SYNOPSIS: Horror. In this re-imagining of the classic horror film, Clay searches for his missing sister in the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins behind moss-covered trees. And that's not the only thing lying in wait 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.

REVIEW:  When you look back at films that have become a cult of a generation, specially in the early 80's . "Friday the 13th" has to be one of the first ones that pops into mind. Hated by critics and well received by audience, "Friday the 13th" it is one of those films that without a doubt has to be consider a horror classic. Now almost 30 years since movie-goers were first introduced to Jason Voorhees, Paramount Pictures and New Line Cinema have decided to give a re-image to the film. The end result is a film that has the main ingredients that made the original film famous, however the lack of an intelligent story will be a hard sell to today's target audiences.

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift's screenplay don't waist any time introducing Jason Voorhees to the audiences, as we see the slasher take care of at least 6 people in the first 15 minutes of the film. I must admit that it was exciting to see that the movie was not actually a remake of the film, It made feel different in a way, It is in those first 15 minutes that we learn everything that there is to know about Jason's life, setting the table for a simple and predictable story.

In terms of direction it seems like Marcus Nispel learn from the mistakes made in the remake of  "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and was able to keep the essence of what have made a Friday the 13th film enjoyable. In other words, the right combination between comedy and horror scenes.

Cast performance were good, "Supernatural's" co star Jared Padalecki did a decent job as the main character of the film, after Jason of course. The same can be said about the rest of the cast. However, aside from Jason the one who stand out was Aaron Yoo, who continues to provide strong comedy performance, making him without a doubt a rising Hollywood star in the genre.

Overall the film is a nice attempt to revive a franchise, however times have change and movie-goers now days demand intelligent stories that at least make you speculated about the outcome of the film. And unfortunately it is something that Friday the 13th can't provide. 

Movie Review By James 

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