Friday the 13th (2009)
"Oh, wow! Your tits are stupendous!"
Story:
"A group of young adults discover a boarded up Camp
Crystal Lake, where they soon encounter Jason Voorhees and his deadly
intentions."
The very beginning of this film shows a new Pamela Voorhees
screaming at a young girl. We see a young disfigured boy watching them from the
bushes. The girl quickly kills Mrs. Voorhees during the opening credits. We see
young Jason go over to his decapitated mother, before it cuts to the next
scene.
We are introduced to a group of "teens" who are
camping near Crystal Lake in search of a bunch of marijuana plants that they
know are in the area. Later that night, the group of kids are busy exploring
the Camp and partying when Jason starts attacking them one by one. We see him
viciously kill each teen, except for Whitney. We see him swing his machete at
her, and then it cuts to the title card.
Once again, we cut to six weeks later and are introduced to
another whole group of "teens". They are on their way to Crystal Lake
to stay at Trent(one of the biggest asshole characters in horror history)'s
house. We are introduced to Clay, played by Jared Palalecki, who is on the
search for his missing sister. We see him handing out flyers with Whitney's
picture on it.
While Clay is on the hunt for his sister and the new group
of friends start their partying, Jason doesn't take long to start killing once
more.
Acting:
Sure, a few of these characters are infuriating, but that's
not the actors fault. I think everyone played their parts very well. There are
a few stand outs in this entry for me. We can start with Derek Mears, who plays
Jason Voorhees. I love his take on the character so very much. He is big, mean,
quick, and intimidating. I would love if he could play Jason again, if they
ever get the rights to the franchise figured out. Jared Padalecki (Clay) and
Danielle Panabaker (Jenna) carry this film. They have great on screen
chemistry. (Disclaimer, I do not watch Supernatural, so this is NOT a biased
opinion. I genuinely liked Jared in this film.) I've been a fan of Danielle's
forever, because I grew up watching her in different Disney films. Seeing her
in a horror film was so new and exciting to me in 2009 and I'm still a fan to
this day. I also really enjoyed Amanda Righetti as Whitney. Holy shit, that
girl can scream. I loved it.
Fear Factor:
I will not lie, I was 15 in 2009 and pretty new to horror.
This version of Jason scared me. He is just so massive, ruthless, and hasty. I
also am so glad that they went back to mostly practical kills. Minimal CGI was
used as far as I could tell, which is breath of fresh air compared to the last
2 films (I'm really looking at you Jason X). There we are a lot of kills in
this entry, since there were two groups of people for Jason to run through.
Originality:
Honestly, besides Jason keeping someone alive, this movie is
a pretty run of the mill Friday the 13th film. I am not complaining though.
This is the first Friday the 13th film since Part 7 to actually feel like a
real Friday the 13th movie. I loved all of the homages to the series as a
whole, but I appreciate the new stuff that they did too. I loved that they
basically made this a reboot of parts one, two and three into one. We get to
see Pamela, sack head Jason, and how he gets his hockey mask in this one entry.
I like how Whitney is a nice nod to Ginny (Friday the 13th Part 2's final
girl), keeping her alive because she reminds him of his mother. I'd also like
to point out that Jason isn't a complete idiot in this entry. There is a scene
where Clay asks a redneck if he has seen Whitney. He says no, but someone has
been stealing kerosene from his boss. Then later, we see Jason flip a switch
turning on all of camps lights, with the help of a working generator. Hello
good writing, I see you and I appreciate you.
Overall:
If it isn't totally obvious, I'm a huge fan of this entry. I
always have been. I do not understand fans that don't at least like this film.
It feels so much like the first seven movies in this series. It has the camp,
the lake, Pamela, sack head Jason, the hockey mask, so many kills, well
developed characters, and a solid story line that DOESN'T TAKE PLACE IN SPACE.
What more could you want? I'm so glad I got to finish up this series on a
positive note. Thank you Halloween Haunts 365 for letting me review this
awesome series as my debut to this website.
I'm going to let you guys know that next week, I will be
reviewing Hell Fest (2018) in case you wanted to watch it before my review
comes out! "A masked serial killer turns a horror-themed amusement park
into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest
of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show." It stars Tony
Todd (Candyman) and Bex Taylor-Klaus (Scream the TV series). If you haven't
seen it, check it out first, then tune in next week for my review of it!
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