April 17, 2012
— Ace If you check other people's reviews, most are scrupulous about saying very little about the plot of the film, as it's a Puzzle movie, and the solution to the puzzle is pretty fun.
If you're worried that ads for the film have already given it all away -- that scene of high-tech troopers stomping about -- no, don't sweat it; the technological aspect is telegraphed from, literally, the opening scene. Pre-title. (In a fun bit of grindhouse aesthetic, the film's title comes up in block red letters as if it's the scariest thing in the world, even though the scene it's appended to is a funny modern office sequence.)
The actual twists are not spoiled by the ads.
Speaking vaguely as possible...
Much of it actually a pretty silly and funny comedy. It's a very meta horror film, about the rules of horror (and why they must be so), even more so than Scream (which told us the rules of horror but not Why They Must Be So). Even if you're not a horror fan, though, you know the basic set up of a horror film well enough to get the jokes and plot-points here.
The laughs here are bigger and better-earned than in most actual comedies.
I would say it's more funny and clever than actually scary. The scares are really just pop-ups and graphic violence, not that feeling of dread and tension you feel in a genuine horror movie.
The characters -- the standard five young people off for a weekend debauch in an isolated Cabin In the Woods -- are actually reasonably likable. And, the film makes a point of noting, intelligent.
That point -- that they're smart -- is not just thrown in gratuitously; much of the film's plot and commentary on horror relies on establishing them not just as smart but actually very smart.
It's novel but not mind-blowingly so. The elements in play here are well-known to most geeks; horror fans, especially of the geekier sort, will recognize all the basics of everything seen here and discussed here. The novelty comes in how they are assembled, and to what effect -- that is at least new. No one's ever used these elements in this way before.
I'm speaking abstractly. I don't want to give anything away. It's a bit like a Doctor Who where the beginning is all about setting up a "What the Hell is going on here?" bizarre-situation cliffhanger, and then, with the characters, discovering more detail, until the solution for The Strangeness is revealed.
It's rare that I can't figure out What The Hell Is Going On Here pretty early in a movie. I didn't figure out this one until pretty late. They did a good job of giving you enough hints that the solution was On The Tip of My Tongue for longer than I actually had it in hand -- it was just sort of outside my grasp, tantalizingly.
The solution is both logical and wildly implausible. There's an old observation that if if you concede to someone a single false premise they can prove anything, with perfect logical form; all silliness can be established, logically, if that one false premise is conceded.
This film's One False Premise is a big, fun one (again, a bit like Doctor Who), and, given a willingness to concede it to the filmmakers (as I was, as they were entertaining me), they can spin a lot of perfectly logical, but perfectly ridiculous, conclusions from it.
I call this type of a movie a Funhouse Movie, where at no point are they genuinely attempting to depict reality; it's all sensation and fun. Done poorly, such a film seems trivial and trite (and often boring as hell, as absent the sense of realism and dramatic investment, who the hell cares?)
But done right, they can be a fun ride. Ever-so-slightly intellectualized so that you might mistake the Funhouse for something Deep (if only for a moment)- just enough pretense of being smart, when really it's just clever.
Definitely worth a trip to the theater, if the ads enticed you at all.
Spoiler Caution! If you've seen the film, please please do not even hint at the solution (a hint would be noting, as I was tempted to do, the various sources the film draws on for inspiration).
That's 90% of the fun. Don't ruin it for anyone. Be very very vague.
Thor: I did not recognize Chris Hemsworth (is that his name?), aka Thor, until about halfway through. He comes off as a college student here (which is what he's supposed to be), and not a Mjolnir-Bearer at all.
But he's the closest thing the movie has to a star, so I should note he's one of the "teenagers."
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Posted by: lorien1973 at April 17, 2012 09:39 AM (0tkqC)
Here's a nightmare I had last night. Someone should make a movie about it.
In my nightmare I awoke to a world with $4/gal gas, high unemployment and a racist socialist radical in the White House.
