This was the worst Friday the 13th movie I saw, so lame. Was necessary? Really? I understand the idea of showing to the new generations, but why not watch the first films of the series? Is more easy.

Loud and dumb and never scary.

"...this Friday feels the most mature of any in the series."

Porzadny remake. Poprawny pod kazdym wzgledem, ale jednak nic ponadto. Dla fanow serii (bo film zawiera w sobie motywy z kilku czesci) - obowiazkowo.

"...a new version of incredibly stale material."

Okay Movie

Why the hell can't modern horror learn from things like The Silence of the Lambs, or Se7en, or even (God forbid) The Mist? What's wrong with sustaining the tension all throughout the movie, rather than dropping it at random intervals for the sake of forced character development? The sad part about it, though, is that it had so much potential. The first fifteen minutes or so seemed to be the beginning of a terrific horror movie. But no. It *was* unintentionally hilarious though.

it has been a while since i have seen a decent slasher, the last being the scream trilogy. This movie reminds me of when I was a kid and covered my eyes because that is what I was doing in this flick. Its scarey, funny, sexy, somewhat smart (on jasons behalf) and the blood and sex is back and better then ever which beats the 70's bush we were plagued with before. I truely believe this is the best one, even surpasses the original, but it is still not perfect.

So, I liked this movie in so much that there was killing and toplessness. however, I can't call it a good "film". it 's cheap, easy to predict and nothing real suprising. but man is it fun.

classic same movie, always doing the same thing, get rid of it

Was kinda enjoying it until one of the leading ladies took a machete through the chest, being one of the likable characters. Ending was pretty stupid although not knowing Jason's previous efforts it's probably traditional to do so. Jared does a decent job but they could have done so much more with the characters.

5 people die before the title card and that is A-okay with me!

Horrible.

For 2009 so far, this impossibly generic slasher remake is the definite source for titties, gore, psychopathic killers wielding machetes and of course, chinese marijuana addicts, and that's saying a lot due to My Bloody Valentine 3-D being out right now. Still nothing new is crapped out from Michael Bay or Marcus Nispel's ass and we're left with a cheap-thrilled, unclever mess of a horror movie. Still reminds me of the swinging 80s though, which is good. Also who can resist the opening?

Friday the 13th is a horror legend so why not make another reamke?? I didn't have big hopes really but I gotta say this movie was awsome! Great acting, Very nice special effects and the humour part was great too! This movie had everything a good horror movie should have! Now I hope they continue with remaking the rest of the films. Wish they had skipped the very last part but I knew it was gonna happen :p

It's your typical slasher. Teens have premarital sex, do drugs, then die in gruesome fashion. It does nothing new to the series except this time, Jason runs (which I liked) and a couple of other minuscule things. The ending though, was excellent. If you don't mind this simple formula, you'll feel right at home.

Rich douchebag was great Didn't include the classic cha-cha-cha before the kills. Black guy was completely White, sellout, should have been the first to die. Fake tits, enough said (except the last rack) First set of kills a waste, served no purpose. All the kills lacked tension, that was the best thing about the early films. Bow & Arrow, Jason??? Was waiting for him to pull out a slingshot lame! Not Jason Vorhees . Whack ending, Cop out!

"It's a sad day when a Friday the 13th remake is shown up by a My Bloody Valentine remake."

I didn't think the movie would be too bad right up to when "Friday the 13th" appeared on the screen. After that point, however, my irritation level began to increase at an unacceptable rate.

increasingly awesome death scenes toward the end...but boring-arse characters

slashers have always been about cheap scares and this has plenty, but it also has brutal kills which has been something jason has been lacking, could have used a bit more gore in those kills though. the most impressive aspect is that jason is no longer a lumbering, mindless, mega-beast, now he's a running, clever, mega-beast--definately an improvement, but not a masterpiece.

Well certainly not as bad as one would expect, this is a much better experience than what I thought it was going to be. Lots of nudity, and the girls who get naked are fucking gorgeous, VIOLENT kills, and Camp Crystal Lake are all here, even a bit in the beginning with Jason's mom, which the writer's said was going to be scrapped and thankfully was not. Derek Mears's version of Jason holds up, though he's not Kane Hodder. Marcus Nispel did a better job with this than Texas Chainsaw thankfully.

Teeters between comedy and horror, retardedly.

A great way to reboot the series, while staying true to the original in many aspects, it also changed things up a bit. I didn't mind a faster moving jason, or a smarter jason. All in all a great film, only negatives would be the movie is too dark and its hard to tell what is happening at some moments. Also, not good enough usage of the epic jason music.

"Could it really be worse than Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan?"

"Generic", "bland" and "by-the-numbers" all seem like understatements. This is an ABC-slasher for the new generation with loud thumping noises, (lots of) big, bouncy titties and editing so rapid, you miss half of the shots. Yeah, there's gore - but what's the point when you cut away from it after 0,2 sec? I'll take the ridiculously funny "Jason X" or the campy oldschool charm og "Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan" any day!

