Friday the 13th Remake

[ada1985]

I just saw a trailer of the remake of Friday the 13th, coming out Feb 13th 2009..

Questions....

Are they combining the first few parts into one? I saw the hockey mask...

I've always been a fan of the original Friday the 13th movies, I notice the guy playing Jason is not one of them from the original movies, I didn't care for the stunts that show in the trailer... Jason is always serious looking and mostly walks when chasing a victim, the trailer shows him running and jumping, I thought that was kinda stupid, plus the cloths and the belt kinda looked un original, Also there is a newer car in the movie...

You know they don't make horror movies like they use to back in the 70's and 80's.... Even characters were funny back then like Ethal Hubard.. Acting sure isn't the same....

I hope they do a great Job at this remake and make it look more original, like it was taking place in the 50's - 80's... They should use old cars, old appliances, furniture etc.... And for good sake use one of the original actors of Jason, or even some of the original crew like Ethal etc..


Adam

[Eat Horror]

Apparently it's the first three films combined into one, they couldn't make it without having the hockey mask and Jason didn't pick it up till part three.

I'm not really liking the look of the trailer either, bit worried it might just suck

[The_Return]

I said it in the other thread about this movie, but this looks like it'll be exactly the same as the TCM remake, only with a hockey mask and a machete.

I'll watch it (and probably buy the DVD - I'm a completest, heh), but it doesn't look overly appealing.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Doesn't look like it is going to add a lot to the genre, that's for sure.

They so often tend to remake films that didn't need a remaking. Look at The Wicker Man, Halloween, Black Christmas.. etc.

[chaibill]

Was the halloween remake any good. In the trailer looks like Michael breaks chains or handcuffs with his human strength. Why would a director do that?

[ManchestrMorgue]

Actually, I didn't mind the Halloween remake as a film. But I don't think it added anything to the Michael Myers legend.

The original Halloween just wasn't a film that needed remaking. The original is one of the all-time great horror films.

[Ferox13]

I liked the mask in the 2nd one....

So is pams going to be still a kilelr in this on too.

[Staal]

I just finished watching this one at a "sneak-preview".

I'm going to get bashed for this, but I actually enjoyed this one as much as the originals. This wasn't a great movie, but I was satisfied and entertained. I loved that asian guy. Funny as hell.

Didn't really scare me, but I wasn't expecting that. The movie had my girlfriend jumping a few times tho.

What's your thoughts on this one?

[Wuqaz]

I haven't seen it yet, but I am looking forward to watching it this weekend. I heard from others that it's not as good as the original but I love the Friday the 13th series so I'm hopeful that this will be just as good as some of those.

[Elvis_Christ]

Hopefully gonna check it out in the weekend can't wait!

[lyricist]

i just got back. man it's the shiznit.. i wouldn't even classify this as a remake cuz it's more like a tribute to parts 1-7. don't want to give away any spoilers but it's great gore, nudity, drugs, etc. and it's not too late to get the 30 years of jason dvd for 10 bucks at walmart so u can see the film for FREE!!

[Roderick Usher]

I'm going tonight and I'm taking my eleven year-old son (who is an avid horror fan already) to see it as his first horror film in the cinema! And we're going with a bunch of horror directors and journalists who are all jazzed to break in a virgin.

I saw #3 in 3D in the theater when I was his age and it made quite an impression on me.

We spent the week getting up to speed, watching 1,3,4, X & HIS NAME WAS JASON - so he'll totally get any homages/references.

I can't wait. I'll be watching his face even more the the screen.

[Rodus]

Going to see it in a couple of hours and seriously looking forward to it. The trailer really whet my appetite so lets hope the film delivers.

[milktoaste]

Going tonight, wish my boy was old enough to take with me..I can't wait to be in Roderick's shoes.

[crabapple]

It's a silly sort of thing to go and see, but, ya know what? I'm going out to see it right now, it looks like it might be fun. And I'll be seeing it just a block away from where I saw the original first film, nearly 30 years ago! (It was on a double bill with Mad Max...that was a fun evening!)

That theatre I saw the original F13 at was torn down about ten years ago... but the one I'm visiting today has been there for forty years or more........... it has been rebuilt and has a parking structure, and is nothing like it was (it had two screens originally, and is a multiplex now), but I get nostalgic about seeing movies there anyway.

[Posher778]

I'm looking forward to seeing it. Looks intense to say the least. I wish I had some money :(

[bwind22]

I'm taking the wife later on tonight. How I managed to talk her in to this as our Valentine's Day date is beyond me, but I'm glad it worked!

[Rodus]

Damn that was good fun. It lives up to the trailer and more then compares well with the originals. I never thought I'd say this as a huge Kane fan but Derek Mears is bloody brilliant as Jason, the most menacing yet. As remakes/reimaginings go, Friday 13th rocks.

[hacelikewhoa]

I'm taking the wife later on tonight. How I managed to talk her in to this as our Valentine's Day date is beyond me, but I'm glad it worked!

