Friday the 13th (2009)
| release date | February 13 2009 |
| studio | New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| director | Marcus Nispel |
| writer | Damian Shannon and Mark Swift |
| starring | Jared Padalecki, Derek Mears, Amanda Righetti, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Travis Van Winkle, Willa Ford, Nick Mennell, Jonathan Sadowski, Nana Visitor, Arlen Escarpeta, Ryan Hansen, Julianna Guill |
| rating | R |
| site | fridaythe13thmovie.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
I just saw it and I must say not bad, not great. But, not bad. Remember they are not trying to win academy awards here. But I did enjoy the movie!
i got to catch an advance screening on Monday night w/ about 20 of my horror friends in San Antonio, tx. my god were we excited to be some of the first people in town to get to see this! but..
after reading numerous interviews and synopsis of what this “remake” was so suppose to be (ie. parts 1 & 2) i was really let down. i really expected FRI13th 2009 to have a more “raw” feel as did the TCM remake a few years back, but what i got was a polished almost “Hollywood” style adaption.
the opening credits telling us the back story of Mrs Voorhees was weak, i mean waaaay weak! next up was the 1st group of victims..WOW! 5 brutal kills in the first 15mins?!! we were squirming in our seats to see what awaits us for the next hour 30+.
what did we get? a complete rehash of basically all the typical Fri13th’s via pt. 4-10. NO camp counslers? NO POV? NO CHI CHI CHI…HAA HAA HAA? and WTF was up w/ the way Jason obtains the hockey mask??!
sorry to say the director, writers and producers totally missed their mark on “re-launching” the series. it might as well been entitled “FRIDAY 13th pt. 11″ and just left it as that..yet another “part” of the never ending series.
on the up side, Derek Mears does an awesome job as our “new” Jason and there were some awesome kills! but if you’re going in looking for a “remake” or “retelling” of the first 2 films you ain’t gonna get it. if you’re looking for the typical drug/pot references, unsafe sex, b(.)(.)bs , laugh out loud dialog and very predictable set up to the kills then you’ll enjoy the hell out of this new version.
so, over all if i’m going by the BD rating system: 2 1/2 skulls
Without getting too into a review, I’d just prefer to leave it at my opinion. You know the story and some of the folks here have already spoiled a lot (fuckers) but on with my opinion.
This remake does what it was supposed to do, blood, guts, boobs and just campy fun. Anyone expecting a masterpiece, will be surely dissapointed. IT’s a SLASHER FILM. Not fucking Citizen Kane. Anyway, they skip the whole camp counselor thing, and the camp in general, but that’s fine with me. The beginning of the film was quite fun, some pretty messy kills, and after all that, it goes to a simple formula of stalk and kill.
I have no idea why people are getting so bitchy about this film, It was exactly what I was expecting, so I wasn’t disappointed. It was fun, exciting and rediculous…which is a plus for a slasher film. They did indeed make Jason a badass, after countless fucking stupid sequels.
Some of you fuckers just came in expecting a masterpiece, and thought Nispel and crew pissed on your parade. I didn’t think they did, in fact, it made me appreciate the original more. I wouldn’t call it a remake, more a re-imagining. So stop being so butthurt and try to enjoy the flick on it’s own. You might actually grow to like it.
I will be upfront and honest here. This is not my official review as I wont see this movie until tomorrow. However I have read the reviews so far and where I will agree that people (especially in the horror genre) are dumbing down the plots and characters more than ever. However I seen where they said this movie is for the YouTube generation. That is exactly it. This is the YouTube generation. And those of us that are true horror fans need to relize that they dont make movies for the true fans. They make movies to make cash and bring on the whole new generation to a past tale. At forst I was pissed when this started happening in almost every horror movie but then I just decided to except that this will probably never chane. Upon saying that Im sure Friday the 13th (2009) will be no exception to what I said but most certainly will be going and Id say Ill come out having enjoyed what Ive seen. It may not have the classic Jason Vorhees feel but none really have since the first few. Also Freddy vs. Jason was trashed by everyone back in the day and I have to say honestly it was a guilty pleasure. Its one of my favorites out of either series. Anyway I just wanted to give my two cents on the subject. Im not in anyway saying people that dont care for this movie are wrong. Reviews are opinions and as one person stated we are free to go see these movies and judge for ourselves if we think they are good or bad. Lastly I will say, I will review to the best of my ability the movie after I see it tomorrow night. Thanks to those of you who have read this. Darkmanj
This review is a guess as of now.
This film was done by platinum dunes which is the same company that brought us The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes. What they did here was basically take the first 4 Friday films and roll them into one movie with a little more back story to the mutant hillbilly that we’ve all grown up with. Thru out the whole movie you see references and similar scenes from older Friday films which I thought was pretty cool. I did notice is that its definetly a new Jason, its very bright and hollywood with lots of pretty teen characters. Now I know the old Friday films had there own “pretty” teens for the 70′s and 80′s, but I think the older films had more of a dirty gritty look. I guess more of that cheezy “grindhouse” feel to it. This film the characters play out every sterotype in the book as well as they just look like they should be appearing on some kind of WB network show for high schoolers there so clean cut.
You have the token black guy, the hot chicks, and one slutty hot chick, they even added an asian guy to this cast, theres the asshole, the local store clerk and of course just random campers and such. Plenty of sex and drugs to meet all the typical stupid requirements that are thrown in there for the masses to enjoy and make there comments. I heard enough people making comments to write my own movie on. Screaming and laughing out loud always goes hand in hand with these type of movies.
So back to the main star of this movie, Jason. The movie opens with a little back story and right from the get go, we get to see a glimpse of the man, which at this point everyone knows by now its “Sackhead” Jason. In the original pt. 2 hes wearing a potato sack or Ive heard some people say a pillow sack. You choose, either way its a tough look, and with this new “Sackhead” hes got it wrapped so tight he looks more like a ninja. Im not complaining because he still looks awesome like that, I actually would have prefered to see him with the sack on than when he finally gets his hockey mask, but again Jason isnt remembered for the sack its the hockey mask that brought his fame. I wont go into how he gets it, but he does and of course the crowd cheered and people were whispering and giggling and just enjoying see there character truly come to life.
So once he sports the hockey mask, its your typical stalk and slash film. I love slasher films and I have to say for a remake it was done pretty well. I mean I was talking to my friend and if I wanted I could get really nit picky and tear it apart, but I kept telling myself for what it was it was done pretty well. To me it showed Jason in a more human like form which is what I prefer over his half rotted mindless zombie act. He was thinking and planning and showing the audience why Camp Crystal Lake belonged to him. Again a few things I thought were a little corny, but to appease the masses these things have to be there, its part of the slasher formula that will probably never go away. I mean it was an enjoyable watch and in the end thats what counts.
So over all it was a good fun film, dont go in expecting too much just enjoy it have fun. Now the reason for the photo is because pt. 3 is my all time favorite and If I would compare it to pt. 3 over all…of course Pt. 3 is still by far the best of all the Friday films, plus it is the one film where he sports the hockey mask for the first time as well. Take it with a grain of salt, just fun flicks cant take them real serious, just laugh, scream, and enjoy the bloodshed. As Jason brings in a new year. If this film does good which I almost can gaurantee it is, they are already in talks for a sequal…go figure.
Absolutely incredible. There are some minot gripes, but it overall delivered MASSIVE amounts of gore and plenty of fun characters. LOVED it.
Just one word comes to mind with this wreck: FAIL. Not neccesary, God is just so lame & insipid in any possible way.
For fuck’s sake: Jason’s got his mask from the floor, the damn thing was laying around… no Shelly, big nothing.
KICKED ASS!
I saw this on the 10th, this movie ROCKS. This is a great valentine for all horror fans. I find it funny that people are expecting a shot for shot remake? (See xtiandf78 – FAIL. Not necessary) What’s your hangup with the mask anyhow? It’s a re-telling – it is the same as someone adapting a book for the screen.
This movie delivers in a major way. It is a nice update for those that love the series and it’s a nice intro for any new horror buffs who have never seen any of the other films.
GO SEE THIS MOVIE!
I walked out of the theater and had to process everything that I just saw. I literally did not know how I felt about this film. However, I thought about it on the drive home and a little bit more afterwards. I have come to the conclusion that this movie is the best of the entire Friday the 13th franchise. The opening scene(s) is remarkable and had the audience cheering when the F13 logo appeared on the screen. Every single character was likable, with the exception of Trent, which is meant to be. The plot makes sense and the gore is top notch. The kills are incredible and definitely some of the best of the entire franchise. The look of the movie is superb, as is the acting. Derek Mears is by far my favorite Jason. Jason’s look is also amazing.
Overall: Amazing acting, likeable characters, plenty of T&A, plenty of gore, great kills, amazing Jason, amazing plot and the look of the movie was top notch.
10/10
THIS WAS TERRIFIC! the opening with mrs voorhees was great! i loved the first group of kids! the audience was cheering at EVERY moment!!
but over all the movie gets a 1,00000000000000000 out of 100 in my book!!!
i REALLY REALLY hope they make a sequel!
the ending was great one of the chacters i loved died
SAY HELLO TO MOMMY ……. IN HELL!!
I freakin LOVED this movie! It delivered everything I could possibly want from a Jason movie (cause c’mon, we go see these flicks for JASON, not for cinematic gold). It had great comedy, great violence, a lot of Jason being awesome…just pure entertainment! Does it have the atmosphere of Nispel’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake? No. But then, did ANY of the original Jason movies have the atmosphere of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Or for that matter, did ANY of the original movies (besides, to an extent, the first 4) have any atmosphere AT ALL? This flick actually does. It’s not necessarily a creepy atmosphere, it’s just FUN, which is what Friday the 13th movies have always been about anyway! Seriously, I haven’t been “scared” by a Friday the 13th movie since I saw the first one in maybe 3rd or 4th grade.
This movie rocks, I recommend it to everyone.
I loved it. It was a Jason movie through and through, but it had just enough differences thrown in to make it stand out.
I thought seeing Jason charge after his victims added more power to the character, put it this way. If I saw Jason walking after me, I’d be scared, but if I saw him running after me..full speed with a giant machete I’d shit myself.
The opening was great, and had the audience cheering. If you are a fan of good old fashioned killing sprees, check Friday the 13th out.
ONE OF THE BEST FRIDAY FILMS IN MY EYES!
Ok the theatre was practically empty…but the film was amazing! I really think they should of advertised the opening midnight viewings more. I don’t want to go into detail in case I spoil it for anyone reading this but WOW is all I am saying! The Dunes really delivered and gave us what we wanted. Fantastic work! Can’t wait to own it when it is released in stores =)
This was an absolute failure. I am not a nuthugger that wanted a remake that was shot for shot. I was for this reimagining of the series. The casting was horrible. The acting was absolutely retarded. The script was comedic, both figurately and literally.
There is NO GORE in this movie. There is less than a pint of blood in this film. Seriously.
Like everything Michael Bay does, this film is ONLY AESTHETICS.
The proper word to describe this film is BROKEN.
There is no tension or fear in this movie. You will never hold your breath even once. The audience laughed repeatedly.
What is with the comedy? This was just god awful. I am disappointed and disheartened by this movie. I am quite irritated at this piece.
Only new horror fans and people new to the series may enjoy this. I am disgusted. Jason’s character was useless. Jason is absolutely one dimensional. He’s supposed to be right? He’s a guy with the mind of a child. There is no story to him.
This is just retarded. I can’t believe any of you enjoyed with horrible crap. Apparently people think what makes a movie is the aesthetic.
THIS MOVIE IS NOTHING BUT A COLORFUL AND ELABORATELY WRAPPED PRESENT WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING INSIDE.
This movie gets a 2 for the sole purpose that I cannot give it anything lower.
This isn’t your normal “stalk the victim?” Jason. I think this Jason is as good if not better then the original. I like the fact that it wasn’t all “brute strength kill the campers as quickly as possible with the nearest weapon”slayings. The way he baited some of the people was genuis. The theater I went to was almost packed.
Aside from all the goddamn kids in the theater that wouldn’t shut the fuck up, the movie was great. There’s no real plot to follow so even the waste of life next to me couldn’t ruin it. I so badly wanted Jason to burst in the theater and fuck up all of these teenage douchebags. I only had minor gripes. 8 out of 10 skulls. Fuck Presidents Day for allowing the already retarded youth of America to have a 4 day weekend.
I said when i found out they were doing a REMAKE…/RE IMAGINE…that it would really be good or really suck…
IT WAS AWFUL…
The first 20 mins was rubbish..the dialouge sucked the movie itself visually looked like woods from JURASSIC PARK…
JASON HAD SOME GOOD KILLS…
I AGREE =NOT ENOUGH SCARE VALUE…NOT ENOUIGH GORE,…WAY ToO CAMPY… I WAS HOPING FOR A HARD “R” rated film..it is a bunch of kids talking about masturbating and weed…take out some of the nudity..(not much) and this could of been a PG-13 MOVIE…
MAN..THE ACTING WAS SO BAD…I SAT THERE SAYING OUTLOUD…PLEASE JASON JUST KILL THIS BITCH ALREADY…
I LOVE THIS SERIES…
WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT..
I went to see friday the 13th the remake and i thought it did well i enjoyed it from beginning to end.
Horrorluver said the acting was horrible. IT’S A FRIDAY THE 13TH MOVIE WHAT DO YOU EXPECT??!! Of course the acting was shit (besides Mears). I think Derek Mears did a hell of a job portraying the icon and I hope to see him and Nispel attached to the sequel.
This movie was everything a Friday movie is suppose to be.
Friday the 13th is respectful to the original series while slicing its own path of bloody mayhem. It doesn’t try to break new ground in the horror genre and that is why it succeeds where other entries in the series have failed. This is a raw, violent tale that reintroduces Jason Vorhees to a new generation of cinemagoers via a blending of the first three installments of the original film franchise. Plenty of Kill, Kill, Kills! Kudos to the filmmakers for sticking to the R-rated tone of Jason’s former adventures. Also, releasing the new film on Friday, February 13 was a nice touch. The only complaint I have is the annoying shaky-cam and whiplash edits used during each and every kill. When will Hollywood realize that the shaky camera technique’s 15 minutes was up long ago? Time to put more thought and effort into making real, choreographed action/death sequences. What the audience can’t see DOES matter! But aside from this one technical issue, I highly recommend seeing Jason’s latest kill-fest!
This was the worst Friday the 13th movie they have made yet!!! i never thought they would resort to making a stoner Jason movie. I mean really what were they thinking? Other then that the rest of this crap movie was worse the Jason X at least that one was funny
Horrible dialouge. Horrible acting. Jason’s character is altered 100%. Little gore.
In one word.. STUPID.
The film is dire, bad acting, no tension and stupid chatacters! The fact we were blocked from writing any user reviews BEFORE the release date spoke volumes that they know they’ve got a massive turkey on their hands! There has been VERY little publicity for the film here in the UK and although it only opened today, it’s looking like one of those films that stays for one, maybe 2 weeks tops and then heads straight to DVD… that would have been the best route for it from the start! It’s looking like the TCSM remake was a fluke on Platinum Dunes part, because God help us these guys have got their hands on the remakes of Nightmare on Elm Street and The Birds!
I’ve been a big fan of the original Friday the 13th series since I was a kid and have been awaiting this update for quite awhile, especially since the trailers began running a few months ago. That being said, the trailers were far more exciting than the film itself and pretty much gave away the best parts of the movie.
This Friday is basically a more polished version of the original, though would have been better as a tag on to the old series.
In my opinion, this Friday “reboot” suffers from the same issues as Rob Zombie’s Halloween. Both the original Friday and Halloween series provided balanced storytelling, or as much storytelling as you can get from a slasher flick, giving the audience reason to root for the villians and their victims. Viewers learned the mythology behind the killer and the reasons for their actions, but at the same time had the chance to build some sympathy for the helpless teenagers being picked off. There were certain characters fans didn’t want to see meet the wrong end of a machete.
These updated/ reworked versions were solely created for the audience to gain new insight into how these madmen actually came to be – it’s that simple. The writers/ directors have totally eliminated character development giving viewers no sense of pathos for any of the perspective victims. Each character is given 10 minutes of screen time, at best, before being murdered. I think it’s taken a lot of the fun out the movies.
I was also expecting some more innovative death scenes. There were a couple of fun ones, but with the advances made in special effects since the last Friday film in the early 90′s, these should have been better.
One positive aspect of this film is that it didn’t go the shock gore route of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake or the Hostel series because that would have been overkill – no pun intended. They stayed true to the original series with quick, campy kills. The downfall is the jumpy camera work doesn’t allow the audience to see as much as one would hope at all times. And the kills come fast and furious – almost too fast, killing the pace of the whole movie.
This is not to say I totally disliked the new Friday. I was just hoping for more. All in all, if you were a fan of the original series, I would suggest checking this out. But don’t expect it to be some amazing work of genius because it is far from it. It is just a slasher flick that happens to include an old 80′s horror icon we used to know.
Honestly, I loved it. The in-jokes, the kills, the simplicity of the storyline, Jason’s look, the mood of the film… I really enjoyed it, I can’t wait to watch it again!
Michael Bay delivers yet another turd filled cinematic experience. this movie is THE most discordant second-rate attempt at cinema I have ever seen.
I really think that the posters hating this movie had their hopes set to high. Was this nasty and edgey like the first half of Halloween. Nah… but it was still fun and Jason kicked ass.
IMO the best thing about this movie, aside from the hot chicks, was Jason. Gone is the mongloidal retard zombie and back is the thinking, hunting slasher. That’s what I think is the most important thing. We are reintroduced to the right Jason and now maybe something new can be made in the future.
I have to say that I really hated the ending but up until then I was OK with what I was seeing. Like I said its not the first half of Halloween great but its not TCM bad either.
The acting was horrid, i’ll admit that. But, as far as Jason goes- he just doesn’t give a fuck. that’s what i love the most about him and all these other killers, is he doesn’t care who dies…it’s what he does! He kills the way only he can and as indifferent as we are used to seeing him. The whole intro before the title was great. The kids behind us were debating as to whether or not Jenna and Trent were together and if he cheated on her? and i’m like WHO GIVES A SHIT?! swear they were talking about it for at least 15 minutes. ugh. Either way, Mears did a great job and hopefully gets to portray Jason again in the sequel. All in all, i’d say it was a great movie. THe audience was cheering during many different parts of the movie, so i’m sure there weren’t too many people dissappointed. Good shit.
very disappointed …. my favorite movie is friday the 13th the original. and all i can say is this aint no friday the 13th this is a mess . worst remake up to date. anyone to say this was good your messed up. only thing i enjoy was jason killing.
Personally, I think it was a pretty fun ride. Not gonna be everybody’s thing at all, but an effective chapter in the series. I can’t understand all the bashing and the bitching. You’ve got blood… sex… humor… A BADASSED JASON… did I miss something from the F13 formuls, which the makers themselves strayed away from plenty of times in the past? Appreciate the movie for at least not being the same watered down PG-13 snoozefest Hollywood’s been insulting our intelligence with for the last few years. Turn off your high expectations (because everybody knows that the version THEY would have made would have been much better than what we have here… *sigh*) and you might actually enjoy what wasn’t a bad movie.
I LOVED this movie. I went in hoping I wouldn’t be disappointed and I was not. The movie was fun and a little intense at times. I think the people that didn’t like it were the ones that knew they wouldn’t like it before they walked in the door. Sure the acting wasn’t the best, but go back and watch some of the other Friday’s. Sure there wasn’t tons of blood, again, go back and watch the older Friday’s. This movie fits right in with the others, only a little better.
I think people have gotten so used to the gross out type horror of Hostel and have forgotten that horror movies should be fun. Did I care about the characters at all? No, not even in the least, but thats what made it good, I found myself cheering on Jason, which is exactly what I wanted to do.
The people who didn’t like it were not in on the “joke”
I can’t believe I liked Jason Goes To Hell more than this, I was prepared to see it in theaters 3 or 4 times and now I wouldn’t take a free copy of the dvd. Extremely disappointing.
When you go into a Friday the 13th movie you really can’t expect anything other then what it will be, a bunch of horny stoned teenagers wandering a bit too far into the woods surrounding Crystal Lake only to be slaughtered by our hockey mask wearing friend. Based on this you can usually expect a fun time. Does the remake deliver?
As a Friday film, the reboot hardly stands out. It’s a fun theater experience. People who were around in Jason’s heyday will feel a rush of nostalgia while viewing the film. The opening scene is very reminiscent of the first film while the majority of the film can be compared to parts 2-4.
The kills in this movie are good enough. There is never a real stand out moment though. The gore is great and the body count is respectable. The T&A is what can be expected from a movie like this. The sex scenes we see on screen will defiantly keep the hounds at bay.
All in all the film is a very good addition to the franchise. It has all the fin of the original films, only modernized for today’s picky teenage audience. I recommend checking it out in theaters.
JASON 2009?
FRIDAY THE 13TH: New Line/Paramount/Platinum Dunes 2009 color 98 mins. Horror/Thriller Jared Padaleki, Derek mears and Amanda Righetti star. Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Smith Directed by Marcus Nispel Rated R for strong language, violence, gore, sexuality, nudity and drug use.
I grew up on the Friday the 13th franchise. As a kid I thought they were so bad ass. Jason Voorhees was never my favorite villain Freddy was actually but I loved so many of his movies. And everyone that I could’ve seen theatrically I did. What I’m saying is that I have a love for this mutant and his series. And I know a Jason movie when I see it and this isn’t it. Some of you may be saying that’s a good thing and maybe you’ll be one of those people who like this. But I thought it was pretty terrible. This movie feels like a bad sequel or even a spoof. It’s not really a remake of the original as that story is told in two parts during the credits and in an unintentionally funny and super lame sequence(Jason’s mother is terrible). And at a campfire right before a young woman exposes her breasts and greases them up with shiny oil. The movie starts off trying to be as intense as possible as one group of campers is brutally slaughtered in a mostly unseen fashion and than moves on to six weeks later. When the gorgeous but dismal acting Jared Padalecki is searching for his missing sister. Along comes a group of the most annoying slasher fodder ever to be put on screen couple that with the fact that only one or two of them is actually attractive. And they are than dispatched one at a time in a really uneventful and scareless way. So ahead is how this film measures up against other the typical Jason film. Okay 1st the kills are not incredibly inventive or effective in this film. If you look through all the Jason movies from the head twist in part 6, the sleeping bag kill in 7, the banana kill in four to the eye gouging in 3 Jason has always had the craziest knack for executing his victims this one pales in comparison. He comes across meaner as he roasts a girl alive in a sleeping bag and not very interesting by hanging a girl on some deer horns or just flinging a hatchet at someone. Now lets move on to the teens Jason films have always had a cast of very attractive teens. Take a look at the majority of the cast of any of the entries. And they had a lot of sex in those movies as well. Which came across as titilating and realistic. The sex scenes in this one seem comical and forced as does the nudity and 80 percent of the cast is really unattractive. Also there was a reason why those films had sex in them. It was because jason drowned while counselors were doing drugs and having sex. In this film he just saw his mother get murdered so its really unnecessary and in that sense quite uncomfortable. No. 3 Jason himself has always been an unstoppable killing machine but courtesy of Kane Hodder he also sported some emotion and was even more menacing. The Jason in this film gets kicked and almost knocked out by a girl, He also doesn’t have any type of emotion and his backstory really gives him little rhyme or reason to do what he does. He’s not a monster just a deformed man who saw his mother get murdered. Why his mother even murdered the campers is beyond me being that he didn’t even die. And finally jason movies for the most part have a growing amount of tension in them and the stories have always been similar but for the most part have fit together and been decently clean cut. This entry throws in a tired subplot about marijuana farming. We have a brother sister team. the sister has been being held captive by jason for over six weeks (I guess he’s cooking her home cooked meals and supplying her with lots of moisturizer). He also lives in caverns that are underneath his Mom’s cabin and travel up to a magical overturned school bus in the middle of the woods. The finales in Jason’s films are also almost always fantastic as a lone heroine battles it out against the masked madmen. She grows in the film from victim to fighter and the metamorphisis is always exciting because its usually done the right way. jason doesn’t really have a challenger in this film. Everyone is too underdeveloped and doesn’t have enough screen time for us too really root for them. Amanda Righetti and Jared Padalecki are the closest things we have and there growth in the film from victims to fighters is unbelievable and extremely forced(I bet she has tons of energy after being strapped down for six weeks-but hey he’s feeding her good right).Also where’s the jason music or even a good scary score at all in this film. Jason movie rely a lot on the music and this one throws in bad wannabe popular music and a really generic sounding score. And to top it off it has one of those cliffhanger endings made extremely popular by the original films but in this sense although startling for sound effects it’s just silly. It doesn’t fit with the rest of the film and the fact that the brother and sister are doing what they are doing is just completely ludicrous. Everyone always talks shit about calling the films dumb well congratulations they have finally made a dumb fucking friday the 13th film. If this is Jason 2009 and its how the new franchise will be count me out. This is the worst film of the series even worse than the one without the real Jason and the re-res and I’m convinced that Marcus Nispel is at this point a pretty untalented film maker his chainsaw remake was amazing which he followed up with a really drab Frakenstein TV movie and than the horrid Pathfinder and now this. So I’m thinking he should probably just stop. Also Michael Bay’s platinum Dunes may be successful but they haven’t really turned in a good movie since their first which was the chainsaw remake its one let down after another and they have remakes of Nightmare on Elm st and the Birds lined up so be on the lookout for more cinematic attrocities. Thanks for destroying the most anticipated horror film of 2009. it’s almost reason enough to destroy the genre comeback altogether.
*.5/5
I think this one is a great movie.Suspenseful, stylishly directed, very well paced, scripted and acted.It had beautiful women having sex, funny jokes, gore and therefore insanely entertaining.
To me, THE BEST entry in the series.
Marcus: you are the man!
The movie was great!
It was rather different from the previous ones,
but Derek Mears delivered!!
Im definitely getting the DVD ;]
And the ending -could-not- have been better.
Im a total FT13th freak, and I am satisfied.
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 the film revisiting the early era of Jason Vorhees, when he is still human and vulnerable.
I don’t want to give too much away because I don’t want my review to be a giant spoiler, but I will say this … I was incredibly pleased with Friday The 13th because it explained Jason’s character from an entirely different point of view. You finally get to see where he lives, where he stores his dead bodies, what he does when he’s not killing people … you even get to see his bed! And the fact that he has secret passageways, a security system outside his house and traps set up all over the woods, shows that he’s actually quite smart and not just a killing machine.
The past films were shot from only the victims point of view, with Jason popping up every few minutes to kill them, only to disappear right after. This time around you get to follow Jason on his Crystal Lake Adventures. And when it comes to the victims … you get exactly what you were hoping for … lots of partying, boobs, sex, death, more boobs, gore, more boobs and drugs)!
Many longtime fans will shun Friday The 13th (2009) for ‘altering’ the original storyline. Then again, Jason became a zombie in Part 6, fought a girl with teleconnectic powers in Part 7, traveled on a cruise ship to Manhattan in Part 8, was revealed to be a demonic worm in Part 9, went to outer space in Jason X and looked like a helpless dumb animal in Freddy Vs. Jason.
Friday The 13th (2009) didn’t need to take Jason out of Crystal Lake to keep the story fresh and original. By adding these new elements, it answered questions that I had been wondering about Jason for over 15 years … And that alone was worth the wait.
DJ Rossstar
I was interviewed after the midnight showing of Friday The 13th by Reelz Channel:
I personally liked this movie. I have heard many people complaining about the acting and I say, when has the acting in these movies been that great. I was not that upset with the acting. In fact, my only complaint would be the over use of nudity. Some of the kills were interesting, others were lack luster. All in all, I left the theater with a smile on my face. I was absolutely entertained with this film, and would see it again.
To start off I saw the midnight showing and it blew me away!!! I would have to say that of all the remakes I have seen, this is my favorite. I also think that it was an awsome reboot of the series as well. Of course there were a few part of the movie that were cheesy but I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THIS MOVIE. In my honest opinion it is the best of the series and that says a lot because most of the other movies were good as well. Spend the money and see this movie!
I’m going to keep is short and sweet for this type of message board.
I go into a Friday the 13th movie pretty much ready to like it. Saying that, the movie had it’s up and downs but overall it left be at my base rating for enjoying the movie.
There were scenes that had you want to cheer and there were scenes that you could have done without. In the end it’s a 7.5. Enjoyable enough, but still could have been so much better without really having to change much.
I’m interested to see the 15 mins that were cut out, however they are not going to help the fact that most of the kills are by way of machete and not something more interesting.
I was very excited to see this movie. There are only a few requirements that I have for a Friday the 13th movie. First, inventive kills. Second, camp kids. Third, the original Chi Chi Chi Ka Ka Ka. Did I get any of the above in this move? NO.
Yes, Derek Mears did a great job as Jason. In fact, I think the whole cast did the best they could with the script.
A Ft13th movie should not be filled with rap/dance songs and no score. There was nothing even close to the original score used during the movie that was even close to the original.
The opening sequence, with Pamela chasing the counselor, why was she chasing the counselor? She says that Jason had drowned in the lake but then he appears right after her beheading. Why didnt she investigate further before going crazy? Did she just lose it immediately and go crazy? I could never really get past this part in the movie to enjoy the story.
The first batch of campers were far more entertaining to me than the second group. They were likable, fun and seemed more in line with the original movies. So they go to find some pot that was near the camp? I will look past the fact that Jason goes crazy right after the kids find the pot.
We move to the second batch of kids and I expected some time to get to know them, maybe build some suspense before they are dismembered. True, people just want to see the kids killed. However, if you don’t even know the names of the people, who cares? I can only recall the names of two of the kids in the batch.
Many people were bothered by how Jason got the mask. This didnt bother me so much. However, why was jason in the barn to begin with? To steal kerosene to run what, the underground lair? Why would he need power if he is living off the land and hasnt been around people since a small child?
The kills were ok but not bloody at all. The main problem with the kills is that the original score is not in place and was replaced with crap. There is no build up so I was never suprised when something happened.
These movies are filled with dumb scenarios but I could also not understand why the Jenna character just finds out that there is a killer who has attacked her friends, she runs all the way back to the house to warn her friends and is in Jeans in the next scene. So she ran upstairs, changed clothes, then came back downstairs in a couple minutes while all this is going on? Bad editing.
