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Movie Reviews of Cabin Fever
Movie Review: the best horror movie in a long time
Summary: 5 Stars
why so many people hate this is easy to figure out...they had too many high hopes for the movie,and when it didnt turn out the way they wanted it..they started bashing it.this movie is for the real old school/die hard horror movie fans like me.many people say its not scary,but in a way it is.its scary because there actully is a skin eating virus that actully does this.now tell me whats more scarier???a madeup killer in a ski mask with an ax,or a real life virus that can actully kill u???its not rocket science.the movie is about 5 college students who head to a cabin in the woods for sex,fun,and drinking beer.the first day one of the teens is out hunting and accidently shoots an old hermit with bloody scares on his face.when he asks for help the teenager gets scared and shoots at the hermit again wounding him.that night we meet grim and his dog dr. mombo.also that night the hermit comes back to the cabin who is now more bloodier with holes in his skin.when the kids refuse to help him,he breaks into their truck,but the kids come out with weapons to scare him off and results with the hermit running off while lit on fire.
this hermit had a virus that eats away your skin and makes u puke loads of blood up.after this our charecters to get infected with the virus,and most decide on how to deal with all the violence surrounding them.
this movie pays homage to many of the 70s and 80s horror movies such as:last house on the left,cujo,the texas chainsaw massacre,night of the living dead,dawn of the dead,the thing,and the evil dead.another thing it brings back from the 70s and 80s is the blood and gore.wow!!!havent seen gore like this for a long time.
contains spoilers for people who havent seen it yet.we see a dog who has been spit down its stomach and we can see inside its bloody body and blood squirts on a mans face.the hermit is bloody in one scene.we see a reinactment of a story being told of people getting killed in a bowling alley.this shows people being hit in the head with a hammer and having thier body parts chopped off with an ax,and the killer bowling with the parts...this scence is kind of disturbing,but also kind of funny,and also has a nice deal of blood in it.the hermit returns and he pukes a load of blood all over the kids trucks,and is still bloody from having the virus.we see a pig that has just been gutted and we see its intestins haging out of the body.
when paul is fooling around with karen..he thinks he is finging her,but he is actully fingering the bloody hole in her thigh caused by the virus which causes blood on pauls fingers.when ready to leave,they go to get karen and they see her legs with many holes in them and covered in blood,as is her blanket and mattras she was sleeping on,and she then vomits up blood on the truck and ground.bert has blood coming from his neck when he has the virus.bert lader has blood all over his arms and rubs the blood a tree as a distraction.a woman shaving her legs shaves off her skin since she has the virus which causes lots of blood to run from her legs and holes in her back.
a woman gets completly eaten by a dog and we see many bloody pieces of her scattered around.a man turns over a woman to see her body very bloody and has lost her lips on a count of the virus,the man then beats her to death with a shovel which causes blood to spray on his face.a man gets shot in the head which causes his head to expload which causes lots of blood,brain,and skull to splatter on the wall.a man is hit in the face with a canteen which causes blood to start spewing from his mouth and he is killed.a man is stabbed in the ear with a screwdriver which as blood running from his ear.a man is shot in the side with blood splattering everywhere,and is then speared in the back while trying to craw away..the impact of the spear causes blood to splatter on the killers shirt.we see a man that was either cut or torn in half and we see the blood and some intestins there.a man hits a deer which is a little bloody,but then the man shoots the deer which causes lots of blood to splatter on his face.a man starts puking up blood on people at a party and a man that had a harmonica stuck in his neck pukes up some blood.we see a very bloody man lying in a river.
sorry if i gave away too much information...i was just trying to warn people that this is a very sick movie with lots of gore,but that doesnt mean u shouldnt see it.its very good and brings something new and cool to the horror gerne.
Movie Review: The Best Horror Film in Years.
