Hatchet III (2013)

So Victor Crowley is dead? Head hacked up by his own hatchet and the remainder of what was once his ugly face, blown to hell with a shot gun blast.

Oh, wait! I was wrong... He's back!

Thanks to a local news reporter, Mary-Beth is once again forced to go back into the woods to try and put Crowley to rest once and for all.

Written by Adam Green, directed by BJ McDonnell, produced by Adam Green and Sarah Elbert. Staring Danielle Harris, Derek Mears, Caroline Williams, Zach Galligan and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley.

The third (and doubtfully last) entry in Hatchet film series by Adam Green, plays out in the opposite manner that the first entry had. Starts off serious and half way through, someone goes a little crazy and pulls out the old "bazooka" rocket launcher... Hilarity ensues.

One of the biggest kicks I have gotten out of these films is not only the appearances by top horror genre actors such as Derek Mears, (Hills have eyes series) Sid Haig (House of 1000 corpses) and Sean Whalen (The people under the stairs), but the continuous addition of Parry Shen who has played a different character in each of the three films. They also included a scene of a paramedic stating that one of the victims looked just like him, in which he took offence to it.

The end of the trilogy was not at all what I was expecting it to be but I was very happy with the dedication to the campy 80's throwback style that was obvious in all the entries since the start.

The gore looked a lot better for this film than it did in part two. Although most of the kills were over the top, they still went all out for the gore effects to give it an edge.

Adam Green had written this installment but gave the directing task to BJ McDonnell who did a great job and was able to keep in line with the rest of the trilogy. And no need to worry, Adam did make his (drunken) appearance in this film as he had done previously.

Great throwback, fun kills, awesome cameo's and a whole hell of a lot of gore! This series was over the top and campy and I loved it for those reasons. But this entry has to be my favorite of the bunch and I need to give it an 8.5 out of 10.

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Hatchet II (2010)

Victor Crowley is back! And this time, he's really pissed off!

Mary-Beth (this time portrayed by none other than scream queen Danielle Harris)  has fought her way free from the clutches of killer Victor Crowley and made her way back to the safety of the city.

After visiting Rev. Zombie, (Tony Todd) Mary-Beth learns that her father was one of the people responsible for killing Crowley. She decides that she needs to go back out, retrieve her father and brother's bodies and put an end to Crowley's reign of terror.

Once again, written and directed by Adam Green. Starring Perry Shen, Tony Todd, Danielle Harris and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley.

The over the top, 80's homage style of the series goes into full effect in this sequel without any signs of hesitation. The tone of this film is much more serious than it's predecessor, but still has it's cheesy charm added in with a good portion of the kills.

Like the first, the kill scenes are highly gore filled, probably even more so in this one as a lot of death scenes ended with a large blood splatter hitting a wall. This effect was more than likely used to save some money and the obvious reason of keeping the movie looking like it was a cheesy 80's flick.

For what it was, I enjoyed it and was not expecting anything special. This film did what I expected it to do and I am happy about that!

We all need a little cheese in our life and for that, I have to thank Adam Green. A true fan of the genre and a master at what he does.

Hatchet II is gonna get a 7 out of 10.

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Hatchet (2006)

A group of guys set out to Mardi Gras to take things off their friend Ben's mind after he is dumped by his longtime girlfriend.

When the booze and the girls won't seem to help with his heartbreak,  Ben decides to take a haunted boat tour where he and everyone aboard, run into a snag and must ban together in order to escape from the fearsome spirit of Victor Crowley.

Written and directed by Adam Green. Starring Deon Richmond, Tamara Feldman, Joel Moore and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley

To start off, this film was FILLED to the top with some of the biggest stars the horror genre has ever seen, including Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees) and the aforementioned Tony Todd.

Written and directed by Adam Green, you can tell that this was the inspired work of someone who loves watching the classic slasher films. From the cameo's to the ending there was always something an old school fan could pick up on at almost any point of this movie.

The first hour seemed like it was a little too goofy for my tastes, all I could think of this movie as was a mix between Lake Placid and one of the Friday the 13th films, but I soon realized what the writer was doing. And it paid off when the story line got serious and the scenes had started getting filled with gore.

I did find the main character's dialogue a little bit odd at first but it suited the look and mannerisms of the actor portraying him and made me see the type of person he is supposes to be resembling.

The kills in this were a mix of straight old school slasher and new original, innovative deaths which is always a plus when I'm watching a slasher. And the gore used was amazing and very realistic. Although some of the kills weren't overly convincing it was still very well made.

And for the 80's fan out there, the ending is made especially for you! You will love it and hate It all at the same time, I can guarantee that.

So for my big finale, I will have to say that watching this movie is a big yes, even if you're not really a fan of the first hour, such as I was, just keep watching it and it will pay off in the long run. Hence why I am giving it a 7 out of 10.

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