Cabin Fever

Starring: Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Rider Strong, Joey Kern

Directed by: Eli Roth

RS: 3of 4 Stars

2003 Thriller

The hit of the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, Cabin Fever is a homage to the classic American fright flicks of the Seventies and Eighties. This tale of five friends battling a flesh-eating virus satisfies both the horror newcomer and the aficionado.

Extras include commentaries, a family-friendly cut and a revolutionary Chick-Vision option: Just before anything ugly happens onscreen, digital fingers cover the offending image. Too bad it wasn't on the Gigli DVD.

PETER KENIS
(January 29, 2004)