Movie Wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Howard the Duck · 10-22-2012, 09:22 AM

din't see neither

nor do i intend to

Alfred · 10-23-2012, 06:13 PM

And Pi destroys Following.

The idea for this one comes from Frownland, though I have semi-adjusted it. Misadvertised films is the theme.

Nicolas Winding Refn's DRIVE (2011)

vs.

Drew Goddard's THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)

LoathsomePete · 10-23-2012, 06:36 PM

Hmm... while I really liked both movies I felt Drive had a little something more to it that made me really appreciate it more. Cabin in the Woods was a really fun movie and it did so much to satirize one of my favourite genres, but I don't think the cast was up to much. The two operator guys were great, but other than that it really did feel different from a movie I'd see on SyFy at 11 pm on a Saturday. Conversely I felt the entire cast of Drive was fantastic, from Ryan Gosling's quiet rage-fueled time bomb to Albert Brooks' frighting turn as a bad guy.

Drive - 1
Cabin in the Woods - 0

Alfred · 10-23-2012, 06:43 PM

I will agree that Drive is the better film. I think it will be looked back upon as one of the great movies of this decade.

Drive - 2
Cabin In The Woods - 0

jackhammer · 10-23-2012, 06:46 PM

The Cabin In The Woods had better blow me away due to the amount of hype it has received.

**Janszoon** · 10-23-2012, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

The Cabin In The Woods had better blow me away due to the amount of hype it has received.

It won't. You definitely need to lower your expectations before watching it. It's a decent movie but very flawed and nowhere near as good as people make it out to be.

**Frownland** · 10-25-2012, 09:39 AM

Definitely Drive. I love the pacing, especially the opening scene with the car chase that isn't over the top but still sets your nerves on edge. The ambiguous ending and the cinematography are great as well. Cabin in the Woods was better than I thought it was going to be but in the end it's just a well made cheesy horror flick. Definitely loved the humour in it, but Drive is far better.

debaserr · 10-25-2012, 11:11 AM

I didn't think the ending was ambiguous at all.

FRED HALE SR. · 10-25-2012, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric generic

I didn't think the ending was ambiguous at all.

I usually stand alone on this but I found Drive to be pretty slow and boring. Cabin in the Woods was a good cheesy horror flick and I found it far better then Drive.

Drive -3
Cabin In The Woods -1

LoathsomePete · 10-25-2012, 11:26 AM

So is the ranking like this then?

Drive - 3
Cabin in the Woods - 1

10-23-2012, 06:36 PM	#673 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Hmm... while I really liked both movies I felt Drive had a little something more to it that made me really appreciate it more. Cabin in the Woods was a really fun movie and it did so much to satirize one of my favourite genres, but I don't think the cast was up to much. The two operator guys were great, but other than that it really did feel different from a movie I'd see on SyFy at 11 pm on a Saturday. Conversely I felt the entire cast of Drive was fantastic, from Ryan Gosling's quiet rage-fueled time bomb to Albert Brooks' frighting turn as a bad guy. Drive - 1 Cabin in the Woods - 0 __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

10-23-2012, 06:43 PM	#674 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I will agree that Drive is the better film. I think it will be looked back upon as one of the great movies of this decade. Drive - 2 Cabin In The Woods - 0 __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

10-23-2012, 06:46 PM	#675 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The Cabin In The Woods had better blow me away due to the amount of hype it has received. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-25-2012, 09:39 AM	#677 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Definitely Drive. I love the pacing, especially the opening scene with the car chase that isn't over the top but still sets your nerves on edge. The ambiguous ending and the cinematography are great as well. Cabin in the Woods was better than I thought it was going to be but in the end it's just a well made cheesy horror flick. Definitely loved the humour in it, but Drive is far better. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-25-2012, 11:11 AM	#678 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	I didn't think the ending was ambiguous at all. __________________ Last.FM

10-23-2012, 06:13 PM	#672 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	And Pi destroys Following. The idea for this one comes from Frownland, though I have semi-adjusted it. Misadvertised films is the theme. Nicolas Winding Refn's DRIVE (2011) vs. Drew Goddard's THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)

10-25-2012, 11:26 AM	#680 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	So is the ranking like this then? Drive - 3 Cabin in the Woods - 1 __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too