The Cabin in the Woods Review

Title: The Cabin in the Woods Disembowels the slasher film

Author: Christopher Orr

Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/the-cabin-in-the-woods-disembowels-the-slasher-film/255810/

Summary: Christopher Orr does a great job giving a good sense of what viewers should expect out of the film without actually giving away the exact storyline and spoilers. He explains that the film is definitely satirical and is meant to incorporate many aspects of all different kinds of horror movies, such as typical horror film characters and similar storylines all combined into one movie. Orr explains that the movie has two different storylines -- therefore us as an audience are watching another audience watch someone else. He does a good job of making the film sound very appealing to someone who realyl enjoys horror flicks.

If I was going to use this review as a model or template for my own review, i'd definitely emulate Orr's use of humor, as well as persuading and talking to a specific audience such as horror film fanatics.

I have seen the film and initially, I didn't understand the storyline exactly and what the film was actually trying to say. After reading reviews though, I got a better understanding of what the film was all about.