Friday the 13th

[tourettesguy]

Who is going to see it this Friday?

It looks great, Platinum Dunes does pretty good remakes. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning with R. Lee Ermey was the shit.

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

I'm going Thursday night. I normally hate remakes, but this actually looks really fucking fun.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

I'm going, but not on friday, or I'd wind up wanting to chop up some teenagers of my own.

And for those worried about remakes, this can't be worse than the last 5 Fridays were, in fact even if it sucks balls it will still be better than everything after part 6. I put on Jason Takes Manhattan last night and couldn't believe how fucking awful it was in every aspect. Besides, even the best Friday films (The Final Chapter FTW) can't be called good movies.

As long as it delivers good kills and they don't change Jason's backstory a la Rob Zombies putrid Halloween remake (enough with the white trash redneck shit Rob, please), I'll be happy.

[Floyd1977]

Yeah, It's got Jason killing people. How bad could it be? (Relatively speaking)

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

I'm going, but not on friday, or I'd wind up wanting to chop up some teenagers of my own.

And for those worried about remakes, this can't be worse than the last 5 Fridays were, in fact even if it sucks balls it will still be better than everything after part 6. I put on Jason Takes Manhattan last night and couldn't believe how fucking awful it was in every aspect. Besides, even the best Friday films (The Final Chapter FTW) can't be called good movies.

As long as it delivers good kills and they don't change Jason's backstory a la Rob Zombies putrid Halloween remake (enough with the white trash redneck shit Rob, please), I'll be happy.

It'll probably change the story a little bit...if only to make the back story make sense. Like, where the hell was Jason between "drowning" and part 2?

Or other holes...

Why the fuck, if parts 2-4 take place in one weekend, is the guy from part 4 convinced his sister (from part 2) is dead.....it's been 2 days.

But...probably not THAT much.

Either way, as much as I hate crowded movie theaters, horror movies are fun with a crowd. When I saw My Bloody Valentine 3d, I had two of the fattest, obnoxious black women I've ever seen before sit down right in front of me.

Their reactions when shit was flying at the screen made it that much more awesome. One actually tried dodging stuff.

[Floyd1977]

Why the fuck, if parts 2-4 take place in one weekend, is the guy from part 4 convinced his sister (from part 2) is dead.....it's been 2 days.

And the newspaper clipping he had seemed old as well. But does Part IV ever really state that it was just a day or two after Part III. I know the movie opens with them taking Jason to the morgue after Part III and he escapes, but, technically any amount of time could have passed between the time when he escapes to when the new batch of people arrive.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

It'll probably change the story a little bit...if only to make the back story make sense. Like, where the hell was Jason between "drowning" and part 2?

Or other holes...

Why the fuck, if parts 2-4 take place in one weekend, is the guy from part 4 convinced his sister (from part 2) is dead.....it's been 2 days.

But...probably not THAT much.

Either way, as much as I hate crowded movie theaters, horror movies are fun with a crowd. When I saw My Bloody Valentine 3d, I had two of the fattest, obnoxious black women I've ever seen before sit down right in front of me.

Their reactions when shit was flying at the screen made it that much more awesome. One actually tried dodging stuff.

I'm trying to go into this as spoiler free as possible, I've even been avoiding screenshots. My friend told me about Jared Padelecki supposedly playing the guy Rob from part 4, but I checked imdb and the character names don't match. I'm guessing that if they are cramming parts 2-4 together there will be either a prologue or a flashback and then the movie will take place over a night or two.

The last movie I went to on a friday night was Halloween:H20, I had to sit in the goddam front row because the place was jam packed with teenagers and they were setting off firecrackers in the theater and screaming out shit the whole time. So I left that movie cross-eyed, half deaf and with a renewed hatred for all things human, vowing to never return in the moonlit hours. I'll catch it Sunday afternoon.

[silentbob8201]

Who is going to see it this Friday?

It looks great, Platinum Dunes does pretty good remakes. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning with R. Lee Ermey was the shit.

