Cabin in the Woods (2012)- Review

Release Date: Apr 13, 2012; Rated: R; Length: 95 Minutes; Genres: Horror, Thriller; With: Chris Hemworth, Richard Jenkins; Distributor: Lionsgate

Right off the bat you are introduced to a scene that makes you ask yourself if you're in the right theater. With what seems to be a joke at first, ends up being more than the horror movie they led you to believe it is and more than anyone would expect it to be with an inventive story that drives the entire movie. That's exactly what makes Cabin in the Woods a one-of-a-kind.

Five friends head off on a vacation to non other than a cabin in the woods. How did they discover this cabin? Its supposedly Curt's (Chris Hemsworth) cousin's who recently bought it. On their way they encounter an old strange man who somewhat warns them of what happens at the residence with his best attempt to be creepy. without suspecting anything, they head off to the cabin anyways and have a good time. After watching them have a good time the only way college students know how to have a good time, we are then introduced creatively to what sets this movie off into its horror, all hell breaks loose and we are able to put the pieces together as we watch the thrilling and funny horror movie we don't get too often.

Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon are geniuses. Cabin in the Woods (Goddard's directorial debut) is wildly original from beginning to end. What seems to be the typical horror movie you may have been expecting, takes everything to another level with nothing you have ever seen before and real humor, which is exactly what horror movies lack. I think we've seen enough of daring teenagers getting slaughtered for whatever reason. Cabin in the Woods is a fresh new look on what more can be done with movies. B