Hatchet

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Hatchet

R

2007

1h 23m

Horror

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Ben (Joel Moore) and Marcus (Deon Richmond) are college students in New Orleans, enjoying Mardi Gras, when they decide to go on a boat tour of an allegedly cursed bayou. Meeting up with several other tourists, including quietly beautiful Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), they are entertained by their guide Shawn (Parry Shen), who regales them with tales of a ghostly serial killer who wanders the swamp. They laugh off the stories -- until someone, or something, starts picking off members of the group.

Critics Consensus

The over-the-top gore, campy acting, and dim cinematography may be part of Hatchet's self-described old-school ethos, but irony alone can't sustain a horror film.

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MaryAnn Johanson

Film.com

09/22/2010

Lacking the satirical bite of the first Scream... this is mere pastiche that doesn't even wink at what it is pointlessly xeroxing from the past.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

10/05/2007

Fun horror-comedy about tourists being picked off in the swamps. Tongues are firmly in cheeks; heads don't stay long on shoulders.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

10/05/2007

1/5

This low-budget horror spoof lasts only 84 minutes, but seems to take forever.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

4/10

The comedy is without feeling. The violence is without warrant. The concept is as old as film. Monster bad – but monster also tragic – but get out of my swamp.

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Emilie Black

JoBlo's Movie Network

09/21/2023

4/5

It’s one of those films that shows when you put horror fans with talent in charge, you get something great. Yeah, it’s not perfect. Yeah, it’s oh so very 2006, but it’s also so much fun, so bloody, it doesn’t hold back...

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

04/21/2023

If you’ve never witnessed bare breasts or blood spraying from severed limbs, you are in for quite a ride.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 31

Definitely an old school horror film!

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Farah R.

@Farah Jan 20

Awful story, unlikable characters, and laughable visual effects leave nothing to enjoy about this low-budget horror movie.

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Jonas P

@Spexus Dec 16

Not bad nor good. It's a horror comedy with REALLY good gore effects but sadly it takes awhile for anything to happen, resulting in it feeling very rushed towards the end. Impressive gore for a b-movie

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Caleb L

@RT83793999 Oct 5

A fun slasher with a great setting and some of the best practical effects you'll ever see.

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xpig332 B

@RT69712065 Oct 1

Lame, Boring, Uninteresting, Pathetic, Retarded, An absolute joke to any south Louisiana person! Hollyweird is so detached from reality. The director is an ignorant clown.

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 Aug 28

It has some laughs but the opening scene and people vomiting in New Orleans really disgusting and there's some horror clichés that we've seen countless times watching horror and the special effects is fine but not awesome and the quality felt like a direct to video and the writing and the humor is meh.

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Synopsis

Ben (Joel Moore) and Marcus (Deon Richmond) are college students in New Orleans, enjoying Mardi Gras, when they decide to go on a boat tour of an allegedly cursed bayou. Meeting up with several other tourists, including quietly beautiful Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), they are entertained by their guide Shawn (Parry Shen), who regales them with tales of a ghostly serial killer who wanders the swamp. They laugh off the stories -- until someone, or something, starts picking off members of the group.

Director: Adam Green
Producer: Scott Altomare, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal
Screenwriter: Adam Green
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Radioaktive Film, ArieScope Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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