The Cabin In The Woods (2011) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | It's A Social Experiment?!?

[@MrMeddyman]

I love how this movie breaks convention and portrays the survivors as more than thin caricatures which is ultimately the downfall of the cult/foundation. The Fool is capable and quick on his feet, the Jock is compassionate and cares about others, the Virgin just isn't one etc

[@scottrabie]

Except Dana is the fool and it's very possible that Marty is the virgin... He's certainly not very foolish.

[@drugsmcsnortington]

@@scottrabie right that dope called it in the beginning...

[@MC-zr6gc]

I like how they just ASSUMED she was a virgin. Lmao.....assumptions....

[@toddjohnson5176]

They are so epic. Their voices make us happy!🌝❤

[@alricaneshama]

YESS!

[@Smokie_666]

19:35 actually, yes he is talking about you both and everyone who watches films. This movie is so great on so many levels. As a surface narrative, it's fun and horrifying at the same time, but in a deeper understanding it is very thought out and explains so many tropes found in most horror movies.

[@wolfwing1]

yeah a fan theory or maybe the truth is, the ancient ones are US that get upset if a movie isn't gorey enough or too bland and want fomulaic stuff.

[@AngeAlexiel]

@@wolfwing1 for sure it's a satire of the audience as the gods to satisfy , first time i watched it i took it like that. it's a great twist but the movie is too dark sometimes and u do not see much + it's a shame that it was just a classic zombie family who were " chosen " .

[@jesterssketchbook]

yeh when she said "i didnt pay to watch this" i was like - yes you did lol

[@wolfwing1]

@@AngeAlexiel I would love just a series of movies, same plot, but each time they use a different item :> The funnist thing I remember in the movie was how they tease you something and most movies it just be a cute easter egg, oh look at all the monsters, too bad last time we see them,and then BOOM they are all there giving you exacty what you want. if I have one small issue with the movie :> I think releasing all the monsters staisfied the ancient ones a ton :> It wasnt' the trope deaths, but much goryer and such hehe :>

[@AngeAlexiel]

@@wolfwing1 good idea, i thought for a long time that this movie could have sequels in other countries or culture like Japan . but it was a one shot. and i'm okay with it cos the movie pointed all the flaws or tropes of most horror flicks.... but yeah sequels would be cool though

[@TimDownsAnimation]

I love the “We should split up” gas lol. Just remember that scene every time you hear that stupid line in a movie and you’ll have a good chuckle

[@chefskiss6179]

"I learned it from you... okay? I learned it from watching YOU!" - Still a classic, lol. Another fun watch with y'all, THANKS!

[@rainingmadness129]

Just the term “husband bulge” alone cracks me up and Marty just walking by dropping that on them cracked me up so much in the theaters.

[@joeno-say5504]

I was waiting for a quick cut to the "technical difficulties" sign

[@bethechangebevegan853]

Wow I would have loved seeing this movie at the theaters!! o:

[@actuallywill]

"is he talking about us? Nope" actually, he was. the old gods they mention and that we see at the end are indeed the consumers that buy and watch movies and if the movie isn't good and we are not satisfied, then the world that the movie has created gets left behind, which is essentially the end of that world.

[@dereknolin5986]

"We aren't the only ones watching." The one way mirror scene thematically calls out the inherent voyeurism of any movie audience. The ancient ones are the fans of classic horror movies. If they aren't appeased by the ritual, i.e. following the standard formula, then they stop going to those kind of movies, and thus that genre is destroyed, in other words, its world ends.

[@CinobiteReacts]

Same. Sigourney Weaver is the producer/s and the techs are the film makers, all working to appease the audience/ancients

[@joecal2360]

I never thought of it that way, brilliantly put Derek!!

[@Poison_Spider8]

It’s a two way mirror ya dummy, every mirror is a one way mirror

[@crewchief5144]

For the record...if I ever, EVER end up in a "deserted island/apocalyptical survival situation," I want her on my team. She figures it out so quick.

[@introbe1]

This movie got Chris Hemsworth the role of Thor. Joss Whedon wrote and produced it and put in a good word with Kenneth Branaugh.

[@lindziodowd8609]

I didn't realize this movie was that old.i mean I never seen Thor so. Still though I feel like it just came out and it's fricking 10yrs old

[@introbe1]

@@lindziodowd8609 Yeah. It was filmed in 2009. Not released until 2011 because the studio was having money issues or something.