I assume much of the movie was highly edited as you can tell there are huge chunks missing in dialogue what might have helped with pacing. I like kill after kill, but the originals understood that you built the suspense with the score. No suspense here at all.
Finally, the climax was weak. There is no real heroine to appreciate or root for and no fighting back ala Alice or Ginny from parts 1 and 2. The characters are all weak and then when Clay tells his sister to hide, she just cowers down where she is standing.
I think the lack of the score made this movie very generic. If the orignial score had been included, i could have looked past the lack of camp counselors, any real camp or dialogue. I guess I can just hope that Michael Bay will stop and let someone else step in who appreciates these movies and how valued they are to people.
The greatest Friday the 13th ever made!! Everything about the movie was BADASS!! I almost got pissed at the end. If Jason would have went into the grinder i don’t know where i’d be right now, physically or mentally. This film was everything i expected and more. I can’t wait to see part 2 and part 3D? I might go back to the theatre again to see it one more time and love it just the same. Don’t let what anyone says to you sway you from seeing this film. This is now my favorite film of all time. I can’t say enough good things about it. I have nothing bad to say.
I was expecting the movie to live up to the trailer, but after sitting through it late last night at a midnight showing, I wasn’t very intrigued and wished that Michael Bay not have any right to make remakes of horror movies anymore.
I think the casting was decent, but the character development was too cartoonish and I didn’t want to see characters similar to those you find in a comedy like Pineapple Express or Harold and Kumar. The original was a horror movie because it scared us and the was they used the camera so you wouldn’t see the killer coming. Why didn’t they do that in this one?
The beginning was decent, but when you got to the kills and deaths of the rich kid and his friends, it got very tiring, and I was not happy about spending $10 to see this. In fact, the best remake I’ve seen recently would be “My Bloody Valentine” considering I’ve never seen the original, but it was quite a movie, the plot was defined, and the characters weren’t stupid.
I’ve seen most of Bay’s horror remakes, and this one is not as good as it could have been. Texas Chainsaw and The Hitcher were horrible, and I’m not bothering seeing Unborn until it comes out on DVD.
Everyone was laughing at the theater because it seemed more like a comedy horror than the original grimly told version. I will say right now, I’d suggest that Wes Craven and Bob Shaye retracting their permission to remake “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. I wouldn’t be surprised if the nightmare remake is just as bad as the Friday the 13th remake. Considering I’m a die-hard Freddy fan, I hope it isn’t screwed up. The good thing is that the Samuel Bayer has a disturbing form of creativity in his music videos I watched. I’m very happy about that and that the movie will follow the original, not be like Friday the 13th.
If you want to save your $10.00 you should avoid Friday the 13th, and go see My Bloody Valentine in 3D with a loved one this week. I was thoroughly disappointed by this remake of a cult-classic icon in slasher films.
I hope that Michael Bay sticks with his original career in making action movies which he is good at doing.
Don’t let the bad reviews turn you away. This is a great Friday the 13th and it even preserves the original and makes you want to go back and watch it. Jason is not a slow walking behemoth anymore. He is a more realistic and vicious killer with agility. This movie wastes no time getting into the action and rarely lets go. The problem with remakes is that everyone wants to compare with the prior films and thats just not going to work. I thought it was excellent and so did the audience who applauded at the beginning and end.
Totally dug it. It helped banish of thoughts of Jason going to Manhatten, space, Hell, etc. It had the feel of pt. 3 which is, IMO, the best of the originals and one of the best slasher movies of all time.
This movie reminds me of what made 80s slasher pics great: gratuitous nudity, people you cheer for (when they’re killed), bits of spot humor, and, of course, blood and gore.
I didn’t think they went too far over the top with the gore; it wasn’t cringe-worthy gruesomeness like Saw or Hostel, but the usual F13 slasher stuff.
Like a couple other reviewers said, this isn’t Citizen Kane. It’s not going to go down as the greatest movie ever made. But if you want to have some fun and remember why you started liking horror in the first place, this is a good flick.
My overall rating is lower solely because it’s a remake. I hate the idea that no one seems to have any great ideas anymore and the few that do (Saw) run them into the ground. I will definitely see it again. I feel like a kid sneaking the original F13 into my parents’ VHS when they were gone.
Havent seen this yet, but noticing alot of you inconsiderate dicks are posting spoilers.
Relax there guys and realize your pretty much the only ones to see this so far. Just post thoughts, not spoil it for us.
Go see this movie!! Loved it.
(And today is my birthday)
i was expecting more out of this movie but it was pretty good. it made me jump and did scare me. Daniellle Panabaker was the best actress in the movie…Amanda Righetti was pretty good 2…2 me tyhe best part of the movie was the first twenty minutes but the rest was still pretty good.
Great movie. I was so happy I got to see this on my birthday. It made it so much better (and it’s already been amazing).
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I was so mad that Danielle Panabaker died! I loved her! Other than that, it was a fantastic movie. I might go see it again tonight.
the BEST fucking slasher Remake movie ever…THANK u and fuck u disappointment members
AWESOME!!!!!!
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.GORE,NUDITY,DRUGS,AND ACTUAL SCARES.THE BEST FRIDAY SINCE THE ORIGINAL 1THROUGH4.ALL HAIL JASONS RETURN TO THE MULTIPLEXES.GO SEE IT NOW AND HAVE FUN WITH IT.WILL SEE AGAIN ON VALENTINE.
very good fucking movie! Awesome piece of film,lol i loved the fact that the first 20 mins were so detailed and thought out, the rest of the film was good aswel, however if you have seen one pshcho chasing teens you’ve seen em all, but the thing i love about this is how tasteful the chasing was, though the movie is predictible on some parts, very good but if you have kids under 15 i dont recommend it,lol 9/10
WOW!! this was done terrificly! i loved every aspect of this movie from the acting, action, comedic one liners and good skin shots as always. lol Very well concieved idea and was put together and thoroughly detailed and didn’t miss a bit. Nice kill scenes. I love the fact that you see Jason running in this movie compared to the usual walking crap and still catching up to everybody.
This was a paycheck. Its not bad and looks good and alot of people will like it because they didnt grow up with 80′s horror but this was a rushed and lets put the best parts of 3 movies into one, anyone that saw the series could see the cliche’s and what was coming a mile away and how the hell did Jason get to the ground to the roof so fast. Good looking film and its descent, but it was done for a paycheck. I hate to admit it but I think Rob Zombie in a odd way had more Passion for Halloween than Michael Bay did for this
I am stoked in a nostalic atmostphere, my mind is still in a blur, Its been so many years since I seen a friday the 13th movie on the big screen and it was fun
I’m a fan of the American horror movie, and this movie has everything you’ve come to expect: gore, nudity, a hero girl, the jerk who gets it, the tool shed, the hero coming out of the birth canal, stoner guys, a machete, an ax, and more sex and more breasts then a strip club on a saturday night.
I dont agree with a lot of you. I grew up with 80′s horror movies and loved the new Friday the 13th. It was done well and I really enjoyed the way they made Jason this time around. He was a total bad ass. Reminds me of the same reviews Halloween (Rob Zombie) got. It is not a “remake”. It is it’s own movie. Stop saying it.
After waiting nearly 3 years for this film, I walked in with very high expectations and it nearly beat them all.
The film starts off in what could be the longest opening scene in hollywood history! Its nice to see jason back in all his bloody glory. Derek Mears brings a whole new brutality to the role of Jason. He holds the title for my favorite jason beating Ted White’s performance in part 4.
The comedy is great, When your not screaming or getting scared..get ready to laugh laugh laugh. Aaron Yoo’s character provides the best comedy relief in a horror film EVER.
The films kills are also pretty entertaining as well, Some are seriously brutal, Two that really stick out in my mind are the sleeping bag death and Trents demise.
Friday the 13th will go down as simply one of the best remakes of a classic horror film ever made. It can be viewed as Friday The 13th part 12, thats how i viewed it.
Only thing that bothered me about this film was the ending in the barn. not the other ending at the lake.
Jason’s Back and Better than Kane Hodder ever was. Not The Best in the series. I say this one is in the middle of being good. Better than part 2,5,7,8,9,10. Good humor, somewhat cool deaths, but this one deserves the best rating for the best sex/nudity. Damn those girls were smokin’ hot. I kinda got a chubby.
kick ass!!!!!
i loved it the deaths are cool and they seemed to get it right i still think that part 6 and 4 are better but not by much. mears did a great job as jason as well. there are some really great moments in this film when u see it you go hey look i remember that from part whatever it was cool i’ve seen all the movies in the series countless times and i’m sure i’ll doit with this one as well. jason is the man!
It’s every bit as good as the best installments in the series…which is to say: It’s crap. Not scary. Not gory. Not imaginative. Predictable even by slasher movie standards. Even as a Fango-readin’ 80s teen I never understood the appeal of the Jason movies. I was hoping a remake would find some way to do SOMEthing interesting with the (inexplicably) iconic killer, but…Nope. For the record I enjoyed Nipsel’s “TCM” remake, loved the “Dawn of the Dead” remake and thought Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” was an abomination.
A worthy entry to the franchise. Certainly better than JASON GOES TO HELL, JASON X, FREDDY VS. JASON and JASON TALKES MANHATTAN. I would still take any of the first seven Friday films over it. I liked Mears as Jason and I thought it had a solid as hell opening sequence. I just hope they kick it up a notch for the sequel. I want a different director and more gruesome kills. Not a bad way to spend a Friday the 13th.
Having gone to see this film at noon today in the east coast and having an ample number of hours to think and let it soak in, I offer these KIND words about this film. The plot, (looking for pot?) is somewhat thin in my eyes but wow so what? Hell of a lot better than a psychic chick or going to Vancouver “Manhattan”, am I right? Yes, the kills may not have all been awe inspiring and even to a point somewhat dull from what I have come to expect both from this series as well as from horror in the last decade or so. Yes, I was straining my eyes at times to see just what the hell was going on even…but there are two redeeming qualities that make this film no less than 3.5/5 if not a solid 4/5 for this thrilled viewer. That would be the very fact that we have a straight up Friday the 13th film that boiled down actually does take itself seriously without any sort of gimmicky crap getting in the way, and that the way the story was told filled me with a nostalgia of the first four films in the series. Where it goes from here on out, I haven’t a clue, but I am more than sure that I’ll pick this up on DVD/Blu Ray when released and will be there opening day when and if another is made. I felt SO good just finally being able to see a Friday the 13th film ON Friday the 13th after nearly 30 years of enjoying this series as well as this genre. The final scene also actually made me jump, and THAT was worth the price of admission alone! The review that’s posted on this site is EXTREMELY critical and should NOT be taken serious. If anything, go see it for yourself and make your own judgment call, didn’t like it? Go ask for your money back.
First off, I don’t know why other people on here started off giving this a bad review. I read those before going to see it worried that I’d be dissapointed. This movie was AWESOME. Every minute i’m saying in my head how much this kicks ass. Derek Mears played Jason ruthless and unstoppable. He if wanted to kill you, there’s nothing you can do to stop him. That’s what I wanted out of this remake and I got it, a BRUTAL Jason. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so don’t read any further, but just know that this movie rocked and you should go see it. I’m going again tomorrow. Every time Jason graced the screen it was awesome. The kills were cool and so was the sack head Jason. It was great that the movie started off with the kill with the girl in the sleeping bad tied up over a fire. It let you know how sick Jason is in setting up his kills. People complained about the acting in here and the acting was great and the characters were likeable I don’t know what people are bitching about. The only things I can think of as negative is that a couple of the shots seemed out of focus. I’m not sure if it was the camera or maybe my theatre. The whole “their looking for dope thing” seemed to be a little too much. Who the hell planted it and why is it in Crystal Lake? Oh well, it gets a bunch of people killed. The last negative would be why does Jason keep Clay’s sister Whitney alive for six weeks in his mine lair? Why didn’t he kill her? My only answer is that maybe he’s lonley and wanted some chick chained up. Those negatives however and very small compared to all the positives this movie has. The characters and great and Jason is badass. I can’t wait for the dvd to come out so I can watch this as much as I want. I was satisfied with this and other fans should be too. So get out there and see Jason’s big return.
FUCK YEAH! For the first time I was freaked out in a horror movie I jumped like 5 times. Also I saw it in fuckin IMAX screen which added depth to the film, another kick ass. The opening was a shot on cue for anybody who loves the old one. The new Jason is AMAZING, he is scary, fast, and fuckin insane, the dude throws boats and shit like there teddy bears.
The deaths were cool not over the top but just enough for you to crave. Not much gore though, not a problem.
I only hope for another one, Thanks for makin a fun loving remake and now I am hoping they nail Freddy I have high high hopes for that. Since that is the worlds best horror movie for me as a kid growing up.
SPOILER>>>>>>>>>
The ending to Friday is an amazing homage to the old one as well. Instead of a row boat, we have a dock. Just a simple amazing ending that will have everybody who loved the old one go FUCK YEAH and leave with a wonderful smile on their face.
Thanks Dunes for makin an awesome movie.
Just got back from seeing the movie, and I gotta say I was pleased with what I saw. The new Friday the 13th was a solid attempt at getting back to the basics, while still adding a new spin to things here and there. The kills were more traditional in nature than in a lot of the previous F13, but still had some creativity and packed a punch. The cast was (mostly) likable and believable, though of course there wasn’t a lot of character development. And Jason… Jason hasn’t been this good in a long time. Derek really upped the character’s aggression.
To make this short, the movie could’ve been a bit more inventive perhaps, but is still the best F13 we’ve gotten in a loooong time, and left me satisfied. Totally deserves an A.
Besides the score (or lack of), I really liked it.
I can’t wait for part 2!
LOVE THIS FILM!!! BEST MOVIE EVER!!
the kills were amazing and originals
i love the characters
the only thing i dislike is the runningg jason
i mean i now he runss in the firts movies
but he run way too fats for jason
but is worth to watch
Great film. Third only to The Final Chapter and Friday The 13th Part II in terms of series rankings. I thought it was great, especially when compared to other recent Jason films.
Friday The 13th is a Great remake. It has all the things “Friday the 13th” movies have. I just thought it should had more Back story showing how he grew up and survived by himself in Crystal lake. I recommend this movie this film is your a fan of Slasher Horror movies.
I’ve never seen any of the original movies (I tend not to watch the movies that remakes are based off of, because they all I do is compare and that’s why most remakes are so heavily hated), but this movie was fantastic. I really liked the story and the characters, which is surprising for a horror movie. It was scary, intense and brutal, but the gore actually wasn’t overused or excessive, which was a surprise. The movie flowed really nicely and I never found myself checking my phone for the time (another surprise!) All in all, the movie was kickass, though not flawless, but awesome enough to get a 10/10 from me.
It was awful!!! It was not suspensful in anyway, and it had Way Way Way too much stuiped Pot-head Humor! I have never been more dissapointed to see a horror movie in my life. The original was the first horror movie I had ever seen so I thought this would be so awsome.I was wrong!!I just saw the remake & i hope I never have to see it again!! It was really bad and im not just saying that.It was a terrible movie. All of those stuiped jokes & prissy characters really killed all if any suspense in this movie!!! Im just really mad at how terrible this movie was!@!! Save yourself the money & dont see it!!! I was really let down:(
Anyone who says this movie is the worst of the series is out of their minds. I’m still not entirely sure if I like this or The Final Chapter better, but at the very least it’s better than Jason X, Jason Goes to Hell, and Jason Takes Manhattan. Say what you will but this remake makes more sense than the others. Jason as a character has gone through way too many transformations (it took him 3 films to even find his identity) and it seemed to get cheesier and cheesier after the first 4 films. He needed a fresh start and a new direction.
This version of Jason has to be my favorite. He doesn’t mess around. When he shows up, you know people are going to die hard, and die fast. He moves a lot faster than he usually does and that just adds to the panic. Slow moving, walking while somehow ending up in front of you killers aren’t very scary. Most people watching older movies get frustrated because the victims could run full speed through the woods and make it out, but instead they try to hide somewhere stupid and die. With this Jason, there is no hiding. There is no getting away. If he wants you dead, there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. He’s stronger, faster, and smarter. It’s not as gory as I expected but I won’t hold that against it, in fact I think most newer horror films focus too much on gore.
If you want buckets of blood and obscene amounts of gore, go watch Hostel or any number of recent movies that offer nothing but shock value. If you want a heart pounding, fast paced, and solid entry to the Friday the 13th series, look no further.
Today is a great day for horror fans because it’s Friday the 13th, and Jason is back with a vengeance! I thought this was a very awesome film and highly lived up to my expectations! I love how Jason gets his infamous hockey mask. I love the creative death scenes. I love the storyline. I love the small details like Jason’s bedroom filled with creepy lookin’ toys. Some parts were really creepy. Everbody did an amazing job at kick-starting the Friday the 13th series! Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo, and all Jason’s victims did awesome jobs! Even Derek Mears made an incredible Jason Voorhees! Clay Miller is searching for his missing sister. He runs into some teens who are spending the weekend at Trent’s parents’ cabin. We find out that Jason is holding Clay’s sister, Whitney hostage because he thinks Whitney looks just like his mother, who is decapitated at the beginning at the movie. It’s awesome that Jason can move fast and run. He can think this time, because he’s smart. This is the best, maybe the perfect Friday the 13th movie because of Jason, the characters, and the sexy women! If you love horror, remakes, Jason, and the Friday the 13th series, I highly recommend FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!
p.s. There was a little kid in my theater, and he wore a Jason mask to watch with the movie. That kid is awesome!
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this was a good movie and had some sympathetic kills,(the girl in the sleeping bag, and the main girl” the part where the main girl die i was pissed. it was a weird movie and i hated most of the characters minus the Asian guy whitney, whitneys brother, and the girl in the sleeping bag i just felt bad for. the movie had its parts but over all they could have done much better. the other think i hated was the shaky camera, god i couldn’t tell what was happing most of the time. but on the up side the whole going pack to part 2 where she tricks jason into thinking she’s his mom was good, and last the ending was typical friday the 13.
i cant wait for part 2 because they said that if did good they would do a sequel. i live in a small town and there was the bigest line i have ever sceen for a movie here. so if you havn’t seen it go see it
complete abomination.
i’ve been a diehard Ft13th fan for almost 2 decades…and i went into this with an open mind…but god it was terrible.
tame deaths.
terrible “humor”…come on..token black guy jokes?! hasn’t that been done to death. the script was terrible.
TERRIBLE music.
terribly predictable ending.
terrible characters that make the dumbest decisions ever, even by slasher movie standards.
too much time is spent following jason around in his “bomb shelter” that he has some how constructed..
oh and apparently Jason was a goddamn Eagle Scout, even though he is apparently a deformed retard of a child.
fucking pathetic.
I was very excited to see this movie and said 4 months in advance that I would see this on its opening day and I made it to the movies tonight to make sure I kept my promise.
Overall, the movie was better than I expected. Although there was nothing new about the killing and Jason was made a bit smarter than he was in the older movies, it was great. There also may have been a bit too much comedy incorporated into the film with the lines the teenagers had said, but today’s younger audiences love the weed and sex jokes, so it was made in a more up-to-date fashion. I also liked how the ending was similar to that of the originals and a real Friday The 13th fan would be able to expect this happening (I know this because I did from the beginning of the film.
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I believe that the kills were nothing special in this film, however some of them were pretty enjoyable. One kill was made just to get a look at a girl’s boobs. Everyone in the audience loved that part. And, not to be stereotypical or anything, but in a slasher film, the black guy ALMOST ALWAYS fights back. And we got to see him do that today. Also, Jason was able to move too fast from place to place. One minute, he’s in a shed and the next minute he is on a roof. Even though the movie had some minor problems, I love the camera-work and how it was reimagined in a way for the modern viewer to enjoy.
Overall I believe this was worth the time and my money and it would be a great movie to go to with a date on Valentine’s Day. It would have been great if My Bloody Valentine 3-D came out today also. It would have been so perfect and it would have made sense. It would have become a B-D holiday, lol. I am giving Friday The 13th (2009 Remake) an 8/10.
I had a great time watching this movie. It seems like a perfect date movie because I was jumping and hiding my eyes tons of the time. There are lots of jump scares and Jason was just fabulous. The kills are pretty quick and decisive. I thought it was great fun… there could have been more gore, but there was plenty for me. Loved it!
My first comment would be to go see this in the theater. I am a fan of this series for 25 years. And this is more than anything I could’ve hoped for. I wanted to hate this thing. But, I didn’t. I in fact. Its the holy grail of Friday the 13th movies. Jesus, its beyond me out of all the damn horror movies I’ve seen that this is getting hammered. Its truely a great slasher flick. Though I’m not a Platinum Dunes basher either. I think Chainsaw was great. And if you liked Chainsaw then your going to be fired up for this. Derek Mears is basically Jaws with a machete. And there is a actual reason for the main character being there. This is a great relaunch. Enjoy.
The only reason this movie didn”t get a 10 is because it is a remake. Great movie! The kills were cheesey but that is how they are supposed to be. This is Friday the 13th we are talking about. I defy anyone to watch this movie and ANY of the originals one after another and say that this one isn’t at least equal. I know the old ones are near and dear to our hearts because we saw them as kids, but lets be honest here. The whole Jason franchise is greater than the sum of its parts. None of the originals were great movies, but as a series they created one of the greatest charachters in horror history. This one is at least as good as ALL the old ones and in my opinion better than most of them.
we just got back from watching one of the most fun movies we have seen in a long time. it was well worth the wait, and the crowd jumped in all the right places, and laughed at the places they were supposed to.
not to give out any spoilers, you have to let go of the originals, and just sit back and enjoy this movie for what it is. there was some kills in this movie that was different and it was enjoyable for me and my husband.
after the movie i was listening to ppls reactions and most were very positive. this one guy even said “JASON KICKS ASS!” after the end credits started rolling.
the theater we went to had 2 screens showing it and they were all sold out all evening.
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The new Friday…..
Was the damn SHIT!!!! If your a fanboy of the Friday The 13th series like I am, then you’ll greatly appreciate the newest installment and some-what reboot of the franchise. I went to the midnight showing and it was really something. The reason I gave it a 9 and bot 10 would be for the acting. But i didn’t expect an Oscar winning performance from an actor in a slasher flick. If anyone deserved something close to an Oscar would be Jared Padalecki. Overall it was worth the wait. The reboot combines many of the elements used in the first 4 Fridays like how Jason got his hockey mask, his mother being decapitated. And of course it follows similar cliches as the previous Fridays and has an 80′s slasher feel with a more modern horror edge. If you love blood, boobs, weed, and booze, and did I mention inventive death scenes, then you’ll devour the new Jason flick. The portrayel of Jason Voorhees in the new Friday is what I enjoyed most about the movie. This movie puts the fear back into the hearts of Jason fans and terror in anyone who doubted hope in the franchise, let alone the entire genre. I had extremely high expectations for this film and I must say, I didn’t walk away dissapointed. To explain Jason’s new image in a short sentence. Jason is fast as shit, crafty, smart as hell, and stronger and more badass than ever. The last time I saw Jason this badass was in Friday The 13th Part XI: Jason Lives when he first developed his supernatural powers. The new movie will NOT dissapoint anyone who is into slasher flicks, or horror movies in general. If you get a chance, go see this movie IN THEATERS. It’s the perfect movie for any occasion. See it with a friend, your parents, or even by yourself for extra thrills, shits, and giggles. Not to mention it opens on Valentine’s Day weekend. So make a date with your girl or guy and see this movie. If you do go see this on a date….Guys, make sure you do the “popcorn trick”.
Yea wow that all i have to say on this one.
Remake? Sequel definatly, over all good movie for slasher flick, but no remake,
Absolutely loved it!!!
I was a little worried going into it after reading some of the reviews on this but it was great! I don’t know what some of these reviewers were expecting, but this turned out to be just about exactly what I was hoping and praying for.
The mood was perfect, the teens were Friday teens(unlike in FvsJ), and Derek Mears as Jason was a beast! I witnessed probably my second favourite kill in the entire series, it was a variation on the sleeping bag kill.
There was a story but it wasn’t to deep, which I feel is perfect for a slasher movie, we’re not watching “A Beautiful Mind” here!?!? What I paid money for was some cool kills, some nice boobies, and my beloveds…sack head and hockey mask. This movie delivered on all fronts. I hope this movie does well, and I am crossing my fingers for a sequel…as long as Jason stays in his own body AND doesn’t go to space…again
P.S. & make sure you bring back Mears!!!
I can’t get over how well this movie delivered. It brought back Jason at his brutal-ist and your weren’t as sympathatic with him as you were in passed movies. You were afraid of him, and not sure what he was going to do next. Derek Mears did an awesome job playing him.
Suprisingly it wasn’t as gorey as I could of hoped but it had a solid story and thats – if not better than the gore level. I’ve could of done with the unesessary nudity or drugs (cause SPOILER: if the kids weren’t hunting for weed, I could of taken them more seriously) but that’s Friday the 13th and you got to love it.
Overall its a great addition to the Friday the 13th series and I WILL DEFINATLY SEE IT AGAIN.
I didn’t like Friday the 13th too much and I am really sorry about this because I am a huge fan of the serie. Well, here’s my opinion:
Friday the 13th has some elements that, even if you are retelling it, cannot be ignored. You cannot forget what all the other movies (parts 1-4) did to build this icon/character called Jason and try to rebuild it with a few scenes.
First the elements I think they didn’t forget: the camera behind the woods, a human Jason, his relationship with the memory of his mother.
What they forgot: where’s the kiikii…mamma surrounding the movie? (this is the rythm of Friday the 13th); where’s the iconic power of the hockey mask? (This is a special mask, Jason is Jason due to it, when he wears it everything changes, the mask defines him, without it he is nothing. Or is Jason world-around known with a bag in his head? So, in my opinion, Jason could not only find the mask under other objects wear it, look at the mirror and leave. They should treat the mask better); The limits of pornography and comedy. (I do admit that sex and horror movies have an essencial relationship after the 70′s but, in this new Friday, you realise that they didn’t think twice to show boobs on screen. It’s sometimes ridiculous if you think you went to the theater to watch a good horror movie); Creative death scenes (I think the only memorable is Amanda’s one).
And last but not least, I’d like to point good aspects of the new Friday because it is not a bad movie at all: Amanda Righetti works very well (better than in Return to House on Haunted Hill), Travis Van Winkle works very well too, the make up is awesome, Derek Mears as Jason was a perfect choice.
Kii kii kii maaa maaa maa… Spolier warning!
Friday the 13th , directed by Marcus Nispel, has been a film I have been looking forward to ever since the last Jason movies made me ashamed of being a fan of the machete wielding maniac. For one of the first times in the Friday the 13th franchise we were given superb production values, good cinematography, and top notch makeup effects, but that doesn’t excuse this atrocity. I feel divided on this movie, hardcore fans will hate it(like myself), but any newcomers to the series will likely love the cheap thrills, the “sexy” stereotyped characters, and even the new intelligent, James Bond like version of Jason (arrg). There’s a lot to say about the newest incarnation of this pop culture icon and 99.99% of it is dreadful.
I know we live in the days of horror being “torture porn”, but Friday the 13th did not fit into that in my opinion, it was supposed to be different. Movies like Hostel, Saw and even The Texas Chainsaw massacre remake(also done by director Nispel) can get away with it, but not this film(series). Take sex out of the equation because the new movie got it spot on, maybe even better, but I mean in terms of content, how Jason dispatched his victims and the over all tone was never all that sleazy. Now I know what you’re thinking, “what movies did you watch”?, right? But there’s a difference between camp appeal and “torture porn” we see now.
Back to the movie itself. Friday the 13th, since the day the remake was announced, had the daunting task of taking what they did in the eighties and translating it to now. How were they going to remake Friday the 13th, after all Jason didn’t show up until part II and the hockey mask in III. So, combining elements from the first three or four films seemed plausible even a good idea, if handled with care. What we got was a rushed mess in the beginning to set up Jason, played in this incarnation by Derek Mears of The Hills Have Eyes remake, finding his trademark Detroit redwings goalie mask and start offing the sex crazed teens (who weren’t councillors in this version, just horny teens). The beginning credits roll and it sets up the final few moments of Mrs. Voorhees stalking down the final victim (Alice in the original) and then having Mrs. Voorhees herself getting decapitated while screeching what us hardcore fans want to hear, “Jason was my son.. blah blah”, right away it became apparent the director probably never even seen the original movie and if he did, he just didn’t care about what we wanted/needed to see. They took the whole first movie and condensed it into 5 minutes (and I am being liberal) and end scene to how ever many years later to the next group of dumb witted (large breasted) victims. The next few minutes play homage to the next entry in the original series (potatoes sack head Jason) and yet again, the filmmakers muck it up. What we get is an organized and methodical Jason- huh? He set booby traps? He hung up a victim to slowly burn her to death? All of a sudden Jason is James Bond, just uglier. Soon after we see what we came to see, full out Jason (still sporting the bag) bust out with trademark machete and swings it down-bam- cut to 1 and a half months later. I won’t give too much of the movie away now, but we get introduced to Clay, a character who resembles Rob from Part III, who is looking for his sister who disappeared, Sandra anyone? We’re briefly shown what in my opinion was a female “crazy Ralph” from the first two movies and a new batch of sex crazed teens, who again aren’t councillors. Fluff fluff fluff, what Jason has a prisoner? Yes, the girl from the beginning, Clay’s sister, is being held captive because he believes she’s his Mother because she’s wearing her old locket (tribute to Gina from part II?). Now we know this movie was made for commercial appeal and not to do something we actually want to see. It had become all about selling over priced popcorn these days. Anyway, the movie ends pretty predictably with bro and sis making it out, “killing” Jason and tossing him into the lake. The ending is exciting, but I won’t spoil it. I mean half the movie was sound-tracked! We want kii kii maaa maaa, not top 40 tunes. And what was the deal with the bow and arrow? You’re Jason Voorhees not Robin Hood, go into the water and get the bitch! Dreadful trash.
And there you have it, Friday the 13th (2009 version). Once again it’s shot real well, the lighting and camera usage is top notch, but production value aside this reboot is shameful. They turned Jason from the mentally challenged killing machine to this almost intelligent super being. I did not buy it. Not one bit. I mean why keep the sister alive? They could have done something really original and interesting with Clay finding is offed sis in Jason’s old shack of a house. Set up to an interesting moment in the film, but no we get this lazy excuse of a movie.
Friday the 13th is a hybrid of all the modern day “torture porn” horror movies the producers seem to eject from Hollywood these days and all the teeny bob drama TV shows we’re subjected to these days.
