Thursday, April 22, 2010

Cabin Fever (2002)

A group of college students head to a cabin in the woods to spend a week in celebration of their graduation. The kids meet up with some strange town folks, including Dennis, a young boy who bites anyone who gets near him.

One of the guys, Bert, goes out to shoot squirrels and accidentally shoots a sick guy who is hiding in the woods. But the glancing gunshot is the least of his worries as his flesh appears to be bubbling.

Later that night, the guy shows up at their cabin looking for help. Some of the group wants to let him in, while the others slam the door shut due to their fear that what he has is contagious. At this point the man gets in their truck which causes the group to try to convince the guy to leave them alone by using bats, rifles, and a flaming torch. Needless to say it ends very badly when the man catches on fire and runs off into the woods. Here he falls into the pond which is where the cabin gets it's water supply. Oh snap!

The first sign of sickness among their group causes them to turn on each other. At that point it comes down to survival and getting help. Bad decisions are made, friendships are terminated, and there is an ending right of of Night of the Living Dead. There is also Dennis inexplicably screaming "pancakes" and going into martial arts moves.

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