Hatchet

[Trautman82]

www.hatchetmovie.com

Victor Crowley was born horribly disfigured, so his daddy kept him hidden away out in the bayou. One Halloween night, some local kids came to the house to try and scare Victor into coming outside so they could get a look at him. They threw fire crackers at the door, and by accident...it caught fire.

When Victor's daddy got home, he grabbed himself a hatchet and started chopping at the door to try and save his son. But what he didn't know...was that Victor was pressed up against the other side of that door trying to get out.

Mr. Crowley hit him right in the face with that hatchet...and poor Victor Crowley died.

The old man became a recluse after that. Never left his house. Never spoke to anyone until the day he passed away. And that's when the stories started...

Locals and alligator hunters say that if you get close enough to the old Crowley house late at night...you can still hear Victor Crowley.

Roaming in the woods.

Crying for his daddy...

- Louisiana Folklore
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Ok, so that's the backstory for the killer in Hatchet. Some tourists go to his swamp and bad things start to happen. This film is basically a love letter to the old days of the 80's slashers. I had a chance to see it last year at a festival and it is AMAZING. Lots of people who have seen it agree say the same thing, it's also on many people's top ten lists. Was sold out all nights it played in TRIBECA. The killer is up there with the ranks of Jason, Michael, Freddy, etc.

You guys should check this film out. Even if you were to take the gore out of it(there's lots of it!) it would still be a good film. The killer is played by Kane Hodder, and Robert Englund and Tony Todd make cameos.

The film hits theaters for a wide release September 7, 2007. Go check it out! Make sure to join the HATCHET ARMY and buy your Hatchet Army t-shirt!

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Victor Crowley lives...

 

[Jackasscoley15]

Damn, I thought this was an adaptation of the book Hatchet when I looked at the thread title. Oh, well, this does seem pretty cool. I'm a fan of those really bad 80's horror movies, I just hope this one is as funny.

 

[The Chairman]

Damn, I thought this was an adaptation of the book Hatchet when I looked at the thread title.

Me too. But it was not to be.

 

[Trautman82]

Check it out, it's a great film. It's not a so bad it's good film, it's a so good it's excellent film. If you took the gore out of it, it would still be entertaining.

 

[SWAT]

I've been following this movie for a while. Harmony is in it!

 

[Hush]

Damn, I thought this was an adaptation of the book Hatchet when I looked at the thread title. Oh, well, this does seem pretty cool. I'm a fan of those really bad 80's horror movies, I just hope this one is as funny.

Yeah i was really excited about the idea of adapting the book, now i'am less enthused.

 

[Trautman82]

You should still see it, and check out all it's great reviews. Possibly the movie of 2007, for me.

 

[Trautman82]

Oh and if you buy "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" at Circuit City you can also get a "First Look at Hatchet DVD".

 

[cryptic name]

Damn, I thought this was an adaptation of the book Hatchet when I looked at the thread title. Oh, well, this does seem pretty cool. I'm a fan of those really bad 80's horror movies, I just hope this one is as funny.

same here

 

[xwolverine2]

i thought this had to do with the stupid book i was made to read in school...

 

[Majik1387]

i thought this had to do with the stupid book i was made to read in school...

I read the same book.
It was ok

 

[xwolverine2]

then i was made to read the sequel to it called "The River"

......boy talk about milking it...

 

[Trautman82]

Can you please stop talking about your misinterpretations on what you thought this thread was about? Lol, it's a great film, I'll be seeing it more than once in the theaters that's for sure.

 

[Hunter Rider]

one sheet

 

[Majik1387]

It has Harry Knowles name on it.
x infinity

 

[turtlefocker]

I was in the process of making a "Hatchet" thread when I wisely decided to use the search function. Here was my proposed "first post":
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Hatchet
Release Date: September 07, 2007

Trivia:

The main tagline of "It's not a remake, it's not a sequel, and it's not based on a Japanese one" comes from the response from a film production company saying why the films would fail after they read the screenplay.

Though originally slapped with an NC-17, after two months of appeals and revisions, Hatchet has now been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language. The Unrated Director's Cut will most likely come to DVD a few months after the theatrical run.

Hatchet was selected for the Fifth Annual Tribeca Film Festival 2006. The film premiered to 5 sold out nights and rave reviews. Variety, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times all hailed it as one of the biggest hits of the festival.

It was selected for the 2006 FrightFest [1] Festival in London and shown at The Odeon West End on the 25th August 2006. It was introduced on stage by Adam Green who hosted a Q&A session afterwards.

It was selected for Sitges International Film Festival in Spain in 2006.

And was also selected for Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX in 2006. The film sold out both nights, resulting in extra folding chairs having to be set up in the theater and audience members sitting in the aisles. The film walked away with the audience award for "Best Picture" as well as jury prizes for "Best Actor" (Kane Hodder) and "Best Special Effects".

The Trailer:

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"Arrow in the Head" Review:

Are you sure the number is 911? - Misty

Living in Canada has it perks, the place is chill, the ladies are fine & easy and the beer is tops. But taking into account my job, it has some drawbacks. One of them is not being in LA to see as of yet un-distributed films that you're dying to get down with. HATCHET was one of those. This year, I tried everything to get to watch this bad boy but to no avail. It took me going to the Sitges Film Festival in Spain to finally bear wrestle this monkey and teach it a lesson. And the verdict is? I HAD A BLAST!

