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Cabin Fever

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Cabin Fever (2003)

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Reviews Counted:134

Fresh:84

Rotten:50

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them.

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $21,113,424

Synopsis: 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... 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 [More]

Starring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, James DeBello

Starring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Giuseppe Andrews, Arie Verveen

Director: Eli Roth

Director: Eli Roth
Screenwriter: Randy Pearlstein, Eli Roth
Producer: Eli Roth, Lauren Moews, Sam Froelich, Evan Astrowsky
Composer: Nathan Barr, Angelo Badalamenti
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Would make a decent midnight movie, but I wish there were something in it that felt original.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/10/03
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

There is something about hillbilly ninjas that just speaks to me.

Full Review Source: KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) | comment Comment
09/09/03
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)

eerily familiar and yet altogether original.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/09/03
Norm Schrager
Norm Schrager
Filmcritic.com

Roth knows his stuff, and he’s got enough talent to both effectively pull out all the stops on his gross-outs and smack the mordant side of your funny bone.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
09/09/03
Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
Premiere Magazine

Beginning with the sound of flies over the opening credits, Roth's sure-handed movie is rife with queasy discomfort.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
09/09/03
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice

Tries to be both genuinely scary and gruesomely funny...The mixture is sufficiently eccentric...to be worth a look--for those who can tolerate the abundant gore.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
09/09/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

There is some good nudity, which used to be a staple of horror movies. And bravo to the film for turning that voyeurism right back on us and showing one of the most cringe-worthy gore pieces during a gratuitous bathtub scene.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
09/09/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

It's a blast of good gory fun that just won't quit.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
09/08/03
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Director Eli Roth turns unlimited gore to his advantage, hurtling his half-witted plotline to a nasty, fevered pitch.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
09/08/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Too often potential elements of suspense and true terror are sacrificed for intended laughs (in-jokes and otherwise) that don't always materialize.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/08/03
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter

The guy who may make the line 'Pancakes!' one of the most unlikely catch phrases of the year will definitely be one to watch.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
09/08/03
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Love this for what is…a good old-fashioned T&A pointless blood fest.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
09/05/03
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

Not film that's going to save the genre, it still comes a whole lot closer than Freddy vs. Jason did or Jeepers Creepers 2 will.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
08/25/03
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

Finally, a horror film about vicious, mean kids only interested in self-preservation!

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment 1 Comment
08/21/03
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

[Roth has] a lovely way with externalizing the double-helix that so entwines sex and death in the psyche.

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/19/03
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

A sharply written and efficient spookfest, [it's] 28 Days Later Meets Deliverance.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
08/12/03
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews
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Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/12/03
Channel 4 Film
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Feverish political and religious allegories aside, audiences will likely be drawn more to the film’s liberal bloodletting.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
08/06/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Roth shows a real gift behind the camera ... creating a growing sense of dread so we just have to brace ourselves for whatever he has in store.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
07/17/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A skin-crawling, gut-busting, Karo-syrup covered good time ... can have you falling out of your seat with laughter one minute and wincing in disgust the next - or both simultaneously.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/24/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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