The concept of this movie is that we're presented with the world where all our horror movies take place. We, the audience of horror movies, are the "ancient ones" who must be satisfied. Each country has its own ritual (movie trope) requirements varying with the tastes of its respective audience. Sigourney Weaver's explanation at the end is her presenting the tropes common to classic American horror movies. So it's a fun meta story. :)
The Foundation's plan was also fubar from the start, because the wrong people died in the wrong order. They changed their behavior with the chemicals, and didn't do good research on who was who.
The line the in the beginning "I learned it from watching you, okay!" was part of a US anti-drug ad in the 80's. The parent was freaking out about the teen smoking pot and demanding to know where they learned how to do it. Many of the items in the cellar are references to other horror movies, so people who have seen decades worth of these references loved seeing them. Once you know the full story, it's worth a re-watch. Be sure to pause on the whiteboard. Now that you've seen this. You need to see Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil. Save it for the end, but you need to know the basic "remote cabin" tropes to really appreciate it.
When I started this movie, I was expecting just a basic horror movie, but the twist halfway really through me for a loop and I really dug the hell out of it.
It isn't really until the twist that you get that all the common tropes prior were all just making fun of the genre. The whole setup for the film is just a parallel for horror producers in Hollywood making horror films to appease the "audience," and it even makes fun of the typical roles of the characters. I thought it was such a clever twist. It's hard not to recommend it to anyone who is a fan of horror.
What I love is that they created a horror movie that can canonically explain almost all other horror movies, and there are TONS of references to other movies sprinkled throughout. It’s a love letter to horror films. Also, you should watch Rare Exports so that Halloween can creep into Christmas for you. Haha
If you're a horror fan (which /i get that Mari isn't), then this movie rationalizes 40 years of cheesy, dumb horror. It underlines the formula, but if you aren't a horror fan, then you may not recognize that. It was filmed, and then shelved for 2 years. It was only released after Chris Hemsworth's Thor was released. It became a big unexpected hit, commercially and critically. I love Sigourney Weaver!
I'm a horror fan.. I dont need horror "rationalized". "Cheesy" or not, if it works, it works. I like this movie but its a bit up it's own ass... it thinks its above the material.
@@DanJackson1977 It's a self-aware send up of, and love letter to, horror movies and their tropes. It doesn't think it's above it at all, nor does the "rationalization" of the tropes imply they NEED to be rationalized. The whole point of the movie is just to take one crazy spitballed starting point (what if every horror movie ever made was both real and canon) and construct a narrative that makes the crazy make sense. It's the very essence of horror movie geekdom and about as far from pretentious as you can get.
@@DanJackson1977 "if it works, it works." and sometimes it doesn't work, Dan lol. Hence movies like this being made. Tropes only work until they start becoming overly predictable and boring. Having a little fun with them shouldn't be a crime. and honestly, considering the over abundance of teen slashers remakes/reboots/sequels in the early 2000s, I don't blame Cabin in the Woods for getting all meta with it.
A stale trope of cheesy, dumb horror movies is at the last minute they throw in an authority figure to explain the premise and try to give the movie some gravitas.
I grew up surrounded by chewing tobacco and had several friends using it at age 12, so it’s easy to forget that it’s not a universal experience, especially in other parts of the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s been a heavy decline in use since I was a kid. But when I worked in the trades just a decade ago after high school it was still everywhere.
Yeah, I grew up in rural Kansas & was later in the army, where chewing is still very popular. It is easy to forget that it’s not something that’s common in many parts of the country (and the world, of course).
Ahahaha, yup, same here. I was about to comment like "OMG, does she not know what Chew is?" and then I read your comment. Yeah, sometimes it's hard to recognize when something is only a local trend.
I feel like chewing tobacco is something that's not very common in a lot of European countries. For example I live in Finland, and as a 25-year-old I've literally never seen anyone use it. I'm not even sure it's sold here. However, many Finns use "snus" instead (despite it being illegal to sell here), which is almost the same thing as dip but in small bags and made in Sweden.
I got into it a few years ago. Rather, my friend did and I'd partake a few times when we'd hang out. But my older step brother had done it most of his life and I had seen the effect it had on his gums so I was very determined to not get into chewing regularly, though I was a smoker for about 10 years. But I actually enjoyed it, aside from the mental image of my gums if I kept using lol. As a kid I was the kind of person that would often chew on beef jerky and store it in my cheeks/gums for 20-30 minutes after chewing it to get "more" out of the expensive meat by drawing out the flavor experience, and chewing tobacco felt very similar to that.
