YMMV / Hatchet

The film:

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Rev. Zombie. The twist in part II is that Zombie organized the entire expedition to kill off the last two people alive who had a part in Victor Crowley's death, hoping this will put his spirit to rest. This, in turn, will allow him to run tours in the swamp again. In short, he's a grade-A Jerkass who knowingly got a ton of people killed for the sake of his business. But when he tells Marybeth the story of Victor Crowley, and tells her he's sorry for the death of her father and brother, he sounds very genuine, and even sheds a tear. It's possible the expedition was also driven by a genuine desire to rid the swamp of Crowley for good.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Jenna is a snarky brunette who is both hot as well as full of Who Writes This Crap?!.
  • Amanda Pearlman from Hatchet III, largely owing to Caroline Williams confirming she's meant to be a Lawyer-Friendly Cameo for Stretch. Fans were not pleased when she was brutally slaughtered by Victor Crowley.
  • Perry Shen's characters (all three of them) count as well.
• Just Here for Godzilla: A lot of Danielle Harris fans showed up for her role as Marybeth in II and III and Victor Crowley.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: The boat crash is reminiscent of the 2007 giant alligator film Rogue.
• Les Yay: Shamelessly done in the first movie and deliberately so.
• Moral Event Horizon: Reverend Zombie trapping Bob with Victor and then attempting to kill Marybeth in the second film.
• Narm: Danielle Harris' attempt at a Southern accent in II.
• One-Scene Wonder: Sid Haig as a senile Racist Grandpa in the third film.
• Sequelitis: II was met with rather lukewarm reception.
• The Woobie: Marybeth. And there's also Victor himself.

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