only if you have a taste for the alternative

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2012)

the response from this movie is just awesome and I love that there are so many people that hated it.
it's so perfect because it seems to me that apparently the "ancients" really were a pretty accurate representation of American movie-goers today and their insatiable taste for the lame. huge organizations going through all this trouble and money - every year - to entertain the "gods" (the American public) with cookie cutter story lines, nudity, cheap tricks and absurd gore and all the while providing the classic formula: young people + the occult + death of hated/envied young "**ores and jocks" + favorite heroine virgin. Same boring plot every damn year/movie, but they LOVE it, they eat it up and can't get enough. OTHERWISE the "gods" – the people - FREAK THE F OUT -- quite like they have done in response to seeing this movie ---- wanting their money back because they didn't get their typical horror movie formula that they demand. (which, btw, those negative reviews actually probably have been convincing a lot of curious alternative-thinking people into seeing it after all.)
speaking of which, the trailer IS very misleading and has clearly tricked a lot of people who wouldn't normally have seen it, into seeing it. which is a quite brilliant marketing strategy in my opinion, but anyway, in this case if you like the story and the look of the trailer, you probably will not like this movie. if you see something is very "off" in that trailer and you know that joss wedon would never poop out a movie like that, and if you enjoy satire, you'll enjoy it.
I loved the movie, not for the social commentary but just because it was different and entertaining and creative.
That being said, don't go see this movie if you tend to dislike weird/different "out there" movies and prefer more popular things or if you're just not in the mood to risk your money on something different. there's nothing wrong w/having taste in other things and you'll have a better time and feel better about spending your money if you see something less risky. Hunger games is pretty safe and it's a good movie, see that instead! you'll see what the hype is all about. But if you have a taste for the alternative and look for something different, you'll like cabin in the woods, it's definitely something unique. if you're uncool enough, you'll love it and you will probably find it to be pretty funny. it is a dream come true for sci-fi/horror nerds. Besides, the last 15 mins is so great, I cant see how anyone could disagree with that, but whatever. To each their own. you either get it or you don't, it's as simple as that.
it is really sad to see how much our culture has become so numbed and uncreative... and saddest of all so UNWILLING to keep an open mind and experience something different. for that reason i LOVED the end --- I'll try to say this w/out giving anything away --- but the 2 kids basically saying "forget the typical audience, things need to change, you're either ready or you're not" kind of a thing. idk...clever stuff.