Kids at my highschool were doing it and I live in a mid sized city in California lol. It’s nasty because they carry around a bottle to spit that shit into
The round puzzle box and the guy holding it with the saw blades in his head is a reference to the Hellraiser movies and the character of Pinhead. On the white board listing all the possible things that could kill them, it lists both Deadites and Angry Molesting Tree, which are both references to The Evil Dead. It also lists "Kevin", which people have debated about. The general consensus is that it refers to a character named Kevin in the Sin City movie/comics who looked like a normal young man, but who was a brutal serial killer and cannibal. BTW, the main reason that Marty didn't go swimming was that they had to hide the actor's body, which was actually just as buff as the other two male stars.
5:49 _"Like, what are you spitting?"_ ● Chewing tobacco. Remember, you saw it in *Predator.* You may see more in some western films. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this. It was a good reaction however. It is also a great commentary on the horror genre's relationship with the audience.
That 1/5 star review on Yelp was EVERYTHING Mary! 🤣🤣 you deserve all the subs just for that. Hilarious! I always love your editing but you outdid yourself here. Lots of love from Canada! 🇨🇦❤
I love this movie. For people who are wondering why the stoner was only one that was sane, he was given weed laced with similar chemicals that was in the blond’s hair dye, but he never smoked any, preferring a much stronger weed that he secretly had on him. This also made him immune to the other chemicals that you see being released in and around the house.
This movie works only if you saw most of the iconic 70s and 80s horror movies. Otherwise majority of the scenes and references will fly over your head.
Mary, the absolutely most scariest movie ever made is Titanic staring Leonardo DiCaprio. Its about this beautiful young man who's life is destroyed by a rich spoiled society girl. You'll never be the same again and forever fear transatlantic travel on a boat with a rich girl.
About the middle managers: “There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes into work every day and has a job to do.” ― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
Left 4 Dead was supposed to have a tie in but Valve wanted to have too much creative control so the studio axe'd the deal. During the elevator scene, you can still get glimpses of a Boomer, Tank, and Witch if you look hard enough
It's such a fun idea that here we see how all of the popular horror tropes are manufactured manualy. Like having certain archetypes, them being horny, intention to split up etc. And all of the "office" scenes are just hillarious, that mix of manufactured horror story and just a day work for these guys, great actors, great idea.
It's OK, it's OK! ❤️ Wish I could send hugs and warm blankets. Please don't be scared of your upcoming trip. This premise is a wacky eldritch dream that has zero chance of ever happening IRL, I promise :) I love that they subvert expectations at the end by just letting the Ancient Ones rise. And I realized (when you said how furious you were at seeing the team party while the 'virgin' got brutalized onscreen, nobody helping her even though she's allowed to live) why seeing the team get mauled later is so viscerally satisfying - they deliberately added that party scene with her tortured in the background to make you *crave* their comeuppance.
Funny. I worked the exact opposite as you. I like paranormal in horror movies, cause I found it's less frightening than those who has much realistic threats, whether it's human or animal. You mentioned Arachnophobia, it is a perfect example. It terrified me as a teenager when I discovered it... I actually even didn't knew I was archnophobic myself, until seeing it. And why it terrified me so much is because it used normal sized spiders. Movies with enormous spiders, never gave me a slightest chill before that (after.. I admit that Arachne, in Lord of The Rings, was kinda scary, though).
5:49 Tobacco juice. One of my teachers in college chewed tobacco. He always walked around with a cup of coffee and a cup to spit in. I was waiting for him to mix up the cups.
The meta conceit of this movie is that it's a studio making a cliched horror movie in order to please the audience. And when things don't go the way the audience expects then they get angry and revolt. It's a movie ostensibly about making horror movies. Maybe once you see more of the classic American horror franchises this film will have the bright spots shine more. Also, as someone else who is afraid of spiders, I'm putting my vote in for Arachnophobia. I thought I'd hate that movie but it's way better than I expected.
Mary, I believe a zombie movie you'll love is Warm Bodies released in 2013. I can't say anything for fear of giving the story away. Knowing you, I believe its a zombie movie made for you. Best wishes.
