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So I saw this horror flick last night and I was very, very pleasantly surprised by it. In a world of remakes and franchised cash-grabs, it's really hard to take the horror genre seriously anymore, but I think this one was a nice change of pace. I suggest people avoid the trailers like the plague, as they contain mega spoilers, and the main poster selling the film is horrific.
Anyways what made the movie great was not only did it have a great premise for a movie, but it was very self-aware of the current state of the horror genre and how everything's become cliched and unamusing to most audiences. "The Cabin in the Woods" plays along those cliches part way through to make the audience comfortable with predictability in Scooby Doo fashion, all while making fun of them (The movie is part comedy), but once the mega plot twists occur, everything gets turned upside-down and awesome things were to be had. The movie at this point basically turns almost into a love-letter of sorts to all things horror. The movie itself is not mindless; it's got plenty of wits and it does not assume the audience is incapable of figuring out basic math.
"The Cabin in the Woods" opens today, and I highly approve of it. Anyone else planning on seeing it?
EDIT: The movie also appears to currently hold a 92% approval rating on Rottentomatoes. Critics generally don't buy into horror films, but they seem to be all over this one.
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