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Friday the 13th (2009)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 162
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 121

Though technically well-constructed, Friday the 13th is a series rehash that features little to distinguish it from its predecessors.

19

Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 22

Though technically well-constructed, Friday the 13th is a series rehash that features little to distinguish it from its predecessors.

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 210,606

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Movie Info

A man in search of his missing sister stumbles across a deadly secret in the woods surrounding Crystal Lake as Texas Chainsaw Massacre redux duo Michael Bay and Marcus Nispel resurrect one of the silver screen's most feared slashers -- machete-wielding, hockey mask-wearing madman Jason Voorhees. The last time Clay heard from his sister, she was headed toward Crystal Lake. There, amidst the creaky old cabins and moss-coated trees, an unstoppable force of evil lies quietly dormant, patiently

R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Damian Shannon, Mark Swift

Jun 16, 2009

$65.0M

Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line/Paramount

Cast

All Critics (163) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (126) | DVD (17)

I got extremely bored.

February 17, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comments (7)
At the Movies
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We've seen it all before.

February 17, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comment
At the Movies
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You really have to screw it up to dishonor the memory of a movie as s****y as the original Friday the 13th. Heads should roll.

February 17, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Magazine | Comment
New York Magazine
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This film is so last-century.

February 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comments (2)
Denver Post
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The series reboot is much the same, but it's easily the most effective -- and scary -- entrant in the franchise.

February 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Detroit News | Comment
Detroit News
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It's business as usual at Camp Crystal Lake, with very little in the way of fresh jolts or an innovative visual style that would have really revitalized the hokey franchise.

February 13, 2009 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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The theatrical cut was effective enough, but you'll get those extra bloody seconds in this extended (although still R-rated) version of the film for home viewing purposes.

January 11, 2010 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

Horror remake isn't for anyone, let alone teens.

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Friday the 13th isn't great cinema by any means, and you probably know better than I whether you'll enjoy the movie.

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Washington Times | Comment

Useless remake

August 26, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
CinePassion

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.

August 7, 2009 Full Review Source: Little White Lies | Comment
Little White Lies

It's a case of 'he's behind you!' repeated ad nauseum, where sudden bursts of sound stand in for real scares.

July 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Cut Print Review | Comment
Cut Print Review

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.

July 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Comment (1)
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

[Blu-Ray DVD Review] Friday the 13th 2009 is at its heart a mediocre slasher film that just happens to have Jason in it.

June 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Dread Central | Comment

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.

June 19, 2009 Full Review Source: CampBlood.org | Comment
CampBlood.org

...this 2009 remake looks slick and well produced. Too bad it has nothing fresh to add to the franchise. (Blu-ray Edition)

June 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

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?

June 13, 2009 Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | Comment
San Francisco Examiner

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.

June 10, 2009 Full Review Source: BET.com | Comment
BET.com

An old lady's dog produces the biggest scare in the film.

June 10, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comments (2)
Movie Metropolis

Noisy neighbor revenge, a robotic kill-for-mom masked maniac chopaholic wielding sharp implements, and horny cookie cutter party animal bare breasted babes and boozers, who frolic through these ho hum sex 'n slaughter pathological proceedings.

June 9, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

... 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 Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Friday the 13th

It may be a heartless series rehash but to be honest it's a sophisticated one. The story is much more efficent in structure than the original film and I did jump a fair few times which is more then I can say for it's inspirational predecessor. A majority of critics only reacted to this harshly because it was made by

January 26, 2012
Michael M.
Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

This movie has been relentlessly panned since it's release. Don't get me wrong, the film should be considered, at least, a missed opportunity. Really though, in comparison to it's predecessors, it's one of the better Friday the 13th's. In fact, the first 20 minutes is probably the best segment in the history of the

October 30, 2010
Jason Calvin

Super Reviewer

    1. Trent: Look, Clay, obviously she's just trying to be nice. But you can't stay here. No offense, but this is a private party. I don't know you.
    2. Clay Miller: No, you don't know me.
    3. Trent: (being a wise ass) - That's so funny, I just said that. Like two seconds ago, that 'I don't know you.'
    – Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
    1. Whitney Miller: Jason. Say hi to Mommy, IN HELL!
    – Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
    1. Chewie: (watching Bree dancing) - In my next life, I wanna come back as one of the buttons on the ass pockets of her jean shorts.
    – Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
    1. Chewie: They don't call me the 'wood wizard' because I masturbate a lot.
    – Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
    1. Lawrence: (about Bree) - Just go over there and fu*king talk to her.
    2. Chewie: Are you kidding? I have a better shot at fu*king a penguin than that girl.
    – Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)

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Foreign Titles

  • Freitag der 13. (DE)
  • Friday the 13th (2009) (UK)
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