Posted by: soothie at April 17, 2012 09:40 AM (G/zuv)
Posted by: can't let go of old memes at April 17, 2012 09:42 AM (evdj2)
Posted by: Jones in CO at April 17, 2012 09:42 AM (8sCoq)
I read the spoilers and it does seem very clever and I'm glad to hear they pulled it off. I like that they're taking the central Problem with horror (why the fuck did you go hunting for the guy who lopped off the head and left it in the toilet instead of fleeing like normal people) and explained it. I might actually have to go see it.
In random movie news, the huge old Victorian house my current office is in may be used for an upcoming movie. I am ridiculously excited about this and, lamely, more so because I got to geek out about sound design with the location scout than I am about who is in the movie (actual movie stars).
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 09:42 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2012 09:43 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: dagny at April 17, 2012 09:44 AM (CMM9V)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:46 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 17, 2012 09:46 AM (SB0V2)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:46 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:47 AM (8y9MW)
Eet draws frum dee Svedish culture, yah.
Posted by: Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth at April 17, 2012 09:47 AM (BdzEV)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at work at April 17, 2012 09:48 AM (vsjwN)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:48 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: tommylotto at April 17, 2012 09:48 AM (LBxr1)
Posted by: I Thought You Said Cabin Boy at April 17, 2012 09:48 AM (71LDo)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at work at April 17, 2012 09:48 AM (vsjwN)
Posted by: Mitt Still Sux, But O-bah-muhh Sux More at April 17, 2012 09:49 AM (ldJT4)
The ship sinks, I make a shitload of money
Posted by: James Fuckin' Cameron at April 17, 2012 09:49 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: toby928 at April 17, 2012 09:50 AM (evdj2)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 17, 2012 09:50 AM (SB0V2)
Posted by: maddogg at April 17, 2012 09:50 AM (OlN4e)
Like, for example "Obama is smart and qualified to be President."
Posted by: Iowa Bob at April 17, 2012 09:50 AM (RJ+Yj)
The flashbacks tell Mel Gibson to have Joaquin Phoenix to beat the crap out of the alien with a baseball bat. And water.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:50 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at April 17, 2012 09:51 AM (jucos)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 17, 2012 09:51 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:52 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Admiral James T Kirk at April 17, 2012 09:52 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2012 09:52 AM (nj1bB)
Better than most Adam Sandler Flicks, but not nearly as good as The Wedding Singer.
Posted by: dfbaskwill at April 17, 2012 09:52 AM (71LDo)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 17, 2012 09:52 AM (SB0V2)
Posted by: Justin at April 17, 2012 09:53 AM (yoAYX)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:53 AM (8y9MW)
Rocky, against all odds, receives a brutal beating yet wins the championship belt.
In the first Rocky, Rocky doesn't win.
My mother always wants to know who dies before we start watching a movie so she's prepared and doesn't get so upset when they die. When we watching Titanic, I looked at her and said "everyone dies, mom, everyone."
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 09:53 AM (VtjlW)
Saw CITW yesterday.
LOVED it!
Plenty of laughs, some great casting, an obligatory boob shot (great boobies!) and a genre twisting plotline that is fresh and clever.
4 out of 5 stars
Posted by: proudvastrightwingconspirator at April 17, 2012 09:53 AM (moJ2W)
Posted by: Guessing the ending at April 17, 2012 09:54 AM (ldJT4)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2012 09:54 AM (jucos)
So it'll suck like a Dyson with an over-revved motor. Good to know.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:54 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: DaveinNC at April 17, 2012 09:54 AM (boNGU)
You never see the Main Female Character naked.
The hotter chick, the one played by the lesser known actress, with only three speaking lines goes full frontal.
Posted by: SPOILER! at April 17, 2012 09:54 AM (6hAEO)
Posted by: And, then I go masterbate at April 17, 2012 09:54 AM (mxnUd)
I'm definitely intrigued by this movie. I'm not a big horror fan, but I appreciate Joss Whedon's ability to weave a great story with great characters. He's the main reason I'm toying with seeing The Avengers despite my vow to not go see ANY movies this year except for The Hobbit.
