Koete Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Just got back from seeing it. DAMN good Friday the 13th movie. Even though it draws from the earlier films, I'd still say it's one of the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 See, after all the horrible reviews I was thinking of skipping this but I get the feeling that you guys may have a finer appreciation for the material than the critics. I might make a double bill of this and Valkyrie this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Every single Jason movie ever made has gotten horrible reviews. I completely ignore critics when it comes to slashers. They haven't liked any since the original Halloween. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Saw it. Perfectly fine slasher movie, even if it was played a little straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Saw it. Perfectly fine slasher movie, even if it was played a little straight. I'm glad they didn't make it a self-referential thing. I'll say no more, tomorrow's Dread Media will be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Saw it. Perfectly fine slasher movie, even if it was played a little straight. I'm glad they didn't make it a self-referential thing. I'll say no more, tomorrow's Dread Media will be enough. I agree that an the all out near spoof level pastiche thing has been overdone in almost every way. Scream did it best and Jason X did it silliest. Its just that I tend to expect a little more in the way of irony in these things, this was pretty much just kill-kill-kill without bringing the funny. Its odd to make a modern Fri XIII film and play it this straight, the concept is as old as the hills and they should have shown some awareness of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Saw it. Perfectly fine slasher movie, even if it was played a little straight. I'm glad they didn't make it a self-referential thing. I'll say no more, tomorrow's Dread Media will be enough. I agree that an the all out near spoof level pastiche thing has been overdone in almost every way. Scream did it best and Jason X did it silliest. Its just that I tend to expect a little more in the way of irony in these things, this was pretty much just kill-kill-kill without bringing the funny. Its odd to make a modern Fri XIII film and play it this straight, the concept is as old as the hills and they should have shown some awareness of that. I see your point but I don't know how many horror films you watch regularly. Coming from someone who watches three a week, almost every slasher has done that since Scream. And after Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, no one should do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I'll admit my experience is pretty much limited to the Alien series, the latter Fri XIII films, the Scream films and its imitators and a couple of Halloweens. Oh, and Perfect Blue. I'm not an in-depth horror fan, in fact going to see the new movie today might well have been the first time I saw one in theatres. The only purpose of the Saw franchise is reviews on this website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 According to Box Office Mojo, the new Friday the 13th has made $42,245,000 as of today and cost $19 million to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 According to Box Office Mojo, the new Friday the 13th has made $42,245,000 as of today and cost $19 million to make. Well, that pretty much guarantees there will be a sequel. A whole bunch more imitations too. Show me the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yahoo News breaking it down Apparently at close of business tonight it is expected to top the five week total for My Bloody Valentine 3-D in four days even taking into account the gimmick and higher ticket price. It bested its 16 million dollar budget by 3 million on opening night. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel by Halloween at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yahoo News breaking it down Apparently at close of business tonight it is expected to top the five week total for My Bloody Valentine 3-D in four days even taking into account the gimmick and higher ticket price. It bested its 16 million dollar budget by 3 million on opening night. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel by Halloween at this rate. Why wait, there's another Friday 13th next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yahoo News breaking it down Apparently at close of business tonight it is expected to top the five week total for My Bloody Valentine 3-D in four days even taking into account the gimmick and higher ticket price. It bested its 16 million dollar budget by 3 million on opening night. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel by Halloween at this rate. Why wait, there's another Friday 13th next month. Yeah, for some reason the dates in February and March always line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yahoo News breaking it down Apparently at close of business tonight it is expected to top the five week total for My Bloody Valentine 3-D in four days even taking into account the gimmick and higher ticket price. It bested its 16 million dollar budget by 3 million on opening night. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel by Halloween at this rate. Why wait, there's another Friday 13th next month. Yeah, for some reason the dates in February and March always line up. 28 days is 4 weeks exactly, so unless it's a leap year, both months should match up exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Jason may have been avenging Mrs. Voorhees, or he may have been protecting his weed. This screams for a parody. No pun intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 With eyes like that, he's probably got cataracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 With eyes like that, he's probably got cataracts. Maybe he has glaucoma and it is medical marijuana. That's probably why he defends it so aggressively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I saw Part 4 last night. Boobs and blood galore, it was a good installment. Little kid was annoying as hell, but then little kids are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Part 4 is my favorite Friday after the first. You can't beat "You're a dead fuck", the Crispin Glover dance, and the ominous ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 You can't beat "You're a dead fuck", the Crispin Glover dance, and the ominous ending. No, but you can beat that ominous ending into the ground just as the following films appeared to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 You can't beat "You're a dead fuck", the Crispin Glover dance, and the ominous ending. No, but you can beat that ominous ending into the ground just as the following films appeared to. True. It would have been interesting to see them follow through on the Tommy Jarvis Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I'm not sure if this should be a new thread or not. I watched "His Name Was Jason" (a Friday the 13th documentary) this morning. This was a good retrospective on the Friday series. They didn't talk as much about Freddy vs. Jason as I would have liked, but some of the interviews were interesting. Having Felissa Rose comment was fun, but seemed out of place without an explanation of who she is (for those who haven't seen that series.) I was taken aback by the appearance of the Angry Video Game Nerd, and his review of the Friday the 13th NES game. It earned its spot on my Netflix queue for that reason alone. I'm sure he was thrilled to be a part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I'm not sure if this should be a new thread or not. I watched "His Name Was Jason" (a Friday the 13th documentary) this morning. This was a good retrospective on the Friday series. They didn't talk as much about Freddy vs. Jason as I would have liked, but some of the interviews were interesting. Having Felissa Rose comment was fun, but seemed out of place without an explanation of who she is (for those who haven't seen that series.) I was taken aback by the appearance of the Angry Video Game Nerd, and his review of the Friday the 13th NES game. It earned its spot on my Netflix queue for that reason alone. I'm sure he was thrilled to be a part of it. It could have been better. I mean it covers 12 films, but the Halloween documentary was longer only covering 8 films. I did still enjoy it for what it was, especially since you know Paramount would have never put out the money to have it made. I have the two Making of books Making Friday the 13th by David Grove and Crystal Lake Memories by Peter Bracke, so this is a good companion piece. The Angry Video Game Nerd was the edited version of the original aired version(on time and music) and sadly they didn't include the conclusion part(which had him ripping on the NOES NES game) or the ottakes(you can watch the outtakes on cinemassacre.com). You are right about Felissa Rose, all they do it put what film she was in, but unless you've seen the film you have no idea what it is. Daniel Ferrands who wrote Halloween 6(the original filmed version) directed the documentary and help with the Peter Bracke book's release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 It could have been better. I mean it covers 12 films, but the Halloween documentary was longer only covering 8 films. His Name Was Jason is like 6 hours long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 It could have been better. I mean it covers 12 films, but the Halloween documentary was longer only covering 8 films. His Name Was Jason is like 6 hours long. Version I saw was 90 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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