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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 51476
Released: June 16, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 06/16/2009 Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R
Description of Friday the 13th (Theatrical Cut):
If you thought a bigger budget and an A-list producer (Michael Bay) would go to Jason's head, well, forget it. The indestructible villain of so many bottom-of-the-barrel shockers isn't about to change his shtick, and the 2009 Friday the 13th proves it. This, the umpteenth sequel (nope, it's not a remake of the origin story) to the original 1980 movie, gives us a clever prologue that manages to fit an entire Jason Voorhees killing spree in a brisk and bloody 20 minutes. Jumping ahead six weeks, the film introduces a carload of clueless teens headed for a weekend at a lakeside cabin, plus a lone motorcyclist (Jared Padalecki) in search of his missing sister (Amanda Righetti). When the "lakeside" happens to refer to Crystal Lake, of course, there can be only one outcome. Cue the hockey mask, and pass the machete. Bay and director Marcus Nispel, who collaborated on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, are surprisingly indifferent to changing up the formula this time, although there's more care taken in building up a few characters, and for once the comic relief (mostly supplied by Aaron Yoo and Arlen Escarpeta) is pretty funny. You might even regret the slaughter of a couple of these young folk, which is an unusual feeling in Friday-watching. The film's Jason is quite the athletic fellow, and he's assembled an elaborate underground corpse-hiding lair in the vicinity of Crystal Lake. How he's been able to live down there for 30 years (if the film's own timeline is to be believed) and had enough unwitting campers pass by to keep himself entertained is anybody's guess. But if they keep coming, he'll keep slashing. --Robert Horton
Friday the 13th (Theatrical Cut) Reviews:
Another Remake That Falls Flat 
2009-11-17 - The first few original "Friday The 13th" films (before they started milking the cash cow with endless crappy sequels) were some of the scariest fare to ever come out of the horror genre. Building off the success of the original slasher film, "Halloween", this franchise created a character (in Jason Voorhees) that actually has an interesting backstory, making him even more terrifying. Those first five or so installments had everything a great horror movie needs: a decent plotline, a little skin, and some "jump out of your seat" moments. Plus, and this is not to be underestimated, they had that "early 80s movie" feel to them, as the camera work was very simple and the film quality wasn't pristine, only adding to the scare factor.
Sadly, though, this remake (directed by Marcus Nispel) fails to hit any of the hallmarks that the originals made famous. Perhaps the failure of Rob Zombie's "Halloween" remakes should have been a clue, but I guess viewers (once again) had to learn the hard way that some films just don't need to be remade. Basically, there are two ways to undertake these sorts of projects: Either a "re-make", which this tries to be, or a "re-boot" (like the latest Star Trek), which this film probably should have been but couldn't because of the iconic Jason character.
Besides matching the originals in the nudity department (and whether that is a positive feature is debatable!), this new version fails in every other regard. The story is completely ripped off from the original few flicks, there really are no great "jump moments" that can hold a candle to those done in the past, and the cinematography is actually too "clean and tidy"...there's no grittiness to it at all. Not helping matters is the fact that besides Jared Padalecki and Danielle Panabaker, who turn in fine acting performances, the rest of the cast is uninspiring in all their respective roles...nothing more than fodder to be eventually slashed by Jason.
Perhaps the biggest downfall of the entire film experience, though, is the fact that the Jason character is such an icon in the horror genre that there really is no way to either make him better or even match the original. Once again, it's kind of like the Halloween remake...people don't dress up to trick or treat like Zombie's Michael Myers. Instead, they are wearing the old William Shatner mold from the originals. The same concept can be applied to Jason...he terrified us with the tied bag over the head (and then the hockey mask) at first, so why would the exact same thing two decades later be any better?
Thus, about the only good thing I see coming from this film is the possibility that it may "inspire" a new audience to discover the great originals. However, it will more than likely drive potential fans away due to all its shortcomings.
No Digital Copy included!!! 
2009-11-09 - I ordered this "Digital Copy Edition" for the iTunes Digital Copy primarily, with the thought that I could use the Blu-Ray disk when got a Blu-Ray player.
Well, the version I received didn't come with a digital copy. The seller NEVER replied to my inquiries about it. It's been weeks now with no reply at all.
Ultimately, Amazon refunded my full purchase price without asking for the disk back.
So, I ended up with a free Blu-Ray disk, and using my $15 refund was able to purchase the digital copy directly from iTunes.
I would rate the movie closer to 4 1/2 stars as I consider it a great update on the old campy classic franchise. As much as I enjoyed some of the installments in that series, I really felt like this version updated the characters very well and brought them into the new age of horror/slasher films we've come to enjoy in recent years.
You can't go Home Again.............. 
2009-09-18 - Growing up in the 80's watching some of the Best Modern Day Horror Flicks
I was super excited and Hopeful about this Re-Make
I was dead wrong
There are so Many Problems with the Story That just P*sses all over The whole Frdiay the 13th Mythology and the fans for that matter.
