Cabin In The Woods: The Ultimate RI Movie?
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:52 pm
(kind of a pseudo reply to this post in the Mirage Men thread viewtopic.php?p=456836#p456836 )
Just saw Cabin in the Woods the other day, which is the most hyped movie before the early summer season starts. It's a bit of a 'meta-meta horror comedy', using the generic overdone trope of pretty high schooler guys and gals naively going to vacation in a secluded area.
But the real thrust of the story reminds me of something right out of a HMW response to 'woo' or a Jeff Wells blog. Not a spoiler, as it's in the trailer, press promotion and in the opening scene...
but the basic premise is that all the supernatural "woo" stuff going on is being controlled and created by a CIA like intelligence agency as a sort of psychological operation.
Least...that's the basic premise. Imagine if the cabin in evil dead 2 and all the stuff Ash went through(or Close Encounters, or The Shining) was a CIA operation.
But......(SPOILER ALERT)
...
...
...
...turns out that all the CIA manipulation is to create these elaborate occult death rituals for dark forces, and that not everything "woo" is CIA concocted.
At any rate, given Im usually bored by most horror films, I found it a pretty fun ride. And for anyone who digs video games like Resident Evil or Silent Hill, or classic stuff like Evil Dead youll definitely dig it.
Just saw Cabin in the Woods the other day, which is the most hyped movie before the early summer season starts. It's a bit of a 'meta-meta horror comedy', using the generic overdone trope of pretty high schooler guys and gals naively going to vacation in a secluded area.
But the real thrust of the story reminds me of something right out of a HMW response to 'woo' or a Jeff Wells blog. Not a spoiler, as it's in the trailer, press promotion and in the opening scene...
but the basic premise is that all the supernatural "woo" stuff going on is being controlled and created by a CIA like intelligence agency as a sort of psychological operation.
Least...that's the basic premise. Imagine if the cabin in evil dead 2 and all the stuff Ash went through(or Close Encounters, or The Shining) was a CIA operation.
But......(SPOILER ALERT)
...
...
...
...turns out that all the CIA manipulation is to create these elaborate occult death rituals for dark forces, and that not everything "woo" is CIA concocted.
At any rate, given Im usually bored by most horror films, I found it a pretty fun ride. And for anyone who digs video games like Resident Evil or Silent Hill, or classic stuff like Evil Dead youll definitely dig it.