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2009
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Positive Reviews
28
Negative reviews
42
Average Rating
2.3
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1.5
Nispels Friday The 13th isnt a true remake; a dizzyingly fragmented montage dispenses with the original films storyline during the opening credits, as ..
Av Club
1.5
The franchise is currently mired in a messy legal battle that doesnt look like its going to end any time soon.
We Got This Covered
4.5
What distinguishes this movie from other interchangeable Rene Zellweger/Kate Hudson/Sandra Bullock career girl rom coms is the luminous presence of Is ..
Austin Chronicle
0.0
But bad, this films so bad!.To flub the fans most beloved butcher boy.
Austin Chronicle
3.0
The script, by Freddy Vs Jason writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, doesnt use the original 1980 film (in which Jason only makes a brief appearance) ..
Screen Daily
4.5
More after the jump: If youve seen one Friday the 13th movie, youve seen em all.
Collider
0.5
Its the worst kept secret of the slasher genre that the 1980 original and its 10 sequels are one long running gag, a commerce driven series of lousy ( ..
Paste Magazine
2.5
It has a lot of scary and gruesome killings.Not a whole lot of acting is required.
Rogerebert
2.0
Unfortunately, Nispels Friday the 13th does nothing new and nothing well.
Telegraph
1.5
The flawless production values and rock and roll songs are great, sure, but a reason to care about the characters or even a hint of wit could have gon ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Oh sure, it had a few but it didnt depend on that as its primary scare tactic.
Screen Rant
2.5
As Jason sequels go, this is one of the best, though thats not saying much.
Philly
2.5
Its made by the folks at Platinum Dunes, the Michael Bay outfit that takes defunct horror brands and turns them into Michael Bay movies which is to sa ..
Philly
1.5
This means that for one ticket price, you get three shoddy Friday the 13th movies packed into one, which might constitute entertainment value if any o ..
Village Voice
3.1
This new entry doesnt re invent anything, but if you ignore the producers and look at it as Friday the 13th Part XII, youll get your moneys worth.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.9
The story has been pulled from its shallow grave, but not at all reinvigorated. Rather, its been dusted off and repackaged for the sole purpose of rak ..
Usa Today
2.5
Those are the elements that make a slasher film good, and this one has them, more or less.Its one of the better made examples of its genre but that do ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.5
If youre still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we sugges ..
Screen It
2.0
This remake of the classic Eighties slasher serves only to highlight its timeless banality.
Independent
1.5
Resnaiss approach to direction is similar to Montaignes approach to the essay: sticking to concrete fact and recognizable example, the viewer/reader i ..
Pop Matters
2.5
To be honest, the movies predictability is probably a good thing.
Film Journal
1.3
The films respected their genre even as they challenged its limits.
Boston
3.1
But to acquire a new generation of fans, it should be either horrifying or hilarious, and this Friday the 13th is ultimately neither.
Star Tribune
1.0
That is what a decade of slasher movies had done and it still goes on as Sean Cunningham, creator in 1980 of the Friday the 13th series, renews the fr ..
Guardian
1.0
If it does, how will things be left open for a sequel.These two competing imperatives make for a groanworthily anticlimactic finale.
Guardian
1.9
The Meg I was hoping that The Meg would be a good dose of big, dumb, late summer fun, and for the most part it is.
Q Network
0.0
A rancid, sleazy remake Friday The 13th (18) Theres no need to look beyond Friday The 13th as the years most rancid remake.As if there havent been eno ..
Daily Mail
3.5
True, the characters often act in unbelievable and downright suicidal ways.
Ew
3.5
If this series warranted reviving the most they could have done is supply us with a series if characters who are at least sympathetic and deep.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
As demonstrated by the enjoyable 3 D My Bloody Valentine and the Rob Zombie botch job of Halloween, its easier to make a satisfying new version of som ..
Empire
2.0
Modern films like Scream mock slasher conventions while delivering them, while those like Funny Games use the horror genre to play wicked mind games.
Common Sense Media
1.3
Not only are horror filmmakers running out of ideas for this genre, but they cant even remake the old ones with any skill.
Sf Gate
2.5
More letdown than failure, Nispels is just another Friday the 13th, one that favors competent regurgitation over thrilling reinvention.
Slant Magazine
3.1
On those grounds, the film delivers.Acting is perfunctoryDanielle Panabaker (2007s Less a straight remake than a reinvention of the long running slash ..
The Movie Boy
2.0
It isnt good, mind you, but it has what every gore hound is jonesing for: boobs, blunts and blood.
Bullz-Eye
1.8
Friday the 13th has the nerve to end with a double bummer one of horrors most tired cliches also points towards a sequel but the filmmakers behind the ..
Reeling Reviews
2.0
Can you identify the shows, films or franchises from which the following 12 spaceships originate.Award yourself extra points for naming the ships.
Total Film
1.9
Gone are the days when filmmakers actually spent time and effort on a horror movie screenplay.
ReelViews
2.8
Latest Entertainment Videos Instead of the stale 80s variety, though, its aughties schlock.
