Fairly original, fairly generic

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2015)

I've always loved horror movies where the main action takes place in an isolated house, hotel, cave, cabin or whatever. They just have a tendency to enthral me and capture my imagination. So that's what made me purchase this film when I saw it at a local bargain bucket store.
The beginning had me a bit bamboozled - I thought I'd picked up Austin Powers by mistake. I kept watching and soon realised that the film was more a blend of The Truman Show, The Evil Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw...and Scooby Doo. It's basically a spoof of the horror genre without being too zany (as in it's not like Scary Movie). It shows us how silly and illogical horror films can be and is completely self aware (The bit where the Jock says "No matter what happens we have to stay together" only to say a few seconds later "This isn't right. We should split up" is hilarious).
There are actually a few other laugh out loud moments, most of which are the result of the stoner character doing or saying something.
So, of course this film isn't made to be taken seriously. It is a commentary on how predictable horror movies can be - and what would happen if they didn't stick to this format i.e. it would lead to the collapse of civilisation and the end of the world (obviously). It is great and original in this aspect and I admire it for the movie it was designed to be. It basically says what we've all been thinking for years.
That being said, maybe about 70% of the movie is the stereotype it's trying to mock. The writers/directors have used a magician's misdirection to fool you into watching (for the most part) a generic horror film while claiming it's something else. Nevertheless, I have to say I did enjoy it and would say it's worth a watch if it comes on TV.