Hatchet Collection

Comedy

Horror

Hatchet

ArieScope Pictures

United States of America

English

Joel David Moore

Amara Zaragoza

Deon Richmond

Kane Hodder

Joleigh Fioravanti

Mercedes McNab

Joel Murray

Parry Shen

Richard Riehle

Patrika Darbo

Robert Englund

Joshua Leonard

Tony Todd

John Carl Buechler

Rileah Vanderbilt

Adam Weisman

Adam Green

Will Barratt

Lance Kelly

John Gross

Makenzie Sims

Brandon Gonsalves

Danielle Victor

Chris Bailey

James L. Bills

Gary Desroche

Kristin Michelle Duncil

Sarah Elbert

David Foy

Jessica Luebe

April Montgomery

Johnny Rock

Brandy Scott

Scott Altomare

Roman Kindrachuk

Andrew Mysko

Cory Neal

Andy Garfield

Christopher Roth

Sarah J. Donohue

Alexandrea A. Bouska

Annah Murray

Kimberly Eckhout

Michelle Farmer

Brad Hardin

Straw Weisman

Tracy Scott

Alex Betuel

Michelle Gold

Jason Halley

Jill Hoppy

Steve Reese

Aaron Walters

Mark Weatherbe

Bruce Barlow

Zoe Bones

Morgan Krantz

Kelli Palotai

Peggy Paola

Julian Brown

Valerie Sand

Cassandra McCormick

Chris Carnel

Mark Chadwick

Joey Anaya

Casey Easlick

Mark Hicks

Tanner Gill

Paul E. Short

Steven Ho

Patrick J. Statham

Mario Rodriguez

Nicole Randall

Gary J. Wayton

Shannon Makhanian

Bryan McBrien

Tim Beckett

Heather Sladinski

Suzana P. Rupe

Craig Borden

Denis Cordova

Sarah Geller

Stanley Kastner

Vic Radulich

Clancy T. Troutman

Scott Westley

Lou Carlucci

BJ McDonnell

Christel Golden

Eric Leach

Jon Callesen

Rick Tucker

Selby Van Horne

David Aaron

Andrea McDowell

Kirsten Robinson

_**Slasher parody with good plot & technical work, but too raunchy and not funny enough**_

Tired of partying on Bourbon Street, a guy and his buddy (Joel David Moore and Deon Richmond) decide to take a night sightsee with other tourists at the alligator-infested bog, unaware of the dubious nature of the tour and the legend of a notorious hatchet man lurking the woods.

"Hatchet" (2006) is a horror/comedy/spoof that combines the indoor swamp sets of “Man-Thing” (2005) with elements of the “Wrong Turn” or “Friday the 13th” franchises and the parody tone of “Club Dread” (2004). Regrettably, it’s the least of these. There’s nothing wrong with the cast or technical filmmaking as the gore, F/X and swamp sets are fine, although the ‘monster’ make-up looks kinda cartoonish (which fits the genre).

While it’s relatively amusing and occasionally funny, it’s hindered by an odious raunchy air right out of the gate. For instance, the two supposedly hot girls flash their breasts every 5 minutes in the first half hour. Don’t take that as prudish, I’m just pointing out that a movie is questionable when it goes overboard with female nudity to hide its deficiencies. Meanwhile the heroine played by Amara Zaragoza is interesting, but she has little sex appeal, although that’s a matter of taste.

I could handle those flaws if the story was more compelling and the humor more amusing, yet that’s not the case. Although the plot is great, the script needed a rewrite to flesh out better prospects. But that takes time & money and the flick only cost 1.5 million, which is almost six times LESS than what “Club Dread” cost.

I should add that Kane Hodder plays the Jason-like antagonist while Robert Englund has a cameo in the opening.     

The film runs 1 hour, 24 minutes, with a longer version running an additional 9 minutes. It was shot in New Orleans (Mardi Gras sequences) with the swamp scenes done in a convincing indoor set at Sable Ranch, Santa Clarita, California.

GRADE: C-/D+

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