Hatchet III

Hatchet III

Kane and Danielle return for the final voyage in the Hatchet trilogy. But this time they have brought with them Zack "Gremlins" Galligan!!!!

Although I still can't speak for the first one, I would say if you are going to see a Hatchet movie, watch this one. While the second one wasn't bad, I did find this installment to be more enjoyable.

With what appears to be a slightly larger budget the film makers allowed themselves to have a bit more fun with this one. I think they realized that they weren't making a classic, they weren't making high art and they decided that they were just going to go over the top to entertain.

There was no subtlety in this movie. The deaths were violent and and gory. If you like your movies with blood flowing like a chocolate fountain then you won't be disappointed. Heads, limbs, intestines, spines and genitals, nothing is safe in this movie, you'll see it all here!!!

I might seek out a DVD copy of the first movie just to complete the trilogy, but it was a satisfying ending, and I am fairly confident that they are done with the series. The ending wasn't ambiguous as in Nightmare or Friday the 13th films.

Now to the best part. SID HAIG!!! He came as a surprise to me, I don't recall his name in the opening credits, although I might have just missed it. But, as always he played the crazy, racist, redneck old man. You always know what you are getting with Sid and it's rarely a disappointment. If you know of a better crazy horror redneck I'm open to hearing your suggestions, but in my opinion he's the best.

The other thing that I found interesting was the idea that these types of monsters are described as "repeaters." It was a concept they brought up in Hatchet II, and it's not anything that I recall has been explained in any other of the horror series. If it has please let me know. The idea of a repeater is a monster that returns everyday reliving the same memories over and over again, and that is why they can not be killed. It explains why monsters like Hatchet, Michael Meyers, Jason, etc. don't ever die. There was a traumatic experience that caused their demise and until that wrong has been fixed they will continue to come back over any over, no matter how many times they are "killed." To me it was just kind of an interesting concept that was actually brought up in the film.

That about sums it up for the Hatchet movies. If I do end up seeing the first one I'll come back and write a review about it. But, overall I found both II and III to be entertaining with III being the superior of the two. But, if you are a fan of horror films, especially those of the 70's and 80's I would recommend seeing either.

That about wraps it up for this post. I don't know what's next to come, but I've got plenty in my queue.