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Cabin Fever (2003)

What starts out as yet another low-budget horror movie with cookie-cutter characters that lacked any kind of common sense, turns out to be something completely unexpected and surprisingly entertaining.

In Cabin Fever five college friends decide to take a vacation in the middle of nowhere after their finals. It is suppose to be a time filled with booze, sex and endless parties. Instead, what they find is a deadly disease that can consume the human flesh within hours of infection. Finding themselves trapped in the woods with nowhere to run, the virus begins to claim its victims one by one. Who will survive the onslaught?

Truth be told the plot of the movie went quickly out the window after the first half hour or so. Clearly it is only used as a means to put the characters into a situation that make very little sense. There are no logical explanations as to where the virus came from, how it is spread or if there is any way to stop it. Actually, none of those details matter in Cabin Fever. It seems that director Eli Roth is not interested in telling a coherent story, but rather to present a parody to the horror genre. At least I hope that is his intention, because I shudder at the thought of the alternative.

The acting in Cabin Fever is mostly nonexistent, which is something to be expected. The characters are all fairly standard and cliched. There is the sex-crazed jock, the gorgeous siren, the all-around nice guy, the girl-next-door type, and not to mention the incompetent idiot as the comic relief. Their inability to make the right decisions and their moronic behavior will either baffle you or disgust you. Then there is a whole slew of supporting personas that will probably have you scratching your head in confusion.

Cabin Fever is bloody, gory and completely nonsensical. Fortunately, it does not take itself very seriously, and that is the reason why I found it hilariously funny. I could not help but laugh at the absurdity and the ridiculousness of everything that went on in the movie. I recommend it solely for its entertaining value, but if you are looking for something that will revolutionarize the horror genre, this is definitely not it.

- Zalasta

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