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| Hated it! by Fullofkittens 10/01/2012, 6:39am PDT | ||||
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| I can't believe how many good reviews this has, describing it as an original movie.
Here's what originality does not look like: mashing up a bunch of other horror movies* and then putting the most obvious writer's-workshop spin imaginable on the result. It's still possible to be innovative by mashing up existing ideas in a new way that creates a compelling experience for viewers but I wasn't feeling it. It's not scary and the jokes didn't land, for me. They could have done a lot better by doling out the revelations more steadily - everything is on the table from the very first moment so there's never any reason to be interested in what's going on. Without going into spoilers, I was really sad when I saw Bradley Whitford in the very first scene. As far as wacky meta horror movies are concerned, I recommend the average-but-still-better Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil, which is also not scary in the slightest but is a lot funnier. FUN TRIVIA: Both of these movie feature an actress that was once a yellow Power Ranger. *I noticed: House on Haunted Hill, Evil Dead, Cube, 13 Ghosts, Scream |
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Hey FullofKittens: Cabin in the Woods is great. Joss Whedon meta horror. NT by 04/15/2012, 7:23am PDT  Joss Whedon is hit-or-miss for me, but I will take this recommendation! NT by 04/15/2012, 10:58am PDT Additional recommendation: see it in a crowded theatre. It's a crowd pleaser. NT by 04/15/2012, 6:48pm PDT Hated it! by 10/01/2012, 6:39am PDT yup by 10/01/2012, 1:54pm PDT |
