Cabin In The Woods [DVD + Digital Copy]

I could watch this movie a hundred times and not get bored. It has some humor, interesting story and great acting.

Cabin is a great scary movie. And the 4K was a great price.

"The Cabin in the Woods" is a terrific horror film that breaks free from the mainstream trend of paranormal home videos and pathetic PG-13 remakes. It is campy and quirky - what I like to call "fun horror" (ala "Scream," "Drag Me to Hell" or "Trick 'r Treat"). And it definitely has its fair share of grit and gore to compliment its tongue in cheek attitude. The story involves a group of partying college kids and a separate, seemingly unrelated team of scientists who are embarking on an experiment. All we know for certain is that the college kids are the unsuspecting experimental guinea pigs. The movie unfolds slowly, and like its main characters, the audience never really knows what's going on. Spoilers do no favors for a film like this, so the plot synopsis ends there. Don't read too many reviews prior to seeing this movie: The less you know about it, the more enjoyable the experience will be. The audience is provided little bits of information throughout the course of the film. Whenever the plot reveals a new twist, it also introduces new questions. The audience, just like the characters in the movie, are guided through a macabre yet fascinating story that continues to expand into something bigger. The final 25 minutes of the the movie will answer most questions, leave a few unresolved, and spill plenty of blood in the process. Watching "The Cabin in the Woods," I was reminded of certain horror films I grew up watching that were completely mind-boggling and unique... films that today are considered cult classics, such as: "Phantasm," "Re-Animator," and particularly the "Evil Dead" movies. They all had a campy charm to them, and the audience had absolutely no idea what was going on or what was going to happen next. This is what makes CITW such a delight to watch- it takes the most typical horror cliches, complete with the stereotypical group of college kids(the jock, slut, stoner, bookworm and virgin) and manages to create the most original horror movie I've seen in years. While it's never a "terrifying" movie by any stretch, it achieves a respectable level of creepiness throughout. It's a snarky ride that defies traditional horror convention - and for that reason probably won't find its target with mainstream audiences (they will be the "haters"). However, if you're a fanboy (or fangirl) of those campy cult classics that take you on a ride into the unknown (ala "Phantasm", "Evil Dead", "Re-Animator" and a dash of "13 Ghosts" thrown in for good measure), you will probably want to add this to your collection.

Dismantles horror tropes one by one and then serves up something new with a satisfying ending

This is not only a brilliant horror film, but also a brilliant deconstruction of horror films. If you're a fan of the horror genre, you absolutely have to see it. It's scary, suspenseful, and sexy; but it's also funny, clever, and self-aware. It's a fresh new take on a genre that was starting to get rather stale. Written by geek icons Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, produced by Whedon, and directed by Goddard, this film takes all of the standard tropes you'd expect to find in a modern, blood-soaked horror movie, shines a spotlight on them, and gives them a fresh new interpretation that somehow manages to be both subversive and celebratory at the same time. Here, subtext becomes text, as Goddard and Whedon pull back the curtain and allow us to see what's really going on behind the scenes of the typical slasher film, letting us in on the secret of why all of these movies seem to follow the same basic plot. Some things in this movie will feel very familiar to anyone who has seen any of the popular horror films of the past few decades, especially the "Halloween", "Friday the 13th", and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchises and their derivatives. But everything else in this movie is so original, so unexpected, and so unlike anything we've ever seen before in a slasher film that it transcends the genre and redefines what a horror movie is capable of being. This is not merely a horror film. It's a subtle commentary on the very nature of horror films. It is a loving critique of the genre, as well as a satirical homage to it. It's not a parody like the "Scary Movie" franchise; though it does often blur the line between the grotesque and the absurd. This is an actual horror thriller that is just as suspenseful, just as violent, and just as gory as any other slasher film. But there's a lot more to it than that. As you'd expect from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard -- who first worked together on Whedon's cult classic TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- this movie manages to find the dark humor in the midst of all the horror; and it celebrates the aesthetics of the macabre. More importantly (at least from the perspective of geeks like me) this movie has an intellectual depth to it that you just don't find in the typical slasher film. If you're not a geek, you can thoroughly enjoy this movie simply for its edge-of-your-seat thrills, its laugh-out-loud jokes, and its eye-candy cast (personally, I liked the redhead; but, then again, I always like the redhead). But geeks will also appreciate the clever subtext that Goddard and Whedon have built into this film. There's definitely a lot going on underneath the surface. If you're a fan of horror movies, you really owe it to yourself to watch this. And you'll definitely want to watch it more than once in order to make sure you catch all of the subtle details that are easy to miss the first time around. I think you'll also enjoy the bonus materials included on this disc. I certainly had a big grin on my face the entire time I was watching the mini documentary on the making of the film, and the featurettes on monster design and special effects. It's fun to see how all this stuff gets done. The audio commentary by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard is also a lot of fun to listen to. Overall, the special features complement the movie quite nicely. I was quite pleased with them. I can't guarantee that you'll love this movie as much as I do, because your tastes may be very different from mine. But if what I've written here has piqued your curiosity about this film, then you really need to check it out and decide for yourself whether or not you like it. I'm certainly glad I saw it.

Apesar de ser una pelicula oscura las esenas se ben muy buen gracias a dolby vision

Per i fan del genere questo è il nerd-vana! Meta narrazione su i clichè dei film horror con risultati esilaranti. Trama apparentemente banalissima ma che viene trasformata in qualcosa di appassionante. È palese il divertimento e la passione di Joss Wedhon & co. Bello anche da rivedere per notare i dettagli.

これは日本版ではＣＡＢＩＮで出ているものの海外版です。内容は私としては面白いとおもっていますが、ダブリだとは思わず購入したため、英語の勉強？？？をかね見ています。ブルーレイでこの値段、まあしかたないです。

Dado que no ha salido de forma oficial en España, esta versión alemana en DVD es perfecta y económica. Eso sí, como bien se indica en las características, viene en V.O. y con subtítulos en inglés. Lógicamente se reproduce sin ningún problema en nuestros reproductores o consolas españolas. La película, pues una gozada. Una obra maestra que no se ha estrenado en los cines de nuestro país y que ni siquiera cuenta con distribución en DVD o Blu-ray por aquí.

Possibly the most clever horror film made, it is difficult to say too much without giving away the plot. It starts off in the conventional way - a group of young people going to this cabin, meeting an old man who warns them not to, but of course they ignore him and strange things start to happen at the cabin. Then we switch to a brighly-lit large room where people are having a relaxed time, what can this mean? I can't say any more, but near the end when the reason for all this starts to get explained, they use an actor, famously connected to horror films. But that's still not the end of the film ! Well worth a viewing.