I wonder if you didn't immediately grab on to the point the movie for cultural reasons. Most Americans probably haven't actually read HP Lovecraft - but our culture has soaked in his mythology for a hundred years. Old ones. Old gods. Secret orders. Hundreds of movies and TV shows have borrowed from the gothic horror american mythos. It's ingrained in us. Ineffable alien cosmic beings from beyond our dimension are sleeping. Don't wake the sleeper.
Oh, Mary do not wait for Halloween to end. We have horror movies for every holiday around the year! Upcoming for Christmas, we have Jack Frost, Krampus, Silent Night Deadly Night 1 (& 2!), The Gingerbread Man, Christmas Evil and others of course, but best of all GREMLINS !
You absolutely must see Arachnaphobia. It is both a movie and a roller coaster ride, veering wildly back and fore from horror to comedy and back again.
Just a thought, I've been watching your reactions for over a year at this point and I still love them! Keep up the good work , I'm always happy to see a new Mary video. :)
Its too bad Mary 1)watched this before a lot of other horror movies 2)worked herself up that it was going to be mega scary. The combo of these two things caused her to miss the clever meta aspect of this movie which is what separates it from the rest. Hopefully she still enjoyed it .. perhaps a 2nd viewing later might make this more clear.
in the US and I'm sure other countries, we have "chewing tobacco" that you hold in your mouth, generally in your upper or lower cheek between it and your teeth. we adopted it from 18th century Sweden
for a horror fan this movie is absolute geekheaven. i remember my absolute overexcitment and love for this movie when it first came out. absolute meta masterpiece of the genre
I don't know if anyone ever answered your question about what that guy at the gas station was chewing and spitting, but it is chewing tobacco. It's not that common these days, but it became popular during the American Civil War era and was very common among baseball players during the early to mid 1900s.
I don't know if someone already pointed out, but the gas station guy at the beginning was chewing tobacco. It's not that common nowadays but there was a time when you could buy different tobacco products, one of them was specifically for chewing, and spitting of course, it wasn't very edible.
The gas attendant was using chewing tobacco or dip (shredded tobacco you place in your lip. With either, you end up having to spit. That stuff is why there were spittoons in the 1800s
"My guess would be that one of them is a psycho and kills them all one by one. Or there's a serial killer that lives there or something." Such adorable guesses. Then halfway through the movie, "OH NO... I thought it was going to be normal people scary movie, not like zombie killers.". Then she sees the ballerina and it's, "I'm sorry... What the heck?". Lol.
I know this is a year late, but the reason the gas station guy is spitting orange stuff is because he has chewing tobacco in his lip(also called chew or dip). You have to spit out the residue, usually into an empty bottle or can, but some people just spit it onto the ground. Sadly, it's still popular in the American south.
Yeah the idea that the "ancient gods" are real, still around and require sacrifices... You're right he wanted to see the merman... and he did as it killed him. Great reaction as always Mary.
Crazy coincidence, today is the fourth anniversary of another of Drew Goddard's movies, Bad Times at the El Royale. Not really a halloween movie but very good and would make for a fun reaction imo. Chris Hemsworth is in it too
When you said “I’ll never understand why people watch this for relaxation…” it reminded me of a time where my brother used to fall asleep watching this movie every night!
I like that this movie has an explanation for all the horror movie troupes..... •Why did the even go there? Well they were lead/tricked to go •why do they split up? Because of the gas •why is there always nudity? Its for the gods that are watching •why is always a jock, a bimbo, a virgin.... •why don't they just leave? Cave in ... All other horror movies have these going on, but this at least has reasons for it
sometimes the movies people suggest are just mean when they know a reactors not into gore.. I suggest Mary Shelly's Frankenstein with Kenneth Branaugh and Helena Boham Carter and Robert Di Nero as the monster.. very gothic visually and more cerebral in making you think about the morals and choices
If you're looking for more spooky suggestions I would 100% recommend Hereditary. It has Toni Collette (the mum in the 6th Sense) giving one of the best acting performances I have ever seen! Very spooky but very well shot film.
So this was a spoof and meta commentary on horror movie tropes. One interpretation is we the audience are actually the “old ones”. We demand to see horror movies where the kids die in a certain order. Just like a ritual. If they don’t then we won’t watch the movie and the horror movie genre ends. At any rate if you know the horror tropes and like Joss Whedon dialogue this movie is more funny than scary.