[@15blackshirt]

One of his first films was JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot

[@lindziodowd8609]

@@introbe1 ah I see. I feel like I just watched it like four years ago. Usually I'm thr first one on a new "scary" movie.

[@introbe1]

@@15blackshirt Yeah. He was Kirk's dad.

[@Khay-77]

I love that this movie explains every irrational, stupid horror movies of the past while delivering a unique take on the genre.

[@r3ptile584]

"Because I've walked through a forest before." (Nice recovery, bro. Night on the couch averted. 🤣)

[@leonielson7138]

Some say that the Whedonverse goes: 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - in which we learn about the Slayers, Watchers, and Institute. 2. Cabin in the Woods - where the Institute fails to contain the Ancient Ones. 3. Firefly - where the Watchers attempt to bring back the Slayers. Also, unicorns are no joke - they'll murder non-virgins.

[@highlander31527]

I saw that theory too some time back, where the Ancient Ones are rampaging on Earth and caused the humans to escape into space and colonize, and the remnants of the Watchers are trying to find a way to create artificial Slayers to retake Earth. It's not a bad theory.

[@crealkillr]

So technically.... if any of the "scientists" in the facility was a virgin, their sacrifice would have worked, right? Like why the specific virgin and fool? Those roles would have been able to be filled by anyone fitting the description.

[@alanzlotkowski2695]

The Ancient Ones are us, the audience; the people working are the movie makers, Sigourney Weaver is the Director, and Upstairs are the studio execs.

[@wyrmwolf4279]

"Husband Bulge" LOL. I love this movie LOL, Best one liner ever, all the different homages to all the various horror movies over the year's.

[@zotharr]

Ive read a very interesting comment under another reaction video about this movie, by "Grumpy Old Guy Plays Games" "One of the reasons I love this film is that its all about hubris. The controllers have done this so many times that they no longer are as careful or precise about the sacrifices as they might have once been. They're supposed to gather up and sacrifice a bunch of young people who fit certain archetypes (the Virgin, the Whore, the Athlete, the Scholar, and the Fool). The problem is, they get the archetypes wrong. They've assigned the roles to Dana (Virgin), Jules (Whore), Curt (Athlete), Holden (Scholar), and Marty (Fool), when none of them actually fit those roles. Dana might seem virginal, but early in the movie she confesses to an affair with her professor. Jules is sexy and dresses skimpy, but she's also flighty and overly concerned with non-important things in her life; also she is in a clearly loving and utterly monogamous relationship with Curt, which hardly fits the whore archetype. Curt might seem like a jock, but his athletic skills are mediocre at best, and he's seen lugging around high-level textbooks dealing with subjects like the Psychology of the Soviet System. Holden is smart, sure, but at the same time he's clearly more athletic than Curt is, and while he has the raw intelligence, he's clearly lazy about it. And Marty... well, Marty might be a stoner but he also admits he's never had sex in his life. So... Had the controllers done the research, they would have realized that the archetypes should have been assigned with Dana being the Whore, Jules being the Fool, Curt being the Scholar, Holden being the Athlete, and Marty being the Virgin."

[@d3l3tes00n]

If humans have to go through this much bullshit just so "ancient beings" don't kill us, I don't think it's worth it at all lol

[@unluckydiablo9502]

Never thought of this, these are some pretty cool points.

[@migmit]

It's really stupid when people try to rearrange the sacrifices to make them fit. Exactly as stupid as the controllers doing it as they did. In reality, ALL of them are pretty smart, and all of the guys are well-developed athletically. Dana might have a bad relationship, but she is more reserved than a whore archetype. Marty might be technically a virgin, but he doesn't fit a virgin archetype either. The point is: the controllers were trying to tell the same story again and again, but they really chose the sacrifices badly. Not just which one to assign each role; the whole group should not be made to play the game - or (speaking from controllers' perspective) it would be better to change the game entirely.

[@TheNativeEngine]

True.

[@crealkillr]

my question is why does it have to be these people. Anyone can fit those roles. I also think the "underground team" was too lax, as all they had to do is get the teens there, and kill them. Why do they have so many killer entities, and why do they allow the teens to "pick" their killer? I would have rather send 2 killers in, and bet on which one gets the most kills.

[@manny75586]

They are 100% implying the Scooby Gang. Joss Whedon, who wrote/produced Cabin in the Woods, also created Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the film and the TV series). Drew Goddard, director of Cabin in the Woods, was a staff writer on the final season of Buffy. In the show, they often referred to Buffy and her friends as the Scooby Gang. So it's a reference to the cartoon and a reference to a horror series that also co-opted the Scooby name, to add to a film that is referencing a ton of other horror franchises. Levels upon levels here haha.

