Cabin Fever (2002)
So much wasted potential
25 February 2004
Warning: Spoilers
There were so many directions this movie could have gone... unfortunately I guess the director was more interested in putting himself in a totally un-needed character to go in any of these directions.

***SPOILERS***

I don't usually yell at the characters in movies, but these kids are possibly the dumbest teens i've ever seen in horror. I mean, you roll into town you've never been in, and what's the first thing these kids do? P*** off the shop keepers... possibly the only link to the outside world since no one in the county has a phone.

In every situation the kids did the exact wrong thing to do. Like, having unprotected sex while the object of your desires is rotting away in the tool shed. (did the thought of the blood borne virus suddenly escape you?) Or while running for help you stop to ogle the naked woman on the bed, and then act surprised when her husband waves his shotgun in your face and says you can't use the phone.

Other than the rage-inducing teens, there were many unanswered questions... like what the hell was in the "kit" that the rednecks brought to the cabin? Why did we need like a minute of slow motion kung fu before the freaky little kid bites the infected teen? Why did the germ freak who didn't catch the virus go BACK TO THE CABIN WHERE IT STARTED?

***END SPOILERS***

The only thing that (sorta) kept me from demanding my money back was the cute little extras on the DVD. But how sad is it when a crappy claymation short is more entertaining than the full lenght feature? Plus the "chick-vision" in the extras was cute. Every time a tense situation came up, a pair of hands came up and covered the screen, not unlike a scared young girl. Heh heh.

If you insist on seeing this movie, have someone else pay for it. You'll feel ripped off unless you're under 16 and don't know what decent horror is.
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