Someone knew how bad this is since
The Now Famous Friday the 13th/Jason Score is now where to be found in this Film
The Friday Formula isn't that complex
Hey New Line next time let a Monkey or a Donkey write a Horror Script for your Studio
The guys who wrote the Screen Play "Claim" to be Huge Friday Fans You can't tell
This is NOT Jason
This is Rambo/Norman Bates/Robin Hood Dressed as Jason
Jason don't Kidnap Victims, He's Not a Expert with Cross Bows, He doesn't use Huge Spot Lights, use His Victims as Bait
The Real Jason is a Child trapped in a man's Body Full of Rage who reacts on Revenge and without thought
The Cast was A Bit off All the Victims look like they walked off a GAP Photo shoot (Way to Pretty look like Actors)
Jared Padalecki (who i like) What is This Supernatural goes to Camp Blood where's his Brother Dean Winchester?????
Just stick to the Original Films from Paramount
New Line seems 2 have forgotten That the Horror Genre put them on The Map as a Major Studio That could Draw Big Money
It wasn't Hobbits looking for Rings!
They Buried The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with a Unnecessary Re-Make
Now Friday The 13th What's next???????????
Stay Far away from this worthless Film!
Horror Fans Need 2 Scream Out Enough And Stop going to all These Re-Makes
Maybe then ALL the Studios will Stop Beating a Dead Horse and come up with Original Ideas and Story Lines
Without a Doubt the worst Entry so far 1/10
Expect The Expected: Sex, killing, Sex, Sex & Sex *sigh*
2009-08-14 - Okay, There are a dozen Friday 13th movies out there, okay? So there's really nothing new, you got Jason and a couple of college-aged, horny kids who decide to camp or take a vacation at the wrong place and get sliced and diced. This is how its ALWAYS been. I'm not complaining, i'm just trying to make you aware of what you should expect by now if you've seen all the previous ones. There is really no difference.
Jason In my opinion was actually pretty brutal in this one. He's got some new moves. There was one gruesome murder that i couldnt watch becuase it just seem like such a BAD way to die. ugh!! Overall it was pretty good movie, i wouldnt buy it, but i would rent it, like maybe on netflix or something.
Parts That Annoyed Me:
Okay, i get it that alot of guys LOVE to see bouncing breasts, Vaginas, and other sex scenes, and i get that producers or directors add that kind of stuff into movies to get high ratings, but its like every five minutes you see a naked chick. I can NEVER watch a movie nowadays without a sex scene popping up anymore. What's up with this generation? All the sex doesnt bother me that much, however i was glad that i watched the movie alone to avoid feeling awkward in front of my parents and sister. I guess you can call me old fashion even though i'm 23, but all that crap was just uncalled for, really. if youre a guy reading this, i don't expect you to understand my view.
As for the Racist comments that people say about this movie, well it wasnt that bad, however i didnt think that all racial situations was really necessary either. Again, why can't I watch a movie with a black guy in it but at same time being withdrawn from ANY kind of racial parts? why couldnt the black guy be treated like the rest of the white fokes in it? i don't get it. They had an asian guy in there too, however they failed to do any racial parts for him, so i guess movies just arent nice to black fokes.
As for the asian kid, His character was a bit awkward, like he was desperately trying his hardest to fit in with the group. The character just seemed very weird and out of place. NOt that actual actor but the character he played.
a completely waste of time and money
2009-08-05 - Don't missunderstand-me I am a huge fan of the Friday, the 13th franchise, accepting all the goodies and even the awful and funny aspects of any of the previous films. After all, they're only slashers, fun to watch if you're a huge Jason's fan. But this remake is by far the worst of them all. It's not a remake at all of the original film, more like a "wannabe" mix of the first three films, problably because the producers were totally aware that the disaster they were into would be their first and last (like The Omen remake, etc..)
The worst part it's that there's not one decent killing in the 105' full lenght film. Jason (even when he puts his famous mask on) doesn't scare at all. It's a complete joke of a boogey man. They had achieve to destroy one of the hugest modern myths of horror films. BTW, nowadays there's anyone capable of create some new monsters after Freddy, Michael Myers, Jason, Leatheface, The Tall Man from Phantasm or even Chucky...? Kind of pitty. The horny drug-addict stupid bunch of kids are by far the most ridiculous group I've seen on all the previous film. There isn't any kind of story or desenvelopement at all. The only interesting actor it's Supernatural's Jared Padalecki.
The movie it's shaky, excesevily dark, blurry and ugly to watch, and that seeing it in HD and on a 300 inches digital projection . Problably the only one thing remaining from the old films it's that the girls are breast naked practicly all the film. In the year 2009, I think that it would have been better and wittier have a little less male chauvisinsm and had a littl more equality in the nudity.
Please Hollywood, stop destroying great old horror films, making pointless and by far much worst remakes. I'm shaking about the new Elm St.
