Movie Ninety Five
Cabin in the Woods is fantastic film and fresh take on a somewhat stagnating genre.
It is almost impossible to write anything worthwhile about Cabin in the Woods without spoiling the plot. I say this because I’ve been wrestling in my head about how to actually write this post, make you want to see the film (if you haven’t already) but keep the element of surprise in the hands of the film itself. I haven’t come up with a good way to do that.
The best way to enjoy Cabin in the Woods is to just watch it. Watch it without knowing a single thing about the plot. Go in thinking that you’re going to see some teenagers at a cabin (in the woods) and they are going to get killed. Even with all the hype surrounding this one I managed to stay away from any spoilers and I was so very thankful for it.
Cabin in the Woods has been compared to movies like Scream, in that it takes a new take on the horror genre but I think that comparison isn’t fair to Cabin in the Woods. At its core, it is a horror movie but it’s also not. My wife wouldn’t go see this one with me because she detests horror movies but this is the anti-horror-movie horror movie. There are few scary elements and buckets of gore, but the film itself denies convention.
I hope I danced around it enough for people that haven’t seen it and said enough of it for people that have. I will say this again, see Cabin in the Woods for yourself and try to go in with a clean slate. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I give it 4 “teens” in a cabin…in the woods out of 5.
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Didn’t read your review because I want to see this one. Seems like I’ve missed a solid movie. Can’t wait for it to hit DVD.
I can almost guarantee my review is spoiler free…But better save than sorry.
I think I’ll be buying the Blu-Ray when it comes out, I think the extras could be really neat.
A spoiler-free review! You did it 🙂 I really, really want to see this!
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i haven’t seen it, but i talked to people who enjoyed it. let me ask you this – that surprise kind of thing that’s going on sort of behind the scenes – is it believable? do you accept it? did it seem like too much of coincidence? i can’t ask too much without spoiling, as you know.
The opening scene starts off unexpectedly so as a viewer you have no choice but to accept that SOMETHING is going on. As things continue on it is all explained and it’s actually a very clever way of doing things. So, yes, it makes sense in the context of things.
It’s one of 2012’s stand-outs so far. I’m glad you enjoyed it, too! I also found it challenging to write a spoiler-free review but it isn’t impossible. I guess that’s part of the fun.
I’ll probably see this on DVD; it’s probably not in any nearby theaters at this point, when I finally have a less hectic schedule. Nice review.
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Great review, Andy! Spoiler-free and all. Did you end up buying it on DVD or Blu-Ray? The hologram on the case for it is so cool.
I have not pulled the trigger on the blu-ray…yet.
I still plan on it, but just not at the price it’s at now – too many other releases have my attention 🙂
That’s true, it’s really quite costly right now unfortunately
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