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AnomalyX7, I also think it would have been a better idea to have the camp being reopened.

I would have liked a little bit of a back story, like maybe the counselors’ point of view while Jason was drowning and the aftermath and Mrs. Voorhees’ reaction. I don’t want to know all about Jason’s childhood, but I think it would have been cool to have some stuff directly after the drowning because we’ve never gotten to see that before. Well, that’s my opinion.

I will say there were some things I did like… I thought Derek Mears take on Jason was really good… I wish he was given a better script in which to showcase his interpretation, the running and the emotions and the intelligence make sense and are true to the story…
I also really liked Amanda Righetti and that interpretation of Ginny, which was the only homage to the original series that seemed to come off well…at first I thought the locket was unnecesary, but since they clearly decided to expand upon that whole concept, she really needed something more than a sweater to become Mrs Vorhees.

Overall this movie didn’t feel like a Friday the 13th but that had nothing to do with the way they portrayed Jason…if anything Derek Mears carried this movie, but the rest of the characters felt even more stereotypical and less interesting than the teens in the original series, and the entire tone was off…without he camp and the theme of superstition this movie falls flat… believe it or not Friday the 13th is NOT just promiscuous teens getting killed off by a guy in a hockey mask… there are thematic elements, tone and setting that make this series what it is and onthose counts tis film missed the mark. Now i will say that many of the sequels…especially after 4… lost site fo these as well, but they all had the foundation of the first films in the series to support them…this film is attempting to restart, to stand on its own, in essence become a new number one, therefore it cannot expect to rely on the setting and tone of the originals to carry it. It needed to establish those itself, and it just didn’t.
When it comes down to it…this is supposed to be Friday The 13th Part One, and we’ve never really been to Camp Blood… and we’ve never been told “This place is cursed”…we have been told to stay away cuz he wants to be left alone, but thats not superstition, legend or curse… that’s straight up, crazy man lives here warning….And above all else, we have never sung “Michael Row You’re Boat Ashore”

The “ch ch ch ha ha ha” is historic and that’s why it was put in for a small moment. This is 2024 though, if you mix the 80’s F13th tension themes, it would not have a scary tense feel to it at all. Yes, some of the score i thought could have been better. In the originals you kind of knew when jason would appear with the theme elements. Scores from the 80s would not scare people today in 2024.

I’m one of few who liked every F13th movie, because I took them for what they were, and that is sex, drugs and teenage murders. Most people will say that VIII thru FvsJ were horrible, because they skewed away from the F13th element. The directors of the new film wanted to put back the the F13th feel and that is a short storyline with Jason killing teenagers at Camp Crystal Lake. A lot of fans wanted a big backstory of Jason, but that’s not about a jason movie. He’s just a man behind the mask (kudos Alice Cooper) who shows no remorse for people who stray near him. In fact this new film gave more of a back story than any other jason film (besides JGH). His mom was killed, and Jason’s pissed…that’s all we need to know. If there was a backstory like JGH, there would be an outcry of how stupid it was.

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But I know what you guys are mad at. Read my blog and hopefully see it the way I did after I was pissed at the movie for a few hours after I saw it. Your expectations were just as high as mine. BUT, I found where the blame goes. As a longtime fan, I found a couple things exciting about it. IMDB wouldn’t let me post the review, they have problems with it. Hopefully you’ll read it and exchange some e-high 5’s with me on this.

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I didn’t care for the first scene, and as for the second scene, I was actually kind of annoyed with the sleeping bag kill. Jason holding someone over a fire, torturing them? I’m sorry, but that is just not his M.O. Jason never tortured people! As for the rest of the kills, they didn’t do much for me.

Okay, so when did Jason start taking prisoners? I know that she looked like his mother, but still…I thought it was ridiculous. I liked how she talked to him like Ginny did in Part 2, but the Jason I’ve grown up watching would never take a prisoner, even if she did look like his mother. It just didn’t work for me.

And as for the music (or lack thereof), there definitely should have been a classic Harry Manfredini score in there. Music is what keeps you in suspense and this movie had nothing.

This movie was also way too focused on the weed, getting high, getting drunk, and having sex. That seems to be a pattern in horror movies these days. Yes, every other Friday the 13th has people smoking weed, drinking, and getting laid, but those elements are not the main focus like they were in this movie. I mean, topless water skiing? Who does that? It just seemed to me like the T&A were more important than the murders. I couldn’t stand the characters, either; they were the same as they are in every new horror movie with absolutely no originality. And that hick who had sex with a mannequin? Was he really necessary?

I didn’t like the ending and I was really disappointed that we didn’t get a good look at Jason’s face. And the battle with him at the end was way too short.

There were a few aspects that I enjoyed, however, like when Jason broke through the class and grabbed Clay, just like he did to Tommy in Part 4. I also liked the hanging scene, the part when the girl fell on the car, and the fact that Jason wore the burlap and the hockey mask. There wasn’t a lot of gore in this movie, either, which I liked because most movies today go crazy with it, but the killings looked more real in this movie. Throwing in the song “Sister Christian” was also a plus for me, and there was comic relief with Aaron Yoo handing Jason the hockey stick.

I did think that Derek Mears did a good job as Jason and I liked that he paid homage to some of the other Jasons. I especially liked the scene when Jason was tearing apart the canoes and I thought Derek did a nice job of conveying Jason’s frustration.

Anyway, I think it was a decent horror movie, just a bad Friday the 13th. I know it’s a new generation and almost 30 years later, but this just didn’t feel like Friday the 13th to me. I think it definitely could have been better, but all in all, I’m glad I saw it.

Not every fan is going to agree, because each and every one of us have ideals of our own, to how we would like a Friday the 13th to be portrayed. Personally, I don’t see how this film could of been made any better with the exception of a couple of things.

Friday the 13th (1980) and all of its following sequels, including Freddy Vs Jason, was a saga that had its own story for Jason Voorhees. It was, without a doubt, the most successful horror film series in the history of cinema. Be proud of that fact.

Platinum Dunes saw a open window opportunity to reinvent Friday the 13th using the same origin story for the character of Jason, but sending it in a different direction than the original. In the original films, Jason was portrayed as deformed and possibly retarded, where in the reboot he possesses a high level of intelligence, showing no emotions except for his mother.

Think about it, if this reboot would of been made exactly like the original films, do you really think you would be satisfied ? Probably not, because you’ve seen the same thing over and over again. Alot of fans aren’t going to like the film because it portrayed Jason a little bit different than in the original installments.

And from what I am hearing, this film is probably going to be the highest grossing horror film on opening weekend. That my friends if Friday the 13th. Love it, hate it, live with it!

could you go in detail why? instead of just saying you hated it. Chris points out that the kills were boring, i’m just curious why or what could have been done differenty. I think the kills may have seemed boring, because they were Jason like. My previous post points out that the kills were homage to the original films.

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for example, the poke through the eye in the door with the cop, was showing 3D like in part III with the eye.

Lame ass movie has written Platinum Dunes all over it. I wasn’t scary, no tension, annoying characters, quick editing & shaky camera work, but the worst sin of them all: BORING killings, they just came across as insipid and uninspired.

earlier post mentioned a homage to Jason knocking down the canoes, was like Part III in the barn. I agree. Bay did a great job relating this movie to the originals. Campfire scene at the beginning like in part II is another example. Clay looking for sister like in part IV. Jason getting hung at end like in part III. This movie was a great remake to kind of end the series.