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Title: The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kristen Connolly | ... | Dana | |
| Chris Hemsworth | ... | Curt | |
| Anna Hutchison | ... | Jules | |
| Fran Kranz | ... | Marty | |
| Jesse Williams | ... | Holden | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Sitterson | |
| Bradley Whitford | ... | Hadley | |
| Brian White | ... | Truman | |
| Amy Acker | ... | Lin | |
| Tim DeZarn | ... | Mordecai | |
| Tom Lenk | ... | Ronald The Intern | |
| Dan Payne | ... | Mathew Buckner | |
| Jodelle Ferland | ... | Patience Buckner | |
| Dan Shea | ... | Father Buckner | |
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Maya Massar | ... | Mother Buckner |
Five teenagers head off for a weekend at a secluded cabin in the woods. They arrive to find they are quite isolated with no means of communicating with the outside world. When the cellar door flings itself open, they of course go down to investigate. They find an odd assortment of relics and curios, but when one of the women, Dana, reads from a book, she awakens a family of deadly zombie killers. However, there's far more going on than meets the eye. Written by garykmcd
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The writers of this film stated that they didn't like how the horror genre has become. Full of unlikable characters that we don't care if they live or die. Cabin in the Woods sounds like a generic horror film with a generic premise and generic horror characters. When you see it closely, it's an intriguing high concept satirical horror film. It may look absurd but it's actually brilliant and smart. It has campy scares and some good laughs. Cabin in the Woods is an enjoyable horror film with an unlikely twist.
Horror movies have lost its suspense because we don't care about the characters and the characters are particularly dumb to make decisions to survive. It make sense in this film. The actors did a great portraying these clichéd characters. Chris Hemsworth and his body already makes a good jock character. Kristen Connolly is pretty likable. Fran Kranz steals the show as the pot headed dude.
Some will say it's generic but it's actually intriguing. I'm not gonna give everything away but I'm gonna say it's a bit absurd but it's smart and inspired. It's also a bit scary, though some of the jump scares didn't work but it's much better when the scares goes campy. I'm not gonna reveal the monsters either. There are ridiculously hilarious moments which lightens the grimness. The thrills and suspense are always there.
At first, you thought it's just another horror film but when you pass through the rest of the film, you will realize that this would be a remarkable experience. I have to agree with one of the critics, "The less you know about Cabin in the Woods, the better". It looks absurd but it's smart and creative. It gave substance to all generic horror movie nonsense. It's Campy, Hilarious, and Fun.