An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No Spoilers! If you want spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the point of view of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic?
Today we’re looking at 2009’s Friday the 13th.
2009’s Friday the 13th’s is a re-imagining of Jason Voorhees’ story. Instead of being a direct sequel or remake this movie takes pieces of various previous movies to re-tell its story.
After Clay Miller’s sister goes missing he sets out to her last known location nearby the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake. While there, he bumps into another group of friends and all are soon targeted by Jason Voorhees.
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Review:
If Mondays suck and Fridays are great than this movie is like the last day of your vacation only to remember you still have two more days off because you planned to end your vacation on a Friday leaving the weekend free.
Like Child’s Play (2019), I enjoyed Friday the 13th more than I thought I would. Also like Child’s Play the movie tries to make Jason a sympathetic figure but unlike Child’s Play, it doesn’t make it the main focus which makes the horror better.
The characters are actually great and fit the common tropes, it’s well acted and like most horror movies the dialogue isn’t amazing but it’s still passable. Jason is great and some of the kills are gruesome but not overly gory.
Is Friday the 13th (2009) Scary?
Friday the 13th is not as scary as it could be but not many slasher movies are these days. Because of the large amount of possible victims, the movie becomes more of action/horror which makes it lose some of its inherent possible terror. There’s a lack of suspense but nonetheless still a pretty good film for spooky times. Never looked behind me.
Cast IMBD