[@GuukanKitsune]

The unicorn in this movie is actually the most mythologically accurate portrayal of a unicorn in modern media. Unicorns were frothing, carnivorous psycho monsters that stalked, killed, and ATE people. The only reason they are associated with innocence is because a pure and innocent maiden would have the opposite effect, their rage would be calmed and they would lay their head in the maiden's lap, allowing people a quick and easy shot at killing the rampaging magical murderhorse.

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

Never existed

[@Caillron]

This is the only horror movie my grandmother ever asked me to take her to go see. I was honestly surprised because other than The Shining, she doesn't like horror movies. She absolutely loved it. She thought it was the funniest thing. One of the best times I had with my grandmother and the movies.

[@tim_davidson6344]

It's interesting to think that grandparents of today might have been teenagers in the '70s - which is when slasher-horror movies became popular and teenagers were the core audience. Otherwise I can't imagine where a grandparent today would ever be convinced to go to this kind of movie.

[@Caillron]

@@tim_davidson6344 My grandmother said she saw a trailer and really wanted to go see it. I had never even heard of it or seen a trailer, and I ended up going in blind to what the movie was. We both really liked it, but she just thought it was hilarious. Oddly, she never cared for stuff like Scary Movie. I think it was too on the nose.

[@yourneighborhoodxenos]

@@tim_davidson6344 crazy to think some grandparents aren't even as old as my dad... And I'm not even 25 yet, nor him 70 💀 old parents hit different lol

[@Dilligff]

I always find it amusing when people are surprised their grandparents are into horror movies or heavy metal when, if you stop to think about it, they were in the primes of their lives when these genres were in the prime of theirs.

[@Caillron]

@@Dilligff My grandmother did not come from a well-to-do family. So she didn't really go to the cinema growing up or even have a tv, even when she was an adult and had her own home. She never even watched a horror movie until I was like 9 and started getting into them myself. The Shining was the only horror movie that she liked and we used to have a Halloween tradition of watching it together in bed while eating popcorn, back when I was still a kid/teen. So she really didn't care for TV or movies. She just happened to see a trailer one day and decided she wanted to see it.

[@l.jjacksonjr6623]

This was a great surprise of a flick. I'm usually picky with horrors. Great script , screenplay etc. Those monsters are a different breed. 👌 Great content as always 👍

[@bethechangebevegan853]

Yes. Thank you Joss Whedon!

[@MrDrokkul]

Just to put the Mrs. at ease when they taxidermy something like a wolf they only use the pelt (fur/skin). The mouth and teeth are all synthetic materials such as resin, acrylic, or plastic.

[@MrsMovies]

Good to know thank you for the fun facts!

[@liseyboop]

*“😡you know damn well what war 😒”* gets me everytime 😂 been obsessed with the movie since its release! my brother took me to see it theaters & instantly got the dvd asap. the classic teenage horror film vibe w/ good humor jump scares as well as actually terrifying images & plot! i will always sing it’s praises 🥰

[@Mr_Top_Hat_Jones]

9:05 “This director like his two-way mirrors, huh?” Yes, finally!… everyone calls those damn things one-way mirrors. EVERY mirror is a one-way mirror. They only work one way. These are two-way mirrors!

[@bill8856]

This is one of the best horror movies I've seen in over a decade. And I watch, pretty much, all of them that come out. It's just so well made, imaginative, smart, complex, entertaining, well directed, well acted, paced, etc. I'd give it a 9.5/10, which is extremely high for me. It's no surprise it won the poll.

[@barbaraswinford6677]

You mentioned Cthulhu but because of the humanoid hand, my guess would be the Titans. They were the Greek gods' parents, chained and imprisoned for eternity.

[@richardrobbins387]

17:31 If next week Mrs. has blonde hair I'm gonna die laughing 😃

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

Always believe the guy your not supposed to believe anything from, Marty the stoner was right the entire freaking film and that’s that!!!

[@jsbaldo5556]

Society doesn't apply this to real life lol, A certain incident happened in 2020 and things that the guys you were told you shouldn't listen to... Were the guys who were deemed right when the chips finished falling and in 2022 were even given a redemption ark lol

[@doomburger8433]

marty believed that society needed to crumble, and he chose to deliberately end the world. If there is a bad guy in this movie, it is him. He killed billions of people. He's super crazy.

