The Cabin in the Woods

Der Preis für den besten "Horror" des Jahres geht an... Cabin in the Woods. Schon der Trailer hat genug verraten, so dass allen enthusiastischen Fans klar sein musste, dass es mit einem Slasher im Waldhütten-Setting auf keinen Fall endet. Aber das Massaker, das darauf folgt, ist noch besser! So viel scharfen Humor, geekige Ideen und treffende Reaktionen auf das Genre im Allgemeinen (Asiaten haben langhaarige Geister, Amerikaner haben Zombies oder das Befolgen von festgelegten Regeln für Massaker) könnten in weitere zehn Filme passen. Einfach PERFEKT. Und das Beste daran ist, dass absolut nichts Sie darauf vorbereitet, was Sie erwartet. Verdammt, das muss man im Kino sehen! (15.08.2012)

Drei Sterne, weil das Beste erst im Finale kam. Bis dahin war The Cabin in the Woods nichts anderes als eine einfallslose Nachahmung von Tanz der Teufel mit vorhersehbaren Schreckmomenten. Wenigstens haben die Drehbuchautoren mit einem unwiderstehlichen schwarzen Humor gearbeitet, wofür ich ihnen danke. (04.11.2012)

I've never seen a movie like this and I probably never will again. This is a horror where everything that has always been perceived as “classical horror elements” is turned upside down and you struggle to keep up. Enough said! This is just one of those movies where it’d be a shame to say anything more. Just watch it and then let me know how shocked you were so that more people decide to watch it. I think that should do it. (14.07.2014)

Horror dreams come true… Honestly, you won’t die of fear, but if you don’t share the relatively widespread senseless conviction that horror should be taken with the utmost seriousness, you are in for a lot of fun. Mixing horror with humour is a tricky thing. I’m not a fan of films labelled “horror comedies”, like Dead Snow or Beetlejuice, because mostly they are effective only in the humour, and I feel that the use of horror properties is a bit of a provocation, like saying “we could have made a great horror movie, but better come in and have a laugh”. The Cabin in the Woods is something else, it’s not a horror comedy proper, but horror that the creators aren’t afraid to spice up with a pinch (or two) of humour and light-heartedness, constantly playing with all sorts of clichés, peeks “behind the curtains” (you’ll understand when you watch it) and an utterly insane and incredibly fun climax that’s total carnage, lasts for about twenty minutes and it’s like a horror fan’s dreams come true. It’s hard to say how those who don’t follow the genre much will appreciate it, but I was thrilled by it and played it again right away. Everybody knew The Cabin in the Woods wouldn’t be your typical ruined trip to the mountains, but it’s not even what I was expecting from the trailer (which I thought was full of spoilers), and that was a pleasant shock. Really great. So far, the best, most original and most fun horror movie of the year, and I can’t recommend it enough. I would spoil it if I said more… Shame on the Czech cinema distribution. - "The evil is defeated. Now Kiko's soul will live in the happy frog!" - "Fuuuuuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!" :-D :-D :-D (15.08.2012)

Excellent parody of all the clichés you can only find in horror movies. Admittedly, I wasn't really on board in the beginning and thought it was a load of crap, but then it picked up and gained momentum and I couldn't do anything but cheer for the stoner – he was just awesome. Plus, the ending was actually pretty unexpected and funny, and I was generally very pleased. Probably the best thing I've seen in the genre; too bad about the slow and unexciting start. (19.07.2013)