As February starts winding down (still waiting on a picture
of my Exorcist Birthday Cake), I decided to take a couple days away from the
computer. However, with it being Friday,
and snow in the forecast, I ran to the video store for some flicks for the
upcoming week. Before I get to those, it was time to finally sit down and
finish the last movie from the previous group, the 2009 slasher starring Bill
Moseley, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet.
Plot/ A group of teenagers celebrating Blood Night, the
anniversary of the death of a local axe murderer, Mary Hatchet, suddenly find
themselves face to face with the realities of her haunting. As they run from
the bloody rampage left behind, they will need to survive the night to expose
the truth behind the legend of Bloody Mary.
Ahhh, hitting the low budget horror section again (one of my
favorite venues). By now, anyone reading about this (or interested in) this
movie should already know that it is a B-movie, and it suffers from many of the
flaws that permeate through this genre. Really, this one follows the low budget
blueprint to a T, featuring a clichéd story, predictable scares, blood splatter
and gratuitous nudity. Yes, the opening sequence is decent (and bloody) and the
flick is rather entertaining, but it is really nothing to get excited about.
The acting is uneven, the gore (while bloody) is rather tame and the ending was
unsurprising (although the parts leading up to it was actually funny). In the end, this one is nothing new and fits right into the
genre. While not for everyone and far from perfect, I have seen A LOT worse.
Check it out if you want, I am sure you will feel the same.
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