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is simply the best horror film out there right now. While some reviewers may want cheap scares in their horror films (Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, anyone?), this movie doesn't take any cheap shots to enable viewers to have a good time watching it. While it might not be the scariest, tell me this, WHAT IS SCARY THESE DAYS? The only film that comes to mind is The Ring, and that movie's PG-13. That says a lot right there. Like I was saying, it may not be the scariest (it does have some good moments), but it's definately got the best sense of humor, the kind we saw back in the day and age Eli Roth grew up in. He knows what he likes, and he's giving us exactly that in a stylish way. FOr anyone unsure whether to rent this or not, I suggest that you do, as it is definately a great movie. If you don't like it, like many people that have posted reviews haven't, then I just feel sorry for you. Here we are, giving FREDDY VS. JASON, an absolutely horrific movie with no redeeming value whatsoever, a FOUR POINT ONE [4.1] average rating while Cabin Fever gets an average of 2.7. There's definately something wrong here if an original and witty movie is less respected than a movie made solely to take the money out of young teen pockets and exploit the great movies of '80 and '84.Anyone thinking that Eli Roth, director and co-writer of this movie, made it to make money is sorely mistaken. This can be seen/heard in the bonus materials, headed off with FIVE, count 'em, FIVE commentary tracks, two of which are great for any aspiring filmmaker like myself. On the director's commentary, Roth spends much of the time talking about film school at NYU, many long-time friends and simply what it takes to get your movie made. There are also three tracks with "The Guys," "The Girls" and one soley for Eli and Rider Strong, of Boy Meets World fame (this one is very entertaining, as they talk of stories where many cast memebers and people where the film was made simply went crazy over 'Shawn Hunter.') The last commentary track is for the filmmakers, with the likes of the director, producers, the writers, and even Eli's old film professor from NYU. Because of these commentry tracks, this has become my favorite DVD since it has so much valuable information about film school and the actual fund-raising for the movie. Next is the documentary made by Eli's brother, Gabe, which is both informative and entertaining. There are also three animation shorts called "The Rotten Fruit." While they may be an acquired taste, if you do like them, they're funny as hell. Finally there's a short video of the PANCAKES! boy (Matthew Helms) doing all of his karate moves that inspired Eli to cast him in the movie (Dennis I believe was not originally in the script as doing all those karate moves, so it's not like Roth wrote this; it was simply spur of the moment and he thought it would be weird enough for the audience to go "What the f***?"), the "Family" version of Cabin Fever (Hilarious!) and Chick-Vision (pointless).
Overall, this is simply a fantasmigorical (sp?) DVD that has now become my favorite due to the love and effort that was actually put into the movie and the extras (most notably the commentaries). Pick this bad boy up and please don't expect it to be like the cheap horror films distributed these days.
Movie Review: Revitalizing the horror movie genre
Summary: 5 Stars
While some may view Eli Roth's Cabin Fever as "just another teen horror flick", the film is actually quite refreshing. Never since the 1995 satyrical horror movie "Scream" have I been so impressed by a movie of this kind. The plot entails a group of college students who rent a cain in the woods. The vacation seems to be going accordingly until Burt, played by James DeBello comes across a man with a horrid skin infection, and subsequently shoots him with a B.B. gun. Instead of trying to help the man, the main characters panic and end up killing him. The movie then becomes a question of who is infected, how the infection travels, and what to do with those who becoming infected (i.e. inhumanely locking them in the shed). Cabin Fever's plot succeeds, with the perfect combination of horror, gore, and outrageous humor. More importantly, the film succeeds where most of its kind fails. Whereas most horror movies of this generation display characters that quickly die off, without the viewer ever developing a notion of their true colors, Cabin Fever successfully develops its characters. For example, Jeff, played by Joey Kern comes off as arrogant and selfish; (not to spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it). Therefore when he meets his unfortunate fate, it's almost a celebrated occasion by the viewer. Not to mention Rider Strong's role, (previously of the hit show "Boy Meets World"), which I found rather refreshing, as he embarks on a brief but gory killing spree. Perhaps my favorite character in the film is Burt, played by James DeBello, from "Detroit Rock City". DeBello brings the majority of the humor in "Cabin Fever" with his goofy antics and rediculous stories about masterbation. In addition, the two leading female roles played by Jordan Ladd and Cerina Vincent, although they do not bring much substance to the movie, contribute to the film simply by being stunningly attractive. On a side note, for those who are not aware, the film's director Eli Roth has a small cameo as "Grim", the pot smoking skater, with a vicious dog named Dr. Mambo.
To sum it all up: an original story plot, well developed characters, humor in all the right places (while at times extremely bizarre; i.e. Dennis, the biting Pancake boy), and non-stop action, taking gore to new heights. And not to get analytical about a movie that clearly has little to be analyzed on the surface, but take note at the director's message about human nature that is made obvious by the end of the film. The main characters are viewed similarly to the way they viewed the infected man in the woods at the beginning of the film. In a sense, the movie depicts the ignorance of humans, and how their innappropriate behavior may result in drastic occurences (the whole town perceivedly becoming infected and probably others, as the trucks leave the town carrying infected water). Cabin Fever is fun and entertaining, with all of the necessary components to create such a film.
