Hatchet 2

A pleasant surprise before seeing Robert Rodriguez's Machete today was seeing the trailer for the big screen release of the unrated sequel to Hatchet.  Now that 3D is back and certain to stay as an additional way for movie companies to generate revenue on their films it seems that the unrated film is finally seeing the light of the big screen and not just the DVD release.   I have not seen the first film but will have to check it out now. 

The last unrated film I saw in the theater was Cronenberg's Crash.  This was a very memorable movie experience for me because the mix of car crashes and sex was oddly arousing. This was the intention of course and executed well.  Unfortunately unrated has since just been a marketing ploy to sell more DVDs.  Hopefully this is no more.

Hatchet 2 in a William Castle inspired trailer promises buckets and buckets and more buckets of blood.  Oh yeah!  As Peaches Christ would say, my inner gore whore is getting wet just thinking about it.  I love seeing movies on the big screen with my fellow horror fanatics so please let this be the start of a resurgence of unrated theatrical releases for the genre fodder we love. 




{From Mike Proffitt's Blackberry Storm2}