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Review: 'Cabin in the Woods'

Plot: Five college kids go for a weekend vacation -- but if you think you know the rest, you're dead wrong.

Bottom line: Where did this come from? Endlessly surprising and fiendishly funny, this left-field horror-comedy could become the year's first sleeper hit.

Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz.

Length: 1:35

'Cabin in the Woods' thrills

In this film image released by Lionsgate, Kristen

Photo credit: AP | In this film image released by Lionsgate, Kristen Connolly is shown in a scene from "The Cabin in the Woods."

The less said about "The Cabin in the Woods," the better, but don't cross it off your moviegoing list. By all means, put it right at the top. The best way to enjoy this unpredictable jack-in-the-box of a movie, though, is to go in unprepared.

Everything about "The Cabin in the Woods" is a delicious practical joke, from the generic title (ho-hum, more slaughtered college kids) to its incongruous...

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