THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Chris Hemsworth

[@axebeard6085]

19:39 "Listen to him. He is high and wise." I gotta get that on a t-shirt.

[@JohnnyMan316]

LOL 🤣 That was good!

[@DavidAntrobus]

High and Wise Hot and Nice

[@MultiSuperzed]

Equivalent to "I drink and I know things"

[@horsepower523]

Except instead of him and he put me and I'm *"Listen to me. I'm high and wise"* There you go. That would be like the best T-shirt slogan ever lmao 😂

[@mori1bund]

The "ancient ones" who want "blood sacrifices" are actually a metaphor for us, the blood thirsty audience of horror movies. 🙂 The movie contains so many nods to horror films and horror franchises. Like the guy with the blades in his head and the puzzle ball was a homage to Pinhead and the puzzle box from "Hellraiser".

[@clearlydisabledgaming]

"Gotta keep the customer happy..." is also a dig at the horny audience looking for nudity in their horror films.

[@billstephens396]

And ANY movie with a child is a horror to me... Kids are creepy...

[@Lmwpitt]

Waiting for this comment; appears every time. It wasn't written with that intention. But some people have applied this as a metaphor for horror movie audiences.

[@junkshit9477]

@@Lmwpitt but then why the director says "the sun is coming up in 8 minutes" and then the movie ends after 8 minutes and (if you would be in a theater) the lights come on and people (in the theater) rise up to leave, because in that period having and "after credits" scene was not a trend.

[@sasquatch8600]

​​@@Lmwpittwhere's your evidence to back that statement up? Because every mention of the ancient ones basically correlates to the audience. As was said before they want the blood and gore, but they also want the nudity. If the ancient ones are not a direct metaphor for the audience and are watching the events unfold using some form of omniscience they would be able to see nudity whenever they want, but because it is a trope in horror movies the audience normally expects some form of nudity. Additionally why would the old gods/ancient ones have any interest in seeing nudity in the first place?

[@nathansoutherland6351]

The "I learned it from watching you" gag was a reference to an old anti-marijuana commercial from the 80s or early 90s

[@Kidapollo92]

Good job 👏 it was an anti drug psa

[@Lostinthesaucce]

Thank you! I guess a lot of people don’t know that though. I laughed so hard at that scene when I first saw this in theaters.

[@IslaJolene]

No wonder that always sounded familiar!

[@LetsGetitBoah]

@@Lostinthesaucce I honestly had no idea that’s what it was, I thought it was just a really strangely written part of the scene. But then I saw the original video of that, and finally put two and two together

[@jjkcharlie]

The kid had cocaine in the commercial.

[@chadd3299]

There was a hint that Marty wasn’t really dead. The reason the facility shakes when Marty “dies” is because the gods knew he wasn’t dead; which is predicated on the horror/action trope that if a death did not occur on screen, they probably aren’t really dead. Since we only saw him drug into the hole and blood fly up, the gods were letting them know that Marty didn’t die and they didn’t catch it. I love that little tidbit. This movie is filled with those. I’ve watched it every October since it came out and pick something new up every time I watch it. The overall metaphor of the movie where the gods are us and the facility is the production crew that is trying to please “us” based on what tropes are successful which we all presumably want to keep recreating. There is a lot of detail in the metaphor throughout the movie that you’ll see more and more of if you rewatch it.

[@TGrimm]

This time I caught that at the beginning Marty was so high he could see that Jules haircolor was drugged before even the audience was told.

[@chadd3299]

@ see…I hadn’t even caught that yet. That’s a great catch, thanks. So many endless nuggets.

[@drphdmd7064]

@TGrimm I also missed that. This movie is brilliant.