If you want a good laugh at Halloween, you'll love Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks. Stars Gene Wilder (1973). I watched it 2-3 times when it first came out when I was a teenager.
I love this movie, as a horror fanatic it really hits a sweet spot deconstructing the genre but also being a pretty good horror movie on its own. Plus and i know this is just because of my uniquely screwed up mind but i would love to work in the facility in the movie. Saving the world by making irl horror movies is pretty much a horror nerd's dream.
Did you notice how the one worker said “you should talk Aquaman” referring to the guy obsession with the merman. Did you notice how the one worker said “you should talk Aquaman” referring to the guy obsession with the merman. I think those film wheels are like the movie Sinister & My question is, where they in a dome? They said earlier that that the plot was sold over and over and Marty wasn’t killed that hacking sound was Marty killing the zombie with a trowel. And finally WHY TF WOULD THEY PUT A BIG BUTTON THAT SAID PURGE THAT RELEASES THE MONSTERS
Good reaction. Btw, the old creepy guy at the gas station was spitting 'Chewing Tabacco'. It's one of those tobacco products that you chew, and occasionally spit-out, and repeat.
Here is a couple of great spooky films that every reactor under the sun hasn't reacted to yet - The Legend Of Hell House (1973) and The Sentinel (1977).
Another comedy / spoof horror movie I think you should check out is Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, which is a comedy that turns the cabin-in-the-woods slasher concept completely on its head.
The concept of this movie is that we're presented with the world where all our horror movies take place. We, the audience of horror movies, are the "ancient ones" who must be satisfied. Each country has its own ritual (movie trope) requirements varying with the tastes of its respective audience. Sigourney Weaver's explanation at the end is her presenting the tropes common to classic American horror movies. So it's a fun meta story. :)
and then the slayers went to space :D
The Foundation's plan was also fubar from the start, because the wrong people died in the wrong order. They changed their behavior with the chemicals, and didn't do good research on who was who.
I think this is the best horror of the last 30 years, it's such a fresh take on the genre... and well directed, filmed and acted to boot.
It's definitely up thewre, but I'd go with the Mist.
@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 That's amazing film... That end f#%%&/ up me so much first time I saw it. Thomas Jane was so good.
I'd go with Hereditary, but this has a special place for me too.
@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 The end of The Mist was absolutely horrifying.
@@jimhsfbay yes in every way imaginable
The line the in the beginning "I learned it from watching you, okay!" was part of a US anti-drug ad in the 80's. The parent was freaking out about the teen smoking pot and demanding to know where they learned how to do it.
Many of the items in the cellar are references to other horror movies, so people who have seen decades worth of these references loved seeing them. Once you know the full story, it's worth a re-watch. Be sure to pause on the whiteboard.
Now that you've seen this. You need to see Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil. Save it for the end, but you need to know the basic "remote cabin" tropes to really appreciate it.
When I started this movie, I was expecting just a basic horror movie, but the twist halfway really through me for a loop and I really dug the hell out of it.
I want to be a pretentious jerk and point out that you use the wrong "through". Sorry
It isn't really until the twist that you get that all the common tropes prior were all just making fun of the genre. The whole setup for the film is just a parallel for horror producers in Hollywood making horror films to appease the "audience," and it even makes fun of the typical roles of the characters. I thought it was such a clever twist. It's hard not to recommend it to anyone who is a fan of horror.
there is no twist, its all satire
@@WookieWarriorz I want to be the pretentious jerk that points out that satires can have twists.
What I love is that they created a horror movie that can canonically explain almost all other horror movies, and there are TONS of references to other movies sprinkled throughout. It’s a love letter to horror films.
Also, you should watch Rare Exports so that Halloween can creep into Christmas for you. Haha
YES! to Rare Exports!! Maybe combined with watching the shorts...
If you're a horror fan (which /i get that Mari isn't), then this movie rationalizes 40 years of cheesy, dumb horror. It underlines the formula, but if you aren't a horror fan, then you may not recognize that.
It was filmed, and then shelved for 2 years. It was only released after Chris Hemsworth's Thor was released. It became a big unexpected hit, commercially and critically.
I love Sigourney Weaver!
I'm a horror fan.. I dont need horror "rationalized". "Cheesy" or not, if it works, it works. I like this movie but its a bit up it's own ass... it thinks its above the material.
OK.
