Friday the 13th 2009
Remake of a horror icon.
Well I saw this movie in the theater on opening night expecting to be blown away. Needless to say I wasn't. I was dissappointed and kind of confused to be honest. I wandered if the people who made this movie have ever actually seen a Friday the 13th movie? Let me say I have been a die hard fan of this genre for nearly thirty years now and I am tired of feeling slapped in the face by these new filmakers who just don't get it! This movie starts with a half assed flashback of Camp Crystal lake 1980, where we watch Jason's mother get her head chopped off. Exciting right? Well, think again. You barely get to even see her head come off at all. And no blood! The whole thing is done in black and white choppy resolution, and is over with before you know it. Then it fades into color and the new story begins but, the texture of the film is the same as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake from 2003 directed by Marcus Nispel also. They didn't do what's called a silver wash on it, which means the picture has a kind of blue tint to it to make it look raw and more vintage. This movie is basically Chainsaw Massacre with Jason instead of Leatherface. And enter our first group of victims, who are looking for a marijuana stash nearby. They do the standard setting up camp, drinking beer, and sex in the tent, and of course Jason comes and kills them one by one. Some good points are the kills in this movie. Very creative and gory. I thought Jason wearing the potato sack on his head for the first few scenes were cool also. Kind of a tribute to part two. After some cool kills, and some nudity, we move on to another set of victims who are really one dimensional and boring as hell! In fact, the movie seems to go on forever before anything happens at all. Then we see Jason kill a farmer who has a ton of junk in his barn and what do ya know? Jason finds a hockey mask in there. In the second half we find that Jason has taken one of the female campers hostage and that is so out of character for him it is rediculous! He is not, I repeat NOT Leatherface so stop writing him as if he were! He also does alot of running, jumping, and other acrobatics that are sure to piss any fan off! The end plays out with a chase, and some choppy editing that ends in Jason's death involving a chain around his neck and a wood chipper. Don't see any gore with that scene either by the way, and what would a good slasher movie be without the standard final jump scare scene? So predictable! I did however, buy the uncut version on dvd this week and it is a little better I guess. There are extra scenes and the editing is better. It has a better flow to it. Still not great though. Can't wait til these people ruin A Nightmare on Elm st. the same way. C-Ya!
