Works as horror, works as satire, just works

Rating: 9/10 (10 July 2014)

"Cabin In The Woods" is very much a "Scream 2.0", constantly playing around with genre conventions and actively mocking how wrong your expectations are. It starts of like any other slasher flick (five stereotypes go to the woods, do stupid things, get killed), but it's always hinting at the fact that sooner or later it'll start doing things differently. And when it delivers, it delivers in stride. The third act is beyond amazing, not just because it's so violent (blood and gore doesn't necessarily make a movie better) but because it surprises you over and over again with new twists while still making sense (within its own realm, at least). "Cabin In The Woods" is more than just a (past) hype or a gimmick, it's already one of the most original and thought-provoking horror movies of the (albeit still young) decade. It also gets bonus points for featuring the scariest clown in movie history.