20130607: Horror Review--The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

1. American live action theatrical film with some special effects, released 2012, rated R for violence and gore, 95 minutes.
2. IMDB: 7.1/10.0 from 163,264 viewers.
3. Rotten Tomatoes: tomatometer at 92%
4. Stars Kristen Connelly, Liam Hemsworth, Bradley Whitford, Sigourney Weaver, Amy Acker
5. Starts off as a standard looking young-adults-screwing up slasher-horror film, but has the extra layer of the Bradley Whitford-Amy Acker technical crew operating in parallel.
6. As those two layers come together, the real fun starts.
7. Producer Joss Whedon, Director Drew Goddard, the writer of Cloverfield
8. Rated five stars of five. 

Cinematography: 10/10 No complaints. There were dark passages, where horror films often fail, but the cameras and operators were up to the challenge.

Sound: 10/10 Good.

Screenplay: 10/10 Good pacing, wonderful buildup to surprise ending, which was the quintessence of horror.

Acting: 10/10 Good all around.

Special Effects: 10/10 Vary between competent and extremely good.