The Cabin in the Woods

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Jonny E A very fun horror film as long as u don't take it seriously I wish it was a longer film and the 3rd act was longer but if u haven't seen it I would highly recommend it to any horror fan would definetly watch again and possibly own on dvd 3.5/5 stars or a 7/10 movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Mark H It’s always a little annoying when film critics seem intent on finding a flaw in a clever, original concept. In this case, more than a few critics agreed, “the only major flaw is the movie isn’t as clever as it thinks it is.” As if any of these critics could venture to invent such an elaborate, original plot that combines meta elements, horror deconstruction and plenty of nods to past horror classics, like Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead, most obviously. Except this IS a clever film. It would be clever enough to have a team of scientists or philosophers or some secret global conspiracy team working behind the scenes to manipulate the action to fit the standard horror narrative. A group of five distinct young people, each fitting a stereotype commonly seen in many past scary movies, venturing into the woods to a borrowed cabin after stopping at a creepy, backwoods gas station. Except Goddard and Whedon didn’t stop there. They gave the team of manipulators a purpose, one so dire and important that humanity itself depends on it. That makes the comedy that much more fun, and absurd. Several nations participate in this coordinated effort to appease the gods, and if any succeed, humanity continues. If they all fail, however, and none succeed at offering the blood sacrifices in precisely the right way, the gods will rise and destroy humanity…for some reason. Not all the questions are answered, of course. But the humor is adequate, the scares are modest, and the mystery is compelling enough. The movie is saved by the monster bash extravaganza near the end, and the cool ending. This is a fun, clever and original spin on the genre it is sending up while celebrating at the same time. It’s slightly better than another original horror comedy from the previous year, Tucker & Dale vs Evil, which is less scary but a whole lot funnier. Both are welcome genre send ups. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Brad S. R An enjoyable horror flick that's only real flaw is that it thinks it's more clever than it is. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review Audience Member Five stars. Probably my favorite horror film of all time. It's got such a great blend of campy fun to truly terrifying to horrible twists that will make you slap your head and say "how did I miss that" Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Tigran T This is the most stupid horror film i ever saw. The twist was not interesting and the ending was about nothing. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Audience Member It’s a fun, meta-horror comedy. Yeah, I know that’s a lot adjectives there but the movie works well until the very end. It questions enough of the horror movie tropes while still keeping its ability to provide fresh scares. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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