My wife watches THE CABIN IN THE WOODS for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction

Today I'm showing my wife The Cabin in the Woods for the first time!
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[@ericwalker5388]

Was watching a behind the scenes and found out that Signoury Weaver loved the werewolf. She would ask every day if the wolf was there. She even held the wolf's hand when she finally encountered him. Love how much of this was practically shot.

[@CodeeXD]

She's a furry

[@Provoses]

@@CodeeXD “Sigourney Weaver is a furry” was not the hot take I was expecting to see today.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

I absolutely love this movie. I saw this in theaters going in completely blind. My family asked me to come and I didn't want to because "Cabin in the woods" sounded so generic lol. I hadn't seen any trailers for it so I had no interest in it. I'm glad I saw it because it's sooo good! The film is a meta-commentary on horror movie audiences, & the need for ever more gruesome deaths to appease them. Effectively, WE, the audience, are the "ancient ones" if we don't like how a horror movie is written we hate the movie, get upset, essentially the world ending in this meta horror movie. I also love how they got the personalities of the characters completely wrong, the guy they had as the jock was a rhodes scholar, the "smart" one was super athletic, the virgin was sleeping with her professor and the jester was a virgin. Now I heard about this but I don't know if it's true or not but apparently the stoner guy did not get in the water because they couldn't have him take his shirt off because he was actually buffer than Thor and the other guy.

[@YourBadWolf]

He was definitely too ripped to fit the narrative. Hence all the layers. I had to research it and saw the pictures.

[@TheGodfather-bm3ow]

hes the guy who narrated 300 with the eye patch and was the monk in van helsing. Dude was ripped.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

@@TheGodfather-bm3ow The actor that narrated 300 was David Wenham. The stoner guy in this movie is played by Fran Kranz

[@jarlhenrik]

@@JamesWiseMagic Literally the only other thing I know him from is the Dollhouse, which I'm sure most here know is another Whedon creation. He really likes reusing old actors. Ronald the Intern - Tom Lenk from Buffy. Lin - Amy Acker from Angel. And that's just the ones I remember without going Imdb browsing..

[@jimdigitalvideo]

For those who have the DVD or Blu-Ray, listen to the audio commentary. They explain that the Titans, or "ancient ones", are us, the viewers. We're always demanding more violent movies.

[@angelokouros492]

The elevator scene when all the creatures and ghouls come out is iconic

[@AntiheroKomics]

Lmao, Holdens chuckle before Hemsworth goes Evil Knievel into the wall is amazing.

[@CrazeeAdam]

LOL Holden trying to skirt around the "husband's bulge" and trying to keep the plot twists of the movie a secret was so funny.

[@hermunkulus]

Cabin and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil make the perfect horror-comedy double feature.

[@deek60819]

tucker and dale is amazing!! they gotta watch

[@ChasesVideo]

Yes tucker and dale is one of my favorite movies. I highly recommend it to anyone.

[@maximillianosaben]

This was an absolute blast in theaters. The audience ate it up. P.S. Movie is not directed by Joss Whedon, but Drew Goddard.

[@biguy617]

No Joss wrote the script

[@barbadosslim]

@@biguy617 Co-written w/ Goddard.

[@vincentvalentin5412]

@@biguy617 they co wrote it

[@Severen45]

Drew Goddard is one of the most underrated newcomers to the director's chair. Bad Times is probably his finest work.

[@0saintclark0]

Honestly I know Joss Whedon gets a bad rap but come on, playing into the stereotypes is required in this movie.

[@swagmcfly3280]

Not directed by Joss Whedon, it was directed by Drew Goddard who has an incredibly underrated film called Bad Times at The El Royale that I highly recommend

[@DrPantsMD]

Eh, I found BTatER to be rather disappointing. I'd still like to see Goddard direct more though.

[@biguy617]

Joss wrote the script

[@py16667]

@@biguy617 he co wrote the script & produced it, it’s still not technically a Joss Whedon film, you could more accurately say it’s “a joss Whedon production”

[@spaceguy8000]

Fun Fact: Heather Langenkamp who played Nancy in Nightmare on Elm Street, along with her husband, did all the special makeup effects for the monsters in this movie under their special effects company AFX Studio

[@TransitOfMarsOfficial]

This film was actually directed by Drew Goddard, he said he wasn’t sure if he’d ever direct another movie again, so he wanted to have everything in the film that influenced him as a director and did stuff he always wanted to do. Although Whedon did help write it. But yea that’s a small portion of the reason why this movie is so insane and referential to past monsters and villains, while not using those exact characters Also I happened to watch this without seeing the beginning part or the force field, so I just assumed it was an average slasher film, only to be constantly whiplashed by the way the movie went from then Quite a way to experience it the first time to say the least lol Also despite Goddard saying he wasn’t sure if he’d ever direct again, he did end up making another movie with Chris Hemsworth called “Bad Times At El Royale”

[@MrDarkSidius]

I like how everything only referenced, except whole cast of Left 4 Dead

[@akashjoji6171]

Cabin of the wood director Drew Goddard was going to director direct cancelled Amazing Spider-man spin off Sinister six and directed charlie Cox Daredevil series.

