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Title: Hatchet (2006)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joel David Moore | ... | Ben | |
| Amara Zaragoza | ... | Marybeth Dunstan (as Tamara Feldman) | |
| Deon Richmond | ... | Marcus | |
| Kane Hodder | ... | Victor Crowley / Mr. Crowley | |
| Mercedes McNab | ... | Misty | |
| Parry Shen | ... | Shawn | |
| Joel Murray | ... | Doug Shapiro | |
| Joleigh Fiore | ... | Jenna (as Joleigh Fioreavanti) | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Jim Permatteo | |
| Patrika Darbo | ... | Shannon Permatteo | |
| Robert Englund | ... | Sampson | |
| Joshua Leonard | ... | Ainsley | |
| Tony Todd | ... | Reverend Zombie | |
| John Carl Buechler | ... | Jack Cracker (as John Buechler) | |
| Rileah Vanderbilt | ... | Young Victor Crowley | |
A motley crew of tourists embark on a boat ride of the haunted Louisiana bayous where they learn the terrifying tale of local legend "Victor Crowley"; a horribly disfigured man who was tragically and accidentally killed with a hatchet by the hands of his own father. But when the boat sinks and the ghost story turns out to be real, the group tries desperately to escape the swamp with their lives...and all of their pieces. Written by Anonymous
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This review is after I saw a viewing of the uncut/unrated DVD version at the Horror Hound convention in Indianapolis on Nov. 16, 2007.
The movie to me, is pretty much a variation of "The Burning" in my opinion. There are a lot of things similar in the plot department. The basic story is some people want to go on a haunted tour in the New Orleans swamps, and they get their wish along with a story about the spirit of a Victor Crowley who was hideously deformed at birth, and accidentally hit in the head with a hatchet by his Father when their house caught fire, the Father was trying to save him. So the Father has long since died from grief, but old disfigured hatchet in the face Victor is supposed to still be around there in spirit. The boat the people are taking the tour on hits some rocks and starts to sink, so they have to go to land, and that's when they come up on Victor's former house. It's not long until Victor shows up, and he's portrayed by Kane Hodder with some pretty fair makeup. It's slicing and dicing time with plenty of blood and some excellent gore, that I'm afraid people going to see the theatrical version will miss. There's nothing original and all that great about this movie, it's basically just another slasher film with some obvious humor, and excellent gore effects. The main thing myself and what I heard from other people after it was over, is the ending really sucks. I won't say anymore, because I know many out there haven't seen it yet, but this first "Hatchet" almost seems like an introduction to the sequel, which is already in the works. Now get this, "Hatchet" is being released next month on both DVD and in the theaters, and all ready, the sequel is pretty much ready to start. So I guess, Victor is supposed to be the new Jason, Freddy, and Michael, all rolled up into one. All I have to say about that, is bullshit. Don't end a frigging movie like they did, totally setting up a sequel. For that reason, I came away with a rather negative feeling, even though I loved all the blood and gore. I think "Hatchet" is being over-hyped, in fact, WAY over-hyped, and a lot of horror/gore fans are going to be a little let down, especially with the awful ending.