![]() ![]() Luckily, I’ve built immunity due to my years of being exposed to similar strains of brain-eating horror pictures, including the original outbreak of “Cabin Fever” back in 2003. And the only known cure is mass avoidance, as in stay as far away as possible. But after 13 years of blessed remission, it’s back in theaters, infecting a whole new generation of unsuspecting adolescents. Yup! Must be “Cabin Fever,” a mind-numbing disease once believed eradicated. There is literally nothing about it that improves the experience in any way.Ĭabin Fever is available on VOD as of February 12th.The symptoms are familiar: Nausea, fatigue and impatience accompanied by excessive eye roll and exasperation. It certainly wouldn’t have left the impression on anyone that Roth’s original did. In a world where the original Cabin Fever didn’t exist, this movie could be considered decent. As a matter of fact, I’d recommend Cabin Fever 2 (whose director disowned it) over this as well. Will you enjoy this if you’ve never seen Cabin Fever at all? I have no idea, but I can tell you you’ll be much better off checking out Roth’s classic. Somehow, I feel like the same could be said if you aren’t a fan of the original. Ultimately, if you’re a fan of the original Cabin Fever, I honestly can’t imagine a scenario in which you’ll really enjoy this version. Unfortunately, it might be the most nonsensical part of the whole movie. If you make it to the end, make sure you watch into the credits a little because there’s one last thing to see. ![]() Unfortunately, this deviation brings little of interest to the table at best and is nonsensical at worst. Throughout the majority of the film, there is very little deviation, but once the shit starts hitting the fan, things begin to diverge a bit, and you’re reminded that there’s still a possibility that you’ll see something that’s more than a diluted run-through of the original Cabin Fever script. They just eliminated everything that made those scenes memorable. Stand-out scenes from the original like the meeting of Dennis and the gory campfire story are present. ![]() Dialogue that was funny in the original film is just dull here (and again, it is largely the same dialogue). It’s just forgettable, making for a boring shadow of the more entertaining versions of the characters created by the original cast. It not only suffers from being an uninspired rehash of the same dialogue, it basically strips out 90% of what made the original fun They encounter a guy with a flesh-eating disease, which quickly spreads among them, but that’s really only the beginning of their nightmarish outing. If you’re somehow not familiar with the plot of Cabin Fever, it basically goes like this: A group of friends goes to a cabin in the woods for some fun and relaxation. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s talk Cabin Fever (2016). I’m just letting you know where I’m coming from here. I’ve seen the movie countless times over the past thirteen years, have owned multiple copies of the DVD, and have had the poster hanging on my walls (throughout multiple dwellings) over the course of that time. It quickly became one of my favorite modern horror films and turned me into a Roth fan right off the bat. Suffice it to say, I was not disappointed. I was there on opening day when it made its wide theatrical release back in 2003, excited after reading so many great things about it and seeing an awesome behind-the-scenes look in Fangoria. ![]() Where to start? Well, I have to say up front that I’m a huge fan of Eli Roth’s original Cabin Fever. ![]()
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