October 20, 2009
A bit cliched story wise, but visually interesting.
Dagmar Lassander, Femi Benussi, Laura Betti
A bridal design shop owner kills various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma that's causing him to commit murder.
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000
Stats: 57 reviews
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December 7, 2007The first half of Hatchet for the Honeymoon was incredibly and painfully slow, but once the little woman pushes him too far it picks up. American Psycho definitely borrows liberally from this movie and Mario Bava paints wonderful images with lighting after his major studio stint ...( read more)
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October 24, 2007If not quite vintage Mario Bava, this is a good little black comedy about a guy who has to keep killing women in order to piece together his memories of how his mother died. Interestingly for a giallo, we know the identity of the killer from the very start. Sometimes a bit slow, ...( read more)
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December 6, 2006More of a dark comedy from Bava this time around, Hatchet is wild and very cool with all kinds of interesting use of color and camera moves.
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February 16, 2009A superb movie: here we haven't to know who's the serial killer but WHY he's acting so...Police knows he's the killer and they have just to find the way to trap him... Bava did a magnificent camera work and the plot is great...it fascinated me. It's a psycologic thriller with tha...( read more)
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November 3, 2007Great film. Nice pace which is rare for Italian horror, good dialog, brilliantly shot (as if it wouldn't be with Bava on both directing and cinematography). And intentionally funny, Bava actually referencing himself was a shock, it happens all the time now but I doubt it happene...( read more)
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September 16, 2007On second viewing, I really can chalk my blasé opinion up to the poor transfer that I have. in terms of composition, this is a great film, both visually, and in terms of writing. Unfortunately I have not seen a clean, restored transfer, so I cannot accurately comment on the color...( read more)
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June 14, 2007... o_O"
Is that what all those youngins are calling it now... ? >_>" Hatchet? -
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