@@DanJackson1977 It's a self-aware send up of, and love letter to, horror movies and their tropes. It doesn't think it's above it at all, nor does the "rationalization" of the tropes imply they NEED to be rationalized.
The whole point of the movie is just to take one crazy spitballed starting point (what if every horror movie ever made was both real and canon) and construct a narrative that makes the crazy make sense. It's the very essence of horror movie geekdom and about as far from pretentious as you can get.
@@DanJackson1977 "if it works, it works." and sometimes it doesn't work, Dan lol. Hence movies like this being made. Tropes only work until they start becoming overly predictable and boring. Having a little fun with them shouldn't be a crime.
and honestly, considering the over abundance of teen slashers remakes/reboots/sequels in the early 2000s, I don't blame Cabin in the Woods for getting all meta with it.
A stale trope of cheesy, dumb horror movies is at the last minute they throw in an authority figure to explain the premise and try to give the movie some gravitas.
"I learned it from watching you!" near the beginning was a joke about an '80s anti-drug ad campaign in the US called Like Father, Like Son.
I grew up surrounded by chewing tobacco and had several friends using it at age 12, so it’s easy to forget that it’s not a universal experience, especially in other parts of the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s been a heavy decline in use since I was a kid. But when I worked in the trades just a decade ago after high school it was still everywhere.
Yeah, I grew up in rural Kansas & was later in the army, where chewing is still very popular. It is easy to forget that it’s not something that’s common in many parts of the country (and the world, of course).
Ahahaha, yup, same here. I was about to comment like "OMG, does she not know what Chew is?" and then I read your comment. Yeah, sometimes it's hard to recognize when something is only a local trend.
I feel like chewing tobacco is something that's not very common in a lot of European countries. For example I live in Finland, and as a 25-year-old I've literally never seen anyone use it. I'm not even sure it's sold here. However, many Finns use "snus" instead (despite it being illegal to sell here), which is almost the same thing as dip but in small bags and made in Sweden.
I got into it a few years ago. Rather, my friend did and I'd partake a few times when we'd hang out. But my older step brother had done it most of his life and I had seen the effect it had on his gums so I was very determined to not get into chewing regularly, though I was a smoker for about 10 years. But I actually enjoyed it, aside from the mental image of my gums if I kept using lol. As a kid I was the kind of person that would often chew on beef jerky and store it in my cheeks/gums for 20-30 minutes after chewing it to get "more" out of the expensive meat by drawing out the flavor experience, and chewing tobacco felt very similar to that.
Kids at my highschool were doing it and I live in a mid sized city in California lol. It’s nasty because they carry around a bottle to spit that shit into
“We wouldn’t go again, but we’re all dead now anyway…”
😂🤣😂🤣
My two fave horror-ish movies: Cabin in the Woods and Tucker and Dale vs Evil
She needs to react to Tucker and Dale vs Evil.
The round puzzle box and the guy holding it with the saw blades in his head is a reference to the Hellraiser movies and the character of Pinhead. On the white board listing all the possible things that could kill them, it lists both Deadites and Angry Molesting Tree, which are both references to The Evil Dead. It also lists "Kevin", which people have debated about. The general consensus is that it refers to a character named Kevin in the Sin City movie/comics who looked like a normal young man, but who was a brutal serial killer and cannibal.
BTW, the main reason that Marty didn't go swimming was that they had to hide the actor's body, which was actually just as buff as the other two male stars.
5:49 _"Like, what are you spitting?"_ ● Chewing tobacco. Remember, you saw it in *Predator.* You may see more in some western films.
I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this. It was a good reaction however. It is also a great commentary on the horror genre's relationship with the audience.
That 1/5 star review on Yelp was EVERYTHING Mary! 🤣🤣 you deserve all the subs just for that. Hilarious! I always love your editing but you outdid yourself here. Lots of love from Canada! 🇨🇦❤
I think she uses an outside editor.
5:52 He was chewing tobacco. Spit was chaw spit. Very gross.
Its fascinating that you had such a strong reaction to this movie. Me and my friends consider this a comedy.
i mean, most of it is pretty damn hilarious...
The fact that you don't know about chewing tobacco is a blessing.
I love this movie. For people who are wondering why the stoner was only one that was sane, he was given weed laced with similar chemicals that was in the blond’s hair dye, but he never smoked any, preferring a much stronger weed that he secretly had on him. This also made him immune to the other chemicals that you see being released in and around the house.