Tonight is my Valentine's as well but I think it's awesome. I can't wait!

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm taking the wife later on tonight. How I managed to talk her in to this as our Valentine's Day date is beyond me, but I'm glad it worked!

Haha yeh I'm taking the girlfriend to it for valentines day too, she seemed pretty keen to check it out :)

[La Chat Noire]

The boyfriend and I are going tomorrow night too. Would've liked to go tonight but he works late.

[MisterSadistro]

I already saw it Tuesday. It just proves that Michael Bay can take an originally bad movie, add lots of flashy editing, gorgeous co-eds, tons of loud music, and great special fx and still deliver an even worse movie. Another pointless and ridiculous remake. It looks like the 'Halloween' remake Michael Myers switched masks and lived in 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' remake Leatherface's house. Lots of shaky camerawork and super loud noise as usual. Awful.

[massacre man]

I'm going tonight and I'm taking my eleven year-old son (who is an avid horror fan already) to see it as his first horror film in the cinema! And we're going with a bunch of horror directors and journalists who are all jazzed to break in a virgin.

I saw #3 in 3D in the theater when I was his age and it made quite an impression on me.

We spent the week getting up to speed, watching 1,3,4, X & HIS NAME WAS JASON - so he'll totally get any homages/references.

I can't wait. I'll be watching his face even more the the screen.

I'm watching "His Name Was Jason" now. Did they release remastered versions of the previous movies or something? The quality of the clips seemed a lot better than before.

[Elvis_Christ]

The F13 flicks are being (are already out?) released on Blue-Ray and I think there's newly remastered DVD versions too.

[milktoaste]

It wasn't 'drop my jaw, perminately change the way I see horror movies' awesome. It was definetly a Friday the 13th movie though. I thought it was everything that could have been expected and maybe a little more. Boobs, blood, a bunch idiot kids running around drunk and high humping each other until there totally expected/foreshadowed death. I liked it alot.

[Staal]

It wasn't 'drop my jaw, perminately change the way I see horror movies' awesome. It was definetly a Friday the 13th movie though. I thought it was everything that could have been expected and maybe a little more. Boobs, blood, a bunch idiot kids running around drunk and high humping each other until there totally expected/foreshadowed death. I liked it alot.

I'm glad to see someone's enjoying this the way I do.

It may not be a masterpiece or even close, but it's worth watching and great entertainment.

Man, I wish that asian kid got his own movie.

[Elvis_Christ]

Great stuff I thought this was a lot of fun. My only complaint was the music, the score itself was great but the songs they played were awful. It always seems to be the case with a lot of modern horror flicks.
I really dug the ferocious pace of this one compared to the older films. Jason was badass and it was great seeing him in action on the big screen. Nice homages to the first few flicks.

[Rodus]

^^I thought the pacing was spot on, no dull moments or boring teen babble, one of the benefits of condensing 4 movies into 1. I really hope Mears comes back as Jason in the next one.

[crabapple]

Yep, I enjoyed it. It ain't no work of brilliance, but that's not what I was paying to see: I wanted to see an old-fashioned slasher movie, with a little production gloss and decent sound. And the movie delivers that. Partying, boobs, gruesome choppings. Rainstorm sequence, ending you can see coming from a mile away but who cares. (I suppose it could have used just a bit more gore...it seemed to be skimping a little in that department...but eh, that's a small complaint.)

[hacelikewhoa]

Saw it last night. I don't know how I feel about it. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it...It's just whatever I guess. I was excited to see Jason on the big screen again though. I'll have to watch it probably like 3 more times before I decide. I hated how they did the beginning during the credits. The recap of the first film was stupid. BUT, I liked how they tied the other movies into this one. A lot better than Halloween remake I'd have to say. I just feel modern horror movies now a days aren't scary. I found the oldies to be scary, still to this day. Same goes for Halloween. I thought Jason looked bad ass of course and the kills were awesome, but I wasn't scared like I used to be. They could have done a lot more to it I think.

[crazy raplh]

I saw it last night , I thought it was good. I kind with they would have dove more into jasons past and psychological make up. and shown a good shot of his face. I liked the jason house, though he never kept a victum alive and he never ran. and he had a sence of where people were when they were hiding from him

[milktoaste]

I'm pretty sure the only reason he kept the girl alive was explained in the foreshadowing of the film. It seems too soon for spoilers, but it's all laid out in the movie, if you had paid attention.

[Taom]

I've enjoyed most of the F13 series, so I didn't go into this expecting much.
Haven't been a fan of the remake bug thats taken over the industry since the late 90s.

