Should anyone stream Hatchet 3 (2013)?
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Hatchet 3 is the 2013 horror film of the Hatchet series. It chronicles Victor Crowley's continuing adventures and his rampage across Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp. Kane Hodder stars as Victor Crowley, Brian Quinn plays Deputy Winslow and Rileah Vanderbilt is Misty.
The practical effects in the film are the film's biggest strengths. Hatchet 3 is a horror film that employs CG effects in a lesser degree than others. Hatchet 3 has a lot of practical makeup effects and sets that result in some really horrific scenes throughout the film.
The cast gives a strong performance and Kane Hodder standing out as the most intimidating villain. The dialogue is hilarious and cheeky that it can be like a classic 1980s horror movie. Additionally, there are some really funny moments throughout that offer humor against the horror-inducing action.
The problem is that the budget is extremely small (reportedly $1 million), most locations in the film are reused locations from previous films in series. For example the exact boathouse location was featured twice in the (blog post) film. A lot of the locations seem like they were reused from previous films in this franchise. It can feel almost familiar to those who've watched Hatchet or Hatchet 2.
Overall, Hatchet 3 was enjoyable although it was like the previous installments in the series. It provided lots of gory thrills as well as entertaining performances by the actors.