In yet another version of the famous story, five friends - Whitney, Clay, Mike, Jenna and Trent - decide to explore the famous Crystal Lake campsite but their seemingly fun weekend turns tragic quickly. Before they know it, each of them are hunted by a machete-wielding maniac known as Jason.
What I loved most: This Jason are more like a normal human being.
What I really hated: Jason will never die.
I watched Jason X, Jason vs Freddie, Jason goes to hell... I would say this latest Jason is not so gory and bloody compare with I watched the last time. But this Jason is rather horrible in the way he carry himself. Skin rashes, unshaved goatee, hair loss eeewww... This movie are nothing special if compare with other thriller such as Scream, I know what you did last summer, Haloween etc... Maybe all this kind of thriller is the same. The only thing I like in this movie is the process of the brave man who saves his sister. Not much people die in this movie... I think more or less 10 peoples. But they died at the hand of Jason in some unexpected style... Technology of visual effects helps a lot. Average movie I would say.
How many "Friday The 13th" or Jason-on-a-killing-spree films do we need? Apparently one more and surely a few more other remakes to come. This classic horror bearing the iconic villain wearing a hockey mask has gone back on the big screen again to do what he does best - nonsensically killing innocent, and in this case horny teens.
As it opens, we see Jason Voorhees' mother murdering the Crystal Lake campers whom she accused of killing her son, and after a brief idea of who Jason is, we see five college kids hiking through the woods looking for some marijuana plants. Needless to say, violence ensues showing what Jason is capable of. Then six weeks later, Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki) comes to Crystal Lake looking for his missing sister and runs into another group of wild college kids looking for a fun weekend at a cabin on the lake. Once again, violence ensues.
"Friday the 13th" stays true to the original horror franchise while tweaking it to seem a bit more modern and interesting. Instead of using the same old machete, Jason starts to get creative by using other killing tactics such as fire, bear traps, a bow and arrow, an axe and anything sharp will do for this grudge bearing soul. However, it comes across as mind boggling to see Jason always appearing at a spot so fast as, probably faster than a magician performing his "now-you-see-me-now-you-don't" trick. Don't know how he runs so fast with a big body like his.
Another attention grabbing element would be these sexually active teens getting all hot and heavy while in the woods, where attractive women bear their breasts for the sake of the film. Guess it's something extra and appealing to juice up the story instead of just seeing Jason kill, kill, and kill to his heart's content. The comic relief comes in the form of Chewie, who is the jester of the film, where he does all sorts of peculiar acts to relieve the tension surrounding the story. Not forgetting his other funny friend, Lawrence, an African American who jokes about being touchy over racial stereotypes.
The ending might seem familiar to fans of the franchise and something eye-opening for those who aren't familiar with these slasher films. As long as the audience get to see people die, they will be happy. The film has it all - blood, boobs, the right suspense, and the ever-popular masked killer, Jason.
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