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The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Directed by Drew Goddard

Horror | Supernatural

Most recently watched by archstanton43, sleestakk, sensoria, danfinn, ashe5k, Angjonesy, zombiefreak, GMOM65, schofizzy, eduardovictory

Overview

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

Rated R | Length 95 minutes

Actors

Kristen Connolly | Fran Kranz | Chris Hemsworth | Jesse Williams | Anna Hutchison | Richard Jenkins | Bradley Whitford | Amy Acker | Brian J. White | Sigourney Weaver | Tim DeZarn | Tom Lenk | Greg Zach | Dan Payne | Jodelle Ferland | Dan Shea | Maya Massar | Matt Drake | Nels Lennarson | Rukiya Bernard | Peter Kelamis | Adrian Holmes | Chelah Horsdal | Terry Chen | Heather Doerksen | Patrick Sabongui | Phillip Mitchell | Naomi Dane | Ellie Harvie | Patrick Gilmore | Brad Dryborough | Emili Kawashima | Aya Furukawa | Maria Go | Serena Akane Chi | Abbey Imai | Marina Ishibashi | Miku Katsuura | Alicia Takase Lui | Jodi Tabuchi | Sara Taira | Alyssandra Yamamoto | Richard Cetrone | Phoebe Galvan | Simon Pidgeon | Matt Phillips | Lori Stewart | Terry Notary

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Viewing Notes

I make no secret that I’m a Joss Whedon fan, so of course I was excited to see CABIN IN THE WOODS. And, after over a year’s worth of stellar reports, I’m happy to report that it was even better than I expected.

I went in knowing little about the plot, other than what was shown in the trailer. I avoided all reviews, other than the casual mentions on Twitter. And it blew me away.

When Whedon and Goddard said that it was a love letter to horror films, they weren’t joking. It turns the genre’s conceits on its head and plays them to great effect, building from conventional flick to all-out assault; there was actually one point in the film when I yelled out in victory before I could stop myself

I wish the film hadn’t been delayed so long, and I wish people were smart enough to at least understand this film (if not love it like me), but it was and America is dumb, so it will probably be considered a failure by everyone except those who made it and your smarter-than-average bears.

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