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Director Eli Roth's first movie, "Cabin Fever", has been considered a breath of fresh air and a wake up call for the horror genre; while it is certainly different from most of this generation horror movies, the movie has a few big flaws that hurt the film and make the experience no as satisfying.
Recent reviews. A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
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- Tonic Films
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The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 62% based on 140 reviews, with an average rating of 5.92/10. The website's consensus reads, "More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them." [32]
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May 20, 2018 · Film Review: Cabin Fever (2002) SYNOPSIS: A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals. REVIEW: Recommended by Peter Jackson (most known for directing epic films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King ...
- Lizzie Duncan
Without the heavy dose of black comedy to lighten the tone and reassure us not to take the proceedings too seriously, Cabin Fever would probably be unbearable viewing. After all, unlike zombies and Candarian demons, the horrors of flesh-eating bacteria are all too real and the basic scenario all too plausible.
Published September 10, 2003. Five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal...
The film is already floundering when Giuseppe Andrews appears as a spaced-out sheriff -- but Andrews' attempt to lighten the mood with his "comic" turn only succeeds in killing it stone dead. Roth seems happy to play it safe and trot out a series of horror genre staples, as if he's trawled the B-movie archives for inspiration.
