Sunday 15 April 2012

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Cabin in the woods

Genre:   Horror Mystery Thriller , contains strong bloody violence & violent horror

Cert: 18 cert

Story: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.what you think the story is isn't From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes The Cabin in the Woods, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.

Likes : OK some moments of this film were good & extremely funny special with Fran Kranz character Marty who is completely stone out of he head all the way through the film coming out with these one liners that will have you laughing your head off depending on you sense of humour,the horror in the film was like a horror story in a horror story its self,yes there are some serious moments as well as some seriously over the top gore feast moments where blood is just everywhere it dose make you a sick if your not a fan of blood because there is a serious amount of it.( warning spoiler alert) now the storyline was OK but it wasn't good be honest, the whole plot of the film was about sacrificing a few people around the world just to keep the old ancient evil gods pleased & from destroying the world while re voles the story around these 5 teen ages that get draw to the cabin be the sacrifice in that part of the world.casting was good as well with  Chris Hemsworth as Curt, the beautiful actress Kristen Connolly as Dana,Anna Hutchison as Jules,Jesse Williams as Holden most of get killed off one by one in the most gore way possible, Richard Jenkins as Sitterson & Bradley Whitford as Hadley are the one in the control room orginasing this sacifice to keep these gods happy had there funny moments.also there in the control room was Brian White as Truman & the very beautiful star of (star of angel tv series) Amy Acker  who plays Lin a lab tech try to keep thing in order.a cameo role for Sigourney Weaver who is the The Director of the whole company.

Dislikes : Well to me all tho this film had its funny moments & some good scene it felt like a very low bugget 80s horror film with a very weak storyline to it that had no twist to it, right from the start you can understand whats going on altho a little strange when you see the eagle blow up when it hits the force barrier.the whole film was perdictiable there was no surpize moments that make you jumpyou could see things coming a mile off, to me horror & comedy just dont mix there two differnet films all together if your going to make a horror keep scary & intense & leave the comedy side out of it because this film could of been better for what it was.the ending seriously im not even going to say anything about that.because the whole film a big dispointment for me.i went in with an open mind yes it was good in place but it what the horror side was weak like abad 80s horror film & the comedy let it down.

Overall :This film should of been a dvd release not a cinema film, yes it good in place its not everyone type of film but this film i would be surpize if it flops at the cinema,i would wait for the dvd rental on this one,dont waste you money at the cinema.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars for entertainment, 4 out of 10 for horror theme & storyline.


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