Here's a few quick thoughts(Spoiler Alert)

-Pacing was pretty good. Fast but never seemed rushed
-I actually enjoyed how they dealt with the original film's plot durng the opening credits. Lets be honest here folks, everyone loves jason, not mama.
- kinda skimped on the gore, but in all fairness, it wasn't needed. You go into a slasher flick expecting inventive deaths and a fair amount of gore, this one had inventive deaths, homage deaths, and some gore. I felt there were going for quick pace and atmosphere instead of cheap visuals.
-only used the "ki ki ki, ma ma ma" twice after the opening credits, nice
-thank the lord they didn't try to give Jason some sorta touchy feely, awwwww storyline. He's Jason, he hates people, he kills people, nuff said
-the locals seemed to know something about who Jason was and left him alone, nice lil bit not touched on too much, just there to add flavr
-the score was usual modern horror fare, not great, but not horrible. it was just there
-Jason keeping a captive immedietly set off a buzzer in my head, but it seemed like they wanted to use the gal and the small link to his mother to set up the sequel, that could be interesting
-Jason looked great. They didn't show him too much, and I actually liked that they didn't give you a good look at his face. We all know what he looks like. While I'll admit I go into each one rooting for Jason, It did seem like they showed him less than in previous flicks. Like I mentioned earlier, it seemed they were going for more atmosphere, less visual gimmicks.

Overall I liked it. It isn't going to become my favorite in the series, but it didn't need to. Good homage to the series we all grew up loving.

In closing;
Bring on the Unrated DVD

[Roderick Usher]

My kid liked it, but didn't love it. It was really fun seeing this film with my horror-making friends, but I found it rather weak... but then again all the Fri 13th films are weak. It was sort of fun. It wasn't the best in the series and it wasn't the worst.

One of my biggest gripes - Out-of-focus does not make it scary or more visceral, it just makes it out-of-focus. Would it have killed them to actually lock off a shot or two?


And what the fuck happened to Crazy Ralph?

The "Tuesday the 17th" episode of PSYCH was better than this reboot - it was funny and got all the homage points right.

[milktoaste]

In closing;
Bring on the Unrated DVD

Hell fucking ya. I also liked 'the locals' angle on the movie, I thought I even even recognized the tow truck from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3? I think I'm thinking of 3-the peice of shit with Mathew Mcconaughey. Either way, it made the story easier to swallow.

[massacre man]

Hell fucking ya. I also liked 'the locals' angle on the movie, I thought I even even recognized the tow truck from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3? I think I'm thinking of 3-the peice of shit with Mathew Mcconaughey. Either way, it made the story easier to swallow.

4 was the one you're thinking of. 3 was the one with Ken Foree and Viggo Mortinsen duking it out.

[milktoaste]

4 was the one you're thinking of. 3 was the one with Ken Foree and Viggo Mortinsen duking it out.

Thanks, too lazy to look it up myself.

[roshiq]

One of my biggest gripes - Out-of-focus does not make it scary or more visceral, it just makes it out-of-focus. Would it have killed them to actually lock off a shot or two?


Though I haven't seen this remake yet but I seriously hate this out of focus style too. So definitely that would be a major disappointing part about the film for me. :mad: But still I'm expecting to see a decent slasher at least.

[crabapple]

And there is a reference to "Blue Velvet" near the beginning of the film, a dialogue semi-quote. Kinda funny.

Yes, it's not the best or the worst...I think I was happy with it because I wanted to see something mediocre, just your basic F13 flick. I was hoping that it was actually about a summer camp--that would have made it quite a bit more fun--but oh well.

[Elvis_Christ]

Any word on a sequel yet?

[Taom]

Any word on a sequel yet?

Haven't heard any talk of a sequel yet.

With that being said, it's F13, of course there'll be several sequels
That and they left it wide open for anther one

[stenchofdeath]

I haven't seen the remake yet, but it has to be coming out fairly soon. I have watched a preview of it, and i am expecting big things.

[ZombieSalad]

I saw this remake last night at the movies, and it rocked. Always been a huge Jason fan and this is a good remake.

Feel`s a little bit weird since it is a remake, a mix of the movies.. and all the previous deeds and killings has been undone. It all starts over you know.. Guess after being in space and all that bs its hard to make a good sequel.

But anyways good remake, money well spent. All the orginal ingredients from dumb broads flashing their tits and a sexfreakingeak loner to the black guy that comes with some racial comments. You all know the deal:P Them bitches gets what coming to em:cool:

Classic slashermovie to say the least. Thumbs up.

[UngodlyWarlock]

I also loved it.

The Friday series is my favorite horror series of all time. It's not the *best*, mind you, but it's my favorite. Friday the 13th part 5 was the earliest one I remember watching when I was 6 years old and by the time I got to college I owned all of them, watched them almost every day, and to this day I still fall asleep to a Friday movie multiple times a month.

Other than the 1st one and possibly the 4th, it's the best made movie out of all of them. It seems like the director went to great lengths to make Jason actually look scary again, and I really appreciated that (The shot of him on top of the house, and the shot of his shadow behind the girl in the tent were just amazing shots to me).

It really feels like the sequel that should have been part 3...and if you think of it like an alternate split universe or something, it could totally fit right there.
One thing I noticed that was probably un-intentional....there was a wheelchair in the den. If you think of this like the unmade part 3, that could totally be the wheelchair of the guy he killed in part 2. ;)

Overall, I'll be buying it the day it comes out and adding it into my rotation with all of my other Jason movies.

