Review of Hatchet (2006) by Tash O — 05 Dec 2011
Terrific slasher. Don't let the 2006 release date fool you, this is done in the spirit of the original run of American slashers (hence the tag line "Old School American Horror"). This includes using only practical effects, something people who know me know that I long for.
It looks so much better than the digital gore of recent years (compare this to Romero's most recent zombie films and tell me it doesn't look a hundred times better). On top of that, it's quite funny.
Not as tongue in cheek as Scream but definitely aware of slasher conventions and the ridiculousness of the situations that the protagonists find themselves in. A really blood good time.
This review of Hatchet (2006) was written by Tash O on 05 Dec 2011.
Hatchet has generally received mixed reviews.
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