BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

VividSimon Simply Perfect

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Ilikehorrormovies I almost like it but I end up not caring for it. It's not a rant or a positive review or a meh review too. The story is easy to follow if you're a fan of gore or watch 100 horror movie with the same story, the acting is meh, and it's not too clithè. They're some clithè here and there but they limit it. The worst part about this movie is how the script feels empty, that's my main problem. I like how the killer is based on Jason Voohrees but without a mask. At least it was better than Black Christmas (2006) and the disapointing Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Begining (2006). I watch it because I thought it was The Shinning (1980) but I didn't do research what The Shinning is. It's hard to think if it's good or not because it's forgetable and that's why I don't have a opinion on it. That's my review of The Hatchet (2006) so yeah, I don't care about the film.

DMG When i first watched hatchet i didn't think it was that good and i thought that it was overrated. But i decided to give it a second chance. And i'm glad i did. This movie is awesome. let's talk about the cast first. I actually really like the cast. The acting is not amazing or anything, but i still enjoy watching these people. Some of them or actually almost all of them are really funny. Parry Shen is in this movie i love that guy. He's also in the other Hatchet movies and he plays another character in each movie, which is hilarious in my opinion. While i did find most of the jokes really funny, some were not very funny and just seemed unnecessary to me because i know they can do better. Kane Hodder plays Victor Crowley in this movie and man is he awesome. He is a total bad ass and the make- up on Crowley looks amazing. And that leads me into the best thing about this movie which is also the reason why people watch this movie. The gore. The effects in this movie are amazing. This is a bloody movie and all of the kills are creative and some are actually pretty over the top. I love every single kill in this movie. But another thing that i kind of dislike is the pacing. And i think part 2 has the same problem. This movie is a little too slow. It takes about 45 - 50 minutes to get started. And it takes even longer in the second one. I think it really shouldn't have taken so long for the kills and the action to actually get started. Yes the first 45 - 50 minutes are pretty funny, but i still really want to see the amazing kills. But what i really liked was the 80s feel that this movie had. Yeah this is a throwback movie to the slashers from the 80s and one could argue that that's just an excuse for making an unoriginal movie, but i love the 80s vibe in this movie. And even if it is an excuse, i still love the movie. I think unoriginal doesn't necessarily mean bad. Just because i've eaten lots of apples, i still love to eat them. Same thing with this movie. I've seen this concept a thousand times, but i still love simplistic slasher movies with lots of gore. In the end, i love this movie. It has amazing kills, some really funny moments and really funny ending in my opinion. I can watch all of these three movies over and over again and they're always fun. Yes the pacing could've been a bit faster, but really this movie is still awesome and that's why i give it an 8 out of 10.

punishmentpark It's been a long while since I witnessed a story that was this unsatisfying, about a dead man who becomes a ghost, which is really a monster, but... etc., etc., blah blah blah. Fortunately, this is a no-brainer horror flick, and the splatter-gore is all alright, the mutant killer is okay, the jokes are well represented and in the end, the background story doesn't matter all that much.The acting is, considering once again this a no-brainer horror flick, more than decent, with a few familiar faces from some sitcoms. Plus: hooray for boobies. One last observation: that bus ride in the beginning reminded me much of a bit from some old '80s (Steven Spielberg?) horror movie - promising, but it didn't really deliver on thát part.6 out of 10.

Mightygill Slashers took the world of horror movies by storm in the 1980's. At some points there were new ones coming out on a weekly basis, but by the end of the decade the sub-genre had died off almost entirely and was barely heard from for much of the next decade. In 2006 director Adam Green wanted to bring back the feeling those movies gave fans with his slasher Hatchet.With cameos and parts going to Tony "Candyman" Todd, Kane "Jason" Hodder, and Robert "Freddy" Englund, heavy use of practical effects over computer effects and a villain who looked like an 80's type of killer, Hatchet seemed posed to take a spot alongside the best in the sub-genre. This movie tells the story of a group of people who go on a swamp tour that winds up ending badly. They end up in Victor Crowley's territory and he starts murdering them one by one, just like the classics.Despite all this and being promoted as "old school American horror" Hatchet fails miserably at reaching it's goals and although there are far worse horror films out there there are very few that are as disappointing as this one. The problem is that many elements that made the classic slashers great are absent: there's no atmosphere, tension, creepiness, scariness or memorable soundtrack. Basically what we have is a gore-comedy, it's got the practical effects and villain of an 80's slasher but nothing else. If it resembles anything from the 80's it's more like the slashers near the end of the decade that threw away the horror elements for comedy and over the top characters.And while the comedy works well sometimes, more often than not it doesn't. Instead of making a horror movie with humour dispersed throughout they basically wrapped kills around a comedy. What we're left with are far too many moments where the movie comes to a complete stop just to try and make the audience laugh. This works fine when it's funny but really hurts the film when it's not. Some of the characters, especially the two dumb women, are really annoying unless you love blonde joke type of humour. If you like nudity there are several shots of their breasts but everybody else may find themselves skipping ahead to where something else more interesting happens.The special effects themselves are decent. Their goal was to avoid using CGI and in that regard the film is admirable and mostly succeeds. The practical effects are generally well done although some scenes such as the blood splashing on the trees are a bit overdone, and not really in a good way. Also, the bodies seem to come apart really easily, but it is a slasher film so realism certainly isn't expected. The kills themselves are quite well done, especially the double kill early on, and are quite bloody and gory.Unfortunately Hatchet also has arguably one of the worst endings of any slasher. It doesn't really end, it just cuts off in the middle of the scene where Hatchet II is supposed to pick right up from. Sequel or not it is an absolutely terrible way to end the film.Availability: Hatchet is available on both DVD and Blu-ray as a stand alone R-rated version or unrated director's cut or as a "Slasher 4 pack" with No One Lives, A Horrible Way to Die and The Alphabet Killer. All contain a good amount of bonus features such as a commentary, making of, gag reel, trailer and more.Despite failing to deliver on the "old school American horror" that was promised, Hatchet is still a fairly enjoyable slasher film worth checking out for slasher film fans. Just don't expect it to be as good as the classics, or even quite reach the levels of later films like Scream either.