[@IMGOSCHLEEP]

@46:08 "Do we believe her" is so funny to me 🤣 They found out zombies, monsters, ghosts, and all sorts of evil characters are real but old gods destroying humanity is such a far stretch😂

[@jerodast]

They're also the only ones I've ever seen disappointed in Marty for not fighting back and trying to take down the evil gods haha, and humanity in general for not finding a way to defeat them. DID YOU SEE THAT HAND I mean sure if some mystic finds a ritual to banish them, great, but that's a really optimistic outlook on our long-term problem solving ability 🤣🤣

[@piusdoe8984]

I mean it does make you stupid to see one thing and then believe in everything. This whole scenario is crazy and then this person randomly pops up and tells you all this. It makes sense to be skeptical

[@SolidSnake240]

​@@jerodast Yea they're post watch discussion was confusing. Like what exactly are we supposed to do against a god. That dude's hand was the size of a small city lol

[@TheTangothrax]

You are correct about Cassandra. In mythology she is cursed to see the future but also cursed to never be believed while disaster unfolds around her

[@walfiend2]

When they pull the lever that signifies "the fool" is dead, an earthquake happens. One of the guys in the control room says they are getting excited. It's the reverse, they are mad because they know "the fool" is still alive. The "old ones" are a metaphor for us, the movie-goes, who are requiring the deaths of these characters for our entertainment.

[@Kidapollo92]

During the lake scene, the only student not to jump into the lake is Marty, who remains fully clothed on the dock. This was partially due to Fran Kranz noticeably being in as good, if not better, shape than the other male students. In the commentary for the film, the writers joke that he was "ripped like muscular Jesus" and assert that if Marty were shown being that fit it would ruin the character. This is partly also why Marty wears baggier clothes than the other students.

[@paulhewes7333]

Dude is shredded AF. "Muscular Jesus" is pretty accurate.

[@sdaubs]

@@paulhewes7333 If I recall it right, he was just in a like a boxing movie or something that he had to ripped for and then a week later was The Wise and High Fool

[@treg5298]

Yeah you can see how big his arms are when he uses the bong to hit the zombie attacking Jules on the dock.

[@alicestevens8291]

This film is a great time. Like sometimes you start examining a production and it becomes very clear their audience just having a good time was exactly what they had in mind when they put the scenes together. Applause.

[@coltenparks9642]

I worked at a theater when this came out. I must have seen this 15 times in theater. Highly underrated

[@Rando_M_Person]

Thank you Achara! Not only leaving the scene in, but recognizing that Hemsworth "clotheslines" the girl! Probably my largest Lolz every rewatch.

[@davesunhammer4218]

This is absolutely one of my favorite movies. Sucha unique take, and a daring ending. Total respect.

[@JH-sj4pf]

As a veteran of horror movies, I had all but given up on horror films because they had all become essentially the same plots warmed over. This, along with A Quiet Place and the Conjuring films, restored my faith in the creativity of writing and directing.

[@Hauns91]

After reading this...I don't believe you're a veteran of horror movies lol wtf.

[@Rose-x2b8h]

​@@Hauns91Try some short Horror films on KZbin and you will be delighted.

[@slonmish]

Are you really a veteran? A Quiet Place is nothing groundbreaking, it took the plots of The Birds, Don't Breathe and threw in some family drama. (Despite their PR team's best attempts to convince you it's so original.) And the point of The Conjuring films was to make references to the classics. James Wan loves doing it and acknowledges it.

[@Kidapollo92]

Achara: I want them to see all different levels of monsters andstuff Steph: I want the monsters to attack the company Me: funny you say that

[@bel410la]

I like how they showed that the group doesn't follow the classic stereotypes like the Jock recommended a good book, was sensitive and wasn't stupid. The slutty blonde is a really smart dyed blonde, the nerd is athletic, the 'virgin' was sleeping with her college professor, and the stoner was really smart. They didn't follow the classic stereotypes but were close enough where it would have worked.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

