Original? yes...somewhat entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (19 September 2012)

I saw what this was from the previews, and yes, I still watched it. I gave it a 6, I think simply because it wasn't low budget boredom. This one is mindless entertainment, nothing more.
The Cabin in the Woods is basically a way for a Horror movie fan to combine his undying love for the genre into one senseless movie and to frolic in the abyss of murderous zombies, bad jokes, and all the basic laundry list of all things slasher film. What makes this one original is there is nothing reality based in it, and just a fun original way to meld different elements of all sectors of the horror genre.
If you want to see a good Horror movie, one that scares you, one that makes you think, then this is not for you. Most good "scary" movies contain things that scare people because there is a primal element that relates to reality, and the viewer is afraid because when they go to bed at night, the slasher COULD be looking in the window, under the bed, or in a closet. None of that in this one, well unless you are a conspiracy theorist that believes the government has rigged your house (or in this case a Cabin) to unleash evil slashers and zombies in order to please an ancient god.
It is a fun movie. Admittedly, I enjoyed some of the aspects of it, but in it's totality as a movie... I am amazed a studio gave it a green light.
How sad have we gotten as viewers when a good scary movie used to be things like The Exorcist, Halloween, and The Shining, only to evolve into giving rave reviews to this crap. Oh well, I guess the bar has fallen and given us movies like this that aren't scary at all and even at times attempt to be funny. It rather makes you want to escape....to a Cabin in the Woods.