People are going to automatically assume I'm just hating on Danielle Harris, but honesty she was 1 of the 2 problems that really turn me off of this movie. Now if all I wanted was just to mindlessly see people get killed in interesting and gruesome ways, than this movie excels. But as an old school slasher lover, I hated the fact that they changed Tamara Feldman to Danielle Harris. Not just for the simple fact that the character was a different actress. Danielle had the worst southern accent I've ever heard in my life, and I could laugh it off if it wasn't for the fact that Tamara had a great accent, and literally nailed the character. Danielle seemed to be more the victim all the way until literally the very end, (Granted she talked a lot of crap,) and she is supposed to be the star. While in the first film Tamara gave Marybeth strength. (Point in case, she brought a gun to shoot Victor in the first film. In the second, she just surrounded herself with hunters. You'd think she'd have a plan if she went back. Second when Joel David Moore had his foot impaled through and was stuck in the 1st film, she stayed with him, bent the cemetery fence post down and impaled Victor in the face. Pretty kick ass, while Danielle only had her little freak out with the hatchet and the shotgun at the end of 2. While also extremely kick ass it seemed more like a weak character snapping instead of her character making a stand.) Watch the 2 films and reply to me if you see anything different. I always look forward to a good debate. The second thing that I really didn't like was this supposed "reveal" in the back story of Victor Crowley. I think it detracted from the film by the fact that you felt bad for Victor and his son in the first. It was really heart felt. Then in this movie the whole infidelity angle took away from the heart of the Crowley family. And the voodoo curse detached you from identifying with the monster. Second, the fact that there were four kids, but one died of cancer so the curse will never be complete felt REAL FORCED. I feel it would have been a much better film without a forced story, sometimes it's what you don't know that makes something scary. This movie gets a 3 for the creative kills alone. This movie in my opinion, added nothing needed to the legend of Victor Crowley. Granted I will probably see the sequels because the slasher film is all but dead.
Review of Hatchet II
Hatchet II
(2010)
Honestly Adam done the one thing you should never do in a horror flick.
4 February 2012
Warning: Spoilers