-D

[massacre man]

Just witnessed it. Some spoilers ahead.

There were some "fun" parts. But it was a bit sparse on the big guy. The first 15 or so minutes I felt were unnecessary, pretty much everyone knows about his mother, and the kids around the campfire told the story again anyway. Jason kidnapping a girl seemed like it wasn't needed either. And I agree with Rod about the out-of-focus stuff. I do wish there were more body discoveries too, those were my favorite parts of the old movies, when the survivors happened upon one of their friends. Better than Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes To Hell, and Jason X. But nowhere near as good as Jason Lives and the prior.

4.5/10

P.S.: Was the old "She's dead!" woman supposed to be the new Crazy Ralph?

[La Chat Noire]

I thought it was all right. I liked that it didn't take itself too seriously and had fun with some standard horror cliches. I felt that this version of Jason was a very different killer than the previous movies. He seemed more intense and like he was making a bigger effort to get his kills. I'm used to seeing Jason walk after his victims instead of running. I liked that they put a little bit of a different spin on his character for the remake.

I thought the beginning with Mrs. Vorrhees was unneccesary but I actually kind of liked the extended intro with the group of campers. I've gotten used to intros being a 5 minute or less clip so once in awhile I like to see a movie stray from the standard formula.

All in all, it was a fun watch. Not quite worth the $9.25 ticket price, and it's certainly no work of horror genius but I did enjoy myself.

[_____V_____]

The BO loves it alright...it has broken the record...


Warner Bros./New Line’s redo “Friday the 13th” scared up the best opening ever for a horror movie in grossing an estimated $42.2 million from 3,105 theaters through Sunday.

Film, breathing new life into the classic franchise, is on its way to posting the best four-day holiday gross ever for a R-rated pic. Studios will report four-day numbers for President’s Day weekend on Monday.

Paramount is a partner on “Friday,” which was produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. Production budget was $19 million, meaning the film recouped those costs in its first day in release (Friday’s gross was $19.4 million.

[roshiq]

Any word on a sequel yet?

The BO loves it alright...it has broken the record...

Warner Bros./New Line’s redo “Friday the 13th” scared up the best opening ever for a horror movie in grossing an estimated $42.2 million from 3,105 theaters through Sunday.
Paramount is a partner on “Friday,” which was produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. Production budget was $19 million, meaning the film recouped those costs in its first day in release (Friday’s gross was $19.4 million.

Surely...there will be at least another one within 2 or 3 years.

[Burning in Hell]

I'm used to seeing Jason walk after his victims instead of running.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USdL3CAa7H4

Funny thing is many people "remember" that from him, myself included, while it was not the case before part VI!

[massacre man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USdL3CAa7H4

Funny thing is many people "remember" that from him, myself included, while it was not the case before part VI!

It bugged me more that he could rig up an underground tunnel fixed up with lights and all.

[ZombieSalad]

heh, well.... if I would have been a deranged psycho who spent most of his life in them woods I also would have tried to manage to build an underground system of some sort:D maybe even some outpost/hideouts in the trees?:rolleyes:

gotta do something with the days you aint killing and all:P

[massacre man]

heh, well.... if I would have been a deranged psycho who spent most of his life in them woods I also would have tried to manage to build an underground system of some sort:D maybe even some outpost/hideouts in the trees?:rolleyes:

gotta do something with the days you aint killing and all:P

Well, he did practice archery, wax his chest, and probably got into that weed plant a little.

[ChronoGrl]

One of my biggest gripes - Out-of-focus does not make it scary or more visceral, it just makes it out-of-focus. Would it have killed them to actually lock off a shot or two?

SERIOUSLY!

My BIGGEST complaint is the one that makes me feel like I'm getting OLD... I had a difficult time seeing the action at times with the dim lighting and the shaky cam (the beginning was particularly bad).

I'll give it one thing, though - The pacing was fabulous. Frenetic. Blood-thirsty... But I felt as though it couldn't keep up the momentum. When it came down to it, I thought the movie was flat and anticlimactic. And horror movies should be everything BUT that.



It bugged me more that he could rig up an underground tunnel fixed up with lights and all.

That really bugged me to. A lot. It seemed so out of Jason's character to become a deranged packrat.

Also...



SPOILERS




Kidnapping the sister seemed WAY out of character to the point of seriously pissing me off. It was as they they were attempting to channel the Halloween remake. At least Michael Myers actually HAD lineage. They faked it for Jason.





[/SPOILERS]

[Rodus]

This underground tunnel thing keeps being mentioned, I thought that at the start of the movie there was mention of the GPS and some old mines in the area, which would account for the tunnels etc.

[massacre man]

And the ending... Spoilers.

When they throw Jason in the water at the end his mask is off, strap broken (I'm pretty sure) and all. But two seconds later when he bursts through the dock the mask is back on.

I also didn't like the way he got the hockey mask. It was just there.

[ZombieSalad]

And the ending... Spoilers.

