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

"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.

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.

"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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

"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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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 👍

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.

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

*“😡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 🥰

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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 :(

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.

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

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.

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.

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 😉

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.

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.

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!"

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

This whole movie gets 10x better when you realize the Ancient Ones are just the horror movie audience and the filmmakers are just saying "we give you exactly what you want because YOU demand it." That hand at the end is essentially a 14 year old on Reddit.

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.

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

"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

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.

There’s two Buffyverse actors in this also. Amy Acker as Wendy Lin, Facility technician and Tom Lenk as Ronald the Intern, the Facility's intern.

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

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.

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

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

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???"

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

Was so excited for this reaction, this is one of my all time favorites ❤️ Thinking of all of the work that went in behind the scenes adds another layer of appreciation too.

Cthulhu mythos theme is very strong. But it’s a satire on us the viewers who want even more extreme horror.

One of my fav movies so glad you are reacting to this :D

I always enjoy a happy ending. I like the tribute to H. P. Lovecraft. I live in an off grid cabin, and this is one of the movies I use to describe my life. I live Alone in a Cabin In The Woods. When I get up I go up to The House on the Hill, for a cup of coffee. And if I get Cabin Fever I visit my Neighbors that live in The Last House on the Left.

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

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

19:30 you nailed the whole message of the movie. We (the audience) are The Ancient Evil.

A few seconds in the video and I already gave this a thumbs up. That was one of my favorite parts of the movie. When that happened my mom let out big gasp and yelled “OH MY GOD!!”!😂

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.

Brown sugar Pop-tarts really are the best ones.

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.

I’ve been waiting for this reaction!! One of the most creative horror movies out there 🔝

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

" Think people eat racoons?" You get hungry enough and you'll eat anything.

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.

After my 8th or 10th time watching this... I finally wonder, "Why on earth would you have a "release everything" button"?

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.

“Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon” should be a must-watch after watching this.

Good call mrs! Sigoooouuurney