[@feardrinker]

The basic plot is kind of the opposite of a C'tulhu plot. In the Lovecraft stories, you'll have a cult that is trying to summon the "Elder Gods." In this movie, you have a group of people that perform the ritual in order to keep the gods at bay.

[@raymondlaspina7870]

It's more like an SCP foundation movie

[@crealkillr]

technically if a cult summoned these elder gods, there would be a group keeping them suppressed. Once you summon them, the next best thing you can do is keeping them asleep

[@tonygriffin_]

A "cottage in the forest" sounds like a lovely place to visit. A "cabin in the woods" not so much.

[@Vinsensee]

The little pop tarts discussion😭😂 I love you guys 😭😭😭 you guys make these so fun seriously. No acting. No fake persona for the camera , you guys are simply being yourselves and it makes this so fun. And aside from that this movie is a ✨ masterpiece ✨ omfg I wish there were more movies like this although this movies truly a rarity and slept on by a lot of people BUT NOT YOU GUYS haha

[@MrsMovies]

Thank you so much! Such a nice comment, really appreciate that you appreciate how we are!

[@GeneralBuckNaked]

Theres another couple that watches movies (Theyre British) hint hint**....And they are the fuxking WORSTTT!. They sometimes pick some good movies, but its impossible to make it through a whole reaction.. They just over-act for everything at such an extreme level that its hard to describe..

[@Sam-xr8ne]

they're so cute!

[@Izaan2810]

@@GeneralBuckNaked Who??

[@ExUSSailor]

One of the most fun, enjoyable, self-referential horror comedies ever! I would go so far as to call it the best thing Joss Whedon has ever written.

[@ninjanibba4259]

That would be Buffy and Angel

[@jamalbryant8099]

@@ninjanibba4259 and firefly

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@jamalbryant8099 of course

[@nicamarie946]

@@jamalbryant8099 And Dollhouse

[@roemip]

@@jamalbryant8099 and Titan A.E.

[@cristiangarcia1260]

the best thing aboout this movie is how they manage to have the usual tropes while making fun of them and giving an explanation for them. Like in every horror flick the characters decide to stupidly split up, in this movie they split up but note that that is a stupid idea and explain that the smart guy has the stupid idea because he was dosed with that gas.

[@thereturningshadow]

Blonde guy driving the van - Fred = Chris Hemsworth. CHECK Redhead girl in the van - Daphne = Kristen Conolly. CHECK Sexy other girl in the van - Velma - Anna Hutchison. CHECK Burn Out in the van - Shaggy = Fran Kranz. CHECK Brown skin colored 5 member of the group - Scooby = Jesse Williams. CHECK Yep. It's the Scooby gang in real life.

[@jytte-hilden]

"And I would have gotten away with saving humanity too, if it wasn't for you darn kids!"

[@paulieluppino1856]

What lesson can we get from this movie, kids?.....Weed saves lives, so smoke a lil'bit.....

[@lynnbowers4722]

I've seen this movie so many times and still caught something new this time because of how you edited it. It definitely deserves multiple viewings to catch all the little details beyond the horror movie homages.

[@HuntingViolets]

What did you catch?

[@celeboria]

The great thing is, by now dear Mrs. Movies has watched plenty of great horror films to appreciate this modern gem as the love letter to the horror movie genre that it is. Have fun and... Let's get this party started!

[@Zahgurym]

Your watching the Whedonverse backwards... it's supposed to go Buffy/Angel, then Cabin, then Firefly/Serenity Great reaction, every time I watch this movie I notice something new, this time it was that yellow robot/battlebot thing. Lol

[@matthewbad2000]

I really love yall as a couple doing these reactions. Literally I have no fear when it comes to movies that much scary movies. So seeing yall together this is awesome to see. Keep up the good work

[@joshuatabak95]

I am so glad you guys did this one. It is one of my favourite movies ever. Perfect blend between horror, comedy, campiness, meta, with the tropes of horror explained in very fun way! Exceptionally well done movie!

[@jimtatro6550]

“There’s puppeteers.” “Puppeteers?” “Pop tarts?”🤣🤣🤣 I absolutely love this movie, so many Easter eggs.