At first glance Hatchet might come across as any other slasher. The characters are all types, the story is 1-2-3 and pretty much everybody had victim stamped on their butt-cheeks. What set this ****a apart from the newest generation of slashers is that it stabbed where it count when it comes to the sub genre. First the stereotypical characters were all given very witty and raunchy dialogue to spit out and were all played by appealing actors/actresses. Right there, I gave a ****e about them. Didn't need more than that in this type of film. Deacon Richmond in particular owned the movie for me. He was a black man, who was hilarious yes, but far from the usual token black guy that I've grown to hate. Its about *****ing time! Thank you!

The flick upped the ante on the kills as well. Outlandish, mean spirited and gruesome murders like the ones found in this film are absent from most (if not all) modern teeny bop slashers. How refreshing was it to see a dead teenager movie that embraced what it was! It didn't pretend to be a "supernatural thriller", it was a *****ing slasher and it was proud to be one. Gore hound heed my vacuous words, you'll pop a ***** over the slash-slash found in this abattoir. What a mess! I loved it! And finally no old school slasher is complete without female juggles bouncing about and this one gave them up in spades. There were so many jugs in this movie (with Mercedes McNab's twins being my favs) that I lost count...and I never lose count...lol! Stab to that a swifter than swift pace, mood imbued directing by Green, old school slasher nods galore and a handful of groovy horror king cameos (Kane Hodder showing a sensitive side...I bought it!) and you get a wet and wild ride that aimed to satisfy the slasher fans of the world and succeeded at it and then some.

On the flip side of the blade, the story at hand was as by the numbers as you get within the slasher field hence I was rarely surprised as to what went down. Some of the humor missed my boat occasionally as well as they overdid a couple of jokes by running them into the ground. With that said, that happened maybe twice so it wasn't too much of a hindrance. Lastly the score had a tendency to go randomly tacky on my ass. Didn't ruin the experience but I had a couple of "why the ***** are they using this cheery crap while in a creepy swamp" moments. All in all, I dare ya to find a slasher as entertaining as Hatchet in this day and age of impotent slashers. I was highly entertained by this mean machine and recommend it to all slasher fans who crave to see the "slash" back in slasher. Hatchet rocked!

ACTING:
A geek as a lead? I bought it and Joel Moore (Ben) sold it with his likeable and funny show. Tamara Feldman (Marybeth) gave depth to a character that couldn't have had any. Props! Deon Richmond (Marcus) was hilarious as the token black guy in "Not Another Teen Movie" and here he transcended that by playing a black man who happens to be funny yet mucho credible and smart at the same time. Loved him in the role and wanna see more of him in future films!

Mercedes McNab (Misty) was side splitting as the dink bimbo with one brain cell. Her many tit shots also brought a smile on my face and in my Jeans. Kane Hodder (Victor Crowley/Mr. Crowley) showed "expressive eyes" as the father of the killer and gave us a new kind of slasher to root for in wild man Victor Crowley. Parry Shen (Shawn) = funny. Robert Englund (Sampson) and Joshua Leonard (Ainsley) rocked it in their cameos while Tony Todd (Clive Washington) gave a different type of performance with his. Don't know how I feel about his flamboyant display yet but it was definitely interesting.

GORE:
The gore gags by maestro John Carl Buechler came through hardcore with ripped limbs galore, a pulled open head, a head twisted off, an impalement, some power tool fun, a cut off foot and much more all executed in rip roaring graphic ways! ITS GORE MADNESS!

T & A:
And its ******* madness too! We get all kinds of melon shots via the Mardis Gras scenes whilst the two bimbos of the film just couldn't keep their tops on...I respected that on levels that only I can understand. Oh and the dames made out a few times...I respected that even more!

DIRECTING:
Green injected the film with swaying bleak atmosphere while displaying a firm handle on his kill bits. All I needed was a bit more suspense.

SOUNDTRACK:
When the score was on, it was on. I'm talking some industrial rock (Korn opened the film) and a score that sported shades of Friday the 13th at times. But when it was off, it was off. Last thing I wanna hear when I witness a boat in a creepy swamp with a killer on the loose is some "happy go lucky" type ditties.

BOTTOM LINE:
HATCHET wore its title well as it was filled to the brim with hacks, slashs and red splats all around. The knee slapping dialogue, the furious pace, the tight acting and the countless number of breasts popping out kicked in to up the Arrow lovin too! Of course, it was far from original, following the slasher mold without blinking, some of the jokes didn't work me up and the score was on & off but at the end of the neck slap I had a *****ing riot act with this class act and that's all I needed. What is the meaning of life? Will the evil that men do go on and on? Will I ever bang 4 bisexual broads at the same time? WHO CARES! Gimme some ****, gore, laughs and Hodder and all is well in my sad world! ALL IS *****ING WELL!

 

[xwolverine2]

looks bad.....

harry knowles quote doesnt help either

 

[Majik1387]

It has Harry Knowles name on it.
x infinity

Okay, so after seeing the trailer that was posted, I'll take back infinity from this post.

The trailer was good, but I'm sure the trailer would have been a lot better without his quote.

I also really like the main tag line

 

[Jennifer Walters]

It looks okay. It looks slightly Friday the 13th meets Wrong Turn.

 

[Majik1387]

^Yeah, and I like those movies which is why this doesn't really look bad to me.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I'll most likely see it in theaters.

 

[xwolverine2]

i might rent it.... if i hear more good things

 

[SWAT]

When a company who usually gives out DVD's gives it a theatrical release, Well, they must think it's good.

 

[Rac]

He, this movie has one of the best taglines ever.

 

[bullets]

i hear good things but im thinking its overated . i really dont like harry knowles either