Review of Cabin Fever (2016) by Thequietgamer — 10 Oct 2018

I have nothing against remakes. So long as they're good. They give other people a chance to revisit characters and premises with their own ideas thrown into the mix. At least they should. That didn't happen here. This is the exact same movie Eli Roth made 14 years prior. Just with a gender-swapped Winston, a removal of the more risqué humor, and one or two other negligible differences.

I didn't feel like my time was wasted because I watched a movie I had already seen before, but because I watched an inferior version. Some made-for-TV rehash with terrible acting from one of the least charismatic ensemble casts ever assembled. Despite being brought to life by more modern practical effects, the gore is nowhere near as memorable. The leg shaving scene is the only thing in the movie that stands out as better than it was in the original. Everything else is markedly worse. Dustin Ingram brings a modicum of entertainment to this disaster as Bert, an already funny character, but he's no James DeBello.

I'm not usually the guy screaming that some remake shouldn't exist and I typically look down on those who do. That being said I really don't understand why this was made. There's nothing new here. No improvements, no new material, and no reason to watch it. It's a step back in every way.