enough screen time to either make us care for or hate them and at some points I was even rooting for the monster. Cabin in the Woods moves along nicely and wastes no time with pointless filler. Humour is not uncommon in horror films but here it is pitched at a knowing audience who are in on the joke. This is not Scary Movie style humour or even Scream. This a higher class but at the same time the humour is so basic that it is obvious, much like the plot itself. In fact you
wonder why no-one has really done this story before. In the past there have been films that have employed the same technique and used the same plot idea to fool the audience but none like this. As the film progresses we find ourselves smiling, laughing and cheering in all the right spots with an ending that will have you panting for more. The special effects are minimal but effective with excellent use of surroundings to amplify the atmosphere which is a credit to Goddard’s direction, who has done a great job that will appease the horror aficionado and the casual cinema goer alike. The real question is this: what does Cabin in the Woods do for
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the horror genre? It will make the next generation of directors and writers work harder to keep us entertained with original ideas and that is a good thing. It will also help make horror a great date night again and lastly will require Whedon to dip his toes back into the genre or face the wrath of his old and, after this film, new fans. Cabin in the Woods slashes the horror genre to bloody ribbons before resurrecting its dismembered corpse to a whole new level of cool.
Christophe Montoya
Rating:
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65