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[Vieo]

I just saw the movie for the first time last night. I think I missed like the first 15 minutes of the movie. I started watching it when they just moved into the cabin. Anyway, WTF is up with that ending? Did the director get half-way through what he tried to make out to be a shocking movie then he realized it sucked and decided to make it a strange comedy or what?

Am I the only one who thought he was gonna shoot those three guys? Then he gives them the gun and they're all like "Waaaazzzaaaauuup?!?!!?" and start jamming on the porch and drinking lemonade. I mean, WTF?

 

[Willco]

Greatest movie ever.

 

[fart]

i've never seen this movie, but i want to now.

fucker.

 

[LakeEarth]

Don't forget about the guy in a bunny suit. I don't even know WHERE that came from.

 

[Vieo]

My sister said it was gore-ri-est movie ever before I saw it. After seeing it, I would say this movie doesn't even come close to touching THE THING. =P

 

[Matrix]

PANCAKES!

 

[Vieo]

PANCAKES!

Yeah. I didn't get that part. I thought it had something to do with the beginning of the movie that I missed.

 

[LuckyBrand]

its a gorefest, horror and comedy movie all in one, with tones of odes to other movies..

the director rules.. and i love that movie.. its quickly becoming an "army of darkness" in my collection in that I watch it once a week or so.

 

[Baconäger]

Am I the only one who thought he was gonna shoot those three guys? Then he gives them the gun and they're all like "Waaaazzzaaaauuup?!?!!?" and start jamming on the porch and drinking lemonade. I mean, WTF?

Spoiler

In the begining one of the kids from the cabin asks what the gun is for and the old guy replies "that's for niggers". you don't "get" the joke until the end of the movie.

Yeah, the movie blew.

 

[Mareg]

This movie was uter crap. But then again, my girlfriend liked it... what gives !

Bring me BrainDead ASAP so I can bask in a true great comedy-horor-flick.

 

[Alucard]

I'm curious about this flick. I've heard cult praise for it. I'm not too big on gore-fests though. Is it cheesy gore or actually creepy gore?

 

[Willco]

I'm curious about this flick. I've heard cult praise for it. I'm not too big on gore-fests though. Is it cheesy gore or actually creepy gore?

Totally cheesy gore.

 

[Alucard]

Nice, looks like I have a movie to rent in the near future! Cheesy gore is the way to go. Actually, I've been so desentisized by this point that it's hard to really creep me out unless it's a movie like Blair Witch 1 or The Ring. Total mind fucks.

 

[Loki]

The whole "pancakes" bit was perhaps the most absurd thing I've ever seen in a movie.

Not just the zany, inexplicable kung-fu, but also because-- after proving himself to be a ninja of the highest caliber-- the kid proceeds to bite the guy in order to inflict damage rather than karate-chop his ass. Then again, maybe he was trying to eat him, as would be suggested by "pancakes"? Weird...


Anybody have any theories?

 

[Mareg]

Nice, looks like I have a movie to rent in the near future! Cheesy gore is the way to go. Actually, I've been so desentisized by this point that it's hard to really creep me out unless it's a movie like Blair Witch 1 or The Ring. Total mind fucks.

If you want cheezy as hell gore, try BrainDead. Every once in a while, I call a bunch of friend and we assemble for a good ol viewing of this masterpiece.... On BETA because its the only copie we have left !!! truly hardcore.

 

[Dagless M.D.]

If somebody doesn't like Cabin Fever, then I dont listen to them about movies.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Who cares about the actual movie? The brunette was fucking smoking and she got naked a few times. That justifies the two hours I lost watching the movie anyway.

 

[Jim Bowie]

Cabin Fever was absolutely hysterical; my friends and I still do the "PANCAKES!" thing to each other. And the end! The end of the film proves that there is a God, and he loves his cheeseball horror flicks.
Plus the director,

Spoiler

that pops in just to show off some weed

. This movie is gold.

 

[Baconäger]

I like how the killer dog thing is never explained...

 

[GDGF]

I wanna take you to a gay bar
I wanna take you to a gay bar
I wanna take you to a gay bar, gay bar, gay bar...

 

[Odoul]

This movie was true garbage. Nothing well done about it. I did crack up at some parts. But it was more of a did really just fucking see that?

The dog.
Pancakes.
The bunny suit.
The retard with the box.
Guns for the niggers.
That ending.

If I would have paid to see it I'd burn something down.

 

[GDGF]

Cabin Fever just came on Cinemax East like 5 minutes ago. Hurry up if you want to hear the infamous joke

 

[Gregory]

Cabin Fever was fucking lame. If you want good, smart and funny splatter movies, get the Evil Deads, Braindead, Meet the Feebles, Bad Taste, Versus and even Story of Ricky.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Cabin Fever was one of the poorest films I've ever seen. The only thing even remotely entertaining was the joke at the end w/ the store owner and the gun.

 

[Jim Bowie]

Cabin Fever was fucking lame. If you want good, smart and funny splatter movies, get... Meet the Feebles...

While Cabin Fever was lame, Meet the Feebles was pure genius? It was a puppet pornography! It was silly, but I can't say it was better than Cabin Fever.

Spoiler

C'mon, the hermaphroditic hippo? Give me a break

.

 

[fnmore1]

Cabin fever is one of the few dvd's that I actually enjoyed watching the
Special Features--Pancakes Rocks

 

[COCKLES]

Cabin Fever was one of the poorest films I've ever seen. The only thing even remotely entertaining was the joke at the end w/ the store owner and the gun.

I believe these views.

 

[sefskillz]

I absolutely loved it. Saw it twice in theatres (a tongue in cheek horror movie from a guy that worked under david lynch.. sign me up) and bought the dvd on release day. Awesome flick.

Oh, and apparently Roth dressed like Ichi from Ichi the Killer at the premiere.

 

[Goreomedy]

Such a stupid, lazy, dull film that I made the mistake of watching alone. I might have found some value in riffing with my crew, but even then I'd still consider it a stinker.

Not even worthy of "So Bad It's Good".

 

[GDGF]

I guess it's a you love it or you hate it kinda thing. I personally dig the hell out of it

 

[border]

I thought it was pretty great, and I'm a bit surprised that so many people hated it. The film is just so quirky and bizarre.....not quite a comedy, but it has plenty of "WTF?!" moments. As a horror film it can't really work because there's no strong villain....no psycho killer or monster or anything like that. If you try and shoehorn it into either genre and impose those standards on it then there is plenty to complain about, but if you regard it as just a film then it's certainly pretty likable.

 

[samus4ever]

no pics?

 

[Undeniably Me]

As a horror film it can't really work because there's no strong villain....no psycho killer or monster or anything like that. If you try and shoehorn it into either genre and impose those standards on it then there is plenty to complain about, but if you regard it as just a film then it's certainly pretty likable.

Well, that's just it. There is a killer, but it's not tangible. Because the "killer" is a mysterious disease that can't be seen, significant depth is added. There's more psychological horror than you'd typically see in a slasher flick because, as the disease spreads, the group of friends unwillingly become killers (as carriers) themselves. So, as you see the foundations of their relationships crumble into an "every man for themselves" scenario you find that there is a very discernable sense of horror. The panic there was well-executed, I think.

Spoiler

I thought it was especially unsettling when the one character smashed his childhood crush's head with a shovel to put her out of her misery. You could really see the deterioration of humanity there.

Anyway, whether someone likes this film or not totally depends on what they were expecting from it in the first place. When you look at it, Cabin Fever really exemplifies what a horror film should be. It has silly gags, nudity, cheesy gore, and stereotypical dialogue. All intentional. Fun stuff.