Saw it last night. Pretty fantastic deconstruction of the horror genre. When the shit hits the fan in the 3rd act I marked out big time.Don't go into expecting a straight horror flick. It's more Shawn of the Dead than Dawn of the Dead.
I didn't watch a trailer or read about this at all, I just immediately wrote it off because it was called "Cabin in the Woods" but if it's in parody then it makes sense that it'd be a stupid name. Might see.
Giving it a generic name like Cabin In The Woods is a play on the generic nature of most horror films which is a running theme of the movie. It's not so much a parody. Rather the characters are forced into stereotypical horror plot points.
Seeing Joss Whedon's name in the produced-by credit was the deal-maker for me.
post by KEVORD at Apr 18,2012 2:39pm edited Apr 18,2012 2:40pm
I was a fan of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Good stuff. A lot of people probably avoided it because of the Buffy title but the series had some great horror episodes like Hush.
Giving it a generic name like Cabin In The Woods is a play on the generic nature of most horror films which is a running theme of the movie. It's not so much a parody. Rather the characters are forced into stereotypical horror plot points.
while we're on the subject, has anyone ever seen that movie Behind the Mask? I thought it was pretty clever and well done, albeit a little vain.
post by Roeper & Kevord at Apr 18,2012 3:15pm
Take my word for it, I have a masters in film study and write reviews for the Chicago Tribune.
post by KEVORD at Apr 18,2012 3:35pm edited Apr 18,2012 3:36pm
Behind the Mask is good. They have a kickstarter for a sequel.
