From the moment this film gets underway with a car travelling through the wilderness accompanied by a score either ripped off or tipping its hat to the music from The Shining during its own opening scene, I knew this was not going to be a landmark moment in cinema. Maybe it was because the music sounded like it was being played on a second hand Casio keyboard from the 1980s. This is immediately followed by a nod to Donnie Darko, so I'm guessing it was intentional. Ghastly acting from the cliched group of 'teens' yapping about Minecraft, wifi, and the usual horror trope of no phone signal. They all look nearer 30 than 18. You need to sidestep this like you would a land mine. Not good.

I don't mind "typical" horror movies that are unoriginal and stick to a over used formula, but the acting and dialogue has to be decent or better. This movie seems to be more focused on referencing weed, sex, alcohol and video games than offering us even decent acting and dialogue. " I did that to, and I got drunk" awkward silence. I love bad horror movies bit this was just cringe. Not sure what's worse the script or the acting performances. It's only merits are the the cinematography looks good, it does a good job looking like a hollyHoll movie, but a 13 year olds weekend project underneath

I didn't see the original film or the sequels, so I approached this remake with an open mind. This version of "Cabin Fever" is a cross between "Night of the Living Dead" and John Carpenter's "The Thing." There is a sense of doom, and paranoia grows among the principles as the film goes on. One scene in the film struck me as very funny. One of the principles exits a shed to find three "bad guys." The "hero" tries to shoot the three with his rifle but it doesn't fire. One of the bad guys says, "No, you got the safety on." The hero looks down, clicks the safety off, and then mows down all three badies. I mean, how stupid do you want to be?!

Really, really, REALLY bad. I mean, horrible. I was really hoping for a thriller I could sit and get into, and what I got was this waste of time. James DeBello is the most obnoxious human ever, and the rest of the cast struggled to make this thing only slightly better than a bunch of middle schoolers with a go pro. Don't waste your time.