Freaktana A Major Disappointment

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Hellmant 'VICTOR CROWLEY': Four Stars (Out of Five)The forth film in the popular 'HATCHET' slasher flick series. This one has the maniacal killer Victor Crowley resurrected, by mistake, ten years after the events of the original movie, and he continues to kill more helpless victims (in increasingly creative and horrific ways). It was once again written and directed by series creator Adam Green (who chose not to helm the 3rd installment, only), and it also once again stars Kane Hodder in the titular role. Parry Shen also reprise his role as Andrew Yong (in the lead role this time). It was released in indie theaters, and got mostly positive reviews (from horror critics at least). It's now available on video, and VOD as well, and I enjoyed it (like I have all of it's predecessors). Sole survivor of the Crowley massacres, Andrew Yong (Shen), is promoting a book he wrote at an exclusive book singing, about his traumatizing experiences (although some believe he actually committed the murders himself). It's abruptly interrupted though, and he's rushed off to a charter plane for a new high paying gig. The plane's engine suddenly explodes, and it crashes in the swamp below, right after Victor Crowley (Hodder) is accidentally resurrected. Of course extreme violence and chaos ensues. Like the other installments in the series, the film is incredibly over-the-top violent, and ridiculously bloody, and it's also funny. This one has a little more character development, than the previous sequels, with a lot of sympathy built-up for the Andrew Yong character. Once it gets to the gore though, it's pretty much nonstop. The movie is pretty much exactly what I expected it to be too. It's definitely sure to please fans of the series, and most likely the entire slasher flick genre in general, unless you like a little less comedy mixed in with all of your gore. I really enjoyed it though.

Fella_shibby Saw this on a rented dvd. Waiting to buy a copy of it. Have all the 3 parts in my dvd collection. Fans of the series will definitely enjoy this but those who havnt seen the series will also enjoy this as it has plenty of laughs, brutal n bloody deaths n claustrophobic atmosphere. Adam Green shud be applauded for making such an entertaining brutal slasher n considering its low budget, he did a mighty fine job. There is something sinister about horror films set in the bayou, especially Louisiana n Green made full use of the settings. I had complained in my review of the first part about the no usage of crocodiles in such settings. If only there was some short crocodile terror in this installment, i wud have loved it even more. Watch out for Dave Sheridan. His comic timing is very good n his character was a perfect sigh of relief in a very tensed n gory slasher.

suelou-72978 Saw a premier of this movie during a road show tour, where some of the cast and the director were present for the screening. Overall it was a fun experience with the crowd participation (though it did start to wear on my nerves after a while, with all the whooping and high-fives from the cast in attendance whenever they appeared on screen). It was an ok addition to the franchise, but I have gotten now to where I cannot stand the director. He gave what I thought to be a very personal, thoughtful, and humble speech at the screening. I got the blu ray recently, and there's an interview with him where he gives the same speech, almost verbatim, and I came to realize how "scripted" it all sounded, not heartfelt at all. I also spoke with some people at the convention that was going on in town, where Adam Green was also present, and heard some discussions of how he can treat some of his fans in a very arrogant, phony, non-interested way. I hear this about a lot of celebrities, so I usually take it with a grain of salt, but one of these people showed some very rude, condescending and ugly info that made me see him in a different light. Anyway, most fans of the series of films will probably like it; some won't. For me, it was just "meh" until learning of the director's attitude, so now I don't even like it.

Lin Cooper Loved the first one. 2nd was so-so. 3rd got back on track. Then there's this...Total mess of a movie. I know it's supposed to be over the top and silly, so don't say "she just doesn't get it." I know fully well what it's supposed to be. That doesn't excuse the mess that it is. Some of the acting was fine, but jeeeeezzzeee...tone it down some. At least make some characters likable. Everyone was so obnoxious that you seriously couldn't wait for them to die, and all were embarrassing stereotypes. Thank God the movie was only about 80 minutes long...I couldn't suffer through much more. And obviously no budget...the entire movie was obviously on a stage and setting half of the thing inside a crashed plane didn't help matters. Put Victor to bed and let him rest in peace.