Cabin Fever (DVD)

A horror film titled Cabin Fever, it actually sounds quite promising, perhaps a group of American teens forced to lock themselves up in a wooden shack to get away from the crazy killer that awaits them in the woods? Well, that would have been a lovely way for the film to go (in a purely horror genre sense) but instead I wish I hadn't sat down to watch Cabin Fever, because had I known there was no physical killer it probably would have put me off instantly. Cabin Fever premiered on Channel 4 last night and I feel sorry for anyone else, that like me, actually sat through the thing. 2002's Cabin Fever opening credits are very plain, and the music only slowly ...

Five teenagers break up from high school and take off to the woods for a vacation. Stopping only to stock up on food and drink, they make their way straight to an isolated log cabin where they revel in the solitude and new found freedom. Whilst the two couples spend some time getting a bit closer, the fifth member of the group, Bert, takes off into the woods with a shotgun and a serious intent to shoot some squirrels. His aim is pretty awful, but whilst he fails to bag himself any rodents he is horrified when a stray shot hits a man. As the man rises from the floor, it is obvious that there is clearly something wrong with him. His face is covered in blood, he can hardly ...

I had been told by a friend of mine to avoid this movie as it wasn't very good! But I joined an online rental place (screenselect.co.uk - review to follow!) and I had to pick around 20 movies that I was intersted in so I just put this one on my list. Surely enough, it was in the first batch of movies that fell on my door mat! The movie follows a group of 5 college graduates who have rented a cabin for a week. Surprisingly the cabin is out in the middle of nowhere, and the nearest town is full of strange local types who don't take well to strangers. On the first day at the cabin, 3 of the twenty-somethings go on a wonder and explore the surrounding ...