[@BC08]

This movie wasn’t directed by Joss Whedon. It was directed by Drew Goddard

[@Tangozzz]

Comment 1,436 pointing this out 🙄

[@paulonius42]

@@Tangozzz True, but did you know this movie wasn't directed by Joss Whedon? It was directed by Drew Goddard.

[@BC08]

@@Tangozzz 🙄🙄🙄

[@jdproductions3646]

@@paulonius42 😂

[@Tangozzz]

@@paulonius42 What?! I had no idea! Thanks for letting me know ❤

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I remember when this movie first came out, EVERY reviewer was pretty much "mum's the word just go see it." and it's amazing that still to this DAY people are like that with this movie. It's a movie best experienced for yourself. It's worth it.

[@CL_442]

This is one of those movies that gets better/more impressive with more viewings. You really see all the small foreshadowing situations that make certain things make even more sense.

[@Rorujin]

Whedon wrote it and produced it, Drew Goddard directed it (who wrote Cloverfield, another favorite of mine)

[@CritterPaladin]

I believe Whedon and Goddard wrote it together over a single long weekend.

[@MomagicLol]

Quick Correction This movie was Directed by Drew Goddard who brought us Bad times at the El Royale (which is a great movie that also stars Chris Hemsworth) and the now long cancelled X-Force movie. Otherwise amazing video and keep it up! Love you guys :)

[@Putrefax]

The meta commentary is that the Ancient Gods represent us, the audience, who expect the horror tropes in our movies to play out a certain way and the 'world will end' (or the movie franchise will get no more sequels) if they disappoint us. It's so funny, and its impressive how close they got to the big horror movie monsters without breaching copyright. Sawblade guy with his little box is a clear reference to Hellraiser, but there are too many to count. The merman always splits my sides when it shows up, and dude is right how many horror movies have you seen with a merman in it?.

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

Captain Obvious

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

I love it when Jen makes that face, "Why can't you just tell me what's going to happen"

[@noahschultz9031]

Awesome Fact: Anna Hutchison who portrayed Jules in this movie also played the Yellow Jungle Fury Ranger Lily in Power Rangers Jungle Fury many years back😄

[@colbymccord8130]

The ancient ones are a metaphor or representation of us (the viewers), when horror movies don't go the traditional route or have the necessary trademarks of horror, more often than not, we wouldn't be satisfied.

[@Afullerton95]

Easily one of my favorite horror movies because imo it changes the outlook of every horror movie ever made. Makes you think they are these "cliches" on purpose for them to feed these "gods" I really loved it.

[@BryanMcGowan]

I love the twists to this movie. Just so enjoyable and such a refreshing take.

[@3COI]

Great reaction. I smirked literal a second before Holden started smirking right before the Chris-meets-wall incident. Also, please explain to Jen what "husband bulge" really means if she didn't figure it out already lol. One of my favorite movies ever. Not one of the greatest of all time, but it's highly entertaining and I love getting other people to watch it if they've never seen it before.

[@ronanm4715]

This movie is amazing. I saw it late with no idea on what it was and was amazed on the twists and turns.

[@domoslomo1]

9:48 Jen really just called Holden out. lmao

[@biguy617]

Every monster in the climax is a reference to a monster from a horror movie. Chainsaw head is a reference to Pinhead from Hellraiser. The giant Cobra is a reference to Anaconda. The masked people is a reference to The Strangers. Merman is a reference to Black Lagoon creature. The clown is a reference to Pennywise.

[@angeliclighthouse9279]

What's the unicorn represent?

[@HaggardSauce]

This movie released in an era of horror that I don't think we'll ever see again. This is right around the time zombies were absolutely massive, TWD was on it's 2nd season and going super strong, other shows like american horror story were starting out, and sequels to all of our favorite horror franchises were churning out regular content every year. That era kind of set our expectations for what a movie about a cabin in the woods would be. In fact, there was another movie called Cabin Fever that came out about 10 years before this one and many thought it was a remake / update to that movie, hence why the ending of this film is such a controversy.

