The stoner character is a well-known horror movie trope.
They’re usually amongst the first to die, usually because of a bout of bad luck combined with their own idiocy.
At best, they’re the comic relief. At worst, they’re the screenwriter’s attempt to connect with youth culture.
But no matter what, their use of drugs will always, always be punished.
But Marty is a Joss Whedon creation and, in a film that takes great pleasure in twisting clichés and tropes, the most surprising element of Cabin.
Not only does Marty not get punished for smoking dope, it’s directly responsible for saving his life.
We always knew that Whedon likes to upset the status quo – but we didn’t expect him to make the stoner the most aspirational character in the movie.
Brilliantly played by Fran Kranz, it’s a likeable, laugh-out-loud performance.
We certainly don’t condone the use of drugs, but what we do encourage is originality – and films didn’t get much more original than Cabin this year.
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Hadouken76
Dec 17th 2012, 9:38
What no Silva? The guy was one of the best Bond Villains in an age, and that monologue done in one single continuous shot was epic!
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Hadouken76
Dec 17th 2012, 9:39
Oh and its a bit pointless saying 'spoiler alert', when the spoiler is clearly headlined and shown!
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CaptainCrazy
Dec 17th 2012, 10:20
Nice list as isn't a stretched-beyond-plausibility Top 50. Best compliment I could think of.
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aikaseltzer
Dec 17th 2012, 11:44
Eh. Bane is meh. Silva is better.
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Clash
Dec 17th 2012, 14:23
Urgh. Could have guessed you were going to choose Bane. Never change, Total Film.
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redmegan
Dec 17th 2012, 14:31
Not a single female character on this list? You put the 3 brothers in Brave, but not any of the interesting female characters who actually ran the story? Pathetic list.
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Ali1748
Dec 17th 2012, 16:18
Bane kicked so much a*s. I agree with Hadouken, Silva should be on the list.
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McSerious
Dec 17th 2012, 17:45
I agree Silva should be on the list, but good choice putting Bane at #1, he was truly brilliant.
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henryjr
Dec 17th 2012, 19:06
good list, but surely it needs Silva (Javier Bardem, Skyfall), Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly), Joe (Matthew Maconaghey, Killer Joe) and Patrick (John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene)
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theophilenz
Dec 17th 2012, 20:20
Bane and Silva should have been in the first positions...greatest characters of the year for me
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Indianabones
Dec 17th 2012, 21:41
Did no one actually feel let down once Bane was found out just to be a Henchman?? He was amazing up until that point (oh spoiler alert.....oh to late)
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meestersicko
Dec 18th 2012, 8:01
Personally, my favorite movie character was Sam Rockwell's character from "Seven Psychopaths," Billy. Tell me again, why isn't Sam Rockwell a huge star?
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Ali1748
Dec 18th 2012, 19:45
indiana- No.
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Flem3297
Dec 19th 2012, 2:15
Total Film is taking a lot of abuse from comment makers lately, why don't they just not use the website and stop complaining about this free content they are reading!
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