Cabin in the Woods

[sailorjim]

Okay, this isn’t a movie for everybody, admittedly.

If you happen to like horror movies that involve cannibalistic rednecks, zombies, alien monsters, deadites, demons, ghosts, or anything with a central indestructible bad guy who dresses odd and carries an axe, chainsaw, or anything of that ilk … well, you just might love this movie.

Y’see, with

Comments

[blaisepascal]

I'm a fan of Joss Whedon's work in general (Buffy, Firefly, Dr.Horrible, Angel, Serenity), but I'm not a big watcher of slasher and horror films. Gore doesn't bother me much, but in general I find gore for gores sake pointless, unless done for comedic value.

Does it sound like I'd like Cabin In The Woods?

[sailorjim]

Well, I'd say it's on the cusp, y'know?

The movie does have some gore to it, but not half as much as your run of the mill slasher flix ... and it's not for gore sake. It's an important aspect of the deconstruction and the philosophical message that the film is trying to make, but it's not excessive. As for the comedic value, this is Whedon ... can you doubt it?

Like the Buffy movie, one has to follow the basic rules of the genre in order to turn them on their ear. Reading the above, I realize that this probably doesn't answer your question, does it?

I think if you like Whedon's work, then you'll at least appreciate this film.

[mythicfox]

If you haven't seen it yet, as someone who just saw it yesterday I'd have to agree with Jim's assessment and recommend the flick.