Reviews of The Cabin in the Woods 2012
-
a bit of fun, JW's humour shines through as always, a surprise or two along the way.....
-
-
I'm a huge sucker for narratives about narratives. Without giving too much away -- although seriously, it's been out for a year and also, it's Joss Whedon, so you can assume something's funky about it -- this explores the horror genre in a hilariously meta way that I'm kinda shocked nobody's done before*. While I wish more of the ideas they dip a toe into were explored further (again, avoiding spoilers, but the "Choose Your Own Adventure" plot point seemed…
-
-
-
A better film after additional viewings. It steals from other films but manages to own an original plot. Still overrated by most people.
-
"HAHA LOOK AT THIS WE ALL GET HORROR MOVIES HAHA HORROR MOVIES ARE SO GENERIC HAHA LOOK AT THIS HORROR MOVIE REFERENCE HAHA WE'RE SO CLEVER LOL WE'RE SO EDGY THIS IS A TOTAL GAME CHANGER CHECK US OUT WE'RE GENIUSES LOL OUR WRITING IS SO CLEVER."
-Joss Whedonthis movie is nothing special. average, apart from the ending.
-
A big part of what made this film entertaining for me were Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. I've gotten used to a sarcastic Whitford from his roles in The West Wing and Billy Madison, but I did not know I would get such enjoyment from Jenkins. I would gladly watch more films with these two as colleagues.
-
-
I suppose I am the only person in America who didn't think that this was the greatest movie ever made...
-
OK guys, realtalk: The Cabin in the Woods is wonderful.
If you’ve seen a ton of horror movies, or maybe you’ve been dragged to a ton of horror movies by your charmingly enthusiastic spouse, you’re going to enjoy every stomach-rending minute of The Cabin in the Woods. The problem is your very enjoyment hinges on the way director and co-writer Drew Goddard (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost) cleverly plays out his cleverly written twist from the very first clever minute.…
-
A funny and entertaining vision of horror.