Victor Crowley (2017)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Too much of everything

Awesome Movie

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Aside from the fact that I never found the character of Victor Crowley to be frightening in any sense of the word anytime throughout any of the previous three installments, I could get behind the films for their level of comedy and entertaining, over-the-top gore that all congealed to make a fun throwback to 80s slasher franchises that never took themselves too seriously.So it's unfortunate that this, the fourth installment, is such a turd. Hampered by an obviously sub-par budget that forces the film to utilize mainly one location for the majority of its running time, the film treads water agonizingly before ending at an hour and sixteen minutes. Did I mention that the first five minutes of the film are a prologue? That means we get roughly an hour and ten minutes of actual film, with the great majority of the action taking place on a crashed plane.You'd think that once the character of Victor Crowley mercifully, finally shows up after what seems an eternity of foreshadowing that the ensuing payoff would be worth the wait. You'd be wrong, however. Crowley is simply "going through the motions" once more, doing what he does best yet failing to offer anything original. The franchise feels, by and large at this point, tired.What's worse, the jokes are either unfunny or are delivered by actors that manage to make their lines incomprehensible, rendering them flat. The director also deemed it fit to cast an actress with an annoyingly high nasal voice that grates on the nerves throughout.After the anticlimactic and, typically, abrupt ending, the film falls from the memory, completely failing to make any sort of lasting impression whatsoever. Too bad that a fourth installment in a previously fun, if silly, franchise wound up being without any redeeming qualities whatsoever.

I picked up from the trivia-section that writer/director Adam Green had solemnly planned never to make any further sequels to the "Hatchet" franchise, but that legendary horror directors Wes Craven and George A. Romero both outed themselves as avid fans of the series and encouraged him to make more installments. I don't know if this is truth or just a really good story for Green to tell during interviews or at premieres, especially now that both Craven and Romero passed away before the official release of the film. It's quite possible that the fourth entry simply got produced because another sequel is a guaranteed money-maker. And, quite frankly, I don't really care because personally I'm always willing to watch more "Hatchet" movies. The character of Victor Crowley is the closest thing we've got to a genuine slasher icon since the vanishing of Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees! You have to be a fan of the "Hatchet" series in order to appreciate "Victor Crowley", by the way, since this film is completely over-the-top and slightly obnoxious from all possible viewpoints. The plot is virtually non-existent, all characters are total nitwits (deliberately, I suppose), the gore effects are ridiculously extreme and the humor bounces back and forth between crude, infantile and downright vulgar. Ten years after the infamous Honey Island Massacre, sole survivor Andrew reluctantly accepts an offer to return to the swamp with a TV-crew and shoot a documentary. Their planes crashes and the survivors are violently picked off by local legend Victor Crowley, as he accidentally got resurrected by a YouTube video. Yes, that's exactly how silly the script is. Kane Hodder is having another field day, as Crowley joyously smashes heads, breaks skulls and swings around hatchets. Personally, I would have preferred that Tiffany Shepis' role was slightly more significant and, as I'm a big fan of hers, I really missed Danielle Harris in the cast. As far as I'm concerned, Green can feel free to make another sequel and maybe dedicate it to the memory of Tobe Hooper this time, or something?

Victor Crowley (2017) ** (out of 4)Ten years after the event of the first film, survivor Andrew (Parry Shen) is on the talk show circuit talking about his ordeal. His publicist (Felissa Rose) talks him into going back into the swamp and discussing the issue there. Sure enough he agrees and before long they're battling Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) again.This here is the fourth film in the HATCHET series and no one knew it was coming. Director Adam Green shocked the horror community when some fans showed up to what they thought was a screening of the first movie but it turned out to be this instead. I must admit that I was really looking forward to this movie but it sadly turned out to be a major disappointment.There are all sorts of issues with this movie but we'll start with the screenplay. The entire group of characters are just so over-the-top and obnoxious that I really couldn't wait to see them killed off. The characters were extremely annoying and one couldn't help but grow tired of them. Even worse is the fact that there's really not too much that happens. The plane carrying everyone crashes in the swamp and the majority of the movie takes place on the plane with the characters scared to leave it because of who is outside.It seems that this film was shot with an even smaller budget than the previous three movies and perhaps this was why so much of the action (or non-action if you will) takes place on the plane. Another thing that really hampers this one is some truly awful CGI effects. Just take a look at the first murder and it looks like you're watching a movie that was produced for YouTube. Yes, the CGI effects are that embarrassing. The actual practical effects are a lot better and thankfully there is some rather gory violence thrown throughout the film but certainly not enough to save it.VICTOR CROWLEY is a really disappointing movie that really doesn't work on any level. While you're watching it you stick with it in hopes that it finally kicks into high gear but before you know it the film is over. When looking back on the film it's even more disappointing.

You've heard the names Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, and Michael Myers before, and you know what they're capable of. In addition to those names, you should get to know Victor Crowley, who has earned a spot right next to these horror icons with his own film franchise called 'Hatchet'. Director Adam Green (Frozen, Hatchet, Holliston) comes back to the director's chair for the 4th installment in the 'Hatchet' franchise called 'Victor Crowley'. Green, being a passionate fan of the horror genre himself, has taken his favorite elements from all of our favorite horror movies from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, and injected them into his films in the best ways. The overall story plot to these films is nothing new in that a group of people usually find themselves in the cajun part of the country where a supernatural monster kills his victims one by one. It's how Green writes his characters and story, which gives these films a fresh and original outlook for the horror genre, not to mention they are a ton of fun with a treasure trove of dark comedy bits. 'Victory Crowley' is no different either.Set a decade after the events of the third film, we focus on Andrew Yong (Parry Shen, who's been in every 'Hatchet' film), as his new book about the Victory Crowley murders is making the rounds on the talk shows and numerous book signings that have some hilarious and odd requests. His manager Kathleen (Felissa Rose from 'Sleepaway Camp'), is trying to secure the most money for him and herself as she can, which is why she enlists a film crew to make a a short film on the Victor Crowley murders where they originally took place. Yong is reluctant to go, but ends up right where he doesn't want to be again with more soon-to-be victims.Crowley shows up in his beefed up stature and overalls and starts to brutally kill everyone in his path. What Green does very well is stage his death scenes with some amazing and gooey practical effects. Brains fall out, limbs are severed and perhaps the best scene in a film of recent memory comes to play here with a severed arm, a mobile phone, and a crotch. It's one of those movie moments where you yell out in joy. With all of the gooey bits being thrown around, Green also keeps the silly comedy flowing as well with his unique dialogue and character actions. Kane Hodder, who is no stranger to playing iconic movie monsters, dons the Victory Crowley makeup and just owns every scene he's in with the intense body language. 'Victory Crowley' might be the most fun you'll have watching a horror movie this year, as it brings back all of the nostalgic elements you fell in love with growing up in horror.