Cabin Fever
Published September 22, 2003
Uhm... I've really been waiting for this movie, because I just want to watch a real good horror flick again once. I hoped this is it, but failure. I was rather disappointed about Cabin Fever. It was just one bloody massacre. Reminded me of Cujo in parts, but only because of that disgusting blood hungry dog. Then reminded me of ebola, because that's similar to what these infected people looked like. And the rest... I mean, I liked that one erotic scene in which these two buddies finally got a little bit closer in bed, thought it was a yummy scene, but when the guy pulled his hand away from between her legs and had all the blood on his hand even that scene was messed up again already. Nah... a load of black humor in this movie also. One of the group of people had tried so hard not to get infected, but what did the police do when they saw him leaving the house? Watch for yourself, or wait... they SHOT him dead. Hey, come on, you don't need to watch this, so I can just tell you the highlights already. LOL
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SYNOPSIS taken from Rotten Tomatoes
As a last hurrah after college, friends Jeff, Karen, Paul, Marcy and Bert embark on a vacation deep into the mountains. With the top down and the music up, they drive to a remote cabin to enjoy their last days of decadence before entering the working world. Then somebody gets sick.
Karen's skin starts to bubble and burn as something grows inside her, tunneling beneath her flesh. The group is so repulsed, shocked and sickened watching their friend deteriorate before their eyes; they lock her in a shed to avoid infection. As they debate about how to save her, they look at one another and realize that any one of them could also have it. What soon began as a struggle against the disease turns into a battle against friends, as the fear of contagion drives them to turn on each other. The kids confront the terror of having to kill anyone who comes near them, even if it's their closest friend. The survivors have to find help before they're all killed by the virus, or by the local lynch mob out to destroy anyone who may have come in contact with it.
Based on skin-curdling tales of the real life "flesh eating virus," CABIN FEVER blends the elements of classic horror films of the 70's and 80's with modern day medical terror. Necrotising Fasciitis, the flesh eating strep, devours over 1500 victims annually in the United States alone, releasing toxins in the body that can eat through a human in a matter of hours.
CABIN FEVER is the directorial debut of Eli Roth, a protégé of master filmmaker David Lynch. Roth co-wrote the screenplay with Randy Pearlstein from a story by Roth. Produced by Lauren Moews, Sam Froelich, Evan
Astrowsky, and Eli Roth, executive produced by Susan Jackson. Edited by Ryan Folsey, with music by Angelo Badalamenti. The film stars Jordan Ladd (Never Been Kissed, Club Dread), Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World"), James DeBello (Scary Movie 2), Cerina Vincent (Not Another Teen Movie), Joey Kern (Super Troopers, XXXY) and Arie Verveen (The Thin Red Line). — © Lions Gate
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- Published: September 22, 2003
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- Filed Under: Video: Comedy, Video: Horror, Video: Suspense and Mystery
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