For those who have seen it, would you say Cabin in the Woods is at all akin in tone to Tucker and Dale VS Evil? Because that is a movie I LOVE and ADORE and would MARRY if it was a man. It's another film that takes a horror movie trope -- college kids and hillbillies in the woods -- and turns it on its head. I actually view it as more of a comedy than horror, despite the copious gore that's sprinkled (no pun intended) throughout. So if CitW is like that in some degree, my desire to see it jumps up a notch.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 09:55 AM (4df7R)
All but one of the 'very smart' characters are cannibals?
Posted by: Guessing the ending at April 17, 2012 09:55 AM (ldJT4)
Posted by: SPOILER! at April 17, 2012 09:55 AM (6hAEO)
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 01:53 PM (VtjlW)
After being forced to sit through that chick flick I must say, that was my favorite part of the show.
Posted by: maddogg at April 17, 2012 09:55 AM (OlN4e)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2012 09:56 AM (jucos)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:56 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 17, 2012 09:56 AM (SB0V2)
Nothing more tantalizing that a topless chick scared witless and running for her life.
Posted by: soothie at April 17, 2012 01:44 PM (G/zuv)
Eh, you get blase' about it after a while.
Posted by: Keith Olbermann at April 17, 2012 09:56 AM (RD7QR)
I've been using the "funhouse" designation for years!
http://bitmaelstrom.blogspot.com/2009/01/autopsy.html
It's a great term for shockers that aren't really trying to make sense.
Posted by: moviegique at April 17, 2012 09:56 AM (kNN2d)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2012 09:57 AM (jucos)
But they never tell you why the aliens had a 3.25" floppy drive.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at April 17, 2012 09:57 AM (/kI1Q)
Leland killed Laura while possessed by Bob.
We were discussing movies/tv shows with unhappy endings the other day and got into a heated debate about the ending to Twin Peaks. I am in the camp that it's not an unhappy ending per se but that it shows that sometimes a sacrifice to save one will end up destroying more. Then again, it's not like Lynch was attempting any type of coherent statement.
Holy crap, that was on over 20 years ago. GET OFF MY LAWN!
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 09:57 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Stephen King at April 17, 2012 09:57 AM (Y+DPZ)
My wife and I laughed at the part where the Titanic up-ends, and the people fall. They all hit things with an almost musical "tink, tink."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:57 AM (8y9MW)
Or as I call it, Friday night.
Posted by: toby928 at April 17, 2012 09:57 AM (evdj2)
It's about Ace's time in band camp. That long hot night. Those naughty, naughty thoughts.
Posted by: cherry at April 17, 2012 09:58 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 09:59 AM (8y9MW)
I really like Tucker and Dale vs Evil too
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 17, 2012 01:56 PM (SB0V2)
Oooooh. I am liking the sound of this movie more and more!
Tucker and Dale is so great, even my parents love it. Nothing is funnier than my dear, 68 year-old British mother trying to affect a southern accent and quote that movie. "I think he's gonna walk it off!"
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 09:59 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2012 09:59 AM (XBdI0)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at April 17, 2012 09:59 AM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: LIGuy at April 17, 2012 10:00 AM (+usC4)
Leland killed Laura while possessed by Bob.
Is this the episode when Rob has a nightmare, Laura has eyes in the back of her head, and Rob opens the closet door to an avalanche of walnuts?
Posted by: soothie at April 17, 2012 10:00 AM (G/zuv)
Posted by: Guessing the ending at April 17, 2012 10:00 AM (ldJT4)
http://itsaboutliberty.com/index.php/topic,5494.0.html
Posted by: IronDioPriest at April 17, 2012 10:00 AM (b5QJ9)
It's in Ed Norton's head.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:00 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: The Aliens at April 17, 2012 10:00 AM (jucos)
Seriously.. thanks, Ace. I doubt I would have gone to see this without your review. I never go to the teen scarefests.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 17, 2012 10:01 AM (f9c2L)
Posted by: not the mama at April 17, 2012 10:01 AM (96Kco)
I really like Tucker and Dale vs Evil too
So so so so very much. Do not eat or drink anything whilst watching though or you will choke to death.
I adore Tyler Labine. If you haven't seen Invasion, you should. Both he and William Fichtner are awesome in that.
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 10:01 AM (VtjlW)
IIRC, it was actually filmed before Thor. Joss only just got around to finishing it for some reason.
