![]() First off, the previous tracks were recorded before Cabin Fever was released to the masses. The commentary still manages to be worth the listen. ![]() There aren’t a whole lot of new insights that could possibly be said about the film. If you trooped through all five commentaries from the DVD release, you probably got all the info you can possibly get about the making of Cabin Fever. It all makes for one intense experience.Īccompanying the director’s cut is a brand new audio commentary with Eli Roth and cast members, Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Cerina Vincent and Joey Kern. The score and sound design during the opening credits is especially chilling. I was lucky to catch the film’s first screening at TIFF and while it was effective, it never engulfed me like it does on this blu-ray. What makes this mix a standout though, is Nathan Barr and Angelo Badalmenti’s haunting score. On occasion, the sound reaches the rear channels especially the effective echo in the cave sequence. The sound effects hit the mark and the dialogue is consistently audible. For the most part, the sound design sticks to the front three speakers. Never in a million years would I expect Cabin Fever’s 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio to wow me as much as it did. Scott Kevan’s gorgeous cinematography really shines on this release. Grain is present but nowhere near as noticeable as it one might expect. The outdoor environments are beautifully vibrant throughout. The colors are the most noticeable improvement from the previous DVD release. There are though some occasions where the image can get a little soft though. ![]() One can definitely appreciate KNB’s make-up effects all the more now. This clean 2.40:1 presentation contains a nice level of detail. The definitive version of this killer debut feature.Ĭabin Fever’s MPEG-p transfer is another winner from Lionsgate. The director’s cut subtle additions make the final product flow all the better. There are also some slight moments of additional gore which definitely doesn’t hurt. The characters are fleshed out and the tone feels more decisive. These nuances somehow manage to enhance the film. The running time has only been extended by six minutes of fresh character moments. It’s actually the first cut which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival before Lionsgate picked it up. It can be enjoyed on many different levels.īlu-Ray users are in for a treat with the exclusive Cabin Fever: Director’s Cut. These attributes make Cabin Fever so compulsively watchable. Eli can’t be trusted in playing a by-the-numbers game. Roth seems equally as interested in entertaining the crap out of an audience with his twisted sense of humor and gross out gags. Roth could have simply served up made a straightforward survival horror picture examining the disintegration of friendship. It’s both wickedly funny and unnerving to watch. In my opinion, it’s what makes Roth’s work so memorable.Ĭabin Fever is a prime example. It’s can be a turn off to some viewers desiring their horror straight up. While this juggling act is not uncommon in genre cinema, Roth boldly juxtapositions these elements from one scene to the next, quite abruptly. I eventually warmed up to Eli Roth’s trademark blend of horror and dark comedy. Of course, this was simply blasphemous to my ears so I stubbornly stayed locked on skeptic mode. In the past, genre fans have been too quick to label every other horror film as the next Evil Dead or Dead Alive (aka Braindead). Roth) filmmaker and his debut feature, Cabin Fever as mere overhype. At first, I must admit to pigeonholing this extremely confident (the word still feels like an understatement when linked to Mr. ![]() Not unlike Rob Zombie, writer/director, Eli Roth is another one of those filmmakers I find myself constantly having to defend. In the film a group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals. Now on high-def Blu-ray everywhere is Eli Roth’s breakthrough indie genre pic, Cabin Fever, which is presented as a “Director’s Cut” featuring footage only seen at the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival years ago. ![]()
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