Review of Friday the 13th (2009) by Tyler S — 09 Sep 2011

Was at least as good as the original, with a little more character depth to Jason. Still nothing to write home about.

This review of Friday the 13th (2009) was written by Tyler S on 09 Sep 2011.

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