Stay away, avoid, do not waste your money on this. Instead go out to your local Best Buy or video store, pick up a copy of the ultimate DVD collection of the original Friday the 13th movies for 69.99 (cheaper used) and watch hours of so bad it’s great horror from the eighties to early nineties. I mean watching Crispin Glover do that fantastic dance from part IV alone is worthy.
Stay tuned next year for Friday the 13th part II!
awsome and it was entertaining
…My previous reviews got erased some how, and I’m tired to do all over again, so to keep it simple:
I was not an Uberfan of the series, I loved 1-4 the rest I considered ok, and that’s it.
This on is an F13 2.5 film, to my humble opinion, a sort of “catching up” and I loved it, I went to see Blood, Boobs and a reboot of somekind of a apparent immortal brute that kills people for no reason whatsoever.And I got it, so there, ok, Maybe this Jason it’s more intelligent and human al’a 2, and there were no campers around (didn’t got killed twenty years ago??)and that’s cool too,I always found the whole “trying to reopen the camp or the camp that is next to THAT camp” idea tired after the 43rd time (were that people in the project that stupid??) I didn’t went to see the next movie to be nominated for an Oscar or anything, and in a world filled with teenage-oriented crap on the theaters, this one rules. Final Thoughts? 9/10
I waited nearly six years, just to catch a glimpse of Jason Voorhees (diehard Friday the 13th fan), and can honestly say I am very disappointed with the supposed “reboot” of this franchise.
The characters (YES, I know this is a horror movie and they wanted to retain some form of campiness) are very weak and the actual group of characters, before the credits begin, are far superior to the group that make up the movie.
Oh yes, it’s like two movies in one. I LOVE the fact they explained Jason’s mother during the opening credits…nice touch without dwelling on the storyline, YET they spend twenty minutes building a “fun” cast, only to kill them off (carnage is always good) except the opening group of kids is WAY better than the main characters who are forgetable at best.
Cue the new Jason (younger, leaner Derek Mears) does an “okay” job but the younger look, cleaner hair…just didn’t do anything for me. Jason’s lived in the bushes and in the woods for years, yet his hair looked pretty clean and amazing how Clay’s sister (who’s been missing for 30 days) had clean hair and her clothes weren’t that stained for someone who has been chained to a bed for 30 days without a washroom or shower facility.
They add the token stoners, to the movie, and the campiness of previous Jason movies works. It just doesn’t work well. Sure, anyone who hasn’t seen the original movies will delight in this movie, but they try to make Jason intelligent (he has never set bear traps for victims in the past) and the movie comes off as a silly attempt to wrap up the first few original movies.
In the end, this movie comes across as laughable. The lady in the water, Jason with a bow and arrow (NOT that we actually see him with it), and half the scenes in daylight or poor lighting, this movie has HOLLYWOOD written all over it and seems PD is trying to make a few bucks off releasing this by Valentine’s Day and based on the success of other “reboot’s.”
To wait six years, for something that is NOT scary at all, borrows from previous movies, and a Jason Voorhess THAT RUNS?? C’mon…
Better yet, anyone catch the fact he came out of the water at the end with his mask on? Weird how it floated to the bottom of the lake and he wasn’t wearing it two seconds earlier…maybe he ran down to the bottom of the water to get it.
Save your money on this one….alas, time to wait another six years and hope Michael Bay doesn’t get his hands on it.
Just got back from the last showing of Friday the 13th, and thought I would give my opinion on the film. It kicked so much ass! This had to be the most bad-ass Jason I’ve ever seen. It seemed like he really enjoyed killing these kids.In fact Jason had a swagger about him I’ve never seen before. Easily the best in the series. Was it flawless? No, but suprisingly there weren’t that many flaws. The death scenes were cool. There was some tension and suspense towards the end. Overall a good time at the movies. Don’t be detracted by all the haters, this movie is enjoyable, and it is a Friday movie through and through. The only 2 complaints I have were that opening credits sequence was a bit rushed and you never get a clear shot of Jason’s face. Other than that this movie is on the money. Maybe Rob Zombie could take some pointers from these guys, because this how you do a proper remake to a beloved franchise. Way better than that piece of shit Halloween remake! Go see it, you will enjoy it! I look foward to what these guys are do when they take us to Elm Street.
Just got back from “Friday the 13th” and I must say I’m very dissapointed. The kills were uninteresting, the characters & dialogue were cliche and annoying. The movie was very stupid and dumbed down. Being a fan of Platinum Dunes TCM remake, I’m very let down by this piece of trash they’ve put out. True horror fans will avoid this by all means.
Saw it today and thought it was pretty friggin cool. Really liked the human badass Jason. Overall, thought it was a very solid movie. Probably gonna go see it again.
I just got back from seeing this movie and I wasnt very pleased. The direction was very good and the scares where in the right places but a running Jason? You run, he walks and still manages to kill you. Now lets see, there was weed, smoking out of a bong, boobs and sex. Gee, how original. I didnt like the way they started it of going back to 1980. Alice didnt have long hair and she beheaded Mrs. Voorees by the dock not in the woods. And why did Jason look likea little boy when he found his mother?
It was an ok movie. I didnt hate it, I just think they should have stuck more to having the characters learn about who Jason really is.
I can only assume the high ratings are from people who’re not fans of the series.
- Boring death scenes (Please ask for fan input next time, ok.) There were 2 scenes that were half way decent. The kill effects were ok but not great. Where’s the blood and gore? I didn’t even see any blood spurt out of the guys head when he got chopped down the middle.
- The opening was rushed and dull. Why not open with Jason’s mother killing someone in front of the girl she chases – a more interesting and tactful fight ensues and she’s beheaded. This could have been done in roughly the same amount of time as the original running-through-the woods bullshit opener.
- Good picture, but dark and difficult to see what the hell is going on in places.
- The main cast was boring as hell. No chemistry there I didn’t give a shit if any of them died.
I kept sitting through this damn movie thinking any minute now it’s going to get better, please, please… But no.
I give this 2 stars simply because it’s Jason.
Besides the chaining of the girl i thought it stayed pretty true to the originals. I also didnt like that the main girl character doesn’t find all her dead friends (like the originals usauly did). But all in all i thought it did the originals justice. Exciting Movie!!
Dude, This movie is solid as fuck! Have any of you people that are downing it watched any of the original movies? People drink, do drugs, fuck and then Jason fucks them up! What the hells wrong with you people? I knew what i was getting myself into and it kicked ass! So do some research or dont see it! Go see some shitty ghost fuck japanese remake care bear movie.
the audience gave a standing ovation when the title came up, i’ve never seen that before. The intro promises so much but it’s down-hill from there. Although much of it entertaining, it’s a bit boring with some of the later death scenes.
I didn’t expect the ending!
The people being extremely hard on this film are just picky losers who think they know their horror in and out. This movie was no where perfect but what Jason movie is? Okay… so the cons and pros.
Cons: The tunnels. Everything about Jason really. Sure he was bad ass but too smart for my liking. Oh and I don’t like how people lived on the property. Like who was that guy who *Spoiler* got his throat slashed in the attic where Jason got his mask? *End Spoiler* And why was Jason just killing people now? Kinda confusing.
Oh and the director. Not a good choice. Too shaky. Could have been much much better had it been directed better (same with Quantum of Solace — big Bond fan here too) but direction doesn’t neccessarily kill a film.
Pros: The movie is confusing at parts… but the film delivered. It has what you expect from a Jason movie. Teenagers or young adults I guess. Boobs. Gore. And fun. People say the kills were “uninspiring” but I thought they were pretty damn good. The screwdriver through the neck was brutal. Also, the girl who gets burned… ouch.
The movie also plays a good homage to the first four Fridays which makes it really cool. Did anyone else catch that the girl falling on the car in this movie was a reference to the one twin girl who got killed that way in Part 4? Wasn’t as obvious as the other references but I thought that was pretty cool.
In conclusion. It’s a good old Friday the 13th movie that doesn’t have some ridiculous plot (Hell and Space come to mind) and for the people taking it to seriously for being campy, go watch Part 8 and have a good time then.
Okay, so being a fan of this site, but (for some reason or another) no being a member, I’ve decided to join in order to give my opinion on the new Friday the 13th.
Honestly, I thought it was great. I don’t really understand how people can feel the higher ratings come from those who are not fans of the series. (not claiming I’m more of a fan than anyone) I consider myself a really big fan of the series, part 4 being my favorite by far, and I was pleased with the movie to say the least. (*reading on here that someone views Jason goes to Hell as a better installment then this is kind of absurd to tell you the truth. Sorry, had to do it.)
The opening worked, why do the fans need to go into the back story in more depth? I’m sure anyone that is a “huge” fan of the series has done a good bit of research on this film for some time now and knew prior to seeing it that Jason is a main focus in the story. So, the opening gives those who are not familiar with the original enough information to know what has happened, and those who are familiar with the series, a little treat in my opinion, and a chance to see Jason there after his mother’s beheading. ( you feel for him, more)
I agree with most that the first group of kids was more fun, and them getting killed off was intense. Was I the only one who wanted to clap when the title screen came on?? I had no problem with this part, I can see what the writers were trying to do with the dialog( at least what I assume they were going for), so for those who may think the acting was horrid, it really didn’t bother me.
(trying not to get into every detail now)
The kills were good, not all amazing, but seriously, it seemed like a man doing it all, not just mindless brute force killing( which, although was always fun, kind of made the later of the originals a lot less fun the those before them). I do, wish there was more gore and imagination in the kills, and gahh, I would have been giddy as a school girl to see the two in the bed after having sex get impaled together.
The main character did seem a little out of place at times, but not enough to ruin anything in the film.
I wish the girl at the beginning would have gotten it, it would have been so brutal, but you could see where it was going with the “you look like..” which I thought worked.
It was fun, exciting, intense, and left me wanting more, I hope the sequel happens. It had all the elements of a Friday film. * Finding friends bodies one by one would have been a great addition, but it’s absence isn’t upsetting.
The main very negative thing I have to say about it, and I’d like to say about most modern horror films… STOP putting pop songs into them to make it more ” teeny” aside from the part with the ipod at the beginning( because that is what he was listening to) don’t put popular songs in for a score, it kills the mood, in my opinion.
New Jason= rad.
Plot= Simple; not too different from any of the Friday films.
Original fan or not, got see for yourself. When people bash the movie because someones hair was ” too clean or something” they are just looking for a reason to turn people away because it wasn’t what they wanted. What you should want is a new feel and look for Friday, and Jason f’in shig up!
SEE IT!
Worth going to the Big Screen for.
Straight up horror, a good slice off the series. Cant ask much more – Well Done.
To put it simply, it felt like Jason was out of place. It felt more like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre only instead of Leatherface, Jason kept appearing. I enjoyed the TCM reboot however, this one just didn’t cut it for me. Which is a shame as I’ve been following the Friday the 13th movies since I was a kid!
The characters were weak, there was an over-use of sex/nudity (even for a Friday movie), I reallllllly hated the use of those rock/pop songs as part of the score and the script was truly awful in places. “Say Hi to Mommy, In Hell!” Er, no thanks. Also, the end killing ‘spree’ was out of character for a Friday movie, where everyone knew what was happening and then were then quickly (and weakly) killed off. And of course, Jason’s ‘death’ was not much to write home about and the end ‘scare’ was as predictable as the other ‘scares’. No one moved in their seat at that final scare! Sorry.
I so wanted to love this movie. To most non-fans I am sure this was an entertaining film. But to me, it was a let-down.
two words Sums up this movie , Bad Ass !!
I liked this movie. It really felt like a friday film. It’s good that they have gone back to the old style with a running Jason(he did run i part 2-4 even if some people say he did not)and good old Crystal lake. No zombie Jason, no space theme and no manhattan. Jared Paladeckis character was kind of dull and the death scenes where nothing special but it’s not only the deaths that makes a movie great. No its the plot and i think they made something good out of it. At first i thought this would turn out like the Halloween remake(some liked it but i did not) but this movie became a great remake like Alexandre Aja’s The Hills Have Eyes remake(what i think is one of the best horror remakes of all time).
This is a good addition to the Friday the 13th series. It’s got all the requirements: blood, boobs, and Jason.
sorry to be a negative nancy here, but this film was BAD. glossed up with squeaky-clean cutesy actors, this film came complete with terrible music and horrid dialog; basically geared towards audiences 16 and younger. the amount of nudity and sex seemed to be more of a distraction after awhile, and what is with jason keeping a prisoner? (a prisoner, who, after being held in an underground mine-looking secret chamber, was clean, well-fed and still pretty after 6 weeks.) i don’t appreciate this new, thoughtful and calculating jason, and i didn’t enjoy the cleaned-up hollywood feel this film oozed with. Very much a rushed release to make a quick buck and dumbed-down for the young and mindless. i give it three stars for some of the killings. nothing more.
THIS MOVIE WAS SOOO GOOD!!!! i would recomend it to any horror fan. it was just an all-around good movie. it should have been longer. after i finished watching it, all i could say was WOW! i LOVED the characters. i don’t know why. they werent plain and boring. they didnt just speak words and scream. they had PERSONALITIES! i loved that. most scary movies have boring characters who are all the same.
this movie suprizes you a lot. in all other scary movies, the music gets quiet and you can tell something bad is going to happen. in this movie, YOU NEVER KNOW!! i love that! they get you when you least expect it!
Well, I have to say that it wasn’t a piece of crap at all. I thought it was a very good film and well done. I didn’t like the tunnel crap but other than that it was pretty good. Had a FEW little jump parts but not really scary. It is for the “new generation” horror fans that is a fact. I wish they would have catered to the old school horror a little more but it does beat out RZ’s Halloween. I have always said that Michael Myers is the best and Jason was a close 2nd but I will say that the new Michael vs the New Jason, Jason wins!!!!!!
Well last night I saw the rehoot of F13. I’m not here to post spoilers or shit like that.All I’m gonna say is try and see it as late as you can. For some reason the lady checking I.D’s at the counter must have been blind or not given a fuck. I think I saw some kids sneak in too. Anyway, enough ranting. This was a good Friday the 13th film. Tons of crazy kills(some at unexpected moments(, hot topless gals amd lotsa alcohol or drugs. If you’re a fan go see this as soon as you can.
I honestly loved the opening scene!! In fact, I got the entire theater to clap for it!! The rest of the story was solid, but I tend to agree with the die-hard fans here. Jason Vorhees never took a “hostage” in any of the movies prior to this and I was extremely disappointed in the use of the wood-chipper. It was teased throughout the movie that it was going to come into play and I wanted to see Jason get sucked into it!! He always gets the most violent death and I felt a little slighted when he didn’t. Hopefully they’ll do a follow up, because I think Michael Bay definitely produced a great movie and can definitely build on it from there.
I’m a big Jared Padelecki fan, too! He’s great in Supernatural and I hope they keep that show going for a few more years. The rest of the cast is good and the girls are sexy!!
I came into the movie praying that it would be great,but it wasn’t,it wasn’t scary,it wasn’t good dialogue or character building,it sucked and i’m not one of those bitchy fans at all,Halloween literally blew it out of the water hands down no bullshit no joke,when my little brother seen Marcus Nispel’s name he said with him and Michael Bay working it,it could suck and it did,this just goes to show that so far the Slasher Genre is over and thats sad Halloween least was something different and scary at times this movie blowed long live Halloween in any incarnation
After the shity Rob Zombie remake of Halloween, I was concerned about the remake of Friday the 13th. I LIKE IT!!!! Dont get me wrong, it wasn’t the best movie I’d ever seen, but I was very entertained and satisfied with the direction they took on it.
I also liked that they made Jason very lethal; He seemed more like an unstopable force of nature that was smart and cunning and not a lumbering clumbsey killer.
A good solid remake!!!!!
I absoulte love the Friday the 13th franchise. I really enjoyed this film more becasue I am huge fan of Jason Vorhees. When I saw this film, I walked out satisfied but I felt it was a little too predictable. What I really liked is how they combined the first few Fridays, which I thought it was pretty cool. First the bag head then to finding his mask. The movie had a sense humor as well. If I were going to gie it 1 out 10, I would give it a 8, becasue its jason vorhees!
Last night me and my friend went to see the new Friday flick and i wasn’t let down, it was actually better than i thought it would be. I went into it not wanting my hopes too high cause Friday The 13th is my fav film series of all time, also knowing that some remakes dont even compare to originals i had the mindset that it was at LEAST goin to be alright, when it was over i thought that it was just fn awesome! The VERY LONG ass opening was pretty sick, you know it was way long though cause when the screen finally said “Friday The 13th” it was like what? 15 mins in? lol Also i liked the fact that Jason is actually smart in this one. has traps set, has lights set up and is very fast when he wants to be. Also, Aaron Yoo was hilarious! he made a great stoner and i wish he lived longer than he did but atleast he had a good death. So all in all the movie is very entertaining so everybody should go see it! Also for those who say it wasent scary, lets be honest, none of the friday films are scary, their just bloody and awesome, they were never scary. If they Make a 2nd one to this im definatly going!
I was so hyped up to see this movie, I went to the midnight showing got to the theatre and someone in my group didn’t have their ID, so we had to wait for the next day. Luckily that was a good thing. The opening sequence was the best part of the entire film. By the time they reached the actual movie I was ready to leave. I believe this had some things going for it, but it also had quite a few flaws. First lets talk about a few of the good things. It played homage to quite a few of the old movies. The shrine was there, also the sack and the mask. The kills were not all the bad, I enjoyed quite a few of them. Though I think the negatives weighed it down. There was way too much comedy, after every kill you were laughing, there was no way to keep the tension. I would have rather seen a more serious movie with a few laughs and a lot gorier kills then I was presented with. All in all it played well with the fan base, but outside that I don’t tihnk it will be loved as much.
iam a jason nut ii dont care what you guys say this movie was totally awesome
i just thot the first 15 minutes of it was the remake of the oringnal . then after that it had a few parts derecting to the films ither then that it should of just been called jason 12.i was expeciting kinda of a back story like they did with texas chainsaw massacre and like rob zombie did with halloweeen.the only good part for me when i seen this movie is when jason finally uses a bow and arrow just like mommy did.kil kil kil kil ma ma ma ma
This was a really awesome movie. Im so glad they did such a good job remaking the series. But ya it wasnt scary at all because they did make it too funny. But still a very good movie.
The move was great but my experience was terrible. My friend and I got there late so we sat in the very front row (but at least i was in the center) and half the audience was under the age of 13 so every time a car starts the kids scream. Except for the one right beside me. He was either hidding under his coat or looking away, texting on his phone. Unless you count the two times he acctually got ON his phone! Then there was the kid who kept kicking the back of my chair…
Experience was terrible but the movie was great.
I loved seeing Jason run (though i thought i was going to hate it). I realized “Wow, Jason running! That IS scary!” And then you find out that he sets traps too. Most people might think this was a terrible thing to do to Jason but I, again, think it makes him more scary. The traps, along with the power he has running at the camp show that he’s smart. A fast, smart Jason is one of the scariest things imaginable!
The one thing I can think of that didn’t get over with me was the hillbilly Jason kills then gets his mask. I want to know how long that guy had been living/working out in the sticks because until the events we see, Jason has left the guy alone. What made him show up and kill this guy? It just didn’t fit to me.
Other than that I loved the flick. I want to go see it again and sit farther back so I can see everything!
The first time I saw it, I couldn’t decide if I liked it not, probably just because I had been counting the days since I first heard it was being made like a year ago. The second time I saw it though, it really sank in. Not enough gore however, which left me kind of disappointed, but overall the movie was a success. It was dark, scary, suspenseful and funny. I loved seeing Jason wearing the sack in the beginning, and then taking on his hockey mask. The sleeping bag kill over the fire was fucking awesome! Jason is so badass in this movie. I loved his look, portrayal and body movements. The only thing that really set me back though, was the lack of blood. I thought it was going to be a slaughter fest, with blood and guts flying all over the place! The violence was far too tame for me, but the movie did deliver in suspense and atmosphere. Overall, I’d say it’s best Friday the 13th movie to date. I can’t wait for the unrated DVD, and the sequels that follow. Long live Jason Voorhees, he is the best serial killer in horror movie history. That’s a fact!
I had a great review written and then i accidentally hit the back button. So heres my not so great one
To everyone crying about how the characterization was poorly done…I say to you have you ever seen a Friday the 13th movie?
To everyone crying about how the nudity/sex was too distracting i say to you…have you ever seen a Friday the 13th movie?
To everyone crying about how the kills were boring and unimaginative or not gory i say to you…have you ever seen a Friday the 13th movie?
The kills minus a few seem to have been directly taken from other movies in the series.
Sex is a big thing for every Friday the 13th movie so if there’s more boobies who cares?
And if your going in to these movies really hoping for great character development…I don’t think you were meant to enjoy movies…or just never had the experience of seeing a great movie.
That being said…this movie was not great, it wasn’t redefining, and it did not feel like a remake, but is that really a bad thing? I left the theater feeling satisfied, so I say mission accomplished.
I will bitch about one part, and thats only because I grew up loving these movies and Jason.
When Jason finds his mask in the attic, he covers his face and slowly approaches a dresser, he then gazes into the mirror almost thinking to himself “Yea t his hockey mask is bad ass!”
When the fuck does Jason ever give a shit about how he looks? Sure he covers his face, but he doesn’t accessorize. I was almost waiting for him to have a seat and start combing his hair, maybe put on some mascara.
On a whole the movie is decent and it does give the franchise a new look, only because of the cleaner looking film we have now thanks to digital media.
All the scares seem to be “jump scares” and they did catch some people off guard…the end scare i saw people whining about on here, i’d like to address them for a second, of course it didnt work…everyone knew it was going to happen, and if it wasn’t in the movie the same people would bitch that he didn’t pop back out of the water.
So if your still reading, and waiting for me to tell you if you should go see this movie…I say definitely check it out you wont be sorry
Its not the best one ever made (Pretty Princess Prom Date Jason) but its definitely not the worst (Evil Jason Slugs from Jason Goes To Hell)
Friday the 13th (2009) is an awesome movie that was actually scary. Derek Mears is one of the best Jasons in the franchise. Marcus Nispel’s direction is great and the film’s look is perfect. Everyone who was involved in the making of this movie did a really good job and made a kick ass Friday film. There were great scares, jumps,kills, laughs, nudity, etc. I can’t wait for the next Friday the 13th. Hopefully it will be as good, if not better, than this one. I’m also looking forward to the unrated DVD. Jason’s back and he’s bigger, meaner, and scarier than ever.
I must say I was very happy with this installment to the series and this comes from a fanboy. I wouldn’t call this a remake so I am not going to look at it that way but I did enjoy it very much. Yes it has bad acting, yes there are flaws in the plot, and yes the movie has good production value, but what Friday movie doesn’t have that (except for the good production value part)? It stays true to the series. Going into the movie I was nervous cause I thought they would destroy another franchise just like they did we Chainsaw but they didn’t. Marcus Nispel actually treated it with respect(what happened with Chainsaw?), and Derek Mears did a great job as Jason and dare I say it may be one of the best Jason’s yet. Its not Freddy vs Jason and thank god for that. I
Okay…so yesterday marked to 20th anniversary that i first seen a Friday the 13th in theatres…and marked 6 years since i last seen Jason do what he does best….so of course…i was pumped!!! Was i let down???? HELL NO!!!! First off, the reason this movie worked so well…is the fact that it wasn’t technically a remake…of course it had some familiar moments..but still all new. Jason was more violent and sadistic then ever before…and SMARTER..AND FASTER!!! This Jason would whip the old Jason’s ass any day…and thank god he was back to his “human” form, and not just some zombified thing from the grave. The kills were excellent and there is plenty of blood, boobs, and drugs to go around…now i’m not saying it’s better than the first original 3 films….but it’s damn well better than any of the later ones…and better than most the crap that the horror world has been flooded with. I think another reason why the film worked so well, is the fact that it never pretended to be something that it wasn’t…it had funny, cheesy moments..great kills…and even great characters…okay..maybe not great, but just as good characters as any other Friday film. Only thing i would want more, is a little more screen time with Mamma Voorhees..but aside from that, GO SEE FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!!! Jason is back…and lets hope for more!
Plainly put I did not like this movie. I had such high hopes for it. This movie seemed like it was the sequel to TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE reboot. Jason even looked kinda like Leatherface. The tunnel scenes were something right from TCM. A couple of original/unique kills but otherwise boring murders. Jason was a boring character, just as much so as the victims. The scene of Jason getting his mask was just down right silly, it would have been more appropriate for him to find it along side of the hockey stick in the work shed. Jason running was good, his sadistic tone was cool and I even liked his EVIL WOODSMAN approach. There were a couple interesting scenes, like the sleeping bag and Jason on the roof. Over all it just felt like a TCM movie with Leatherface wearing a hockey mask. This movie I will put ahead of PART 5 but behind PART 8
Just go see this movie.
Man, i’m surprised that people actually putted negative reviews of this movie! IT WAS AWESOME! I think I preffered the Halloween remake, but this one is not far behind it! Jason is fucking cool, the nudity and the killings were great! This movie had a “scary-creepy” feeling just like TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE! I think this is a must see! I actually found it more enjoyable than the original!
The only thing I would have improved are the murders though, they were great, but they could have been more brutal! Besides that, ITS A MUST SEE!
Jason doesn’t run…and yet he did. I think the movie lost me there. This movie was in no way a remake of Friday of the 13th, and would have been better titled Friday the 13th, Part XI, Jason takes Generation Y. I wanted to love this movie, I really did, but I found myself bored, disappointed, and a little pissed off. Jason scared the hell out of me when was 14, he gave me nightmares that kept me up at nights, that was 20 years ago, and either he has lost his edge or I have become hardened. When you remake a movie you need to add to a story already told, this movie added noting. It was just another chapter that will soon be lost in box set of dvds. Thought on a positive note (I did not hate the movie.) some of the kills were pretty cool. I liked the boat scene and thanks for the stoner scene….but JASON DOES NOT RUN!!!!
The best Jason flick to come out since part 4. BTW, Jason ran in parts 2, 3, and 4. Get your facts straight before you start pissing and moaning.
When I first walked out of the theater , I was sure how I felt. I went to the midnight show on Thursday , and was a bit tipsy by the time the show started but , I still saw the movie just fine. I felt a little let down because of the lack of gore. Dont get me wrong, too much senseless gore is stupid in many cases and there were some great, creative kills in here (and some really great tits) but, I think that I expected a lot more blood. I definetly enjoyed it overall , it was fun and its great to go back to “Crystal Lake” but I think I just held Jason to a higher standard (and Im the Freddy guy). Hopefully they will get Freddy on the fast track and if Jason can make this much on opening weekend , Freddy can double it easily. Overall I give the Friday remake a “B-”
This was the best Friday the 13th in the series! The acting was top notch. The effects were fantastic. The chicks were HOT and extremely NAKED! Yes, Jason ran… and I liked it. I believe the movie was one or two scrip meetings away from being truely amazing. I’ll admit there were a few kills that didn’t really make sense, and some question that really needed answered… like, just how many people have gone missing/gotten killed at Crystal Lake since June 13th, 1980? But all things considered, this was a damn-near perfect horror movie. Which makes me wonder if all the negative posters here are really horror fans, or just some fanatical right wing church wackos who are trying to impose their will… because they are obviously NOT REAL HORROR FANS! Come Tuesday, we’ll let the Box Office speak for itself.
This one is the best Friday 13th yet! Jason is one Badass Killing Machine!So what if he grows some bud! Willa waterskiing nude then Jason makes a human piggy-bank out of her head! Cant wait for next one Friday 13th part 2! Best Horror film since Devils Rejects! Hope it Breaks all Box Office Records because it and the actors are GREAT! Cant wait for DVD!
This one is the best Friday 13th yet! Jason is one Badass Killing Machine!So what if he grows some bud! Willa waterskiing nude then Jason makes a human piggy-bank out of her head! Cant wait for next one Friday 13th part 2! Best Horror film since Devils Rejects! Hope it Breaks all Box Office Records because it and the actors are GREAT! Cant wait for DVD!
Great Film, Hot Girls, The best Jason movie by far.
Alright, I went into this with Extremely High Expectations and it hit pretty close to what I was expecting… I won’t say it was flawless because it was in no way perfect. But I will say it was scary, atmospheric and gritty. Jason is a well-calculated killer with more tricks up his sleeves than a circus act. The film grips you by the throat from the very beginning and tightens its grip throughout the course of the movie… It has one of the best openings I’ve seen in a very long time. They don’t make slasher movies this good anymore, so it’s definitely a rare gem as far as the sub-genre goes.
Alright, enough boasting… Remember how I said it wasn’t flawless?
This is why:
It has WAY TOO MUCH TO DO WITH Marijuana. Even the older films didn’t glorify and over-use weed to this extent. I’m just angry that the weed had more screen time than Jason did… but what can you do?
I had a good time when I saw the new Friday the 13th. And thought the kills were great.
Tex’s review is WAAYYY THE FUCK OFF. Its a fucking Jason movie. Do we need tons of character developement and dialogue …. FUCK NO. Your trying to compare this to the TCM remakes, but the difference was the original TCM was supposed to be shocking, and you were supposed to care about the victums ( come on, you have feel bad for a guy in a wheel chair ). Friday the 13th is just a slasher series with a kick ass villan in Jason Vorhees. He kicked ass, took names, and was brutal ( sleeping back bbq anyone ), the victums were disposable, and the ones you cared about “mostly” made it to the end, and there were tits, weed and alchohol.
MISSION FUCKING ACCOMPLISHED. Go see this movie, and Tex maybe you should just start reviewing foreign drama’s or some douchey movies like that because you are taking you movie reviews (especially considering its horror ) way to seriously. 3 out 10 ?? Really ?? You really think this movie is worse than some digital video low budget blockbuster video original ? Get the fuck out dude.
I liked the movie quite a bit. Jason seemed scary again for the first time since part 4. That was the biggest plus for me.
I only had two real complaints…
1. The music. It just didn’t quite feel like a Friday film at time. It came across more like Halloween H2O music. When the teaser trailer came out, they had the old school music on there. I guess I was hoping for that.
2. I wanted the final girl…or anyone to start finding a bunch of dead bodies like the old movies. Maybe they will have that in the sequel…
I gotta disagree with the site’s reviewers on this.
SPOILERS:BEWARE:SPOILERS:It’s the only way to defend the flick. SPOILERS. Ok, that should suffice for warning.
