Camp Crystal Lake is reopening. Eager young counsellors, eyes shining with idealism and ... more
hormones racing through their veins, are ready to lead guests in summer Kumbayas and games. But there's one game you won't find in the camp's guidebook. Someone likes to play Kill the Counsellor.Every movie fan knows that the monster always returns, and no film series (9 sequels - and perhaps more to come) proves that better than the one that debuted with this shocker. He lives, they die. The he is Jason (who gets a big assist in his first movie from dear old Mom). And they are the young hotties (including Kevin Bacon) doomed to discover Friday the 13th is the unluckiest day of all. But not for horror fans.
From Platinum Dunes and director Marcus Nispel (“The Texas Chainsaw ... more
Massacre”) comes a re-imagining of the classic horror film “Friday the 13th.” Searching for his missing sister, Clay heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins that lie in wait behind moss-covered trees. And that’s not the only thing hiding under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has, with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they’ve entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history—the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake, armed with a razor-sharp machete… Jason Voorhees.
Despite repeated warnings to stay away, a group of fun-loving but none-too-bright ... more
teenagers set out to reopen the eerie Camp Crystal Lake, which closed 20 years earlier after a series of bizarre and unexplained deaths. Now someone is lurking in the woods, spying on the happy campers, and plotting a gory, grisly revenge on those who would disturb the camp's slumber. A classic of the horror genre.
In 1980 Friday the 13th introduced moviegoers to a new kind of terror! With ten popular ... more
sequels the series is the most successful horror franchise of all time and the character of 'Jason' an icon known around the world as the first name in evil. Now the story continues in comics form! When a group of bickering teens comes to Camp Crystal Lake for a summer clean-up job they awaken the terrifying Jason Voorhees. As the slaughter begins and Jason closes in they formulate a desperate plan to survive - but who if anyone will make it out in just the one piece? Writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (Jonah Hex) and artist Adam Archer present a gory razor-sharp take on the Friday the 13th mythos! Warning: Adults Only!
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From Platinum Dunes and director Marcus Nispel (?The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?) comes a ... more
re-imagining of the classic horror film ?Friday the 13th.? Searching for his missing sister, Clay heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins that lie in wait behind moss-covered trees. And that?s not the only thing hiding under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has, with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they?ve entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history?the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake, armed with a razor-sharp machete? Jason Voorhees.
Advantages: Retro horror fun Disadvantages: Predictable
When I was growing up, all my school friends were talking about this new horror movie. Friday the 13th. I was a wimp when it came to horror films I must admit - I just couldn`t watch them, so I missed out on all the playground chat.
When I grew up, I just suddenly got an urge to watch a few horror flicks and grew into a a bit of an addict. I suppose I was making up for my former wimpiness!
Anyway, the reason I am telling you this is because the first proper horror movie I watched was friday the 13th. And I wasn`t disappointed.
It`s a standard horror movie plot - some teens go out to camp crystal lake and are being picked off one by one by a maniacal murderer.
All the way through you are hoping to catch a glimpse of the killer, but you never do and wonder who it could be. In your mind you are picturing an axe-weilding madman ...
Advantages: Great storyline, great special effects - Great everything! Disadvantages: None that I can think of!
This new Friday the 13th is awesome, and definitly my favourite out of all the Friday the 13th films. This films again shows him with his mask, his machete and all his classic horror features.
If you're a fan of horror, then you will love this film. It is scary and it is jumpy. I recall 'jumping' out of my seat once, and it was a jump at that. Everything's quiet and calming down and boom, sharp loud sound effects and a machete out of no where and I was in the air!
This film shows you where Jason finds his classic mask, and he again uses his machete as his primary weapon, however I must tell you that during the movie he also uses a Bow and arrow to kill a certain person on a boat and it was so cool!
Also, when this film starts you settle into all the characters and their story etc.. but then within 10 minutes pretty much all ...
Advantages: Good film with excellent special effects Disadvantages: none
good and evil, but with cutting edge special effects and action scenes galore this is a great film to watch.
The blu-ray version i watched was a 2 disc set with the second disc full of extras. There was a section on the history of transformers, and interviews with executive producers Steven Spielberg and Brian Goldner, writers Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, and director Michael Bay. There were also features on the animation used and the way they worked out where to do scenes. You also get a look at the military equipment seen and used in the film.
This additional information is something you do not want to skip over, because it gives you a much deeper understanding of how much planning and work went into the final production. If you are into cutting edge special effects and head banging action then beg, borrow, rent, or if that fails buy ...
A man in search of his missing sister ventures into the woods surrounding Crystal Lake. Amidst the creaky old cabins and moss-coated trees, an unstoppable force of evil lies quietly dormant, patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Release details
DVD Region
Blu-ray
Studio(s)
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Extended Cut, The Rebirth of Jason Voorhees, Hacking Back, Slashing Forward, Deleted scenes, 7 Best Kills, Picture-in-picture commentary
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround Sound
Professional reviews
Review
This film is (be)head and shoulders above the recently reanimated likes of PROM NIGHT and MY BLOODY VALENTINE (Entertainment Weekly, 01/07/2009)
Technically rather better than its predecessors, to whose storyline it refers (Financial Times, 01/07/2009)
[FRIDAY THE 13TH has] Bay's big-budget sheen, and [is] every bit as efficient and heartless as the original Fridays (Newsday, 01/07/2009)
Director Marcus Nispel is turning into the king of movie makeovers, lending a youthful appearance to doddery film franchises... this looks like more money well spent (Teletext, 01/07/2009)
Entertaining slasher remake that's well acted and delivers the requisite amount of gruesome deaths (View London, 01/07/2009)
DVD Description
A man in search of his missing sister stumbles across a deadly secret in the woods surrounding Crystal Lake as TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE redux duo Michael Bay and Marcus Nispel resurrect one of the silver screen's most feared slashers--machete-wielding, hockey mask-wearing madman Jason Voorhees. The last time Clay heard from his sister, she was headed toward Crystal Lake. There, amidst the creaky old cabins and moss-coated trees, an unstoppable force of evil lies quietly dormant, patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Though the police and locals all warn Clay to stay as far away from Crystal Lake as possible, it's the only lead he has, and he isn't willing to give up until he finds his sister. Clay isn't the only one inhabiting these woods either, because a group of thrill-seeking college students have just arrived at Crystal Lake hoping for a wild weekend of fun in the sun. Later, as Clay and one of the recently arrived revellers search for clues, the infamous Jason Voorhees emerges to show them just why the locals have avoided these woods for years. Could it be that Clay's sister has already met a grim demise at the end of Jason's razor-sharp machete, or is she still out there somewhere in the woods, waiting for her brother to come to her rescue? FREDDY VS JASON scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift pen the screenplay for a remake executive produced by Sean S. Cunningham (producer/director of the original FRIDAY THE 13TH).
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