It's simply the first few Jason-based installments of the 80's condensed and repackaged for a new generation of fans. It's a fair enough reimagining of the Ft13 mythology, though it did feel bland at points. I suppose if I knew nothing about the series prior to this film, I would think it was awesome. However, a lot of the original plot holes that plagued the original series remain unresolved, and that seems lazy. Overall, however, it was fun, so it gets an OK score.

Quite an effective remake. What do you expect from a Friday movie? The kills are brutal, the atmosphere is pretty decent, has some actual funny dialogue and the functional nudity gets two bloody thumbs up. It won't reinvent the genre, but it's a fun ride for the not tóó critical viewer. Making Jason more cunning was a good move too.

I could not finish it, maybe I was too tired or the film was just too boring...

A very impressive slasher flick and an improvement on the other Jason films I've seen. Storyline was a great idea and while some of the characters weren't very likeable, some were like Clay (portrayed very well by Jared Padalecki) and Jenna. Jason once again provides some very cool and creative death scenes that really stand-out. I also liked the fact that you thought the five characters at the start were the mains, but obviously they weren't. Overall a great Horror film and I just loved it!

While this isn't any worse than any of the latter films from the original series, at least those movies were for good for a couple of laughs. This movie really has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The newfound speed and agility of Jason changes the game a bit, but the charm (if you can call it that) of the older films had a lot to do with the fact that no matter how slow Jason was, he would catch you. If movies weren't so expensive these days, I would've walked out of the theatre.

God how unoriginal this was. My Bloody Valentine 3D was the first film since SAW to actually be ORIGINAL. Hell it was even a remake too! Something every other horror film now a days just can't seem to be. Friday The 13th is no excepetion. Grade: D Plus

Pretty bad, even for the horror movie genre. Features two ultra-predictable fake openings, followed by a series of kills, which were pretty much telegraphed from the beginning. Lacked innovation, even within the genre.

So Jason takes prisoners now? Should I even ask why Jason never killed the douchebag guy or his family on previous trips to the lake house? Or why that old lady said he wanted to be left alone and then he kills some people who weren't really bothering him? Some really horrible dialogue here for a movie that wants me to take it seriously. Dump the killer in the lake? Oh good, now they'll just think you killed all those people, great job. All those boobs and only one set was even worth looking at.

Fun to watch if you're a fan of the old series. It's cool to see a Jason movie with a "modern" style. But it still is just the same old stuff. It goes more overboard than the past films in terms of violence and sex, which is cool I guess. For fans only.

This was much better than I thought it was going to be and it had some decent kills and some great moments. Starts off pretty well paced and it keeps going on from there. Micheal Bay walked out on this movie. That makes me laugh.

To sum this movie up, this movie had more screen time dedicated to tits than Jason. Its up to you to decide what that says about the movie.

"The original isn't exactly Hitchcock, but the re-makers sure treat it that way."

Debating against myself only furthers me to get off the fence and recommend this 'remake' that is really just another sequel being called a remake to entice more cash. This Jason is fierce, fast, and not zombie-like. The kills are gruesome, and there's some added plot threads. It's the best looking '13th' film, has the best pacing, and doesn't make its characters "complete" idiots. For a standard slasher without any ambition or aspiration, it's decent enough and the best of the series.

Really enjoyed on the first viewing, not so much on the repeat. The TOKEN ASIAN character RUINS the movie.

Loved this movie,sure I could b!tch about how Jason being a young boy in'80 screws with other established timelines but if writers don't care why should I ???...He's smart sets traps amazingly fast & is prone to fits of rage (just like me) ...my only real gripe with this movie is Jason kidnapping Whitney,I don't care how much she looks like his mom (My Jason wouldn't do that he'd kill her or she'd manage to kill him end of story;(Well accept for the whole cryptic double ending)

I enjoyed this movie, sure. It has some really serious, glaring flaws though, namely that it brings nothing to the table that the original friday the 13th movies didn't. What is the point of just remaking a movie like this with modern day characters? It falls prey to all the shortcomings of the slasher genre and makes me sad for the "future" of this genre. Where's the originality that spawned monsters like Krueger or Scream?

Not bad at all, though I must admit that I am a huge Jason fan and was a little disappointed at times.

Not good. Very predictable.

This movie really has nothing going for it. At least it was made with some nice cameras.

There are some nice effects, a lot of kills ( needful for a slasher ) and some very good and proper sound setting on the "pro" side. The negative side limps with a hoooribble story ( ok there was no story in the originals either but like gogokain said why took jason a prisoner, such nonsens ) very poor acting ( the actors are so beautiful & stupid they might advertise for ck underwear ) and at least the question does that movie-series need a remake ? The answer : of course not !!

Poor.

As a major fan of the Friday The 13th series, this one was a must watch. It has its good and bad points. Good points...Jason was strong, cunning, fast, and a skilled predator; he had tunnels underground (which explained how he got around so fast during the past 20-years); pretty woman (a big part of the series). Bad points...a very, very slow movie. It was about 20-minutes or more before the characters in the movie was introduced. Not bloody enough, no camp councilors, and too bland.

I was never impressed by the original and this one was about as enthralling, well written and interesting. Bunch of kids, who talk to themselves excessively beyond all reason, do things their parents wouldn't want them to and get systematically murdered by a super human psycho. This is a terrible movie in every sense of the word.