Technically that was a prequel to a shitty remake. Of which i didnt bother seeing even on HBO cause i hated the remake so much.

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

I'm trying to go into this as spoiler free as possible, I've even been avoiding screenshots. My friend told me about Jared Padelecki supposedly playing the guy Rob from part 4, but I checked imdb and the character names don't match. I'm guessing that if they are cramming parts 2-4 together there will be either a prologue or a flashback and then the movie will take place over a night or two.

The last movie I went to on a friday night was Halloween:H20, I had to sit in the goddam front row because the place was jam packed with teenagers and they were setting off firecrackers in the theater and screaming out shit the whole time. So I left that movie cross-eyed, half deaf and with a renewed hatred for all things human, vowing to never return in the moonlit hours. I'll catch it Sunday afternoon.

Well, I don't know if I'd consider this a spoiler, but I'll tag it as such, to avoid excessive whining.

About the brother: the plot synopsis is that:

in the beginning, his sister disappears, and he shows up to find her

No big deal...it's kind of in all the commercials, too.

As for the part 2 - part 4 thing. I don't know why it's always listed as the same weekend. Was there something on the news about the morgue attendants disappearing? I thought there was. I know that part 3 has a few different scenes that let you know it's happening immediately after 2.

Fuck, I'm being confused by Friday the 13th.....not one of my better moments.

[LiddyRules]

Danielle Panabaker is quite an attractive lass.

TCM remakes sucked.

[Chester'sLiver]

I can't wait to go see this on Friday. I love all the Friday the 13th movies..

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

I can't wait to go see this on Friday. I love all the Friday the 13th movies..

Same here, I could talk about this shit for hours. Since I'm off today and tomorrow, I'm thinking some sort of marathon. Of course, I don't have 5-7, so it'll be abbreviated.

My favorite film series, hands down.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Same here, I could talk about this shit for hours. Since I'm off today and tomorrow, I'm thinking some sort of marathon. Of course, I don't have 5-7, so it'll be abbreviated.

My favorite film series, hands down.

There's a documentary out on torrents called His Name Is Jason, it's an hour and a half hosted by Tom Savini and covers the entire history of the movies. Not sure if it's in stores or on Netflix yet, but I'll be watching that this week. Also they just re-released Part 3 in anaglyph 3-D format, I'm picking that up tonight.

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

There's a documentary out on torrents called His Name Is Jason, it's an hour and a half hosted by Tom Savini and covers the entire history of the movies. Not sure if it's in stores or on Netflix yet, but I'll be watching that this week. Also they just re-released Part 3 in anaglyph 3-D format, I'm picking that up tonight.

That's on torrents?? Been waiting for that... It's supposed to hit stores this Friday with the release of the movie.

As for the 3d. Saw it in the theaters, it was ok and all, but I already have the original DVD release, and My Bloody Valentine 3d has ruined everything else 3d for me.

[stillbornstew]

Who is going to see it this Friday?

It looks great, Platinum Dunes does pretty good remakes. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning with R. Lee Ermey was the shit.
the TCM remakes STUNK. i fucking hated them. when leatherface put the dude on the meat hook, instead of the chick, to keep the film from coming off as misogynistic and shit (like hostel 2 did) i wanted to puke. but that's just me. the original is just so brutal and the remakes didn't even come close.

i don't even know if they'll play it out here. doubt the base will get it. i'll probably rent it though.

[LiddyRules]

From the trailers it doesn't look as glossy or doing that over the top fancy editing like the TCM remake did, which bodes well. F13 should be basic and simple- people getting killed by a hulking beast. No need for CGI or overly sepia toned shots or fast edits. If all the effects were conventional blood/gore effects, I might actually see this one in theaters.

[Hudson]

I did hear that there is a kill akin to Kevin Bacon's in the first one.
And Jason's mom was the killer in the first one. Jason was at the bottom of the lake.
He came back to life through his mother's witchcraft..and attacked the girl in the canoe at the end..but how did he go from child to adult from 1 to 2?

[DocSavage]

why do we need this?

[DJ Evel Ed]

but how did he go from child to adult from 1 to 2?

