The Cabin in the Woods
Young people camping in remote creepy place. Joss Whedon of vampire fame. These two elements sounded promising for a good scare so I gave it a go. I knew this would not be a typical slasher movie and this is true. The 5 friends are part of a larger, filmed, production where every step is nudged by a white lab coated team. The concept is good, watching people suffer for as yet audience unknown purposes and have a death competition against Tokyo. Bring in the zombies, werewolves, and your worst fears into The Cabin in the Woods and see what happens. Actually, sadly, not much happens and that is bad news because what is an different take on this genre of horror is slightly boring at times.
I expected a bit more humor since Whedon is know for witty, wise-cracking writing but while there is humor here, it's mostly of the dark type. The zombies don't seem fully realized (I know, they're zombies but still) and only stoner Shaggy seemed to have a grasp on what was happening. At 95 minutes this movie was too long. How many monsters do we have to see before we get the point? They're monsters, I'm sure they were cool but movies that take forever to end are not cool.
The originality of the slasher genre was nice, I liked the way the technicians worked the cabin elements, and the acting was fine. I would have liked to have been a little scared but was mostly bored.
Best time to see this movie is on a Friday or Saturday night show with a packed audience. With a good group, The Cabin in the Woods would probably be a fun movie. On it's own, it's interesting in a way but didn't have a payoff for me.
I expected a bit more humor since Whedon is know for witty, wise-cracking writing but while there is humor here, it's mostly of the dark type. The zombies don't seem fully realized (I know, they're zombies but still) and only stoner Shaggy seemed to have a grasp on what was happening. At 95 minutes this movie was too long. How many monsters do we have to see before we get the point? They're monsters, I'm sure they were cool but movies that take forever to end are not cool.
The originality of the slasher genre was nice, I liked the way the technicians worked the cabin elements, and the acting was fine. I would have liked to have been a little scared but was mostly bored.
Best time to see this movie is on a Friday or Saturday night show with a packed audience. With a good group, The Cabin in the Woods would probably be a fun movie. On it's own, it's interesting in a way but didn't have a payoff for me.
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