tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250045264314542264.post6121131569990629074..comments2023-09-29T03:22:24.954-05:00Comments on Dead End Drive-in: Hatchet (2006)R.D. Penninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17354185481093256613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250045264314542264.post-92076210651360793262010-08-17T11:02:04.072-05:002010-08-17T11:02:04.072-05:00Thanks alot. I find that I write better when I tho...Thanks alot. I find that I write better when I thoroughly enjoy the movie.R.D. Penninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354185481093256613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250045264314542264.post-84016138387134493572010-08-16T21:51:41.921-05:002010-08-16T21:51:41.921-05:00Great article!
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Petunia ScareumGreat article!<br />Dreaded Dreams<br />Petunia ScareumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250045264314542264.post-16226553852427965622010-08-16T18:42:07.407-05:002010-08-16T18:42:07.407-05:00Buckets of blood and old school fx? That's all...Buckets of blood and old school fx? That's all I need. Adding it to my Netflix cue as we speak.Patrick Nottinghamhttp://www.ravensbarrow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250045264314542264.post-7282144469085176202010-08-16T08:38:34.311-05:002010-08-16T08:38:34.311-05:00I did not have the same problem that you did. I di...I did not have the same problem that you did. I didn't hear any hype before it came out, and maybe that's why I love it so much. I just know there are hundreds of slasher movies that come out every year, and none of them will even come close to the entertainment value of Hatchet, not to mention many slashers of the late 70's/80's.R.D. Penninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354185481093256613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250045264314542264.post-7756878932736413752010-08-16T02:22:36.457-05:002010-08-16T02:22:36.457-05:00I definitely agree that the kills were pretty sati...I definitely agree that the kills were pretty satisfying in this, but the rest of the movie felt very artificial and clumsy and, for me, had none of the natural charm of the older genre greats it's emulating. That said, I was sorta disappointed with sites like AIN'T IT COOL for touting it as the next horror icon, etc. That is inaccurate, in my opinion, and also pretty much the kind of hype that a film, even a better one than HATCHET, wouldn't have been able to live up to in the first place. You can't call <i>yourself</i> an icon (or a "new cult classic", as so many films advertise themselves as)... that kind of status has to be bestowed by fans who make it so, not some boastful marketing tagline. If HATCHET had actually just come out on its own terms without all the bragging up front, I might have expected less and been more pleasantly surprised and ultimately harbored more good will towards it. But as it is, I was just like "...really? that's <i>it</i>??"J. Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572640647802774445noreply@blogger.com