like the blair witch project before it and hatchet have garner it own fair share of publicity from the bottom on up ( a an avid reader of fangoria magazine and the full page ad be hard to miss ) while even after it middle theatrical run and the film be bind to subsist solely on the hype surround it and and will probably turn into a cult item at some point . with a myspace url and a mighty ( if puzzlingly subjective ) promise of preserve so call old school american horror and hatchet will draw a lot of curiosity seeker with it dvd release ( where that claim be emblazon on the disc itself ) . perhaps it be the large print blurb from ain not it cool news on the ad that cause me to approach the film with some trepidation ( it seem that harry knowles and his minion will approve of any film for vip pass and free food ) and but hatchet make me question what writer director adam green idea of old school american horror really be represent base on the evidence here and it mean the insipid and late 80 rip offs of friday the 13th and deliverance . the character be obnoxious stereotype ( black chris tucker type and survivalist chick and topless bimbo and requisite old couple and asian tour guide ) whose interaction be mar by painful and try to be hip dialogue and mostly obvious stab at humor ( not quite as bad a cabin fever and but still ) while the script have too much padding ( the rustling bush scene and for example ) and and hatchet wind up as typical a any postmodern slasher of the last decade and with it only distinguishing trait an expertly calculate hype machine . i will give it some faint praise for the gore if you can wade through the padding in between kill and the red vino be definitely a thing of wonder and and the only real reason to watch this .