Essentially, for the price of admission we get three Jason movies…the first is a quick, fun, summary of the ending of the original F13. Second we get a group of campers that set the tone of the new flick. The burning sleeping bag scene was F’ing inspired…the new Jason sets traps. Later we learn how he travels around the camp so fast and how he always seems to know where you are. It was the TCM prequel done right, giving some explanations without being heavy or ham handed about it. I like many of the characters and truth be told every one of them was better fleshed out than in ANY other installment in the franchise. Come on…Chewie was a hoot, the scene with the deer head and the high horny guy was funny and we also see J shoot an arrow for the first time ever.The mommy issues were handled great, even with the chains. The final girl dilemna had an awesome payoff scene when the one you think will survive does not. I even liked the locals. And we got a cool dozen kills. What else do you want?
So here’s my critique. There were a few cheese lines. They should have flashed some counselor deaths in the beginning montage…both the one’s mommy killed and the ones Jason got when he “returned.” I’d have liked another scene like the sleeping bag/bear trap combo, or maybe something else with the bells/or tunnels. Maybe a better look at his face. And a few more kills? I don’t know, maybe I just went in with the right expectations. I can’t think of much else they needed in here that they can’t do in a sequel or few…which hopefully the box office numbers allow.
When I was a kid in the 80′s, only the dumb horror kids were into the F13 series. Looks like not much has changed. This shit gives horror fans a bad image.
This has got to be the worst movie I have ever seen! Michael Bay should kill himself and stay the hell away from horror films. And to the asshole who is making a killing off of remaking old horror films because he is too stupid to come with his own. He and his whole family should be shot in the head. This was not even an entertaining movie. There was no redeeming qualities to it. It is sad that this is what we have to deal with. It makes me sick to know that they are getting ready to ruin A Nightmare on Elm Street. Please Michael Bay take a big gun and suck on the barrel and pull on the trigger. Everything you have done and ever will do has been crap. I hate you please die.
Not the best in the series, but a lot better than the sequels. Jason is back and a lot better than eve, delivering awesome kills and some great blood and gore. Not a bad time at the movies. I think I’ll go back.
First things first. Fans will be satisfied! This is a really great remake/reboot and does a great job covering the first four films with lots of references including Pamela Vorhees in the first few minutes. There is drugs, sex, dumb teens and most importantly some pretty sweet death scenes! Another neat factor is there is some good humor to boot.
I had few problems with this movie although satisfied as I felt. I really wanted it to be superb to the point where even critics could appreciate it if you catch my drift. I was impressed with the character development where I actually cared for the main ones and the new Jason actually creeped me out which is a huge plus and something no movie has done to me in a while!
I really recommend seeing it if your a fan. Destroys Jason X and Freddy vs. Jason which were both really horrendous, but lovable.
It was a good movie. Classic? No. Worthy successor? Yes, maybe. I still don’t consider the movie a remake, i actually consider it Part 12, and thinking of it as part 12 makes me like it more. The movie was fun and entertaining and had some a fun cast. Some of the characters were likable and i was rooting for a couple of them to survive. Derek Mears made a GREAT Jason though. He was strong, tough, and menacing. They picked a great choice for Jason.
I did have some flaws though. Jenna aside, i preferred the opening group over the second group staying in the cabin. They seemed more fun and were way more likable. Although i was very much into the character of Jenna. She had something about her that made me really like her and i was rooting for her survive throughout the movie.
The soundtrack was okay, but i would’ve preferred if it sounded more like the classic movies.
Over all, i enjoyed the movie. i didn’t LOVE it like i wanted to love it, but i liked it a lot none the less.
Great Flick !!! See It For Yourself
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All in all I felt this Jason movie ranked among the best. Rotten Tomatoes gave a weird review. If you listen to the Review Revue they make it seem as though they didn’t even pay attention to the film due to a pre-conceived notion….kind of made me discredit anything they said.
I was really glad to see BD back this movie as strongly as they have, kudos among kudos to you guys! This franchise deserves this reboot and deserves 3 more sequels as LONG as PD and Nispel are attached.
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Thanks BD!
THIS is an awesome remake! dont go into it expecting your average F13 movie… a totally different take on it…. but such a good one! to all of you people hating on this … something is wrong with you, this was a great quality movie with great fun and you need to except that and pull your heads out of your asses.
Great movie all around!
If there had never been the creation of jason goes to hell this would easily be the worst friday ever made. As it stands it’s simply in a 3 way tie for the second worst
(x and manhatten).and dorkinb you need to be banned form this websight cause you obviously don’t know the first thing about good horror movies.
Just didn’t do it for me…
How can you say that this is one of the worst Friday’s? I think it’s one of the best one’s ever made. Jason was a real man killing not some stupid zombie robot. Great movie.
It was average. I still liked the First, and Third more but its a pretty decent horror. My take is 7/10. It’s not the best movie, not the worst, but it is certainly up in the higher percentile. In my opinion.
*here be spoilers*
when i was a kid jason was my hero. in my search for friday movies i convinced my mom to open accounts at several video shops. none of them had the entire series and none of them had part 1.
when i found one i hadn’t seen i’d often get the sequel or prequel so i could get a sense of continuity in the story of my hero.
once i got home i’d open the brown plastic box with a white label and faded red letters and pop the video into the vcr. the blue screen would change to static, tracking would display on the top right corner of the screen and after the paramount pictures icon it would start.
Jason would haunt my dreams on those nights after i’d worn myself out wearing my shitty glow in the dark hockey mask that didn’t have enough holes (you remember the ones)and stabbing pillows imagining they were camp counselors.
I remember Friday the 13th. I know in my heart why the story of Jason has endured. Every fan who actually grew up watching Jason knows what i’m talking about.
The original music from the friday the 13th series is as iconic as the hockey mask itself. if i turn on the television and hear the score from any friday the 13th flick, i can tell you which one it is without even looking at the screen. they all have there own signature but they all used elements from the original score not just the ki ki ki ma ma ma.
the prologue was short, boring, and pointless. the meaning of a prologue is to set up the story. it just showed a girl running through the woods, when she comes the lake she turns and beheads a woman who is crying about her dead son. granted the woman was trying to attack her but i’m not convinced that deadly force was reasonable. i never saw her kill anyone. she said, “you’re the last one,” but i saw no bodies. she was the last what? last one to leave? last one to finish dinner? for people who are totally unfamiliar to the series this introduction to mrs. vorhees is inadequate. it alienates them by assuming they are familiar with her savage rampage.
Jason took a girl hostage. i don’t ever remember jason taking a hostage. what was he going to do? *beep* her? eat her? keep her there until she died of starvation. i can’t imagine he’d be serving her pork and beans out of a can in his stupid hobbit hole for years as they slowly got to know one another. is it because she looked like his mommy? well if he’s smart enough to rig the camp with traps and trip wires attached to alarm bells then he’s smart enough to know that his mommy is dead. show her tits or just kill her or both.
this was not a reboot. it could reasonably be inserted into the original series. pam is long dead, the camp is shut down, crazy old ladies know of the dude in the woods that kill folks. the only difference being the year it is set in. you change the costumes a bit, change the cars, and don’t mention the gps or cell phones and you have a sequel that rivals part 8 as the worst in the franchise.
they tried really hard to insert the campy humor. think of the scene where the hillbilly talks to the manaquin about taking his virginity. the original series was littered with bad jokes and characters that existed to serve them and die. the reason i don’t like them in the reboot is because campyness comes from poor scriptwriting, poor acting, or poor directing. i’d like my remakes to have good scriptwriting, good acting, and good directing.
this films seemed to be rather tame. it was as though they may have considered releasing it as a PG13 movie and filmed as little blood as possible. it looks like there was as little blood as possible “just in case.” and there was just enought blood for the R rating “just in case.” fuck that. savage gory murder. thats what i want to see!
now for my fanboy reason. i like kane hodder as jason. his body language was what made jason still scary in his later films despite the quality of the films. derick was the best part about it. he was ten times better that the dude from freddy vs. jason.
I liked it I guess, it felt a little long, I liked some things about it and hated some things about it. For its few originalities and sheer guilty pleasure entertainment value, I checked it out. However, lots of it was a bit stale and felt like old hat. Some of the Jason shit was kind of goofy, like his tunnels and taking a prisoner.
Honestly, I liked the music, it felt like it fit a big Jason Movie like this.
Wasn’t terrible I thought it had its moments. I like the idea that he is just a crazed normal human in this (at least that is what we are to believe). I liked the opening and also how quickly he found his hockey mask. I like how the story didn’t take up the whole movie time telling. This is the issue with a lot of remakes is the whole movie has to tell you what you really already know. In this it is a quick story ‘This is what happened’ then bam Jason does what he does best. The story wasn’t deep and pretty predictable ,but the kills were cool it felt like a new age Slasher film.
Overall, this F13 is not flawless, but which one is? I have a few issues with it, but they are easily overwieghed by everything I ABSOLUTELY LOVED about it. Honestly, the first 20 minutes has to be, by itself, one of the best slasher movies in recent memory. Sleeping bag kill is an instant classic in my book. As a huge F13 fan, it was a treat to see, basically, the first 3 films in 1 nice package. Again, I didn’t like everything (taking a prisoner is way off, and I don’t like mama’s locket). But overall, job well done. Can’t wait for a sequel.
This movie was incredible. It was awesome seeing Jason kill again in a fresh setting. I really don’t understand some of the people bashing the movie. This isn’t “Gone With The Wind” it’s “Fiday the FUCKING 13th”. Waaaaaa there to many boobs its distracting. Distracting from what I ask? Since when have boobs been a problem in any of these movies? Dialogue? Go read Shakespeare. I’m so sick and tired of all these artsy fartsy horror fans. Go jump off a building.
I just got back from seeing the most anticipated remake for me yet. I wasn’t disappointed! Now I’m not going to go out on a limb and say it’s the best Friday by far, because it’s not. But I do think its on par with part 3 and 4 which I think are good sequels. Part 2 is still my favorite with part 1 right behind it.
The movie itself is a satisfying installment that was entertaining from the get-go. People who review this movie negatively have no idea what they are saying. The things they rated as negative are things that the old series were made of or things that needed to be fixed. This movie is much more believable in terms of how Jason gets around unnoticed or so quickly and how he’s more human. I’m very glad the old hack/slash Jason is gone because that to me is what made him one of the more boring characters. But now he has style, technique, and is down-right brutal. Jason Mears made Jason scary again.
As for the characters, of course you aren’t going to like them. That’s the point! Who wants to see as slasher movie with likable characters you care about (with the exception of the heroes)? You know half of the cast is going to be stupid teenagers who are there for the slaughter. That’s all! I only worried for a few characters (the heroes) and felt for them considerably. That’s what makes a slasher film. It’s all fun and games until the good-guys are the only ones left…then it’s nail-biting city. That’s what F13 delivers.
For the last time…don’t go in expecting a remake. Idiots in the world of movie reviews have yet to understand the concept of “re-imagining” and as much as they like to argue, it does actually exist.
I haven’t had this much fun at a movie in a long time. The audience was laughing, cheering, screaming, and everything else just in the right place. It made it such an experience! Word of advice, put all nit-picking aside and just enjoy the movie!!!! That’s all it takes!
I liked it, I truly truly did.
Was it amazing? No; it was just a good slasher flick, hell it was a great slasher flick.
To all the people I hear complaining, I must say I don’t understand what it is your complaining about.
Too much sex/boobs? NO!!!! Theres a total of 2 sex scenes and 1 topless scene…. How is that too Much??? Also, EVERY FRIDAY FILM HAS JUST AS MUCH SEX IN IT!!!! I thought freddy vs. Jason had more sex than this. So sex is no reason to complain…
I also hear about how unoriginal it is and I call BULLS*IT on tht note! There is a difference between cliche and homage, and this film was a homage to the very best parts of the FRIDAY series. And also, the series isnt original itself, they are sequels/ripoffs of Halloween.
The kills are not imaginative, but they do their job. And honestly Im glad they werent imaginative or over-the-top because these were actually realistic (and sadistic–the sleeping bag–)kills which totally fits the new jason.
Jason was great, its that simple.
Also, this movie has some GREAT jump scares. I NEVER EVER JUMP IN A MOVIE. I jumped 3 times in this movie! This has jump scares done right.
There are flaws, like I wished the opening with MRs. Voorhees was longer, but overall good FRIDAY FILM and GREAT modern day slasher flick!
Okay, the Friday movies were NEVER great. The first one was good fun and a few sequels were memorable, but none of them ever recieved critical praise. And, compared to Jason X, this one looks Oscar worthy…
I’ll start off with what bugged me.. First, there are no chases. If he isn’t popping out of the floor or shoving something at your face, he isn’t there. So you will rarely experience suspense unless you’re anticipating an earth shattering noise since the scares are unbelievably loud compared to the rest of the audio. The next problem is the fact that NONE of the characters have any depth except Jared Padalecki, who also happens to be the only one with a little backstory… So none of the characters are missed (of those that die). I know I shouldn’t expect this from a Jason flick, but I expected it from Marcus Nispel, who really hit the spot with the Texas Chainsaw remake… But, other than that, that’s it for problems….
In this film, we have a bunch of great kills. They obviously looked cut for the MPAA (even an interview mentions more gore in the extended cut) but not enough for you to not enjoy them. Although the characters seem annoying at first, you easily get used to them and latch on to a few, although the killing does start a tad early. But Jason is powerful, very powerful. It’s so fucking awesome. You do get boobs and sex and that’s always worth the ticket price so this is a pretty standard Jason film.
So… From comparison to the other Jason films, this one only lacks true, lasting suspense/ chase scenes. From comparison to Marcus Nispel’s other works, this misses atmosphere and character depth… Not enough to make it bad.
To judge my opinion, I loved the TCM remake, Hated the Halloween remake, and was disappointed with the Bloody Valentine remake (but didn’t completely hate it). If you’re like me, you’re gonna enjoy this trip back to Crystal Lake….
I’ll definitely pick up the Blu Ray.
Was this a “Friday the 13th” remake or a sequel to Ice Cubes “Friday”? I’m surprised “Weed” wasn’t billed as one of the main characters. I actually enjoyed this movie a lot though. I thought the setup was pretty strong and the story was sufficient enough, by slasher standards at least. The actors performed ably and delivered some of the films more comical aspects really well, (Aaron Yoo stood out in particular). Travis Van Winkle’s “Trent” was the perfect douche bag also, supplying one of the funniest parts in the movie for me at least. Even though his imminent death was a little underwhelming, the crowd still cheered at his demise.
I thought the movie had the perfect balance of gore, comedy, nudity and intensity to provide a fun time at the movies, but also a movie that would be a good time when hanging out with a group of friends. Despite being a remake or re-imagining or whatever the studios are labeling them now, I thought it distinguished itself from the 12 previous films, while at the same time paying homage to one of the most iconic movie villains of all time.
And let me say this: for someone who hated the remake of Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and several other unnecessary abominations onto this world, this movie is spectacular.
You heard me correctly. Jason is big, brutal, and scary. He is not a zombie but a living, breathing, psychopath. His mission is to kill everyone who steps into his land, and let me tell you, I never laughed so hard or cringed so fierce at these kills. Yes, I said laugh. While every kill is incredible, there is mega humor in this movie. You’d think that would ruin the movie, but in fact it has now taken the place of my favorite remake and Friday the 13th film!
This movie paid respect to the older films, while adding it’s own unique touch. The ending of the movie could have been a little better, but for how well the movie was done, I am willing to accept how good it was, despite it now being exactly how I wanted it. Those familiar with the series between Friday the 13th to The Final Friday, will know this ending quite well for it has elements of them all!
One thing I heard people complaining about was the amount of weed in the movie. I personally thought it added a nice touch to the secondary prologue, and even played a good part with introducing the hockey mask. Personally I saw no obscene amount that was just overboard and unnecessarily needed. If the amount of weed in this movie bothers you, then why do you even go to see horror movies? Hell, almost every movie someone is getting high.
Of course this movie has bad elements as well, but very few! Some lines were cheesy, such as: “She’s not missing, she’s dead.” or “Say hello to mommy…in hell!” They were really cheesy and while they were goofy and appreciated, they could have been said a little better. Besides that though, really the only thing I could see people complaining about intelligently is how different, yet similar it is to the older films.
Though I liked this approach. Perfect balance of horror and comedy, keeping you both unaware and alert at the same time. Trust me on this, if you wanted to see Jason invented in a new way, this is the movie for you! But remember, it is Jason, he is still capable of his ridiculous dexterity and ability to do inhuman things, such as throw an axe from thirty yards away and hit someone. But let me tell you, one of my favorite kills was one I thought I was going to hate; Jason running. Yes, this is a spoiler so skip this next sentence if you want it a secret. Jason caught someone in a bear trap, and it shows some damage and pain, and when Jason comes, he runs forward and swings his machete right into his face! It was pretty damn cool to see!
So if you were like me, doubting the whole new angle of him running, or having an underground tunnel, basically being human, you are in for one huge surprise! Jason is human in this, but he retains his Jason legacy. Go see the movie, give it a chance and keep an open mind. This is quite possibly the best remake so far!
I only like the first 3 Friday films, and i hate every other movie Platinum Dunes has done. But i actually enjoyed this. Check it out.
I loved this movie. After a dissapointing Halloween remake, i wasn’t expecting much from F13th, but it really was a GREAT slasher flick.
It wasn’t too predictable, it was fun, exciting, sexy, and suspensfull.
The opening scene was awesome. If anyone has anything bad to say about this movie, they are being way too picky, and in my opinion, should shut the f*ck up and enjoy a good slasher flick like this one.
Good (average) not great. The first 10-20 minutes set up what I thought was going to be one hell of a movie, but I was disappointed. The story, acting, and kills just didn’t do it for me. I was really hoping to get scared, but the suspense didn’t build up. I did like how they handled Jason’s backstory, but the other story lines weren’t that good. I did like the new Jason. He comes at you like a freight train with no escape. Like other reviews have said, I’m glad the movie is doing well (maybe the sequel will be better), but that means we will get more shit remakes and no originallity in our horror movies the next two years. I’m ready for the Candyman remake now. All my other horror icons have been redone. It’s great to see Jason again, but I have to give the movie 2.5-3 skulls
Amazing! Derek Mears did an outstanding job.
Good! Well done and THANK U FOR NOT BEING TO CORNY!!! I hope a 2nd one is done. Now its Freddys time to shine!!GREAT TITS AND ASS!!! GREAT KILLS!!! THIS MOVIE ROCKED!!!
I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by all of the tits in this movie. Horror movies definitely seem to be moving away from the nudity, so it’s nice to see this return. There’s a few good kills, most notably the kill of the broad in the water, which was amazing. I’m sick of horror movies showing scenery with certain devices for kills that never get used. This was the case with the buzz saw as well as the wood chipper. Fucking lame that they show this shit and no one loses at least an arm. I absolutely hated the second group of kids, especially the snob who’s house they were staying at. Dude should have been put through the wood chipper. Despite my review mainly focusing on the negatives, this movie was in fact much better than I expected it to be. The Hills Have Eyes is still the best horror remake.
I felt the new Friday was more just another part than a reboot. It had the same feel as any other Friday. The wisecracking drunk duo that reminded me of Crispin Glover and Lawerence Monoson of the Final Chapter.
The guy looking for his sister also the final chapter. It may have been a new look but it was the same feel. It should have been called part 11 but it was entertaining all the less.
Very enjoyable, but a bit forgettable in the end. The first 20 minutes were fantastic, and actually scary. There was a real sense of raw brutality and cruelty in Jason’s mayhem without tredding into torture-porn territory.
The main storyline that followed was also good, but a bit lacking in some areas. The characters were so generic it was ridiculous and there was an overall lack of suspense and cat-and-mouse play that makes for a memorable horror movie.
There were too many instances of someone wandering off alone only to stumble upon Jason at which point they die in 10 seconds, end of scene. I want to see people running for their lives, hiding, fighting back, etc. But that’s just my preference. Overall was pretty good.
I can’t remember having this much fun at the movies. The crowd was jumping up and screaming their lungs out. I really hate it when people talk during the movie but i loved the comments of the two girls behind me. “Why does she have to go in there. If i heard a noise, i would never go look but just get the hell out of here. Oh i hope that bitch dies, she deserves it,why so many tits? and so on. The guy next to me almost choked on his popcorn during one of the jump up scenes.
Patinum Dunes did a pretty good job with this remake. Sure it wasn’t perfect(shaky cam, music, did i mention shaky cam?)but it was definitely entertaining.
Kane Hodder is still the best Jason but Derek Mears was awesome as Jason. I sure hope he’ll be on board with the sequel. The gore was good enough for me. The T & A was perfect. The more the merrier;)
Can’t wait for the blu ray of this one.
Horror is doing well. Let’s not mess it up by being too negative.
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This was actually not that bad it was actually really good. I had alot of fun watching this movie with people screaming, jumping, whooping, hollering it was awesome! And the gore……… damn the scene when he slowly pushed the f@#$ing screwdriver threw the dudes neck….. SH!T!!! I really really enjoyed this movie it was one of the few remakes that was exciting.
My ONLY complaint about the whole movie was the underground “lair”, so to speak… I thought it was kind of cheesy. As for everything else, the movie kicked serious ass.
well i must say i was surprised, it was good way better than any friday the 13th in the past 10 or so years. One of the best remakes so far.
I liked the movie but it leaves you thinking ALOT in the film the music for one is kinda off in the film..The opening credit cast seemed more Friday the 13th then the later kids did the rich up tight kids we want people we can relate to in the film and the first batch I totally could. The plot was taken from all the movies pays respect to the other films right down to the kills and the ending for that matter. I was kinda upset with the music was all other then that it seemed like a Friday movie good sex! good kills! and Jason being Jason again and not trying to over do the kills like in some of the other films he is just a bad ass in this go see it you wont regret it
100% Amazing from Derek Mears playing Jason to the story this has to be the best Friday the 13th since part 6.
Platinum Dunes done a fantastic job on it roll on part 2
thought the movie was excellent. A little more gore would of been nice, and a little more menacing score like in the last texas chainsaw movie would of been great. But overall a great effort buy michael bay & crew
Was it just me or did we see a tie-in with the Chainsaw remake….the old lady at the station, and the tow truck driver??????
This remake was okay. It seem to be alot like TCM, The Hills have Eyes, and with bit of Wrong Turn thrown in for good measure. But I think what Platinum Dunes are doing is setting us diehard fans up for a battle royale of our slasher icons to battle head to head. Maybe after the Elm Street remake comes out, then we’ll see. I say this because Didn’t everyone see when Jason killed the rich guy by putting him on back of that pickup truck, that the driver of the truck was that crazed uncle from TCM?!the wheelchair bound guy? So I guess that dead rich was dinner and bound for the meathook in the TCM houshold..I guess we can see a Jason-Leatherface match up soon I hope…and eventually Freddy in there too..Very smart move by Bay, Nispel, and Platinum Dunes. To a good, and new thinking man’s Jason, good film.
The most decent reboot I’ve seen since TCM!
i love this movie but i noticed a few things.i noticed the TCM tie in but was he driving with no legs. i notice jason being like other killers and not jason.he was being smart clever had boobie traps and actually lived in a house and ate something.he once again used his Teleporting skills and gps to know his way around a unfamiliar area.but if i watched friday the 13th for the story i wouldve stopped at 5. so i loved it
Very good and creepy Jason movie. This movie gets to the point and never lets up.
I loved it! They succeeded in making Jason creepy again, something that hasn’t happened since Friday 4 in my opinion, and Derek Mears made a fantastic Jason. That dude is vicious. The other actors all did a fine job as well surprisingly. Alot of people complained the movie wasn’t gory enough…well surprisingly, it really wasn’t, but it was pretty damn bloody. I was satisfied with the violence. Another thing I really liked about the movie was how they chose to make Jason run again. This just made him scarier to me, especially when he wears his hood. I had a couple gripes..one, they should’ve used the original Harry Manfredini score. The score in the movie was okay, but I felt it wasn’t really good enough. THEY ALSO DIDN’T USE THE “KI KI KI MA MA MA” enough!! I think I counted maybe 4 uses of it thoughout the whole film. it really bummed me out. 2nd, the ending was alright, but I would’ve like a long chase or something a little bit better. There wasn’t really much of a final showdown, and it seemed kinda rushed. That brings me to my last gripe, the film’s run time. I would’ve liked it to be a good 10-15 minutes longer, but that’s just me. It was a great film go check it out
My husband and I say this last night and we both loved it. It was definitely done very well. I liked that “Jason” seemed a little more human. The kills were great. Overall it was a good movie (this from a life-long fan of F13). I only wish I had waited until after opening weekend to see it. I was surrounded by jack-asses who felt the need to scream through the whole movie.
One more thing…to those of you who want to bitch about the bad acting….it’s a slasher, what the hell did you expect!?!
i liked it….i love how they managed to explain how jason is the killer in this movie and not pamela….i thought the opening and the end where fantastic for me it kinda went a little stale in the middle for about 20-30 mins and it become a touch predicatable….BUT the film did recover and i thought the end was fantastic….i loved the redesign of jason aswell thought the look was brilliant and i loved the idea of having him room made him creepier then ever
Overall a satisfactory effot at the rebirth of one of the most famous killers in film history.
Although, I agree with the review by b/d because i also agree that its good but it could have been really great. I had fun watching it and it’s better than the halloween remake which after an hour of that film the rest was predictable because of such similarities of the original, this remake is its own beast, relying on small little things that are in common with the originals, which for this rebirth is a good idea, because lets face it most people watching this have seen the older ones and know what’s to come.
Derek Mears is a great jason, the close ups of him are great with his menacing eye(s?)
Although it would have “felt” more like a Friday movie with Harry Manfredini’s iconic familiar score that set the tones for the old one, and it would have been a good treat for harry’s music to be apart of this film. Overall I look forward to seeing what is to come of the next Jason movie, which definatly will happen because of the high amount of money this film has already made in one weekend.
Just finally came back from seeing the new Friday the 13th film…….I had high hopes for this film,….but sadly I was disappointed …disappointed doesn’t come close!!!!.. Right lets start off with the plot… It’s the old predictable Older Brother looking for his lost sister…who by the way isn’t dead (roll eyes) just a prisoner of Jason’s…Since bloody when!!!! The death scenes are tired and unimpressive. As for the gags in the film…esp. the Black guys attempted at masturbation was something that would of fitted in a “Scary Movie or American Pie film”….everyone in the cinema laughed except me and my girlfriend who just sighed….and was not enjoying the film. I was bored….just as the opening title appeared saying 10yrs later, I was bored and wished the film to end. The characters are all shallow and I didn’t give to hoots if they lived or died…..and what puzzled me even more was..the snobbish guy, who was over protective of his “girlfriend” has sex with another girl and his so called “girlfriend” knocks on the door as if it was nothing. God if I did that to my girlfriend she would castrate me!!!!…then this guy comes out all protective of this “girlfriend”???? it didn’t make sense… The whole film was lacking atmosphere and felt like an extended episode of Supernatural, than a Friday the 13th film. Very poor and very disappointing…I would of paid to go and see My Bloody Valentine 3-D again…now that was value for money!
BOTTON LINE! kane hodder was the best at playin the big guy. still its FRIDAY THE 13TH! ANY SLASHER BUFF WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. stop your down playin, get over it, its the re-birth of a LEGEND.
First let me begin by saying, that it was a delight to see Jason grace the screen again. That said, the film is a complete disappointment. It was like Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form said, “Hey guys, lets remake Friday the 13th, and just shoot a bunch of guys, and girls getting high, and having sex, and showing tits, and occasionally show Jason kill them.” There is no story, and tunnels under Crystal Lake. WTF. I am sorry to be so negative. I had such high hopes for this movie. I wanted it to be good, but they just did not deliver. On the other hand it will make money, and they will probably do another one. So, Hopefully they can get it right the next time, and we can forget that this one ever happened.
Jason is back!! This is possibly one of the best revisions since Halloween. this goes back to the human, sack wearing Jason from the second film, then later he gains his infamous hockey mask and through it all sports his machete! hell the opening even redoes the ending to the first film, which shows his psycho ass mother! If you love tons of boobs and gore then do not miss out on this amazing remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH.
Coming from a huge Friday the 13th fan this 1 is just meh.Hollywood seems to forget that things are more terrifying & more disturbing, when the things happening on screen are to people you care about.Not carbon copy idiots from every other big budget horror film. I love Jason but this movie was so bland the biggest mark out I had during the movie was when Santogold’s song was playing in the background. Platinum dunes never crafts a story in there flicks, and this is no different. They could have expanded on Jason & his mother’s love for each other, & the pure hate & sense of vengeance aimed at those they have felt wronged them. Instead we just get Jason killing people, with very little blood (where did the brutalness go?) I remember him smashing a person’s face in with his bare hands in part IV. & film makers please stop f***ing thinking that Jason only uses a machete. There has been plenty of times he hasn’t used one in movies prior to Freddy vs Jason. Hope the next 1s much better.
OOK…LETS START OFF WITH THE BEGINING. I LOVED THAT THEY DID THE HOLE CLASSIC F13 ENDING WITH JASONS MOTHER BUT, AFTER THAT WAS OVER I KNEW I WASNT SEEING A REMAKE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REMADE IN THIS MOVIE WAS THE ORIGINAL F13 ENDING.
NEXT IS THE FACT THAT THE WAY JASON GOT THE HOCKEY MASK WAS KINDA RETARTED.i WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE TNA IN THIS WAS “STUPINDESS”.
THIS DID NOT FEEL LIKE A FRIDAY THE 13TH FILM BECAUSE THE HAD NO CABINS, THE ONLY HAD ONE SCENE AT THE LAKE, AND YOU DIDNT EVEN HEAR JASONS “KI KI KI AH AH AH” I ONLY HERED THAT 3 TIMES.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE KILLS. I THOUGHT THE KILLS WERE PRETTY GOOD I LIKE THE ONE WITH THE GIRL IN THE SLEEPING BAG! I WASNT EXPECTING DANIELLE PANABAKERS CHARCTERS TO DIE THOUGH.
OVER ALL 7/10
Great Entry. Jason is finally scary again! There is atmosphere, great kills, and plot holes a plenty but C’mon, the Friday series is one big plot hole! Sit back and enjoy the ride. This new film wanted to be like the first four Fridays, and succeeds. My guess is that most of the negative reviewers would be cumming bucketloads if it had a Hodder-Jason, and an old school Friday soundtrack. Oh well, change is good.
really good and actually more entertaining than the original.