[@MovedbyTruth]

Thanks for doing this one, guys. It's one of my all-time favorites and well deserving of its 92% critical reception (universal acclaim) on rotten tomatoes. A real modern classic. Horror movies this well put together, and this original, are very few and far between. I've watched it every Halloween, since it came out, and notice new things every single time. There's just so much attention to detail which makes for some seriously high re-watchability. Not to mention the fact that it's perfectly paced and stays entertaining from start to finish. There's literally never a lull. The production values are also much higher than most horror movies, which is nice to see considering the genre is well know for having a lot of low budget productions.

[@N0rdW1nd]

I love that they put the Creatures from Left4Dead in the movie. They can be spotted in their chambers waiting to unleash terror among the living. Sad we don't see any carnage made by them :(

[@jasongivens6749]

Everyone seems to miss the main message of this movie. It isn't paying homage to other horror movies. It is implying that all other horror movies have been successful sacrifices to the ancient ones.

[@myeckwaters]

No, it isn't. It is commenting on the lazy tropes of horror movies.

[@Goomyx1492]

It's both, and also the thing the other person commented. That's the thing about good writing, it can successfully accomplish multiple things at the same time.

[@bubba966]

I'd not gotten the Scooby Doo similarity before now. That's honestly quite funny

[@jjstewart1445]

When Mrs. Movies said “yippee ki yay mother fucka” then laughed, I lost it 😂😂😂 great reaction guys ❤️

[@playgorlri]

You guys are popping these reactions out like crazy I love them!!

[@nicholascampbell7334]

My favorite part about this movie is on the white board one of the monsters “angry molesting tree” and you actually see it grab someone when they all get released.

[@TheDweller0690]

This movies was such a refreshing change of pace. I loved it immediately when I saw it in theaters. So many fun Easter eggs for Joss fans as well. A lot of people hated it for subverting their expectations but I thought it was fantastic and original despite the fact it uses all the horror tropes. Not an easy thing to accomplish if you think about it.

[@CinobiteReacts]

I always saw the film as an allegory of the movie industry. The ancients are us, the audience, who always must be pleased, the technicians are the film makers who have to answer to Sigourney Weaver - the Producers. The teens are the sacrifices that must be made to keep us happy. If the audience isn't happy, then all hell breaks loose

[@Dillpicks95]

Curt’s death is freaking hilarious. Legend has it, he’s still bouncing off the invisible wall at this moment.

[@jitteryjet7525]

Bad things happen to those that break The 4th Wall :-)

[@existenceisrelative]

Would have been better if she'd actually forgotten about the wall. But she was _on top of it_ the whole way through the movie.

[@mikeschuett339]

This movie is the shit. I love it, I wish I saw it in theaters. This is one of those movies that gets better with each viewing. You catch more references, jokes, even clues. One of my favorites. 10/10

[@design1of470]

The angle where you two are sitting next to each other, it almost looks like you're reacting to a video of him reacting to something LOL. Chris Hemsworth actually found out he got the part of Thor while shooting this movie.

[@JamesJoyce12]

This is an absolutely brilliant tour-de-force movie. I use it to select friends - if the response is "I don't get it - it wasn't very scary" then you are off the friend's list.

[@Vinsensee]

I am now adopting this practice you are a genius my good sir

[@thedeepfriar745]

Can we just revel in the fact that the Japanese school children defeat the evil spirit by singing and friendship. Which is an amazing dig at J-Horror tropes

[@nicktroisi6347]

This movie is the exact opposite of “They had us in the first half” 😂😂😂

[@NZBigfoot]

Best monster... the Unicorn, why? For once they did a lore accurate one in media... Unicorns were never originally portrayed as friendly creatures, just like all fae like creatures they were the sort of thing you didn't want to have anything to do with if you ran into one. One of those old myths that got twisted and sanitized over the centuries. Like fairies, going from beings who'd toy and play with humans for twisted enjoyment or just because they could, or forging often detrimental bargains for boons on desperate people... to small pretty winged benign things that granted wishes etc

[@biguy617]

The blond girl is from one of the Power Rangers shows. Jungle Fury I think. There is a theory that the reason Marty survived is because he is the actual virgin of the group. Which would make the red head the fool.

[@Melisadz]

I looooove that she recognized Sigourney Weaver so fast!!! I loved this movie :D

[@lkf8799]

Yay! This movie is so much fun. There are some neat fan theories about this movie such as the "gods" being the fans that demand the horror movie tropes, a possible reference to a failed attempt being the teens from the movie The Faculty, and that they messed up by switching the "idiot" and "virgin" because Marty is definitely the smart one while our final girl is a hot mess who slept with her professor 😉

[@kennethbryant5819]

The blonde and the athlete didn't fit their stereotypes either. Kurt couldn't even throw a short pass and was in a committed, adorkable relationship with the supposed "whore" Jules. The geek made a decent catch in the street and is actually in school on an athletic scholarship.