As everybody points out here in the comments, "the Ancients" are a metaphor for horror audiences who want to watch the same old horror movie formula play out over and over and, if they don't get exactly what they want, get angry, rise up, and "end the world" (i.e. the movie fails and the franchise -- the world that the characters live in -- ends). BUT I'll also add that the people in the facility who are manipulating the show are metaphors for the filmmakers, trying to appease the audience by giving them exactly what they want, afraid to deviate from the formula (for fear of "the world" of the movie being ended). This is why Sigourney Weaver's character, e.g., is called "the Director." She's the metaphor for the director of the movie. Similarly, I think of the one guy in the facility as a writer or something, bc when the creative choices are made and the monster's picked (zombies), he's still kinda bummed like, "I just really wanted to see a merman." Oh well, maybe next production, buddy. And, ofc, the main cast of young folk represent the archetypal characters who have to be sacrificed in horrible ways to appease the horror audience, BUT they're also metaphors for the actors who play those parts in those movies; this is why there are so many references to things like Jules being made to dye her hair blonde to play her part as the promiscuous one, Hemsworth actually being smart and nice but being made to play an alpha male jock, and when the intended "final girl" indicates that she's not really a virgin, the Director is like, "We work with what we have" (i.e. the actual actress who plays the virgin doesn't have to actually be pure and virginal, she just needs to be someone the audiences believe fits the role). They're altered and made to fit into the role for which they've been cast, despite that role not fitting the RL person. Even a lot of the tropes that you called out and complained about are there intentionally. They're jabs at the formulaic tropes in horror movies, but this movie recontextualizes them. E.g. why is it always foggy/misty in horror movies? Because the directors are releasing pheromones into the environment to control the behavior of the characters. Why do people always use a weapon once and then throw it down? If you watch closely, after Dana stabs the one zombie in the face in the basement, one of the directors flips a switch on a console and you see a tiny spark of electricity zap her hand, causing her to throw the knife down. The tropes -- including the usually frustrating ones -- are all there in this movie, but not accidentally. They do dumb things bc they're supposed to do dumb things. They're being made to do the dumb things by the directors bc it's part of the formula. Oh! Also, idk if you two picked up on it, but the scenes of all the failed operations in other countries were references to other classic horror movies and genres either from or somehow related to those other locations. E.g. Stockholm (which showed a destroyed facility in the snow) is a reference to John Carpenter's The Thing (and is a double joke bc Kurt Russel's character keeps referring to the Norwegians in the movie as Swedes and then getting corrected); Kyoto shows the type of ghost horror movies that come from Japan, like Ringu (The Ring) or The Grudge, and the ghost that the little girls defeat is an obvious reference to Samara from Ringu; Buenos Aires (which shows a giant ape dead on the ground) is a reference to King Kong; Madrid shows a burning castle that looks like Dracula's castle; Burma, iirc, showed a Godzilla like monster; etc. It's such a smart movie on top of being super original. Originality which is impressive considering that they're both embracing and subverting the tropes at the same time. I remember going into the theater to see this the first time having ZERO idea what to expect (I hadn't seen a trailer or anything; just the movie poster outside the theater) and, man, it was a great ride. So glad you two enjoyed it!

[@tarkus1056]

Great read!!

[@Kidapollo92]

When Jules kisses the wolf head on the wall, the wolf's tongue is covered in powdered sugar to give it a dusty look and to make the scene tolerable for Anna Hutchison

[@doorknobhandlebar]

Did you by chance watch Dead Meat?

[@eddhardy1054]

I still don't get why a lot of reactors think 5 characters dying is less acceptable than EVERYONE ON THE F*CKING PLANET! 😳 l also love that Steph thinks that Dana & Marty should try to get away at the end when it's been pretty well established that there'll be nowhere left to get away to... 😊🥰

[@ShayTheValiant]

*_"THE GREATER GOOD."_* "How can this be for the greater good?" *_"THE GREATER GOOD."_* "Shut it!"

[@johnplaysgames3120]

I also like the idea that she thinks people will be able to defeat the Ancients somehow. Like, did you SEE that giant hand? And that's just one of the Ancients. Wtf would humanity do to stop giant, angry gods? They're not kaiju that you can just shoot missiles at or something; they're GODS. Either way, they missed the metaphor of the movie (that the Ancients represent the horror movie audience who gets angry and rises up to end the world the characters live in -- i.e. the franchise ends -- if they don't get exactly the formulaic story full of tropes and archetypes they want, the people in the facility represent the filmmakers trying to appease the audience by giving them those tropes without deviating from the formula, and the kids playing the archetypes represent the actors who are made to fit the role they've been cast for despite it not reflecting who they really are IRL), which leads to them trying to game out how the end "could've been better" if it just had the heroes defeat the monsters and survive.

