I just see a big difference between “exaggerated real technology” and completely made up stuff. I thought it was fairly clear that the cabin was inside some Truman show type bubble.
What real technology, sufficiently exaggerated, would allow for the creation and housing of some of the monsters showcased during the riot? The flying dragon bat, the incorporeal ghost? “Force field” seems if anything less made up than half the other tech in employed by the corporation.
But if the monsters can be completely made up, why can’t the forcefield?
The filmmakers did everything short of showing a big panel with “Forcefield Controls” written on it to indicate that it’s a forcefield. Insisting that it’s a physical barrier with projected images of the other side because that makes more sense is pretty bizarre. How, again, does a wall with projectors on it vaporize a bird?
It didn’t vaporize the bird anymore than it vaporized the motorcycle with Thor on it, they both smashed into it and fell.
There was even lines showing the separations between the many screens, why would a force field be segmented? You can see the bird scene on the trailer, those are clearly screens. You can even see the picture shift a bit as the camera pans around.
I didn’t care for it that much. However, I loved the part when the people in the command center were (prematurely) celebrating. “Roll with the Changes” by REO Speedwagon was playing, and all the while there was still some action happening on the monitors.
I don’t see any parallax issues in what is in that trailer (though there is an edit to shorten the amount of time it takes for the bird to hit it.
And if the images are projections then why would hitting the screen reveal the seam between segments?
Anyway, the reason it matters to me the little bit it does is it just delves into the nature of the world created. Obviously magic exists, such is the nature of old gods and zombies and living nightmares.
Also obviously, the people in charge of the sacrifice have pushed most of the technology to the limit (such the immense storage system (which doesn’t necessarily imply superadvanced technology since there may be some rules to containing magical being that have nothing to do with technlogy) and immense underground structures.
But if the humans are also using “magic” of their own creation that would be an interesting aspect. If they are using super advanced technology that it interesting to me but also removes the whole thing from our world a little bit more.
So for me watching the movie there was nothing else demonstrated in the human technology that suggests anything as advanced as that project/forefield/magical obstruction. The surveillance technology is not particularly advanced, the chemistry of using molecules to loosen inhibitions and alter behaviors is not particularly startling (though a chemical to instantaneously change your mind about a plan goes there). The visible technology in the storage area isn’t really anything beyond what you see for shipping containers at our ports.
That barrier stands out and makes me curious.
The juxtaposition between the celebrating and the horrible violence going on in the background was perfect.
I expected that to go very differently. I figured once they learned the fool was alive and the virgin was about to get killed they were going to turn all their resources into keeping her alive.
Went to see this and Hunger Games back to back. Oddly similar ideas, which I’m sure was unintentional. I wish I hadn’t see the trailer for Cabin, it spoiled a good bit of stuff. And yes, I was happy when the whole horde of critters came out. I wanted to see Reptilicus, though I likewise question the idea of having a button to let everything out. And a merman seems like an inefficent choice; what if they just get out of the water? But I loved him anyway. It just felt like it needed…something more. And mild spoiler: no after credit scene.
Also, it would have been funny to give Hemsworth a Thor reference.
The movie was done shooting in 09, was he even cast as Thor yet?
I saw it today and thoroughly enjoyed it. I saw a bit of the preview so a little bit was spoiled for me (only that at least someone from the cabin would head down into the compound. I didn’t know who). I had no idea Joss wrote the script, I thought he was just a producer. I only really saw because Doug Benson has been plugging the shit out of it.
I really wish they reordered the dialogue so the very last line of the movie would be
I don’t think Curt even has a cousin.
And something that just makes sense, I’m sure I’m not the first to think of it: the Unicorn isn’t just a funny gag. What else is gonna be able to track a virgin?
No. According to Wikipedia, CitW began filming in March 2009. Hemsworth was cast in Thor in May 2009. Principal photography on Thor began on January 11, 2010, long after CitW was finished. They could have added something via CGI or a pick-up re-shoot I suppose, but I’m glad they didn’t.
Off-topic, but I was amazed to find out that Hemsworth is Australian. I’ve never heard his natural accent, I’ve only heard his voice in this, Star Trek (he was Kirk’s dad) and Thor.
Yes, you’re right. He’s not buff, so of course it’s pre-Thor. :smack:
I watched the trailer, and I was wrong about the bird. I still think it’s a forcefield, but I’ll drop the argument.
Similarly, Hemsworth was also cast in ANOTHER movie that has sat upon a shelf awaiting MGM’s future release date – he’s playing the Jed Eckert role in the Red Dawn remake movie, the same role popularized by Patrick Swayze in the original.
Saw it tonight, loved it, won’t nitpick it.
Bonus: It snowed today. When I got to the theater they informed me that the room showing this movie had lost heat and that I could watch for free in the cold. Which I did, comfortably, as I was wearing my winter coat.
Oh good, I hope it’s released soon. I don’t think I ever saw the original so I won’t watch it with any but-it’s-a-remake! baggage.
I just bought tickets to see Cabin again tomorrow. It’s discount Tuesday and I’m going to see Wrath of the Titans because, well, why not? I liked the original well enough and this one’s supposed to be better. So I noticed that Cabin would be starting just as I was getting out of Wrath, so I bought tickets to both because, hey, it’s discount Tuesday! It’ll be fun to see it again knowing what’s going to happen, so I can pay more attention to the details, like all the cool but deadly stuff in the cellar of the cabin. I’ll definitely be buying the DVD too because there are too many details for even two viewings.
Btw, thanks to yanceylebeef for the link to the interview with Drew Goddard, DigitalC for the screenshot of the whiteboard, and (late on this, sorry) Raygun99 for the Hellraiser tip.
Late to the party, but I really enjoyed this flick. Kind of a better B movie, If you miss it in the theaters might be better in DVD. Lots of pause-worthy scenes.
I really liked the dialog:
[spoiler]Sacrifice the sinners, let their blood appease the…Wait, am I on speaker-phone? No, seriously, I can hear the echo.
I had Zombies.
Yes but the winner was Zombie Redneck Torture Family. It’s a whole different species. It’s like the difference between an Elephant and an Elephant Seal.
Kiko’s spirit will live on in the happy frog.
Fuck you Japan! How hard is it to kill a bunch of nine year old schoolgirls!?[/spoiler]
I don’t really care to analyze the logic, though I did agree the ending could have been improved. Really reminded me of Buffy season 4, when Adam unleashed demons and Vampires on the initiative.
The set up didn’t make a lick of sense, but the monsters were awesome.