[@thebevilofbellskitchen]

Wish more movies like this existed Love the lab type monster SCP type vibe of this movie

[@asnarain11]

My new life goal is to make a movie which “Holden” as one of the characters’ names that you’ll react to just to see Jens reaction

[@BlakeFiery-]

Underrated movie Especially when I learned this was supposed to explain where the monsters and all horror movies come from

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Oh my, Jens reaction to hearing holdens name was great, first I thought "oh no, he's in trouble." Then I realized, oh.. Nevermind

[@derrickmingo3279]

I think Jen and Holden should sell shirts one saying Who's to say and the other saying Holden Thomas Hardman 😅😅

[@lakotagrywlf]

You were right about “audience,” Jen, the “gods” are a metaphor for horror movie fans.

[@ChipCrisper]

God, I LOVE this film.

[@nicko5272]

A little fun fact: The blonde chick in this movie is played by Anna Hutchison who also played a yellow power ranger in Power Rangers Jungle Fury and the red ranger on Her season of Power Rangers is played by Jason Smith who has worked with Chris Hemsworth on the Australian soap opera Home And Away.

[@brandi9040]

Holden's starting to look like Captain America with that beard

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

Fun fact: you can see the witch,tank and boomer from l4d during the elevator scene with the monsters moving around in boxes

[@ni9htwin9250]

The subscribe button over the naughty bits killed me

[@SilentBob731]

One of my favourite movies of all-time. I avoided it for years because of the generic title 'til I noticed that Joss Whedon was behind it. Was immediately blown away by its unexpected genius and original concept. Great reaction to a great movie. 👍🤘❤

[@ceramiccoconut]

One of my favorite movies! Love it so much! And no matter what, I always hold out hope they make it through the tunnel every time. (Also, not directed by Joss Whedon.) Also Also, all those other scenarios for the failed attempts at what happened in past ventures are... every horror movie ever made. This movie is saying all horror movies happen because of this explanation. It's just that this group found the secret. That's what makes the movie so strong. It's a sequel to an entire genre.

[@brycewthespice]

Jen’s laugh is so infectious! ❤

[@Eidlones]

Saw head man is a reference to Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise. He's part of an otherworldly race called the Cenobites, that treat pain and pleasure as the same thing, and exist to give both at a level beyond human understanding.

[@rayraymiller]

Just watched this movie for the first time, so happy to see that you guys have watched it already, best feeling!

[@AT_BASE]

They really shouldn’t talk about how scary stuff is when they have the lights on and the speakers low enough it doesn’t mess with their mics

[@oisquidyx]

I always thought it was so dumb for the movie to show the bird flying into the ‘wall’. It would have been so much more shocking of a reveal if Chris hemsworths character had just gone into it without us knowing what was gonna happen

[@MarvelX42]

Yes, I think that this was the biggest mistake in the movie.

[@check1240]

I mean I forgot about it and was still shocked lol

[@blaylock1978]

I was lucky and saw a screening of this movie and have Fran Kranz’ autograph on a poster. It’s crazy because it apparently took years before they could distribute it.

[@Dannydarko27]

One of my favorite guilty pleasure films ngl, jusy so much fun and so many easter eggs. The ending is divisive, but it was set up early. "Society needs to crumble, we're just too chickenshit to let it"

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the funniest meta Horror Comedy Films ever! It was going to have a 2009 release date but was pushed to 2011 as MGM was filing for bankruptcy at the time. Also my birthday is Sunday! I'll be 32 this year! So let's sit back and enjoy the ride

[@shredmasta23]

Man, Jen's T-shirt game is high tier. Every week with a absolute banger. Holden's shirts are pretty good too. (don't cry)

[@BrandonDuckett]

XD The tracking on the booba subscribe was perfect. Lol

[@Jjj-zz7bz]

Nothing is funnier than when Kurt hits the invisible wall😂

[@dbzgotmadness]

They should’ve scraped the bird flying into the fake background and made it to where Thor rode into it which his dirt bike for the big reveal

[@ed-schramm]

fun fact: during filming Marty was actually in such good shape they had to put him in oversized clothes for the stoner part to be a bit more beliable. (would never be me lol)

[@frostichops3411]

Cabin in the woods is like the template to my favorite kinds of horror movies. A perfect mix of comedy and gore. You should watch The Thing or Trick or Treat for Halloween!

[@samfromthorne]

That subscribe button placement caught me off guard 😂 brilliant

[@JozyMozy]

That "husband's bulge" misdirect was fantastic 🤣

[@crimsonknight7011]

It’s fun pausing on the betting board and seeing all the options. Also in the elevator scene some of the monsters are from the Left For Dead video game

[@gamerbear84]

As a bit of a horror movie buff I really appreciate a lot they did with the story, the meta narrative and the delightful references to horror movie history.

