it important to check your expectation when you see hatchet . the buzz that have be generate on this site far surpass the real impact of the movie . what may help someone about to see the movie be to realize that it be not suppose to be scary . it be pure camp and an attempt at fun . it be not funny and just campy . don not expect something like shaun of the dead while nor something like friday the 13th ( part ii through infinity ) . hatchet do possess passable actor . the cinematography be straight ed wood . creature effect and make up be silly probably on purpose . gore and blood be something between romero and dead alive . hatchet be a movie of betweenness . it between shaun of the dead and leslie vernon . it between campy and comedy ( there a difference ) . it between ultra violent and violent comic book . instead of capture the essence of american horror and or whatever other silly jargon that have be use to describe the movie and it try to capture something between seminal american horror like friday the 13th and new horror like shaun . it thankfully stay away from torture horror . in the end hatchet be between a bad movie and a decent movie . i think it be happen more and more that people involve in movie be flock to site like imdb to rate and comment on the movie that they be involve with . at very least there be campaign go on for people associate with the associate to leave positive feedback and rating . there be no other reason for this movie to have star out in the high 7 with 600 vote and quickly fall after wide release . this movie be on just good than the horrorfest release and should not be so bloated .