We just got back from seeing Cabin in the Woods. I liked it more than I thought I would because I'm not usually a horror movie fan. Being ME-savvy, I totally figured out what was going on, but there were some funny stuff in it and I walked out of the theater chuckling. Matt, ITA about the end.
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I think I would have preferred it if
Gris, that was my exact thought, but then the third act happened.
I loved the ending, though I can totally see where you're coming from, Matt. I would have been happy either way, but it felt right for this movie.
I don't really think of it as strictly horror.
Cabin in the Woods isn't strictly horror either, by a long shot.
I've got a pretty extreme startle reflex. Movies where things jump out of shadows or stuff comes out of nowhere with big dramatic music leave me jumpy for days. Should I avoid Cabin in the Woods? (The one Scream movie I saw drove me nuts, because they used that "dum DUMMMM" music when things happened like some random guy walked in and waved, and it made me jump every single time.)
I don't think it's for you, Hil. There are a lot of things jumping out.
Thanks, Matt.
If you think you're seeing a horror movie, there aren't that many startley-scary bits. But for a movie in general, yes.
I liked it! And I guess I only see movies with Hemsworths this year? Also seeing it back to back with Hunger Games was kind of fascinating, and not only for that reason.
Which one did yo see first, Jesse?
I just saw Cabin in the Woods just now, and the other a few weeks ago.
Jesse, I made the same comparison in my mind.