Comments on: Friday Conversation: What Should Be In The Sequel

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:09:33 +0000

I’d just like to see realistic characters. The one’s from the remake were like a MTV, politically correct stereotype group, that made you wonder how on earth the film-makers could be so out of touch with normal people… lol.

By: Slash-Gash

Slash-Gash — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:49:43 +0000

I think we need another Ralph Character;!
No, ZOMBIE Jason.
No, stupid things such as Jason killing because someone was stealing his weed!
No Snowy Camp Crystal Lake!
Bring back Mrs. Voorhees!
Etc!
NOTHING STUPID!

By: masterram

masterram — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:08:58 +0000

I am old school die hard jason fan. I dont remember jason running around like a superhero, the original score was left out. and the teenagers were garbage. If you are going to try to rebirth a super killer they should have taken the advice of the people that brought back michael myers over and over. they could have learned something that would have made this a super and successful movie.

By: jasonsfury

jasonsfury — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:31:45 +0000

Sorry to break the news to you, baz!

By: baz

baz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:19:42 +0000

Wow,thanks a bunch Jasonsfury i’m officially “old”lol.Well you know what they say,there’s no school like old school…………KI,KI,KI,MA,MA,MA.

By: jasonsfury

jasonsfury — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:11:07 +0000

I like the fact that a lot of you want to see less Jason in the beginning of the movie ala the older movies in the beginning of the franchise. I agree that this lends to the creepy atmosphere and build up of suspense. However, those movie are at or approaching 30 years old. And as such many of the original fans of the series are in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.

Studios target demographics in preparing these movies for release. That is it, bottom line. The studios demographic is going to be 16-25 on average. That’s not us, the older fans. That’s the newer generation of fans.

The new crop of fans are in their teens and have been brought up in the digital age of filmmaking. Every movie that has been released in this generation is fast, flash and move on to the next big scare or action scene. So, I think it will be hard for us fans to get that movie with the old feel we so desire. Younger fans want Jason all of the time. That’s one big reason why Jason Goes To Hell was so heavily panned as you did not get Jason in the whole movie.

I think in order to truly enjoy the impending newer movies that are going to be released, we the fans are going to have to adjust the way we approach these movies and have a more open mind to how Jason is portrayed and his mythos is told. If you can’t get on board with the new generation Jason and Friday the 13th, then I guess it’s time to leave the franchise behind and keep your fond memories at hand.

I am excited for the newer movies to come. I hope Jason lives on forever. What an awesome franchise!

By: Mattron

Mattron — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:48:10 +0000

Derek has to come back as Jason- he was AWESOME! And I agree with other posters that Shannon & Swift have had a shot and its someone elses turn to write a decent movie.

I’ll probably get jumped on for this but did there seriously need to be THAT much sex in it?? The sex scene seemed to go on forver.. especially in the extended version. I know its a staple of the series to have premiscuous (sp?) teens but its still a horror film not a Porno lol!

Maybe show a litte less of Jason so early in the film, but other than that, keep the tone of the sequal(s) serious like the remake was and please… NO ZOMBIE JASON!!!

By: f13ticket

f13ticket — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:26:59 +0000

I would like nothing that seriously conflicts with this ‘new series’ being viewed as a continuation of the old. Continuity itself fell into the eye of the beholder from Part 8 onwards in my opinion. As such, I worked very hard on a logical proof that allows the new movie to be seen as a sequel. It’s important to me that there is one Jason Voorhees and one Friday the 13Th Franchise and Series. I always despised with comic book, film series, etc decide to ’start all over.’ It’s like saying there was something wrong with the originals. I remember what a big fuss it was when the new movie was being talked about before it came out about whether it should be a sequel or a reboot. The creators did a good job at fashioning the film in such a way it can work as both. Don’t mess with that, please.

For instance:

No having Alice come back from the beginning.

No having Tommy come back as a kid again. (Though he never died, so there is no reason he couldn’t come back as an adult.)

No having Ginny back in a reboot form. (Though, again, no reason to not have her back as a continuation.)

You get the picture.

