So I saw Friday the 13th tonight at The Grove. I wasn't banking on much with this movie and kept my expectations low...and I'm glad I did.
This movie...well, first this is not a remake. This is another story in between the original 4 and 5 chapters. And speaking of the original, it was a whole lot better than this. I will keep this vague for some of y'all who will see this movie (Christopher) later today.
The story was told in a frat boy's style. Sex, Weed, Breast, Stupid jokes, and Sex. I felt dumb after watching this. I can't fully explain it, but I wasn't feeling the flick. In the beginning, they mangled the original ending, then they remixed Jason's steelo, which made him the butt of jokes and not a deadly being.
I wanted these characters to die and the way they died was...funny. There was no fear or terror here, just campy camp slasher tales.
Also, Michael Bay was all over this film. The silly one-liners, the ridiculous monologues, and aerial shots were clearly present. However, the over-campy feel just killed it for me. I wasn't scared or thrilled. I felt like I was watching Chopping Mall.
Perhaps the best thing in this film was Jared Padalecki.
He can act and he's very easy on the eyes...so cute....Okay, but if you do anything, see the original parts 1-4 and call it a day. This flick could be Friday the 13th part 4 and a half...I would be fine with that. This movie...it's not bad bad, but it ain't good either.
I have a question, Vik:
ReplyDeleteIs it even possible to create a truly frightening thriller these days? What I mean to say is that everything has been done (and redone) and this generation of movie-goers have seen it all. This is the generation that gets to see horror on a daily basis, up close and personal, on cable TV and on the news. Reality is much scarier than anything Hollywood could imagine.
I'm 37 and so I grew up in the age of The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, Jaws and The Omen. And honestly? I have never seen a horror movie that came anywhere close to frightening me like those films did.
I think Hollywood needs to stop making horror films for a good long while to give themselves time to consider the nature of fear. Because as it stands, they've confused torture porn with scare factor.
I did the "Name likes to" Game with Google for my name - Jason - and one of the best lines was:
ReplyDelete"Jason likes to pass the time as well, but it consists of hacking teens to bits"
See a completely funny list at
http://jasonmessingerwrites.blogspot.com/2009/02/jason-likes-to-google-game.html
I will not be going to see this. I am tired of Hollywood raiding the vaults and rebooting old films. What is the purpose of having a writer's guilde? The writers they have must be imbeciles.
ReplyDeleteYesterday, much to my chagrin, I discovered they are remaking the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
I screamed.