I want to make this very clear: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard‘s The Cabin in the Woods is one of the best “horror” movies I’ve ever seen, and it’s easily one of my favorite films this year. While many of you might love the horror genre, I find it repetitive and stale. It seems like the genre is stuck in neutral, and no one is making any progress forward. But that all changed after I saw Cabin in the Woods. Without spoiling anything, let’s just say the film turns “horror” on its head, and I loved every second of it. Trust me when I say: Stop watching the trailers. Don’t watch any TV spots. Do not read the reviews. Just go see the film on opening day next week (and then read Matt’s glowing review). I promise, it’s worth the price of admission, and after you see it, you’ll want to see it again.
Last week, Collider held a free screening of the film in Boston, and I spoke with a number of people after the screening to get their reactions. Hit the jump to watch what they had to say.
Finally, if you missed my exclusive interview with co-writer Joss Whedon, click here. We talked about Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, his writing process, and more.
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This just got me so much more excited to see this movie FOR FREE, IN ADVANCE on Monday. Like the one guy said, he didn’t know what to expect from the trailer, and that’s how I feel. But hearing/seeing/reading all these incredible things is making me want to see this movie NOW.
SO STOKED for this—seeing it early on Monday, as well.
It really is as good as everyone says. I don’t want to over-hype it, but I feel like that is impossible because you don’t know what is going on or where it is going. Everyone needs to see this!
I do consider all of the concepts you’ve presented on your post. They are very convincing and can certainly work. Still, the posts are very brief for novices. May you please extend them a little from subsequent time? Thanks for the post.