[@bretthake7713]

Mr Hardman may also find it interesting to learn the main character of The Expanse series is named James Holden but goes by Holden

[@samkeller5823]

It’s funny you mention Chris Hemsworth doing an American accent because the woman playing his girlfriend, Anna Hutchison, is a New Zealander also doing an American accent.

[@HQofrandom]

Hot Take: The Gods shouldn't have destroyed the Earth at the end because the Fool ended up dying. Sigourney Weaver was the Fool for underestimating Marty

[@skyhime]

From you, ok! I learned it by watching you! Yeah. My sister & I am old. We were the only ones rolling at this joke in the theather

[@levsco_]

You want a wild movie, you should watch barbarian, it dropped on HBO max yesterday and you should definitely go in as blind as possible

[@WDFilms25]

You should show her Tucker and Dale vs Evil

[@lordmortarius538]

So the reason why the Ancient Ones were angry and shaking the facility when the team signalled that the Fool had died (when Marty was taken the first time), is because they had assigned each of the group their roles instead of actually doing their research and seeing who was who. Marty was actually the Virgin, and like they said, the Virgin doesn't have to die so long as they die last. The rumble was a warning to them which they ignored. Curt wasn't the Jock, he was the Fool, Jules is the Scholar as she is a nursing student, Holden is a quiet football star so he's the Jock, and Dana is the Whore because she had an affair with her professor. The Foundation fucked the whole thing up by assigning them roles rather than seeing which one was actually which :P It's definitely also got overtones similar to the SCP Foundation, which if you have not checked that out, you should. The Foundation secures and contains anomalous objects, beings, and events to protect the general public, which is similar to all the monsters being held in the cubes and being used to avert an XK-class End of the World scenario :P

[@thalunizz21]

Exceptionally good horror movie that like Scream, the meta commentary is great.

[@jaredgillenwater4221]

A movie where a Power Ranger almost gets down with Thor? I love this one, honestly.

[@ShelobYT]

This movie was originally supposed to tie in with Valve’s ‘Left 4 Dead’ game. There was even supposed to be a DLC in-game with the Cabin map (and I might be forgetting other details). I forget what caused the deal to fall-through, but you can still see a few “Special Infected” from the game, in the shot with all the monsters in their respective boxes, you can see; A Boomer A Tank and a Witch

[@jimclayson]

In terms of actual horror, it's maybe 6/10. In terms of comedy, it's maybe, 7/10. In terms of creativity and timing and accessibility and sheer fun, it's 8/10. It's just a great movie that most people can enjoy for what it is. Having a vast repertoire of horror movies under your belt certainly helps you appreciate the subtle and not-so-subtle nods to the movies that inspired it, but it also stands on its own well enough. Fran Kranz was brilliant and subtle, as he is in everything he's done, and seeing Sigourney Weaver make an appearance is never a disappointment (although, having grown up watching the "Alien" movies, I recognized her voice before I saw her face).

[@d.k.t.3380]

The movie is a metaphor: the "Old Gods" are us, the viewing audience. The people making the scenes are the people behind the camera, creating these films. All of the tropes are things we want/expect in a horror movie, for better and for worse.

[@corym.m.3084]

I love that this movie just goes all out in the end and everyone dies. There’s no survivors, it’s just chaos and blood flying

[@J.Artan6]

4:55 “you don’t wanna go down that road”

[@TheKratos646]

I remember vaguely watching this in theaters when it released and once I was out of that theater I've loved this movie ever since

[@AshRektum]

the south park "yea you don't wanna go down that road" KILLED ME

[@Agg1E91]

I forgot about the deets of that final segment in the lab area where all the monsters are killing everyone. It's like SCP containment breach.

[@markwright2705]

There’s a theory out there that says “The Faculty” is the one time that they failed with chemistry department being the issue. May Jen can watch it and pretend since she wanted to see other “scenarios”.

[@gluuuuue]

Yeah, this film really kinda explained like all past horror movies, not only from America but even horror genres from other cultures like Japanese horror. The "100% success rate" bit is hilarious given how good Japanese horror cinema is regarded to be.

[@robbiereacts22]

This is directed by Drew Goddard not Joss Whedon. Drew and Josh wrote the script together though. Drew was a writer and director from Buffy and Angel. His episodes where some of the best in both series. Super dark with amazing character development. Very complicated and unique. He also wrote for Alias on some of the best episodes.

