Do I really need to explain this series in my review? Jason is the hockey-masked murderer that stalks the wooded area around Crystal Lake...as a boy of twelve, Jason drowned in the waters due to careless acts, twenty years later he massacres groups of reckless teens who visit this campground. Surprisingly enough, though, (if you have forgotten) Jason doesn't commit a single murder in the 1980 classic that bears the same name: Friday the 13th. It was his mother that sought revenge...and only after her beheading does the psychotic Jason reek blood-curdling revenge. The original spawned ten sequels and a few cross-overs...the 2009 remake, is not-so-much a remake, rather a combination of the first four films. You'll learn about his mother, you'll get to see him in his creepiest guise...the potato sack mask...and you'll get him in the mask that made him famous. If you are unfamiliar with the series, you'll be up-to-speed in no time. And no time is how long it takes for Jason to start his rampage...this version starts quick.
I'm not going into too much details about the plot...after all, this is a slasher film and it encompasses all the cliches that come with it. The teens are attractive, naive, gratuitous, oblivious to their surroundings, and willing to ignore the warnings about a 7-foot tall murderer hacking and slashing everyone in his path. But isn't that why you go and see them? We all know Jason is standing behind the curtain...well, everyone except the person standing on the other side of the curtain. I guess the silhouette, the breathing, the creaking floorboards, that cold chill you get when something is amiss, aren't enough to warn them of danger. When two teens, however, are busy exploring each other...they would be oblivious to such things. Yes...that is exactly what Friday the 13th (2009) is. This is a film with nudity, with teens acting like the cliche roles Hollywood has set them in, and a mass murderer that somehow manages to sneak up on them. There is no plot...no story. It's B-rated and that's why we watch it. This is a well-done remake of a series that was badly in need of a rehash. It could have used more blood and less boobs, but it was a fun and wild ride...and I guess that is all one can expect from a remake.
Below is the full length official trailer of the remake of Friday The 13th:
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KonaCatFebruary 14, 2009
Thank you for posting the trailer, Shoyu. What a good idea.
** out of **** I have always swam against the tides when it comes to Sean S. Cunningham's "classic" by-the-numbers slasher picture "Friday the 13th"; a film that is well-liked an widely-respected by a pretty solid number of horror fans, and despises by many critics including myself. I'm sorry, but if violence, nudity, simplicity, and dumb characters (not to mention the uninspired dialogue which they speak) makes a horror movie a good one; then this isn't the world I thought … more
FRIDAY THE 13TH I have been a fan of this series since the original like most people and like most people I was skeptical of this remake/revision/sequel/prequel or what ever this one is, get to that later. The thing about this flick is that while it keeps a lot of the good stuff from the originals it tries to be kinda fresh or something but a lot times it just seems out of place. This is not a horrible movie and since it was shot here in Texas, … more
Right off the bat, I have a confession. I LOVE the Friday the 13th films. They're a guilty pleasure of mine. Being a child of the 80's the Friday and Nightmare on Elm Street series were the "go to" flicks for your horror hit. Campy and charming, the Friday films have been chastised and ridiculed by the movie going public for years. Considered the low end of the horror movie spectrum, … more
I have to say I am your average-casual ‘slasher' horror film fan, and while this genre of horror isn't exactly my favorite, murderous rampaging psychos always had their charm. After Rob Zombie's remake of "Halloween", we knew it would only be a matter of time until Hollywood re-imagined everybody's favorite hockey-masked murderer, Jason. 2009's "FRIDAY THE 13TH" is more of a reboot than a remake. The film is co-produced by Michael Bay and directed by Marcus Nispel (yep, the same dude responsible … more
I've been an avid Friday The 13th fanatic since I was eight years old. It was during that time in which I was exposed to the earlier films in the series. I immediately fell in love with both the character and background story of Jason Vorhees. It was just so intriguing to me. It's been six years since Freddy Vs. Jason hit theaters (2003) and it's easy to say that I was more than just 'excited' to finally see Jason back on the screen. I especially enjoyed the idea of … more
It's pretty well known that I'm anti-remake, particularly when it comes to horror films. I'm not so much opposed to the idea of revisiting horror's most iconic characters—it's more a case of being disappointed that the revisiting is done mainly to appease an audience too lazy to watch the originals (I've spent some time talking to people under twenty, and if I hear one "I just can't get interested in these old movies" when referencing a film made less than 20 years ago, I may go postal. Yes, I know … more
Even though this reboot of Friday the 13th didn't sit that well with fans of the previous two or three films (the rest are pretty bad), I enjoyed it a lot. Sure, people are going to say that there was too much sex in it or it wasn't as scary as the original, but if you think about it, this new take on the character of Jason and the Friday the 13th films is pretty close to being what horror movies used to be back in the 70's, 80's and very early 90's. It has the right amount of … more
There has to be atleast one film per year that falls into this so-called "crap" category & Friday The 13th takes the place of last years' Cloverfield. Well, Friday does have a bit more gratuitous nudity & sex than Cloverfield ofcourse but that's not going to save the film from being a total bomb, which it is. Marcus Nispel succeeded in making the re-make of Texas Chainsaw Massacre several years back by appealing to the new generation. It's a shame he didn't stop there. … more
My name is Justyn Richardson but I go by the name Shoyu - after joining the on-line gaming site, Pogo, I have reverted back to my childhood nickname of Tasteless Joe. I first acquired the name when I … more
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Friday the 13th is a 2009 American horror film directed by Marcus Nispel, and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series, which began in 1980.
It stars Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees, with Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti and Danielle Panabaker portraying the male and female leads. The film follows Clay Miller (Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister, Whitney (Righetti), who was taken by Jason while she was camping in the woods at Crystal Lake.
Originally starting out as an origin story, the film ultimately became a re-imagining of the first four Friday the 13th films. Along with bringing the film back to its roots, Jason was designed as a leaner and faster killer, with a backstory that could provide a little sympathy for the character but not enough that he would lose his menace. Although this film reboots the continuity, Jason's iconic hockey mask, which was not introduced until the third film in the series, is acquired through the progression of the film. In keeping with the tone of the film, Jason's mask was also brought back to its roots, created from a mold of the original mask from Part III, though subtle changes were made to keep it unique to the new film. Friday the 13th also incorporated some of Harry Manfredini's music score from the original Friday film series, as the producers recognized the iconic status it held.
![Friday the 13th [Theatrical Release] 2009](http://media2.lunch.com/d/d4/165970.jpg?2 "Friday the 13th [Theatrical Release] 2009")
