#Cabin fever remake skin#

It’s been almost a week now, and I still can’t get over this. The only differences in this 2016 version was that some of the roles were gender swapped, and there was more nudity. Which then baffles me even further, especially because the actual script for Cabin Fever isn’t that great. Although, I think by 2016, that had started to fade out. Why would somebody do this!? Why would somebody put so much time and effort into making a film that is nearly identical to a previous one? Why would a studio spend the money? In regard to Cabin Fever, I suppose it was remade at a time when horror remakes were still kind of popular. It just reminded me of Gus Van Sant’s shot for shot remake of Psycho starring Vince Vaughan as Norman Bates. So, you can imagine my surprise when I find out that the 2016 remake of Cabin Fever is line for line the same film as the 2002 version. I did not take a break between and I had never watched the remake before. That brings me to the 2016 remake, directed by Travis Zariwny.

#Cabin fever remake skin#

The scene where Marcy shaves her legs and her skin begins to come off, and for whatever reason she keeps shaving still haunts me to this day.

Setting that aside, Cabin Fever is entertaining. This film has early 2000s blindness all over it. In terms of language, this film has definitely not aged well, with remarks like “because they’re gay” and “Don’t be a retard”. Well, that and Roth’s boldness to just do whatever he wants with his films (which I admire greatly). And, I have a suspicion that he is one of the reason’s this film doesn’t get completely panned. It was also one of the first projects Rider Strong starred in after Boy Meets World ended in 2000. In 2016, the film was remade, and I’ll dive into that in a moment.Ģ002’s Cabin Fever was Eli Roth’s directorial debut.

Released in 2002 and directed by Eli Roth, Cabin Fever follows a group of college grads to a cabin for a vacation and, while there, they contract a flesh-eating virus. Look, the original Cabin Fever, although I do love it dearly, is a mediocre film, at best.