The same way Jesus went from teenager to adult in the Bible. With lots of drinking and sex. Maybe they will release "Jason: The Lost Years". They can show how Jason learns how to masturbate.

...and maybe bring back the Eric Stoltz's Mask as young Jason. They can begin by cutting of Cher's nipples a way her plastic surgeon didn't.

I loved Jason X by the way. I was hoping they would keep going with the Chrome Dome Jason.

[bryanswafford]

I cant wait for it, I think it will be cool.
Here is one of my favorite kills, I crack up everytime.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/bryanswafford/photo_06_hires.jpg

[billfromavenel]

his name is jason came out last tuesday on dvd

[George Costanza]

There's a documentary out on torrents called His Name Is Jason, it's an hour and a half hosted by Tom Savini and covers the entire history of the movies. Not sure if it's in stores or on Netflix yet, but I'll be watching that this week. Also they just re-released Part 3 in anaglyph 3-D format, I'm picking that up tonight.

It's also available here, Decent documentary for hardcore fans. Sexmachine from Dusk til Dawn and numerous Zombie movies narrates.

http://watch-movies-links.net/movies/his_name_was_jason_30_years_of_friday_the_13th/

[DerFuhrerScooby]

why do we need this?

Quite frankly, we dont. But if Hollywood producers insist on dredging up old shit every year, better this than whatever crappy comic book they havent found a way to milk dry yet.

[Johnny Manf]

gofobo.com has a free screening tonight in philly. so i just grabbed some tickets, not sure if i can actually make it yet.

[Chester'sLiver]

why do we need this?

because they are fun dumb movies. They are not meant to brighten or stimulate our minds. They are just stupid movies to go laugh at asshole teens getting killed.

[stillbornstew]

because they are fun dumb movies. They are not meant to brighten or stimulate our minds. They are just stupid movies to go laugh at asshole teens getting killed.
i can buy into that.

but it's just apparent that hollywood is totally bereft for ideas and keep remaking remaking shit. whats next, nightmare on elm st? i know i'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before (ironic :icon_conf) but i'm not shelling out $10-15 to see ANOTHER unoriginal remake.

[BusyChild04]

I am so fucking excited about this. I'm a HUGE Friday the 13th fan since I was a lil' tyke. I have Jason action figures, keychains, 3-4 masks, everything. The Friday the 13th box set rules for a saturday with nothing to watch or do. Gotta get my tickets tomorrow for the Thursday/Friday 12:00 am showing.

I'm so tempted to look up website and all to answer my questions (appearance by the mother? father? jason's resurrection?) but don't want to spoil anything. Friday the 13th has always been a straight up slasher flick. It's not a hallowing or nightmare on elm st where the back story is deep and has all these twists and turns. It's a movie you got to go in expecting nothing but decapitations and a machete dripping with blood and just have fun. Don't over analyze the series. It's for entertainment purposes only.

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

gofobo.com has a free screening tonight in philly. so i just grabbed some tickets, not sure if i can actually make it yet.

You'd better fucking go. I expect spoilers, too.

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

i can buy into that.

but it's just apparent that hollywood is totally bereft for ideas and keep remaking remaking shit. whats next, nightmare on elm st? i know i'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before (ironic :icon_conf) but i'm not shelling out $10-15 to see ANOTHER unoriginal remake.

I totally know what you mean, and I'm getting sick of shitty remakes, but for some reason, I'm really happy about this one. I guess I just need a Jason fix every once in awhile by any means necessary.

I am so fucking excited about this. I'm a HUGE Friday the 13th fan since I was a lil' tyke. I have Jason action figures, keychains, 3-4 masks, everything. The Friday the 13th box set rules for a saturday with nothing to watch or do. Gotta get my tickets tomorrow for the Thursday/Friday 12:00 am showing.

I'm so tempted to look up website and all to answer my questions (appearance by the mother? father? jason's resurrection?) but don't want to spoil anything. Friday the 13th has always been a straight up slasher flick. It's not a hallowing or nightmare on elm st where the back story is deep and has all these twists and turns. It's a movie you got to go in expecting nothing but decapitations and a machete dripping with blood and just have fun. Don't over analyze the series. It's for entertainment purposes only.