And now I'm being evacuated for some reason (probably false alarm, yay). bbl.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:02 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Lt. Dan at April 17, 2012 10:02 AM (c3mby)
much was accomplished, and a Good Time was had by all
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 17, 2012 10:02 AM (Dll6b)
In horror films, the suspension of disbelief is almost universally required regarding the monster/entity, etc. Zombies - can't happen. Vampires - can't happen. Werewolves - can't happen. Escaping the dream world to terrorize teens - can't happen. Monster that comes out of hibernation once every decade/millennium, etc - can't happen. Ghosts - 99.99% of moviegoers have never claimed to see one. Psycho killers can happen, and I think that's why they've occupied a special place in the genre - because they speak of a monster that does lurk. But psycho killers that cannot die no matter what - well, we all know that can't happen.
What this movie does so successfully is that it requires you to suspend your disbelief in many different areas, but the "monsters" are the least significant of those requirements. They are the "given" in the story that is even suggested by the title of the movie. But it's everything else that takes you for the twisting ride as the layers of the plot onion are peeled, and the monsters are just a required element of the story that the viewer expects. The things you expect to see are there, but only to serve as a backdrop to demonstrate the weirdness and unpredictability of the things you never saw coming.
The more I think about it, the more ingenious I think it is. It's certainly not the best film ever. Maybe not even the best horror film ever. But it definitely was not tired, worn out, stale, or predictable. I had fun with it.
Take all these comments as coming from someone who has always adored the genre.
Posted by: IronDioPriest at April 17, 2012 10:02 AM (b5QJ9)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 10:02 AM (RC3M9)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 17, 2012 10:02 AM (tf9Ne)
He cut off his hand with a chainsaw and then stuck said chainsaw on the end of his arm.
That's pretty f*ing brilliant if you ask me.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 17, 2012 10:03 AM (Qxdfp)
Seriously though, Ace, I do enjoy all of your reviews short or long. Ice cream wants to be free!
Posted by: A Monkey on Crack at April 17, 2012 10:03 AM (O7Q1u)
Posted by: logprof at April 17, 2012 10:04 AM (ykSKg)
Posted by: not the mama at April 17, 2012 10:04 AM (96Kco)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at April 17, 2012 10:04 AM (Mrdk1)
IIRC, it was actually filmed before Thor. Joss only just got around to finishing it for some reason.
As they noted over at Big Hollywood the other day, Cabin in the Woods was one of the casualties of the MGM bankruptcy, so it's basically been sitting on a shelf collecting dust for three years while all that crap got sorted out.
And now I'm being evacuated for some reason (probably false alarm, yay). bbl.
ACK! Stay safe!
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:05 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 02:02 PM (RC3M9)
And NEVER go to the basement to get your panties out of the dryer!
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:06 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: The Chap in the Deerstalker Cap at April 17, 2012 10:06 AM (qndXR)
BTW, Chris Helmsworth was in "Cabin" before "Thor." Cabin was made a few years ago, just now getting released.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 17, 2012 10:07 AM (i0App)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 10:07 AM (RC3M9)
Posted by: Elena Kagan *Spoiler* at April 17, 2012 10:07 AM (6hAEO)
Posted by: Stuttering Clusterfuck of Unmitigated Disaster at April 17, 2012 10:07 AM (mxnUd)
Now you ron's should check out " The Darkest Hour", a lower budget Aliens attack movie, set in Moscow. No-name actors, but I enjoyed it. As long as expectations are too terribly high, I thought they did a good job with it.. worth a rent..
You know, I didn't like it that much and I don't know why. I think part of it is that the writers were wavering on having Emile Hirsch's character be a douchebag and be a nice guy. Go one way or the other but don't waver on which it is.
I really did like that it was set in Moscow and that some of the characters were not brave. The one girl, in particular, reacted in a real way which is to curl up in more or less catatonic terror. Also the Russian guys on horses were great. I'll have to watch it again, maybe I'll like it more.
If you haven't see Triangle, watch it now. It's on netflix instant I believe. Clever and heartbreaking and Melissa George is amazing in it.