'How is he not dead' - a cardinal rule of horror movies is 'if you did not actually see them die, they are probably still alive'
The gods appreciate your sacrifice by submitting yourself to watch scary movies. You’re saving the world one horror movie at a time.
A favorite of the past decade. Thanks for sharing. Here we go! :)
"I am very scared of movies with paranormal, so I think that this is a better movie for me"
Oh boi Mary.
I’m truly enjoying you reactions Mary! 😊
This movie works only if you saw most of the iconic 70s and 80s horror movies. Otherwise majority of the scenes and references will fly over your head.
Nice Yelp review. That's dedication to your craft.
What we do in the Shadows. If you’re looking for more movies for halloween..
What really leaves you satisfied is the movie's concept. Nice you included the Ancient One emerging in your edit.
Mary, the absolutely most scariest movie ever made is Titanic staring Leonardo DiCaprio. Its about this beautiful young man who's life is destroyed by a rich spoiled society girl. You'll never be the same again and forever fear transatlantic travel on a boat with a rich girl.
About the middle managers:
“There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes into work every day and has a job to do.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
I love the blend of horror sub-genres in this film, and that plot twist is *chef’s kiss*
I think you'd really like the Scream movies, they're big mysteries and a lot of fun trying to figure them on during them.
Yep, the Scream movies are must watches for October!
I feel like she needs to watch more horror movies before she sees a deconstruction.
@@cameraman502 I second this comment
A really absurd horror comedy that'll have you laughing more than flinching is "John Dies At The End".
A very unique film. Even though the references are everywhere, I thought it was superbly made.
Mary, your reaction to Cabin in the Woods is so hilarious! 😅I was sure that you would not enjoy it but thanks for watching it anyway 🖤
'Let's get this party started'
Also, Kevin
This film is definitely a fresh and fun take on the genre.
_"I LEARNED IT FROM YOU, OK? I LEARNED IT FROM WATCHING YOU!!"_
‘It’s fine Mari it’s almost Christmas!’ Really tickled me 😂
Left 4 Dead was supposed to have a tie in but Valve wanted to have too much creative control so the studio axe'd the deal. During the elevator scene, you can still get glimpses of a Boomer, Tank, and Witch if you look hard enough
The more horror movies you've seen, the better this one is.
Mary, I definitely enjoyed this reaction. I enjoy all your reactions. And enjoy your cabin trip.
Watching this movie explains why Laurie Strode of Halloween is pathologically unable to hold onto a knife.
It's such a fun idea that here we see how all of the popular horror tropes are manufactured manualy. Like having certain archetypes, them being horny, intention to split up etc. And all of the "office" scenes are just hillarious, that mix of manufactured horror story and just a day work for these guys, great actors, great idea.
It's a great premise for a movie and as a horror fan I thought it was hilarious the way it makes fun of the tropes
It's OK, it's OK! ❤️ Wish I could send hugs and warm blankets. Please don't be scared of your upcoming trip. This premise is a wacky eldritch dream that has zero chance of ever happening IRL, I promise :)
I love that they subvert expectations at the end by just letting the Ancient Ones rise. And I realized (when you said how furious you were at seeing the team party while the 'virgin' got brutalized onscreen, nobody helping her even though she's allowed to live) why seeing the team get mauled later is so viscerally satisfying - they deliberately added that party scene with her tortured in the background to make you *crave* their comeuppance.
Funny. I worked the exact opposite as you. I like paranormal in horror movies, cause I found it's less frightening than those who has much realistic threats, whether it's human or animal.
You mentioned Arachnophobia, it is a perfect example. It terrified me as a teenager when I discovered it... I actually even didn't knew I was archnophobic myself, until seeing it. And why it terrified me so much is because it used normal sized spiders. Movies with enormous spiders, never gave me a slightest chill before that (after.. I admit that Arachne, in Lord of The Rings, was kinda scary, though).
Love Mary's reaction to this one - if there is no good new reaction, I liked going back to this one.
One of my favorite movies. I was so excited to see your reaction. It was great watching you trying to figure it out. You were fantastic.
5:49 Tobacco juice. One of my teachers in college chewed tobacco. He always walked around with a cup of coffee and a cup to spit in. I was waiting for him to mix up the cups.
