![]() Although the sex does seem to have been thrown in for the Hell of it (isn't it always), there really isn't all that much. After having watched the film, I find this very difficult to believe. ![]() Supposedly Michael Bay walked out of the first screening due to the sex scenes. The hype over the film's sexual content seems to have been grossly over-exaggerated. You're not quite sure what it is, but that's their job to figure out. Now don't get me wrong, I love novelty and a good theatrical gimmick as much as anyone can, but know what I care about even more? The end product (especially when it comes to Friday the 13th)! The time could have been much better spent on filling in all the little bits where the movie just seemed to be missing something. While the film didn't seem to have plot holes per se, it very much seems as though they tried to fit the creation of the film in before it was due to be released on Friday, February 13th. Sort of a down point when you think about it. Either way the protagonist of the entire film really doesn't seem like he belongs in the movie at all. Jared Padalecki's character Clay (a reboot of Rob from Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter) is wholly out of place, maybe it's his Supernatural fame or maybe it's his deliberate intention to not have a good time. They are somewhat saved by the performances of Travis Van Winkle (from Accepted) as Trent, the "rich asshole" of the movie, and Aaron Yoo as Chewie, the lovable little stoner. The new group of rowdy teenagers have much the same plans in store as the last, but they are much less believable characters when compared to the ones we had just minutes ago. Unfortunately, by the time this happens, we have already been through a good set of characters, and it feels like watching a sequel after you're 23 minutes in. Only after their demise are we given the "FRIDAY THE 13TH" movie title, and the film begins. Oh yes, the cast! Only a single member of the "media-hyped" actors portrays a character in this group, so we already know that these guys are going nowhere. ![]() After the credits there is a new bunch of kids, looking to score some pot, have a little pre-marital sex, get wasted, go places they're not allowed, and just generally set themselves up to die. At this point the film begins to deviate from the original, we get some of Harry Manfredini's musical score (Ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-ma) but this time round Jason is very much alive, sees his mother beheaded and picks up his iconic machete and some very bad habits from here on in. Voorhees at some point in time, but it can't take up too many of those valuable 90 minutes. This is a powerful intro to the rest of the movie, as a reboot, you have to show Mrs. The film loosely follows the progression of the first four Friday the 13th films, the opening credit sequence has mother dearest Pamela Voorhees on Jconfronting one of the Camp Crystal Lake counsellors, she is promptly decapitated with a machete, as per the original story. So now, with the series being given one of those oh-so-popular of late "reboots", it's important to take a look at what Jason Voorhees has been up to, what has changed, and just as importantly, what hasn't. Cunningham (who is also the producer of the 2009 version) could ever have seen just where the monster he had helped to create would go. It seems unlikely that the director of the first film Sean S. Now, 31 years later, the newest incarnation of Friday the 13th has just been released on Special Edition DVD. The following is a long-form review that I originally wrote in 2009.įriday the 13th, originally released in 1980 began one of the most successful film franchises of all time.
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