A great satire of Horror

Rating: 8/10 (20 April 2012)

Well after weeks of hearing how great the Cabin in the Woods is, I finally saw it. Now I avoided pretty much anything having to do with this film. I didn't read or watch any reviews, didn't look up any details about it, and when any trailer for the movie came on TV, I turned away or changed the channel. If you haven't seen this movie yet, do not look up anything on it, this is a movie that is better when you don't know what you're getting into.
Now this was directed and co-written by Drew Goddard, who also wrote one of my favorite movies, "Cloverfield." And while I can't say I like this as much as Cloverfield, this film was a very interesting film to see. It basically starts off as a typical horror movie, with a bunch of cliché characters. But it soon turns into something that I never would have suspected. And the characters are also really fun. Drew Goddard knows how to take cliché characters, and make them interesting. My favorite being Marty.
The only problems I really had with it were that at times it was a little too dark, I couldn't tell what the hell was going on. THIS MIGHT BE A SMALL SPOILER: And the ending, it wasn't bad, but it was kind of depressing.
I really don't want to get into much else, so I will just end with one small spoiler. It doesn't really ruin the plot, but I was happy when it happened.
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS: Remember Paul, that alien comedy from last year with Seth Rogan and the guys from Shaun of the Dead. I didn't like that movie, but that also had a cameo from Sigorney Weaver, unfortunately it was ruined because they let us hear her voice. This movie didn't show Weaver until the end, and it was awesome.
8/10