The Cabin in the Woods

"DO NOT read the fucking Latin!"

This review will be short. Why? There isn't a lot to get into here character-wise, and the plot is most of the entertainment. To give away even the slightest of details would be an abomination to this joyous film.

Let's just say, it stars a few teens, who head out to spend a weekend at a cabin in the woods (oddly resembling the cabin in The Evil Dead, I have no doubt this was intentional). Once they arrive, strange shit begins to happen, and from there, the film descends into the unpredictable, the hilarious, the satirical, and the totally unforeseeable.

I walked in knowing a little about this film. I wasn't prepared for the true events of the film, especially the final act, which is gloriously over-the-top in a way that just puts a smile on my face.

To say it plainly and simply: this film is fun from beginning to end. It's funny. It's startling at times (I'm not much one to jump at things in movies, and I can't say this movie made me, but it has its creepy moments). Above all, I admire it as a satire, a loving-hate letter to the status quo of horror film in the industry. It succeeds in spades at that.

To describe the plot would be wrong. To describe the characters would be a waste of words. These are stock characters placed in an absurdly over-the-top, gleefully enjoyable plot.

There isn't much else to say. See this film if you like a good horror-comedy and some fun entertainment. Don't expect The Godfather. But you'll be rewarded with an enjoyable and fun film that is nothing like any other.

***1/2