Cabin Fever Rant (spoilers)

[MGibster]

When the driver gets to the register, he greets the old man, who looks at him, then breaks into a big smile, “My n****!”, and participates in a friendly, intricate greeting dap, then reaches for the rifle. He then hands it to the driver, “I got it all ready for you, just the way you wanted it…”

You're completely correct that this was a horrible movie, but this particular gag was pretty good. It belonged in a better movie.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

You're completely correct that this was a horrible movie, but this particular gag was pretty good. It belonged in a better movie.

Well, hopefully someone making a better movie will do an homage to it. I know things like that happen. Unfortunately, homages like that are usually to something already better than average.

I’m thinking the Venn diagram overlap between fans of this joke and quality filmmakers/TV producers is going to be pretty small.

 

[Deset Gled]

As a fan of body horror, I have watched all 4 (yes, four!) of the movies in the Cabin Fever franchise.

Cabin Fever was very much a stupid, low budget gore fest. But I found it had just enough special effects, acting, camp, and little genre jokes like the one @Dannyalcatraz mentioned to be fun. B-

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever was exactly what anyone could ask for from a sequel to the original movie. Was it good? No. But if you watch this and didn't enjoy it you have absolutely no one to blame but yourself. B-

Cabin Fever: Patient Zero was a notable step down from the first two. Worse effects, worse acting, even less logic. But somehow, Samwise Gamgee was there. Only really notable for his role, probably not worth it. C-

Cabin Fever (2016) is one of the most unnecessary reboots ever. Who was asking for this? Nearly identical script. Fixes nothing. Offers literally nothing new. Way too soon and not good enough of a starting point to copy from. Do not watch. F.

 

[MGibster]

As a fan of body horror, I have watched all 4 (yes, four!) of the movies in the Cabin Fever franchise.

Today I learned there was more than one Cabin Fever movie. My faith in humanity thus shattered, I cease screaming into the abyss and simply crawl in.

 

[Deset Gled]

Today I learned there was more than one Cabin Fever movie. My faith in humanity thus shattered, I cease screaming into the abyss and simply crawl in.

Meta-horror!

I often find it funny how quickly low-budget horror franchises build up crazy numbers. Everyone knows there's a ton of Alien, Freddy Krueger, and Jason movies. People are kind of aware that the number of Final Destinations and VHSs keeps growing. And we just had threads where people learned now many Scanner sequels and Toxic Avengers there are.

But did you know there are 4 different Pumpkinhead movies?

7 films in the Wrong Turn franchise?

And no less than 15 in the Puppet Master series? Arguably 18 if you include the Demonic Toys movies due to the crossover? And that's not including the 1994 Puppet Masters, which is a completely different thing.

 

[Kaodi]

Until recently I remembered Cabin Fever mostly for having a Power Ranger and for the gruesome visage of one woman being eaten alive by the disease.

But let me tell you - this movie primed me to be terrified when recently someone close to me was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. I literally said to doctors things like, "But that disease is like the Boogeyman..." It was... not a good time. (They did live though!)