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 10:08 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2012 10:08 AM (6hAEO)
Posted by: Sex and the City at April 17, 2012 10:08 AM (Y+DPZ)
Molly Ringwald turned down for the roll of Penelope because she refused to show her tits. And she's a grandma.
Posted by: Doctor Fish at April 17, 2012 10:08 AM (TkGkA)
Posted by: Jason Voorhies at April 17, 2012 10:08 AM (jucos)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:09 AM (4df7R)
I'll check out Triangle...
and I like you noticed the way the characters reacted to the aliens... I thought it showed some fresh takes on how normal people would react. Now... escape on a sub to where? Why? well.. they'll cover that in DH2! ha!
Posted by: Yip in Texas at April 17, 2012 10:10 AM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:11 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Jason Voorhies at April 17, 2012 02:08 PM (jucos)
Bzzzzzzzzt. Wrong series. Adam Arkin had a great line about being in H20. "They're paying me to make out with Jamie Lee Curtis. Yeah, I'm taking that part."
Has anyone seen The Raid: Redemption? That looks really good as well.
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 10:11 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 10:11 AM (RC3M9)
'the blink of an eye' --- or 'moment', if you're of the more prosaic mindset
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 17, 2012 10:12 AM (Dll6b)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 17, 2012 10:13 AM (Dll6b)
Posted by: Mr. Farley at April 17, 2012 10:14 AM (mxnUd)
My money is on mistreatment of a microwave. Either someone burnt popcorn (which, IMO, should be a criminal offense), or they forgot to take their potato out of the aluminum foil before they popped it in the microwave.
But, yes, that was a colossal (but short) waste of my time.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:14 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at April 17, 2012 10:14 AM (0xqzf)
Posted by: Jones in CO at April 17, 2012 10:15 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: The Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness at April 17, 2012 10:16 AM (jqHOY)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 10:17 AM (RC3M9)
Posted by: Jornolists at April 17, 2012 10:18 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at April 17, 2012 10:19 AM (NVu2l)
"They're paying me to make out with Jamie Lee Curtis. Yeah, I'm taking that part."
Ewwww. Is he a hermaphrodite too?
Posted by: dagny at April 17, 2012 10:19 AM (CMM9V)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:19 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: catmman at April 17, 2012 10:19 AM (C8XlI)
Thanks. Could have been five. Though you could stand out of the crowd by going with a pi based scale. Then you could rank movies by their radians. tres geek, which is tres chic.
Posted by: The Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness at April 17, 2012 10:19 AM (jqHOY)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:20 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 17, 2012 10:20 AM (Dll6b)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:20 AM (8y9MW)
Ace, I wil not read you review until after I've seen the movie. At that point I will grade your review on a sliding scale of 1-200 pudding cups, hobos or FPM (Faps Per Minute.)
Posted by: dananjcon at April 17, 2012 10:21 AM (eavT+)
Posted by: Nostradumbass at April 17, 2012 10:21 AM (mxnUd)
What's funny is that you probably didn't hear about this, but we've been treated to a whole bunch of female teachers/male student stories over the months. What's funny about this is the comments.
Posted by: dally at April 17, 2012 10:22 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 17, 2012 10:22 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at April 17, 2012 10:22 AM (rND5e)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:23 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: catmman at April 17, 2012 10:23 AM (C8XlI)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:24 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:24 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 17, 2012 10:25 AM (Dll6b)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:25 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at work at April 17, 2012 10:25 AM (vsjwN)
189 MGM went bankrupt?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at April 17, 2012 02:21 PM (/kI1Q)
Oh yeah, you betcha.
blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/11/04/mgm-bankruptcy-inside-the-courtroom-drama/
I want to say MGM's money troubles were part of what kept The Hobbit in development hell for so long, too.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:27 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:28 AM (8y9MW)
Best place for it.
Verbal is Keyser Soze.
Am I the only one that did not get that movie at all?
Posted by: eleven at April 17, 2012 10:28 AM (KXm42)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at April 17, 2012 10:28 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:29 AM (8y9MW)
If it wasn't, it should have been.