A variety pack of death. Sometimes funny, mostly horror. Your ending made me laugh with you. 😂
The meta conceit of this movie is that it's a studio making a cliched horror movie in order to please the audience. And when things don't go the way the audience expects then they get angry and revolt. It's a movie ostensibly about making horror movies. Maybe once you see more of the classic American horror franchises this film will have the bright spots shine more.
Also, as someone else who is afraid of spiders, I'm putting my vote in for Arachnophobia. I thought I'd hate that movie but it's way better than I expected.
Mary, I believe a zombie movie you'll love is Warm Bodies released in 2013. I can't say anything for fear of giving the story away. Knowing you, I believe its a zombie movie made for you. Best wishes.
I love Warm Bodies
Rainmaker is a movie you will love courtroom drama 😻
It's crazy to see how stressed u got at something I consider a fun silly horror comedy.
I didn't even really consider this a horror movie, but more like a comedy parody. If you think about it like that it's not really scary at all.
I wonder if you didn't immediately grab on to the point the movie for cultural reasons. Most Americans probably haven't actually read HP Lovecraft - but our culture has soaked in his mythology for a hundred years.
Old ones. Old gods. Secret orders. Hundreds of movies and TV shows have borrowed from the gothic horror american mythos. It's ingrained in us. Ineffable alien cosmic beings from beyond our dimension are sleeping. Don't wake the sleeper.
Thank you for watching this for us enjoyed it a lot
Great reaction Mary!
0:44 If you are worried about not having something to say about the movie before starting you could look at the movie poster in your intro.
Oh, Mary do not wait for Halloween to end. We have horror movies for every holiday around the year! Upcoming for Christmas, we have Jack Frost, Krampus, Silent Night Deadly Night 1 (& 2!), The Gingerbread Man, Christmas Evil
and others of course, but best of all
GREMLINS !
Mary, you went from 0 to 60 on the blood scale with the choice of this movie. I think you can handle a lot of horror after this!
One of the funniest meta Horror Comedy Films ever made!
You absolutely must see Arachnaphobia. It is both a movie and a roller coaster ride, veering wildly back and fore from horror to comedy and back again.
Just a thought, I've been watching your reactions for over a year at this point and I still love them! Keep up the good work , I'm always happy to see a new Mary video. :)
That face at 19:39... oh my god... That's horror personified!!! like a deer in headlights... not being able to run away... Sheesh Mary!!! 😁😁😁
great meta movie. Hit all the tropes of standard horror movies. "Oh come on" right before he died by the merman was a chef's kiss move...
It works better if you're a horror junkie, and can recognize all the monsters from other movies.
One of the funniest horror movies ever.
Its too bad Mary 1)watched this before a lot of other horror movies 2)worked herself up that it was going to be mega scary. The combo of these two things caused her to miss the clever meta aspect of this movie which is what separates it from the rest. Hopefully she still enjoyed it .. perhaps a 2nd viewing later might make this more clear.
Do they not chew Tobacco in Belgium? It's not common to spit at peoples feet but there are some folk who don't care how rude they are.
in the US and I'm sure other countries, we have "chewing tobacco" that you hold in your mouth, generally in your upper or lower cheek between it and your teeth. we adopted it from 18th century Sweden
for a horror fan this movie is absolute geekheaven. i remember my absolute overexcitment and love for this movie when it first came out. absolute meta masterpiece of the genre
I don't know if anyone ever answered your question about what that guy at the gas station was chewing and spitting, but it is chewing tobacco. It's not that common these days, but it became popular during the American Civil War era and was very common among baseball players during the early to mid 1900s.
I don't know if someone already pointed out, but the gas station guy at the beginning was chewing tobacco. It's not that common nowadays but there was a time when you could buy different tobacco products, one of them was specifically for chewing, and spitting of course, it wasn't very edible.
The gas attendant was using chewing tobacco or dip (shredded tobacco you place in your lip. With either, you end up having to spit. That stuff is why there were spittoons in the 1800s
If you think about it this group is basically a sort of modern Scooby Doo crew. Great movie, the perfect amount of Cheesyness.
"My guess would be that one of them is a psycho and kills them all one by one. Or there's a serial killer that lives there or something."
Such adorable guesses. Then halfway through the movie, "OH NO... I thought it was going to be normal people scary movie, not like zombie killers.". Then she sees the ballerina and it's, "I'm sorry... What the heck?". Lol.
