On the Menu: HATCHET II (2010)
Ingredients: Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Tom Holland, Ed Ackerman, AJ Bowen, R.A. Mihailoff and John Carl Buechler. Directed by Adam Green. Run time: 85 minutes. Rated: Unrated.
At First Bite: I watched HATCHET not long after it came out on DVD. I thought it was pretty decent (3.5 stars) and bought it. Why not watch the sequel then?
Marybeth (Harris) survived the first movie, but her father and brother did not.
She goes to Reverend Zombie (Todd) for help, and he enlists a crew to hunt down Victor Crowley once and for all.
$500 to risk my life hunting a hatchet-wielding killer?
I'll pass, but good luck.
Tough to Swallow: Love seeing Harris in another horror movie, but her acting here is atrocious. Her emotion and delivery don't quite jell. You can tell she's trying really hard, but it's painful to watch.
The first death is pretty silly, as is what happens to Reverend Zombie.
In a flashback, Lena dies, but you see her moving as the scene ends.
The blood spraying is gratuitous.
In the soundtrack portion of the credits, "Courtesy of" appears to be repeated accidentally on the third line of info for the song "Old School."
Marybeth (Harris) survived the first movie, but her father and brother did not.
She goes to Reverend Zombie (Todd) for help, and he enlists a crew to hunt down Victor Crowley once and for all.
$500 to risk my life hunting a hatchet-wielding killer?
I'll pass, but good luck.
Tough to Swallow: Love seeing Harris in another horror movie, but her acting here is atrocious. Her emotion and delivery don't quite jell. You can tell she's trying really hard, but it's painful to watch.
The first death is pretty silly, as is what happens to Reverend Zombie.
In a flashback, Lena dies, but you see her moving as the scene ends.
The blood spraying is gratuitous.
In the soundtrack portion of the credits, "Courtesy of" appears to be repeated accidentally on the third line of info for the song "Old School."
Something to Chew On: The original was released in 2006. A third film is set to be released sometime in 2013.
In the original, Marybeth was played by Tamara Feldman.
Aside from Hodder (Jason Voorhees in 4 films) and Todd (Candyman), the first film also included Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger). Joshua Leonard (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT) and Deon Richmond (SCREAM 3) were also in the cast.
Harris appeared in three HALLOWEEN films: HALLOWEEN 4, HALLOWEEN 5 and Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN remake.
Some lines reference Jason Voorhees, the Blair Witch and Leslie Vernon.
Holland, who plays Bob, wrote and directed CHILD'S PLAY and the original FRIGHT NIGHT.
David Foy plays Chad. In the original, he went uncredited as a hillbilly.
Shawn Ashmore and Emma Bell appear uncredited. They both also starred in FROZEN, which was also directed by Green. Green had to split his shooting schedule for HATCHET II into two parts due to promotional work for FROZEN. Schedule #1 was January 7-13, 2010. Schedule #2 was January 15-February 24. FROZEN hit theaters on February 5, 2010.
The news is on at Jack Cracker's place after he rescues Marybeth. The interviewee is Bell's character from FROZEN. Ashmore appears in an earlier montage as a fisherman.
Ackerman, Hodder, Green, Rileah Vanderbilt and Joe Lynch are all in HATCHET II and FROZEN as well.
Green also wrote and executive produced the film. He has a cameo in the movie as a guy puking.
One hundred and thirty-six gallons of fake blood were used.
A crew member is actually credited as Voodoo Fluffer. What exactly is that?
In the original, Marybeth was played by Tamara Feldman.
Aside from Hodder (Jason Voorhees in 4 films) and Todd (Candyman), the first film also included Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger). Joshua Leonard (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT) and Deon Richmond (SCREAM 3) were also in the cast.
Harris appeared in three HALLOWEEN films: HALLOWEEN 4, HALLOWEEN 5 and Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN remake.
Some lines reference Jason Voorhees, the Blair Witch and Leslie Vernon.
Holland, who plays Bob, wrote and directed CHILD'S PLAY and the original FRIGHT NIGHT.
David Foy plays Chad. In the original, he went uncredited as a hillbilly.
Shawn Ashmore and Emma Bell appear uncredited. They both also starred in FROZEN, which was also directed by Green. Green had to split his shooting schedule for HATCHET II into two parts due to promotional work for FROZEN. Schedule #1 was January 7-13, 2010. Schedule #2 was January 15-February 24. FROZEN hit theaters on February 5, 2010.
The news is on at Jack Cracker's place after he rescues Marybeth. The interviewee is Bell's character from FROZEN. Ashmore appears in an earlier montage as a fisherman.
Ackerman, Hodder, Green, Rileah Vanderbilt and Joe Lynch are all in HATCHET II and FROZEN as well.
Green also wrote and executive produced the film. He has a cameo in the movie as a guy puking.
One hundred and thirty-six gallons of fake blood were used.
A crew member is actually credited as Voodoo Fluffer. What exactly is that?
Aftertaste: Well, it's not as good as its predecessor. The acting, especially from Harris, is shake-your-head bad through most of the movie.
I don't quite understand the reason to go back to the swamp to face Crowley right after you escaped with your life. Yeah, you don't need to retrieve the dead bodies. Just call the police.
But, it's a horror movie. Duh.
I will say the kills progressively get better and more creative throughout the film, but the movie itself isn't really scary. It's bloody, sure. I mean, it rains buckets of blood, but there aren't even any jump scares.
What I enjoy most are the treats of the horror movie references.
However, those won't save this from being just your average splatter flick.
I feel tricked.
Rating:
I don't quite understand the reason to go back to the swamp to face Crowley right after you escaped with your life. Yeah, you don't need to retrieve the dead bodies. Just call the police.
But, it's a horror movie. Duh.
I will say the kills progressively get better and more creative throughout the film, but the movie itself isn't really scary. It's bloody, sure. I mean, it rains buckets of blood, but there aren't even any jump scares.
What I enjoy most are the treats of the horror movie references.
However, those won't save this from being just your average splatter flick.
I feel tricked.
Rating:
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