A refreshing and savage update to the “Friday the 13th” series. I enjoyed the new take on Jason’s character being a psychopathic hunter/cannabis harvester! Also, Danielle Panabaker was a refreshing choice to take the female lead (for 2/4′s of the film). The backstory scene with Mrs. Voorhee felt insignificant and rushed; however, the setting was in true F13 fashion and the atmosphere was definitely sinister. All in all a great entry to the series that will keep you entertained and unnerved throughout it’s 97 min runtime.
It was a lot better than I thought it would be. Awesome opening, casting, and direction.
This remake was alright,though I got easily distracted by the brainless cliche modern day teenagers in this film,I agree with what one reviewer said about the brutality,it could and should have been alot more worse than what it was,overall though it’s pretty decent and enjoyable.
I liked it. Not as good as I had hoped for, but was not disappointed to the point that I hated it. Loved that Jason was more of a badass then it seemed before, and that was good enough for me. My only peeve is that the victims in this film seemed like the victims in all the other previous films. I don’t mind the whole partying characters, just that they do things that you sit there and roll your eyes because they do crap that you don’t think would happen in real life, but that is a horror movie for you. I believe the filmakers started off on the right foot and if the decision is made to continue, that they keep it on the right track and off of it.Once again, Jason was awesome!
It was a good movie. Well actd, pretty good diretion. pretty good script. I didnt like it as much as i hoped for, but it waas a movie well worth seeing. A great movie going experience. The audience ets into the movie with their screams of terror and laughing at themselves. A good movie which the audience made a great movie going experience. 7/10
I was expecting for the worst and was pleasantly surprised. The remake of My Bloody Valentine really disappointed me so I figured this would be the same. But alas I was wrong, and it is everything it’s supposed to be.
You know, I’m getting really sick and tired of the people who walk into this movie with the preconceived notions that either the movie will be a masterpiece or that because three of the last four films were “let-downs” (certainly not F vs. J), this film will be the same, so now they will think the movie is terrible. For a slasher film of all the horror subgenres. I’m smart enough to know that to go into a slasher film with these notions is STUPID! I, personally, think this was a decent remake. But actually, I’d rather give this fim is a 3 and 3/4, not a 4, but not a 3 and 1/2. I liked this film, but it does have a lot of problems. First of all, the dialogue was pretty stale at times. At some points, I wanted to watch the film with the mute on, knowing that it probably not make a difference. Second of all, I do agree that the first group of kids was more of a Friday the 13th group than the second. I also thought that the first group of characters were more relatable than the second. Third of all, the gore. After the film, I was disappointed with the lack of gore in this movie. But, I won’t get on the film’s case for a lack of gore because they probably had to cut most of it out. In fact, I question why they had to cut out most of the gore and not any of the nearly pornographic nudity (the nudity was STUPENDOUS). But, I really enjoyed this movie because of the way they characterize Jason. I love how they make him a intelligent, cunning serial killer/hunter and a clumsy, zombified corpse. And he is a BADASS!! The action he provides is awesome! Plus the kills were great and most of them made me jump (that never happens to me). It was also funny with it’s dialogue and the characters were all believable. On a closing note, the reason I give this film 4 skulls is because I know that when they release the unrated version on DVD, the film will be better and every bit of gore will be put back into the movie, satisfying my need for the red stuff. If you love the Friday the 13th frnachise, you will definitely get a kick out of this movie. Don’t listen to these haters, because I promise you most of them had the preconceived notions I talked about. Maybe we get Jason to visit these haters in the middle of the woods.
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I loved the beginning, kind of a movie within a movie. The acting wasn’t as bad as some of the reviews on here have been. I liked the kills. I liked the suspense. I dug the hell out of Jason. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. A few things bothered me, one being the killing of the police officer. Made no sense. Jason kills the officer. The dickhead kid yells on the police radio an officer was down. No one showed up to help him. He never checked out over the radio and when he never responded, no backup arrived? An the ending…. I thought it was absolutely HORRID. Breaking through the dock and grabbing the girl? C’mon, that’s an ending fit for F 13th part 7, not a fresh remake. But all in all, I liked it.
Ill try not to go overboard here in this review, but I will say this movie has the potential to start a ‘new’ slasher franchise. That is, take away Jason, create a new character, and lose the camp theme, keep all the kills and boom! Would it seem like a rip-off? Yes. But I guess Hollywood is more concerned with making money on remakes, so what better way to just remake the Friday franchise.
In a nutshell, if you are hoping the new script isnt a butcher on the original storyline, you WILL be let down. It gives us a quick idea of the original story right off the back (which takes place in 1980 mind you, so that the remake could take place in current times, with Cadillac Escalades, digital camcorders and GPS devices). Then we are given a new storyline and modern day coverage of the Jason tale that adds too much to the original script.
They give you some re-boots of some of the original kills, which I didnt mind, but they didnt fit as well as the originals.
Overall, this movie was decent for modern day horror. Lots of teenagers acting very immature in the theatre always kills the vibe of a movie, If you are serious about this film you may want to see it on a weekday afternoon matinee show when its close to leaving theatres. Its a shame that this will most likely be looked up to as the better of the films 10, 20 years from now when the originals start to look really out-dated by then, I just hope the original doesnt lose its mojo because of another made for Hollywood remake.
Gore and violence gets a 7/10.
Storyline/script 1/10
This was pretty good, the musical score could have been better though.
solid – pure entertainment. some killer scenes but nothing putting this in the upper echleon of horror movies.
I thought this new Friday was well done.The backstory to set up was brilliant.I like that they gave a good explanation for Jason’s re-emergence years later (he was watching in the shadows rather than drowning and somehow coming back etc.)Don’t get me wrong,i grew up on the old friday films,but this blows them away.i thought the characters were interesting,the kills were sweet.nothing over the top,just more vicious versions of the classics.but above it all,the new and improved Jason was something else.Kane Hodder is the man,but Derek Mears is well on his way to being the man to beat.He gave Jason a whole new dimension.A thinking predator rather than a,for lack of a better term,zombie.the guy is legitimate badass.all in all a very satisfying Friday.
This was a real good movie,a lot better then i thought it was gonna be,cause you hear about all these remakes then when you hear there doing a friday the 13th.Then your like ok they really gotta not screw this up im a huge freddy and jason fan so far they got the jason remake down right.Lots of gore and some tna what you can expect anytime you watch a friday the 13th movie.It was all and all a fun movie cant wait to see further work they do remaking sequels.
I got to see the movie tonight. The kills were def. a great update I was amused with all the kill. I agree with the whole finding the mask was lil weak but it works.. Jason is def better as a running killer not this walking like a mummy. Kind of sucked they didn’t show later on why he didn’t chop off the sisters head. Like did she show the locket and he stopped or what?!?! The teens are just like the 80′s ones models of their modern day society, but this time annoying A & F preps that are like OMG THIS IS LIKE TOTALLY A COOL PLACE DUDE!! So for them to die is a +. The black guy was the best though throwing the race card around had me laughing my ass off!! Asian guy too! The plot is just like any other Friday movie teens drugs sex just a 20 year update with breast implants lol. If your a fan of the series you should be happy with this. If you want a good plot and details than stay away
This movie was great! I saw it the night it came out with a friend of mine and we are both fans of the Friday The 13th series. The movie had one of the greatest openings ive ever seen and it took the time to really describe the plot to those not so familiar with the series. Another thing for me was that it wasnt just another add on to the series but that it tied the old movies together with the different masks and how he got the machete and when he popped out of the water in the end. Another thing that took it to the next level was that they made Jason a smarter killer in this one. The trench system under the camp, the bear traps all over, the perimeter lines that rang the bells, and the flood lights really impressed me. I also liked the mix up of kills. Jason wasnt just another huge stupid killer hulking around tearing everything down infront of him. He planned out his kills and really got creative with them. Like when he shot the one guy in the boat at with a bow at an extreme moving distance or when he injured the black guy to try and lure the others out of the house. One thing that i didnt like though were the 2 groups. I know they needed a group to set up his sister but they were the logical group for the movie, not the kids in the house. The first group was actually disturbing Jason and on his “land”. But the 2nd group wasnt really bothering Jason and were away from him until the older brother went into the camp. Without him Jason wouldnt have even known they were there. And what was with the random weed growing on the camp grounds? It never says how it came about and the farmer who found it said it was a random coincidence. And when the first group found the weed it seemed as though Jason was almost guarding the weed. Was it his or something? Is Jason really a drug dealer? (It would be a funny cliche i no) But thats why i only gave it a 9 not a 10. Other then that it was a great movie and porbaly my favorite of the series thus far.
Well not much to say about this new version of the character i grew up with since i was two years old, which is sad because i wanted to praise this and instead i find myself heartbroken by this waist of time, jason himself was ok despite the fact that hes on screen for like 15 mins total (litterally it felt like he was a damn ghost you barley saw) but he doesnt work in this realistic world hes put in were he kills people in the most boring ways(no gore and for that matter barley any blood) as upose to breaking heads and making people just flat out suffer in the most wicked ways, and for godsake i know this is a movie with dumb kids but the writters had to keep reminding you every second that these kids are stupid and are going to die, there is no need to over emphasize the basic layout of friday the 13th. there is no need for the dumb shit we see the characters do(masturbation to the fully dressed girl in the mag anyone?) and why the hell was greenday mentioned in theis movie!! Terrible!!!
the hip hop music was terrible as the rest of the music in the movie, i am really upset by this these hollywood douchebags ruined my hero, they get rich while i sit here deppressed by how bad this was, i mean the kids in the eighties versions wernt this stupid and bland, forgive me but it wouldnt hurt to put people in this movie you care about but instead we get a bunch of jackasses that you want dead the minute you meet them, the first group was better then the second group but still they are dull and uninteresting, marcus nispel ruined TCM and now he ruined Friday the 13th god dont let him touch anything else and the writers just flat out wrote a garbage script and left out all the blood, guts, good dialouge and just about everything else that make a good movie i am sorry but this in one word just blowed
A pretty shined up hollywood movie made for all the teeny boppers who love lil wayne and pop music and think hostel was the greatest horror film ever made, not for me, thanks for trying PD but you should have kept your filthy paws off of it!!
Total disappointment! So predictable … I was bored by the time the title flashed up!! Kind of reminded me of the begining scenes of house of wax!
FIRST! reguardless of it being a remake,the plot should’ve made since, uh was the worse one yet and people had been waiting,the only reason why the box office raked in millions,im sure they were very dissappointed,i fell asleep,something i dont do during friday the 13th. when i did go back to watch again i wish i had’ve stayed asleep..none of my family enjoyed it,one of the reasons it is so poor is Kane hodder one of the best and original jasons wasnt on it,come onBring Back Kane and write something worth while we can all enjoy! just cause it was friday the 13th doesnt mean it was great cause it wasnt!!!!!! not in the least!! even the critics gave it 2 and 1 stars!!!!! IT SUCKED,BOOTLEG JASONS UR USING>>SUCKED!!! THE PLOTS SUCKED!!! U TOOK OUR MONEY FOR A BUNCH OF CRAP!!!!>>FREDDY VS JASON STINKED WITHOUT KANE HODDER AS JASON>>CALL HIM IN AND GET SOME IDEAS AND COME ON WITH IT ALREADY LOSERS!! P>S> DONT GO SEE THIS MOVIE IT SUCKS!!>>MY BLOODY VALENTINE WAS WAY BETTER!!!
overall it was so so i would say…there was to much humor involved i think. Jason should just be about bad ass murdering people. I would have preferred they took out all the unnecessary boobs and had more gory death scenes. It also seems like today they keep making these movies for younger and younger audience because of the stupid jokes and bad acting. But i did like jason he was pretty bad ass, the first scene in the movie before the title was probably my favorite with the girl in the sleeping bag. I think they made him a little to human though and the whole thing with keeping the girl because she looked like his mother was dumb. And come on at the end when you turn on a rotating spike thingy and don’t put a head in it…that is really disappointing, at least give me an arm or hand or something…not enough gore, bad acting, pretty cool jason, so it was a so so maovie
In response to Tex’s review….how ridiculous to state that this latest F13 is not for the seasoned veteran or made for those born after May 1980…..please don’t speak for me…..first of all, I think you went into the film with the wrong attitude….you stated the series “jumped the shark” two decades ago….OPEN YOUR MIND. What do you really expect from this genre? These films are made for the fans….plain and simple. The formula is simple…and when you stick to the formula, fans are happy. How about judging a film on its own merit? How about not always feeling the need to compare new films to the original? It can be done….you can actually appreciate films for what they offer on their own.
Personally, I LOVED this film. I thought casting was right on….I thought the acting was quite good actually….cartoonish characters? Have you spent any extended time with a group of your friends???? Okay, so Trent may have been a little over the top – but I have friends like that….in my life….he was annoying, but he wasn’t cartoonish….THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. I thought Jared Padalecki as Clay was great – subdued and quiet in contrast to Trent – that was the point. The characters weren’t overdone….we’ve all had crazy weekends like that – it felt true to me…
I really loved just WATCHING this film – it drew me in from the first minute – I don’t think not having the “grainy” edge took anything from the overall feeling….it held my interest – any criticisms I have are very minor – and nothing that impacted my enjoyment of this movie.
As to the final paragraph of Tex’s review… As someone who grew up with these films – to call this a “Youtube generation” film I think is such a generalization. This film was not “dumbed down” …it gave me all I wanted – I couldn’t have asked for more….all the elements were there….and then some….I enjoyed every second of my first viewing…and anticipate the same the next few times I see it. I can appreciate that not everyone will like this film….but I just hope people will see it and judge it fairly — don’t go into it with anything other than expecting to be entertained….and don’t go in ready to compare it….enjoy it for what it is….and GO SEE IT – and judge for yourself…
Absolutely great and much better than the original. But that’s not hard to do with having Jason instead of his boring mom. This has everything a Friday the 13th movie should have and I can’t wait until the dvd with all the extras. Bring on the sequel!!
this Movie Fucking sucked way over hyped
everyone on this site blasted on rob zombie for halloween well im going to blast on this movie
so we take jason make him into a leatherface type guy who lives in his underground lair of tunnels this takes all the fun out of how he got arround so quick I felt like i was watching the TCM remake the sleeping bag gag was lame we are going to cook the girl over the fire when the bottom fell out she shuold have still been alive and i did not know that he was so good with a longbow and can kill a guy at over a mile away on a moving boat that and where was the blood in this movie ther friday films where gory what is this pile of shit and i loved how it went from the first 3 friday movies in like 35 min then the ending oh well we will drop him into the lake then he pops out wtf then credits i sat there thinking god we are going to remake the series just to make a buck and fuck it all up just to piss of the hardcore jason fans
I went to the midnight show friday night. It was a packed house. The atmosphere outside the theatre was a cool thing. It was cold & rainy outside. It felt like Jason weather. You could overhear people talking about the older Friday films while waiting in line. It kinda felt like the old days. The wait in the lobby took forever. I normally go to the very back of the theatre to take in a flick. The crowd was amped!!! It really felt like one of those “Terror in the Aisles” type crowds. I shit you not, there was even a guy that looked just like Tommy Chong in attendance. The film was decent, but could’ve been better. A few decent kills, but they went a little overboard with the humor. It took away from the fear element in my opinion. It was nice to hear the crowd reacting to the film. There was a chick way in the front row that screamed at every damn frame of the movie. The score sucked!!! The suspense was lacking in several moments also. The ending, WTF!!! “Say hello to Mommy in hell”. Shitty delivery!!! I don’t think any words were necessary at that time, do you? I did enjoy the experience as a whole, but the film didn’t quite do it for my taste. I just enjoyed getting to see a Friday flick on the big screen again. If nothing else, it did bring back some memories of the old days for me. Where do the good-times go?
In ressponse to voodoo79;
First of all, the movie was not intended to be like TCM, they made Jason more intelligent, and made him build tunnels and thus giving an explanation as to how he moves so quickly. And in response to your longbow comment, Jason has been living in the fucking jungle for who knows how many fucking years, obviously he would be flawless with the bow. And if your not intelligent enough to know most of the gore had to be cut because of the MPAA, if you don’t like it, just buy the uncut DVD. And your other comments are just too stupid to answer. And if you ain’t down that I got 2 words for ya… Fuck You!
MINOR SPOILERS ALERT
…someone should have gone through the wood-chipper….
I enjoyed it, and I’m a huge fan of the others… does that make me wrong? I don’t think so… think of it this way: Unless you get Jason back from SPACE… there is no point in a sequel… so the only logical thing is to re-boot the series.
Jason needed to be brought back to a ‘reality’ sort of level… I also love the whole misconception ‘Jason doesn’t run’ crap… go back and watch part 2-4… he runs all the time.
The only thing in this film that I had was the very ending… but I understand that was an ‘homage’ the others in the series- you need that jump scare I guess. Personally, I would have left the story in the barn (trying not to give a spoiler here) but overall it was exactly what I wanted, fun, brutal, and hit all the right marks as a horror film.
Yea this is pure shit. Just stick with the original films.
I agree with you GUITARDED they set that gag up beautifully and then never delievered what a dissapointment.
I seen the movie last Friday and it was a good movie. It could of used a little bit more blood. It was a good movie that i could watch again
I am a huge friday the 13th fan, and i was not disapointed at all when I watched the remake, it was pretty much what i expected, it had the classic feel to it which was good, it was the film they would have made in the 80′s if there was a bigger budget and market for it! Jason was EPIC as usual and was played well by Mears. the deaths were cool, the cast was good and funny, the modern edge was cool. there was plenty of hot young boobs to drool over too! it was good to see the film was made in favour of the true fans and kept in style with Jasons previous films, and Jason was given more of a chance to show he was a smart killer this time a person and not a walking sack of maggots! I cannot wait for the dvd and a sequal!
Friday the 13th (2009) wasn’t a bad movie, but it was not the greatest either. I was not expecting the classic Friday the 13th and I was glad that it was not a shot for shot remake. I am not a fan of remakes that are just updated clones. If you are going to remake it, give it a new spin and make a movie that we haven’t seen (granted, most horror film elements we have already seen). This is is exactly what we got. It was like they took basic story elements from Parts 1, 2 and 4 and threw them in a blender with a dash of Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake (characters: Tow Truck Driver and the Lady with the Barking Dog. Some of the same feel. Yes, I am aware that the director is the same for both) and made an entertaining film.
What I did like about Friday the 13th (2009)? The fact that they didn’t spend half of the film on a back story. They gave you a brief, but coherent, flashback scene just to get you through the whole Jason’s mother bit. I also liked how they did almost like a mini-film/kill spree before the title credits. There were even some humorous moments like when they find young Jason’s bedroom (not his “lair”) and it shows that he has received a trophy for archery (apparently he IS a good archer) and one for ice hockey.
What did I dislike about Friday the 13th (2009)? Mind you, what I disliked is minor junk that should in no way hold someone back from watching it. First off, it could have been gorier. I will now have to wait until the Uncut DVD is released to quench that thirst. All of the characters in this film seem to be stereotypical (or are they parodying the way the characters were in previous films? I’m not sure…), you get they rich snob, the token “black guy”, the token Asian, a few sluts, the one believer, the local “hicks,” etc. The kills were fun, but they seem a bit forced. I like the Friday the 13th kills that you don’t see coming or even the ones where they gave some misdirection. Finally, the guy running the woodchipper: what was that all about? What a freak!
I notice that the reviews of this film are pretty evenly divided a lot of likes and dislikes. I had fun watching it. It is not my favorite Friday the 13th film, and I look forward to seeing it again (hopefully Uncut) on DVD. To those who really hated it: would you rather watch a bad Friday the 13th film or a good romantic comedy? I would go for horror everytime.
I liked it. I thought they stayed pretty true to the source material, and it felt like a Jason movie. My only complaint is the discovery of the mask, I thought that should be a bit more epic. It couldn’t have been any more just laying around. And I see I’m not alone in that gripe. Otherwise, I had a lot of fun. Its not a movie that will change the world, but its the best lookin Friday yet.
Well let’s see here…
I have been a DIE HARD fan since I was about 5 years old. I saw Jason Goes To Hell in the theaters when I was 7, so I can consider myself somewhat of a ‘Friday’ expert.
When I first heard about the remake I was one of few people who were really excited for it, even though I hated both the Halloween and TCM remakes (but I did think TCM the Beginning was OK.)
Lets get to the good about this movie….
The intro scene was really well made. It made me feel like I was watching the original for the first time, which is what a good remake is supposed to make you feel. But that’s about where it ended.
Now let’s get to the bad….
Derek Mears is a terrible Jason. I’m personally not one for the idea of a ‘Big Hulk-Monster’ Jason. He was not in any of the previous installments a 7 foot monster. He was a man. That is it. I understand what they were trying to convey, but Mears just did not feel like Jason. Leatherface maybe, but Jason no. And it’s a shame because even though he was not played by Hodder in Freddy Vs Jason, he still felt like Jason.
Now the story itself….
What?…..Really?….
Where are the camp counselors? I know its not based on 2 or 3, but why not just have them re-opening the camp like they did in any good Friday. If they had just thrown on some kind of counselor shirt and called it a day it would have felt more like going away to camp and getting slaughtered. Not like some terrible cliched slasher pic.
The kills, while not terrible, were not amazing either. Isn’t that why we go to these movies? We want to see Jason squeeze someone’s head, or beat them into a tree, or anything! The only kill that had any ‘Old School’ to it was in the beginning, when the kid got the machete to the face.
And I’m glad that instead of just taking for granted that Jason knew his woods that we’ve turned our beloved franchise into Hostel part 3 and now we have captives in a basement…..
As a tremendous and lifelong fan of all things Jason, this take on the ill-fated visitors of Camp Crystal Lake (and surrounding areas, apparantly) left me cold. This film seemed to suffer from schizophrenia, as it never truly chose and stuck with a specific genre. Teen sex comedy? Check. Stoner movie? Check. Scary-masked-psycho-killer flick? Every now and then.
Platinum Dunes was apparantly torn on whether they were making a “Friday the 13th” for fanboys (and girls!) of this franchise; or simply trying to make a quick buck by name-checking the familiar masked villain without staying true to the spirit of the original movies. (Personally, I think the latter won out.)
Derek Mears gave his best to the role, and should be applauded for trying his hardest to make the character of Jason both scary and sympathetic; but in the end it just wasn’t enough to rescue this flick from the depths of banality. Here’s hoping the inevitable sequel can give Mears a shot at besting victims the audience doesn’t actively *want* to see die.
I LOVED this movie!!! It does have some things I would have done a bit differently or would have liked to see.
My love for Friday the 13th started in 1980 when I was 10 and my older brothers went to see it. They came home and would not stop talking about it. My mother thought I was “to young” so I had to hold off on seeing it until it was on cable. That’s how I saw the first two, but by 1983 I was not too young and saw part 3 in 3D on the big screen on opening day! I have seen all but The Final Chapter that way, as it did not come to the town I was living in. Now you know have seen all when they came out in order, and I lived and have read all mags and news paper reviews.
Have all of you whom are bashing this remake ever seen a Friday movie??? First off “no blood” That’s on the MPAA just like ALL THE OTHERS!! Every Friday movie has blood cut out some (part 6, 7, 8 come to mind) more than others! Bad acting , cookie cutter stereotypes ?? IT’S A FRIDAY THE 13th MOVIE you don’t go to see the acting , the originals had such great acting and no stereotypes!?!?!! Too much nudity?? Whatever. “Jason does not run” WTF did you watch 2,3,TFC?? He RUNS!!! It’s not set at the camp??? Only the first one, 2,and 6 were at any camp. The rest were set at the LAKE!!
***Spoiler***
Did anyone whom is bitching about the tunnels hear that the MINE was not on the GPS as the first groups of campers were walking!?! Jason did not dig them!!! He is just using them!!! Also he would use traps and a bow and arrow to catch food. So why not use them to kill!!!
Over all once more I LOVED THIS REBOOT!!!!
I was promised a hard R rating and I didn’t get it.. where was all the gore? still a decent little fun slasher.. nothing to go crazy over
I loved this movie. It was everything I thought it would be. Derek Mears as Jason was just as good as Kane Hodder. The teens/college students were typical, but the acting wasn’t too bad. Jared Padalecki was actually decent in the lead role. There was blood, suspense and sex. What more could you ask for in a Friday the 13th movie? I didn’t care for the opening with Pamela Voorhees getting beheaded. The actress that played her was nothing compared to Betsy Palmer. I also didn’t get why the police dept. would send one cop to the house for a homicide. Also, what took Jason so long to kill the guy that was the farm hand? Those are just a few wtf moments, but overall it was good. If you are a fan, you will enjoy.
This movie makes Freddy Vs. Jason look like a masterpiece.
IN fact, that movie has a better origin for Jason than this one.
Anyone else feel that the opening through the credits was tacked on very poorly? I mean comeon now. There wasnt even a fight. NO real reason to care for the counselor or the mom. And the decapatation was dog shit. Looked like ass. Even the totally unnecessary close up of her head looked about as fake as my girlfriends dildo.
And unholy shit dont get me started on the HORRIBLE and I mean HORRIBLE acting from the next set of nobodys.
Someone typed in a thread on IMDB that the black guy was annoying, I actually didnt mind this one, it was the yellow one that pissed me off.
This asshole had the worst two words in the movie, “Hey now”. “Hey now”? While after looking at a bug zapper? Are you kidding me? What does that even mean?
Then the writer, (if you can even call him that) gives ‘Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto’ a reason to die in the most copout, generic, stupid way possible.
After breaking a ceiling light and as he begins to clean it up, (or rather kick with a hocky stick) he becomes captivated, charmed, entranced, fascinated, held under a spell, by a…..PIECE OF GLASS!
I mean who the fuck wrote this shit on a plate? All the charaters are 2D and the story was ass. This wasnt a REMAKE or a reimagining. You learn nothing new. You get nothing new.
Why make this, cuz they included GPS and fake tits? That makes this new?
The only thing this movie made me was long for were the 80′s!
When women were real. I mean what the hell is with the fake tits?
Am I the only one that finds them gross. I mean fake tits are nice when big, these were stupid looking.
Same reaction when FvsJ came out and that chick runs off the pier to skinny dip, her tits were fake and nasty too. I don’t know about you but seeing a womans chest with two soft balls seperate from eachother doesnt do it for me.
Are there no natural breasted women in Canada or wherever the fuck they filmed this shit?
When the guy driving the boat got an arrow in the head I actually laughed…yes LAUGHED out loud. I have never laughed at a death scene before that wasnt made to be comical. But this was so fuckin corny that I couldnt believe what I was seeing. Then the whole turn-to the camera for bloody effect I almost shit myself for how obnoxious it was.
Where are all the cool death scenes? I mean there wasnt one that was worth remembering.
Sure JASON X was a bad movie, but gawd damn it, it had cool deaths.
The guy spinning down the drill, comeon now, that was cool. Or the chick getting her face frozen then busted into a million pieces that was cool too.
All I read about was how this movie was going to be the most violent in the series. WTF? Any one of the FINAL DESTINATIONS was more graphic than this. Hell, even My Bloody Valentine 3D was better.
And what the fuck was the ending about in this trash? The blades slice just the back of his head, why the fuck didnt they push his head all the way in to make sure he was dead? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Then old Supernatural himself carried the body to the dock? What?
Don’t get me going on his sister being locked in a mine for over a month. Did Jason feed her? What did she eat or drink? Why was she there? Was it because she reminded dear old cyclops of his mummy? Then why didnt she use that to her advantage before her brother came? FUCKIN STUPID!
This was one of the worst Friday films. EVER.
If you liked it, fine. Just never give your opinion about anything cuz it means nothing and your taste is in your ass.
I was hoping for a cool back story sort of like FvsJ. I went into that film wanting Freddy to kick his ass but I left feeling sorry for Jason. This movie just made no sense and I hope they dont continue with a sequel. Just go back to the original format.
FUN. REAL TITS. OUT OF CONTROL GORE.
Well, after seeing it again online, I have to say that it wasn’t bad. Though, I did notice in a few posts that some of you may have thought that old Monty from TCM was driving the tow truck. It wasn’t the same actor, or the same character. Same with the old lady at the house.
Besides, there can’t be a cross-over for F-13 and TCM…#1 The timelines are no where near each other. #2 Jason lives in New Jersey…..old Monty is not gonna drive all the way across the country with a body stuck to the back of his tow truck.
I believe this movie has accomplished everything it set out to do. It was funny when it was supposed to be, it was scary when it was supposed to be, and it was sexy when it was supposed to be. There were a lot of jumps. And the Theater was very responsive to everything that happened on screen. As it was stated in many interviews, they were really trying to take the best stuff from part 1-4 and breathe new life into it. And they succeeded. Any fan of the series should be able to see many similar events play out through the film. I was with a group of people who were enjoying Jason do his thing for the first time, and the movie worked for them just as much as it did for a fan like me. This is just another example to me in how a remake/reboot, whatever you want to call it, can be just as successful as the original. Go check it out for yourself, seeing it with a great crowd really adds to the fun in seeing it. Can’t wait for the DVD!
This movie showed why remakes are pointless. There was nothing new (although Jason keeping a look alike of mommy was interesting). This movie is a conglomeration of some of the better elements of early films in the original series … only, if you’ve seen those films, there’s nothing scary about this one because you can see all the setups a mile away.
This movie was almost offensive in its attempt to be ethnically diverse only to make none of the characters more than two-dimensional. Why introduce an African American and an Asian only to make them hackneyed victims whose deaths are only moving because they come off as humorous? Case in point, the African American runs in a straight line so that Jason can launch an axe into his back. If “Cops” has taught us anything it’s that African Americans are more evasive, hell, people in general are more evasive.
The plot is so full of holes that the film has no choice but to bleed out. The useless authority figure, a cop played by Richard Burgi, tells the brother searching for his missing sister that “nothing” was found of the campers, when later the brother finds their broken GPS device, right next to a field of pot. So we’re to believe, in this era of CSI and media saturation, that cops would be so inept? That Jason could remove all the forensic evidence of such a bloody crime? That two beautiful American girls could vanish and it wouldn’t be on Nancy Grace? Does anyone recall Natalie Holloway? The runaway bride Jessica Wilbanks? Or any of a number of missing women whose images were broadcast from coast to coast and around the world? That would’ve been a more interesting story, dealing with such fallout, hundreds of cops and reporters converging on Crystal Lake. Instead the writers shied away from such an interesting story to instead regurgitate the old films. This movie should’ve taken place before this era of media saturation, when it would’ve worked, though it took pains to show that cell phones got no reception. At least the makers of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake had the good sense to set what was also an atrocious remake in the correct era, much like Peter Jackson did in King Kong.