[@Kaylakaze]

Yeah, a lot of people don't catch (or at least don't mention) that Marty is the virgin while the girl is the fool, so the sacrifice would have gone bad anyway.

[@TimDownsAnimation]

I’m torn between thinking the Gods are either stubborn old fashioned horror fans or movie studios that like to keep things “safe” and in line with what works financially or young filmmakers who are ready to pop up and make things different after so much cliche for so many years. I like how it’s sort of up to interpretation beyond the text of the film

[@risottopose9970]

@@Kaylakaze According to “The Director” (Sigourney Weavers Character) they didn’t need to be exact matches, just looked the part. This was demonstrated by the fact that none of them really fit their archetypes until they started being gassed

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Yeah, if I remember correctly, Kurt should have been the scholar too, not the athlete, they were so busy with trying to type cast them, they completely ignored their actual characters. Or really, humans are complex beings and don't really fit in any kind of archetype (unless you choose to ignore the complexity of people and just focus on the one characteristic) and trying to make them fit only results in people not being who you think they are. :)

[@noquarterzz9788]

I thought this was gonna be so lame when my friends dragged me to the theater for it. Loved it!!!!!! The concept is fantastic

[@MrFredstt]

I thought so too and was so happy to be proven wrong

[@Sam-xr8ne]

Joss Whedon does scary shit well. But super hero stuff is terrible.

[@versetripn6631]

Fun Fact: Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford are the two "suits" introduced in the opening. 1) Jenkins appeared in 'Sea of Love' as Al Pacino's fellow detective (Gruber) who lands with Pacino's ex-wife. 2) Whitford appeared in 'Scent of a Woman' as Al Pacino's nephew (Randy). Whose wife Pacino called by the wrong name. Both men were assaulted by Al in their respective roles. "If you'll be my bodyguard...I can be your long lost pal." Pacino to Chris O'Donnell??

[@jhornacek]

My favorite anecdote about this film is that they had an advance screening where the audience could ask questions to the director after. One of them asked "Is there going to be a sequel?" and the director replied "Did you see the end to my film???"

[@danielchapman6032]

You were spot on about them lacing the stoners weed but it was stated in the commentary that he was paranoid and had a secret weed stash nobody knew about and that was what he was smoking and allowed him to survive

[@skiptracy5150]

The guy that's high as a Giraffe's ass survives a surprisingly long time which was surprising within itself a shock.

[@jesterssketchbook]

This channel absolutely puts 99 percent of other reaction-channels to shame - just totally genuine, totally intelligent, and totally hilarious reactions

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

I watch the reactions to movies I don't even like.

[@AndrewLaSane]

Once again, the Mrs is too smart lol. I def forgot about the barrier and didn't pick up on Sigourney's voice the first time around

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

A couple of fun facts for you guys, the stoner dude was actually in real life really stacked and that went against his character so they had to dress him in really baggy clothes, I heard him described as being massive at the time muscle wise so they had to hide it, also his bong Im sure cost around 20,000 to make for the movie

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

The reason that Marty was wearing that bulky sweater all the time is that the actor (Fran Kranz) was more jacked than Hemsworth at the time. Having the stoner be more athletic looking than the jock wouldn't work so he got the non form fitting clothes. Hemsworth went from starring in an Aussie soap opera to filming three US films in one year: Star Trek, A Perfect Getaway and this one. On the disc commentary Drew Goddard said that he got the news of his casting in Star Trek while he was filming this one.

[@birch5757]

Raccoon can be eaten, apparently the person preparing it has to know exactly how to prepare it though. It has certain glands that need to be removed, I think. Plus, there's always the possibility of parasites. So, you can eat raccoon if you do it exactly right, but I personally would not advise it.

[@Thrui]

That made me think about Frank wanting to eat Crow in Always Sunny

[@johnolexa1543]

The wolf head was not real, they weren't allowed to use one, never found out why, but anyway the art/ prop department made it up out of some material and coated the washable tongue with powdered sugar.

[@davidnorman4786]

The year this came out, I went to The Cabin in the Woods Haunted House at Universal Studios. As we walked through, we turned a corner into a hallway of elevator doors. And MF, we had to walk down it. And yes. They all opened. It was bad.

