Cabin Fever - A movie review by "Monkeypunch"
Cabin Fever was in and out of theaters in about a week over halloween, but I can imagine that it is going to have a huge second life on video. It's one of those insane horror films that those of us with strange tastes in movies will love.
It starts off like you average teenage horror film, 5 kids go out to a cabin in the woods for a week of drinking, smoking weed, and casual sex, but that is where the similarities to other flicks of this genre end. They run into a weird hermit who is suffering from a very contagious skin disease, and instead of helping him find a doctor, they set him on fire so they won't catch it. He falls dead into their water supply, and one by one they all get sick, but the story doesn't stop there. Throw in a town full of crazed hillbillies, a vicious dog named Dr. Mambo, and some really black humor, and then you still won't be close to how twisted this movie is.
I really liked Cabin Fever. It is a B-Movie classic waiting to be discovered. My only comparison is to the original Evil Dead, a low-budget horror flick with falshes of brilliance. Writer/Director Eli Roth has a sick sense of humor and a keen eye for building up suspense, and I look forward to any future offerings by him. For a big laugh, watch The "family Friendly" version of the film on the DVD, as well as the "Chick Vision" option, where you get to watch all the scary parts through fingers superimposed onto the screen.
I give Cabin Fever (***) three stars.
Cabin Fever was in and out of theaters in about a week over halloween, but I can imagine that it is going to have a huge second life on video. It's one of those insane horror films that those of us with strange tastes in movies will love.
It starts off like you average teenage horror film, 5 kids go out to a cabin in the woods for a week of drinking, smoking weed, and casual sex, but that is where the similarities to other flicks of this genre end. They run into a weird hermit who is suffering from a very contagious skin disease, and instead of helping him find a doctor, they set him on fire so they won't catch it. He falls dead into their water supply, and one by one they all get sick, but the story doesn't stop there. Throw in a town full of crazed hillbillies, a vicious dog named Dr. Mambo, and some really black humor, and then you still won't be close to how twisted this movie is.
I really liked Cabin Fever. It is a B-Movie classic waiting to be discovered. My only comparison is to the original Evil Dead, a low-budget horror flick with falshes of brilliance. Writer/Director Eli Roth has a sick sense of humor and a keen eye for building up suspense, and I look forward to any future offerings by him. For a big laugh, watch The "family Friendly" version of the film on the DVD, as well as the "Chick Vision" option, where you get to watch all the scary parts through fingers superimposed onto the screen.
I give Cabin Fever (***) three stars.
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