Misogynist views have always been a hallmark of the series, but this movie took particular care not to pass up an opportunity to get to what John Kenneth Muir terms, “the breast part.” I suppose pointing out that the females expect to have orgasms passes for a feminist sensibility, although it was unbelievable there would even be a chance since the guys all came across as the premature ejaculator sort. I understand the paradigm, but why are the women in this movie both perfect and chaste or a total slut? Just for the dichotomy? What? The only film in the series, Part 6, to get good reviews, due to self-reflexive humor and genuine scares, was also the only movie that declined “the breast part,” even when the opportunity was there. Why? Because maybe story should trump boobs.
This movie also failed to live up to setups. The camera lingers on a buzz saw and characters pause to look at a bug zapper, but neither element is ever used. Instead the kills are rather uninspired and show what’s bad about MTV editing, since they flash by so fast they come across as blurred. Ditto the two times Jason’s face is momentarily visible. The old films always gave us a lingering instant when we could see his cruelly deformed face perfectly. This film stupidly never lets us clearly see the man behind the mask.
The mask is another thing: when he acquired the mask in Part 3, it was an organic moment, snatching it from a victims whose throat he had slashed. In this film, getting the mask was totally contrived. A stereotypical redneck is introduced simply so Jason can kill him in a barn … and happen across the mask, after his sack is pulled off in the confrontation. What? Since they were redoing the material, couldn’t the writers have come up with a more iconic moment, since, isn’t that the point of remakes, having fun with those moments that have become so important to fans? Ditto the hanging scene: the hanging in Part 3 was much better.
Anyone who would call this film a horror masterpiece is ignorant … and likely didn’t take any advanced English courses. When you know what works and doesn’t work in storytelling, mistakes become glaring, and this film is full of glaring mistakes.
After such a scathing review, you may wonder why I rated this movie so high. The thing is, it’s no better or worse than the others (maybe better than the latter part of the series), and I love those movies; have since I was a tyke. Leaps of logic, shoddy plotting, gratuitous breasts, unlikable and annoying characters, stereotypical pot use, these are all cornerstones of Friday the 13th. This movie vetted all those inadequacies wonderfully, and although it failed to expand in ways I think it could have, it lived up to the series. For that, I accept it as a welcome addition to the Jason canon.
i freakin loved this movie!!!!!i think they did a really good job with it n this is 1 of the greatest remakes iv seen and i really hope that they make a sequel
best Friday The 13th yet
The best slasher flick since the Scream’s! I don’t know how any true horror fan or slasher fan could not love this movie! I would go to as far as the best Friday! If not then right behind 4 & 6!
All you idiots reviewing this piece of garbage supported it by going and SPENDING MONEY to see this abomination. Now they won’t stop remaking everything. BOYCOTT PLATINUM DUNES!!!
My only gripes were that although some of the kills were creative there were a lot of really boring, anti-climatic ones that didn’t even make sense, like the guy in the garage being stabbed with the screw driver or whatever it was…it was cheap and ineffective…and it’d be nice in the sequel to actually see the story revolve around camp- counselors, since that’s kinda the whole point to the original…
Great job on a remake. They rolled up about the first three movies in one movie. I like how they did’nt change the story up to drasticlly. Some great kills, lots of nudity and drugs. What else can you ask for.
It was so predictable.I knew exactly what was going to happen.
It was a fun movie great jumps,gore,and death. Only problem was the overacted sex scenes it ruined the moment of suspense and horror making it funny.
Seriouly its as if the producers of the film just threw us the finger or something. This movie is an insult. First off this film was too fucking mainstream and aimed too much for the MTV crowd, hell it even felt like an MTV movie for crying out. There was no suspense whats so ever. Word of advice, go watch the original and learn how to make a fucking good movie.
this was a good movie but just like all movies it has its ups and downs,to me their is only 2 things that it think should have been changed 1st is the girl that jason kept alive for 6 weeks i mean even if she looks a liitle like jasons mom i dont think he should of kept her alive that was kind of a bumber for me,and the second thing was the scrit,im not saying the scrit was bad but i think they should of left most of the funny parts out i mean this is a jason movie it shouldnt have to many or no funny parts to it but i did like the part where the guy screamed like a girl when jason droped the girl on the car,but all in all this was a great jason movie,i liked alot of the kills mostly when jason killed the girl under the dock,and when jason threw the axe that was a great death scene to,but their wasnt as much blood and gore as they said thier would be but ya a great movie to watch
This is the worst movie ever. please do us all a favor and dont make a sequel,prequel or remake to this or anything else.
it has the most generic dialouge,storyline and boring scenes. bad actors. the kills were dumb.
characters talking to themselves because the hack writing it couldnt figure out a way to show the audience anything.
this movie sucks on every level. at the least original had the good kind of cheese and not generic storytypes like this movie.
YOU RUINED JASON
This is the best film of the franchise hands down.
I grew up in the 80′s, own the originals and have seen them all multiple times. And while I love them for nostalgic reasons, they’re honestly terrible films in pretty much every way.
I’ve been a horror fan my entire life and have seen just as many obscure titles as countless others on this site, before the hate comes. I also understand that each fan is going in with their own expectations in terms of what they would like to see and that inevitably not everybody is going to be pleased, but come on now.
I’ve read countless reviews since seeing this and the hate on by some fans is astounding and can be boiled down to two major criticisms.
a) The film is too mainstream and caters to an MTV/YouTube generation
b) It does not carry the lighter tone and/or feeling of the original paramount eight
I dismiss both of these arguments on the grounds:
a) this film is catering to the exact same target audience that every single other Friday the 13th film did before it – which is a Male audience 18-35. It must be taken into consideration that 29 years later the audience has evolved (slicker production value, quicker editing, and darker tone).
B) It doesn’t have to. The studio has creative license to do whatever they choose to for a re-imagining.
Bottom line is that purists seem to be dismissing this film on the grounds that Michael Bay was involved and thus it’s too mainstream. That’s utter nonsense. This entire franchise from the very beginning was full on mainstream. Part 3 was in 3-D for heavens sake. I’ll instead base the film on the film.
After recently re-watching the entire series, I’ll also go on record as saying while these teens are stereotypes and clichés, they are the most believable and realistic of the entire franchise. If anyone disagrees, compare the characters of the holy grail of the series: “the final chapter” to those depicted here. If people want to argue they disliked this film because the light-hearted silliness has been mostly eradicated – fine. But all other complaints seem ludicrous to me at this point.
To conclude, I stress all fans to check it out on the big screen and not be swayed by extreme reviews one way or another. It’s not the worst film ever and its def not the best. But it is definitely the best in this franchise.
And if you do naturally prefer the old school – then I’d put it in a league with Part II and Part VI – the best of the series in my opinion.
I have been waiting to see this remake even before it was said that they were remaking it. That’s why i love the net, u find out info be anyone else. It was #1 at the box office and the#1 horror movie to date. Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th are the best remakess thus far. Noone has a chance anymore, all the slow villians, dead or not sprint like they are in a marathon. To se Jason run, recognizing his name when someone calls him and sharpening his machete because not he is thinking not like some mindless meat puppet. I like that it’s different and refreshing. Not the same all remakes tend to be. I say go Jason, u are evil and u run, noone shall ever have any fun. Now part human u think and u know that the whole world must die and noone shall ever know!
I really thought this movie was really good it has bloody gore, comedy in it a little bit, and it also shows how it all started which is a classic horror one of the things that are new with 2009 jason is that it showed how he found the mask and new weapons and also he runs and jumps off buildings in this movie but in the other Friday the 13th movies he walks really slow and stuff like that well i would want to say one last thing awsome movie must see!
ChukyFanatic93
This movie had a great start to it. Funny and awesome characters that i would have enjoyed watching if they hadn’t killed them all off in the first 20 minutes. This movie got really boring and could have passed as a pg-13 if not for the boobs. I liked some of the kills in the beginning because they were original and cool, but they’re not Jason. Jason is slow and dumb and he just kills, that’s what i love about him. Jason doesn’t plan things he just kills. The second group of kids were not fun to watch at all. I liked how jason’s death scene started. But then they ruined it by having a character we haven’t seen at all in the movie, kill jason. I liked how they payed homage to the original ending, but they cut away way to quickly, not even letting me enjoy it. Overall, not a great movie.
As bloodless and formulaic as the rest of the series.
EHhhh,it was alright. could have been alot better. it was way to hyped and fell so so so short of the greatness it could have been. it had weak bloodless kills, way to much porn style sex, im fine with sex and nudity but this was just stupid, it took away from the movie. im satisfied and disapointed at the same time.
I thought this movie was awesome. The storie was good, kinda like parts 1,2 & 3 all in one. Derek Mears did well as Jason and the rest of the cast was good, most definately the hot girls. Boobies and blood makes for a great slasher movie.
A huge disappointment. Too many characters that we don’t care about with quick deaths and corny storyline about a brother searching for his sister. Jason was terrific in this, but his discovery to find the hockey mask was disappointing and not memorable and the characters in the second half of the film were horrendous. The black guy pulling race cards, an Asian guy who tries to be funny, lame. Seriously, who goes that far into worshiping POT? Big failure for Nispel. If he had a better script to work with. Otherwise this is a typical slasher film, nothing new and I might add the Mrs Vorhees scene in the intro was awful and not moving at all.
CRAP! THAT’S ALL I CAN THINK OF IS CRAP! IF THEY WANTED TO DO THIS STORY THEY SHOULD HAVE COME UP WITH THERE OWN S**TY IDEA. NOT MAKE A CRAPPY REMAKE, AND RUIN FRIDAY THE 13TH. BUT THEN AGAIN HALF THE 15-17 YEAR OLDS IN THE THEATER WOULDN’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD HORROR MOVIE AND ONE THAT SUCKS! I SERIUOSLY DOUBT MOST OF THEM HAD EVEN SEEN THE ORGINAL.CRAP!!!!!!!
Friday the 13th is a movie that will always be very near and dear to me. It’s possibly the first horror movie I ever watched. The series has a simple and often imitated concept. I mean, really, how many movies out there involve drunken, horny, party kids being killed off by an unstoppable maniac? It’s kind of hard to fuck up this formula, so I went into this movie with medium expectations. I’d seen the trailers, the promo shots, read some of the interviews, so I had an idea that this movie was going to be, if nothing else, a nice try.
From the opening scene, I knew it wasn’t going to be anything new. Jason was Jason, even though he had a new running ability that was surprisingly cool. Derek Mear’s take on Jason is easily my second favorite next to Kane Hodder (who will forever be the definitive Jason Voorhees). Jason was very aggressive, animalistic, and intimidating. The lead character played by Jared Padalecki was actually a pretty cool character too, which I didn’t expect. Well, the rest of the cast was fodder, but what is Jason without canon fodder?
The movie was a remake in name only for it could have easily been billed as another entry in the series, which I thought was a good idea with so many attempted remakes being dumped onto the public. I’m not sure why they even called this a remake to be honest. The ending gave me a hard on. Of course some Jason fans are going to be pissed, but most probably aren’t. Go see it!!
Honesty, It was a great movie, not EVERYBODY is going to agree but you cant please everybody. I think it was great all around, wish there were more deaths but still a fun movie!
MOVIE ROCKED! BETTER THAN ALL THE ORIGINALS PUT TOGETHER. BTW… WAS JASON PLANTING THE WEED TO ATTRACT KIDS SO HE COULD KILL THEM? KINDA’ LIKE A TRAP…
First let me say, the director for the remake of the nightmare on elm street should be replaced and make micheal bay the producer and have him choose the director…with that said I thought the movie was great, it had a darkness to it that is only seen in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, that’s what gets you, that dark feel to it, but it had some flaws that need to be addressed, first, clays sister should not have been captured, maybe in hiding and appeared later to trick Jason, but the fact he captured a victim is not Jason, no prisoners, I mean when rob zombie did that with Halloween It was understood why but this made no sense, also the scenes surrounding them inside the house and Jason outside, look we all know there is only one way with Jason, one by one or all in, none of this cat and mouse in between, on the positive Jason was great, not clumsy, you see I look for perfection in these killers, micheal myers was not clumsy, tripping, falling, getting battered by all his victims, I mean they where done, he was a machine, the rest like freddy, Jason, leatherface, they all took some major abuse before it was said and done, this new Jason focused on his brutality and yes he was hit or there was some retaliation, but not like he took a beating, we see these stalkers like unstoppable forces that you are trying to get away from not, beating up on like the killer in SCREAM, just about all the victims in that film whooped the killers ass in some way before dying, gave a false sense of escape, we don’t want escape…..This Jason was calculating and cold, making that guy watch his girlfriend burn to death was classic and nothing we have ever seen from Jason, that’s a new look and I loved it…..Usually his kills in the other movies were like predictable, in this one, most of the kill scenes were like…wow, there was some predictable things, but not like all the others.This is clearly a 5 out of 5, you got more than expected, with some surprises, and I think that one last thing should be mentioned about the end, or one question, why the hell did they move his body? No point to that, at the end of Halloween micheal was missing, I would have had the machine run out of gas and he frees himself and then jumps out at the end………..Just my way……..
Since everyone and their mother has reviewed this movie, I won’t go into the usual depth that I do in movie reviews. I liked it. I think it was done very well. The remake is much along the lines of the Texas Chainsaw remake, and was executed near flawlessly. TCM remake is boring to watch now, but man it blew me away when it first came out, and I think this will be the same story in a few years, and a few more forgettable sequels. (You know, the TCM remake sequel wasn’t really bad at all, not sure why it never took off.)
I like how they stayed true to the original ending in their own little way as well.
I was highly disappointed. Jason Voorhees never ran or held hostages.
I wasted nine dollars on this. :[
It would have been better if it actually lived up to the original.
I for one have never been a “true fan” of this franchise, my loyalties and heart remain with Michael Myers in Halloween. But non-the-less it still holds a place in my heart and a pivotal place in the horror genre.
I feel that some people are focusing on the little insignificant things as to why to hate this movie i.e he ran etc. I personally don’t find him running a problem as he did in the first few installments and people seem to forget he was human or non-zombiefied back then. I didn’t mind the opening too much because i felt the original movie wasn’t too good so i welcomed the cut of the first movie but i still would have liked to of seen more flash backs and a better back story as it only never bothered me because i had seen the original. If you haven’t then it makes no sense that scene being there because it wasn’t explained enough. I found this movie a little too far fetched with no essence, no suspense and basically no stronghold for a good story line. I felt that the death scenes were drastically un-original and very repetitive, i mean i think he stabbed 4 people in the head in almost the same way just with different camera angles and objects. They just weren’t very creative. I found myself asking loads of questions in this movie as to why this was happening and why that was happening and getting very confused. The underground tunnels didn’t seem needed and for someone that only knows how to kill he seems very technical with the traps and the electricity etc. ‘Psycho’ or ‘Hannibal’ i would get that but Voorhees? just didn’t make sense. The ending was very strange and really not well thought out, i didn’t understand why the last two survivors un-chained Jason from the chains took his mask off, dragged him all the way to the lake and dumped the ‘evidence’ in the lake? does it give him special powers or something? because if he was playing dead he had ample opportunities to kill them then. It just made me think well if that was me, police are on there way several people including a police officer are dead. Oh i know lets get rid of the evidence and the actual killer to make it look like i was that stoned off my head i killed everyone. hm just no sense at all. I think the only thing that was better was the acting, compared to the originals it was brilliant and had a decent cast. The gore (well for someone that gored up Chainsaw Masacre unlike its original that had no gore at all) i was expecting a little more. The nudity went far FAR to overboard and wasn’t need it. I know that every slasher has boobs in and if you don’t get boobs in the first half hour then it cannot be classed as a good slasher but there was just far too much on the verge of a soft porno.
There was no feeling or relation with the characters i don’t think i found myself wanting any of them to survive and i don’t think i was even bothered whether they did or not. The camera shots weren’t too good i think the only one that stood out to me the most was when the girl went to look in the shower and pulled back the curtain no one was there then she pulled it open some more and jason was there.
He kept a hostage yes a hostage who after all that he (assumably) killed so it was all for nothing. I know I know she “apparently” looked like the mother but she didn’t even play on it, i mean it was all set up the pictures the head she found the house everything and she still didn’t play on the oh pretend to be the mother because he seems to listen. So it made me think why are you even there. I also still don’t get that after how many people have died there the locals are fine the police don’t care but yet the camp site is still open and there’s a big cabin house there. At least in Halloween they made the house derelict after a while, and in Elm Street they tried to forget Freddy.
Overall this film had very poor direction and they could have done SO much more with it, High budget, decent cast, Mr Bay. But they let a good opportunity for my generation to actually go hey Jason is cool pass them by. And i left thinking i didn’t particularly like the movies back then and well i still don’t now. Big Disappointment!
holy shit
this is easily my favorite and the best remake that i have seen.
platinum dunes stays true to the Friday the 13 franchise. death, a lake, sex, drugs, and jason a new BADASS jason. what else do u need? the first twenty minutes of the film takes your breath away(you will understand wat i mean wen you see it) not only is the movie fucking scary but its hilariious. arron yoo the black guy(cant remember his name at the moment) remind me of crispin glover and the other guy(shit cant remeber anyone today) from Friday the 13 part 4 the Final Friday.anyone who didnt like it FUCK YOU!this remake fucking amazing its a must see for Friday fans everywhere. hope i influenced people to see it im seeing it again tomorrow
DEREK MEARS IS JASON! hands Down from now on…Derek Mears.
Any and all Kane Hodder Fans…come out and try and defend it.
I’m a Michael guy, not a Jason guy. So I wasn’t really all that opposed to remaking this film. Especially after going back and seeing a few of the earlier entries in the series recently. To be honest, they really aren’t that great. Sorry fans.
Anyways so I totally had an open mind when I went to see this movie and I gotta say. It was actually pretty good.
Yes there are unoriginal characters, yes there’s almost no plot. But I still found myself having a good time for 90 minutes. And that’s all a movie can hope for right?
Sure there are some problems. I have to say I was a little disappointed with the kills. There was nothing all that special in my eyes.
My biggest peeve, however, is something that the Platnum Dunes guys had trouble with in the TCM prequel. They don’t really know how to pull off an iconic moment. The moment Jason finds his mask should have been this huge, epic moment. But instead he happens to find it and thinks “oh cool” a mask, much like Leatherface with his chainsaw. But that’s only a minor beef.
But I found the movie to be funny when it was suppose to be, suspenseful when it was suppose to be. Everything hit on the beat it was suppose to. And in this day in age that’s great to see in a horror film.
So even though I’m not a Jason guy I have to say I am looking much forward to a second Friday movie than I am a second Michael movie at this point in time.
Anyways, until next time…
Went to see this with my girlfriend and it wasn’t really trying to do anything new really which disappointed it gave jason a slightly more human edge but that didn’t stop the default 80′s horror cliches. Potheads Sex crazed teenagers and the mysterious guy looking for his sister and the cops who don’t believe his sister is around. How ever the last kill with the machete by Jason was very unexpected and kind of threw me into a “NO ONE IS SAFE!” mode. How ever it was to late and followed those cliches too much! 3 out 5 or 6 out of 10
Hyper is a word I would use to describe myself in the days leading up to this re-launch of the “Friday the 13th” series. Back in 82 my parents let me watch the original. I was only seven years old. I’m sure that alone was a case ripe for a children’s social worker but I digress. I grew up on a nutritional diet of “Friday the 13th”, “Halloween”, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies as well as every other Zombie, Slasher, Possession film I could get my hands on. You name it I’ve seen it. So to say I was hyper going into this movie is probably somewhat of an understatement. To say I was elated upon leaving is definitely an understatement.
It surpassed my expectations in every way. I had fears that this re-launch might just bury the series closer to hell. Many things didn’t sit comfortable with me leading up to its release. Some of these included the screenplay being written by the two guys behind Freddy VS Jason, Damien Shannon and Mark Swift. Although it was an enjoyable movie it played too much like a “Nightmare on Elm Street” sequel and I wondered if these guys knew how to make a straight “Friday the 13th” movie. Next was the replacement of composer Harry Manfredini with Steve Jablonski. Would the movie lose its trademark “Ki Ki Ki Ha Ha Ha” echo effect? Most importantly was bringing on Marcus Nispel as director. I really enjoyed his take on “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in 03. To me it was clearly the master of the remakes. It was Gritty, terrifying and suspenseful but could he make a “Friday the 13th” movie that wouldn’t play like a carbon copy of his “TCM”. As I said above the “TCM” remake WAS the master of the remakes “Friday the 13th” 2009 IS the new master.
We all know the story by now.
1980. Psychotic Mother slaughters camp counsellors in an act of revenge for the accidental drowning of her son Jason. The only surviving counsellor decapitates Mother. Flash forward 29 years later. Five teens visit the area of the original massacre to score reputable marijuana. They disturb Jason who never actually drowned but has survived in the wilderness alone like an animal. Jason slaughters most of them very quickly in extremely violent ways. Six weeks later some more teens are visiting their friend’s country home in the same area. They cross paths with a guy who’s Sister went missing in the area six weeks earlier. Same guy while searching for his Sister disturbs Jason lair and inadvertently leads him back to the other teen’s holiday home where mayhem ensues.
Same old tried and true slasher formula but this time the formula is on steroids. Jason is a nuclear power in this movie. He’s fast, intelligent, savage and scary. I must say the first twenty minutes of the film are definitely the best. This is where we see Jason’s most animalistic, violent nature and the audience I watched this with were left speechless. The move drops somewhat in tension and then plays out for the next 50 minutes or so like a classic “Friday” movie of old but once it reaches its third act it powers forward again to its edgy climax.
Marcus Nispels Direction is solid. He knows how to play with the audience and he doesn’t withhold on brutality. He doesn’t over-do it either. A handful of powerfully violent kills are more effective than a heap of them. He uses the edge of the frame in some scenes that make it look like Carpenter has directed and his timing of the movies jump scares are next to perfection. The performances are above par for this type of movie but particular mention must go to Amanda Righetti as “Whitney”. She’s the best final girl since “Ginny” from part 2 and her energy in the role is infectious. Good mention must go to Jared Padalecki as “Clay” and Danielle Panabaker as “Jenna” however major kudos to Derek Mears as Jason. He doesn’t just take Jason to a whole new dimension; he makes Jason feel like he’s alive in IMAX 3D. The score by Steve Jablonsky is also worth mentioning. At times it felt like John Carpenter had scored the movie and to me it really energised the chase scenes. Plus the use of the original “Ki Ki Ki Ma Ma Ma” is saved for crucial moments where is underlines the action on screen very well. Jablonsky has also given the movie a haunting lullaby theme that’s akin to the “Nightmare on Elm Street” theme. I hope this returns in the planned sequel. To conclude, “Friday the 13th” 2009 has managed to return this series to its darkest roots and I believe this is only the beginning of something really incredible.
Movie Was Bad Ass!!
Jason Totally Was Smoken
That Dope.
Its So Obvious.
So Get you head Out of
Your ass
And get over it.
It Has Drugs Sex
And Violents.
What else could you
Ask For?
This movie delivered! It had pretty much everything that a fan would look for. Let’s make a basic checklist:
Blood- check
Young kids partying in the woods- check
Sex- check
Nudity- check
Hacked up victims- check
and Jason well, doing what he does- check
Overall I had no real disappointment with the film, it was a fun horror movie, with enough gore for the freaks, and enough breasts for the geeks. And while my days of cold sweats and jumping outta’ my seat have evolved and adapted to horror movies, (to the point where those emotions are non-existent), for some, there are enough of those moments throughout to keep your heart from ever relaxing. It is definitely worth seeing in theaters. Let’s just say that it is refreshing to see an old familiar face back in action. Enjoy!
This was WAY too slick looking for a Friday 13 film. As soon as I saw the escalade, I knew it was over. Since when the fuck does Jason Voorhees take prisoners anyway? Swift & Shannon kiss my ass!
Great movie, really caused a lot of nostalgia for the old slasher picks. No really fancy kills just some good old stabbing and slashing.
Story was good, though its not hard to guess on some of the thin, but you don’t really go to see a horror movie for their deep storylines.
Been a fan of Jason Voorhees and Friday the 13th for a long time and this movie continues to fuel my enjoyment for these movies.
I haven’t been this excited about a movie in years. I really, really wanted the movie to be good. Did it deliver? Well here is my opinion.
First the good stuff. Jason is back, and this reboot is the best thing that has happened to the franchise since part six. It mostly stays true to the feel and tone of things, and the scenery and makeup is top notch. Jason is more aggressive than ever and they did a real good job with his looks. The acting was the best in any friday film and it had lots of sex and nudity.
Now over to the bad. The movie had a really fast pace leaving little room for the tension to build up. The kills were kind of weak, not a lot of blood and gore and not really original. The movie also had some continuity problems and some of the characters seemed underdeveloped, (but all in all I would expect this from a friday movie.)
In the end it seems like the producers tried to pack to much into one movie, but even with its flaws it did feel and look like a friday movie and it is great to see Jason back on the big screen. I hope this is only the beginning of ressurecting this franchise, and that the next time we see Jason he will be back more brutal and unforgiving than ever.
To be honest i was highly dissapointed, although
this may have been due to the fact that I had psyched myself up for to long about it, so it was bound to happen. I thought it was cheesy, the kills were unoriginal, and it all seemed very samey,and cliche. Although I did remind myself that it was a horror movie and so the acting and the plot was never going to be amazing anyway. I think Jason is such a horror icon, and this film did him no justice, they could have done so much more with his character. Although I have to mention it was very jumpy, and funny in moments to. Overall I was not impressed,and much more preferred the recent haloween remake. I hope the new nighmare on elm street can make up for this dissapointment.
well finally I get around to this film.
Great Intro to a remake, throwing the original, and the sequal together was a great Idea!!
The story line was really well done, including the whole “looking for my sister, she is lost gag”.
You can really tell that the creators of TCM did this film, in the sense that they ripped of some characters, and scenes. I wont say them cause they are way to obvious!!!
alright kills, considering half are already from previous friday.
Jason looks pretty damn scary, big and make-up is well done!!!
over all, a good film. I recommend to any though, see # 1-4, then see the film, you’ll have a better understanding for the remake!!
I liked the beginning when we see Jason’s mom. I thought that was a really awesome way to re-open the series. The movie as a whole was kinda dissapointing. It reminded me of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre re-make a little bit. The thing that upsets me most is that this film doesn’t stand out amongst other horoor film re-makes. Nothing new, nothing exciting, nothing unpredictable.
This was downright painful to sit through. Nispel has failed on 3 projects now and I will never sit through another one of his movies again. Not one moment in this film was worth mentioning. Like Tex said, a couple of cuts on the kills and sex and this EASILY could have passed for another shitty PG13 horror film. Which actually would have made me hate it less. How dare Platinum Dunes promise us “Hard-R” violence and deliver this crap. Shame on Michael Bay as well for even associating with this shit. He’s one of my favorite directors of all time, but this was a bad one to be involved in. I’d like to read the script, perhaps it was just Marcus Nispel destroying another movie and not the writers fault at all.
Hollywood is officially out of ideas. They’ve reduced themselves to remakes of foreign horror and re-doing the exact same horror cliches over and over. 6-8 teenagers, you’ve got 2-3 hot girls mainly there for eye candy and quick deaths, then of course the asshole jock who has to get brody on everyone. Then you’ve got your comedy break characters. In this case, the asian and black guy. Again, there to have a few funny lines and then be killed off without affecting the other characters in any way shape or form. Let alone affecting the story. Wait a minute, THERE IS NO STORY HERE! It’s just teenagers on a road trip, who fuck and get killed for about 90 minutes. Oh and the ending, forget about it. When Jason came back and broke through the dock, I threw my drink at the screen and walked out determined to get a refund for this crock of shit.
Several times during the movie I asked my friends to leave, but i was the only one who didn’t care about wasting $10. Save yourself the time and money and let this fade off into no where land. Where no one will remember it got made or why.
I really wanted to love this movie. I thought the stills looked great and was happy with casting choices. I also thought this was a franchise that could use an update and was genuinely excited for this release. Then I saw it put together on the screen and it all fell apart. Any nuance Derek Mears may have been putting into his performance was sucked dry by uninspired, over-used and down right lazy camera work (the hand-held shaky cam). Also, since there weren’t any explosions to go with the Michael Bay producer credit (I couldn’t believe they resisted the boat hitting something) they just turned every sound effect up to sonic boom decibels and turned every footstep into an explosion. Every once in awhile we are treated to a static camera and when we are the movie looks great (although exactly like TCM) and we get to see how menacing Mears can be and that just puts further emphasis on a performance lost to an over-edited piece of mediocrity.
The staples of any FT13th movie have always been the kills and the gore and this production chooses to downplay both of them. It is a sad state of affairs when the nearly 30-year-old effects of the original clearly outshine anything this film has to offer. If it wasn’t for the ample amount of boobs (THANK YOU Willa Ford – those are lovely) this movie treads dangerously close to a PG13. And the kills ……..
!!!!!!!!!SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do you focus the camera on a woodchipper (in use)and then have it barely be a factor. Sure, it’s not original but it could have been a defining death scene for a movie desperately needing one.
Then focus the camera on a table saw (with blade up in air ready to be plunged) and even have Jason drag the kid across the table and … nothing. Are you kidding me?
!!!!!!!SPOILERS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also going into something like this I was looking for nods to the original movies and maybe I was looking to hard but I appreciated touches like the Wheelchair and an old style bike (sort of like Ralphs’), But what the hell was up with the TCM characters popping up in this. There is a thirty year difference in timeline for christ’s sake. Maybe the old lady wasn’t actually a TCM’er (but she sure looked like one) but there is no way you can convince me the geriatric in the tow-truck sucking air through a tube wasn’t a wink and a nod.
Overall, I’m very dissapointed by some head scratching choices by the people who made this movie and I feel awful for Derek Mears whose performance is destroyed in editing and camera technique and also feel for a talented cast pretty much wasted in this exercise in banality.
look people will learn to love this flick the second or maybe third tiem they whatch it, let them keep making the same mistake over and over agian going into a remake and judging it by the original, you know as well as everyone else it, wont, too many cry baby fan boys here on this one, go whatch it like its a f13th sequeal and just enjoy this kickass shit….
