Hatchet II (2010)

- written February 11th, 2011

Summary: Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.           Overall: The film has some real issues getting released into theatres and the #1 reason was the gore and the violence. And that’s precisely the reason to watch the film. It’s a gory, violent, bloody film. It’s supposed to be!           Now for the most part, I do not uy into films that try and be cool, try and be hip and fresh. I saw the entire horror community on the internet feign surprise and try and attack those who didn’t want this film out to the public. Frankly, no one should truly be surprised it didn’t get to the theatres. In our North American society, this is not a shock but instead, should have been expected. Noty right but definitely expected.           So I went into this expecting everyone to have made this molehill into a mountain. And despite Tony Todd doing a little bit overacting and Danielle Harris looking and sounding way too disinterested, the film was interesting. I think the fact the film is focused on one giant attack of the creature was both unique and well made. Not the usual, 5 folks walking into a swamp with a non-working cell phone and shocked they are dying 1 by 1. These folks, for the most part, know why they are there, know what they are up against and show up armed and dangerous…and still can’t handle it. It was a whole new take and well done at that. And of course some really unique deaths as well. Good, good work here, and frankly, better than the first!           Comparison: Hatchet meets Bloody Murder

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