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2002
Lionsgate DVD
Weirdly I see a lot of online horror fans hating on this film. Most of them seem to hate it because they don't like Eli Roth. I really enjoyed it. And go back and watch it every few years.
We got a group of 5 teens going to a cabin way out in the country. They get infected by a skin eating bacteria. And end up turning on each other. Some of the country folk in town find out about the virus and go and kill off the surviving teens. There is plenty of just plain strange scenes. Like the kid who screams pancakes while doing windmill kicks.
The gore FX in the film are the real stars. There is plenty of well done FX work. Like when Jordan Ladd has half of her face rotted off. Roth's love of the horror genre shines in this film. It is full of homages to older horror films. And in some scenes has a very 70's Euro Horror feel.
The DVD is loaded with extras. There is at least 5 commentaries. All of them are fairly entertaining. Plus we get a bunch of short stop motion shorts Roth did years ago.
Cabin Fever gets a B+.
