I finally saw it last night, and "horror movie equivalent of a water-park rid" is exactly the comparison I was thinking of! Also, a little bit of this from way upthread (Whiney):
Evil Dead IN ITSELF was kind of a winking parody of George Romero and Three Stooges, and now this runs THAT whole concept through a meta-mirror.
But yeah, really fun.
― David Allan Cow (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
say this last night, total riot
one of my favorite gags was the elevator bell -- like, it'd be a while without hearing it or something and then "ding" just wave after wave of horrible things
― catbus otm (gbx), Monday, 10 September 2012 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
That same noise accompanied this movie's appearance on the ILX horror movie poll, for the record.
― Eric H., Monday, 10 September 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
I kinda want to have a bunch of friends over and watch it again, p sure most them have not seen it
― catbus otm (gbx), Monday, 10 September 2012 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
i watched this the other night. pretty fun, probably having already read about every plot twist was a bad idea, still i think spending the whole middle third with the ... lartners? laughners? seemed a bit off in terms of emphasis
― thomp, Monday, 10 September 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
bradley whitford should be in more things
― thomp, Monday, 10 September 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know, playing guitar in Aerosmith keeps him pretty busy.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 10 September 2012 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
Effing rad movie. Not much to add that hasn't already been said except that I was waiting and waiting for Sigourney Weaver to tell the main character that there is no Dana.
Also, assuming the havoc at the end didn't take down the forcefields, I can totally imagine a sequel (in plot if not in spirit).
― Old Lunch, Saturday, 22 September 2012 14:12 (eleven years ago) link
this rocked
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
way better than anything else going for thrills this year.
way better than the avengers imho. (though it shared a love of bureaucrats driving golf karts through tunnels in underground bases.)
annihilated prometheus and batman.
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah this was dope i agree 100%
― max, Friday, 12 October 2012 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
loved that it was basically an hp lovecraft movie at heart
and that it basically was an excuse to throw every horror movie archetype together in one room... loved the hellraiser dude
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
the cutaways to the j-horror plot unfolding across the world were so dope
Was really hoping for a specific Lovecraft image in that last shot.
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Friday, 12 October 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
dude me too! only letdown was that it was just a big ol' hand.
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
aw i liked that, it was like a classic zombie thing
― max, Friday, 12 October 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
the hand emerging from the grave
would have preferred tentacle but NBD
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I wanted spaghetti strands the size of asteroid belts.
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Friday, 12 October 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
want to see this again
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 12 October 2012 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
i could almost watch it again
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
i should probably see this this weekend.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, 12 October 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
Same here. Love the whole EC Comics vibe it had.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 12 October 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
it did the deconstructing-the-horror-genre thing, which has gotten pretty old, in such a new and fresh and entertaining way
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 12 October 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
Amy Acker should be in all the movies btw
― Tom Hardy & the Batbreakers (Phil D.), Friday, 12 October 2012 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
aaaand Vigilant Citizen finally finishes the essay: http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-cabin-in-the-woods-a-movie-celebrating-the-elites-ritual-sacrifices/
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 13 October 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
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).
― Gyrate For Physicet (Old Lunch), Saturday, 13 October 2012 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 08:14 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 08:16 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― Sex Kitten mind control slave (Dan Peterson), Sunday, 14 October 2012 12:32 (eleven years ago) link
vigilant citizen is the best blog on the internet
― max, Sunday, 14 October 2012 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
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/
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
holy crap that site is amazing
― Nhex, Sunday, 14 October 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
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
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
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*
― ledge, Sunday, 14 October 2012 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
Ah of course: it's Neil Peart having time travelled from 1974.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 14 October 2012 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
Love the idea that the illuminati is all powerful and super secretive but yet can't stop accidentally making music videos about itself
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Sunday, 14 October 2012 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
Sure, if Neil was as single-issue focused
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha
― 45 DOWN: "NYPD Blue" actor ____ Morales (R Baez), Sunday, 14 October 2012 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― 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.
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
i enjoyed this, dont know why it had german subtitles tho
― --bob marley (lag∞n), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
realism
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― da croupier, Monday, 22 October 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
― 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
― --bob marley (lag∞n), Monday, 22 October 2012 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
ya
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Monday, 22 October 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
A giant tentacle dispatched Amy Acker I think
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Monday, 22 October 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
part where dude was like "are you kidding me" before getting killed by a crawling mer-man
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 22 October 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
oh hey I'm rewatching ALIAS and in the last season Amy Acker shows up as a villain!
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 02:54 (eleven years ago) link