tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post6813563909157062930..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: Hatchet: Nostalgia for CrapB-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-32131861606045356782009-07-16T17:17:17.900-04:002009-07-16T17:17:17.900-04:00I hear ya but you can't really blame the movie...I hear ya but you can't really blame the movie or Adam Green over the hype that the fans are responsible for.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334887669644750532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-36759127069344039362009-07-16T16:16:29.260-04:002009-07-16T16:16:29.260-04:00My gripe was that the movie was hyped up as much m...My gripe was that the movie was hyped up as much more than that. Honestly, I wasn't even aware it was a comedy. People were touting it as the second coming of Halloween or something...B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-69324315065143271222009-07-16T15:53:40.185-04:002009-07-16T15:53:40.185-04:00Could not disagree more, B-Sol. Hatchet was suppo...Could not disagree more, B-Sol. Hatchet was supposed to be nothing more than a fun and gory horror flick and that's exactly what it was. How anyone in this world, especially a diehard horror fan, can not derive immense entertainment and enjoyment out of this movie is beyond me.<br /><br />"Victims are sliced and diced in impressive fashion, with no regard for the pesky MPAA. If that's all you ask from your horror movies, if that's your top criterion for greatness, then you'll probably love Hatchet."<br /><br />For Hatchet, that is actually all I was asking for. And it's exactly what I got. What's wrong with that?Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334887669644750532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-50703732789255584872008-07-16T13:37:00.000-04:002008-07-16T13:37:00.000-04:00Andy: AICN has become such a farce in recent years...Andy: AICN has become such a farce in recent years. It seems the main purpose now is to put over Harry's enormous ego.<BR/><BR/>Vince: Thanks for the heads up on Leslie Vernon. That's another one I wanted to check out. And I also prefer House of 1,000 Corpses, which is puzzlingly the minority opinion.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-57680651396269873622008-07-16T11:28:00.000-04:002008-07-16T11:28:00.000-04:00Never a need to apologize for a well-articulated o...Never a need to apologize for a well-articulated opinion. While I enjoyed <I>Hatchet</I> enough, I agree that it was over-hyped. Personally, I thought <I>Behind the Mask: The Rise and Fall of Leslie Vernon</I> was far worse. <BR/><BR/>As for misremembering what the films I grew up with were like, my memory serves me quite well. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Regarding the Rob Zombie films mentioned, I'm split. Loved <I>House of 1,000 Corpses</I> and loathed <I>The Devil's Rejects</I>. <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm off to peek at the current tally of your poll - where I believe Mr. Voorhees (the slasher icon) is winning(!).Vince Liagunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636180586377675728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-30730421040392474112008-07-16T05:30:00.000-04:002008-07-16T05:30:00.000-04:00When isn´t Harry Knowles ridiculous? I mean, come ...When isn´t Harry Knowles ridiculous? I mean, come on ... :-)<BR/>Is there a worse site of genre-related things out there? (I mean, I am sure there is, but he build himself a reputation which is a horror story in itself).<BR/><BR/>I haven´t seen Hatchet yet, and it is sad that it seems to be a disappointment, but when was there the last horror movie which did deliver?AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-54564716486501051282008-07-15T12:06:00.000-04:002008-07-15T12:06:00.000-04:00Bruce-Banner-angry...yep, that about sums it up. I...Bruce-Banner-angry...yep, that about sums it up. I'll never forget Harry Knowles at Ain't It Cool News just gushing over this movie. Ridiculous.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-53843953914639293632008-07-15T08:32:00.000-04:002008-07-15T08:32:00.000-04:00Amen on Hatchet. I was really looking forward to i...Amen on Hatchet. I was really looking forward to it based on festival buzz and when I watched it I became Bruce-Banner-angry at how bad it was. I'm still pissed off a year later! Nearly wrecked my Halloween horror-thon. (Which was then coup-de-graced off by the also-overrated Slither and R. Zombie's remake-which-we-shall speak-no-more-of-forever).<BR/><BR/>And I speak as someone who did enjoy the occasional slasher-type pic back in the day (like for example "Stage Fright" - the one with the owl-headed killer, not the other one, or the other one). The problem is not that they can't be done well, it's that lazy filmmakers don't even try, assuming that good kills=good movie. And Green adds "condescending" to the mix, which is a great modern innovation. "Look, I'm making a crap film, wink wink!" I want to throw something. Anyone got a volkswagon?<BR/><BR/>On another thread, I loved "Devil's Rejects" and am wearing a t-shirt of same right now. That one got the "retro" thing right, and was its own beast besides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-83531151325731056312008-07-14T15:11:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:11:00.000-04:00We must agree to disagree on Zombie, Kars. I thoro...We must agree to disagree on Zombie, Kars. I thoroughly enjoyed both House of 1,000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects, especially the former. Found them to be exactly what Hatchets purports to be, but isn't.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-79921650935870577442008-07-14T15:08:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:08:00.000-04:00>they took a grade-A turd, polished it up real nic...>they took a grade-A turd, polished it up real nice, sprinkled on some herbs and spices<BR/><BR/>Ha ha, great line Brian... 7 herbs and spices can make any turd tastier. Or not. I haven't seen this yet but I did fall for the lies about Rob Zombie's films being "tributes to 70's grindhouse." ??! I wonder which films they're talking about? Obviously the boring and badly made ones I guess. Never again. I definitely won't be stepping in T Rex's shit.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-27101972106227547642008-07-14T08:06:00.000-04:002008-07-14T08:06:00.000-04:00I could not agree more. Hatchet, like several of ...I could not agree more. Hatchet, like several of these "Splat Pack" jerk offs, is the product of adolescent men growing up and misremembering what the films they grew up with were like. They've exaggerated all of the weaker aspects of '80s horror to the point where nothing else remains.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately I never fell for the hype. I felt challenged by all the marketing and buzz for it. There was one instance in which Green stated all the eyes of Hollywood were on the performance of Hatchet. I damn near lost my shit reading that.<BR/><BR/>To this day there are no official box office records of what kind of business it did. All eyes indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com