*The Cabin in the Woods*, released in 2012, tries to take apart familiar slasher movie elements, but because it lacks genuine suspense and a feeling of unease, it mostly comes across as empty. The subterranean complex overseeing everything is supposed to create intrigue, however, instead it diminishes any sense of importance or worry about what happens to the people involved. Instead of creating a dark and unsettling…

I'm reeling. What on earth was that? I worried _Cabin in the Woods_ would disappoint me, because I’d built it up so much and the premise seemed so outlandish that it felt nearly impossible to execute perfectly. It might not become one of my all-time favorites, but it was… incredibly good. Drew Goddard (who wrote _Cloverfield_) has collaborated with Joss Whedon (_Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers_), and the…

I'm baffled by the high praise so many people have for this film; it’s hard to grasp why it receives such scores. It isn’t a terrible movie, but in my view, it’s only slightly above average. I honestly couldn’t determine if the filmmakers were aiming for humor, horror, or some combination of both. The attempts at comedy fell flat, and the scares were just mildly unsettling. It's been marketed as something differen…

Finally got around to watching The Cabin in the Woods. An 8/10, and really enjoyable. It's a Joss Whedon-(co)written film (also co-written and directed by Drew Goddard, who also wrote Cloverfield), offering a fresh spin on a familiar horror trope, where five stereotypical teenagers—an academic, an athlete, a stoner, a girl portrayed as promiscuous, and a “nice” one—go out for a weekend. It's no secret that these unfo…

I laughed and I was scared—it really got to me. It's an excellent film, easily among the strongest entries in that kind of story we’ve seen recently.