Friday the 13th (2009)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Marcus Nispel

Writers (WGA):

Damian Shannon (screenplay) &
Mark Swift (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Welcome to Crystal Lake

Plot:

A group of young adults discover a boarded up Camp Crystal Lake, where they soon encounter Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

Plot Keywords:

Camp | Lake | Tent | Camp Counselor | Drowning

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Clay Miller
Danielle Panabaker	...	Jenna
Amanda Righetti	...	Whitney Miller
Travis Van Winkle	...	Trent
Aaron Yoo	...	Chewie
Derek Mears	...	Jason Voorhees
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Wade
Julianna Guill	...	Bree
Ben Feldman	...	Richie
Arlen Escarpeta	...	Lawrence
Ryan Hansen	...	Nolan
Willa Ford	...	Chelsea
Nick Mennell	...	Mike
America Olivo	...	Amanda
Kyle Davis	...	Donnie

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part 12 (USA) (working title)
Friday the 13th Part XII (USA) (working title)
Untitled Friday the 13th Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material.; Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity, language and drug material. (killer cut)

Runtime:

97 min | 106 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44908) | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Germany:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Australia:R | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Peru:18 | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:III | Mexico:C | USA:R (certificate #45352) (killer cut) | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Israeli actress Moran Atias was originally cast but had to be replaced early into filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: The blood and grime on Clay's face in the shed with Whitney, especially the blood on his right cheek, changes between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pamela Voorhees: Come here. Come here now.
Camp Counselor: No.
Pamela Voorhees: You're the last one. I've killed all the others. It'll be easier for you than it was for Jason.
Camp Counselor: Why are you doing this?
Pamela Voorhees: You need to be punished for what you did to him.
Camp Counselor: I didn't do anything.
Pamela Voorhees: You let him drown. Jason was my son.
Camp Counselor: I didn't do anything. No. No. No. Please.
Pamela Voorhees: You should have been watching him. Every minute.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Soundtrack:

Jason Vocal EFX

Pleasantly Surprised

It's rare these days I enter a movie theater to see a horror film and leave anything short of sorely disappointed but today differed from recent past experiences. I've been a fan of the original Friday The 13th for many years now and was of course skeptical of this "remake" but decided to give it a shot nonetheless. I'm a fan of horror movies - this includes good, bad, and indifferent so I figured why not? Being that Friday The 13th was one of my favorites, I didn't expect much.

From start to finish the film keeps you on the edge of your seat. It isn't so much the suspense but instead, the moments you know are coming just not when or how they'll be approached exactly. It takes quite a bit to frighten me and I counted a good 2 or 3 times I actually jumped throughout the film. There's plenty of gore for the gore lovers, plenty of sexual explicitness for the perverts, and plenty of drugs for the stoners just like an old fashioned horror movie should contain.

This film is not a remake but rather a revision and one I came to appreciate much within the first 10 minutes. The action begins almost immediately and builds steadily throughout the hour and thirty five minutes it lasts, right up until the very last shot. I say to those of you who bash this or claim it's a "rip off" or a "poor remake" consider this - It's neither. It is instead a different look at our old pal Jason and one that can be appreciated greatly if given the opportunity. Don't shun the film simply because it bares the title of an old favorite of yours and mine...

Look at it as a modern take on an old time classic with new characters (who admittedly are annoying and overly obnoxious at times just as most teenagers/twenty-somethings in films, especially of the horror genre, usually are) and an (almost) entirely different plot. This movie wasn't made to be compared to the original. It wasn't trying to replace what it was to begin with and people need to keep this in mind before going to see it. Do not enter a theater with expectations, especially not high ones. Whenever you do, you find yourself let down at your own expense, not the expense of the film you're seeing or your experience seeing it.

With this in mind, I highly recommend checking this one out. You won't be disappointed if you're seeing it in the right mind set and that is a very open minded one.