KA: This was purely a financial decision. not knowing what horrors might show up.īUG: The obvious difference is that you take the virus out of the woods and into the tropics for this one. And after being pursued for long enough, I decided to just roll the dice and literally, head into the jungle. How do you follow up a huge cult hit that was preceded by a disastrous sequel? As a director, you gotta understand this can easily be interpreted as real career-ending stakes.īut at the end of the day, I like to make choices out of confidence and not fear. So, when I was offered the job of CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO, it really was a strange situation. And as a fan, I had no interest in watching it, based purely on all the bad buzz. It really became a cult hit, and very quickly.īut the second effort, from all parties involved both filmmakers and audience, is really considered a bit of a debacle. I then followed the film's journey to the masses, saw it in the theatres and eagerly devoured the special edition DVD. And it was very inspiring to sort of watch the buzz build up to the screening at the Toronto Film Festival that led to that very big and important sale. Eli Roth was a little older than me and had been in the trenches a little longer. ![]() It all happened right about the time I was first starting out, myself. I had followed the whole Cinderalla story of the making of the first CABIN FEVER movie right here on Aint' It Cool News. KA: There were no reservations about this project or how it was done from anyone else. SPOILER ALERT: Patient Zero.īUG: What directions did the producers give you upon coming onto this project given that the previous entry CABIN FEVER: SPRING FEVER wasn't very well received? CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO is a stand alone film in that shared universe and features the talents of Sean Astin as. KAARE ANDREWS (KA): Cabin Fever is a franchise about the wonders of an uncontrollable and highly contagious flesh eating disease, that is absurd, extreme and horrifying. Andrews about this ultra-gory installment of the CABIN FEVER film series.ĪMBUSH BUG (BUG): First off, for those who may not be familiar with the CABIN FEVER films and your entry in particular, PATIENT ZERO, what's your elevator pitch for the film for the masses? I’ve been a fan of Kaare Andrews’ comic book work for years, but recently, he has come into his own as a filmmaker with the inventive ALTITUDE from a couple of years back and now with the third installment of Eli Roth’s gorefest CABIN FEVER, this one subtitled PATIENT ZERO. Ambush Bug here with another AICN HORROR: ZOMBIES & SHARKS column. WATCH THE ORIGINAL FIRST, PLEASE!!! and Mr.Logo by Kristian Horn What the $% is ZOMBIES & SHARKS? But if you haven't seen the original first. ![]() If you saw the original Cabin Fever and liked it, give this one a go! It's not entirely bad. But this movie, I tried to stick it out, I really tried but there are levels of stupidity in this that "cringe" is a gross understatement. I was kind of excited for this cause the original Cabin Fever was (IMO) a ground breaking piece of indie horror, it came out during the time when indie films were coming out of the shadows and actually gaining momentum. ![]() so the inhabitants obviously don't listen to his pleas for help cause they seem him as a sexual predator. In the world of Horror movies, I understand, the people have to be lower than average intelligence and lack common sense so that the plot will progress cause instead of knocking on the door of a trailer so you can use the phone for help, the character decides to "peek" in through a window in stead EVEN tho all the lights are on. I was alright with this movie and tried to put up with it but Eli Roth has an ability to make his characters seem like the DUMBEST living sentient beings in the world. This "update" really just "modernizes" the original Cabin Fever staying pretty true to the story line a some minor changes here and there. But sometimes you can't help but get annoyed with stupidity/lack of common sense. So I take most movies as what they are, entertainment.
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