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What movie?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:30 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: alexthechick at April 17, 2012 10:31 AM (VtjlW)
Now he's in the fight of his life and sponsoring a raffle for charity. The odds are way better than the lottery. Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/7cylgu3
Posted by: dally, who does not enjoy paying so much tax at April 17, 2012 10:31 AM (oZfic)
Hmmm... I've heard I probably wouldn't like it. Maybe I can fast-forward and watch it on mute.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 10:33 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 10:56 AM (RC3M9)
Hmmm... I've heard I probably wouldn't like it. Maybe I can fast-forward and watch it on mute.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 17, 2012 02:33 PM (8y9MW)
Two words: lesbian sex scene.
Posted by: EC at April 17, 2012 10:57 AM (GQ8sn)
'the blink of an eye' --- or 'moment', if you're of the more prosaic mindset
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 17, 2012 02:12 PM (Dll6b)
--One of my favorites is Angstschweiss ("cold sweat"). It has 8 consonants in a row.
Posted by: logprof at April 17, 2012 11:01 AM (ykSKg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2012 11:07 AM (40V+c)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 02:56 PM (RC3M9)
Worst fucking 4-year-long sermon evah!
Posted by: EC at April 17, 2012 11:09 AM (GQ8sn)
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Reducing "The Cabin in the Woods" to a "teen slasher comedy" is like reducing "The Wire" to a "cops and robbers show."
Posted by: Kensington at April 17, 2012 11:10 AM (MBmtt)
Having never heard of "Woman Thou Art Loosed," I assumed that this was just some kind of intentional Joss Whedon sleight-of-hand, but eventually enough people figured out that something was wrong, and the projectionists finally got the right film started.
Posted by: Kensington at April 17, 2012 11:14 AM (MBmtt)
Posted by: booger at April 17, 2012 11:15 AM (HI6wa)
the horrible Halloween; Season of the Witch.
Posted by: Cthluthu at April 17, 2012 11:30 AM (tplAg)
Posted by: And Irresolute at April 17, 2012 11:39 AM (RC3M9)
Posted by: Jim Treacher at April 17, 2012 12:01 PM (X3KAb)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at work at April 17, 2012 12:01 PM (vsjwN)
180 The Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness:
Does 8ð/5 = 4 out of 5 stars?
5.03 out of 6.28 rads?
...That's all assuming 2ð = 360° = Full Circle
Posted by: Geek at April 17, 2012 12:10 PM (UAUr6)
Posted by: Geek at April 17, 2012 12:11 PM (UAUr6)
Hagbard Celine was one of the Illuminati all along.
(Wait, not a movie...okay.....)
We never find out who buys Lot 49 or why Trystero might want it, if they even do.
(Still not a movie...)
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 17, 2012 12:15 PM (pYA5L)
One character touch: Fran Kranz's Marty, the stoner, shows up in a ragged old Volvo station wagon, smoking his collapsible bong. He climbs out, talking to the other characters, closes the car door, pushes down the door lock button, and checks the door handle to make sure it's locked. But . . . the window is rolled down -- and he doesn't notice. Classic.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 17, 2012 12:48 PM (exvgC)
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Buffalo Bill is trained to seriously sew.
Posted by: Clarice Starling at April 17, 2012 01:04 PM (exvgC)
Posted by: Zombie Roy Scheider ("Marathon Man") at April 17, 2012 01:09 PM (exvgC)
Incidentally, regarding the mention of Hallowen III: Season of the Witch in #243 above, I remember seeing somewhere that John Carpenter (who didn't helm that particular installment) originally envisioned that the Halloween franchise (after the success of the sequel) could morph into a series of independent films with no connection to each other beyond the motif of Halloween itself.
It's an interesting idea - each year, a new (and different) "Halloween" movie, just in time for Halloween, rather than the latest iteration of Michael Myers - a franchise as an anthology rather than a series. Now whether that could ever work or not is a big "if," but if true it does underscore the originality of Carpenter.
Then there's the whole thing about how many of Carpenter's films are arguably neo-Westerns, but that's a whole 'nother subject.....
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 17, 2012 01:47 PM (pYA5L)
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It's about a cabin...
in the woods.
Posted by: soothie at April 17, 2012 09:37 AM (G/zuv)