Review of Friday the 13th (2009) by Jeff P — 04 Apr 2012

A decent re-boot of the 1980 original is both funny and horror-ific.

This review of Friday the 13th (2009) was written by Jeff P on 04 Apr 2012.

Friday the 13th has generally received mixed reviews.

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