The Cabin in the Woods
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
The Cabin in the Woods is an entertaining, meta horror film that is especially enjoyable with Ultra High Definition and Dolby Atmos immersive sound, and should be on everyone's Must-See list.
The Cabin in the Woods has a good-looking H.265 encode in Dolby Vision HDR for nightmarish horrors on Ultra HD, with an improvement in a few areas.
The 4K UHD Dolby Atmos soundtrack of The Cabin in the Woods elevates the experience with its overhead sonics and is not significantly different from its DTS-HD counterpart.
The 4K UHD disc of "The Cabin in the Woods" includes almost all of the supplements from the Blu-ray, with the exception of the PiP "It's Not What You Think", and features an audio commentary from writer/director Drew Goddard and co-writer Joss Whedon.
The Cabin in the Woods is a genre-bending horror movie that mixes frights with pop-culture wit and is being released in 4K UHD five months after its theatrical release.
Director: Drew Goddard
Actors: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison
Plot: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Disc Release Date: 5 September 2017
all scores
- Video80
- Audio100
The Cabin in the Woods is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 2.40:1. Shot on film and finished at a 2K DI, The Cabin in the Woods offers noticeable if sometimes fairly...
I gave The Cabin in the Woods' Blu-ray DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track top marks in my review, and that excellence is only elevated (quite literally at times, given the overhead sonics) in the 4K UHD's nicely...
- Extra50
- Movie80
Almost all of the supplements detailed in our The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray review are ported over to the 4K UHD disc. Only the PiP It's Not What You Think is absent, though it is of course available...
Lionsgate has had a somewhat peculiar release strategy with 4K UHD product, and that tendency is continuing with a number of catalog releases, including this one, that are coming out over the next few...
- Total80
The Cabin in the Woods is an extremely playful (if bloody) romp through several horror movie tropes, albeit replete with a meta aspect that will play especially well for genre aficionados. This 4K UHD...
- Video70
- Audio100
Nightmarish horrors break loose on Ultra HD with a good-looking and occasionally excellent H.265 encode in Dolby Vision HDR. Granted, the picture quality is an improvement in a few areas, but the upgrade...
Ritual sacrifice to appease the gods has never sounded so exciting as it does in this Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Similar to the video, the track is not significantly different from its DTS-HD counterpart,...
- Extra70
- Movie90
Audio Commentary: Writer/director Drew Goddard is joined by co-writer Joss Whedon to chat like long-time friends about the production and movies in general, sharing various memories, anecdotes from the...
Coming five months after its theatrical release date, I'd typically pull out the stops and give you a huge spoiler-filled review describing what makes The Cabin in the Woods the best horror movie in over...
- Total80
Fan of the horror genre or not, The Cabin in the Woods should be on your Must-See list. Not only is it a brilliant horror flick, but it's a brilliant film in general. Think of how audiences walked out...
- Video81
- Audio94
The Cabin in the Woods garnered a solid report from me on its video quality in 1080p. Its presentation in Ultra HD was rendered from a 2K DI and up-converted to 4K....
- Extra
- Movie
Disc 1: The Cabin in the Wood Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray It’s Not What You Think: The Cabin in the Woods Bonusview Mode – Interactive PiP feature where cast/crew interject...
The Cabin in the Woods begins as a conventional teen/scream horror movie then transforms into a genre-bending experience that cleverly mixes frights with pop-culture wit, as the terrorized teens are revealed...
- Total88
If you enjoy the type of popcorn entertainment The Cabin in the Woods brings to the table, and are set up for Ultra High Definition, and/or Dolby Atmos immersive sound, this offering belongs in your video...