Yay! Another superfan! Perhaps you can shed some light on the continuity of part IV that we were mentioning earlier.

I know that in "His Name Was Jason" it's mentioned that it's the same weekend and the director just said "fuck it", but there's got to be SOME sense there.

[BusyChild04]

I'd have to watch them tonight and tomorrow. From what I thought, it was a direct continuation and happened, if not in the same weekend, very close in time to each other.

[Chester'sLiver]

i can buy into that.

but it's just apparent that hollywood is totally bereft for ideas and keep remaking remaking shit. whats next, nightmare on elm st? i know i'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before (ironic :icon_conf) but i'm not shelling out $10-15 to see ANOTHER unoriginal remake.

NOES remake is actually in talks last I heard.. Ans yeah I am not cray about that because Robert Englund is Freddy Kruger. Jason and Michael Meyers don't talk and are just killing machines so you can get anyone to play them..

[LiddyRules]

My big question is whether they'll have a girl with telekinesis again like in 7. That was a whole realm of supernatural voodoo they broached but never really tapped into.

Thinking about the old movies are making me think of how much I enjoyed them in my early adolescence up until Jason Takes Manhattan, which I felt was far too goofy. What I do like about the trailers for F13 is that they seem to have the "You're All Going To Die!" Guy, whom I always love.

The more I think about it, the more I actually might see this in theaters.

[LiddyRules]

NOES remake is actually in talks last I heard.. Ans yeah I am not cray about that because Robert Englund is Freddy Kruger. Jason and Michael Meyers don't talk and are just killing machines so you can get anyone to play them.. NOES remake is still in pre-production but seems pretty close to happening. I think they have a script or they're going to have a script in the near future.

I agree, CL. What makes Myers and Jason different are they're just hulking beasts while Freddy is a guy. Also, their geneses seems to be more in urban legend territory while Freddy's origin is a bit more unique. I think a NoES remake might be interesting if they made it more a psychological thriller than a slasher but I hope they don't go for the zany comedy Freddy route like in his later movies. No more "Take On Me" videos.

I find it a lot easier to separate the Freddy movies in my mind, with Jason sometimes I get confused and sometimes I need to work backwards.

[Chester'sLiver]

pretty cool video by The AVGN:

"The Best 13 moments from Friday the 13th"
http://www.spike.com/video/top-13-friday-13th/3113517%3Cbr%3E

[BusyChild04]

Great fucking movie. As a huge fan, I'm very satisfied. The first 15-20 min are freaking intense. After that first "intro" there was huge applause. Same thing for after the movie. Kills weren't "wow!" but they worked well

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Great fucking movie. As a huge fan, I'm very satisfied. The first 15-20 min are freaking intense. After that first "intro" there was huge applause. Same thing for after the movie. Kills weren't "wow!" but they worked well

I just saw it. I don't know, it could have been so much better (par for the course with horror movies). It's not a really a remake or a sequel, and it's not exactly a re-imagining either. It's very much like the Texas remake in that way. There is like zero plot besides the dude looking for his sister.

The kills were good in the beginning, but got less gruesome as the movie went on. Again, it's never good to blow your load early in a movie, especially a slasher. That blonde douchebag should have gotten it way worse. Jason was cool and fucking gigantic, and there were a few parts that felt like a genuine Friday the 13th movie (particularly the climax in the barn). I will say I didn't care for that final scene however (I know what they were going for, but it didn't work for me).

As a fan, you should go see it, as a casual moviegoer, rent it. Supposedly the dvd will be like a different movie, they cut out entire storylines as well as extended gore. I have a feeling I'll like that version better.

I give it a 6.5.

[LastDeadMouse]

Supposedly the dvd will be like a different movie, they cut out entire storylines as well as extended gore.

