Cabin Fever
Sunday, January 4th, 2004
This is one of the funniest horror movies I’ve ever seen. Many will make obvious comparisons to Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead but I never really got into that whole series for its comedy, it’s more about the gore there. Cabin Fever is also pretty nasty in places, with some similar blood sneezes to 28 Days Later… But where 28 Days Later… was a nasty look at our potential future as a race, Cabin Fever is downright hysterical in places. The best part is, if you’ve heard little about the movie, the comedy really creeps up on you. Early references to Deliverance are near forgotten until the final scene where the movie’s biggest gag is paid off. The line “That’s for niggers,” at first shocks, instills some fear, makes you make assumptions. One of the all-time great misdirections of character. It’s difficult to describe without giving too much away. But if you can sit through gore-fests, this is certainly one you won’t regret renting or buying.