are you even listening to me? THE CABIN IN THE WOODS thread (WARNING: SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILEROS! SPOILIDAD!)

i could almost watch it again

i should probably see this this weekend.

want to see this again

Same here. Love the whole EC Comics vibe it had.

it did the deconstructing-the-horror-genre thing, which has gotten pretty old, in such a new and fresh and entertaining way

Amy Acker should be in all the movies btw

aaaand Vigilant Citizen finally finishes the essay: http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-cabin-in-the-woods-a-movie-celebrating-the-elites-ritual-sacrifices/

This and Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil are the best horror movies I've seen in a long time. Making me rethink my general bias towards jokey, arch horror films (except the bias only exists because jokey, arch horror films generally are pretty awful).

In one of the cabin’s rooms is a painting depicting a lamb being torn to pieces by all kinds of vicious creatures. This is yet another way the victims are subtly “warned” of what is bound to happen. However, since the kids have no idea of what’s happening, they simply ignore it. This can be compared the elite hiding in plain sight warnings and predictions about the NWO in public places (see the murals at the Denver International Airport).

I'm checking thru and it doesn't seem like these guys ever once twig to the notion expressly stated by the filmmakers that the flick is about 21st-C horror movies itself.

I mean, seriously, they really do write like freshman-year bong-hit dorm conspiracy spinning.

oh wait, nvm, i actually glanced at the comments.

Self-awareness is a curse not visited upon all peoples online, as we're proven time and time again.

I have somehow been unaware of Vigilant Citizen before now. That is some truly amazing Conservapedia-level "do you SEE?!" stuff going on there. It was good for a new display name anyway.

vigilant citizen is the best blog on the internet

When urls speak for themselves:

http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/labyrinth-starring-david-bowie-a-blueprint-to-mind-control/

http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/how-the-animated-series-g-i-joe-predicted-todays-illuminati-agenda/

http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/

http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/how-hollywood-spreads-disinformation-about-secret-societies/

And this is only in the "Movies & TV" section

http://vigilantcitizen.com/vigilantreport/the-occult-symbolism-of-the-2012-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremonies/

http://vigilantcitizen.com/vigilantreport/was-the-batman-shooting-a-ritualistic-murder-carried-out-by-mind-controlled-patsy/

http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/katy-perrys-wide-awake-a-video-about-monarch-mind-control/

Like in everything else relating to her, Lady Gaga’s fragrance Fame contains underlying occult elements that are only recognizable to those who have some knowledge of it.

holy crap that site is amazing

It's this fascinating mix of Glenn Beck / Michelle Bachmann / David Icke / paranoid schizophrenia / freshman year cultural studies / the after-effects of undergraduate pot & acid consumption, and even more notable b/c the dude is Canadian

In the context of the Olympics, where people come from all countries and all religions, this verse was a little out of place. More importantly, no countries, no religions, no possessions and “a world as one” is a good way to describe the global socialist system the elite is trying to create with the New World Order. Was Lennon envisioning a secretive group of politicians and bankers creating his perfect world? Probably not. But when you get killed by a MK-Ultra patsy, the elite can pretty do what it wants with your work and image.

The elite reptilian overlord mind control rock star assassinating new world order is socialist now? *confused*

It's this fascinating mix of Glenn Beck / Michelle Bachmann / David Icke / paranoid schizophrenia / freshman year cultural studies / the after-effects of undergraduate pot & acid consumption, and even more notable b/c the dude is Canadian

Ah of course: it's Neil Peart having time travelled from 1974.

Love the idea that the illuminati is all powerful and super secretive but yet can't stop accidentally making music videos about itself

Sure, if Neil was as single-issue focused

Love the idea that the illuminati is all powerful and super secretive but yet can't stop accidentally making music videos about itself

hahaha

this was fun, but i was expecting another layer, like maybe there are no elder gods and the corporate dudes are being manipulated by an evil CEO to make real horror films for his/her (i guess it would be her) personal entertainment, so their thin layer of moral justification goes out the window. would not have been as fun as the end of the world though.

would have preferred tentacle but NBD

― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, October 12, 2012 10:46 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

totally, can't believe they didn't go with something cthulu-y.

i enjoyed this, dont know why it had german subtitles tho

realism

would not have been as fun as the end of the world though.

that's the thing. some preachy "see, the world won't collapse if we break free of cliches!" ending would have totally justified the handful of "joss whedon thinks he's so great" grumbles this got.

the cutaways to the j-horror plot unfolding across the world were so dope

― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, October 12, 2012 11:28 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lil girls joyfully singing samara into a frog was the best moment imho

ya

A giant tentacle dispatched Amy Acker I think

part where dude was like "are you kidding me" before getting killed by a crawling mer-man

oh hey I'm rewatching ALIAS and in the last season Amy Acker shows up as a villain!

no spoilers

she is a secret agent (omg spoilers)

her mis-usage was one of the worst things... in that already poor season

Has Joss' penchant for redheads ever been spelt-out anywhere? I mean, yeah, I quite support it

he definitely had a lot of weird types... some actors I can't really picture in anything but whedon stuff

xp: did you see the crew of the helicarrier in Avengers?

man, wasn't really feeling this at all. had avoided spoilers, have enjoyed a lot of jokey/satirical horror flicks in the past and appreciated the spirit it was done, but it fell totally flat for me outside of maybe some of the whitford/jenkins stuff. also obviously scares/fx were not really the point but it just looked terrible, was so dim and hard to tell what was going on i started to wonder if it had been released in 3d.

I didn't like this much either other than thinking it was a neat idea. I avoided this thread and spoilers, but maybe I should have read something about it. I was hoping the movie wanted to scare me, not make me laugh.

contendo otm throughout this thread

Finally saw this. Loved it, for every reason already stated thruout the thread, really. The elevator dings, the "you're kidding me" merman death payoff, the telescoping coffee bong, all the meta meta meta. I went in expecting Whedonesque comic timing so I wasn't disappointed. Must watch it again.

Finally Watched this over the weekend, loved it. Most entertaining movie I've seen in a long time. I definitely second a monsters poll from way upthread.

Spoilercorns in a walk.

Finally saw this last night and, yes, amazing.

Bradley Whitford's delivery of the line "teQUILA is my LADY!" is masterful.

Just watched it, finally. SO FUN.

:D

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130714203334/thecabininthewoods/images/9/9b/Cabin-in-the-woods.gif

Did we ever get round to doing a Cabin in the Woods monster poll?

Wow, do I wish there were more movies like this. Totally holds up on third viewing, years (right?) later. Still say the only misstep in the entire thing is revealing the electrified grid dome thing too early for the sake of a lame CGI eagle gag, but the rest is pretty flawless and really smart.

I need to watch this again

Still say the only misstep in the entire thing is revealing the electrified grid dome thing too early for the sake of a lame CGI eagle gag

Nah thought that was good! It added to the sense of "ok what the fuck is going here" that permeated the first act.