[@supdawg2559]

If I’m wrong no worries but why do I feel like you two are the stars of every cookout you go to.. you two rock!

[@MrsMovies]

Oh gosh I wish that was actually the case. I’m only ever the star of a party that includes only me and the mr. 😄

[@mycroft16]

This movie is just way to much damn fun. Saw this in theaters thinking it was gonna be your regular horror fare... oh man came out so happy. It's a love letter to the whole horror genre. While being a really solid film itself and making fun of all the tropes. And I love that they consitently talk about how the customers demand more... us. The literal paying customers of the film. It's just so brilliantly written, and fun.

[@rmhartman]

4:34 is a riff on an old anti drugs commercial, where the parent is confronting their kid about drugs. "I learned it from watching you!"

[@scottrabie]

One of my all time favorite movies. It works on so many levels and deconstructs the horror genre and even deconstructs itself. The best breakdown of this movie is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epOun4qpo9ZloM0

[@gerathb4961]

i clicked ur link with fingers crossed, and it was what I hoped. thanks for shouting out Movies with Mikey, such a great channel that, imho, should have so many more subs, his breakdown of this is great (as are all his vids)

[@OmegaSoypreme]

This movie rules. I had no idea what I was in for when I watched it. A friend just insisted I check it out. Such a fun time.

[@breakwoodhopper6739]

I wish I could go back in time and watch this movie in the theaters for the first time

[@anthonya910]

FUN FACT! AFX studios was the company who did the make up And prosthetic special effects for this movie.. AFX Studio is run by David and his wife, Heather Langenkamp Anderson, Heather Langenkamp Anderson played Nancy on "Nightmare on Elmstreet" she did a lot of the work on this movie.

[@the_mooch]

Everyone agrees that S'mores pop tarts are the best. And by everyone I mean me.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie is very meta, making homage to 1980's and 90's horror films. It was intended for a 2009 release date but was delayed as MGM was filing for bankruptcy. It was finally released in 2011.

[@jasongivens6749]

It's not paying homage to other horror movies. It's implying that all other horror movies have been successful sacrifices to the ancient ones. All horror movies had similar people behind the scenes.

[@Vinsensee]

@@jasongivens6749 it technically is still an homage to horror movies and horror villains though I agree with you that was the main point

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

It was released, April 13 2012, actually.

[@robertyeah2259]

​@@jasongivens6749it's both

[@jdspencer60]

"I have strawberry and brown sugar, your favorite" this is like the one reason it would be awesome to be married, having a super cool partner

[@gettingstranger]

I saw this pop up in my feed and I clicked so fast. ohhh I'm excited for this. I love this movie so much.

[@sonofspock1]

The whole thing fell apart when they didn't realise that Marty was the Virgin and Dana was the Fool. Their whole plan was doomed from the start.

[@crtg4672]

Welcome back to You, Me and the Bulge!

[@radlee974]

Yessssss! I love this movie!! It’s one of my all time favorites and not nearly enough people react to it! So I get hella pumped when reactors that I already watch and enjoy all the time check it out!

[@jennysutton7409]

It's quite simple when you think about it. In this movie us as the veiwers are the Anciant Ones because we demand blood and violence when it comes to horror movies and when we don't get that the people rise up and get angry. The different catagories are basically what one expects in a horror movie and yes the vigin's death is optinal because that's how most horror movies work. They failed to have what the veiwers wanted and thus in the end the Ancint Ones rose up. Also I think it's also talking about sociaty and the fact that death and violence has always been something that mankind has craved to see and they are showing that in a way that is saying it's not a good thing that things are that way and we need to change some how. Apparently the only way they could get Segorney to agree to act there was have a werewolf in the movie she was so excited to see it and took pictures on set with the actor that was in the suit.

[@denial987]

I don't think we need monsters to help our civilization ton to collapse. We are more than capable of doing that to ourselves sadly.

[@GBrimstone]

We are the ancient ones here and we are the monsters in this comment lol

[@MrRJPE]

The story of unicorns used to be that they would hunt down unfaithful men while they were in the woods and kill them with their horn.

[@tremorsfan]

Here are some of my theories about what's going on in other countries England: The vengeful ghost of a jilted Victorian woman Italy: A Giallo killer who wears a go pro camera to get those point of view shots Sweden: Everybody realizes that life is meaningless and commits suicide.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

_"Sweden: Everybody realizes that life is meaningless and commits suicide."_ That's like realizing that the Sun is really a black hole. Meaning is omni-present.

