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That’ll be fun for people who willingly take this ride. “Cabin Fever” 2016 is not precisely a scene-by-scene reshoot it shuffles the narrative in the final act. But the remake’s supporting cast is a huge improvement, with the gender-swapping of the deputy (Louise Linton) giving us a fresh take. The Karen-Paul relationship swaps out realistic awkwardness for traditional coolness from both of them, which is a loss for character depth. The main quintet (Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Samuel Davis, Nadine Crocker and Dustin Ingram) is more polished than that of the original. But they deliver gorier effects overall, and one particularly torturous death, actually making the film more Rothian than the one helmed by Roth.
More Rothian than Roth’s versionĮrick Schiele’s special effects team doesn’t try to compete with Nicotero’s iconic shot of poor Karen’s face having been eaten away to the bone. A setting of thicker woods for the climactic chase, and more rainfall and darkness overall, further helps Zariwny realize what Roth was going for. Stars: Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Samuel Davisįor example, Riepi’s score ratchets up the beats during the first inline cut toward the victim’s ravaged skin, telling us to take this plague seriously. Near-shot-for-shot remakes are often loathed because most viewers want something new from a remake, and that’s notoriously the case with this one: It rates 3.7 on IMDb, down from the original’s 5.6. So how about that remake? Well, your enjoyment of “Cabin Fever” (2016) will depend on what you want from it. “Cabin Fever” (2003): 2.5 stars A slight improvement But after watching the original, I’m not surprised it left room for improvement. In the abstract, it’s surprising Roth’s screenplay was reshot in 2016. But I was always aware I was watching a movie. Nicotero and company splatter enough blood across various surfaces – windshields, bathrooms, and fair amount of the woods – to make one uneasy. You might be tempted to yell at the screen. Eventually, it’s clear the flesh-eating virus is transmitted by water, but before that the friends are fairly nonchalant about being close to their infected brethren. That said, “Cabin Fever” is effective as a gory goof, and it gains an extra layer when one thinks about the coronavirus or monkeypox. Before that, I’m not sure if all the jokes are intentional. A closing bit with a seemingly racist shopkeeper who actually loves black people is definitely intended for laughs. “Cabin Fever” - which spawned two sequels and a remake - is sometimes categorized as a comedy.
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But the weak acting – plus daytime soap opera music during the sex scenes - only reminded me of the low budget.
These odd backwoods folks are supposed to keep us off-balance. Later, a sheriff’s deputy (Giuseppe Andrews) likes partying more than doing his job this character in particular is not remotely believable. Our truckload of 20-something protagonists (Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent and Joey Kern) comes upon a rest stop where a kid bites one of them. Starring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello Writers: Eli Roth (screenplay, story), Randy Pearlstein (screenplay) Roth’s screenplay goes for the weird, wiggins-inducing type of backwoods horror a la “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” but he doesn’t have actors who can pull it off. Tame by the standards of Roth (who would later be labeled a “torture porn” purveyor), “Cabin Fever” now stands out for its bad acting. He was well regarded among horror nerds at the time, and a decade later he became a household name with his work showcased weekly on “The Walking Dead.”
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While Roth – particularly as a director – is clearly wading into a new craft, practical effects maestro Greg Nicotero adds professional cachet. But the low budget – and therefore low quality of acting, editing and music - remains a glaring weakness. Watched in the pandemic age, it’s more effective as contagion horror than it was then. It marks writer-director Eli Roth’s coming-out party and features gore-ific body horror at a time when such films were rare. “Cabin Fever” (2002 at festivals, 2003 wide release) is considered an important film in horror circles.
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