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Review: Witty 'Cabin' Proves a Scary Surprise
Like most films of this genre, the violence is way over the top, but what saves it is its humor and strong writing.
I was prepared to despise The Cabin the Woods based on its previews, and until the last minute, I debated going to see Chimpanzee instead. I am so glad I took a pass on the primates and opted for the horror instead. There’s nothing subtle about Cabin (and subtlety is overrated anyway), but there’s enough humor and tongue-in-cheek (more like tongue-on-the-floor-after-it’s-been-chopped-off) pop culture references in this one to keep even the most desperate-for-amusement moviegoers intrigued. The premise seems like one we’ve all heard before: Attractive college-aged kids decide to escape for a weekend to a remote destination, enjoying their time “off the grid” and entertaining nature-based possibilities like swimming, off-road motorcycling, …
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Christine Cacciatore
8:28 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
I took my girls (19, 21) to see this movie last Friday and I was thrilled with it. I had no preconceived notion of what it was going to be about (besides scary) but it was awesome!! I laughed more than I hid behind my napkin with eyeholes. I thought it was extremely clever. Good review, Dave! ps. the only thing that really bothered me about this movie was the horrid judgement shown by parents in … more ›