[@infinitysynthesis]

@@ShayTheValiant And he had one thing you haven't got, A GREAT BIG BUSHY BEARD 😂

[@ghostlee6434]

Dense is what reaction channels have become now. They react to criticize and not paying attention to what's going on

[@hanng1242]

Indeed. Leaving aside the meta narrative and taking the movie at face value, the people running the event aren't crazy or evil cultists - they are in fact acting upon accurate information and using the necessary method to save the world. Hell, it seems that the existential threat that the Ancient Ones pose even managed to unite humanity in a common purpose in which all the governments of the world collectively act as backups for each other. Now there might be some runaway-streetcar-type morality thought experiments that can be had about this, but the movie doesn't really have a villain in the sense of someone with a malicious motive.

[@Scion141]

You say they gave up at the end, but did you expect them to do if they didn't give up? There were two option: kill the guy within the 8 minutes or give up. They can't kill gods. They're just regular people.

[@ancilbrewster]

He locked d car but his window was open 😅😊 😂😂

[@flanagamer]

Haha that always bothered me and I wondered if anybody else noticed that 😅 I’m assuming it was intentional

[@BatmanFan76]

Aside from The Avengers (2012), this movie was one of Joss Whedon’s greatest works.

[@LuxLumen]

Agree, but let us not forget Firefly/Serenity

[@SutraRein-xy4qr]

And Buffy of course, from which many elements of this plot was taken ,ie the ancient ones.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Well, this one had Drew Goddard directing and as a co-writer, so he probably helped.

[@BatmanFan76]

@ Yeah, guess what? Nobody cares.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

@@BatmanFan76 I didn't even intend for the comment to be condescending or an "actually," rather just a little trivia note.

[@RatelRegalement]

Mordecai tries to warn em about Marty being a problem after the gas station scene, but they're too busy making fun of him to hear or take notes of it.. There was certainly a bit of sage about him .. I think there's a small line where he does mention he's just picked up some new stuff before the trip, which is why he managed to avoid the doctored supply they intended him to be taking.

[@V.i.c.o.d.y.n]

Heheh..... "Sage". The genus that sage, the plant, belongs to is _salvia_ which also contains _salvia divinorum_ ("sage of the divine", "diviner's sage", generally just called salvia) that just so happens to be a commonly smoked drug similar to marijuana in application -- but vastly different in effects ranging from altered consciousness to hallucinations and "visions". I don't know why, I just find the connection to the stoner a bit funny. Fun fact: The censers used in Catholicism now uses common incense, but they used to burn Salvia Divinorum in them as a spirit cleansing aromatic. While the effects of salvia don't last very long and aren't exactly potent unless directly inhaled, breathing in the smoke could most certainly prime people to "feel the holy spirit", so to speak.

[@seanypark505]

“Did Chris Hemsworth survive?” LOL That’s the last person I would guess out of all the deaths.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

Especially when there was only one death that happened off-screen, which is, ofc, the usual trope that signals who's not really dead. But, yeah, I was surprised when they suggested Hemsworth's character might still be alive. Almost as surprised as when Steph suggested that humanity should've just been able to defeat the Ancients somehow. Setting aside the fact that his totally misses the metaphor of the movie, it's like, "Did you see the size of that giant hand at the end?" These are giant, angry GODS. They're not kaiju that you can just shoot missiles at. If they want to end the world, there's nothing humanity's going to do to stop them.