When they throw Jason in the water at the end his mask is off, strap broken (I'm pretty sure) and all. But two seconds later when he bursts through the dock the mask is back on.

I also didn't like the way he got the hockey mask. It was just there.

I recon, that is what borthered me a little bit aswell.. "hey" a hockey mask just lying there dusty on a attic, "fuck it, why not wear it for alittle while"

damnit, The most famous mask ever! hehe.. found in a dusty old attic! Oh well, guess its OK that way rather then if it should flame up like a awesome gift from the horror gods.

[ZombieSalad]

Well, he did practice archery, wax his chest, and probably got into that weed plant a little.

haha :D indeed

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm really bewildered by how over analytical people are being about this flick :rolleyes:

Its just junk food for the brain its not meant to be taken this seriously.

[UngodlyWarlock]

I'm really bewildered by how over analytical people are being about this flick :rolleyes:

Its just junk food for the brain its not meant to be taken this seriously.

This.
Friday movies have never been high art.

They've never been like Halloween, for example, which actually is a legitimately awesome movie. Or the Thing or Suspiria or something.

They are, and always have been, shit movies...

But they are fun shit movies and that is why they are so popular.

[milktoaste]

I've been thinking about it, he really shouldn't have taken a hostage. I didn't mind at first, but it's kinda starting to bother me. It's not ruining my day, I'm just switching sides on the hostage/no hostage issue.(if it ever was an issue)

[SophiaBushLover4ever]

I enjoyed it, it was better then the original in my opinion. The only thing i didn't like about it---it was too predictable for me because i called it that Clay and his sister would survive in the end and i knew Whitney was still alive and being held by Jason---i was so right and i didn't read any spoilers

[roshiq]

I enjoyed it, it was better then the original in my opinion. The only thing i didn't like about it---it was too predictable for me because i called it that ...................---i was so right and i didn't read any spoilers

But you have just wrote down one! You dumb.:mad:

[Freak]

I actually enjoyed this movie.I went in not expecting much and I had blast.

I'm with Elvis on the wish people would stop nit picking every little thing about it.

[SophiaBushLover4ever]

But you have just wrote down one! You dumb.:mad:

well it was the first two things i predicted when i was in the threatre. I told my girlfriend, i bet her Clay and Whitney are the only survivors and everyone else dies. I also said that as soon Clay showed up at that old lady's door step, i bet Whitney is still alive and is being held by Jason or something. I was right

i predicted more but i didn't make it a big deal because the Clay and Whitney story was the only characters that interested me in the movie along with the new badass Jason.

[Burning in Hell]

Ok, you don't seem to understand what roshiq was talking about. Next time, before giving away stuff from a movie that might infuriate those that have not seen it, please do the following :

SPOILERS AHEAD :

bla bla bla

Many people really don't like reading about stuff from a movie they haven't seen without any warning

[Staal]

well it was the first two things i predicted when i was in the threatre. I told my girlfriend, i bet her Clay and Whitney are the only survivors and everyone else dies. I also said that as soon Clay showed up at that old lady's door step, i bet Whitney is still alive and is being held by Jason or something. I was right

i predicted more but i didn't make it a big deal because the Clay and Whitney story was the only characters that interested me in the movie along with the new badass Jason.

Dude, please. Why would you write about who survives?
Some people like to go see movies for themselves

[Posher778]

And the ending... Spoilers.

When they throw Jason in the water at the end his mask is off, strap broken (I'm pretty sure) and all. But two seconds later when he bursts through the dock the mask is back on.

I also didn't like the way he got the hockey mask. It was just there.

What? Would you rather him steal it from a museum or something? Run out onto the ice of a hockey game and machete all the players to death while slamming the puck into the net with his blade, then stealing the mask off the goalie?


Actually, that last one sounds kinda cool.

[Staal]

What? Would you rather him steal it from a museum or something? Run out onto the ice of a hockey game and machete all the players to death while slamming the puck into the net with his blade, then stealing the mask off the goalie?


Actually, that last one sounds kinda cool.

Vouch for that last one.

[UngodlyWarlock]

Ok, you don't seem to understand what roshiq was talking about. Next time, before giving away stuff from a movie that might infuriate those that have not seen it, please do the following :

SPOILERS AHEAD :

bla bla bla

Many people really don't like reading about stuff from a movie they haven't seen without any warning

I agree with this (spoiler tags are always good just in case, imo), but seriously...why in the world would you click on the Friday thread after the movie has come out a whole week ago?

Seek out non-spoiler reviews, fercrissakes, because it is inevitable that discussion ABOUT the movie is going to happen. Clicking on the thread is gonna get you spoiled....

Be smarter about what you click on if you are that sensitive to spoilers about the film.

[massacre man]

What? Would you rather him steal it from a museum or something? Run out onto the ice of a hockey game and machete all the players to death while slamming the puck into the net with his blade, then stealing the mask off the goalie?


Actually, that last one sounds kinda cool.

No. As with parts 3 and 8 he gets it off somebody. Here it just happens to be in the same room as a guy he killed.

