Gorehounds Unite!

HATCHET UNRATED DVD SYNOPSIS:

A handful of college students looking for a good time are thrown into a world of danger in this homage to the slasher film cycle of the 1970s and '80s. Ben (Joel David Moore) has just been given his walking papers by his girlfriend and is deeply depressed. Needing a pick-me-up, Ben and his friend Marcus (Deon Richmond) head to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and take in a "Haunted Swamp Tour," with master of ceremonies Shawn (Parry Shen) guiding guests through a spooky patch of bayou country. Along the way, Ben and Marcus meet a pair of half-bright exotic dancers, Misty (Mercedes McNab) and Jenna (Joleigh Fioreavanti), as well as Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), a pretty girl who is secretive about her past. As they tour the swamp, Shawn tells his customers about the local legend of Victor Crowley, a deformed man who was taunted by the other children living near the swamp until he was nearly bludgeoned with an axe by his father while trying to open the door of their burning shack. While Ben and Marcus don't think much of the story at first, it doesn't take long before they have serious reason to believe Victor Crowley is still at large -- and is looking to settle some old scores. Hatchet received its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival

HATCHET UNRATED DVD REVIEW:

  I was quite excited to see this film show up for review as I missed it's very short theatrical run and had heard so many good things about it from both the filmmakers themselves and fans alike. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing.....for one I risked the chance that I had hyped the film up so much in my own head that it couldnt possibly match my now very high expectations for the film. So does the film live up to the major hype that has surrounded the project? Read on and let's find out!

The film takes place in New Orleans during Mardi Gras and the film starts out with our main characters enjoying the Beer,Breasts and drunken carnage that populates this yearly drunk fest....that is everyone except for Ben (Joel Moore: Grandmas Boy) who has recently broken up with his high school sweatheart who persuades his best friend Marcus (deon richmond) to go on a haunted boat ride that he has heard about from some old college buddies. (Yeah I know.....I would have slapped him and called him gay as well for not enjoying all Mardi Gras has to offer as well!)

 When they finally arrive at the location of the Haunted Boat tour they are joined by other tourist about to embark on the tour as well. This group includes an old married couple (This couple just screams midwest!)(Richard Riehle and Patrika Darbo). A girls gone wild type of director and his two gorgeous but dim witted aspiring "actresses" (Mercedes McNab and Joleigh Fioreavanti) And Mary Beth (Tamara Feldman) The mysterious but beautiful local woman and the clueless tour guide who seems to be newer to the area than even the tourists.