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FILM REVIEW - The Cabin In The Woods
onsgate had raised it from the ashes to bring it to the big screen. The film opens with lab technicians calmly discussing personal issues. This ordinary opening is disrupted when a female colleague enters and raises some concerns for the forthcoming operation and from this point, the audience is hit with a grind house style film which cannot help but make you smile because it is from here that you know you are about to get something quite special. The five unlucky teens are all relative unknowns with probably the biggest star being Chris Hemsworth (Thor). Hemsworth plays Curt, the typical sports jock but one with a brain. His girlfriend is the token blond Jules, played by Anna Hutchison, who likes to party and have fun. All sounding clichéd? Yep it is, but that is the beauty of the film as it embraces the horror genre in all its glory. We then have Holden, the quiet mysterious friend who has just joined the gang for this trip. Jesse Williams plays Holden very straightlaced and you never know how to take him. My favourite character is the stoner, Marty, brought to life by Fran Kranz. The last one of the group is the shy female student, Dana, who would rather study than party and has just gotten over an illadvised relationship with her teacher. Other cast members include the two lab technicians, Hadley portrayed by Bradley Whitford (West Wing) who is one of my favourite actors and in this he downplays his strengths so well that it is like watching another actor. This character has some great one liners. Whitford’s lab partner is Sitterson played by Richard Jenkins who brings a sense of maturity to the film and then we have a whole host of smaller parts some of whom will be familiar to viewers of Whedon’s other work, including Angel’s Amy Acker. Whedon’s writing shines through from the dry sarcastic straight man right up to the hysterical drug fuelled stoner. Each character is given
Writers: Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard Directors: Drew Goddard Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth & Anna Hutchison
The Blurb:
Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
The Review:
Cabin in the Woods is the brainchild of Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) and Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Avengers Assemble). Their was plan to rip apart the horror genre and start afresh. Geek Syndicate went along to a very secret screening of this film with a specia ???G&?GV7F???'???72v?VF?????6V?bv??F??BW2F?B?Rv2fW'?&?VB?bG&Wr?BF?Rf????Bv2w&FVgV?F?B?c@??F?R66V?R7v?F6?W2F?f?fRFVV?2F?B6WB?WB??&?BG&?F?6&????F?Rv??G2???F?Rv?F?W??VWB7G&?vR??B??v??v&?2F?V???BF?v?'WB2????v??B??'&?"f???2F?W??v??&RF?RGf?6R?B6WB?WBF?f??BF?R6&???2??Rv?V?BW?V7B?F?Rf?fRV?vvR??G&???r?7v????r??F?R??R?B??b6?W'6R?F?R??76??r?b7GVffVB????2??W??R&VBF?B&?v?B????V??'&V?2???6R?BF?Rf?fR?fRF???B???f?wW&R?WBv?BF?R6V7&WB?bF?R6&???2'WBF??6?7F??fR?F?&WfV???&R?bF?Rf???2??Bv?V?B7????B( 2?BG'W7B?R??RF???Bv?BF?B?F?R&VWG??b6&????F?Rv??G2?2F?B?Bv?fW2??Rv?B??RF??????Rv?B?BF?V?f?2?B6?FWv?2F?FV?fW"v???R?Wr?WfV???