Horror Movie Review: Friday the 13th
I spent my fourth of July at home, watching the new Friday the 13th.
(The new one).
Sounds dull, doesn’t it?
My wife was out of town, and I was mentally exhausted. A night watching a horror flick sounded about right to me.
Friday the 13th was good. Not great—not bad. But good.
At least I wasn’t bored to tears as I have been with other horror movies lately.
I’ll admit, I’ve never been a huge Friday the 13th fan. I respect it’s place within the horror-movie realm, but I personally always liked Halloween better. Jason’s character just seems bland, whereas Michael Myers has more depth.
Regardless of that, the newest Friday the 13th was good. The split ‘stories’ weren’t necessarily needed, and it was almost like watching a pre-movie to the movie. My first thought was, “That was waaaay too short.” Ended up being kind of cool, I suppose.
The storyline was, well . . . a Friday the 13th storyline. It’s just one of those things; I had to accept it and move on. No problem, I was expecting it.
The movie had a fair amount of gore, but it was necessary and nicely done. They also gave Jason a respectable body count, which I was glad for. I did feel some of the characters were killed-off a little too quickly, though.
Also, let me preface by saying: I’ll never complain about beautiful, naked women.
Nope, never in my life will I do such a thing.
And you have to expect it in horror, especially if it’s not great horror.
My complaint, though, was that the sex scenes seem forced. Almost annoying. It was too obvious. It came across too comical.
Oh, and what’s with everyone getting interrupted and killed while having sex? That sucks . . . what a way to die!
But like I said, I’m not complaining about the nudity. A little cheesy, but what the hell.
I didn’t understand one thing. I won’t spoil it, but it seemed to me that Jason’s character has changed. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I felt he did some things that were out of character for him.
Slasher movies hardly do it for me anymore. A few modern ones are creative, sure, but come on—Jason is just not that scary.
This was no ‘Scream.’ This was no ‘The Hills Have Eyes.’
And compared to Rob Zombie’s version of Halloween, the new Friday the 13thranks low.
Still, I enjoyed it.
-Vincent Hobbes
