Friday the 13th..again?

Hello World,

Do you enjoy movies that make your girlfriend cling to your arm in terror? Do you also enjoy nudity, sex, violence, drinking, and recreational drug use? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then congratulations, you are most likely the average horror movie fan. If so, you should probably check out the remake of the classic series Friday the 13th.

The movie was actually quite entertaining. Of course, like any other Friday the 13th, this movie was basically kids being murdered near good ol' Camp Crystal Lake. Unlike the original Friday the 13th, Jason's Mother is not the killer in this movie. Its a welcome change, due to the fact that the name Friday the 13th is synonymous with the big guy in the hockey mask, not an old woman with a knife. Although not the primary killer, Mrs. Vorhees does make an appearance in the beginning of the movie, in a flashback like scene. Jason is then seen witnessing his mother's decapitation by a lucky teenage girl who escaped the wrath of Jason's mother. Mrs. Vorhees' voice is heard urging her son to get revenge on all teenagers who venture onto the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake, and let the killing begin.

Getting right down to it, the movie's strong points lie exactly where I thought they would, with Jason. Sure the good looking actors/actresses having sex and partying, clearly straight out of a cliche horror flick did the film justice, but when you see a Friday the 13th film, you go to see Jason. Derek Mears, a horror movie veteran, did a great job portraying the classic teen killer. Mears' Jason was a revamped psychopath, who easily disposed of the supporting cast in ways that would have made past Jason's jealous. The most entertaining of which would be Jason shooting a unsuspecting teen driving a speedboat, through the head with a bow and arrow. Also note new Jason's ability to run after his victims, unlike previous Jason's, as well as other psychopaths (Michael Myers) who walk slowly like zombies. This Jason is not very agile, but he can move when he needs to, adding to the terror factor and doing away with the old, "he doesn't need to run because he will get you anyway" theory. A murderer running at me is much more realistic and terrifying than some lumbering sloth just walking.

Overall i would give the movie an 8 out of 10. Defiantly the best horror remake I have ever seen. It is really worth checking out if you gave the Halloween remake a chance, as this movie blows that one away. With A Nightmare On Elm Street soon to be remade also, I have my hopes up.