[@classictowers668]

33:23 both forgetting the wall was epic 😁

[@IslaJolene]

I forgot the wall the first time I watched too🙈

[@johnplaysgames3120]

Yeah, it's always frustrating when reactors call that moment out before it happens, so it was nice to see people forget about the wall and actually experience the surprise of that moment as intended, especially people who understand movie structure enough to see a lot of things coming in movies. So many reactors I've watched spend 90% of every movie they react to trying to guess everything that's going to happen before it happens, which misses the point of why people watch reaction channels. People watch reactions to see other people react to the same moments that we enjoyed when we saw them the first time, not watch you demonstrate how clever you are about screenwriting by spoiling all the big moments for yourself before they happen. So, yeah, it was great to get to see reactors actually react to that moment for the first time in a while.

[@zammmerjammer]

@@johnplaysgames3120 This is why I'd be a terrible reactor. The first time I watch a movie or TV show I'm basically watching them make the movie or show. Like, examining how they constructed the work. I only get immersed in the story and emotions on rewatches.

[@sandlotkrew8778]

Fun fact: Marty is ripped irl but because of the type of character he's playing the producers had him keep his shirt on throughout the movie. They didn't want to ruin the character he's playing.

[@LetsGetitBoah]

Lol, I just recently learned about that myself.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

you can tell by how tight his clothes are on him. he has very broad shoulders and chest.

[@Jkusak]

We dont care dude

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

The Ancients are a metaphor for horror movie fans. The rest of the movie falls into place satirically trying to appease horror movie fans

Also, the ultimate monsters. The Lovecraftian Cosmology Gods. You actually need to read books to know them , so... Before movies, ancient ones

[@MrChava54]

It's more the movie audience. I recommend watching GoodBadFlicks video on it.

[@ECGxX12]

53:04 the point of the film is to make sense of horror movie tropes. It doesn't mean building a plot higher than that. What are anciens? the ruler of the world, And they want five sacrifices, which are the slasher stereotype. And thats it. There is no change,There is no renegotiation. It's just that, if it's not done everyone die. End. It doesn't to have an ending that is consistent with "humanity being saved", or that those in the laboratory did it thinking it was the easiest way to do. The gods ancient wants te sacrifices and see it because they are just that stupid. Because the god ancient represent the audience. That's why these gods want to see tits (which doesn't make sense) or gore or a murder scheme. They are the average viewer who doesn't want any changes. In the context of the film, this is unalterable, so that after watching it you are left wondering if it can be altered in real life. Because this is real. And is happening everyday with the expectation of the audience. And thats te point; not building a top story, o find out that they can get out (they won't get out alive). The movie just want to send the messages through the film. And thats the point, the messages. And the tribute.

[@krizan1]

6:27 Oh dear! I've heard a few dumb questions before but oh my, this was a good one. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lumenardens]

I had to laugh when editing turned the screen just black and white all together cus it was just too damn much blood 😂

[@KilitWithFire]

Such an odd deal to have with ancient gods, like the death of 5 people is what keeps them happy to live underneath the ground, I wonder what they are doing under there

[@Kidapollo92]

This film is amazing basically put into perspective every horror movie thought of from the very beginning there are references to it, Pennywise, the clown, the strangers, Chucky, Hellraiser, and Anaconda, 8 legged freaks the hill have eyes wrong, turn, legend and many more

[@zymir5494]

Another Meta movie you guys should check out is “The Final Girls” !! It’s soooo good !

[@jamesrein648]

The most unique horror movie I've ever seen they really thought outside the box with this one

[@stevenolsen1868]

One of the greatest horror films of all time imo. Awsome cast, story, and premise. 😊😂 Let's go, horror junkies!😊

[@ramsoomair]

Right up there with Tucker and Dale VS Evil

[@3DJapan]

Marty and the female scientist were both in Joss Whedon's awesome show Dollhouse.

[@jonah64]

This is one of my all time favorite horror movies.