*spoilers”
pros: kickass jason, funny, hot babes, cheese and sleeze
cons: jason as a hostage taker…wtf?!?!?!?!
First off, I really enjoyed the movie , I thought it was alot of fun.
What I did’nt like – when characters spoke outloud what they were thinking example – better not be taking more kerosine- and could have used more suspense. could use more scenes like the scene in the first friday when the girl is at the sink and she hears the noise. or in the first halloween movie when Lori and friends are walking toward the hedges . I think alot of horror films could benefit from more suspense.
what i liked, liked the gore, not over done torture stlye, just the right amount slasher style. like the characters , sure they are typical, but this is a slasher, not “the godfather” Travis Van Winkle played the perfect dickhead and chewie and Lawrence were the right amount of comic relief.
overall very good slasher
I was very entertained by this. The characters were deverse enough. Jason running made him quite menacing and scarier. His kills were good, also.
Sure it had some flaws, but I really liked it.
Finally we got to see a decent F13 flick which had all elements a F13 the 13th flick should have. Great chicks, lots of gore, nice story and a great new jason so what was mithe problem ?
It was a remake that’s the problem. we the older fans wanted to watch a sequel which would connect fvj with jason X cause we don’t know how jason was captured in the first place in the beginning of jason x so please MR. BRAD FULLER before u give us a f13 remake part 2 BRING US FIRST A SEQUEL WHICH WILL CONNECT FVJ WITH JASON X AND THEN MAYBE A REAL PREQUEL WHICH WILL TELL WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN 1958 AND 1978 (drowning of little jason – events of the original f13 film) AND THEN BRING US YOUR ALTERNATIVE F13 REMAKES. PLEASE RESPECT THE 40 YEAR OLD F13 FANS WHO LOVE JASON ALL THEIR LIVES.
VASILIS. A 40 YEAR OLD HARDCORE F13 FAN FROM THESSALONIKI, GREECE.
Friday the 13th: (reboot)
Jared Padalecki toplines the latest effort to revive the Jason Voorhees franchise in “Friday the 13th”. It’s not a re-make; it’s a re-imagining, as Platinum Dunes gives the franchise the same sort of make-over they gave to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a few years ago. Unlike many horror fans, I have no love for the remake of that particular franchise and even felt the sinking dread horror in the pit of my stomach when Michael Bay’s name appeared on the big screen for my favorite hockey Mask killer. But the original films weren’t exactly Masterpiece Theater-worthy, and it’s hard to disappoint when you have such low expectations… so let’s get to the meat.
Derek Mears donned the mask in this film. Taking the best performances from all the films, Mears was able to add his own twist on the role and set the monster up as a feral Frankenstein’s monster. Using the origin legend from the second F13, Jason survived his supposed drowning at Camp Crystal lake and saw his mother get killed by one of the counselors. Disfigured, alone, and overwhelmed by rage and guilt, Jason protects his domain and slaughters anyone who wanders within his clutches. He’s the ultimate survivalist, living off the wilderness and stealing from people who live on the outskirts. He is without mercy, a feral beast who has long since abandoned his need for interaction with other people.
A group of hapless teen campers wander into his domain some twenty years later, and the beast takes each one down in turn. The first few kills are probably the most inventive and rapid fire, showing that Jason isn’t just going to stalk and kill in the dark. He sets up lures and traps, dividing and conquering his would-be victims before cutting to six weeks later and another group of hapless teens. We also meet Jared Padelecki, whose name is entirely unimportant because he’s basically just an extension of the “Rob” character in part 4. He’s the older brother of one of the girls we saw camping earlier, and with all that set up out of the way the kids get down and “Party” in the tradition of every slasher film since the first Friday. And, in keeping with that familiar tradition, the “Party” leads to violent death, usually at the end of Jasons’ Machete. The deaths here aren’t very inventive, but they are brutal and vicious.
The script is definitely played more for laughs instead of horror, as each kill is built up as the punch-line to one long horror cliché joke after another. No one is well defined or even all that sympathetic…. Whether Padalecki was supposed to carry the film or not is highly debatable. He’s built like the generic hero, but spends most of the film running from Jason and avoiding any major confrontation. But he does fit the tradition of casting teen idols from the WB network in seasonal horror remakes, so it’s not like it really matters all that much.
My one major disappointment was in the music. F13 movies always had an amazing score that really set the mood and the atmosphere and the traditional “Kih-kih-kih-ma-mah-mah-mah” echo sound is something I grew up with my entire life. The production team for this reboot completely ignored the effect of that traditional sound track and opted, instead, for a completely redone industrial metal soundtrack that really took away from the wilderness atmosphere. Even the traditional echo was changed, sounding much more clearly like “chew chew chew, hah hah hah”… an unforgivable sin.
I was also largely disappointed with the prologue, mostly because the location seemed so vastly different from the original film and felt a little more claustrophobic in the way it was shot. The dialogue was rushed and we really didn’t get the sense of isolation and torment that Jason must have felt before and during his drowning. Still, it was nice to see Nana Visitor make a little genre cameo, so it wasn’t all bad. And one major plot twist seemed very out of character for Jason, but is largely based on the ending for Part 2 of the series. So the film isn’t entirely perfect, but it doesn’t really need to be. It’s popcorn munching slasher flick, and it never pretends to be otherwise. It falls a little short of Hatchet and I would like to see any additional sequels get picked up by some of the newer genre directors coming up in the world.
I went into the theater ready to be let down. While it makes me feel a bit like a crotchety old man by saying this, I didn’t think the original Friday the 13th should be ‘re-visited’. I would have been happier with a Friday the 13th : Part 12. But, after the intro, before the title came on screen, I was hooked. The didn’t try to re-invent the character, but were adding more onto the story. The movie contained just what I expect to see in a good slasher flick: crazy kills, blood-squirting, topless chicks, and lots of running scared though the woods. (Though the gore-level did seem a bit toned down when compared with some of the other movies.). (Not to give anything away, but the scene under the dock TOTALLY made my night.)
The acting was believable. Jared Padalecki did a much better job then I thought he would do, especially with his banter with the ‘dick’ of the movie. (I was a bit scared it would end up being a episode of “Supernatural” with Jason). The one problem I had was that Jason seemed to ‘thin’, and less of the big-’ol-bad-ass from some of the other films.
So, all in all, worth seeing in the theaters, where the blood is larger then life.
- J
The truth be told, I was expecting this movie to be worse than it turned out to be. The death scenes were creative and different from other horror movies. The introduction was not disappointing my attention was immediately captured and held throughout the movie. I thought that the characters were great, and purposely mastered. There were the preppy rich friends, the down trodden unfortunate character guy and the comedian. The movie gave a little bit of background as to how Jason came to life. The plot and climax were fantastic and the very end of the movie left me wanting more. I did, however, think that some of the secondary characters (the cop and the old lady) were unnecessary. I would have replaced their roles with more violent kills!!! It was a fantastic movie and I would definitely recommend it.
-K
As soon as I read about who the director would be for this film my expectactions dropped to the bare minimum. Unfortunately even those were too high. I am not sure if it is because of my age or my sincere love for the F13 franchise but how any serious fan of this series can think this film to be a great installment is beyond my understanding.
A F13 film doesn’t ask for much. It doesn’t require Shakesperean dialogues or Oscar nominations for best actor but whoever directs the movie has to be in it with more than just his heart. What Nispel has created here is an abomination and a slap in the face of anyone that has followed this franchise since the beginning. Aside from a very poor script and aggresively over the top acting the dialogues are amateurish at best. Add to that a no feel, out of sorts soundtrack and you set yourself up for a completely failure. Jason looks good but I am not a fan of the Ben Johnson type chasing that is going on or the TCM remake look, which does absolutely nothing for this film.
The kills are completely uninventive and boring.
Everything in this film just seems to be out of place, such as Jason turning on lights, holding victims hostage, the oftentimes over the top acting and the overload of siicone throughout the nude scenes.
Let’s hope that whoever directs the next installment takes a bit of pride in this franchise and brings it back to what it once was as this one is a complete FAIL.
another remake that is boring
pretty much all i have to say about this movie is AMAZING!!!!!! I loved the story and I loved the new Jason and all the new characters and deaths. This is a perfect remake and all i have to say is SEE IT!!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND YOU’LL LOVE IT
Screw all the nay-sayers, this movie was a blast. It was good to see Jason back in action again. I’m going to see it again this weekend.
This movie could have been waaayyyy better.Don’t get me wrong guys,I liked the movie, but I wanted the Jason of old. Remember? That guy who put girls in sleeping bags and banged em against a tree to death, thats the Jason I wanted to see. Movies need to get creative with kills again, to see something different.
i can’t wait to watch this movie. i liked all the other ones so hopefully this one is good!
This movie was incredible. It was definitely made for the fans. There were a lot of things that reminded me of the old movies. I love that they used the sack, then he found the mask. I loved that there was an old barn like in the 3rd one I think it was. He was hung again in a barn and survived. The one and ONLY thing that I was bummed out about was the fact that they didn’t have the classic chase music. I was pumped to hear how they made that more creepy, maybe next time. I truly hope they keep making these movies. Derek played a great Jason. Bring him back for the next one!!!!
Okay, first I saw this movie the day it came out and I thought it was the best of all of them. I loved the plot, the action, and most of all Jason’s big return!!!! I thought the kills in this movie were really great and met my standards on gore. Derek did an amazing performance as Jason as well as all the other cast members, I liked how this was a real slasher film, it had the horny teens, the menacing slasher and everything else. I just hope the Unrated DVD is just as greatas the theatrical version. I definitely want to see more creative kills in the sequel.
when i went to see this movie i wanted to see 3 things-boobs,blood and a bad ass jason! and thats what i got!! Derek Mears made jason a hard ass mother fucker! the teens were assholes that made you cheer when they were killed, only problem is the 1 thing more fake than the blood was the boobs! “you have great nipple placement baby”
Overall a good movie, not great, but definitely good. The only two issues I had were the girl he kept captive (Jason kills, he doesn’t collect…unless you count dead bodies) and the run time. I felt the movie dragged a little, which could have been fixed by taking out some of the useless filler crap. For example, the cop pulling over the brother…not only did the scene do nothing to advance the movie, it actually detracted from the movie and was painful to watch. Again, overall, it was a solid, fun chop ‘em up. I can (and did) recommend it.
Definitely not groundbreaking, but overall entertaining. I mean you know what to expect from these movies. While the content of the film may not jumpstart the slasher film genre, its box office very well might.
Best Friday the 13th EVER! Derek Mears IS Jason! Hands down. I am a huge Friday fan and have watched the others many many times.
I always hated Kane Hodder’s portrayal of Jason. He moved too slow and somehow caught people that were running away. That never made sense to me. And his heavy breathing was assinine cuz at that point in the series he was supposed to be a zombie. Zombies are dead, hence no breathing.
Getting off that rant. Derek Mears performed above and beyond what any of the other actors that played Jason ever could. The movie had it all. Great kills. Nice T&A. And good humor. Everything a Friday should have.
My absolute only gripe is them taking out the machete sharpening scene that they showed in the trailer and the ending being a lil’ weak. Other than that, the movie was amazing! And left me wanting more!!! My wife even liked it!
I can’t wait til I get paid, cuz the wifey and I are gonna see it again. And I DEFINITELY can’t wait for an uncut version on DVD!!!
Enough said.
Awesome Movie, Just Wishing when this jason series is gunna end…
OK, it wasn’t that bad, I have to say. They did follow all the “slasher with potheads ready to get slaughtered” standards, in a highly conventional way. The mutilation scenes were both typical and effective. As for the young characters, they were all stereotypical in terms of race and social class, which made some of the dialogues genuinely hilarious. Question is: was all this goofy humor intentional?. It’s definitely a good movie to watch after you’ve smoked a big fat blunt; you’ll be more inclined to focus on the naked breasts. They did convince me that plastic surgery sometimes produces satisfying results, even though I’m more of a “natural” kind of guy. If you liked the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” remake, chances are you will enjoy the ride!
this movie is a great remake and all i can say is jason is pissed in this one.
A major, major disappointment, i had so much hope and excitement for this movie that when the end credits hit the screen i was in shock at how much of a let down it was. there was very little gore in it whatsoever, without the swearing and 90 minutes of Tits it would of easily been PG-13. I am a guy so yes i did like the Boobs, but i like my original F13 better, it seemed like the were trying to make this one more realistic in a manner. making Jason Run, and set up trap’s hold people hostage and so forth. it was all in all a disappointment and hopefully Elm Streets Reboot doesn’t follow in F13 Footsteps.
very disappointing. watch it as if it were a sequel, maybe it will be more enjoyable.
It was so and so. It was actually better than I had thought it would be. What I liked was the two groups: the 1 group was care free pot smokers and the second group was cutthroat and dramatic. Also the two girls at the end w/h jared p. You know there can’t be three survivors. You knew it was one of the girls that was gonna get it, but the question is who? Better than halloween.
I have never been a fan of the original movies, only part 6. I like this one better but I wished that there would have been more backstory on Jason like Halloween. It wasn;t as bloody as I though it would be, could have been bloodier. I found dumb that Jason didn’t fin ___ and ___ under the truck. I think it would been tense to see jason chasing them back the lake house. But still it was a good movie. Hoping for an extened cut!
I found this movie jumped way in to the killing too fast. No background was given to set the story up so if you’ve never seen any of the FT13 you could be left with a lot of questions.
I on the other hand the kills were decent and the characters were just ok. There was nudity (classic FT13 stuff). I wish there was a little more substance to a series that stood on its own with the tale special need child, who returns to life to repay the world for bad child care services.
Trust me, I am a HUUUUGE Friday the 13th fan, and this is an awesome movie! I fucking love it! I love everything about it: Jason is awesone, they based his appearance from Freddy vs. Jason, which I think is awesome, since this is Jason’s greatest look ever (along with the FvJ-look). The movie is awesome, the jump scenes are perfect, the story is great, and the actors too! Derek Mears rocks as Jason, they couldn’t have found a better actor to portray him! This movie is perfect in every single way! A PERFECT reboot of the series! I can’t wait for the sequels! What can one say, except GREAT job, PD! This movie is a 10, and it truly deserves it! One of the best movies ever!
I grew up with these movies and as far as I am concerned this is the best one yet.
I was so angry after watching this movie! Come one! If you take Jason out and put another character the result would be the same: Another slasher without any content!
How can the new generations connect with Jason when he almost didn
Nothing that original, but it was alright.
Greatest ever? not a chance. Watchable? definitely. The beginning is cool, as it does set itself up like its own little mini-movie. I was impressed with the quick, vicious version of Jason. I liked all but 2 of the characters, who your not supposed to like anyway, and had a special soft spot for Chewie. I was also thrilled Jared Padalecki stepped up to the plate. Im a fan of Supernatural so I know both boys can act, but didnt connect as much with Jensen Ackles in My Bloody Valentine 3-D.
This was a great fast-paced re-imagining of the original and as far as i’m concerned, a nice addition to the series
Very good! Could have been better but, overall i was pritty pleased. On of the best films i have seen this year and maybe the only one. Congrades!
great movie, too much blood in chewie’s death though. would buy the dvd
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t super pumped for this movies release since I got wind of a remake. Did I think it should have been remade? No but they did it anyone and I loved it anyway. I don’t understand the negative reviews where they say the acting was horrible.. Its Friday the 13th. I’m pretty sure the acting was still bad in the 80′s. I walked into the theater expecting Jason kicking ass. Titties. Tons of gore. And Jason kicking ass. And that is exactly what I got. A Nightmare on Elm Street Remake is next. Hopefully its just as brutal as Halloween and Friday the 13th.
You guys below me should learn how to spell.
Damn sad with the movie. Jason is Good. He uses a variety of weapons but the movie is SO PREDICTABLE and boring. Can’t believe the same director gave us such an engrossing Texas Chainsaw MASSACRE REBOOT. Only Two kills were good.Even the final girl premise was so stupidly explored.
was an average friday movie saw it opening day and was excited but I thought as many others nice to look at could have had more back story not just a missing persons case, a great addition to the series and there was not enough blood and overkill in the nudity nice to look at but used way to often to get the audience buzzing, the story line should have done that not t&a oveall again I liked it just need to avoid the you tube generation and appiese the fans
if i wanted to know what CHUNK[from the GOONIES] was doing today iwould have dug him up and asked him.everything about this movie was thrown together to make a CHEAP knockoff of a classic. the only thing good i can say about it is that SLOB ZOMBIE was not involved{the a-hole who single handedly destroyed the HALLOWEEN franchise} bad acting, poor cast, costumes and set design fom the goonies{well at least they remembered the hockey mask},uneven storyline, and no worthy charactors for a classic remake. i’d rather watch any of the nonsense on mtv before watching this again{id destroy my tv before watching mtv}.
this movie was great.if you guys like girl nudity watch this movie.it was my favorite horror movie.buy this when this movie comes out!
Well…overall it was pretty amazing. The acting was really good, director kicks ass, and the movie is clever and actually really scary. The only thing i have to say that is bad is that there could have been a little less jumpy parts and a little more long-term scares but overall it is probably my 2nd favorite movie.
Im am a HUGE fan of the friday franchise excluding jason x, my fav being part 2. I was sooooo excited to see this that i bought tickets in super advance…..but i should have known not to get to excited because the movie (other than jason looking better than he ever has), was pretty awful! From the one dimensional charecters spouting the same jokes we have all heard a million times before, to keeping a girl underground for a month and a half, setting bear traps,and not ample enough amounts of gore….but to top it all off the mother of all one liners “say hi to your mother in hell”! it just seems weird cause i liked the tcm remake alot, (im not a remake hater, if its entertaining ill watch it)this will not tarnish the origional for me but it did dampen my beginning of the year horror run!
I thought this was an excellent friday film.I loved how the begining made you feel like this was the story instead of the setup to the film.A more enraged and agile jason was done in a way to not cheapen Kane Hodders version.The cast was perfect in there parts of being your standard stoners,babes,rich jerk,and mysterious antihero.Great deaths and breasts aplenty as well.Part 4 is still my favorite but I like this one alot.
I was happy with what they did but I knew what was going to happen before i even got to the movie theater
Fan-freaking-tastic!
Did I think that Friday 13th was going to be smart? No. Did i think Friday the 13th was going to be artistic? What? Of course not. Did I think Friday the 13th was going to be sublime in anyway? Mostly no. What’s that you say? Only mostly? well, yes, i guess there has to be some reason to go and see a movie you are pretty sure is going to suck. You do hope it is going to be sublime in the following ways: Good effects, good thrills, an adrenaline rush, some shocks, some suspense, maybe even a few laughs. So i only judge them based on this. I never want anyone to accuse me of not judging horror/ slasher flicks on their terms. I know the form, i am not expecting them to transcend it. Hell, the movie just made 42 million smakaroonies this past weekend, so why ef with the formula? But here are the 13 things that i hated about this movie. They are very specific; No platitudes. I want you to actually get a sense of how incredibly incompetent this movie truly is. Lots of spoilers, but who gives a shit; there are zero surprises in this movie:
1. flashback of what was kind of the end of the original F13 with the psychopathic mother being killed. the “hero” cuts mom’s nut off, and then the camera pans down to the head, and then the next thing you see are the feet of a young Jason, picking up the machete that was used to cut off his mom’s head. Like the very second, meaning that the person who cut the mom’s head off (who by the way did not drop the machete), had to have still been standing right there and could have been like, “wait, what? who are you? are you Jason? jeez man, this must be weird for you? hey, by the way, if you were alive and living in your house (a stupid fact the filmmakers decided was the case when in the original series it was just an abandoned cabin) why did your mom go around killing people? Seems like that chip on her shoulder about all of us letting her son die seems kind of misguided, no?” and then he would have said, “ooga booga” because he was like a mongloid or something.
Read the rest of my review of this lousy movie at: http://www.haunternet.com
fukin brilliant good direction good production team good acters derek mears did such a good job as jason good how he gets the hockey mask he runs more action lot faster lovet rate it 8/10
bcoz its not the best in the franchise but its up der
a good movie, but didn’t have a good enough story, and some of the action scenes wasen’t so good. the older ones are alot better, but it was entertaining.
i am a huge slasher-flick fan. and the friday 13th series has to be my favourite out of all of them. so when i heard that they would be making a remake of it, naturally i was excited. although i never really have much hope for any film remakes. peiod. i always start watching with the idea in mind that its going to be nowhere near as good as the original, and considering i hold the original as high as i do, this film was no exception.
after seeing the trailer and coming to the first impression conclusion that it was a combination of the first 3 films in 1 on the facts that jason is in it and hes wearing his hockey mask. now everyone knows that its jasons mother in the 1st film, and doesnt make his on screen appearance until the 2nd chapter. also followed by the fact that in the 2nd chapter he wears the bag over his head, he finds his trademark hockey mask in the 3rd chapter. after thinking this i was worried that hollywood would, once again, butcher an all time classic – much like the halloween and texas chainsaw massacre movies.
regardless of this, i decided to go and see it opening night, and i wasnt dissapointed. despite the fact i went in with a big bag of skepticism around my shoulder, i still enjoyed it frokm start to finish. the storyline lived up to the hype, and instead of being a crappy reimagining of the original plots, this was an entirely new movie. as always with the jason movies, were thrown into the deep end right from the start, murders left right and centre. jasons attire has changed but in my opinion for the better, and no longer looks dated. if you havent already seen this movie i suggest you do!
I thought they did an ok job with this but they had somethings in it that i didnt care for..like jason running and taking that chick hostage. But they did good trying to stick to 1-4
$82,988,883 Worldwide. Loved it!
OH MY GOD THEY’RE RAPING HIM!!!! For those of you that saw the Indiana Jones South Park episode, that’s exactly how I felt watching this movie. I read in another post that you could have substituted any random killer in a mask and it would have been the same exact movie.
I am a gigantic Friday the 13th fan but I’m not a militant fanboy. I can deal with changes and I don’t mind remakes but this one was a disappointment.
Having said that, it wasn’t the worst slasher movie I’ve ever seen, it was just an average one. I wasn’t upset that I spent my money on it, I just was hoping for so much more. The first 4 movies scared the absolute living $#@! out of me when I was growing up and if you can look past the cheesy effects, they still hold up to this day. I was never really scared during this movie and I never really cringed. I understand it has to be its own movie but I just didn’t think it capture the spirit of the original ones.
To be honest, this movie was worth seeing for Jared Padalecki alone.
Now I have given a lot of hate to the ‘Halloween’ remake, so it’s only right that this gets some too.
However, I did enjoy this movie. Pointless slashers that I think we don’t get enough of these days. I loved the fact that it was more a mix of the first three movies and not just a straight remake. I did also love the fact that I actually found Jason scarier that I have in even the more recent films (like ‘Jason X’). There were ome good jumps and the fact that he ran and actually put the effort in to his kills made me a bit happier.
However, I felt that there could have been more about his mother and the camp situation but how much can you really fit in the one movie?
The ending was exactuly what you would expect, I mean it wouldn’t be a Jason movie if there wasn’t the obvious scare at the end.
i saw this movie opening weekend and i thought that it was great! More action than the original. That is one thing that i like about remakes.
One of the best Friday the 13th movies if not the best. I recommend it.
lOVED IT… AND I’M SO FAR FROM BEING A FAN OF THE FRIDAY MOVIES. I NEVER REALLY LIKED ANY OF THE OTHER FILMS BUT I LOVED FRIDAY 09. IT HAD A GOOD STORY GOOD ACTING AND GREAT GORE. AND I LOVED THE ENDING IT WAS REMINICENT OF THE ENDING OF THE ORIGINAL FRIDAY AND I REALLY LIKE THAT. I GIVE FRIDAY THE 13TH 2009 10 HOCKEY MASK WEARING KILLERS OUT OF 10 HOCKEY MASK WEARING KILLERS.
I also saw the very 1st showing in my town, and I was VERY impressed! It gave me so much more than I expected! Usually, Im more of a “dont screw with a good thing” kinda girls, and i am disappointed a lot, but this really was great! I recommend to everyone!
The Friday the 13th series is my favorite in the horror genre, so when I heard there was a remake coming, I was pretty excited. I got everything I wanted out of this movie, a badass Jason, the classic nudity, and some creative deaths. I can understand that people don’t like remakes, which is fine, but I think this is one of the best ones out there.
8/10
DAMN IT! THIS WAS AWESOME BEST REMAKE EVER SUPER BAD ASS JASON LOTS OF TITS GOOD DEATHS TITS IN THE DEATHS AWESOME THIS SHOULNT BE RATED R, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RATED A FOR AWESOME
Not bad. It was a bit silly but i really liked how Jason looks in this one. The kills werent the best but there was plenty of blood. Better then the Halloween remake!
One of the worst films i’ve seen in a long time… I can’t even begin to comprehend how anyone over the age of 12 would find this fun or interesting!!!! Yuck..
What a wasted opportunity. Thanks to everyone involved for taking a giant shit all over a great franchise.
PROS
1: A scary, fast and vicious Jason
2: Jared Padalecki. The only half decent actor to be found in this shitfest.
CONS
1: The rest of the cast. The worst bunch of characters to be found this side of FVJ, but only 10 times more annoying
2: The script. Lets fill it with the words dude and douchebag repeatedly. The 2 biggest douchebags are the dudes who wrote something so dull, uninteresting and cliched.
3: The score. Music in a film is supposed to help create tension and enhance the mood which the music in this movie failed to do, miserably.
4: The all over the place camera. Keep it still for fucks sake. I want to actually see whats going on.
5: The unimaginitive kills. Not that much blood for a Friday film. Considering Jason has used just about everything as a weapon in all the other movies here he is restricted to a machette. Boring.
6: The ‘shock’ ending. Geez,like we couldn’t see that coming.
Note to PD. When prepping the inevitable sequel you may want to consider hiring Joseph Zito to direct and Henry Manfredini to score. Oh and keep Shannon and Swift the hell away from it. Gets a 2 for the pros i’ve listed.
I have been YAWNING about this online for months.
I thought all the FRIDAY sequels were REMAKES…so big deal, y’know?
Because almost all slasher movies now come to DVD in UNRATED gorier versions…I’m gonna just wait.
I might go see it when it hits the DOLLAR theater in a month or two.
I see a lot of people were and are excited about this…I guess the original scared them as kids and they’ll always remember that.
I’m glad to hear that it’s O.K.
It looks well-filmed and is probably going to end-up being my favorite of all of them…I’m just not paying $10 to see it.
I have to rate it or it won’t post…I’ll rate the Trailer…
it was very fast-paced and simply put, also easy to watch. I wasn’t crazy about it. I thought it shoudlve just been another sequel. =/ and i’m posting this review a month later.
I enjoyed it, not my favorite Jason film but this is still a very good, film definitely one of the better remakes. A good film definitely one of the best in the series.
I didnt think movie was very good at all. It sure was gorey enough and enough nudity but the storyline was out of control. I didnt know wg what was going on half the time. Also if it takes a third of the movie for the first few kids to get killed, i knew it was going downhill. But what made me really angry was seeing my dear Jason…RUN. Why is he running??
I’m just gonna lay it down in black and white here: this movie rocked, plain and simple. I’m sure I’ll get a lot of dissenting voices from this, because it seems the trend is to hate this film. Not the case here, bucko.
It’s a FRIDAY THE 13th MOVIE…what else could you want?
It served up what we want out of such a film: blood, guts, tits, insane deaths, stoners, tits, heroes we can identify with, jocks we hate, and an unstoppable killing machine that somehow seems like an old friend we haven’t seen in years.
As far as the inevitable sequels go, bring ‘em on. I’m stoked.
pretty good
Wasn’t really expecting a whole lot, didn’t bring anything new to the series. I read a review (possibly on BD) where they said that this movie could have been place between 2 & 3, and fit perfectly. It’s good, but not great. It is for sure not sequel-worthy.
started off good ended up menotinous and boring i wanted it to be over, and i really was anticipating this. dissapointing, you guys who thought it was great smoke crack.
Best remake of four movies squished into one ever? Probably. Blows the original out of the water for sure.
it was okay at parts but it is without doubt the worst remake ever.
there was some good kills, but nothing we havent seen before.
and the actors where shit. derek mears was a good jason though but they said wanted to make jason more of a character but it still is just a guy in a mask
2 of 10 stars.
begining was cool rest of the movies was the runs coming from the ass
huge disappointment.
the only scene worth watching would probably be the killings in the beginning.
I really didn’t like the remake of Friday the 13th. Jason didn’t look as deformed, he had to run to catch his victims, and I hated the tonal system. It seems like they took that from See No Evil. I also hated the fact they had to push sex and weed right in ur face. It seemed way too over played. For a slasher film it wasn’t to bad and I loved that Jared Padalecki was in it but as for a remake I was really depressed. I know that Jason’s mom didn’t have a big part, but I didn’t like the woman who played her.It just didn’t have the right feel as the originals.
I think they cut his story short. They cut his mom short. The way he found his mask was retarded. The gore was kinda weak. Hated the lead characters, why the annoying brother looking for his sister thing? The ending sucked. But, the tits were cool.
why do you people that don’t like remakes watch them?it is nice to see these movies refreshed alittle.i am huge fan of horror and i am tired of all these people saying all these remakes suck.halloween – texas chainsaw – hills have eyes and amityville are all great movies. stop watching if you are always going to complain about the remakes.
It hardly sucks. I mean, it’s brutal, it’s gory and it’s a new Jason movie. There’s just nothing here that you haven’t seen before and the bulk of the story is pretty lame. Still, totally enjoyable and as one guy in the movie even points out the tits in it are miraculous!
i liked how agressive and tough jason was but other than that this film is just dull and aggravating. the one thing about horror these days that i cant stand is how everyone of the victims are stupid jackass teenagers just looking to smoke and constantly swear. i mean what happend to having likeable characters in horror?
If you’ve seen one Friday the 13th movie, you’ve seen them all. This movie and it’s cookie cutter characters are borderline ridiculous. Not a good film at all.
LOL sigh i love how some ppl conradict themselves in there own comment, Mr something how old are you? im 26 and i still swear and and smoke weed constntly and so do most of the population. And actually u have 3 likable characters in this movie (Jared, his sister and the douche bags gf) which is 2 more than most horror movie. This was the first time in a movie i was wondering who would live and die out of those 3. This movie rocked! are you forgetting this is a friday the 13th film?? its always been about sex and drugs and kills. This one gave us that plus a human jason who was scarier than freddy or micheal. This the best of the franchise and with a lil tweak here and there the sequel will be even better. And no this isnt even close to the texas movies so fucking stop spreading that shit. there is not one scene that even resembles tcm. theres no crazy families and jason is not some lumbering oaf with a chainsaw. Also all the kills were based in reality so stop saying you want over the top supernatural kills cause that takes the scare outa the movie when yturn jason into some superhuman zombie.