[Ferox13]

And there is a reference to "Blue Velvet" near the beginning of the film, a dialogue semi-quote. Kinda funny.

l.

I musta missed that what was it...


But as most said the film did exactly what it said on the tin. Its not like F13 was ever that great fucking master piece.

[hacelikewhoa]

No. As with parts 3 and 8 he gets it off somebody. Here it just happens to be in the same room as a guy he killed.

Didn't he get it off a boat originally? I kinda thought they would've done the same thing in this one.. I was waiting for it and then I was totally confused when he picked it up in the shed.

[The_Return]

Didn't he get it off a boat originally? I kinda thought they would've done the same thing in this one.. I was waiting for it and then I was totally confused when he picked it up in the shed.

Nope - go watch #3.

[hacelikewhoa]

OH! I was thinking of the beginning of part 8. Wonder why he didn't just pick it up in the barn then in the new one? weird.

EDIT:
Thought of something else that bothered me...

Why does it show him having a bedroom in a house at crystal lake? He went to camp there, he didn't LIVE there. wtf. That was pretty stupid. Where are the cabin bunks?

[Kannrykidd95]

They did it like that to show that's where jason stayed when he went to camp there. If they just showed a bunch of cabin bunks then it woulda just looked like an ordinary room.

[crabapple]

Dialogue reference-- to Dennis Hopper's line in Blue Velvet: "Heinekin? Fuck that shit!! Pabst Blue Ribbon!"

In the early scenes of F13, there is a comment about beer that is a slight modification of this line.

[Burning in Hell]

I agree with this (spoiler tags are always good just in case, imo), but seriously...why in the world would you click on the Friday thread after the movie has come out a whole week ago?

Seek out non-spoiler reviews, fercrissakes, because it is inevitable that discussion ABOUT the movie is going to happen. Clicking on the thread is gonna get you spoiled....

Be smarter about what you click on if you are that sensitive to spoilers about the film.

I was not talking about me, seen this already. Just wanted to clarify it for this person, since she did not seem to understand what this roshiq fella was referring to. I mean, not only did she respond by saying "oh well, I had guessed it from the beginning", but then she added some new spoilers hahaha! As far as coming here, well, some just want to get a feel for a new movies, general comments, good or bad, etc.

[crabapple]

And it sure isn't a remake, is it? Since it "flashes back" to the previous events and doesn't establish them, this is really--technically--just another sequel.

When I say I really wanted to see camp counselors, I mean that seeing the original first movie, re-created with a bigger budget, might have been a lot of fun, too.

[Posher778]

I would be happy to see more Friday films with better endings. All the films are corny, but the ending to 4,5, and all of them really besides #1 totally kill what little the film had to work with.

[SophiaBushLover4ever]

I thought this was one of the better remakes or a sequel. What i didn't like was the ending. It was just there to make the audience jump, like have Jason come up from the dock and grab Whitney. I didn't surprise me because i knew it was coming.

The ending didn't make sense, Jason's mask was floating to the bottom. The strap was broken and then 2 seconds later, he jumps up and grabs whitney

[Samhain247]

I thought this was one of the better remakes or a sequel. What i didn't like was the ending. It was just there to make the audience jump, like have Jason come up from the dock and grab Whitney. I didn't surprise me because i knew it was coming.

The ending didn't make sense, Jason's mask was floating to the bottom. The strap was broken and then 2 seconds later, he jumps up and grabs whitney


true, altough a good remake indeed:)

[SophiaBushLover4ever]

lets just hope the remake of A nightmare on elm st is just as good

[Elvis_Christ]

I'll watch the Elm St remake but I'm not sure if I'll dig it. I just can't see another actor being Freddy.

[massacre man]

lets just hope the remake of A nightmare on elm st is just as good

No, let's hope the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street is actually good.

[Elvis_Christ]

If you didn't like the F13 remake or other ones why would you bother checking out remakes when your just going to be disappointed?

[massacre man]

If you didn't like the F13 remake or other ones why would you bother checking out remakes when your just going to be disappointed?

Was that directed at me? I'll answer it anyhow. I'm not disappointed at remakes, I like The Thing, Halloween, Dawn of the Dead, and a few others I can't think of. Just things with Michael Bay's name tend to suck. Maybe Nightmare on Elm Street will be better. I haven't given up on film's he produced, just the one's he directed.

[Mask]

I thought the movie was good. It certainly entertained me and I do hope it gets a sequel.
I thought the ending was pretty predictable, but as a remake I think I would have been disappointed if they hadn't had Jason erupt from the water to attack one of the survivors.
That's one of the best known scenes of the entire series.
Although I think he should have been maskless when he did it.

[FreddyNumberOne1]

Very good Friday the 13th movie in my opinion. Some parts kind of unpredictable, Jason was more original in the way he killed, and his new style of running wasn't too bad either. It wasn't my favorite Friday flick, but it def. was not the worst.

