Hatchet 3 is the 2013 horror film of the Hatchet series. It is a story about Victor Crowley, his murderous rampage through Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp. Kane Hodder stars as Victor Crowley, Brian Quinn plays Deputy Winslow and Rileah Vanderbilt is Misty.
The film's greatest strength is the use of real-world special effects. Hatchet 3 uses a lot less CG effects than other horror films. This allows for some truly terrifying moments to be recorded throughout the film.
The cast is solid and the lead actor Kane Hodder proving to be an intimidating villain. The dialogue is hilarious and cheeky that it can be like a classic 1980s horror movie. Additionally, there are some genuinely funny moments throughout that provide comedic contrast to (blog) the gut-wrenching action on screen.
The problem is that the budget is so limited (reportedly one million dollars), most locations in the film are re-used locations from previous films in series. For example the same boathouse was used twice in the film. Many of these locations feel like they were reused from previous films in this franchise. Hatchet or Hatchet II may be able to recognize it as familiar, and this could result in the movie feeling too familiar.
Overall, I enjoyed Hatchet 3 even though it felt very similar to prior entries in this series--it offered lots of bloody thrills as well as entertaining performances from its cast members.