![]() At least the locals add some colour, though naturally they are inbred hicks as Hollywood believes everyone is in the middle It, besides everyone going hysterical as the whip comes down. Karen and Paul are heavily into sex with each other, and hit the bedsheets almost from the time they arrive at the cabin, Paul and Marcy are oldįriends with Paul having the hots for Marcy who may or may not return the same feeling, and Bert who naturally is a bit of a geek into gaming and other nerd like activities. All five of the main characters are pretty much cardboard cut outs with a couple The script is the real low point of Cabin Fever (2016), besides simply reproducing the original movie in unnecessary fashion scribe Randy Pearlstein shows a singular lack ofĪbility when it comes to character development, or if we had to be brutally honest dramatic intensity. Though not high enough of a mark to really have this little block duck fanging for his next outing. So overall a passing mark for the director, here delivering his sophomore effort following 2013's Sci-Fi outing Scavengers, Naturally he isn't getting the best out of a cast which can at best be described as plastic Hollywood fashion model types, but at least the locals - here toĪdd some colour - show some ability to ramp things up. I must admit to being impressed by some of the scenery shots with Zariwny establishing his So at least with the remake we are getting a movie that doesn't kaleidoscope itself into mush. Getting down to basics director Zariwny shows he has far more ability behind the camera then Eli Roth, and for sure knows how to construct a movie in terms of flow and scene construction, The original, and for mine is a better movie, but I was still left pondering exactly what the purpose of Cabin Fever circa 2016 actually was besides flogging a dead horse for Production values are higher and for sure director Travis Zariwny is less intent on being quirky and getting a reaction from the audience, seriously that gun line wasn't necessary in The original movie spawned two sequels of varying worthiness the remake revisits the familiar hunting grounds of the original movie without adding much in the way of anything new. So how does the remake stackįourteen years is kind of a short time between an original and a remake in my sordid opinion, especially when the remake is kind of unnecessary in the greater scheme of things. Throw in a dog that has goneįeral from the disease, a posse of locals that want to sort out the city folk, and a sheriff intent on partying and you have fun times at Ridgemount High. It doesn't take long before the symptoms of a flesh eating disease start showing up in the group with Karen in particular decomposing before their eyes. Setting him on fire and chasing him off into the forest. ![]() ![]() ![]() With a hermit showing up at the friends place one night with clearly some sort of sickness, unfortunately one thing leads to another and rather than helping the dude they end up The locals look like they keep it all in the family and don't like strangers from the big city. Naturally at a cabin which is slightly run down. Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Samuel Davis, Nadine Crocker, Dustin Ingramįive friends, two couples - Karen and Jeff plus Paul and Marcy, and the requisite odd ball hanger on Bert, head out into the dark woods for a weekend of drinking and frolicking, ![]()
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