>I think the key difference between Scream and Cabin in the
>Woods is that Scream was actually a scary movie. Cabin was
>clever but it wasn't really scary at all.

movies like Scream and Hot Fuzz played on genre tropes, but never forsake entertainment for cleverness. comparatively, the bulk of Cabin in the Woods was just tiresome. humor is subjective and all, but I thought the gags were more "oh, that's kinda funny" than "HAHAHAHAHA".