When Lionsgate first announced a sequel to Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever without the involvement of Eli Roth, my initial interest level was extremely low. It seemed like it would be just another direct-to-DVD horror flick that had no hope of living up to the original, something that would be instantly forgotten. But then somewhere along the way, they announced that it was being directed by Ti West, and after seeing his skill behind the camera in The House of the Devil, I started to get curious. However, the back and forth game continued as West came out and publicly disowned the movie, saying that Lionsgate recut the film without his approval. Would it ever see the light of day?

A DVD release date was finally revealed last week, and on top of this a trailer for the film was just released online which, if nothing else, looks ridiculously bloody. Since Ti West would not record a commentary track for the DVD, instead they recruited Mark Borchardt and Giuseppe Andrews to record one. Yes, that’s right, Mark Borchardt of American Movie fame stars in this movie! Giuseppe Andrews is one of the two original cast members to return for the sequel (the other being Rider Strong). So what do you think, does this movie still have potential, or was it a lost cause from the start? Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever hits stores on February 16th; check out the trailer after the jump.