![]() CABIN FEVER 2016 SKINELI ROTH GOT THE IDEA FOR CABIN FEVER WHEN HE DEVELOPED A SERIOUS SKIN INFECTION. ![]() Here are 14 things you might not have known about Cabin Fever. One sequel, one prequel, and one reboot later, the original film remains one of the best horror films of the past 20 years and has turned Roth into a modern master of horror. Written and directed by Eli Roth, the 1980s-style horror throwback followed a familiar genre trope-a group of college students make their way to a cabin in the woods-then turned it on its head. CABIN FEVER 2016 MOVIEThe original Cabin Fever will likely never be considered a classic and it’s not even a great film, but it’s a film that truly did not need a remake.Fifteen years ago, Cabin Fever reinvigorated the modern horror movie scene by going back to the past. The question everyone seems to be asking is, why? Why was this made? Why would Eli Roth attach himself to this? It’s a question we may never have an adequate answer to. One of the other glaring problems is, even though it’s working from the same script, it takes itself a bit too seriously, removing the comedic element, which is part of the appeal of the original. I’m referring to the overhead shot of the car traveling up the mountain road with “Dies Irae” playing over it. There is also a ridiculous homage to The Shining in the opening. The other noticeable change is the demise of one of the girls, which is drawn out and so disdainfully brutal, I questioned my decision to continue watching it. Deputy Winston, the unscrupulous officer who just wants to party, is now played by a female, but still exhibits the same voyeuristic, stoner behavior. Zarwiny or Travis Z, as he’s billed, used Roth’s original script, changing very little. Bert invites the trouble by shooting the infected Henry (Randy Schulman), who later shows up at their cabin looking for help. We have the horny couple, Jeff and Marcy (Matthew Daddario and Nadine Crocker), pretty Karen (Gage Golightly), who is keeping Paul (Samuel Davis) in the friend-zone, and Bert (Dustin Ingram), the fifth wheel. Their relaxing week of solitude is sidelined when a flesh eating virus begins infecting them one by one. The story: Five twenty-somethings rent a cabin in a remote location to drink and screw. It was like watching a re-enactment on one of those reality crime shows. It is, however, exactly the same story with the same characters so there is nothing to give it any real distinction from the original. It was set up to be a shot for shot remake, which it turned out not to be. It’s not a foreign film so it doesn’t need to be Americanized. The original Cabin Fever, the film that introduced us to Eli Roth, was released in 2002, making it not quite 15 years old and therefore not really requiring updating. In the case of the remake of Cabin Fever, it simply defies all of these things. The flip side, when a filmmaker just wants to put a contemporary spin on a classic film and does a shot for shot redo, stirs my rage. Over the last few years I’ve come to accept them and realize, when handled correctly, some remakes can actually be better than the original (i.e. The biggest reason being, they just seemed unnecessary. I used to get angry about remakes for a variety of reasons. ![]()
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