| Cabin Fever | 
 enlarge | Actors: Richard Boone (ii), Hal Courtney, Charee Cuthrell, James Debello, Jana Farmer
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  435 reviews
Sales Rank: 26880
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Limited Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: LGEDLG1108DLD
UPC: 031398110859
EAN: 0031398110859
ASIN: B0000ZG054
Theatrical Release Date: September 12, 2003
Release Date: January 20, 2004
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Product Description
Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 08/30/2005 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: R
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A sneaky and surprisingly smart horror flick, Cabin Fever sets up all the cliches of its particular subgenre (what might be called the "sexy young people go into the woods" horror movie, featuring hostile redneck locals, dead animals on hooks, cars that suddenly stop running, etc.) and by the end has played a clever twist on every standard element, often to darkly comic effect. What's the plot? Well, five sexy young people (Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, Cerina Vincent, and James DeBello) go to an isolated cabin where they contract a nasty bacteria that eats their flesh; this, combined with a bad-tempered dog and a party-loving police deputy (Giuseppe Andrews, giving a particularly funny performance), leads everyone into confusion and bloody chaos. Some of the ironic twists are a little obvious, but most of them effectively subvert your expectations to entertaining effect. --Bret Fetzer
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 Awesome for the people who love dark comedy October 30, 2008
ONLY buy this movie if you like to laugh... The whole thing is meant to be funny/ironic, like a satire. There is lovely gore and quite a few sex scenes, but that's Eli Roth for you. I personally LOVE this movie, but all my friends think it's very very strange.
My point is, you might as well buy this movie--USED-- because if you're looking at it, you really might like it. It's not scary, it is not a horror, it's simply discusting and wonderful. There really is nothing else like it.
You'll Laugh Your Face Off October 29, 2008
If you expect a serious horror film then you'll be badly disappointed with Cabin. If, on the other hand, you don't mind a clever spoof of the genre then you'll find a well executed example here.
The cliches in Cabin are simply too numerous and too obvious for me to conclude that the writers really meant this film to be taken seriously. You have the country-folk that don't trust strangers, the nice guy and the nice girl he likes, the frat boy oaf, the token black guy, not to mention the self-centered jerk and his hot girlfriend. There's even a scene where the hot girl says to the nice guy (something to the tune of), 'Let's have sex because that's what people always do in these moments'.
A score of such scenes litter the gratuitous gore-fest that is Cabin Fever. As a horror film it falls utterly flat - it builds no tension at all because you know pretty much what's going to happen before it occurs. In fact, part of the fun of the movie is watching the characters blunder from one obviously stupid decision to the next. You'll be yelling at the screen: 'Don't lean over that, there's an infected body in there and that ladder looks unstable...oh, now there you go, now you're in the water. You stupid guy.'
This movie is utterly enjoyable as a comedy-horror mash up, you just have to know what you're walking into. DVD has making-of and commentary, plus a "family friendly version" (I kid you not) of the film.
What says b better then Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World as the star? October 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Cabin Fever is somewhat of a cult classic that has been floating around since 2003. With the amount of b horror we've seen over the years it may be suprising we haven't checked this one out. Undeniably it has b potential all over it, especially when you have Rider Strong and Cerina Vincent as 2 of the key roles. Cerina is a joy to look at but couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. She was definately thrown in there to keep your attention as she does in about 100 other b horrors. This film is also an early work of rising writer/director Eli Roth which lets you know it's going to be a very over the top gorefest, which we usually aren't crazy about, but figured it works well being the Halloween time of year. Since it was on tv why not go for it?
The film starts off with a group of college grads who are looking for one last getaway before they enter the working world. Paul(Rider Strong), Karen, Bert, Marcy(Cerina), and Jeff head out to a remote cabin in the woods to kick off the party. They get a nice bonfire going and start to tell a very b story about a murderer who wacked a bunch of people then bowled with their bodyparts when they are interrupted by Eli Roth who makes a brief cameo. He is a total freak and only gets offered to chill once they find out he has a giant bag of doobage (oh yeah!). It's about the rain and he says he has to run to his tent real quick and will be back to smoke them out in about a half hour. As they eagerly await his return inside they get a knock at the door. Once they open it they are greeted by Harry the Hermit whose skin is falling off while he begs for help. The juice machine Bert freaks out shutting the door saying no way to letting him in for fear they will get whatever he's got. Since they don't let him in Harry the Hermit jumps in the car and tries to steal it. So whats the only logical thing to do? Jump out of the cabin with a golf club, bat, and shot gun and tear apart your own car (1 star earned). It was one of the most bizzare scenes but very hilarious. So as they freak telling Harry to get out he starts puking up blood all over the car. They finally get him out and somehow set him on fire where he goes running off into the woods. Oh the laughs were plentiful!
The following day 2 of the guys decide to find a mechanic since they trashed their own car. They are unsuccesful but do get a visit from an officer who was checking out the place after getting a disturbance call. For some reason he shows up the next day instead of when he gets the call but hey it's b. This cop is a total loser and is obsessed with partying. Paul tells the cop their car was attacked by a crazy homeless guy and thats it. The cop ignores the fact that the entire car is covered in bloood and the investigation ends with the cop saying he'll come back to party with them. Now that the cops gone the good times roll once Karen starts showing strange signs of being sick. It starts off with a crazy looking flesh eating rash on her leg which makes everyone freak out. And being the great friends they are they make her stay out in the shed so they don't become infected. From here on out the remaining crew does everything they can to stay healthy and work hard on getting the car fixed to get Karen to a doctor. By time they get the car running Bert takes off once he shows signs of the virus. He drives to a general store and becomes part of on of the top 5 strangest scenes we have ever scene. Some kid on a bench sees him and screams "PANCAKES!" over and over again then starts doing karate moves as he approaches. Once he gets up to Bert he bites his hand. No sure what any of this meant but it was very entertaining yet disturbing all at once. Bert then becomes hunted by some local hicks who fear he may spread the virus and wind up taking him out. One by one the rest bite the dust. It was all because the guy they set on fire jumped into a lake where he died contaminating the water supply. This then spread it throughout the group and appeared that it would affect the rest of the town after some kids have do a lemonade stand with water from the lake.
Cabin Fever really lacked in many departments but was a fun watch from a b standpoint. The acting is some of the worst we've seen in a more mainstream film. You really don't feel bad for the characters except the chick they dump in the shed. The rest of the film is filled with laughs and confusion. We can't give this one a strong recommendation but will say it may be worth it for some laughs. If you're a gore lover you should really like this one.
 THE PARTY MAN... July 18, 2008
This movie is hilarious. If you haven't seen it, please do. The "partying" cop is one of the creepiest guys I've ever seen...and the guys other than Shawn from Boy Meets World are complete [...]...just see it, already. And cover your eyes once or twice...
 This is without a doubt... May 26, 2008
...one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen. Sorry, but it was not funny and it was not scary or creepy. It was just gross and stupid.
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