This gimmick is getting really old. Deleted scenes from older films are interesting because they were cut for a reason. Now they shoot extra crap with no intention of including it in the theaters just so they can have an "unrated" dvd.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

This gimmick is getting really old. Deleted scenes from older films are interesting because they were cut for a reason. Now they shoot extra crap with no intention of including it in the theaters just so they can have an "unrated" dvd.

This is true. At any rate, here is what one of the producers said:

“There were a couple of story points cut out of the movie that will appear in the extended version, and maybe a little bit more violence and nudity,” producer Andrew Form says. “There’s one story point, a big thing that happens in the extended cut, that doesn’t occur in the movie [as it will play in theaters], and I still believe we made the right choice to take it out. We’ll also have a special section on the disc for deleted scenes that are not in the extended cut. So there will be portions we put back into the film, and then additional deleted scenes on top of that.”

[BusyChild04]

I do agree that the beginning was a lot more bloody and violent. It looks like they made jason seem like towards the end he was letting emotions (anger and frustration) get to him to where he was just getting the job done and also led to his carelessness in the end.

They did a great job at making you REALLY hate that blond guy. Never seen an audience applaud for a man's death during a movie (except for when I applauded at a screening for Passion of the Christ...no?...nothing?)

[lockjaaaaww]

Angry Video Game Nerd's favorite Friday the 13th moments.
http://www.spike.com/video/top-13-friday-13th/3113517

[lockjaaaaww]

I rember seeing a bunch of friday the 13th movies in the 3rd grade and in class drawing pictures of people being decapatated and shit. I never got in trouble untill I saw raiders of the lost arch and for some reason I had a habbit of drawing swatsticas and in the 4th grade I had a jewish teacher who went ape shit when he saw it.



Of all the friday the 13th movies I think part 8 and jason x are the worst... my favorites are the original,part 4, part6, and I don't know why but for whatever reason I like part 5 better than most of the entrys.

[lockjaaaaww]

I was watching the his name is jason and the actors in the new friday are complete douches. I love listening to reggie though.

[Floyd1977]

It just didn't feel like an F13 movie to me. Take away the hockey mask on Jason and there would be virtually nothing that you could use to define this as a F13 film. I know it's not supposed to be a shot for shot remake but if you're going to call this "Friday the 13th" after a much established and beloved series of movies, you probably shouldn't wander too far off the path. I did catch a couple of homages. The shot of the clouds over the moon at nighttime at the beginning was a familiar shot and I noticed the archery targets at the camp were the same as in the original.

A few things I didn't get



Why were some of the townsfolk (the old lady, the woodchipper guy) "allowed" to live so long. And then just one day, out of the blue, Jason kills the woodchipper guy. Why did nothing ever happen with Trent's family and house during all those years. And why did Jason keep Whitney prisoner?


And, I'm still relatively young, but when did when did girls become such whores? I certainly don't remember any women like that from my college days.

I did like how the wood chipper guy was also the "retarded" guy from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

Also

The "Good Girl" getting it at the end was pretty predictable here. I guess it's really the film's fault though. The only times I can think of where the "suprise death" was effective was with Janet Leigh in "Psycho" and Tom Skerritt in "Alien"

[al885]

The old lady with the angry dog reminded me of crazy ralph from the first two movies. That barn was the same barn as part 3, amirite?

I liked it, and I am a big fan of the series.

[kloraferm]

This gimmick is getting really old. Deleted scenes from older films are interesting because they were cut for a reason. Now they shoot extra crap with no intention of including it in the theaters just so they can have an "unrated" dvd.
That's one of the reasons I might wait for the video, plus I was never really a huge F13 fan, more of a casual fan. I'm more Nightmare, Halloween and Chainsaw type. I might check it out anyway though mainly because I am curious about it.

[NuttyJim]

The old lady with the angry dog reminded me of crazy ralph from the first two movies. That barn was the same barn as part 3, amirite?

I liked it, and I am a big fan of the series.

I was hoping to see someone like crazy ralph in the film, or atleast some clips of the first one in the film. I wouldn't call this one a remake, it is more of a sequel. it wasn't a bad movie, I thought it was pretty good. The scares were more for the sake of getting a shock out of people.

