This remake/reboot sees a group of teens journeying to the abandoned camp called Crystal Lake and then being stalked by killer Jason Voorhees who is avenging the death of his mother years before. Does this remake feel like a Friday the 13th movie? Nope. It feels more like a modern-day Porkies on the road with …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 12- Friday the 13th (2009)
I remember going to see this back in the day and walking out halfway through. Will I make it through this film this time? Will I feel the same as I did back in 2003? Well, yes I did (somehow) watch it all the way to the end. And yes, I feel the same as …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 11- Freddy Vs Jason (2003)
This film is basically Jason in Space. This movie massively divided fans. Some loved the innovation but some hated it to such an extent that they viewed it as the worst in the series. Yes, they even hated it more than Part 5: A New Beginning. But I loved this movie. I even went to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 10- Jason X (2001)
The film starts with a lone female arriving at Camp Crystal Lake and inevitably, being stalked by Jason. The chase between the two of them continues outside in the woods when suddenly in a clearing, lights come on and numerous members of the army and National Guard fire everything they have at Jason, blowing his …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 9- Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
A cruise ship leaves Crystal Lake en route to New York. Jason hitches a ride. Chaos ensues. The first time I heard about this film was when there was a report on its production in the classy film magazine Premiere. I’m sure a number of their readers were disgusted to see such a piece of …
Tina Shepherd has telekinetic powers. As a child she witnesses her alcoholic father attacking her mother and goes onto Crystal Lake in a boat to escape. She uses her powers to destroy the jetty her father is on and he drowns but his body is never found. Years later, Tina returns to the lake to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 7- Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood (1988)
Tommy Jarvis returns to Jason’s grave to destroy his body and make sure he never returns to kill more people. But, unfortunately, he inadvertently resurrects Mr Voorhees (a metal railing that Tommy has impaled Jason’s body with is electrocuted by lightning) and resurrects the very lucrative Universal horror franchise. That sequence is great with a …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 6- Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives (1986)
Years after the events of the previous film, Tommy Jarvis is moved from his psychiatric hospital to a halfway house. Unfortunately for him, a series of murders starts to take place around the property. I remember hearing about this film when it was due to start filming and thinking it might be like an episode …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 5- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Jason is sent to the morgue after the end of Part 3 but, guess what? He's not dead! More carnage ensues. Back in 1987, I didn't know that The Final Chapter would be released on video so soon after the release of Part 3 but I just happened to be in the video shop when …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 4- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
I usually outline the intracacies of a film's plot at the start of a review. As the Friday the 13th films are so multi-layered when it comes to their storylines, here goes (I hope you can keep up). Jason wasn't killed at the end of Part 2 and another group of All-American teens arrive to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 3- Friday the 13th Part 3D (1982)
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