Lol the petrol guy was chewing tobacco. Its a very recognizable form of tobacco consumption in the u.s. especially in the southern states.
I know this is a year late, but the reason the gas station guy is spitting orange stuff is because he has chewing tobacco in his lip(also called chew or dip). You have to spit out the residue, usually into an empty bottle or can, but some people just spit it onto the ground. Sadly, it's still popular in the American south.
Oh, you're gonna love this one Mary! Good luck!!
Yeah the idea that the "ancient gods" are real, still around and require sacrifices...
You're right he wanted to see the merman... and he did as it killed him.
Great reaction as always Mary.
Crazy coincidence, today is the fourth anniversary of another of Drew Goddard's movies, Bad Times at the El Royale. Not really a halloween movie but very good and would make for a fun reaction imo. Chris Hemsworth is in it too
I was pleasantly surprised with how good Bad Times at the El Royale was.
@@stich21 It's severely underrated
It wasn't sexual. ...But it wasn't NOT sexual.
@@Eidlones His movies have a shared theme of two-way mirrors and intimate acts with wolves 😂
When you said “I’ll never understand why people watch this for relaxation…” it reminded me of a time where my brother used to fall asleep watching this movie every night!
I like that this movie has an explanation for all the horror movie troupes.....
•Why did the even go there? Well they were lead/tricked to go
•why do they split up? Because of the gas
•why is there always nudity? Its for the gods that are watching
•why is always a jock, a bimbo, a virgin....
•why don't they just leave? Cave in
...
All other horror movies have these going on, but this at least has reasons for it
Thank you Mari
Mary, you are in for it with this movie. I love it.
sometimes the movies people suggest are just mean when they know a reactors not into gore.. I suggest Mary Shelly's Frankenstein with Kenneth Branaugh and Helena Boham Carter and Robert Di Nero as the monster.. very gothic visually and more cerebral in making you think about the morals and choices
If you're looking for more spooky suggestions I would 100% recommend Hereditary. It has Toni Collette (the mum in the 6th Sense) giving one of the best acting performances I have ever seen! Very spooky but very well shot film.
This is one of the few horror films ive liked the last many years..good stuff
So this was a spoof and meta commentary on horror movie tropes.
One interpretation is we the audience are actually the “old ones”. We demand to see horror movies where the kids die in a certain order. Just like a ritual.
If they don’t then we won’t watch the movie and the horror movie genre ends.
At any rate if you know the horror tropes and like Joss Whedon dialogue this movie is more funny than scary.
Hope you are well, thanks for making this reaction video.
If you want a good laugh at Halloween, you'll love Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks. Stars Gene Wilder (1973). I watched it 2-3 times when it first came out when I was a teenager.
This is such an amazing horror movie - the meta commentary is just... incredible!
I’m sorry Mary, I giggled every time you were scared. 😂
I love this movie, as a horror fanatic it really hits a sweet spot deconstructing the genre but also being a pretty good horror movie on its own. Plus and i know this is just because of my uniquely screwed up mind but i would love to work in the facility in the movie. Saving the world by making irl horror movies is pretty much a horror nerd's dream.
Did you notice how the one worker said “you should talk Aquaman” referring to the guy obsession with the merman.
Did you notice how the one worker said “you should talk Aquaman” referring to the guy obsession with the merman.
I think those film wheels are like the movie Sinister
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My question is, where they in a dome?
They said earlier that that the plot was sold over and over and Marty wasn’t killed that hacking sound was Marty killing the zombie with a trowel.
And finally WHY TF WOULD THEY PUT A BIG BUTTON THAT SAID PURGE THAT RELEASES THE MONSTERS
Good reaction. Btw, the old creepy guy at the gas station was spitting 'Chewing Tabacco'. It's one of those tobacco products that you chew, and occasionally spit-out, and repeat.
The unicorn always makes me laugh
Mary watched "Jaws" before her beach vacation.
This movie before going camping at a cabin retreat.
She better not watch "Moon".
Here is a couple of great spooky films that every reactor under the sun hasn't reacted to yet - The Legend Of Hell House (1973) and The Sentinel (1977).
Youre awesome, Mary, love your reactions
Another comedy / spoof horror movie I think you should check out is Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, which is a comedy that turns the cabin-in-the-woods slasher concept completely on its head.
"We work whit what we have "🤣