[jagsfans]

[QUOTE=Floyd1977;3104653]
Why were some of the townsfolk (the old lady, the woodchipper guy) "allowed" to live so long. And then just one day, out of the blue, Jason kills the woodchipper guy. Why did nothing ever happen with Trent's family and house during all those years. And why did Jason keep Whitney prisoner?


That's a very funny point about the woodchipper guy. He kept Whitney prisoner because she looked like his mother. (She really didn't because his mother was Kira Nerys for any Deep Space 9 fans)

[Capt.Quint]

Man this movie was bad. How bad? Jason Goes to hell is actually better than this piece of shit.

[MilkmanDan]

Dogshit.

I liked Freddy vs. Jason.

this?

Dogshit... with worms in it.

[kloraferm]

I thought Freddy v Jason was actually better than I was expecting it to be

[Ego]

...but how did he go from child to adult from 1 to 2?
According to the story, five years passed between the first and second movies.

[tourettesguy]

It's a HUGE hit.

Analyst's expected a weekend of between 15 to 20 million.

It got that yesterday!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/

[Floyd1977]

So when I'm seeing this last night. I'm in a theater with people who won't shut up, who are yelling out stuff, getting up and exiting and entering the theater even 30 seconds through the whole show and bringing kids who couldn't have been more than 10 years old. Do I need to elaborate any further..........

It's all true what Anthony says about the movie going experience with certain demographics. I was temped to get up any yell out "ON BEHALF OF THE THE-A-TER" Linger Lalalulu

[rottwielerinpa]

The wife and I went last night and we enjoyed it. They did stay a little to the story lines of f13 1,f13 2 and f13 3, That blond dick dieing was great and as was said the crowd was very happy when he did. They also tried to keep it some what in the location theme, jersey plates on the cars, the lake area was close to that of the one from the 1st . overall I thought it was worth the trip.

[Chester'sLiver]

I saw it on Friday and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a fun watch.

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

Great fucking slasher movie.

Just not a F13th. I love running angry clever not-invincible Jason, but this didn't even FEEL like a F13th movie.

Sister plot = stupid. Why couldn't it have just been "Kids come to Crystal Lake. Die. Credits" ?

Cast = forgettable. Yeah, it was great when the dick died, but that didn't make up for the 60 minutes of douchery that led up to it. Good to see it was equal opportunity casting. There's an asian and a black guy hanging with people that would never be caught dead with them in real life. Which is fine, because pretty much the whole rest of the cast were obnoxious assholes. I'm not saying the original movies casts were "memorable", but they were light years ahead of these Abercrombie and Fitch faggots

Music = terrible. The scores for the original movies were great at giving the movie the creepy vibe. Not one second of this movie is scary, startling, etc. The music sucked and ruined what should've been a great feeling of dread when shit was hitting the fan. Where's the "ki-ki-ki" that is synonymous with the series? They used it what, twice? The first time it seemed like the sound editor remembered that it hadn't been used yet. It just kinda came out of the blue, used in a cover shot of an area that Jason wasn't even in.

Ending = Felt way too rushed. And enough of this "you figure out what happens shit". You want to kill everyone? Kill everyone. You want survivors? Let people survive. The only way this ending worked really well was Hatchet, because there was no doubt what was about to happen to the girl. In this, maybe Jason realizes he's missing the back chunk of his head and falls back in the water. Maybe the brother stabs the fuck out of Jason and then cornholes his sister on the dock? Doesn't matter, because when the inevitable sequel comes out, it won't be addressed in anything other than a throwaway comment. The next one sure as hell won't pick up with them fighting Jason on the dock.

The hockey mask almost seemed like an afterthought. Like they filmed half with the bag and half with the hockey mask, then tried to find a way to connect the halves.

But the kills were great. The baiting was great. The underground tunnels were great (though I don't see them being used in the sequel a lot).

I do have to ask...why does Jason have flood lights on his place, and why is there electricity to them? He seems pretty good with seeing in the dark, and I doubt there's any need to scare people away.