Actually, we have some great characters here with Derek Meers as Jason (Should ABSOLUTELY come back again. Meers kicked ass and really put life back into Jason.) I wouldn’t mind seeing Clay and Whitney come back. They made me smile and I think the idea of a brother sister power duo is something fresh to the series that could, if done right, drive a new installment.

Keep Jason at the camp. More nudity! I know I’m likely not to see guy nudity (sighs) but there is no reason we can’t have more skinny dipping like already mentioned. It doesn’t take long and it’s traditional in Friday the 13Th. At least one shot the moon, it does represent Pamela after all.

The power of Part 12 was rightly appreciated. And I want to see that intensity continue.

I would like to see them touch on the fact that Jason is a demon, spawned from a serpent (Annunaki) bloodline. But I want them to be careful with it. Jason Goes to Hell did it and made it very obvious. Perhaps we could have a more subtle approach to the origin of Jason’s power?

By: Billy Brown

Billy Brown — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:16:33 +0000

How about a boner? Haven’t seen one of those on screen before! Boner on Machete?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:24 +0000

Thanks jasonfury and baz! Glad you agree!

Oh and I meant:
25- Sex and weed ARE fine when it’s NOT OVER THE TOP!

and I meant:

13- One final survivor! Female! With a wicked Chase SCENE as in Part 3!

Typos

By: baz

baz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:05:52 +0000

Oops i added an exta MA at the end there.LOL.KI,KI,KI,ah you know the rest.

By: baz

baz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:02:57 +0000

Stephanie i’m with you all the way,especially point 28.HELL YEAH!!!!YOU RULE………..KI,KI,KI,MA,MA,MA,MA.

By: jasonsfury

jasonsfury — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:32:05 +0000

Wow, Stephanie! You covered all of the basis. Awesome.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:23:17 +0000

1- No Shannon and Swift!
2- Harry Manfredini! (And none of that Jason Goes to hell/ Jason X music) I’m talking about the quality of the first 4 orchestral scores. Stringy! Bassy! With lots of that classic ‘Zinging’ sound!
3- Jason in the shadows until near the end!
4- No ridiculously annoying characters and dialogue!
5- No Comedy! No unfunny wannabe witty one-liners!
6- Atmosphere! Rainstorm! Thunder! Lightning!
7- No Marcus Nispel!
8- No shakey, hand held, lazy, jagged, sloppy camera work! We’d like to see what is actually happening in a movie!
9- Lots of Ki, Ki, Ki, Ma, Ma, Ma!
10- Not every character being obnoxious carbon copies of eachother! Can most of the characters be likeable!
11- No quick sloppy flash editing on par with the shakey camera moves! Ugh!
12- Suspense!
13- One final survivor! Female! With a wicked Chase scened as in Part 3! No male hero! Boring! Women add to the terror and suspense!
14- No scooby doo moments! ‘Oooh Jason’s out there what should the 5 of us do?!’ Not scary when you have a house full of people trying to figure stuff out!
15- Stalking please!
16- Can some of the female victims scream please!
17- Lots of Jump scares!
18- A Body needs to come crashing through a window! I miss those things that make you jump!
19- Can someone discover the dead bodies the way they used to!
20- Jason needs to act like a deranged killer! Not a breathe heavy super hero!
21- Get rid of that underground mine crap!
22- We need a ‘you’re doomed’ type character who warns the victims!
23- Stop trying to get all fancy with story sub plots and get to the point! Stop trying to explain too much! We want to feel the terror again!
24- ONE funny character! ONLY ONE!!!!!!!! And that one should not be too annoying, desperate and obnoxious.
25- Sex and weed and fine when it’s NOT OVER THE TOP! Girl massaging her boobs for attention…Too much. Guy masturbating to a woman in a magazine…LAME.
26- No heroic one liners like, “Go to Hell!”, “Die Bitch!” (not sure when they said those but those are examples of lame one liners lol)
27- Use the characters traits from the first 4 as examples of characterizations. AND DON’T Exxagerate them for a ‘modern audience’. Gimme a break.
28- Most important!!! AGAIN…STEADY THAT DAMN CAMERA YOU LAZY BUNCH OF FILMMAKERS TRYING TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY NOT USE DOLLIES! LOL! The following is to be read sarcastically: Here is what horror directors say to the director of photography these days: “Hey you, hold the camera over your shoulder and film ALL of the action on one swoop! Move it to the right, get her arm in the shot, quick, move it up, quick move it left to get jason’s face, move it down fast, try to get the blood splatter on the wall, quick move it back to the floor for nothing, move it up, down, sideways, great, just like a music video! This is gonna be awesome! No one is going to know what the hell is going on in this scene! It’s gonna be great!” NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The above are things that have been lacking Friday movies for years!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:31:35 +0000

