Cabin in the Woods

[skizzerflake]

This week's Saturday nigh screamer is pretty good;much more interesting than I expected. I got interested when Rotten Tomatoes has 93% of critics being positive...what?

Anyway, it's almost like a horror movie about horror movies. The usual setup of a bunch of horny college students played by too-old actors, go to a remote cabin for a weekend debauch. Along the way, they meet a threatening gas station owner, get warned, and lacking any semblance of good sense, go to the cabin anyway. Things go straight to hell after that. Cameos of almost every monster ever created abound. A Lovecraft-ian story develops...influences of Philip K D*ck appear...blood and heads fly. This flick is more interesting than most horror movies and even could bear another viewing. If you can handle this sort of movie, this one won't leave you feeling like a sucker when it's over.

 

[zhimbo]

I loved the heck out of this one. It looks like it's destined to...not exactly flop, but make a little money and leave the theaters without making noticeable waves. Too bad. Smart, funny and pretty darn disturbing at times.

 

[darien87]

People have been raving about this one. I think I'll wait and rent it though.

 

[Hocky]

It was boring and predictable. A cool idea, but poorly executed.

 

[bilesteve]

I saw it

thought it was inferior and a waste of time to watch, not a good horror movie in my opinion.

 

[chris6878]

I wouldn't consider it a horror. It was very much what I didn't expect. And for that I loved it

 

[skizzerflake]

I wouldn't consider it a horror. It was very much what I didn't expect. And for that I loved it

It was more like meta-horror. It played with dozens of the conventions of horror and ended up with the characters being props in a story about horror movies.

 

[j_garcia]

Watched it on BD last night and found it to be quite good. The PQ was very good, the sound was excellent and the concept was interesting. I agree, it wasn't perfectly executed, but I still felt it was far better than most of the other throw away horror filcks out there these days. Far more creative and unexpected, but did not push it far enough to break out. I would definitely not call this a horror movie, since that is more of the underlying theme rather than what it is about. I'd watch it again.

 

[jeanseb]

The blonde chick was hot, but for me the end ruined everything... Lame!

EDIT: I wish Ann Coulter has been in the Cabin with the others, that would have made the best 2012 movie.