My wife and I went to see a matinee of the new (old?) Friday The 13th flick on Sunday. We were celebrating our wedding anniversary and Valentine's Day. But since we were also celebrating my birthday, I had the final say in what movie we saw. So good-bye He's Just Not That Into You and hello Friday The 13th.
Based on the title, one might believe it was a remake of the initial installment of the series. Nope.
While it does contain elements of the original Friday The 13th, it also had a bit of Friday The 13th Part III. But for the most part, it draws heavily from Friday The 13th Part II. That said, it contains just what you'd expect from any Friday The 13th movie: senseless violence, gratuitous nudity, drug use, alcohol use, and plenty of cursing.
I enjoyed it but I had two problems with the movie:
- In the new movie, Jason ran after one of his victims.
Jason does not run after his prey. Jason walks, stalking his prey as he/she runs in circles, screams, and trips over logs and crap. Eventually, Jason catches up to his prey and kills him/her. Jason doesn't need a pair of Nikes to get the job done. - There were kids in the theater.
I'm not talking about snotty little teens and preteens. I counted four children, aged 3-6, at this movie with their parents. What the hell is wrong with you people?
