Hardly a good movie.

Rating: 3/10 (21 October 2012)

"The Cabin in the Woods" is not clever enough to be satire and not scary enough to be a horror film. I think that, to make this a properly satirical movie, it should have been presented as a normal horror movie until stoner boy discovers the camera. The opening scene with Richard Jenkins can say there, but all the inter-cutting between the cabin and HQ removes what little tension the movie has. The way it's currently presented, you know how it's going to end, or at least I did. Now don't get me wrong, it's pretty original, but that doesn't mean it's a masterpiece. It's a joke. Richard Jenkins and co. were the only worthwhile part of the movie. (Seeing people, whose job is to kill others, make the most of their duties was very reminiscent of "The Hunger Games".) But I will say that at least they tried to have some funny parts. My favorite was the death of Chris Hemsworth, obviously. But yeah, hugely overrated movie.