Why is cabin in the woods good

In that sense, The Cabin in the Woods is a gift to horror fans. Goddard creates the opening of almost every s horror slasher so perfectly — right down to the score — that the audience would immediately be turned off by it. Goddard was careful to actually recreate the horror movie setup that he is looking to tear down — the other two friends joining them on the trip fill the roles of the comedic stoner Marty Fran Kranz, who gives one of the best performances of in the film and love interest Holden Jesse Williams.

The group even encounters a creepy old man at a seemingly abandoned gas station warning them of their impending doom. However, Goddard and Whedon use the scenes at the facility to explain those occurrences.

Simply put, The Cabin in the Woods is one of the sharpest satires of our generation. Any horror fan watching the movie can pick out the cliches and stereotypes. However, the movie quickly subverts those and replaces them with reference after reference to classic horror movies — some direct and some you have to dig through your brain to unlock. The Egyptian cat statue in the basement is what summons it, and it presumably would have tormented the kids by apathetically knocking things off shelves and cuddling.

BY Scott Beggs. Here are 10 facts about the meta commentary on scary movies. Diyah Pera, Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Subscribe to our Newsletter! But we would argue that it works really well with the rest of the film. The Comedy: If you're looking for a straight up and up horror movie, you should know. By the end of the feature, the horror has been traded for sheer unbridled hilarity. So if you hate fun in your gore, this might not be the movie for you.

We don't actually consider this to be a "bad" — but more of a warning for people who hate to laugh. Full disclosure, at one point during the screening I literally had a joy word vomit and just blurted out, "I'm so happy right now!

This movie is unlike anything you've ever seen before. Go and see it before some asshole friend ruins the big surprises for you. Then go see it again, and we'll all get beers and talk about it some more. Ugg was prepared to write movie off as another meta-humor hipster fest. One of few times Ugg could ignore this was with Rubber. But that mainly because movie about killer wheel is too awesome for words. Glad to see this not case and that it clever. Ugg will make sure to add on must watch list.

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