[georgieHORRORSHOW]

I watched about six minutes of it on www.movie6.net and I have to say I hated all six minutes. Which is the reason why I only watched six minutes of it. The "Friday The 13th" series is my favorite horror series of all time. I was introduced to it as a child. I do not approve of the remake.

[mnemonic]

Okay, overall I did not like this remake. It's too bad because I REALLY liked The Texas Chainsaw remake too. I actually liked the bulky, trotting, brutality of Jason and I liked the look of him. I also liked the different use of weapons and objects to kill people. However, the freaking dialogue was AWEFUL, it was terribly written. I can understand Platinum Dunes was going for the more 80's campy style horror with the dialogue and story but it was just terrible. I couldn't stand the cast nor the acting for the most part. Very disappointed in this movie. Not quite as big of a let down as Halloween remake was but still pretty damn bad.

[stenchofdeath]

I watched it last night and i thought that it was good. It was even better to see Jason run through the movie and not Mrs Vorhees like in the original. The final moments were bloody typical though. There were some good moments and kills here.

[HostelSaw]

I think it was ok I wuld give it a c just kinda bland for me and I thought it was a remake but it seems so different than I remember the original I have to watch the original again.

[Ferox13]

I think it was ok I wuld give it a c just kinda bland for me and I thought it was a remake but it seems so different than I remember the original I have to watch the original again.

Well its not a remake of the original Friday the 13th since Jason isn't the killer in that film. they show Pamela Voorhees as the killer in the opening sequence then the rest of the film is sort a bits of 2 and 3. He wears the hood for a while like in 2 and then gets the mask for the first time as in 3.

[HostelSaw]

Well its not a remake of the original Friday the 13th since Jason isn't the killer in that film. they show Pamela Voorhees as the killer in the opening sequence then the rest of the film is sort a bits of 2 and 3. He wears the hood for a while like in 2 and then gets the mask for the first time as in 3.

God I have to watch those again I dont remember any of that. Thanks for the insite

[rasobasi420]

aside from the mask change, it didn't really have many elements from 2 or 3. It was an original movie based on the familiar concept, which I liked.

[BASSI]

I hated everything about this movie, it did not feel like a Friday 13th movie,
i just did not like to Jason at all.

I Hated this more then The Omen remake

[cryptkeeper666]

I Went to see Friday the 13th at the cinema.
and now own the dvd. And own the legacy of the original flicks on vhses.
As for a sequel to the remake.. there's now a word up on one.
Check out the scoop and more at http://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/friday-13th-2

[Doc Faustus]

Saw this yesterday. Too literal. The idea didn't move anywhere. Why bother?

[Posher778]

Saw this yesterday. Too literal. The idea didn't move anywhere. Why bother?

I thought it was awesome, especially compared to all the shit sequels past part 4.

[Doc Faustus]

Low standards shouldn't be an excuse for mediocrity.

[newb]

Saw this yesterday. Too literal. The idea didn't move anywhere. Why bother?

I concur 100%

thought it was a big waste of time.

[bigkev119]

i just saw friday the 13th yesterday, and its just ok for me. i thought it would have been better than that. what they should do is have kane hodder come back to play jason.i think this guy who they have to play jason stinks. BRING BACK KANE HODDER:(

[p1zl3]

I could have sworn there was already a thread about this...
...But yeah, you're correct Ft13th remake blew.

[siorai]

Hodder would not have been able to save that piece of shit movie unless he donned the mask, grabbed a machete and proceeded to chop up the writers involved. I mean, Jason becomes a Vietnamese tunnel rat under Camp Crystal Lake? WTF?

[Ferox13]

I thought it wasn't bad....

Its not like the francise is a master piece or anything and some of them are just plain bad.

[p1zl3]

The film was on the cusp of retarded, with one exception; Julianna Guill's cans. That part was nice... but sad to say, perfect tits don't make a slasher... they help, but they don't make the movie.

[Clockwork Black]

I didnt think it was that bad either. Id a whole lot rather watch it again than most of the sequals. After part 3 they really started going downhill.

[friday13thfan]

I thought it was ok. Better then what I expected. Liked how they made him some what intelligent instead of just a mindless killing machine.

[scrount]

i saw it a few weeks ago and i have to say it was good. better than the original.

[Despare]

I thought it wasn't bad....

Its not like the francise is a master piece or anything and some of them are just plain bad.

The original was no Kurosawa that's for sure, and hell, the "original" didn't have Kane Hodder as Jason ANYWAY. It was an ok modern slasher, nothing more, nothing less.

[friday13thfan]

i saw it a few weeks ago and i have to say it was good. better than the original.

I cant compare it to the original because I dont really consider it a remake. Jason wasnt in the original (not counting the infamous lake scene) so I guess you could call this one a re-imagining more then a straight on remake. Both have very little in common IMO and should not be compared like they are the same movie.

[TwistedWitch]

I started watching this with high hopes as I enjoyed the remake of 'Halloween'
but ended up being disappointed due to findng it pretty mediocre and predictable.

