Friday the 13th

Pros: Lots of hollering, titties and gore: that's what the audience wants, right?
Cons: Oh so many....

For months, a co-worker of mine has been insisting that I see the remake of Friday the 13th.  Despite him complimenting the film's "unique" kill scenes and gratuitous T&A, I still wasn't sold, completely expecting another horrendous ...

Pros: Some inventive kills in the spirit of eighties slasher flicks!
Cons: Little to no extras on the DVD? Screw you, Blu-Ray!

As one might guess, from my reviews around here, I'm a huge horror movie fan. During my formative years as a wee lad, my mother (bless her soul) would suffer through all manner of drive in movie schlock with me. Classics like Death Ship, Krull, The ...

Pros: Good production value, better, tighter script, reworked storyline.
Cons: It is still just a slasher flick.

Friday the 13th (2009) Directed by Marcus NispelLawrence: I got business I gotta do this weekend. Chelsea: What business? Lawrence: Music. I'm trying to start a label. Chelsea: Oh, yeah? Like what kind? ...

Pros: One or two lines. . . perhaps
Cons: Predictable plot, Unlikable characters, Nothing superlative on the acting front, Unsurprising jumpy moments

Until tonight, I had never seen a movie in the "Friday The 13th" franchise and the truth is, I had no real strong desire to. The concept held no interest to me; a psychopath wielding a machete goes around killing teens and twentysomethings . . . for no ...

Pros: Excellent set design, Jason's as good as he ever was only faster.
Cons: Lots of drugs, a really laughable sex scene, paper thin characters...

When I heard they were releasing a remake of the eighties slasher staple Friday The 13th I wasn’t completely against it. Friday the 13th is clearly a touchstone of horror movie history and Jason is one of the poster boys for fans of the genre. Yet ...

Pros: Gore, with a tiny level of entertainment provided.
Cons: It's all old hat!

One thing that could be called a universal truth in the world of cinema is that the bad guys always get the best lines. Being "good" has such limited appeal, and I can only suppose this is because breaking the rules and establishing a new "pack" has a ...

Pros: Good gore, a few good kills.
Cons: Just a re-hash of the first three flicks, nothing new to offer the series.

The main problem with this flick is that it's come after so many other Friday the 13th movies. If this had, indeed, been the first in a series... well, it still wouldn't have been great, but it at least would've been better. As it is, it's mainly just ...