THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011)

Five thirty-somethings go out for a relaxing weekend getaway at a secluded cabin in the woods only to end up being attacked by zombies and a whole horde of other nasty creatures.  What's behind all this mayhem?  Well, you'll have to watch the film to find out, but trust me, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out.  In fact, you'll probably figure it out in about two minutes, but the fun isn't solving the mystery as much as watch it all play out.  Also, Buffy fans will instantly recognize the writing style of Joss Whedon and get an added kick out of the Buffyverse stuff.

I have more to say, but I think you'd just be better going into the film blind.  The horror is not as hardcore as I was hoping, in fact, the film is more of a comedy, but I still enjoyed it and actually watched it twice just to pick up some of the details.

Good film, lots of fun monsters, quick pace, attractive females (especially that redhead, my god), good special effects.  Check it out.  Hopefully they make a series out of this idea.

THIRTEEN GHOSTS (2001)

A widowed father of two, who is supposedly poor, but yet somehow has a live-in maid (who doesn't cook or clean) inherits a large mansion from his estranged uncle.  Without telling anybody, the family (and the worthless maid) head out to the secluded mansion.  Once at this glass palace with Latin text written all over the glass walls and even the floor, the father starts to figure out that things are not quite what they appear to be.  The biggest clue would be the 12 ghosts locked up in the basement in specially made ghost traps.  The story only gets sillier from there as it's revealed the house is not actually a house, but a large machine made especially to open a doorway to Hell.  Yawn.

THIRTEEN GHOSTS is not horrible.  It's not good either.  Honestly, it's not really anything!  If you watch it, you watch it, but if you don't then you're not missing anything.  The two main reasons anybody would watch it are: it's horror and Shannon Elizabeth.  But you'll end up disappointed, because the horror consists of a bunch of morons running from lame looking ghosts with music video editing and Shannon Elizabeth never even got close to naked!  Hell, she wore a jacket nearly the entire movie!

Skip it.  Oh yeah, here's some screenshots of that naked ghost for you freaks out there.