Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)

Director:

Ti West

Writers (WGA):

Joshua Malkin (screenplay)
Randy Pearlstein (story) ...

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A high school prom faces a deadly threat: a flesh-eating virus that spreads via a popular brand of bottled water. |

Plot Keywords:

High School Prom | Bottled Water | Flesh Eating | Virus | High School

Cast

Rider Strong	...	Paul
Noah Segan	...	John
Alexander Isaiah Thomas	...	Dane
Giuseppe Andrews	...	Winston
Alexi Wasser	...	Cassie
Regan Deal	...	Liz
Rusty Kelley	...	Alex
Marc Senter	...	Marc
Michael Bowen	...	Principal Sinclair
Amanda Jelks	...	Frederica
Angela Oberer	...	Ms. Hawker
Lindsey Axelsson	...	Sandy
Lila Lucchetti	...	Karen
Andrea Powell	...	Lucille
Patrick Durham	...	Banker Lucas

Also Known As:

Cabin Fever II (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, disturbing gross content, sexuality/nudity and pervasive language.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45514) | Australia:R (2009)

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Tonic Films

Trivia:

Was filmed in the spring of 2007 but has been idle since.

Movie Connections:

Follows Cabin Fever (2002)

Don't let them out

Having seen the first Cabin Fever, which I really liked (it showcased Eli Roths talent for sick and twisted horror comedy, so to speak), I kinda had hoped this could be better. But even before watching the movie, I heard the "director" Ti West, distancing himself from this movie (at a Festival, where I didn't have another option/movie to choose from, that's why I chose to watch this anyway, despite the warning)!!!

He didn't like the movie and he didn't cut it together (there are also some additional scenes shot and edited into the movie, especially the ending) and he also said, that people might like it or hate it, but either way, he is not responsible for what people will think of the movie ...

Having said that, I for once thought it was dreadful. Almost every "funny" line doesn't work, the chemistry between the two best friends is off, not to mention that the American Pie style thing just doesn't work. Unfortunately the main character isn't as good in his role as he could have been (you might have seen him in "Dead Girl" where he is phenomenal). There is also a side story that is really bad (it's supposed to be funny, but it just isn't).

Some gory moments and a few actually not that bad one liners can't save this mess of a movie. There are movies out there, that are worse, but this still has got quite a few things wrong. If you want to see a good Ti West movie, watch his House of the Devil instead ...