Review of Friday the 13th (2009) by Ricardo C — 25 Oct 2011

Best remake I've ever seen. Actually, I'm just saying that because the original was so shitty, even though it's practically unrelated in a sense, and so virtually anything is better than shiiet.

I watched the "Extended Killer Version" or something like that so I assume I got more of the graphic details than the theatrical release and by chance some added suspense and the like? Because a lot of people are reviewing it negatively although I thought it was generally good for the average modern slasher flick.

Keep in mind that I've only seen the original movie from the FTT series. Thrilling, scary, and original to a certain extent, Friday the 13th contains all the gruesome slayings to induce paranoia about general serial killers, its gratuitous sex is momentarily present (And its use in the Jason Voorhees story weirdly renders it linked to terror, fear and violence), the acting and directing is up to par with the genre, and the jokes are unintentionally losertalk.

I like how this film attempted to modernize the story as according to the 21st century and how it even made the Jason character an immediate threat who's around every corner and it even makes sense because we see footage of juggernaut Jason who runs like a bull and possesses superhuman strength.

As opposed to slow walkers like zombies and Michael Myers that would only be able to capture the elderly. I also think it incredibly smart that the entire first, original film is reduced to some minutes at the beginning and continues after that point because the writer knows the original film is a waste of time and it works better as an introduction.

In terms of its clichés, it's not without its faults but they don't add much negative impact in the scheme of things.