There definitely is a new wave of 70's- and 80's-inspired "Youths/Families Under Siege" movies right now with more to come. Hatchet supposedly has a more darkly comic and parodic edge to it. It's playing as we speak at the Tribeca Film Festival. There's a positive review at the link below, but how much exposure the movie will get beyond the limited release remains to be seen.

www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tixSYS/2006/filmguide/event_np_full?EventNumber=4077
"Pass me through your fingertips/Throw me down like an old rag/I'm not standing/Don't look back/Are you human or a dog?"