[@ibgvox]

Funny thing is that movie almost never saw the light. Joss did it as a another Buffy (or Firefly, or even Angel) episode: he had the basic idea, wrote with Goddard in 2007 in 3 days and then they waited 2 years. MGM took over and, guess what, Tom Cruise was one of the executives. He gave notes but Goddard and Joss never used lol. They finally did the film Spring 2009 (between Dollhouse Season 1 and Season 2) with Joss directing second unit. Then, they waited again. It was probably Thor + Avengers coming what made Lionsgate to took over and they did a wide opening just few weeks before Avengers. Fun fact: Hemsworth did Thor audition during the film process. Joss and Goddard gave him Thor comics. Joss also called Kenneth Branagh telling Hemsworth was the right guy for the part. Great reaction, as always!

[@Lloyd00]

45:00 don't think I didn't catch Steph confusing Sigourney Weaver with Susan Sarandon!!

[@slimmccoy8863]

I love this film. Kurt's "Hero Speech" is truly awesome. If I were to change one thing, I would delete the eagle at the opening, let the force field be a total surprise.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

They had to cover Marty up in big baggy clothing because he's actually the most ripped and fit out of all of them, which is also why he didn't go in the water. They couldn't have two jocks in the group lol.

[@keithbieberly6445]

There's a lot of great trivia about this movie One I really liked was that Sigourney Weaver agreed to do the movie if she could meet the werewolf. I think she might have even had lunch with him, something like that.

[@ThemeOfSecrets]

"What movie are we watching?" Hahahaha! The persfect reaction!

[@John_McDonnell_76]

‘How could he be alive since the confederate war?’ Wow, Really??? You can’t read the stoner, Marty’s sarcasm?

[@CapnLubeHandles]

dude i know, i was almost pulling my hair out, like he was obviously taking the piss on that creepy gas station dude.

[@tjnguyen8546]

Also, like... it's called the Civil War lol.

[@ken_bond]

Sabraw isn't every bright. Also I love how she's like 1/4th or less Japanese but always calls Japan "my people." You're Lebanese, dude.

[@ghostlee6434]

Her and her partner tory are always so amped up to be critical of everything that doesn't fit in their "this is so anti woman "takes that things like sarcasm goes over their heads

[@user-il9ze9py8c]

@@ken_bond It's kind of funny to watch half the group not get a movie. Must have gotten to her hair dye.

[@GruffyddFO4]

Q: What sound does it make when you hit a zombie with a giant coffee mug? A: Bong.

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

40:02 Fun fact: in this scene you can see the three Left 4 Dead special infectees The Boomer, The Tank and The Witch

[@billwoods9302]

The most meta horror film ever made. Where the ancient gods demanding sacrifices from horror stereotypes are horror movie viewers. All the various tropes are expectations of the audience. For some it takes a couple viewings, but in the end, this is the most creative and original horror film of the modern era.

[@botz77]

"I learned it from watching you, Dad!" Infamous anti drug advertisement back-in-the-day.

[@jjh5374]

Stef’s open mouth in disbelief throughout this entire reaction is absolutely hilarious!

[@biguy617]

Many of the monsters in the climax are references to iconic horror monsters. Example the Chainsaw man is a reference to Pinheaded from Hellraiser. The Merman is a reference to Creature from the Black Lagoon.

[@jimtatro6550]

As a 44-year-old horror fan in 2011, this movie had me giggling like a child with all of the Easter eggs sprinkled throughout. I absolutely adore every frame of this movie.

[@King-mg7vy]

I'm convinced only horror movie nerds would understand what's going on. People in horror movies, aren't "people" they're plot props, whose only job is to trigger the "big scary" the audience was promised in the trailers. THESE guys are "in charge" of providing the "big scary".....thing, and they need the plot props to "do what they're told" in order to trigger it. Otherwise there's no movie, and the audience will be disappointed.

[@V.i.c.o.d.y.n]

And the ancient gods will wake up angry and "turn off the movie".

[@King-mg7vy]

@@V.i.c.o.d.y.n yep

[@zammymynakersnackstbmoth]

Not even. These reactors are just... a!r heads. I'm a girl's girl but Lord... bring back the 2 dudes cuz they put pieces together better and have better commentary on what's going on. They have good conversation. These ladies seem a bit ann0ying to have to watch a movie with and I feel b@d saying it, but Jesus. Im 10 minutes in and Im done.

