Hatchet for the Honeymoon

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Summary: a true budget gem!!! from the maestro of maestro's
Review: this is a classic low budget gem from the true giallo master mario bava.im not going to give any of the movie away i will just say that i really love this movie its nowhere near his best but the bottom line is mario bava at his worst is better than 85% of anyone else at there best.its a spooky little creature of a movie and there are just some absolutley awsome artistic scenes and some great camera work for what they had.top dog low budget mario bava!! if your a true horror fan im sure you will enjoy, and welcome to the world of giallo!!if your already a fan of this genre its a no brainer for sure!!! hurry up and get this dvd, it comes out looking pretty good for its age and budget, and because you never know how long an obscure gem like this will stay on the shelves!!! GET IT!!!!!!

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Summary: Totally psychotic
Review: Totally psychotic Wedding Dress designer kills his models to 'find himself', but his horrible wife has her own willpower to wield. Bava's direction parallels the edge of John's insatiable drive to Kill, an assaultive film experience. Low budget. Horrible sound, so play it loud! (6/7)

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Summary: Flawed but still interesting
Review: While by no means the best Bava movie(my vote is for Black Sabbath) nor the worst(Lisa and the Devil) Hachet for the Honeymoon is an essential purchase or at least viewing for fans of his. Its about a wealthy fashion designer who feels he must commit murder to regain a supressed memory of who killed his mother on her wedding night. Bava also bings some style into the mix(the 1st murder, the victim's face reflected in the hatchet blade, and the persistant ghost). However, being that Hatchet is baddly dated, a predictable ending, and slow first half really mar interest for one of Bava's more underrated works. Gore hounds should look elsewhere as well because Hatchet is PG rated. The dvd transfer is average and not very special.

Rating:
Summary: Flawed but still interesting
Review: While by no means the best Bava movie(my vote is for Black Sabbath) nor the worst(Lisa and the Devil) Hachet for the Honeymoon is an essential purchase or at least viewing for fans of his. Its about a wealthy fashion designer who feels he must commit murder to regain a supressed memory of who killed his mother on her wedding night. Bava shows his black-as-night sense of humor("How sad, another bride killed, sad. But fortunately, she paid for her wedding dress in advance.") and also bings some style into the mix(the 1st murder, the victim's face reflected in the hatchet blade, and the persistant ghost). However, being that Hatchet is baddly dated, a predictable ending, and slow first half really mar interest for one of Bava's more underrated works. Gore hounds should look elsewhere as well because Hatchet is PG rated. The dvd transfer is average and not very special.