Aeronautic Primates and Other Delights

This afternoon: I write my review of Hatchet. I spend a good three hours on it and by the end, I'm convinced it's the very best review I have ever written. Ever. I'm so convinced of this that I'm tempted to post it without midnightfae's editing prowess, but I know that this is foolhardy, so I wait.

This evening: midnightfae assures me it is a very good review indeed and then spends an hour slicing it to ribbons. Every note she makes is completely valid and thoughtful, but my baby is all marked up with non-threatening blue notes when all is said and done.

Later this evening: I spend another hour rewriting the review to incorporate midnightfae's suggestions (or circumvent them by taking a different approach to the same material). While I am disabused of the notion that this is my defining work, the review that results from my rejiggering is much more badass.

Half-an-hour ago: I post my review. Enjoy.

There aren't a lot of folks on my friends list who just love a gory slasher movie romp, but I figure I should send out the beacon anyway.

Hatchet opens today. It opens in limited theaters and the only way to get it into more theaters is to go see it if you can. http://hatchetmovie.com/ can tell you if it's playing near you.

Reasons to see it:
1) It's not a remake. It's not a sequel.
2) It takes the urban legend approach to slashers (a la Jason, Freddy, and Michael Myers), not the "convoluted early life trauma causes psychosis" or "one of our friends is killing us, but who" tacts, which can work, but often get bogged down.
3) It's got a heavy vein of comedy running throughout, bolstered by the fact that most of the cast is comprised of experienced comedic actors like Joel David Moore, Deon Richmond, and Mercedes "Harmony" McNab.
4) Kane Hodder, the man who was behind the Jason Voorhees hockey mask more times than any other actor, plays the killer, Victor Crowley.
5) Director Adam Green is fully committed to fun and mayhem.
6) It's rated R for nudity and violence.
7) I've yet to read a negative review. Most are overwhelmingly positive.

Article on Hatchet panel at San Diego Comic-Con
Interview with director Adam Green
Interview with actor Robert Englund
Feature article with quotes from the cast about the film

Interested? Find the theater closest to you and make a date with Hatchet.