Friday the 13th

Patrick and I went to see this today while Danielle took Abby to see Coraline.

I am a huge fan of horror from the 1960’s through the 1970’s. I barely give modern “horror” a chance. I loved the Friday the 13th flicks as a child and decided after much hesitation to give the latest installment a chance.

I will say, I was amazed that it did not totally suck.

I liked it quite a bit more than I could have imagined. It was your classic campy slasher flick starring your favorite guy in the hockey mask.

It was less than inventive and offered absolutely nothing for the series or horror genre.

However, it was entertaining.

Is it the best F13 flick? No.

Is it worth a matinee to see titties and terror on Camp Crystal Lake? Sure why not.

Sounds like it's not worth my time, It's hard to drag myself to a movie that doesn't add anything to the original, It seems like a slap in the face to me.

The only remake that's any good is JC's The Thing.

Thanks for the review D!

Originally Posted by yellowgoat

Sounds like it's not worth my time, It's hard to drag myself to a movie that doesn't add anything to the original, It seems like a slap in the face to me.

The only remake that's any good is JC's The Thing.

Thanks for the review D!

John Carpenter's The Thing is a GREAT flick, I agree.

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Did anyone score on Nabokov?

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Patrick and I went to see this today while Danielle took Abby to see Coraline.

I am a huge fan of horror from the 1960’s through the 1970’s. I barely give modern “horror” a chance. I loved the Friday the 13th flicks as a child and decided after much hesitation to give the latest installment a chance.

I will say, I was amazed that it did not totally suck.

I liked it quite a bit more than I could have imagined. It was your classic campy slasher flick starring your favorite guy in the hockey mask.

It was less than inventive and offered absolutely nothing for the series or horror genre.

However, it was entertaining.

Is it the best F13 flick? No.

Is it worth a matinee to see titties and terror on Camp Crystal Lake? Sure why not.

That's all that I expect from any of the Friday the 13th films. Your review makes me want to go see it even more.

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I just went and saw this movie and boy did it suck! I almost walked out before the opening scene was done. It did get better as it progressed, but they totally screwed up Jason's persona. This wasn't Jason, but some screwjob dressed as him. Were they trying to make him Batman? What was with all the dramatic poses on the rooftop? Some of the methods in which he killed his victims were un-Jasonlike. When did Jason ever take the time to tie someone up in a sleeping bag and then hang them over a campfire? Just friggin' kill the girl already! I wish they gave Rob Zombie the reigns to this film; he would have done it right IMHO. If you are a true Jason Vorhees fan, don't go see this film.

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Originally Posted by andysutherland

I just went and saw this movie and boy did it suck! I almost walked out before the opening scene was done. It did get better as it progressed, but they totally screwed up Jason's persona. This wasn't Jason, but some screwjob dressed as him. Were they trying to make him Batman? What was with all the dramatic poses on the rooftop? Some of the methods in which he killed his victims were un-Jasonlike. When did Jason ever take the time to tie someone up in a sleeping bag and then hang them over a campfire? Just friggin' kill the girl already! I wish they gave Rob Zombie the reigns to this film; he would have done it right IMHO. If you are a true Jason Vorhees fan, don't go see this film.

EDIT: I was amazed to see the number of three, four, and five year old children in the theater for this film. Parents ought to be ashamed to take children this young to see a movie like this.

Okay, HOW many sequels can you possibly make??

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Originally Posted by tobii3

Okay, HOW many sequels can you possibly make??

I believe this was the 12th Jason film.