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02-17-2003, 11:04 PM
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I don't know how many people here have heard of this upcoming film, but I've been following it for a good while now, and it definitely seems like a film to be reckoned with! CABIN FEVER has one of the coolest sounding storylines I've heard in a while, and some people have called it the EVIL DEAD of the 00's, while I personally think it sounds better than EVIL DEAD. Anyhow, the film's excellent plot is as follows:
A group of teens go to a remote cabin for a graduation party, and while there, a hunter stumbles into their camp with a strange virus that he contracted from a dead dog which causes a person's flesh to rot off and lead to a very painful demise. Soon, one of their own has contracted the disease, and the teens realize they are in deep shit. They begin to fear each other, wondering who may have the virus now, and to try and save themselves, they turn on each other. They also must now contend with a renegade mob hellbent on destroying the virus permanently.
Everyone on this board should know how big of a horror nut I am now, and I think this film has spectacular potential! Lion's Gate, who has been on a real roll with horror genre films lately, have picked it up, and here is the story from reallyscary.com:
Cabin Fever U.S. Release News
Dark Horizons reports Cabin Fever has gotten a good Hollywood buzz going on and Director Eli Roth has told Upcoming Horror Movies the good news about the US domestic release plans: "I am psyched to tell you that Cabin Fever will have a wide theatrical release. We were lucky enough to be the prize in a bidding war between seven studios (including New Line, Miramax, Revolution, UA) and the winner was Lion's Gate, who made a very aggressive offer. It was the most money they have ever paid for an acquisition, and they committed $12 million to prints and advertising, which is the most money they have ever spent promoting a film. This will guarantee anywhere from 1,500 - 2,000 screens. Even better, we submitted our film to the MPAA and miraculously got an R. Don't ask me how, but I'm thrilled. I was worried we'd get slapped with an NC-17. Lion's Gate has not yet set a release date, but they are going out with the film this summer."
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I can without a shadow of a doubt say that I will be first in line on opening day! Lion's Gate frickin' rules!
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02-18-2003, 02:33 AM
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I saw this one at the Film Festival Last year
and it was one heck of a fun time. I can definitely
see why they would call it Evil Dead for the 00's.
I definitely recommend everyone see this when it does
come out. It's one of the better Horror films in awile
to come along. I know I will check it out again. Oh also
just a little note, when I was watching this one I noticed
that one of the actors looked familiar and it is none
other than Rider Strong who used to be on the tv show
Boy Meets World.
-Mike
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02-18-2003, 05:30 AM
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Sounds cool! Horror films have been improving lately and I couldn't be happier about that!  First Jeepers Creepers, then The Others, then The Ring, hell even Fear Dot Com was decent, now this.
I hope it lives up to it.
"There was that time I wanted to be an astronaut.
I wanted to be the first one to kill somebody on the moon."
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02-18-2003, 09:09 AM
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We were lucky enough to be the prize in a bidding war between seven studios (including New Line, Miramax, Revolution, UA) and the winner was Lion's Gate, who made a very aggressive offer.
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Amazing. No studio would even touch "Dog Soldiers," but they're falling all over themselves for another "group of teens goes to a remote cabin" story.
I'm not knocking the movie, just saying that the premise has been the set-up for countless past movies whereas I thought DS was fairly original, well-done, and great fun, yet had no interest from US distributors. |
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02-18-2003, 09:54 AM
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A group of teens go to a remote cabin for a graduation party, and while there, a hunter stumbles into their camp with a strange virus that he contracted from a dead dog which causes a person's flesh to rot off and lead to a very painful demise. Soon, one of their own has contracted the disease, and the teens realize they are in deep shit. They begin to fear each other, wondering who may have the virus now, and to try and save themselves, they turn on each other. They also must now contend with a renegade mob hellbent on destroying the virus permanently.
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What part of this TIRED concept is so great?
Seing what a huge horror fan you are perhaps it is the gore and death scenes that appeal to you? I honestly don't see how the above concept is different from half of the horror movies out there.
I am not knocking you Justin, just trying to understand. Perhaps this kind of stuff only appeals to hardcore horror fans such as yourself.
[EDIT]The Ring: now THAT was one hell of a concept, totally unheard of (at least by me), although I ended up being dissapointed by the execution.
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02-18-2003, 10:09 AM
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Seing what a huge horror fan you are perhaps it is the gore and death scenes that appeal to you?
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When done right it can be most entertaining.
However, I'm quite tired of the teens-in-peril type of thing. I want more like Dog Soldiers, Dagon, 28 Days Later, Session 9, The Attic Expeditions, or The Others. How sad that only one got a wide theatrical release - good horror seems destined for the straight-to-video release. I will see Cabin Fever, but I'm not raising my expectations too much.
\"I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.\"
\"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don\'t have it.\"
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02-18-2003, 11:05 AM
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Dog Soldiers was a good movie?!?! I checked that one out based on some forum members recomendations and was severely let down.Cabin fever sounds like a MUCH better movie Just IMHO  Dog soldiers was a neat concept executed horribly.I wouldnt come down on Justin for his tastes,we all have different likes obviously
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02-18-2003, 02:56 PM
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Holadem, while I do like gore, it is not what I care about the most, and I could care less if a horror film has one iota of gore as long as its a good film. Do you remember my THE RING anticipation thread last year? That film had hardly any gore, but I love it greatly, and refer to it as a new classic. So gore isn't what matters to me most, but gore isn't a bad thing either.
As for the concept, the cabin thing may be tired, but the disease and mob part sound great to me, and as much as its been done, the cabin thing doesn't bother me. Plus the film has gotten several rave reviews. Regardless, I can't wait to see it!
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