[@tremorsfan]

@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps I was making a sly joke at Bergman movies.

[@jytte-hilden]

@@tremorsfan Too sophisticated. In Sweden everyone would die of alcohol poisoning.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@@tremorsfan I know, I'm just a mansplainer.

[@paulchaisson8301]

There is a theory out there somewher about how part of the reason the ritual failed is because they tried to shoehorn the characters into the wrong archetypes.

[@a-Jill-Sandwich]

that little Japanese segment reminded me you guys should add J-Horror films to the list (Ringu, Ju-on, etc), hope to see them in the channel some day!

[@rickyd-lux9067]

4:43 When he says "I hate when that happens", I thought that was a ridiculous thing to say. Then I realized, I usually just see them from the waist up, so maybe he's speaking from experience. How would I know?

[@yvonnejaime1266]

Hey there you two love birds! I guessed right Scooby Doo. 😆 Yay! I hope you and your beautiful girls enjoy your week.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

This movie is a meta for Horror movies. This film exists to keep US THE AUDIENCE (The Ancient Ones) happy. That is the point of this movie. It exists to make US happy.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

It's a little more than that, it's also that it basically keeps the Patriarchy (or whatever we want to call it) in power. It's like in the beginning of I Know What You Did Last Summer when one of the characters says the escaped mental patient's hook in the scary story is a phallic symbol because his victims are teens doing the deed in the car. In other words, it's like "Yeah, the least hedonistic, the Bookworm Virgin Final Girl, is free to make it but the rest, they're so dead, because letting teens just make their mistakes is just allowing wholesomeness, nuclear family and apple pie collapse which just opens the door to chaos."

[@Riggswolfe]

One thing I want to point out. You guys touched on it briefly but the movie does tell you that they have to choose their fates. Had the group ignored the basement they'd have had a fun if potentially odd stay at the cabin and gone home in theory.

[@G_Hef]

What I like about this movie is it suggests a hitherto secret underlying motive behind all the other horror movies where innocent people die, it's not just senseless killing by a maniac but rather an orchestrated attempt to save the world... again! If you guys haven't seen it already, I highly recommend "The Final Girls". Another great reaction, 2 thumbs up! :D

[@stykkz8738]

I loved how this movie is a parody of slasher films. And it pokes fun at the genre. The Ancient Ones are in reference to the audience. Favorite part of this was when they reference the incident in the 90's where America failed. This is a reference to The Faculty who had all the architype for each character. But no one died and they fought off the monsters with homemade drugs . All and all, I found this movie to be fun.

[@StoryOfUsFinalDraft]

Actually this is a throw back to everything Buffy the Vampire Slayer ala Josh Whedon created. Every monster and even few Buffy characters are in this movie but every monster in another form in this movie has been in Buffy, even the straight jacket creepy moving things 21:05 - 21:15 What you said there is actually an entire episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but on the high school/college level

[@Decimation1030]

Which monster was my favorite? Man, I can't say but I will list my top five in no particular order: 1: The Zombie Tank: It's from a video game called left for dead. You can see it ripping a guard in half during the free for all. 2: Kevin: Kevin was a serial killer from the movie Sin City, you can see him in one of the elevators early in the film 3: Angry Molesting Tree: This monster was inspired by Harry Potter's Whomping willow. You can see it explode a guy when the teens let all the monsters out. 4: The Sugarplum Fairy: The ballerina with a face full of teeth. The wife said it reminded her of IT. 5: The Witch : Also from the video game Left for Dead. If she sees you she chases you indefinitely. You can see her ripping a guard's face off during the big fight.

[@coreycarnegie5990]

The tree is definitely a homage to evil dead, where trees y'know🤣 There's a boomer and a hunter from L4D too in the cages😊

[@toddjohnson5176]

You both are phenomenal. Thank you for finally bringing your brilliant voices to a very underrated film. 🌝❤👍🏾👍🏾

[@HuntingViolets]

If you've watched many Joss Whedon shows, you may recognize actors from Dollhouse, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whedon has said he created Buffy the Vampire Slayer because he was tired of seeing the one blonde girl in horror films who always gets killed, so he made a blonde girl who killed the monster instead. Watching this film co-written by Whedon that does a lot of the things he objected to was certainly a strange experience. Of course, we've since learned a lot about Whedon.