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Post by bobbygory on Oct 22, 2009 10:26:25 GMT -6
Everyone has been asking me about this and the Internet is full of inaccuracies. Here's the deal," says West.
"I don't feel I deserve credit if CABIN FEVER 2 succeeds and by the same token I don't feel I deserve blame if it fails. I wrote the story and shot most of the footage, but it was completely re-edited and partially re-shot by the producers, editors and executives. The movie they are releasing was not really directed by me," West reveals.
"Since I am not a member of the DGA the use of a pseudonym has to be approved by the producers and Lions Gate felt that it would be too expensive to re-do the titles and would decrease the value of the final product. They denied my multiple requests to use "Alan Smithee" for my director credit and my name unfortunately remains on the film."
I don't have any animosity towards those involved. I believe they had good intentions, but filmmaking is very personal for me and I can't stand behind something I don't feel responsible for."
Here is a update from the director.
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Post by vexer on Oct 22, 2009 10:44:42 GMT -6
Yeah, wasn't the Alan Smithee director's credit discontinued after that Arthur Hiller film- Burn Hollywood Burn came out?
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Post by GL on Oct 23, 2009 9:07:36 GMT -6
I knew that name was fake before the film came out. It's been used several times since it came out, and it'll probably keep getting used in the future. It's not that big of a deal.
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 28, 2009 17:56:36 GMT -6
Here is Bloody Disgusting's review
Shelved for years, disowned by its director, and lacking the involvement of original creator Eli Roth, there wasn’t very much to expect out of Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever. But damned if it didn’t actually turn out to be a worthy follow-up, with even more disgusting body part-related deaths, a game cast, and a tone that never veers off wildly into a more serious direction (something that hurt the original a bit).
It’s also the first Ti West film (he can disown it all he wants, but 95% of the film is comprised of his footage; the only re-shoot of significance was the end, which is also the worst part) where his tendency to let things go on forever was kept in check. It still takes a tad long to get crazy, but there are a couple of isolated gags in the first half hour or so to make up for it, and unlike the first film, we actually have a few likable characters this time around, so it’s not the end of the world to have to spend time with them as they chat instead of getting virus-y.
And even in these scenes, there is a perverse sense of humor to enjoy. A blow job from a girl with braces and a disgusting growth on her lip; a principal (Michael Bowen!) who lives with a guy that seemingly stepped out Nightmare on Elm St 2, a janitor pissing blood into the punch, etc. Like Human Centipede, the goofy tone of it all allows for even the most disgusting moments to entertain rather than make you sick. And again, the cast gives it their all; there’s a full frontal nude scene (male and female) that would make John Waters proud, culminating in the moment where the vastly overweight female member of the pair loses her tooth during a make out session.
The soundtrack is terrific (something even Roth reportedly claimed). I can’t help but love the idea of a prom playing Paul Zaza’s theme song from Prom Night, and the other tracks from the prom and surrounding scenes are quite enjoyable as well. Lionsgate should pack a copy with the DVD and charge an extra couple bucks; I guarantee no one would mind the extra cost as soon as they pop in the disc.
The ending is the only real problem. Two survivors just drive off, and while it is abrupt it still would have been better than the film sort of treading water for another 5-10 minutes, where we see what happened to a minor character from the beginning of the film. This sequence (which features jarringly pointless cameos from the film’s executive producers) goes on too long, serves no real purpose, and generally sucks, and I wasn’t surprised to learn later that this was the stuff that was shot without Ti West. My only theory that it’s in there at all is for the producers to stroke their egos, otherwise I would guess anyone with half a brain would end it with the folks driving off, trading an abrupt ending for a draggy, terrible one.
I hear the DVD is coming out in February, which is fine. I’d hate to see the film become even more compromised than it already is in order to get an R-rating (though, given the goofy tone, it might not be an issue with the MPAA - sometimes they ‘get it’ when it comes to such things), and despite its relative quality, I think it would be a major dud in theaters (especially since the release of the first film was now over six years ago). It’s a shame that various shenanigans have kept the film buried for so long, but at least it’s finally seeing the light, and the DTV release, I think, will be beneficial in the long run thanks to its inherent lowered expectations and far less worrisome competition.
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Post by vexer on Oct 28, 2009 18:28:25 GMT -6
Eh, the ending dosen't sound that bad, can't be any worse then the endings for say Pumpkin Karver or Ripper:Letter From Hell, so that's definitely a plus, anyways from wha ti've heard it sounds like West was overreacting a little bit if it was just the ending that got changed, i'm definitely seeing this film!
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 28, 2009 18:29:17 GMT -6
It is sounding better!!
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Post by GL on Oct 29, 2009 9:31:48 GMT -6
They say lacking Eli Roth is a flaw to it, I say its one of the most ringing endorsements you can say for a sequel to one of his films. I don't really trust BD all that much for their reviews, but it does sound somewhat entertaining.
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 29, 2009 20:24:12 GMT -6
I am gonna start posting reviews as updates, why not flesh out the thread.
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