Friday the 13th-2009

Director Marcus Nispel

Starring Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker

Scott’s Review #592

Reviewed January 8, 2017

Grade: C-

As a devoted and faithful fan of the Friday the 13th film franchise and I have many wonderful memories of Friday the 13th of the past, I was expecting better than this version.

There was no reason for the producers to start from scratch with a brand new beginning- that makes no sense to me.

There is nothing to distinguish this, 2009 Friday the 13th,  from other sequels. They would have been better suited to making a “Friday The 13th Part 11” since that’s what it was.

An entirely new storyline was created- only keeping to the original Jason and Mrs. Voorhees characters and Camp Crystal Lake location.

This movie is not scary, nor are any of the characters particularly likable. Several were quite unlikeable- way too many horror films do that.

The film also contains very distinct stereotypes, which in this day and age seem ridiculous.

Also, Jason has now graduated to “taking prisoners” instead of simply hacking his victims.

There is also a “flashback” scene from 1980, which, inexplicably is a newly filmed scene. A wiser choice, and treat for loyalists, would have been to show this scene from the original Friday The 13th from 1980 instead of foolishly recreating one.

The story is completely implausible in countless ways.

I am giving this film a very liberal C- grade for at least giving us a new film and for being somewhat entertaining, even though there are many negatives.

This film will be forgotten before too long.