[@iamclarencemedina]

22:35 Yes... Chris is the Daddyyy 😆🤣

[@Kidapollo92]

No bs my first time viewing it I thought I had walked into the wrong theater.

[@OldRod99]

"Why couldn't we get sexy witches?" I like the way you think :)

[@davidladjani108]

I'm pretty sure there are several movies and shows that fit this description...

[@drumgamer1321]

How did you not edit in the Unicorn?! That part is AMAZING! 😂💀

[@bethcushway458]

Well this went over their heads🙄

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Jesse Williams (Holden) is also the one play as Markus in Detroit Become Human.

[@TenTonNuke]

So basically, given the train switch dilemma, Achara would rather let 8 billion die than pull the switch and kill 1 person.

[@V.i.c.o.d.y.n]

Lmao. She was up in arms when she thought he was going to watch her through the two-way mirror -- but immediately didn't care and started grinning and watching intently when it was the other way around. Bit of a double standard there, Steph?

[@vTPrecise]

With my volume on full blast.....i had so much to explain.. 27:32

[@SolidSnake240]

On a meta level, the ancient ones are supposed to represent the movie going audience aka us. One of the control room techs was explaining that the ancient ones could be appeased by a simple sacrifice like throwing someone into a volcano but the ancient ones got bored over time and demanded more entertaining rituals.

[@drphdmd7064]

I love that you immediately knew to trust the stoner.

[@One_foot_in_the_Grave]

Achara, sweet soul... LOL do you ever figure it out I'm not quite at the end yet .. LOL I'm hoping by the end when they spell it out again that you catch it . They can't survive till tomorrow cuz all of humanity will die they can't give just any blood sacrifice, like they said repeatedly they have to go in a certain order and only those people who were picked will count. And the little girl has absolutely nothing to do with the main plot she's just a monster LOL

[@kennethlane7645]

"Kill him." When Dana stabs Sitterson and he slides down against the wall he was begging her to kill Marty. That's the thing about this movie that kinda sticks with me. Like the people that work for the institute aren't necessarily evil people. They have a job to do and they understand that if it doesn't get done the world ends. Everybody else in the world dies horrible, painful deaths. So even as he was dying he didn't care about that he was still completely focused on completing the ritual.

[@MjrCoxwell]

My favorite part is that Amy Acker basically reprised her role from Buffy series in this movie.

[@obscillesk]

Oh, I love that you two knew a lot of the meta-language around horror movies going into this, the final girl, etc etc

[@jessetorres8738]

I once read a fan theory that Dana was The Fool & Marty was The Virgin since she had an affair with a professor & we aren't told anything about Marty's love life, which would be a clever subversion of the character tropes like so much else in this movie.

[@CapnLubeHandles]

uhhh except for they literally address this when the big boss says "we work with what we have"

[@keithbieberly6445]

Marty was "the virgin", Dana might have been "the whore" (affair with the professor) and Curt was actually "the scholar" (he knew those textbooks) I think the other two were similarly "miscast"

[@King-mg7vy]

​@keithbieberly6445 , No, he wasn't. Marty was the Fool, a stoner who bits it for.....not being cognizant enough to understand what's going on. Dana was SUPPOSED to be the virgin....but it didn't work out. Jules wasn't originally the blonde bimbo, she dyed her hair, the dye was treated to MAKE HER the blonde bimbo, Hemsworth was a Scholar until he got to the cabin....get it now?

[@adgato75]

Nah. Marty fits the archetype of the Fool perfectly. Fool dies not mean dumb

[@SantanicoDiabolical]

​@@adgato75not really, as Marty was the first one to see through the plot... not easily fooled.. not a fool.

[@sagelovescoffee]

The many theories and confusion you 2 show in the beginning is hilarious! I'm just like "just you wait" 😂

[@botz77]

I laughed so hard at that title drop in the theater. I still laugh at it every time I see this movie.

