Fans of Horror Genre Are Gonna Have One Hell of A Time.

Rating: Null/10 (14 October 2013)

Surfacing as a fresh breathe of life in what is slowly becoming a dying genre with every passing year, The Cabin in the Woods is a smartly crafted satirical horror film that dares to do something different with its genre, is cleverly structured like a jigsaw puzzle that keeps dropping hints every now n then, and succeeds as a quality example of both horror & comedy.
The story concerns five teenagers who head off for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods where they seem to be having a really good time until they discover a cellar door & decide to investigate. Things are set in motion when one of them unwittingly awakens the dead but what they don't know is that all of their actions is being observed by a hidden underground facility.
Written by Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard, produced by the former and directed by the latter, the best thing about this film is that it confuses till the very end by twisting & embracing its genre at the same time while carefully blending humour with elements of horror but fanatics of the genre are sure gonna have a great time in working out the countless references this feature makes to the chillers of the past.
Very well directed by Goddard in what's his directional debut, superbly written, finely photographed, brilliantly edited, nicely performed & elegantly presented, The Cabin in the Woods is both a homage & satire of its genre that offers a far more enjoyable & entertaining ride than expected. Relatively fun, slightly unsettling & highly amusing from start to finish, this self- parody flick is definitely worth a shot.