I guess the best way to summarize this film is they took 4 great films and tried to spawn their own film from it. On the surface it would work if you have only seen one of the following four films: SAW, RESERVOIR DOGS, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, or CUBE. But if you have seen more than one of those you will probably immediately be saying to yourself, I have seen this film before and recently. The cast is great but the acting is just marginal. The plot twists aren't overly annoying but you damn well know they are coming. It's that kind of movie, written at a time when "plot twists" were the cool hip thing in Hollywood. Do yourself a favor and skip this one and watch any of the four mentioned above that you have not seen. If you have seen those four, skip this one anyways.
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The Cabin in the Woods
(2011)
Thought it was a new spin on the horror genre
4 July 2013
Just got done watching this film. Came to see all the reviews either are 10 stars or 1 star (loved it or hated it). I actually fell somewhere in the middle more on the liked it side. Thought it was a clever spin on the quite predictable horror genre and that kept my attention throughout the whole film. It was obviously completely unbelievable and ridiculous in a lot of ways but hey I can suspend reality for a few hours if you can entertain me. And this film did just that. There were some good kills, some good sex, some funny dialog, and of course a spooky ass cabin. I would of liked even more kills, more sex, and better dialog but hey it was pretty decent. My biggest complaint was the monsters seemed way too unbelievable and way too powerful. Who created these? Humans? Or the earth demons? Why would they not die? That was the main complaint for me. But still gave the film a thumbs up. I recommend it as a good rental.
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