Cabin in the Woods Can’t Rely on Being Surprising When All’s Revealed in the Trailer
If you’re a fan of horror films, Cabin in the Woods is a movie you need to watch. It’s full of references and love letters to different movies in the genre–as producer Joss Weadon said, “a loving hate letter” to the genre. The characters are all playing on common tropes that we see again and again in these movies, and it’s so satisfying to see them used as experiments by scientists behind the scenes.
Consequently, it’s sad that the movie trailer displays all of the most noteworthy scenes – including the monsters, jump scares, and devious scientists. It was so terrible that even reporters said people should avoid watching the trailer before experiencing the film.