Spoiler and “I saw it coming” free.
Cabin in the Woods, released on April 13th, 2012 is directed by Joss Whedon and stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. Now, this is a movie that is hard to review without giving anything away, however, that is the best way to see this movie, knowing nothing. Cabin in the Woods was filmed in 2009 but didn’t get a release until 2012, which personally I find to be bananas because Cabin in the Woods is hands down the best horror film of 2012 in my opinion. The movie has a way of continuing to escalate the excitement without the movie ever becoming actually too scary. It is a horror movie that is so entertaining and so creative that you don’t actually have time to be scared(a la THE EVIL DEAD). Director Joss Whedon has a history of managing groups of characters well and giving them all enough screen time that you can actually care for the characters plight and that is just what he does in Cabin in the Woods. Be it you’re looking for a laugh, or looking for a scream this movie delivers everything, and if you do not say “WTF” at least once during the run of this movie, I will personally pay for your ticket, but by how great this film is, with its amazing pacing, fantastically creative story that builds up to what can only be described as an out of this world conclusion, I wouldn’t be surprised if you go out and get a second ticket to see it with a friend. So lets sum that up for you guys real quick.
- Amazing story
- Cast plays off of each other extremely well(great chemistry guys!)
- Pacing is so good that the 95 minute run time is perfect.
- The twists and turns of the story allow for such a creative spin on the traditional horror movie that you will never look at a horror movie the same again.
Score: 9/10