If there is a sequel, please create likeable characters instead of annoying ones and include more character development this time. We should care about them so when they meet their demise, it packs an emotional punch. Also, no comedians! Keep it strictly a scary movie, not a comedy. Lay off the sex, nudity and drugs. People go to scary movies to be scared! Most of us could care less about the abundance of sex. We can get that elsewhere. Film it somewhere other than Texas. Don’t let all the characters know Jason’s presence and start running around like idiots. Make it like the original where they are picked off one by one until there is a lone survivor. Keep Jason in the shadows and only show him more near the end like Part 4. Go back to the ‘final girl’ angle and make her a likeable heroine, someone we can root for and set-up a really great chase scene with a lot of suspense. Perhaps make it about camp counselors again trying to reopen a camp.

By: Robgina

Robgina — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:34:11 +0000

i think the the consensus is that Manfredini needs to come back, I agree !!!

i woulsd also love to see the new film, ( i dont say part 2 because f13 2009 was more of a sequel that a reboot/remake) ..anyways,, i think we should bring a previous character back preferably tommy jarvis or ginny. i love adrienne king but unfortunately she was killed off in 2

and please i really hate the over exposure of drugs and drug jokes in the new film, they just overkilled in the weed thing, and no rap music.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:08:31 +0000

i always thought they should have Jason chasing some dude in handicap crutches (like Jimmy on South Park). I’m f**ked in the head, so I would think that is funny.

Jason in the snow would be cool and would be great to have some kids out on the lake playing Hockey and they think Jason wants to play.

I didnt like the whole “captive” girl thing in the reboot. I mean, did ol Jason actually think enough to throw her some food and set up some sort of toilet area? Lets never return to that idea and dissolve that character in the sequel.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:27 +0000

1) keep jason in camp crystal lake
2) make CCL in NJ and not texas
3) keep no name actors because its makes it more believable and real
4) Derek Mears or Kane Hodder
5) dont kill off jason and leave door open for another movie!

By: baz

baz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:20:30 +0000

0h yeah.

9)3-D.I agree with Jasonsfury on the IMAX experience.But that’s never gonna happen.So a 3-D sequel would be a wothwhile experience…………..KI,KI,KI,MA,MA,MA.

By: baz

baz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:09:19 +0000

1)Give Crystal Lake the snow setting that tons of us are desperate to see.(How cool would it be to see a frozen over lake with Jason walking through the mist across it).

2)More traditional machete kills.(They are the bread and butter of the franchise.However keep the clever kills involving whatever is at hand.Just don’t let them overshadow the machete kills).

3)More blood and gore.(Go nuts.Think Hostel).

4)Maintain the nudity level set by the current reboot.BUT NO FAKE BOOBS.(Think Debi Sue Voorhees).

5)How about a modern take on Tommy Jarvis.(A possible Corey Feldman return).

6)KEEP DEREK MEARS AT ALL COSTS.He is Jason now.(Sorry Kane).

7)In accordance to the winter setting.How about Students(cheap labour)could be renovating the camp during the winter so it is ready to be reopened the following summer.(See what i did there,already i’ve thought of a sequel to the sequel).

8)ABOVE ALL THIS IS PART 13 AND THEREFORE IS VERY SPECIAL TO US GUYS(AND GALS).IT IS A LANDMARK ENTRY AND SHOULD DELIVER THE FRIDAY THE 13TH THAT WE(THE FANS)DESERVE.

If i think of anything else i’ll be sure to post it…………..KI,KI,KI,MA,MA,MA.