Hatchet

Hatchet (Example of some of the Gore)

This film has been out quite some time now; I recently watched this to help a close friend of mine get over her break up (1. She loves horrors and 2. I think she was imagining cutting him up into small pieces and then eating him), and obviously with these 2 pieces of information it was destined for glory, that was until the film actually started. Somehow, whether it was the awfully cheesy front cover that gave it away or the lack of well known actors/actresses in the film, this is an awful horror film, it’s so awful that me and my friend were in stitches throughout.

So what’s it all about, I hear you ask? Well it’s basically about a man and his son (who eventually turns out to be a human-killing-disgustingly-looking-thing = Hatchet) and their tale of hiding away from society. However when their  house is  set on fire by some fireworks thrown by some kids trying to bully the disfigured child, the father then attempts  to break in subsequently killing his child by a single blow to the head with a hatchet, while trying to break the door down. Eventually the father dies (which is further elaborated on in Hatchet 2).

And so the Killing Spree begins!

The one remotely deeming factor about this film is that the gore is somewhat………good? If that’s the right word. It’s totally believable apart from when he decides to use someone’s intestines to strangle them (this could have happened in number 2, but there are kills like this that happen in No. 1). When I say believable, I mean that brains look like brains and hearts look like hearts and yep you will get to see plenty of these through out.

The one song they chose to put on the soundtrack was a surprisingly high profile acquisition, Marilyn Manson being the singer and the song, “This is the New S*it”. I absolutely love this track ever since it was The Matrix Reloaded’s soundtrack. (Disc 2 of the OST).

The acting is extremely “shoddy”, so don’t expect any Oscar performances, however there are some interesting cameos from, Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street) and the legendary  Tony Todd (Night of the Living Dead, Candyman, The Crow, Final Destination series), Kane Hodder is also the villain (also known for his stunt work in other films)

Overall you can tell that this film is ridiculously over the top, a gore fest and most of all a soft excuse to see woman naked. Not so much a disappointment because you can never expect much from an independently released horror. I would recommend watching it if you love watching people get brutally killed in ridiculous fashion.