![]() Rather, he considered violence and nudity to be essential ingredients of what he saw as a throwback to '80s horror. It was also inspired by many of his favorite horror films, such as Evil Dead, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and The Last House on the Left, and was the result of him wanting to step away from what he saw as " watered-down" studio horror films. Roth's directorial debut, the film's story was inspired by a trip to Iceland during the course of which he developed a skin infection. ![]() You can become a patron of the blog at patreon.Cabin Fever is a 2002 American horror film directed by Eli Roth, about a group of college students who stay in a secluded cabin on a camping trip and subsequently find themselves falling victim to a flesh-eating virus note hence the title Cabin Fever, geddit?. At 20 years old, this movie has lost none of its charm. It’s pure Muppet hilarity (notably, Silver, Hawkins, Smollett and Arrow are all absent from this number).Įven if you’ve never seen a Muppet movie before, Muppet Treasure Island is a great place to start. “Cabin Fever” : After the voyage to Treasure Island has begun, the Hispaniola is becalmed at sea for almost a week, and the bored-out-of-their-minds crew goes slightly nuts, performing a song and dance routine about how crazy they have all become. Boom-Shakalaka is also her name among the tribe. “Boom Shakalaka” : It turns out that Treasure Island is also the home of a tribe of wild boars (led by Spa’ am, get it?) who have made Miss Piggy their Queen (but of course), and “Boom Shakalaka” is the song they sing to summon her big entrance on an Asian elephant (how an Asian elephant got onto a Caribbean island I shall never know). Tim Curry’s great singing voice is put to good use here and this is a great musical number. “Professional Pirate” : After kidnapping Jim and revealing himself as a pirate, Long John Silver (and company) sing of the virtues of being a pirate in an attempt to convince young Hawkins into joining them. I just love the men’s chorus as they sing this song, it’s driving, it’s good music. “Shiver My Timbers” : This is the opening song set during the prologue where Billy Bones narrates how Captain Flint brought all of his treasure onto the island, and once it was buried, killed all of the pirates so that only he would know where the treasure was hidden (Billy Bones the first mate, stayed behind on the ship so his life was spared). The opening instrumental melody (before Billy Bones’ narration begins) is just splendid, with a driving horn theme that is reminiscent of sea songs and old films about the high seas. ![]() Zimmer certainly did not skimp on musical quality. ![]() ![]() The instrumental score was composed by Hans Zimmer (no wonder I love listening to it so much), with additional music by Harry Gregson-Williams. The songs and music are funny and serve to keep the story moving along. The film was directed by Brian Henson, the son of Jim Henson, the late creator of the Muppets.Īside from the original Muppet Movie, this was my favorite film to feature the Muppets growing up. Arrow is Sam the Eagle (his character is a total opposite from the book version) the pirates are an assortment of Muppets Silver has a pet lobster named Polly Gonzo and Rizzo play Jim’s two friends and, oh yes, Miss Piggy plays Benjamin a Gunn, marooned on the titular Treasure Island by Captain Flint after Smollet left her waiting at the altar. Like the Muppet’s Christmas Carol before it, Muppet Treasure Island tells the story of Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver with the Muppet twist: Captain Smollet is Kermit the Frog Fozzie Bear is Squire Trelawney Jr. ![]()
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