It's spirited, totally exploitative, entirely forgettable high body count slasher movie fun, and it sure ain't pretending to be quality cinema.
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09/10/07
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Hatchet (2007)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:19
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: The over-the-top gore, campy acting, and dim cinematography may be part of Hatchet's self-described old-school ethos, but irony alone can't sustain a horror film.
Theatrical Release:Sep 7, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: The slasher film all but died with the release of SCREAM (1996). From that point on, the genre became populated with slick studio productions starring the latest round of teen television stars,... [More]
Starring: Joel David Moore, Tamara Feldman, Deon Richmond, Mercedes McNab
Director: Adam Green
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Reviews for Hatchet
Green's self-aware comedy works quite well, and builds up to a gory mess that I quite enjoyed. It may not be the second coming of the slasher flick, but it works...
09/08/07
For any self-respecting horror fan, Hatchet is an amusing, spooky, visceral, smartly-crafted breath of fresh air.
09/08/07
A cut above average.
09/07/07
Top CriticEven after appropriately lowering expectations, it's kind to call this one a cut below.
09/07/07
Taken ironically, this is a fun movie. But do be sure to lower your standards at the door.
09/07/07
Green -- like John Carpenter, Wes Craven and the get-it-done directors he obviously admires -- is smart enough to ratchet up the horror in Hatchet to a level that should satisfy party-hard gore hounds and casual tourists alike.
09/07/07
Top CriticIn its gore, Hatchet is not especially inventive
09/07/07
No other film in recent memory has featured such a terrifically retro maniac or revisited the heyday of Eighties gore films with such gleeful, moist abandon.
09/07/07
Hatchet isn't funny, it certainly isn't frightening, and Will Barratt's absurdly murky cinematography hurts the gore money shots.
09/07/07
Marks the arrival of a very interesting new talent on the scene, one that feels inspired by the grindhouse horror genre and tired of the self-seriousness of the torture trend.
09/07/07
It's Itchy-and-Scratchy outlandish, not 'torture porn' scuzzy; it's a classic KISS concert, not a GG Allin bootleg.
09/07/07
The results can be messy.
09/07/07
Top CriticFor die-hard fans of horror, Hatchet might feel like a reprieve, but it certainly isn't a healthy one.
09/06/07
High expectations and any discerning taste should be thrown out the window for a film of Hatchet's budget. That accomplished, audiences will find a gem of an intentionally bad movie.
09/06/07
Delivers on every one of its meager promises.
09/06/07
So ridiculously over-the-top that it's best viewed as a wacky spoof.
09/02/07
It is an expertly executed slasher film done by someone who genuinely loves the genre and if you’re a fan you’ll enjoy it.
08/28/07
Like its villain, its brute strength makes up for its relative lack of brains.
08/25/07
Hatchet is an unapologetically violent film that makes no compromises and takes no prisoners. It could very well be one of the best horror films of the year.
04/02/07
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