I thought it was the better than the original one in a way thats its more modern for me. I also agree that these movies have always had sex, drugs and lang. so get the hell over it. I wasnt scared but found myself cheering for Jason to kill more!!Great movie. The ending set up a sequel so bad but whateva, ill go see it 2.
I watched this movie with low expectations but was actually impressed with it. Definately never be up to par with the original.
Much better than the other Jason movies. WAY better actually.
Loved the twenty minute opening before the title card. I thought the rest of the movie aside from some of the kills, was pretty average at best.
what a blast from start to finish,awesome!!
Boring, weak gore, not scary, leathery fake boobies, most annoying characters in slasher history. Looks like this shit the bed on all levels.
excellent remake/reimagining. cant wait for the sequel…2009 will be the year of the slasher film with Jason and Michael and hopefully Freddy
AWESOME
i saw this movie . this is realy fucking crap. i think nispel can make realy fucking good porn movie not horror movie
proper good horror movie with all the classic twists and gory deaths, great ride from start to finish, could not watch it in the dark!
This “reimagining” was certainly not the worst in the series (that honor, in my opinion, goes to Jason Goes To Hell), but it was far from the best or even what it could have been. To be honest, it barely feels like it even belongs in the series.
Ever since I heard that Paramount was going to be on board and that that would give the producers rights to ANYTHING from the original films in the series, I was more pumped for this movie than just about anything I’ve ever seen. I love this series more than I like the Halloween, TCM, and Nightmare on Elm Street series, or even the sequel-less and underrated Black Christmas. That said, the anticipation was killing me and I had very high expectations, especially since I loved what Platinum Dunes did with Amityville and the two TCM’s (loved the prequel to that one).
Here are just some of the questions I was asking myself when I left the theater. First and foremost, where was Manfredini’s score? I like what Jablonsky did with TCM and Amityville, but he phoned this one in. I thought Rob Zombie’s remake of Halloween was decent, but it wouldn’t have been a Halloween movie at all without the original score…..and this barely felt like a Friday The 13th with Manfredini’s score left out.
And what was up with the opening scene with Mrs. Voorhees? I know the Friday stories by heart and even I had hard time understanding what exactly that was setting up, so I can only imagine others, especially newbies to the series, took from it. And that diatribe Mrs. V. delivers is awfully written and her voice is just annoying. The bottom line is you can’t cram the original movie into a 5 minute opening credit sequence!!
Or how about how Jason kidnaps a hostage and chains her up in his basement? A basement with lights on? Since when does he kidnap and take prisoners? And who the fuck pays his electric bill every month? Who wired up all the lights outside his house that he turns on when he hears the two characters on his property???? Jason has never used a light to find someone! He’s supposed to be a retarded mongoloid! Talk about leaving suspension of disbelief checked at the theater door before you see this flick!
And how anticlimactic was finding the hockey mask? It was almost like the script would have read, “Whoops! What’s this thing?!” And then he admires himself in the mirror?? BTW, the dialogue in this scene that the redneck (a redneck in NJ that is) has with the mannequin was downright embarrassing. “Hey baby, you remember the night you took my virginity?” Come on! Talk about a dumb, lazy, wannabe funny scene. It was at this point I started to wonder if the writers wrote the script the day before shooting began.
And where was the “KIL KIL MA MA” sound effect? I think it was played once in the beginning and once at the end! That is a F13 trademark!
And why did the survivors find it necessary to bring Jason’s body down to the lake after his head was in the wood chipper? Obviously, the real answer is that’s how the writers wanted to set up the sequel, but for God’s sake, talk about a lazy way to make that happen! Even the wood chipper scene was weak.
And how about the fact that Jason is always down for the count one, two, even three times before he’s finally stopped at the end of each movie. That, too, was missing in this one.
This movie would have been halfway decent as a stand alone horror flick, but it reminded me more of a TCM movie with Leatherface sans chainsaw and wearing Jason’s mask. I think Mears did a good job as Jason, but Kane Hodder has always been my favorite even though he wasn’t in the series when it was still good (Part 7 was decent, I guess). Hodder just made Jason look literally unstoppable, and the only thing that makes part 8 watchable.
Lastly, the script itself was just pretty weak. Nispel is a good director, and could have done better with much better source material. I’m not looking for a lot of character development, but I could have cared less for these people. The pot shit was just in there for the younger generation who smoke weed to poke and prod each other and start whooping in the theater every time it was shown or mentioned. The nudity was overdone, though the girls were hot as hell. The dialogue left much to be desired. The jokes were way too forced (not every character needs to be funny!), and I guess I just really wanted it to take place at a camp with counselors like parts 1, 2 and 6.
Here’s to hoping they dump Shannon and Swift, who did a decent job with FvJ, but are far from the fans they claim they are of the first four films if this is the best they can do. These are the same guys that said only the first four films in the series are the good ones, and yet the garbage they wrote doesn’t hold a candle to any movie in the series except Jason Goes To Hell. Believe me when I say that I REALLY want these remakes to be good, and I know they can be. In fact, I’m part of the minority that likes that Hollywood is remaking classic horror flicks, except when they suck like this one or Black Christmas, for example. Just get a better writer or writers on board. Team up the writer and director of TCM: The Beginning again. That was a dark, gory, enjoyable flick that kept the non-stop comic relief out of the movie.
This reboot, reimagining, or whatever they’re calling it made about as much sense as Jason’s death in Part 8, and is what would have been if the first four films took a shit.
it wasnt that bad…..just kidding
dude i knew this movie would suck and i knew this would be just the like the rest tits tits and more tits hey dont get me wrong if i wanted to see tits ill watch a fucking porno or fuck my wife
anyway the movie copied see no evil with kane if you dont beleave me watch that then this. this movie had cheap scares and id say freddy vs jason was better then this trash.
the best was the beginning showing his gt killed
he gets his mask cheap HE FUCKING FINDS IT ON THE FLOOR! wow the iconic golly gets his shitty not scray mask of the floor from some bumb that he doesn’t even kill look if you want to watch a good movie watch rob zombies halloween and dont listen to other people reviews on it watch it for your slef
miles better than the majority of the sequels. i liked jason again, he was scary and vicious and i liked how he ran this time around. the first 15 minutes was the best part of the whole movie. my complaints: the characters all sucked! i didn’t care about a single one. the deaths were all poorly done, i mean this is a friday the 13th, i expected better. the story was kinda weak as well. and the ending sucked as well. also, i hated how he got his hockey mask…they could’ve set that up much better. also missing was the “ki ki ki, ma ma ma” i think i heard it like 3 times total, and the score wasn’t that great.
overall the movie was good
This is quite possibly the greatest remake ever. It was true to the original story and had lots of gore and sex. Everthing that a slasher movie fan could want.
Marcus Nispel’s Friday The 13Th is an awesome horror movie. It’s just as good as Sean Cunninha’ms. This is a movie I can watch a million times & still enjoy it.
I thought this was pretty sweet but my only prob was it started really brutal (strong R rating) then kinda went more to the PG-13 side as it went on very kewl not as good as a good remake can be (Texas Chain…, Dawn Of The Dead) but a nice modern day slasher to add to my collection and make it 11 Friday films for a dark scary rainy night.
Loved how Jason was finally as badass as I’ve always wanted him, Go on my son
bring on the sequel.
7/10
What a piece of shit this movie turned out to be. The only thing tying this to the Friday the 13 franchise is a hockey mask. Everything else was left out, including: summer camp(!?), creative kills, gore, quirky characters, a stalking Jason (he just pops up from nowhere a couple frames before he kills someone), all sense of suspense, and FUN. Where the hell was the brainless fun I was looking for? This was not, in any capacity, Friday the 13th. In fact, I can’t think of a single thing that sets this above your average, bland, boring direct-to-DVD slasher. Boo, Platinum Dunes. A big, big, BOO.
One of my favorite Slasher films ever.
They kept it simple and that made this film very realistic and enjoyable to watch.
Friday the 13th ain’t about the plot or the characters, its about Jason!! And we got alot of him and that’s all you could hope for.
What a crappy remake (remake? really? Because it doesn’t qualify even for that!) Apart from the glossy direction it’s just another boring slasher sequel where not even the kills are impressive. How on earth does this have such a high rating here? Are your standards people THAT low?
In my mind officially the scariest and jumpiest Friday The 13th movie ever made. Have no clue what you haters are talking about because this is the 1st horror movie I saw get #1 by critics fir iver a week.
watchable. that’s all i can say.
Ugh, so dissappointed, I don’t really feel like writing out all my thoughts. Bottom line, okay, first off, I LOVE Marcus Nispel’s Chainsaw Massacre, but I found this film to be one of the worse remakes-and-slash-or reboots I have seen in recent memory. The writing was atrocious, the gore was totally just above mediocre and everything else was just stale and stupid, there I said it. I’d prefer watching any original Friday sequel than this again! I watched the “extended” cut which was for some reason bothered in having an MPAA rating no different from the theatrical. Ugh, the killer cut felt too long. Oh well, I wasn’t expecting much and I didn’t get much. Piss on this movie. OH, I will say one positive thing. IT is WATCHABLE…at least once.
I have to admit that i am not a huge fan of the original, so i found some logic in this remake. The trailer to this film gave me chills, but the actual film is as interesting as watching water freeze. The film is just long scenes of pointless dialogue and lackluster kills. Remember Jason running towards the girl with a machete in his hand? All we get is a fade to black prior to blade/skin contact! Fucking tease.
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I’m finding it difficult to watch this movie a second time now that I own it. The characters are not very likable, and the kills are even less interesting. I just recently watched the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot/remakes. Much better.
Call me a late frait but I just saw “Friday 2009″, Not to be mean but it didn’t knock my socks off! I was never a super fan of Jason because he’s a knock-off of my fave slasher killer, Michael Myers; however the film meant well w/ Clay looking for his sister n’ all, but there were no real big scares in this movie for me. I usually like my horror w/ extra blood, guts & gore. There were a few stupid parts in the film aswell. #1 Why did the black guy have to care so much about the asian dude that he risked his like to check for him in the tool shed? Dumb-ass! In a situation like that, Fuck your friends! Every man for himself. Hell even my man would be on his own, Sorry! #2 Why didn’t the rich guy run faster to the truck after the driver waved him foward to approach?; if he ran faster Jason wouldn’t have caught him. Sucker! #3 After Clay & Whitney killed Jason in the barn, why did they dump him in the water? I know it makes a better dramatic ending but Jason’s azz would’ve stayed & rotted right in that grinding machine if it were me. They probably woke him up by dragging him to the water. See how the movie ended. They should’ve left well enough alone & bounce when Jason’s head got drilled. Idiots!! This movie was overall BLAND!! Texas Chainsaw is still holding the ‘horror Belt’ for me.
Well I enjoy Friday the 13th old and now new, but this movie doesn’t give a true Jason feel to it. Jason and prisoners just don’t mix in my opinion. Jason is ruthless and brutally strong, yet in this movie he can’t force a screwdriver through an object or snap a tiny little thing in half. Jason of old would kick Jason of news ass. This movie is good because Jason moves instead of walks which is terrifying if he’s coming for you. All and all this is a pretty good movie and I would personally recommend it to anyone.
better than most remakes these days(halloween,prom night etc.) which isnt saying much. starts off good and then fades off into a sloppy turd.
I just watched this movie for the first time since I saw it in theatres on valentines day, and it still managed to impress me. The reason why I like this movie so much is because Jason is actually made to be what he was meant to be and that is really badass and scary. This movie definately lived up to the hype that was put behind it. I liked Jason’s new personality and I liked the fact that he actually chased after who he wanted dead and got what he wanted. Then second to that, I liked the enviorment it was set up in. Still woodsy and campground happy, but Jason’s lair and all his secret entrances really impressed me too..in some way. The sex was a little overrated and ridiculous but I ain’t gonna complain about that. This movie was fun, it had its thrills, it was jumpy, and funny (although still predictable and suspected). Those are what make an enjoyable horror movie and the fact I was cheering for Jason and finding each kill adrenaline pumping, really kept my intrest. Against all odds this movie deserves a good rating because it was the only remake I was impressed with to the fullest extent.
I loved this movie. I’ve seen it about 6 times now, and it just keeps getting better. I was never a fan of the original so I don’t care that it’s a remake. It had awesome deaths and hilarious lines. This is the first time Jason actually seemed scary to me. This movie is amazing.
Wake me when it’s over.
Probably not as disappointing if you were born after 1985.
And it struck me as Part 13.
This movie had me exicted for a few reasons. 1. I didn’t like the original or any of the series really. 2. Marcus Nispel did great work on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. So I was pretty pumped to see this. Well I ended up disapionted in some ways and in some ways I wasn’t. For me the best part of the movie was a revamped raging Jason. Derek Mears made the best preformance of his career. The nudity was good to which is a plus to a franchise that made its profits of tits and blood. The bad was the lack of interesting story. It seemed like i was watching one of the shitty friday sequels from the 80s. But besides that they had unlikable characters. But all in all It was the best Friday movie I have ever seen but that really isn’t saying a whole lot.
anyone giving this movie a low score is an idiot because this was a fun flick.
nothing new or innovative but fun.
(Bear in mind this is the theatrical version I saw, and not the unrated one)
Let me start by saying that I am generally fairly interestd in remakes – and the fact that I remember little of the original ‘Friday’ films made me quite excited for this one. (Hell, a killer like vorhees, with decent video quality and potentially far more gory effects? Sign me up!).
Unfortunately, this was disappointing. The film was loaded with sex and violence, just what you’d expect – but for me it just didn’t work. I found the nudity boring, and the violence even more so. The closest I came to being excited was when the girl was barbecued in her sleeping bag – yet the scene just had no… fun in it. And unfortunately this was the overall feel for the rest of the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I know that this franchise is all about the cheap horror movie tricks, but the characters bugged me, Jason just didn’t seem ominous enough, and the kills were simply far below par.
The film looked good, (As I said earlier, I prefer some remakes purely because I love to see clear, rich picture quality), and the opening did intregue me a little. However, overall I felt a disappointing movie – Boring characters, tame deaths, not even faintly exciting sex scenes, and Jason just didn’t hit home for me.
4/10.
“Occasionally Great”?-Do not listen to that because this film is no where near.
First, it’s a Jason film so it can’t be that bad so you can at least get some enjoyment. The first 20 minutes is very good even if killing off Jason’s mother was a bad idea because I was looking forward to seeing her again.
But after that everything goes down hill. There was potentially a good story in there but it’s like a formula film. Dumb ass teenagers and drugs. Like every character does drugs and then masturbates. Also the kills are really boring and tame. The part where Jason gets his hockey mask is good butjust feels pointless.
Could have been great but it’s another Platinum (the worst studio ever) Dunes production.
After nine sequels and a face-off with Freddy, now we have the inevitable re-boot or remake. The film includes elements from the first four movies, the highlights in the series. Which include the iconic hockey mask, the burlap sack, and let’s not forget Pamela Voorhees. Famous faces are Amanda Righetti, Jared Padalecki (Smallville), Willa Ford, and Travis Van Winkle and more. Marcus Nispel returns in the director’s chair after the awesome Chainsaw redux.
The two prologues in the beginning are the strongest points of the entire film. They both are inclusive of the familiar Friday formula, while also adding something new. After the prologues, the meat of the project is a step down and is just a typical slasher movie rather than something special, although what’s wrong with that? If you’re looking for blood, nudity, and kills galore, you came to the right place. If you are expecting more than just that, you are not the intended audience.
It’s just a shame to see that Marcus, the director, can accomplish so much more and proved that with his Chainsaw re-do. The film itself is sure to entertain its mainstream audience and satisfy the teens and tweens, who this is intended for. Derek Mears is simply the best Jason because he’s vicious, mean, and just hacks his way in Camp Crystal Lake.
What’s the most significant thing that’s lacking, is the brilliance in kills. My bloody valentine 3-D, released in January, had stronger and more grotesque kills than the new Friday the 13th. Without the nudity or language, the film could have easily been PG-13. The kills were not elaborate and felt repetitive. Although, I must admit the sleeping bag kill and the bear trap were awesome. I also felt as if the score was missing. You know the infamous “Ch Ch Ch Ch…. Ha..Ha..Ha…Ha”. We don’t hear the score at all.
Fans of Jason have either been hating or loving the redux. For me, I stand somewhere in the middle. It accomplishes what it sets out to do, but fails to deliver the audience something new or special that they haven’t experienced before.
it was not the best horror movie by any means but it did its part as actually going with the concept ofght it was a Friday the 13th movie with drugs, boobs, and blood. I thought it was a preety good movie all around I though.
I was very disappointed in this movie, the plot sucked.
I’m ashamed that I actually went to go see this pile of crap! Just a big disappointment!
you know what? i saw it twice in theaters and bitched for days about how i hated it, how it wasn’t true to the series, how basically everything was wrong. i won’t get into those details–you can go to the f13th blogs and read them…many of which i still stand by. both times at the theaters however there were alot of annoying people in the crowd talking loudly, crinkling snack bags, and chomping with their mouths open, so maybe my mood was just killed and i forgot to just drop my expectations and enjoy myself. anyways, as a loyal jason fan i went out and got the blu-ray on release day, and suddenly I LOVE IT!!!
first off, the killer cut adds a whole other dimension to it. you see more of jason, nearly every kill is extended and much gorier, and they clean up many of the things we were on the f13th blog bitching about…the ending isn’t so abrupt, there’s more gore, more nudity, more tension, more ‘ki ki ki ma ma ma’..and a good look at child jason which is cool.
at first i was saying it felt too much like TCM because of the music and backwoods redneck stuff, but watching f13th 1 & 2, they ARE kind of like that. it still keeps alive many of the original elements – the partying, the lake & woods, exploring the camp…lots of WEED..as a pothead i greatly appreciate that. music could’ve been better – some harry manfredini orchestral elements were much needed.
i agree with many saying the group of kids at the beginning are more like the typical f13th characters, but they wanted to give us that and then get to something new.
the cast actually isn’t that bad. danielle panabaker is gorgeous in my opinion, so i could watch her all day…the dude from hostel 2 that plays the cop–i’m a huge fan of his. the douchebag of the group is hilarious…i laugh at just about everything he says – in the killer cut when he’s banging that chick (with huge REAL boobs) he says something like “i got about 8 seconds and i’m goin’” – and i love the line “your tits are so juicy, dude”. the asian dude’s pretty hilarious too, and man is his uncut kill GRUESOME!!!
but let’s get to jason. derreck mears is PERFECT! that’s a jason to be scared of, which we haven’t had since hodder’s first performance in pt 7. ..a little overuse of the machete, but the killer cut kind of emphasizes the significance of it with his mother’s beheading.
the underground tunnels make for a good explanation as to how jason always seems to teleport around the camp. it’s a little lame with him keeping amanda righetti chained up, but they use it as a nod to him being easily tricked into thinking someone is mommy, like at the end of part 2. clay is kind of like the dude looking for saundra in part 4. it’s loaded with friday references…they ARE aware of the series, which is more than you can say about the idiots that made freddy vs. jason…could that portrayal of jason be any more inaccurate?
everyone bitches that these are a bunch of abercrombie and fitch dickweeds… i said it at first too, but when you think about it, they are representative of modern day young-adults, with one of each stereotype. drop your expectations and just enjoy the ride. the plot isn’t bad…some of the fridays have much less plot.
after several watches in the privacy of my own home, this movie went from one of my least favorite (right before FvJ and JGTH) to being one of my most favorite…maybe right after part 4, although part 6 is probably about tied–if we could get a director’s cut of that i might change my mind).
it’s a good movie. if you didn’t like it at first, it proabably just means you’re a huge jason fan and had your expectations set high. watch the killer cut, drop the expectations, and enjoy some good slasher mayhem. jason is back and better than he’s been in a long time.
…and i know for a fact that the makers read these reviews and the f13th blogs. the sequel they are about to start work on will address many of the problems we complain about, just as the killer cut did. if you don’t like something, be specific…don’t just hate on it with a simple sentence.
I didn’t like it in theaters…I gave it a 2nd chance on dvd and I still think this one is terrible. I guess this series should just be left alone since they were only good back in the 80′s.
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In This Film Jason Becomes The First Best Killer Since Michael From 2007 Moved To 2 Who Falls On 3 ? Now Jason Has Kidnapped A Young Woman Who Reminds Him Of His Mother So He Keeps Her While Her Brother Goes Searching For Her And While So jason Finds His Mask. All Finals Bet Jason Lives.
this movie delivered!!! and on top of that it stuck to the formula of the original…what can anybody be upset about? this movie is an insta-classic for me, and i hope everyone else who watch this movie love it as much as i do!
God, I f**king hated this. I’m not gonna piss and moan about how it wasn’t a great re-imagining of the first couple of movies in the franchise, but I so love a good slasher flick, and this just wasn’t one. The first 15 minutes were great, with lots of awesome kills and scares, but then, yikes. The only redeeming thing in this lamefest was Derek Mears’ Jason – lumbering, larger than life, and just great.
I’m a huge fan of the friday the 13th series so i was really excited to go see this movie. I went to see it on opening night and about had a heart attack, I hated it! i tried so hard to justify all of it’s inconsistencies but i just couldnt. Jason taking prisoners? I mean what the hell were these guys thinking! Derek Mears was an okay Jason, he’s no Hodder or CJ Grahm but he was a hell of alot better than that retard they got for freddy vs jason. I saw the movie again on dvd and i liked it alot more, i think i came into it with really low expectaions and i enjoyed it more than i did in the theater. One of the problems with seeing this movie in the theater was all the teeenage kids who have never seen a F13th movie before and they just sit there and talk and mess with their cell phones. I think if you see this movie as a fan of slasher flicks and don’t come in looking for a classic friday the 13th it’s definitly enjoyable, but if you come in as a hardcore friday fan you’ll be sorely dissapointed. They’re making a sequel and i’ll be there opening night so i hope they can fix all the problems.
I thought this movie was decent. Not my favorite friday movie by far. The acting was okay. i thought Derek Mears played jason pretty good. If you’ve got a few hours to waste it’s worth watching.
This movie delivered for me, I got Jason in the woods killing good looking kids. I know I’m easy, but thats the point of these films, horror junk food! That’s what I wanted, that’s what I got.
a huge disappointment. many many plot holes, shitty actors, boring kills and a very disappointing Jason
This movie was one that I was waiting for for a while, but it left me wanting so much more. It was boring at points and was a little more predictable then I wanted.
Huge disappointment. Nispel’s direction was dog shit and it managed to fuck Voorhees in nearly every one of his screen appearances. Case in point, the “dock” scene. We start with a first person shot looking up at Voorhees from below the dock – he’s scanning the scene, eventually we get Willa Ford being speared in the dome, and instead of cutting back to Voorhees looking down into the camera, it cuts back to him walking off/scanning the scene again, which looks almost identical to the scene we started with! NO DELIVERY! I can deal with Voorhees not being in the actual kill scene, but Nispel managed to make Jason seem almost completely detached from the kill altogether. HORRIBLE!
Factor in the shitty casting of Ford (is she in her eighth year of college?), the Christmas lights, the gay backwoods theme straight out of Nispel’s TCM remake, and it was just too much shittiness to swallow.
I did like Mears as JV however. In this day and age of “extreme” it was inevitable that he was going to get an overhaul in the aggression department. Hopefully there will be another film and it will be void of Nispel. And the next guy behind the camera will give the new guy behind the mask, the opportunity to shine.
Totally a mixed bag. I appreciate the filmmakers trying to stay true to the mythology in the opening, which is a faithfulness many producers would have fired straight down the toilet. And the first batch of slayings is great.
Unfortunately, the second act treats us to mediocre characters, lame setups and unimaginative kills. Worse yet, there’s little suspense or fun to be had.
The final third picks up briefly as the kills pick up, but that concluding “jump scare” scene is one of the worst ever I’ve seen in a horror film! It was a literally a you’ve-got-to-be-kidding moment! That was seriously the best idea they could conceive?
Sadly, that so-called ending left such a bad taste in my mouth it made me damn near forget the good moments (and there were some, just too few) over the previous 90 minutes.
I’m very disappointed to hear Swift and Shannon are being retained to write the sequel. The second installment definitely needs a kick in the pants, with more fun, more interesting kills, more suspense… and how about hiring a director who “gets” the rollercoaster ride atmosphere of the series? Nispel’s direction is a subtle as a sledgehammer, and it’s not the best fit for F13.
Ok so i got my “extended killer cut” and well i have to say … the excitement for this Jason flick was a bit of let down, many agree with me that the kills were a let down as Mr Voorhees didn have any really cool kills .. besides the sleeping bag, that wasn’t even directly over the fire ?!? I honestly thought it was gonna be a “reboot” incl the history of JV and Mamma V ? perhaps a better flash back ? Spec features are not so great either …
Not some slapped together scene with an actress that has no “1980′s” value ??? things felt totally rushed ..and oddly cut together .. missing a lot of scenes ? also sound quality sucked as wierd music would play at random times …. Mears was cool and big brutal J was a nice change, but they could have totally done way more and given the fans a decent reboot !
many of us were depending on it .. and quite afraid of what they would do … and many of us were disapointed, well I was.
The sequel should be written with help and comments from the fans ppl who know and understand Jason ! I hope they take what we all found wrong and correct it so we are not all in for another anti-climax !
If you gonna do it … do it right.
Loved it! This is how Jason should be!
maybe an unnecessary remake, maybe not.
but i enjoyed it when i saw it in theaters.
this movie reimagines jason on a new level which is a good thing. bloody, hardcore, but a little soft on the scares.
all in all you should check this movie out.
This was a great movie, the first 15 minutes of the film was intense, and left a great impacted on friday the 13th fans like myself!!!
great remake this is how a remake should be. this movie was not boring and the acting was good. the location for the movie was super i love the woods. i have nothing bad 2 say about this movie.
Great Remake Loved it
I didn’t see this movie as a remake. Honestly I thought this movie fit in just fine with part 1 & 2, just another one in the series. Seeing Jason wear the sack on his head at the beginning got me stoked. Derek Mears did a pretty good job as Jason and Marcus Nispel did a decent job directing it.
Some things I didn’t like about this F13. I would have liked to have seen more creative death sequences. Some of the kills lived up to Jason’s brutality and some were mediocre at best.
and hey who doesn’t love seeing Jason increase his death count.
its was a fun slasher but to many kills.
The whole thing was like a big cliche.
but hey, it was a fun ride i guess.
Should be named Friday the 13th 1 1/2. Not really a remake of the original but you still get the idea. Entertaining..yes! But out of all of the remakes the last few years, it is towards the bottom of the list. But a very entertaining “popcorn” movie that all Jason fans should enjoy.
Definitely lives up to the rest of the series and even surpasses some of the originals. If you go in expecting a dumb slasher movie, thats what you get, and honestly, it’s a Friday The 13th movie, you should be expecting nothing less or more.
This Movie was pretty good it really kept my attention it scared me a few times. The Old version of friday the 13th movies wasn’t scary they were kinda boring at some parts of the older versions, but this movie toped all of the originals friday the 13th movies, it had good actor and actresses, But the only thing that I didn’t like was when the black guy died, I’m so sick of it when black people die and the white people stay alive, we could survive just as much as white people can, in almost every movie the black person dies it like their telling us that we can’t survive and whe always end up diing and thats not true. they really need to try to change it cause some of the movies the black person suvives here an example: Wrong Turn. the black guy survived and I was really happy when the black guy died and i was just like the guy who wrote this and directed it really got my respect at least he knows that not every black person has to die in a horror movie. the people that had a black person survived really has my respect and half of the black people out their, keep it up.
pretty solid, they stepped it up with its brutality, i loved the scene with the woman roasting over the camp fire but it suffered like the rest of the friday the 13th movies from predictability
To be brutally honest this remake sucked!! Almost all of the soon to be victimes were annoying and hard to like, so there were nobody to really root for except for maybe Jason himself which is pretty pathetic. There should of been some kind of backstory to see how Jason grew up and what led him to his vicious killing sprees, kind of like what they did with the Halloween remake and what ever happended to the mom being the killer, they just threw that idea out the window with this one which was a big mistake if you ask me. There were no redeemable qualities in this remake even the kills didn’t make up for anything, how can they mess up on something like Friday The 13th it’s just pathetic! The filming though was slickly done just like it was in the TCM remake, though that remake was much better than this one. I thought there were no parts that were truely scary or chilling or even creepy which is an insult to the original because at least the original had some of those qualities. Overall I hate this remake and it’s an insult to the original, they should stop remaking horror movies unless they are going to do it right or better. Don’t waste your hard earned money on this remake folks! Stick with the original!
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i actually enjoyed this movie. I’ve always been a fan of the friday the 13th films, particularly the jason character himself. I also have loved Jared Padalecki from the Supernatural series (if you’ve never seen it, check it out) so i was pleasantly surprised with him being the lead. some parts are a little slow where they try to develop the characters and the whole searching for weed thing in the beginning was annoying and just feels like they didn’t give that much thought, but overall this is exactly what a slasher is meant to be. good gory fun with a bunch of kids you can’t wait to see get butchered. and not to mention jason is more viscious than ever.
Ok So Some People Will NOT Agree With What Im Saying But Still. Friday The 13th Was A Amazing Reboot Of The Old Series. I Really Prefared This To All The Other Friday The 13ths Not Including Freddy Vs Jason (THAT MOVIE WAS UNREAL). I Mean This Movie Dose Exctally What The Other 10 Movies Did But Thats Ok I Mean Thats What The Fans Came To See Good Old Fashined Carnage. Some People Will Say This Movie Sucked And If You Went In There With A Open Mind Thats Ok. But What Really Gets On My Nerves Is People Going Into A Remake/Reboot Allready Hating The Movie Saying This Is Goning To Be Sh*t Why Would You reboot This Series The Old Ones Could Never Be Improved On And Then Coming out After The Movie Complaining And Putting People Off Seeing The Movie. In My Oppinion Remakes/Reboots Arent Given A Fair Chance. Ethir Way Agree Or Dissagree It Dosent Matter To Me. i Feel The Movie De