Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favourites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.
Cabin in The Woods is a riveting and original take on the conventional horror genre. Moments of pure gore are counter-balanced with some mildly amusing lines. Although the plot is somewhat predictable, it is clear it is made to mock stereotypical nature of Horror. This film is fresh, bloody and overall... entertaining.
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Unfortunately, against my consent, the much praised Cabin In The Woods passed me by in its cinema run, I had to settle with watching the controversial horror at home; but with all the talk will the Cabin In The Woods be a real Scream or just another Nightmare?
Tell me if you've heard this one before, 5 teens (of varying intelligences) decide to go on a long vacation to a remote cabin in a secluded woods for a weekend of fun (in all the ways that can be imagined), however, when sinister forces come knocking the body count begins to rise.
Too many movies today make sense, that's what I think. Too many stay on the straight and narrow of having some kind of tangible logic to them. It's good to see that there are still some horror movies that are unafraid to be truly MENTAL. Enter (The) Cabin In The Woods, here is a movie that makes nothing even resembling coherent until the last 8 minutes, and you know what? It couldn't care less.
That's why I like Cabin In The Woods, because it doesn't care if you like it or not, it's just supposed to be a big pile of fun and is. Cabin lays out it's cards very early on, any opening that makes no sense within the confines of the plot but is funny, then directly cuts straight to an attractive women in her underwear packing; knows it's audience. If you don't get the right feel for the movie from that opening then you'll have NO fun at all, and that's very much the dish of the day with Cabin In The Woods. fun.
It even gives us 5 characters who are deliberately cut from stereotypes (no seriously, it's on purpose and relative to the story), however I can't be the only one thinking that the 5 kids also have more than a passing resemblance to Mystery Inc. We have Danna who is the "Brains" and takes the role of Velma (played by Kristen Connolly), Freddy or the jock is played by Chris "Thor" Hemsworth. Daffny, The Model is taken by Anna Hutchison. Freedy, the joker and stoner is portrayed by Fran Kranz, Kranz is the most notable, he is clearly modelled after Shaggy, I half expected him to come say "Jinkins!" during the feature. Finally, Jesse Williams is left outside and forced to be Scooby. All the cast understand they are there to both pay homage and send up the very genre they are shooting. Personally, I was impressed by Hemsworth and Kranz most.
Of course, I'm totally ignoring that Cabin In The Woods has a second plot that is near free standing from the cabin scenario, that being the one with the "controllers", but the less said about those the better. The controllers are where the comedy lies for Cabin and they know it.
I'm also ignoring talking about any horror aspects of this horror movie, I think that's because in Cabin In The Woods horror should be seen in inverted quotations, the "horror" is only used as a device for the rest of the fun, however Cabin resists the urge to take any cheap "Scar" shots, it always keeps its integrity, no matter how bizarre it gets.
The Cabin In The Woods is the horror film we all have always wanted, as long as you can switch off and embrace the madness you'll love it. It's a little bit Scream, with some 13 Ghosts, a dash of Kill List, and a chunk of Cabin Fever.
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Writer/director team Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard join forces once again for this teen horror flick. When five college friends arrive at a remote cabin in the woods for a weekend of partying, they soon discover that things are not quite as they seem. As a series of terrifying events unfolds, the friends realise that they have become the pawns in someone's very sick idea of a game.
Please note this is a Region B Blu-ray and will require either a Region B or Multi-Region Blu-ray player Five friends got to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know the story. Think again. From fan favourites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes The Cabin in the Woods, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.
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