![]() Why in the world any studio would want to waste money on this is a bigger mystery than the origins of the ferocious virus, which leaves its victims with oozingly repulsive, festering lesions around some of the most cringe-inducing areas of the body. Yet, in spite of working from the same script and with the full support of the original creator, this low-budget production somehow manages to be worse and also weirder than its predecessor and the two awful installments. It reminds of Gus Van Sant's 1998 shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock's massively influential ' Psycho.' However, whereas Van Sant defends his film as an experiment to recapture the allure and appeal of the original, this near-identical rehash meanders about without purpose, skipping from one gruesome scene to the next while foolishly substituting blood and gore for suspense and tension.Ī big part of this movie's failure begins with the fact that the first movie wasn't all that great to begin with, or at least, memorable enough to warrant a remake/reboot. The same group of five college kids on spring break - this time played by Samuel Davis, Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Nadine Crocker and Dustin Ingram - travel to a remote cabin when they are exposed to a flesh-eating virus that turns the friends against each other. Only, the story's been updated for today's moviegoers, such as a single-shot rifle changed to a high-capacity assault rifle, the mention of cellphones and the lack of service, making them pointless. In fact, he and Randy Pearlstein are credited as the writers for this production, suggesting that the same screenplay was used. With Roth now serving as producer, it probably isn't of much surprise little has been altered from the original script. Unfortunately, what came out of that decision is a beat-for-beat duplicate of the original, more likely to induce yawns than a gross-out feeling of upchucking one's dinner. A fourth installment was in the works, but eventually scrapped in favor of kickstarting the entire franchise from scratch. (Again, never mind kids can just as easily rent, stream or torrent the original from practically anywhere there is a Wi-Fi signal.) The last two entries in the series - one, a direct follow-up sequel, and another, a prequel leading to the events of the first - went pretty much unnoticed by horror-hounds and are now all but forgotten. In this new digital world where information and gossip spreads quicker than a deadly infectious disease, the last decade is very old news, and this is NOW, where perhaps a new - read younger - generation can discover Roth's vomit-inducing horror comedy for the first time. Never mind the original is barely a couple decades old. I honestly wish it could have been better, but redemptively, it was an honourable failure.After two failed attempts at establishing Eli Roth's "gore-tacular" contagion flick ' Cabin Fever,' which also marks as his directorial debut, into a profitable franchise, studio heads turn to the current Hollywood trend of remaking/rebooting recent movies. To me, it just felt to me like a bunch of stuff i'd seen from some of the classic horror movies mashed in with one interesting premise. I think its designed brilliantly and has an environmental message, and I admire Roth's aspirations to not skimp on gore or sex, but it was unnecessary to the plot. But in the end it's interesting twist to the typical cabin in the woods story doesn't fully make it work. There was also very few shocks, and once I adjusted to the carnage, consequently, it wasn't that scary. ![]() However he shows almost no creativity in Cabin Fever and for me he never demonstrated the extent of his talent. All this adds up to the construction of a cheesy 80's horror movie, which was exactly what Roth was trying to mimic. Especially considering the tiny budget it was made on. Firstly, the acting is much better than I expected it would be, and the gore is disgusting and boasts some pretty impressive bloody corpse special effects. But that's just damning it with very faint praise. ![]() Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence and Gore)ĭefinitely Eli Roth's most inspired, and most substantial film. The friends struggle to stop the contagious, flesh-eating disease while on the run from a group of ornery backwoods locals out for revenge. When the man stumbles into a reservoir, he infects the water supply, and soon one of Bert's friends becomes infected. Panicking, he abandons the scene and leaves the man for dead. Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting in the woods. ![]()
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