Seattle Pi
3.5
Aaron Yoo delivers an especially fun performance as Chewie, a stoner with a bottomless stomach for booze.
Coles Mithey
0.6
The post modern slasher movie Scream did such a thorough (and creative) job of identifying and satirizing the slasher formula that its hard to tell an ..
Groucho Reviews
3.0
So, if you like a good slasher film and want to see a decent reimagining of a horror classic, youll enjoy this.
7M Pictures
3.1
Not only does this one wrest some fresh thrills from a tired formula, it does so largely without resorting to the more sadistic style prevalent in con ..
The Star
2.2
The filmmakers try to strip the Jason concept down to its essence but end up making the mayhem generic.
Oregon Live
2.0
So, suspend you common sense and your sense of reality if you want to get anything out of this juvenile caper, which at least dispatches its (mostly) ..
Urban Cine File
2.5
Its not an openly meta take on the genre like Scream, but its a slasher movie for people who love slasher movies, and if your heart will flutter when ..
Movies Tv Guide
1.9
Many of the death scenes will have the young male demo chortling with glee, but the gruesomeness will probably turn the stomachs of a lot of girls and ..
New York Post
2.0
But somewhere around the middle, Nispel cant raise the bar any higher.
Abc
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
1.9
Both children and adults will be dazzled by the eye popping visuals, especially in 3 D.
Nyc Movie Guru
2.5
Nothing says Valentines Day like a machete wielding, hockey mask wearing psycho killer! Go for the laughs, not for the shocks or the screams.
Waffle Movies
3.1
The dialogue is sometimes snappy, but it often spirals down crude topics along the lines of adolescent boy banter.
Js Online
1.9
Fans watching may wonder if this was a direct to DVD sequel they might have missed except for the classic Oh noes!
Movie Crypt
2.0
The fact is that not much has changed in the world of Jason Voorhees and the new film fits right beside the lackluster sequels to Sean Cunninghams ori ..
Hollywood Chicago
2.8
Why Not: Anyone hoping for a wall to wall action movie might be disappointed by what is essentially an intelligent corporate thriller.
ComingSoon
2.0
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to summer camp, one of horrors most iconic bogeymen is back in business.
Sky
1.0
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2.0
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2.0
But, as previously mentioned, Friday The 13th is essentially critic proof its been cynically designed from the ground up as a fun but forgettable slas ..
The Shiz Nit
2.0
Suspense free, humour free, flavour free yet scarily consumable cinema wherein a cheap meat cast are skewered with the same dispiriting efficiency as ..
Metro
3.2
Horror remakes are unnecessary, unforgivable, and often brutal to endure.
Dvd Talk
3.5
The following seventy minutes are basically a drawn out version of the first twenty, but Ill be damned if this movie isnt way more fun than you could ..
From The Balcony
3.5
Watching Andrzej Wajdas unnervingly even tempered Katyn, you wonder why the Poles who managed to live through World War II and the dual occupation of ..
Ny Mag
1.8
If youre a die hard Jason fan like myself, check out the movie with popcorn and a group of friends. If not, sit this one out.
Reel Talk Online
3.5
In more intellectual terms, it is the best new vision of a horror classic.
Can Mag
1.0
The simple slasher formula doesnt cut it any more.The only terror here is that this Friday will be a hit, and Friday the 13th will enjoy another decad ..
Orlando Sentinel
2.7
Though it seems no more or less effective than whats come before when it comes to generating moments that make people jump in their theater seats, bec ..
Movie Martyr
5.0
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Ny Press
3.8
Mears, though silent throughout, manages to convey the inner workings of Jason without a single word being uttered.Good job.
Crazed Fan Boy
1.5
After all those awful Fridays, I couldnt have cared less if old Goalie Face ever swung an axe again.
Ear Of Newt
2.5
Virtually the entire nation of everyone not named Orgeron or Tim Brando has to be surprised LSU is 5 0 and ranked No. 5 in the country.
2 The Advocate
2.0
8 things to watch out for this week Feature The Good Place returns for a third season, Fortnite enters season 6 with pets, and Star Trek gets a Shorts ..
Sfx
5.0
Slick, assured, accomplished and polished, its all plotted out to the nth degree, cast to perfection, and has well timed punch lines.It doesnt have th ..
Horror
1.0
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This Is London
2.5
Its a thoroughly predictable, relatively fun time at the theater, especially if you enjoy being around an audience prone to nervous giggles after grue ..
Washington Times
3.1
Its also the best of the recent slasher remakes, topping The Texas Chainsaw Massacre because it lacks that movies unrelenting cruelty.
Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
3.5
And right about here is where you think Ill be saying how awesome the new flick is.
Blog The Horror Show
1.5
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Miss Flick Chick
2.0
But it misses the point of what really makes, and instead tries to turn it intoFirst problem: Jason lives underground in a tunnel and keeps prisoners.
Camp Blood
2.8
Jason is merely a indestructible force bent on spilling as much blood as possible.
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