Entertaining but left me still unsure.

Rating: 7/10 (25 August 2012)

A hard movie to review without giving away to much. I came into this film expecting a typical, run of the mill teen slasher which I am not a big fan of. It most certainly wasn't that, and for that reason I was pleasantly(?} surprised.
The movie finished and I really couldn't decide if I had liked what I saw or not. I didn't feel like my time had been wasted though, and I suppose I actually was quite entertained... but did I like it? I'm still not sure.
The movie doesn't take itself seriously and is a lot of fun. It takes the chance to laugh at itself. Now, a film that tries to laugh itself will either leave you with that little smile and inner 'nod' to let yourself acknowledge that you 'saw what they did there' or it will fail miserably and the movies failure to tell the joke, becomes the joke. The Cabin In The Woods just about pulls it off.
Keep an open mind, even within the realms of a horror or supernatural, you must keep an open mind. TCITW will take you on a journey from what you think the film should be to a place far, far 'out there'. This is a positive, I think the originality of the writing is what kept me entertained and one thing is for sure, TCITW is 100% original! I'm giving The Cabin In Woods a 7/10. I probably enjoyed it more than I didn't hence a 6/10 taking it just over a neutral score, plus an extra 1 mark for originality.
This movie will split people, you'll either love it or hate it (or be undecided like me), but you need to see it to chose your side. There are worse things to waste an hour and a half on...