good as the scooby doo movie. I love u Joss Whedon #spuffy
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one star removed for atrocious cgi
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Review by zasyates ★★★

Honestly? Most realistic critique in this movie is totally unintentional, and comes at the end when the male lead decides his stupid, meaningless, life is worth more than the lives of every single person on earth. Men are actually like that.
Review by yagata ★★★★

Esse filme é simplesmente INCRÍVEL! Claro, quando você pega todas as semelhanças e conclusões que ele passa muda tudo.
É como um filme stonks, tenho a empolgação de dizer que a mente dos diretores viajaram bem longe e foram esplêndidos em mostrar em apenas 90 minutos todos os clichês e comparações de filmes ultimamente de uma forma sarcástica e crua.
Se parar pra pensar é um dos filmes de terror mais brilhantes, basta estar ciente do conceito do filme ao assistir.
Review by sethbgvt ★★★½

“Am I on speakerphone?”
Even the guy at the run down gas station, spitting tobacco juice was in on the joke.
Review by landonm ★★½

2.5 stars because if i hadn't read any of the reviews i would've given it MAYBE 1 star to be generous but i've been convinced that some parts are good.
Review by abby ★★½

2.5 stars because if i hadn't read any of the reviews i would've given it MAYBE 1 star to be generous but i've been convinced that some parts are good.