Friday the 13th Film Review (2008)

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FRIDAY THE 13TH FILM REVIEW

Certificate: 15

Genre: Horror

Chris' Verdict On Friday the 13th Film Review: 4/10- "This movie
does provide everything that you expect it to but nothing more. I would
have preferred their to be a bit more action and a bit more mysterious
and suspicion surrounding the potential murderer."

Ellie's Verdict On Friday the 13th Film Review: 3/10- "I really did not
enjoy this movie and definitely regret going to see. It is gripping and
quite scary in places. Guys might enjoy it but this is not a film for girls!"

For more information read the review below

Film Release date: 13th February 2009

Friday the 13th Film Review

Friday the 13th is yet another remake of the original Friday the 13th film series
and to be honest there is little if any difference between this film version and the
others that have come before. The basic plot is pretty much the same as the
original movies and is also quite similar to other teen slasher movies like All Boys
Love Mandy Lane among others. The story revolves around a group of teenagers
who travel off to the forest for a break of sex, alcohol and drugs. As you might
have expected things did not go quite how they had expected and a masked killer
starts killing them off one by one until the whole lot has been wiped out. Then, a
brother of one of the girls who was killed, embarks on a quest with his friends, to
find the killer only for him and his friends to become the new victims.

Unfortunately, the plot never gets anymore or less complicated than I have
outlined above and the outline is the actual film. This is one of the many flaws in
this film because there really is nothing to anticipate or wonder about. You know
from the start that the characters are going to be killed off. To be honest, in a teen
slasher movie I did not expect there to be much of a plot and that is not what lets
the film down. Instead, it is the fact that the story has been repeated too many
times for it to be enjoyable anymore. There is no real noticeable differences
between this film and the others in the series apart from a bit less nudity and
better graphics.

Being a teen slasher movie on an inevitably low budget, the cast is lacking of the
kind of recognised stars well known to the average cinema goer. However, after
seeing the film I can see why none of these stars are well established in Hollywood
and they are probably destined to continue their careers in low budget movies.
The main thing that any teen slasher movie should be judged on is the authenticity
of the gore and quality of action. On both of these counts, the film starts off well
but unfortunately it never reaches the heights of the first 20 minutes throughout
the rest of the film. Some of the murders are quite cool and gore is authentic.

Ultimately, there are few reasons to see this film and the bulk of the people that do
go to see Friday the 13th will do so because they feel in some way obliged to go
and see a slightly gripping slasher movie to try and prove their masculinity. Under
no circumstances should girls go and see this film because they will really not
enjoy it. Overall, if you want to see a good Friday the 13th film then rent a copy of
the older films rather than wasting your money going to see this at the cinema.

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