[p1zl3]

I cant compare it to the original because I dont really consider it a remake. Jason wasnt in the original (not counting the infamous lake scene) so I guess you could call this one a re-imagining more then a straight on remake. Both have very little in common IMO and should not be compared like they are the same movie.

Me thinks your profile name shows you holds a mild bias... ;)
...a question; Technically, isn't every re-make a re-imagining? I don't think I've ever seen a re-make that was absolutely true and verbatim to the original. If so, what's the point of the re-make?
Ft13th (2k9 edition) sucked and here's why: I want you to imagine a cool $19,000,000.00 sitting in your bank account and the only thing you have planned for the next year is Christmas. A husky voice calls you on the phone and says: "friday13thfan (place name here), did you get that money I wired to your account? The general public has been itching for a Ft13th remake and you, being as massive a fan as you are, are the only man knowledgeable enough in this series to create it. What do you envision the 2009 edition Friday the 13th, being like?"
Would your end result be anything close to what Hollywood has done or would it be a genuinely unique experience that followed in the footsteps of it's predecessor?

...think about it.

[friday13thfan]

Me thinks your profile name shows you holds a mild bias... ;)
...a question; Technically, isn't every re-make a re-imagining? I don't think I've ever seen a re-make that was absolutely true and verbatim to the original. If so, what's the point of the re-make?
Ft13th (2k9 edition) sucked and here's why: I want you to imagine a cool $19,000,000.00 sitting in your bank account and the only thing you have planned for the next year is Christmas. A husky voice calls you on the phone and says: "friday13thfan (place name here), did you get that money I wired to your account? The general public has been itching for a Ft13th remake and you, being as massive a fan as you are, are the only man knowledgeable enough in this series to create it. What do you envision the 2009 edition Friday the 13th, being like?"
Would your end result be anything close to what Hollywood has done or would it be a genuinely unique experience that followed in the footsteps of it's predecessor?

...think about it.

Oh I'm not saying it was great or anything or even good. The plot was predictable and the kills not very unique. I like Jason himself more then the movie itself. Also this screenname was picked when i was 13 back in 03 so my taste have changed, though voorhees will always be my fav slasher. Mine would follow more in the steps of the predecessor with lots of studying of all the paramount films but with minor changes to breath new life into the series but not go overboard with it.

[Horror Guy]

Night Of the Living Dead 1990 is almost a verbatim version of the 1968 classic...lol

[Posher778]

I thought it was good, and a lot less boring than some of the other Friday films. Everyone seems to complain that the remake had a lack of plot, but what about the old films? Aside from the first movie, there was no real plot. Does anyone watch Jason flicks for quality storyline? =/

[Horror Guy]

Lmao...good point posher, but the idea to have "Jason Voorhees" hold a girl hostage the whole movie, is rediculous in itself. When in history have tou known Jason to not kill anyone he comes in contact with, or surely not grab them and lock him/her in a cage somewhere in the woods for later. and jason took a girl closer her up in a sleeping bag, tied rope around her feet, rigged it to a tree, set up a fire...oh, he koew her boyfriend would be back so he rigged a bear trap in his path and sat back and watched huh?

[Posher778]

Lmao...good point posher, but the idea to have "Jason Voorhees" hold a girl hostage the whole movie, is rediculous in itself. When in history have tou known Jason to not kill anyone he comes in contact with, or surely not grab them and lock him/her in a cage somewhere in the woods for later. and jason took a girl closer her up in a sleeping bag, tied rope around her feet, rigged it to a tree, set up a fire...oh, he koew her boyfriend would be back so he rigged a bear trap in his path and sat back and watched huh?

True, but when has Jason not had good kill luck like that? No one ever gets away from Jason (heroes excluded, obviously), and most of the people walk RIGHT into traps. Bear traps included.

[Horror Guy]

normally he kills with random weapons then display the corpse for some unlucky camper to stumble across. she was burning alive, noone ever gets to see him kill his victims (very rare) but they come across the body(hanging from a tree, nailed to a door,etc.).

[massacre man]

I thought it was good, and a lot less boring than some of the other Friday films. Everyone seems to complain that the remake had a lack of plot, but what about the old films? Aside from the first movie, there was no real plot. Does anyone watch Jason flicks for quality storyline? =/

Part 6 had a decent enough story, and is by far the best in the series.

[neverending]

; Technically, isn't every re-make a re-imagining? I don't think I've ever seen a re-make that was absolutely true and verbatim to the original. If so, what's the point of the re-make?
.

Psycho?
..

[Posher778]

Part 6 had a decent enough story, and is by far the best in the series.

Isn't that Jason Lives? That one was pretty irritating, imo. I liked Part 4 the best. Crispin Glover plus Jason= fun.

[iSeymore]

I actually liked the 2oo9 Friday the 13th movie, Derek Mears played a really good Jason, not as good as Kane Hodder, but really good none the less. People's expectations for movies now adays are too great. I mean, this technically isn't even a "remake" In the original Pam Voorhees was the killer, not Jason. :P Everyone should know that!