Movie Review: A unique horror comedy.
Summary: 5 Stars
It was hard to tell what to expect out of this movie. I had heard opinions from complete opposite ends of the spectrum. Some loved it to death, while others completely loathed it. Needless to say, however, my opinion of this movie is a good one. In fact, I LOVED it. 'Cabin Fever' pays homage to the great horror flicks of the late 70's into the 80's. Taking it's premise from Sam Raimi's classic 'Evil Dead,' the movie revolves around five recent college grads, who head out to the woods for one last weekend of carefree partying before entering the real world. However, things turn more than sour when one character contracts a deadly flesh eating virus through the drinking water (although no one manages to figure it out until the end). Gradually, everyone turns on each other, which turns into madness, which turns into a bloody good time. This movie's main asset is the love story between Paul (Ryder Strong, who has the best XXX name, ever) and Karen (Jordan Ladd). Since the action doesn't really kick in until an hour into the movie, this movie spends a lot of time on exposition. We really get inside the heads of the main characters, that way when they are puking blood, being attacked by vicious dogs, being beaten to death with a shovel, etc. etc., we care. The outside characters, which basically consist of out-of-touch hillbillies (one of them only appears to be racist) are rather interesting and make the movie that much more disturbing (I especially loved that Dennis kid with the mullet). The movie does play with a lot of dark humor (especially the ending) which might turn off a lot of people expecting a full out splatter flick. However, if you are familiar with 'Evil Dead 2,' you can pretty much know what to expect. The movie manages to be seriously scary, depressing and creepy all while injecting humourous elements, which is nearly impossible for most movies to acheive. The subtle references to other, older genre flicks was a nice touch for a fan such as myself (a revised version of a song that appeared in Wes Craven's debut, 'Last House On The Left' makes it's way here). And really, if you're not a fan of the genre and don't want to laugh in between watching people rot, then I advise you stay away. The extras on the DVD are more light-hearted than the movie. We get a 45 second "family version" of the film, a series of claymation shorts by Eli Roth by the name of "Rotten Fruit," which are hilarious and have nothing to do with this movie, a 25 minute documentary on the making of the movie (it's actually interesting!) and of course, Chick Vision, which places super-imposed hands on the screen everytime a scary part happens.PANCAKES!!!
Movie Review: Another entertaining one that's pretty underrated
Summary: 5 Stars
After seeing "Wrong Turn", I didn't have any doubts about seeing "Cabin Fever". One of the primary reasons I saw "Wrong Turn" was because I was familiar with, and liked most of the actors (or actresses) in the movie, and that was a similar with this movie. James DeBello (Detroit Rock City, 100 Girls) has been hilarious in every movie I've seen him in, and Ryder Strong was on Boy Meets World, so you gotta love him. The other actors I wasn't that familiar with, but I decided to see the movie anyway, and let me tell you I'm glad I saw this one.
"Cabin Fever" is about a group of five friends (3 guys, 2 girls), who have just graduated from school, and now are going to the mountains for a camping trip in a cabin. However when they get there, there is a deadly virus on the loose, which is being contracted by a hobo who lives out in the woods. Bert (James DeBello) is the first to come into contact with the hobo, when he accidentally shoots him with a bee-bee gun, thinking he's a school. The hobo then trys to get Bert to help him, but Bert runs away. The Hobo then interrupts a bon-fire the group is having, and is accidentally set on fire, which for some sick twisted reason is very funny. Some way or another, his dead body ends up getting into the water system, and those anyone who drinks the water becomes infected. The girls both end being the first two to get it. When they find out that the disease is within them, Jordan Ladd (who was one of the pot smockers in "Super Troopers") then goes into hiding. It's pretty funny. Well as you may expect the disease eventually infects all of them (except Jordan Ladd). There's also some crazy group of rednecks running around (which seems to be the staple in horror movies right now) who are trying to kill the kids in the cabin. I don't want to spoil the plot if you haven't seen it, which is why I left a lot of holes. Please trust me there's a lot of good in this movie, and none of these reviews do it justice, it's another you need to see before writing off.
With a very likable and funny cast, and interesting (but totally unrealistic) storyline, and plenty of jokes and wild rednecks running around to entertain you, you should definitely check this movie out if you haven't seen it. Don't let others opinions sway yours, form your own. Especially if you liked other movies or shows the cast has been in, you'll like this one.