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The Cabin in the Woods - A Must-See Film

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Mike-O
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If you like movies, just movies overall, you have to see this. If you like horror movies, you must see this right now.
If you LOVE horror movies, what are you waiting for!?

Seriously, best meta-movie ever made, I can't honestly explain a single thing about it without really spoiling it, but if you are intrigued, go watch it, download it... whatever, don't even watch the trailer. It's like 40 M. Night Shyamalan films condensed into one, with the right amount of humor, seriousness and self-concsiousness all the way through -twist after twiat after twist, all on purpose.

The basic plot is five teens go spend a weekend at a summer cabin at a lakeside, and things go horribly wrong...


That's all you need to know about the clichés, now go and watch it and tell me what you think! If you already have, same thing, but try to keep all spoilers out of this thread.
Apr 25 2012 1:35PM
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soup
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not sure that I can back you up on this one. Thought it was horrible.
Apr 25 2012 1:40PM
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Jane6
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I will download it this weekend then! Haha you have given great movie tips before, I have faith in your taste
Apr 25 2012 1:41PM
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S_Jenk
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Wow, that's like sooooooo original!
Apr 25 2012 1:44PM
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Orrin
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Went to see this today, loved it. Best "horror" film i've seen in a long time.
Apr 25 2012 1:45PM
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Mr.Turtle
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Uncle Tom did it first
Apr 25 2012 1:46PM
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Mike-O
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I know, right?
Apr 25 2012 1:52PM
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Puzzled
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Well, now we know you're not that person.
Apr 25 2012 2:03PM
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Mike-O
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How so?
Apr 25 2012 2:04PM
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Mike-O
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There's a lot of differing opinions, I thought it was near perfect in the "genre".
Apr 25 2012 2:10PM
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TheQuailman
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Pretty excited for when this comes out on tbp

Feel like horror movies get a bad rep because there's so many shitty ones out there

Also this currently has an imdb of 8.0 which is pretty ridiculously high for a recent horror movie, haven't looked at any thing else but yea still stoked

Apr 25 2012 2:12PM
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Puzzled
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You're clearly not a horror movie enthusiast if that review wasn't a satire.
Apr 25 2012 2:13PM
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Puzzled
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But you're obviously entitled to your own opinion. Its just not the type of movie a true horror fan is looking for.
Apr 25 2012 2:15PM
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Goku
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First time I saw the preview I thought it was a supposed to be a scary Scooby Doo
Apr 25 2012 2:15PM
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manutdsaol
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Not scary in the least, but very very funny
Apr 25 2012 2:22PM
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Bill.Nye
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There's a lot more to it but who wants to spoil it?

I thought it was good. Better than most run of the mill horror movies I've seen.
Apr 25 2012 2:24PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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very excited to see this movie, but this thread makes it clear that a lot of people are going to see it expecting a horror movie, not a meta-horror movie, and they're going to think it's bad.
Apr 25 2012 2:25PM
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Bill.Nye
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There's still plenty of horror to satisfy them.
Apr 25 2012 2:31PM
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PJS.
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horror movies, why do it?
Apr 25 2012 2:37PM
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Mike-O
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I just think it's weird as to myself, who I think of as a true horror fan, absolutely loved it for everything it stands for. It's kind of like Scream for a new generation withholding both the new and old, that's the best I can come up with right now, but I just thought it worked.
Apr 25 2012 3:10PM
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.Apex.
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definitely original but still very bad very very bad
Apr 25 2012 3:25PM
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Furrer92
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40 M. Night movies in 1? no thanks.
Apr 25 2012 4:13PM
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987321654hgfd
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I thought it was awesome.
Apr 25 2012 4:16PM
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Lolocaust.
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Mike-O Knows his shit.
Apr 25 2012 4:30PM
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maynaiseman
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Link to a DL?
Apr 25 2012 4:44PM
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Spinoza
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But it looks SOOOOO bad!     
Apr 25 2012 5:30PM
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Mike-O
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Maybe a bad comparison, but like I said, think twist-twist-cliché-twist in an unforgettable combo, and there's your movie of the fucking year.
Apr 25 2012 5:30PM
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Bill.Nye
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No.
Apr 25 2012 5:30PM
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Mike-O
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You make a thread about crying during movies, what do we expect of your fucking opinion?

Apr 25 2012 5:32PM
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Apr 25 2012 5:38PM
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Good_Deed
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i watched it the other night it was all right.
Apr 25 2012 5:38PM
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Jane6
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hahahaha I cannot stop laughing, +k
Apr 25 2012 5:44PM
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-GL-
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YES! cant vouch for the movie but the trailer makes it look pretty dumb. Kinda like a mixture of scooby doo, the most recent predator and friday the 13th.
Apr 25 2012 5:49PM
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Mike-O
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I can assure you, nothing of the like.
Apr 25 2012 6:05PM
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Spinoza
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my thread is way better than this one (and most of yours actually)
 Cabin in the Woods looks awful!


check it out everyone:  https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/670164/



and why do you keep bringing my thread up anyways?
Apr 25 2012 6:07PM
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Mike-O
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I just keep bringing it up to you and others, and to think that the quality of a "better" thread really matters to you is pretty sad. So much that you had to actually link to it... just so sad, nearly holding my sides here.

Apr 25 2012 6:12PM
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Spinoza
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i dont reallty see your point here.             are you saying that "better" is not applicable to threads?             that we should not value quality of threads?        if that is not what youre saying then plz explain it more clearly.
and also (srry) what do you mean you just keep bringing it up to me and others.      plz clarify.


sorry i cant bring a better response but your post was kindof confusing,      pm me if you prefer.
and how do you like all my extra spaces?  ;)

Apr 25 2012 6:25PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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sorry, but both of these statements are simply wrong.
Apr 25 2012 6:33PM
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Mike-O
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...and while I PM'd you about it, to this I say

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Apr 25 2012 6:36PM
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Goku
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Just sayin
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Apr 25 2012 6:52PM
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Mike-O
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Do you really trust previews/trailers or sample photos to guide your movie-going choices?
Apr 25 2012 6:56PM
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Spinoza
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i said most of,    he makes a lot of threads.         and w.e to the other one
Apr 25 2012 6:56PM
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Bill.Nye
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They don't even have a dog in the movie.
Apr 25 2012 7:00PM
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MNS
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i don't get it, the movies had zombies and stuff in it and computers and stuff, like how did it have zombies and hell raiser and a giant snap and stuff?
Apr 25 2012 7:03PM
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Jane6
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solid post is solid.
Apr 25 2012 7:03PM
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Petey.
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I haven't seen it, but when I saw the previews and it showed them slowly approaching a trap door to the basement, I was like "YO! THEY STOLE THAT SHIT FROM EVIL DEAD SON"
Apr 25 2012 7:06PM
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Bill.Nye
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Yes, Evil Dead is the only horror movie to ever have people go into a basement through a trap door before this.
Apr 25 2012 7:08PM
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canterbury
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i thought it was going to be terrible, ended up really enjoying it.
Apr 25 2012 7:08PM
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Petey.
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Not exactly what I said. Compare one to the other. The bumping noise made by the door, the group glaring directly at it, slowly advancing towards it. All the while note the way the camera captures the moment, it's incredibly similiar overall even when compared to other movies that utilize that sort of scene.

Look beyond the concept and examine the smaller details bud
Apr 25 2012 7:15PM
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Mike-O
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Check it out, I guarantee you will not know how it will end.
Apr 25 2012 7:17PM
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