So. Yeah. I did (I swear) like it....just not as a Friday the 13th movie.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Music = terrible. The scores for the original movies were great at giving the movie the creepy vibe. Not one second of this movie is scary, startling, etc. The music sucked and ruined what should've been a great feeling of dread when shit was hitting the fan. Where's the "ki-ki-ki" that is synonymous with the series? They used it what, twice? The first time it seemed like the sound editor remembered that it hadn't been used yet. It just kinda came out of the blue, used in a cover shot of an area that Jason wasn't even in.


The absence of the classic Manfredini score was criminal, and the only time they used the ch-ch-ch was over the Paramount logo in the beginning.

The hockey mask almost seemed like an afterthought. Like they filmed half with the bag and half with the hockey mask, then tried to find a way to connect the halves.

Yeah that was shoe-horned in there. It would have made more sense if he found the mask in the rich kids shed with the hockey sticks when a certain character gets killed.

I liked Jason but the scenes in his "lair" felt way more like the Texas Chainsaw remake than a Friday The 13th movie. I also didn't feel like the setting was Camp Crystal lake, all you saw was the one cabin and a stack of rowboats, otherwise it was just a generic lake and woods.

I could nitpick this movie all day, there were a ton of things they could have done but didn't. I agree it wasn't Friday enough , but I still liked it more than I didn't.

[Floyd1977]

I'm not saying the original movies casts were "memorable", but they were light years ahead of these Abercrombie and Fitch faggots

It feels weird to refer to some of the original films as a character study but watching a few of them recently the cast of this film made the cast of some of those films look like the cast of "The Godfather"


Just not a F13th. I love running angry clever not-invincible Jason, but this didn't even FEEL like a F13th movie.

Yep, without the Hockey mask there would be virtually nothing that would given any indication of a F13 movie. Even in the beginning when Jason was wearing the "sack" mask. I just looked like a mummy head as opposed to the sack Jason wears in Part II. And not that I mind nudity, but the women in this film were glorified strippers/exhibitionists. I've seen tamer soft core porn than what was in that sex scene. In the older films, the drinking, sex and pot smoking were all there, but they were never the centerpieces of the film, at least not as much as in this one. You really never feel anything for them. Even the "Good Girl" was so bland that it was just "whatever" when she got offed In contrast, I watched Part 6 the other night and actually did feel bad for some of those victims

[WhiteHonkyDevil]

It feels weird to refer to some of the original films as a character study but watching a few of them recently the cast of this film made the cast of some of those films look like the cast of "The Godfather"


What feels weird is to refer to the originals and their "psychology". But, there was a whole lot in the first four.

1 - Lady goes batshit because her son is dead.
2 - The female lead was into child psychology, she spends part of the movie trying to rationalize how Jason would think, and ends up using it in the end.
3 - The female lead is only even in the area to try and get over surviving an attack
4 - Corey Feldman fucks with Jason's head by making himself up to look like Jason as a kid, also freaks the fuck out with the machete, hacking up Jason, also, that last shot in the film that lead people to believe that he was carrying on the killing in the next one. Hell, for 5 they tried to make it look like it WAS Tommy Jarvis doing all the killing.

This one? A little bit of the guy's sister trying to play mommy, but even that felt like it was thrown in to give pause to the scene.

The absence of the classic Manfredini score was criminal, and the only time they used the ch-ch-ch was over the Paramount logo in the beginning.


Was it? I didn't even catch that. They used it once in a wide shot (at night) of the house that everyone was in while Jason was back at his lair. Also

when Jason's mask falls to the bottom of the lake you hear it

[JoeyDVDZ]

Saw it, liked it, meh.

[al885]

Jason must be good with wiring to hook up them flood lights.

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Jason must be good with wiring to hook up them flood lights.

He must have robbed a Big & Tall clothing store to get his wardrobe too.

[stillbornstew]

we actually got it out here and i convinced the theater people to play it next weekend (the base played it friday at midnight.........i ain't driving to the base to see it that late.) i definately wanna see it now.