Great fun!!

Rating: 9/10 (14 April 2012)

Just got back from seeing the movie.
The less said about the plot, the better.
I really think this could become a classic over time.
It really had everything going for it.
It was very clever without being condescending to the audience. The stoner dude was effectively used as a mirror for the audience. Which I found very effective. Every time a horror cliché was executed, he would say something like "I do not think that is wise!"
There were enough twist and turns that even this jaded viewer never saw coming.
And oh, that climax!! Not only did it go totally insane in the last 20 minutes, the finale was about as non-Hollywood as you could get. I can't remember seeing an ending like that in a very, very long time.
It has humor, a great plot (which alone is a novelty), gore, suspense, great special effects.
I have read that some people thought this movie "ripped off" a lot of other horror movies. I didn't see it that way. To me, this was a lovely homage to the genre and I think it did it with class.
As you may have guessed, I have been very vague about the movie. Again, the less you know the more you will probably enjoy it.
If you love horror, humor and smarts in a film, then you should enjoy Cabin in the Woods.
9/10.