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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh Page   1   "A seamless pastiche of 1970s and early 1980s horror, resulting in a blend of mean-spiritedness, gore and comedy that is truly infectious."   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel 3/5 "What it loses by trying to be a comedy, it makes up by trying to be a showcase for the grotesque."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius B+ "Eli Roth's initial directing effort is smashing."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "As faithful as any 21st-century effort has come to matching the look and feel of a 1970's "backwoods" splatter flick...I smell a cult following in the making."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3.5/4 "Feverish political and religious allegories aside, audiences will likely be drawn more to the film’s liberal bloodletting."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "'Cabin Fever' is not great as art, but it deserves a place alongside its predecessors in the pantheon of horror flicks."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "It’s wince-inducing for sure, but then again so is a paper cut"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B- "Plenty of fun, but I found myself wishing it was more horror and less comedy."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov .5/4 "It's apparent on screen that Roth hasn't an original creative bone in his entire body as he brainlessly throws a variety of contrived elements that make a horror movie but never succeeds in assembling them and pulling it off..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. B- "Tries to be both genuinely scary and gruesomely funny...The mixture is sufficiently eccentric...to be worth a look--for those who can tolerate the abundant gore."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "Camping-trip slasher flick stomps wearily over ground that, however blood-soaked, we've all gone over before."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/5 " Fever packs its share of jolts and none-too-shabby black humor, both worthy of a place alongside Romero"   Los Angeles Alternative   Jay Antani 3/4 "Director Eli Roth turns unlimited gore to his advantage, hurtling his half-witted plotline to a nasty, fevered pitch."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 3/5 "A flesh-eating virus has polluted the local reservoir. Pointless and egregiously bloody violence ensues, and Cabin Fever benefits greatly from its go-for-broke aesthetic."   ToxicUniverse.com   Jeremiah Kipp 1/10 "Don't believe the hype, as the only frightening thing about this effort is how it received a nationwide theatrical release rather than an instant burial in the straight to video market."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 5/10 "Not film that's going to save the genre, it still comes a whole lot closer than Freddy vs. Jason did or Jeepers Creepers 2 will."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4/5 "The second truly innovative horror flick to make its way to American cinemas this year."   Film Threat   Kevin Carr B "The guy who may make the line 'Pancakes!' one of the most unlikely catch phrases of the year will definitely be one to watch."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/5 "While many films of this kind are undermined by amateurish performances, the main cast is solid and some of the supporting performances (many from non-professionals) are small gems."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 1/4 "About as scary as walking through a playground in broad daylight but twice as funny."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 2.5/5 "Despite what you may have heard, this is not the rebirth of the horror film."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 1.5/4 "Cabin Fever lived up to its title; I felt trapped inside the theater and had an itchy feeling because I wanted out so badly."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "It’s scary enough for suspense fans and gory enough for slasher fans."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 4/5 "Roth shows a real gift behind the camera ... creating a growing sense of dread so we just have to brace ourselves for whatever he has in store."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "An unabashed homage to grungy '70s and '80s rural horror."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves 5/5 "The direction by first-timer Eli Roth belies a lifetime spent adoring the finest horror flicks under the sun, and the screenplay is laden with homages and references guaranteed to tickle even the most jaded horror aficionado."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B+ "What makes it so different from the usual horror knock-off (apart from the assured way Roth builds tension and tightens the frame around his alienated "heroes") is the way he plays with cinematic imagery of psycho-killer and psychobilly thrillers."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker C+ "So clearly constructed for home video worship, (it) should go directly to the shelves so fanatics can start establishing midnight screenings in their darkened basements."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 3/4 "Coasts on the kind of moxie that hazards a reference to Dragonslayer in the middle of its Guignal horrorshow."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 6/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 7/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo Read review   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh Page   1