Hatchet (2007)
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Adam Green
Written By: Adam Green
Starring: Richard Riehle, Tony Todd, Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Joshua Leonard, Joel David Moore, Joel Murray, Parry Shen, Mercedes McNab, Amara Zaragoza, Deon Richmond, Joleigh Fioreavanti
Franchise: Hatchet
Country: USA
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Hatchet belongs to 23 collections
1. boobs (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 53 stars)
2. B-Movie (collaborative - 15 stars)
3. Slasher (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 15 stars)
4. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
5. Criticker's Incorrect Release Dates (collaborative - 7 stars)
6. Blood, Breasts and Beasts (collaborative - 4 stars)
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8. Horror (public: horrorjames - 4 stars)
9. Graphic, Bloody Gore (collaborative - 3 stars)
10. Trilogy (collaborative: moderated by frederic_g54 - 3 stars)
11. New Orleans (collaborative: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
12. The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies (book) (public: Ag0stoMesmer - 2 stars)
13. Slashergirls Friday The 13th or Friday related films (collaborative - 1 star)
14. Mutants (collaborative: moderated by edkrak - 1 star)
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Kojiless | 28 28th |
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90 minutes of tourists in a swamp literally running around in a circle from a killer who's easy to kill but never dies, and always seems to be right behind them. I'm finally starting to realize "inspired by horror classics" is just a nice way of saying "features lots of horror tropes," and "starring Robert Englund" is just the filmmaker admitting to the audience "I'm not even really trying, but look, it's Freddy!"
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INDYATMN | 79 54th |
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Neither really a parody nor an overtly self-aware deconstruction of the genre, this is actually a legit return to the slasher film, but one smart enough to try & improve on all the worst cliches (all the victims are played by charismatic actors and Green tries to make all their interactions funny instead of flat and banal); and to amplify the best parts (the killer's origin & look & the giddily outrageous levels of fake gore). The comedy doesn't always work, but it is fun, esp the last third.
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Luna6ix | 81 78th |
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When not entertaining on account of gore, it impressed with tongue-in-cheek humor. The acting and writing both compliment the humor and horror, all the while saving a few scary sequences for the people really thinking this was a true horror movie.
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Jasongirl67 | 75 69th |
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With so many horror icons I was sorta hoping for a "horror icon" battle royal of sorts......Instead I gotta horror comedy The kills were pretty amazing....I just wish there would've been more of them
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slidercc | 75 70th |
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One of the best "new" horror films. Straight up slasher old school style that is actually well done.
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Jeb | 78 62nd |
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Good old-school horror flick with lots of laughs and gags! Bloody fun!
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hellboy76 | 61 28th |
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Cheeseball comedy/horror works occasionally. Not good but can be entertaining.
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KingCauti | 65 50th |
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The gore is what makes this movie a treat to watch.
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ribcage | 71 61st |
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genre fans will find much more to appreciate than anyone else. really spot on humor, lovely super theatrical gore, short but sweet runtime.
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TimeCapsule | 67 59th |
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While I know by now a few years may have passed, but this is nothing like that book I remember reading in middle school. I mean like yeah sure, I guess there's a hatchet involved, but this much more like some sort of self-aware late 2000's slasher instead of the young-adult survival story that I was expecting. Although, I sort of kinda got a slightly different young-adult survival story instead, just with a couple more people, way more gore, and with enough boobs for even 12-year-old me.
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TripleSH | 70 53rd |
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To put it briefly, a straight-up color-by-numbers slasher. The pluses: It's well-shot, the special/make-up effects are excellent, and it's funny with some decent characters. The minuses: It's very rushed, which makes the story suffer. Overall, very close to what a traditional slasher film should be.
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joseywales | 63 40th |
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Mostly forgettable except for some nice blood.
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caiman | 70 37th |
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Some creative gore, but overall this movie isn't nearly as interesting or funny as it thinks it is.
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| 1 | micah | 68 56th |
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A solid little slasher with excellent special effects and a fun enough cast to keep it pithy.
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Barthalen | 69 51st |
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Not the best production values, but a well-intended slasher romp through the swamp. The gore effects were surprisingly good.
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sophie | 80 81st |
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Hilarious!
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Vandelay1 | 75 86th |
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good movie
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stanthecaddy | 78 55th |
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Hatchet is an unpretentious throwback to the slasher movies of the eighties. It's obviously made by folks who love those flicks and, save for several gore effects that would have gotten the 80s-era MPAA up in arms and the presence of some modern-day mainstays like cell phones, this movie could have very well been written in 1982. The humor is hit-or-miss, but it is refreshing that Adam Green does not rely on the "self aware" humor that so many throwback horror movies do.
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yawkcorb | 95 97th |
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By far the best horror\comedy since Shaun of the Dead. Awesome makeup, creepy atmosphere, and funny as hell.
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jamesdepaolo | 79 62nd |
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this movie is such a throwback to movies like madman and friday the 13th and some halloween elements...this was fun...a great little ride
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| 1 | damil | 65 54th |
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A lot of fun to watch. The film's mantra was getting back to old-school slasher horror and being a fan of the genre, I liked that aspect. I also enjoyed the horror cameos. Mercedes McNab was also in it and she was really topless. I mean, funny! And topless. I liked the New Orleans setting and there were pretty decent special effects for an independent film. It doesn't take itself seriously at all, which is what makes it so enjoyable. It doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is.
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| 1 | braddad68 | 88 37th |
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Totally surprised how much fun I had with this horror/comedy.
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chmul_cr0n | 53 19th |
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Awesome splatter scenes, loved the humor. Which is why i'd have loved to see more of that, not just a total of five minutes. What you get instead is 85 minutes of boring plot. :(
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JSchlansky | 60 42nd |
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What a weird way to adapt that Gary Paulsen book we all read in middle school
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backwardsuit | 58 20th |
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At its best this kind of reminded me of Bad Taste but mostly lacks the creativity and wicked sense of childish humour. A collection of cliches that means well but doesn't really amount to anything more than a sum of its variously mediocre parts. At least it's not as cynical as most modern slashers and packs enough fun bits to make it passable.
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rosenritter | 6 49th |
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Green doesn't reimagine the slasher genre, but he takes what works and amplifies the shit out if. Case in point: that ending.
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PianoSama | 65 45th |
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While no masterpiece & not quite the Scream of the 2000's, this is a deceptively funny & very self-aware slasher that provides intentionally dumb characters, exaggerated situations, & brutally over-the-top murders while knowing exactly what it's doing the entire time. The jokes are surprisingly good, as is the loving mockery of genre tropes, & the performances are solid all-around. Englund's cameo is really fun. It doesn't totally stick the landing, but it's worth a watch.
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| Average Percentile 35.41% from 468 Ratings |  |