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CommentOct 22, 2009
Friday the 13th (2009)
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Reviews Counted:160
Fresh:41
Rotten:119
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Though technically well-constructed, Friday the 13th is a series rehash that features little to distinguish it from its predecessors.
Theatrical Release: Feb 13, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $65.0M
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle
Director: Marcus Nispel
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REVIEWS FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH
Friday the 13th isn't great cinema by any means, and you probably know better than I whether you'll enjoy the movie.
Aug 30, 2009
Useless remake
Aug 26, 2009
Unfortunately, no matter how clever-clever the all-new screenplay might (occasionally) be at acknowledging the faults of the original, this does not make them magically go away.
Aug 7, 2009
The first Friday the 13th is not a masterwork by any stretch of the imagination, but it has one crucial thing the 2009 edition lacks completely: the element of surprise.
Jul 2, 2009
A boring retread that downgrades one of our great masked men to being a hillbilly with mommy issues and no sense for decorating. And if I wanted that, I'd rent Nell.
Jun 19, 2009
Be assured that the acting is passable, the effects are impressively convincing, and the suspense is real. It's not a great film, but it is a frightening one, and what more do you need to know?
Jun 13, 2009
Friday the 13th Part 12 will not sell at the box office, so they toss the word 'remake' out there to dupe its audience into another installment of this crappy horror flick.
Jun 10, 2009
An old lady's dog produces the biggest scare in the film.
Jun 10, 2009
... Made with more care and keeps a much firmer grip on reality than most of the sequels churned out throughout the '80s.
May 15, 2009
me aksiozileyti matia kai tehniki artiotita, mia splateria poy den trabaei tis tromompoynies tis ki ehei ton Jason tis na deihnei ap' to dekalepto kiolas, ti zohada poy eheis na perimeneis
May 14, 2009
A key revelation halfway through the movie lumps Jason into a long, tired tradition of deformed backwoods boys whose motivations weather down to a scorned sense of isolation.
Apr 7, 2009
The year is young and we already have a contender for worst film.
Mar 22, 2009
This Friday the 13th commits the worst sin a horror movie can be guilty of - it was boring.
Mar 17, 2009
Somewhere around the middle, Nispel can't raise the bar any higher. His brutal set pieces become predictable, his interesting character sketches reveal their limitations, and the film runs out of fuel.
Mar 13, 2009
It's almost pantomime in its "He's behind you!" stupidity, but for all its goofiness, there's still an all-encompassing enjoyment in watching a bunch of reckless, hedonistic morons being axed to death.
Mar 13, 2009
Thinly disguised as a movie, Friday the 13th is a series of overused genre conventions glued together by the flimsiest of stories
Mar 9, 2009
Chewie knows his place in this determinedly un-new Friday the 13th: Asian Nerd About to Die.
Mar 8, 2009
Call this go-round "Friday the Umpteenth" and be done with it.
Mar 1, 2009
Not exactly good, as it follows the archetypal, plot- and character-free old school '80s slasher rubric to the letter.
Feb 26, 2009
LATEST NEWS FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH
April 22, 2010:
No Friday the 13th Sequel?
Surprise! Despite the fact that it turned a handy profit, it looks like Platinum Dunes isn't planning a sequel to its "Friday the 13th" reboot.
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October 6, 2009:
Friday the 13th Sequel Scheduled for August 2010
Mark your calendars, hockey fans -- Jason Voorhees is returning to theaters August 13, 2010, in the sequel to the "Friday the 13th" remake!
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June 16, 2009:
Producers Talk Next Friday the 13th Sequel, Birds Remake
Producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are behind the rebooted "Friday the 13th" series and Platinum Dunes' gestating remake of "The Birds" -- both of which they discussed in a new interview from the...
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June 15, 2009:
RT on DVD: Friday the 13th, New Madea, and Lost Hits Blu-ray!
Are you ready for the return of Jason Voorhees (Marcus Nispel's rebooted Friday the 13th)? What about the latest adventures of Tyler Perry's most popular protagonist (Madea Goes to Jail) or the latest...
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February 27, 2009:
New Line Looking Forward to Next Friday the 13th
Surprise! New Line and Platinum Dunes are already plotting a sequel to their wildly popular "Friday the 13th" reboot!
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