[@kennethbryant5819]

Drew Goddard is a close collaborator of Joss Whedon and he worked on both Buffy and Angel (and even the comic book continuations) so it can easily understood how one could mistake this for a Whedon picture. He did executive produce and co-write it tho.

[@ElevenEvilExes]

this movie was actually directed by Drew Goddard, not Joss Whedon ;) i love the movie! saw it first at Butt-Numb-A-Thon, and it brought down the house! :D

[@__Black_Sheep__]

Can't wait for the next comment of the day where is just "Josh Whedon didn't direct this, it was Drew Goddard" and then Holden hopefully just dead pans into the camera and says "whoops" and moves on with the video.

[@MRSNIPER1730]

I watched it when it was on dvd i was like maybe 16 or 17 i didnt really understood it the first time but i watched it more times and its one of my fav movies

[@mikebrown7799]

Great reactions to Cabin in the Woods, Holden & Jen!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I do wish we had seen more of the creatures near the end. I have to agree with Holden and rate this an 8.

[@googlename3859]

amazing movie. it took me a while to watch it, but when i finally did back in like 2016 i instantly fell in love

[@KennyArlos]

I love this movie so much. My single and ONLY big gripe with it would be that showing the force field in the beginning is a letdown for when Curt tries to jump across the gap. I know that their intent is to clue in the audience that the main group isn't just being watched, but also the entire TRIP is set up, I just think it could've been done with cameras built into the rocks or something. If we didn't know that the force field was there, Curt's death would've been way more shocking, hopeless, and 10x more hilarious!

[@jpetersen252]

This is an awesome underrated flick. Big ties to the Buffy and Angel t.v. shows. There's also a subtle reference to Wolfram and Heart.

[@MrHoboman12]

Btw if you look closely at the scene with all the creatures in boxes they literally put Left 4 Dead zombies in the boxes lol

[@Sentou91]

Never realized until now, since saw _Cabin in the Woods_ so long ago, but I recognize Holden (the movie character, not our host) from _Detroit: Become Human_ Sure enough; Jesse Williams is the voice, and clearly the model, for Markus.

[@theveryworstluck1894]

That Star Wars shirt is dope I've never seen that one b4

[@Rorujin]

Fun fact: the dude who plays Marty the stoner guy was RIPPED, much more than Chris Hemsworth at the time... Which is why he always wears baggy clothes. And the actor who plays Holden's namesake, later would play one of the lead roles on Detroit: Beyond Human, one of the coolest narrative games in the last five years. Edit: Another fun fact, this movie had a tie-in with Left 4 Dead, which had the facilities in the end as a level. At the same time, in the "money shot" where we see every monster in those shifting containers, supposedly there's a Bloater from the same game (I've never found it though).

[@mrflickswatches]

I agree ! I’m playing that on my gaming channel as we speak ! Loving it so far !

[@gear2902]

He wasn't more ripped than Chris Hemsworth, but he was too ripped to be the "stoner" guy.

[@Abe-jx9rp]

Everytime I watch you're guys channel and I see holden he reminds me of my friend Aaron mostly because of the beard lol but I remember watching this movie at the theaters with a few friends fun time lol

[@CChissel]

Love this movie, alongside Tucker and Dale vs Evil. Both movies flip the horror tropes and provide a funny yet refreshing take on the genre.

[@MegaCityGhost]

Before watching, I sense a lot of "who's to say" in this one XD

[@SonSosa]

Holden's getting that lumberjack beard

[@WDFilms25]

3:06 Jen's head turn is such a wife mood.

[@Dasdutt]

I love this film. The first time watching is always a great surprise for people.

[@CrazeeAdam]

Such a great film. Probably the best "parody" film I guess you could call it. Hope Jen loves it! Jen, btw, think that guy with the saw blades in his head who was holding the ball was supposed to be like Pinhead from the Hellraiser series of movies? That's what I've always got from him On a side note, Holden about to get demonetized for showing his feet too often on camera ;)

[@1Atlkid]

I remember watching this in the theater and laughed out loud when Thor flew right into that barrier. Half the theater laughed right with me.

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

I never wanted to watch this, cuz I thought it was just another "in the woods" horror movie, but once I did I was sooo happy. I love to have some comedy in my horror, and this was such an original idea, and the casting is amazing.

[@danielruiz8259]

22:22 In the script, this part is described as: There is caos on every screen.

[@oduinn7948]

I love the meta-ness of this movie in the sense that we the audience are the Old Gods hence why the ground rumbled when Marty "dies" considering he's both written and played to be the "fan-favorite" -- his death would tilt the audience (see: Jess) and in-verse his death is false which would (lore wise) anger the gods that seek sacrifice. It's a witty little movie all things considered.