[@soukkhanhsila134]

"He's High and wise" is the best line.

[@Kidapollo92]

Great quote lol

[@kirikayuumura5370]

It's so strange to see the real man behind Marcus from Detroit become human in any kind of role.He will always be the android revolutionist to me XD

[@final_queer]

this is one of my favorite horror comedies. It's such a love letter to the horror genre.

[@infinitelybi2064]

I always love how everyone goes into this movie kinda KNOWING the Horror Tropes lmao yet half way into it, everyone just throws their experiences out the window, all because it shows how it all is controlled 😂 Suddenly it becomes something MORE lol

[@justinwebber5313]

Lol, KZbins TOS making them edit out the bong makes it actually seem dirtier than just showing it

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

The basement scene was great. The different items are from different horror movies. The puzzle ball is a nod to hellraiser's puzzle box, ballerina wind up music box was maybe a reference to the conjuring, and you pointed out the evil dead stuff.

[@8RBrain]

14:10 "I bet it tastes dusty" Funny you should say that. Anna Hutchison (Jules) said that to make the wolf look old and "dusty" the set crew sprinkled powdered sugar in its mouth and as gross as it seemed it really wasn't that bad.

[@Lowkeyakari1153]

Imagine the government actually hiding things like this😖

[@brittanygidley1291]

the dude with the glasses the bad guy, he plays a dad in the movie step brothers. the guy in the stripe shirt, he played in greys anatomy.

[@adamisajoker]

"Susan Sarandon." Lol.

[@TGrimm]

Lol right? Um... close? You got the S right! Full moon should make a knockoff alien movie with Susan Sarandon.

[@rgodase]

I thought they had a really high budget for the second half of the film 😂

[@botz77]

I like how The Zaltan machine from from Big (Tom Hanks) is in the cellar.

[@jasoneitemiller978]

"What movie are we watching" sums up this movies amazing vibe perfectly.

[@christopherkim7549]

I would like to know how this whole system came to be. That would be a great prequel.

[@LordVolkov]

Achara - 'but its supposed to be funny?' Stef - 😒 You two are very cute together ☯️

[@laurencekevingarcia772]

Hemsworth with a American Accent is even more hilarious 😂😂😂 to top off this funny movie

[@donpyro5602]

45:00 She totally almost said Susan Sarandon 😂🤣

[@grejwers1324]

Its a hard one because on one hand sacrificing people is really bad, but if every human being dies otherwise then you have a really sad decision to make.

[@Tweezy141]

27:25 😂 Who tf stands at a window for that long after seeing a dead persons head

[@bonjy3701]

The commentary from these two girls was hard to stomach ... like, they didn't realize the meta narrative at all.

[@reconsoldier135]

I want that coffee mug bong so badly

[@RobPryme]

"I learned it from watching you!" comes from an 80s anti-drug PSA.

[@Jontor11]

Drew Goddard is my favourite Hollywood writer. You should check out his other stuff, like 'Cloverfield', 'Bad times at the El Royale'.

[@divineearthangel]

Love how you jokingly predicted Marty would be the “final girl.” 😂😂

[@MrGpschmidt]

"A Ponzi scheme with monsters" - well said, Steph :D Beyond Meta & a great horror trope greatest hits flick. Nice job ladies :D

[@Forthechills]

Loll I remember watching this as a teenager and freaking out 😂😂

[@jinchoung]

ooooooo... citing cassandra. kudos.

[@wolfman-up7dh]

Hemsworth hitting the invisible wall might be the hardest I've ever laughed watching a movie.

[@SilentBob731]

I avoided this movie for years because of the "cookie-cutter" title, but once I watched it, it immediately became a favorite. I even made popcorn to watch this. 🥃🍿

[@DavidGowers]

In case nobody else has mentioned it the Ancients here are meant to represent us, the movie-watching audience. Especially the horror movie aficionados who constantly demand more and more 'blood sacrifices' to appease us.

[@YOy50]

Marty was the MVP