Time to jump in.

While I found the control room interesting and Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford making this film far better than it should be...I would have liked the film a whole lot better if the monsters and crazies broke out due to the disrespect they were given. It was set up that way in the film, I thought.  There was the one (new) guy (?) not wanting to take the office pool and other characters (the director, management) who were serious about the matter. I felt that a rule was established (the 'victims' must choose thier own way to die) and I got the joke that "once again" it's the redneck zombies...and why didn't pick something more unique like the Merman (seen at the end of the film)...I liked the giant bat, thought the giant cobra was cheesy, liked the Pennywise cameo...

But in all the mayhem, several things occured to me.

How did they get the monsters contained in the first place but can't seem to control them on a breakout? How do they get the monsters back in the cages?

Isn't there a "fool" or "virgin" among the workers?

Is there another facility in Japan and/or other places? They don't run Japan or other places, condidering thier underground location. Doesn't any other "jock" "fool" etc. die in those other locations?

So the only answer I can come up with is that Lovecraft's Old Ones were going to come up from the depths anyway. The way the Director (Waever) lays it out is that the victims have to die in a specific order. If that is so, they thought one character was already dead and, thus, was "killed" out of order.  Also, that one character 'came back', so if the film honors or pokes fun at horror, wouldn't the 'fool' be on his way to being a zombie, and thus 'part' of the monsters? The 'virgin' was bitten by a werewolf, after all...

I didn't think the film was as great as it was made out to be, but on the other hand, it was nice to have around.

Oh, man... What a waste of time. I enjoyed some bits but I really couldn't get into it. The ending? Wtf??? I usually never watch any type of horror as I'm a total pussy so I wasn't surprised that I jumped at a few scenes. But they were all by the book like someone said, everything seems normal and BAM! Something pops up. They really have to stop making crap like this...

Got to say I dug this in a very big way.

Much more intelligent than it's being given credit for, IMO.

Quoted from Andrew Got to say I dug this in a very big way. Much more intelligent than it's being given credit for, IMO.

Go figure...

This one was surprisingly not released at Aussie cinema's, it did have a July release date before being cancelled altogether. So I never got the chance to check this one out on the big screen but I don't think it made a massive difference because there wasn't many scares going around.

It's different no doubt and I guess that's good in a way. The things they did well here like the whole office satire thing actually harmed the horror side which meant it lost all tension, mystery and like I say scares. I never got to grips or cared about any of the characters

Certain things really bothered me like the (SPOLIER) Chris Hemsworth's motorbike jump leading to his death.  He hits the wall, shield thingy but we knew this was going to happen because they showed some bird hit it earlier in the movie so all the anticipation and surprise was gone.

I have to say that on the hour mark I had to see how long was left, all the characters were dead or about to be killed and then they hit you with that absurd but kinda fun ending with lots and lots of blood.

It had some good and bad moments so average for me.

Oh, and someone should tell the team behind the next Anaconda flick that this movie stole their snake. I'll be really disappointed if there isn't an "Anaconda 5: Miami Squeeze"  

Quoted from Dreamscale Go figure...

Jeffrey!

Did you like it, JB?

I despised it!  I thought/knew the script was bad, but God Damn, the film was pure unadulterated horse shit.

Absolutely terrible in just about every way imaginable.  It doesn't make alot of sense to dissect it because it's a parody of some kind.  But WTF? For reals?  I don't see how anyone could take this remotely seriously, and if you don't, you're watching for its comedic elements, which are few and far between.

I don't appreciate my horror mixed with comedy, as it takes away the actual elements that make horror, horror.  And this crapfest pretty much slams that belief home.  There was really no horror here at all, as far as I could see.  There were chances for horror, but it was foolishly washed away with the groan inducing script and concept.

A few things I have to say...

Starting out with the control room and those peeps was a HUGE mistake.  Continually flipping between the kids and the control room was a HUGE mistake.  Showing the eagle fly into the grid very early on was a HUGE mistake.

The finale with all the released creatures was terrible...embarrassing, actually.  So much possibility in a scene like that, all wasted with horrific, cheapass CGI effects that indeed looked much like a SciFy movie of the week.  Where in the fuck did the $30 Million budget go?  And remember, this was shot in early 2009, then was shoved into a box and thrown onto a shelf for close to 3 years!  I wish that box was never opened.

Finally, I was shocked to see Sigourney Weaver in the end.  Funny, how no one leaked that info.  It really came off as a last ditch effort to give the film some kind of meaning, but it definitely didn't work.

For me, this is easily one of the most grating, irritating, unenjoyable big budget "horror" experience I can remember.  And that includes the steaming turd, Lockout, which was so horrible, it was funny in many ways.

Pure shit.  How anyone, inclduing critics could champion this, is way beyond my comprehension.

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff...

I knew when everyone did "The Cabin in the Woods" in the site's script review, most hated it and it's not really surprising.

But, I thought it was awesome. How you could NOT like the elevator sequence is beyond me. Just the sound effect of something dinging now causes me to chuckle because that's all that comes to mind.

However, I will agree that the ending grinds the movie to a halt. But, the good guys lose in the end and that made me a happy panda.

I loved the stuff in the control room more than the stuff dealing with the cabin, even. When Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford are having their celebration party while Kristen Connolly gets her ass kicked in the background was so hilarious.

Now, I'm not saying that I can't understand why some people were turned off by it. It's incredibly apparent as this is a love-hate movie. I just happened to be on the love side.

I can also understand why some people would hate this movie, but I personally liked it.  It wasn't a true horror movie, and if you went in expecting that you would be VERY upset with the movie.  It was just a fun take on horror movies, and I liked it for what it was.

-SPOILER ALERT-

I LOVED the unicorn near the end of the movie that was killing people with its horn!  I never even thought of unicorns as evil, but now I know to stay away from them! =)

I just finished watching this on Netflix.  I was really curious to hear everyone's take on it...I've gotta say I'm going against the grain here.

I loved it.  Maybe it's my own flavor, it mixed my imagination to the point where I finally thought: this whole movie should've been the ending to Lost.

Death by merman.  

Quoted from Dreamscale Huh?  For reals?  All the reviews I've read, as well as Chris' above, say this isn't horror, and I know from reading the script, it's definitely not horror. Ecto, you say you're a big fan of horror and this is the best example of horror you've ever seen?  Just how many horror movies have you seen?

Hahaha.  Jeff, I can say I'm a big fan of horror and that I also loved this movie.  I thought it was great.  Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford really added to the film as well, IMO.  Yeah, it got a little hokey and out there with the whole "we have to please the gods or it's the end of the world" concept, but overall I was fully satisfied.  I loved the action with all the movie monster creatures being let loose toward the end with the SWAT-like team trying to kill 'em all.  Reminded me of that cut scene in Resident Evil 2 with Hunk and his mercenaries trying to retrieve the virus.

Did anyone else notice the "Ancient Ones" are actually the audience? I felt it was a mockery of how some horror fans can keep devouring the same tropes and storylines, evident by the popularity of some horror films. In fact, at some point people expect these things, and is a statement about how the audience is at fault for the repetition of popular horror films.