Hatchet 2

Opening film of the 2010 Frightfest, Adam Green director had it written into the contract that he would Premier this film in London. They let him open the show!

The film continues right from where the first film ended, although the Marybeth changed actress this is a more of an extenstion of the first film than a true sequel.

After escaping from Victor, she finds out the truth about the whole sordid affair, her father and Tony Todd's character. She still wants revenge and teams up with a odd band of hunters and bounty hunters to kill Victor.

Cast: Danielle Harris - Marybeth, Tony Todd - Rev. Zombie, Kane Hodder - Victor Crowley

Written by Adam Green

Soundtrack by Andy Garfield

Directed by Adam Green

What I liked: Some of the kills were terrific, the humour, Tony Todd and Kane Hodder.

What I didn't like: Danielle Harris, s0me of the kills, the story and the script.

Summary: I liked Hatchet a lot (watched it the night before Frightfest), and didn't really dislike
the 2nd film, it just didn't seem as well written as the first. Green did comment in the Q&A it took him a week to write! And it does show compared to the first film. The 2nd film missed and real decent characters, bar Tony Todd the rest were dull stereotypical horror characters only in the film to get killed. At least the original had some characters which I liked. Harris didn't seem to have the same screen presence that Tamara Feldman had and I think that weakened the film as well.
The blood and gore levels were pumped up and some of the kills were pretty gruesome some just plain average. I have to say though that this film continued the tradition it started in the first claiming it was "Old school American Horror" and it's true it is just that, Evil Dead style horror!

I like Adam Green, he has a passion for film and always has time for a chat, and his work for Frightfest has been brilliant, with Joe Lynch they have done some great short films called the "Road to Frightfest".

But this is about his film, and I liked it for the most part, but it had the added bonus of the opening film which always seems to play well no matter what!

Overall a good opening to the festival and a good old fashioned (well 80's) style slasher movie. Great to see Tony Todd carry a film! (7/10)