Review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012) by Armando P — 14 Oct 2017

I am not normally a horror fan, which led to me liking this film and slightly disliking it at the same time. The movie is immediately grounded in the cheesy world of a group of pretty young people going to a cabin for a holiday (can't be good) and a creepy organisation watching them for unknown reasons.

From this point out, the narrative seems to deliberately executes a string of cliches. The story involving those in the cabin is watchable but basically something you've seen a million times, regardless of it's attempt to parody.

Those who curiously monitor the heroes in peril serve up some intrigue and 4th wall humour. but not much of any depth. To avoid spoilers, I will simply say that the film delivers on a suitably mental conclusion that will make you giggle.

However, and this is a big one, the film is not scary in any way at all, lacks tension, and is only occasionally funny. It is a bezerk ride that is interesting for it's self awareness, but is forgettable for it's lack of originality and inability to use it's clever parody for a worthwhile good punchline.