Review of The Cabin in the Woods

LOVED this movie ! What a breath of fresh air for movie fans! Saw this earlier this year when it first came out so I wouldn't be jaded by the opinions of others. So glad I did that! Finally,something that wasn't part 24 or a prequel , but a fresh New concept ! At times I was laughing hysterically only for a scene to reminded me it was a horror movie ! Quite a balancing act that is to invoke both humor & horror in the same movie without you laughing At the movie instead of with it. Haven't had that type of fun since Drag Me to Hell ! Yeah the characters were the stereotypical types found in horror, but someone has to be killed ! Thought it was going to be the "typical " kids go in woods, killer hunts them down & kills them off one by one, Boy was I wrong!, that was only part of the story. Loved how they had the parallel story going on in the control room as they watched how their "guinea pigs" performed ,sacrificing them in hopes of saving the world ! And once again the Japanese had the cultural and spiritual beliefs & knowledge to come out on top ! ( Original , The Ring & The Grudge !) Great variety of monsters, ghouls and things, each level down (or sideways) more horrifying than the next! The stuff nightmares are truly made of ! All in all it was a Great roller-coaster ride of emotions that had me questioning if it even did fit neatly in a genre box! It doesn't , but to Hollywood I say find some more Original stories ( not a rehash of this or even remotely similar ) and lots of us will be there for opening weekend ! Great fun , not too scary or gory ( Hostel ? ) Like I said our appetites are wet Hollywood ,So , More Please !