Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Danielle Panabaker

In this re-imagining of the classic horror film, Clay searches for his missing sister in the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins behind...( read more  read more... ) moss-covered trees. And that's not the only thing lying in wait under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has, with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they've entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history - the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake, armed with a razor-sharp machete... Jason Voorhees.

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Marcus Nispel

Release Date: February 13, 2009

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DVD Release Date: June 16, 2009

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  • October 14, 2009
    A very good "re-imaging" NOT a re-make! I can't believe how many people have said it's a remake, Jason wasn't in the first one hello! Rant over.
    Comparing it to the original series of films this has a flash back of the ending of the first, for those who haven't seen it shame on y...( read more)ou, and has more in common with the 2nd and 3rd installments. I actually enjoyed it, it gives the fans of the original films an updated version of what they loved about the films. There are plenty of inventive death scenes, sex, drugs and boozing with plenty of gorgeous girls in it. I thought it had a bit too much stoner behaviour, which seem to dumb down the film a bit. It has a slick visual style similar to the recent Texas chainsaw remakes, same director, as well as the same style of old gritty locations and sets. Overall a cool update for anyone who was a fan of the original films and better than nearly all of the previous films apart from the first which is a cult classic at least. Definitely one for slasher fans.
  • September 13, 2009
    Entertained me by giving me the Jason I know and love...
  • August 25, 2009
    It's impossible to enjoy, or even recommend, any movie where you hate all the characters and just want them to die.
    The original Friday the 13th movies were poorly produced. But what is strange about them is that the worse they were, the more enjoyable they became. The sex-cr...( read more)azy teens, the potheads, the rednecks, they were never likeable, and all you wanted to see was Jason slice them up in creative and often hilarious ways.
    Friday the 13th 2009 does all that. But these kids are downright idiots. When they are killed off, you're not so much cheering as you are thinking to yourself thank god I don't have to put with them for the rest of the film. And they still manage to act like caricatures even as they're being killed. The kills are less creative than they are sadistic, and I mean sadistic. This is a film made without style, without skill, and without a care in the world as to what is supposed to constitue horror.
    Kids all around me in the theatre were screaming at every boo scare, loud noise made, and every appearance of the killer. All I kept thinking was, how is this audience stupid enough to get scared by things you could have predicted fifteen minutes before they happen? Haven't you seen this tired formula retreaded time and time again to the point where it's a comedy?
    Thanks Michael Bay for adding another nail into the coffin that is American horror cinema.
  • August 20, 2009
    Jared did a wonderful job. Yes i am still loving Voorhees
  • August 13, 2009
    Not half as exciting, or thrilling as the directors previous horror remake(Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Friday the 13th 2009 sets up all the cliched horror marks but somehow fails to hit them.
    Not one of the characters is likable or sympathetic. You actually look forward to and embr...( read more)ace their bludgeoning. Saying that Jared on a bike and tight jeans? *drools*
    If you're looking for a no brainer horror lacking some class then check it out, but don't say you weren't warned. Beware the impending sequels, and sequels, and sequels.
  • November 7, 2009
    FUCK JASON! THAT PANSY ASS PIECE OF SHIT!
  • November 4, 2009
    I knew i wasn't going to like this film from the start, theres been so many sequels etc that its impossible to believe that they could make a good script out of a character thats been used so many times. Anyway, its your typical horror where a bunch of college students go out to ...( read more)either there parents cabin or camping and theres a deformed person who wants revenge on everyone, bah bah bah. Same old shit! So predictable, annoying cast, pointless scares, oh and at the end, magically hes been stabbed, strangled and dropped into a lake but some how hes still alive!!!! Boring!
  • November 4, 2009
    OMG so boring, jumpy in places but other than that its annoyingly boring!
    Its reminds me of bloody halloween where the mortal beings seem bloody impossible to kill so its just boring and annoying and after a while the constannt darkness gets annoyingly boring!
    The storyline is ...( read more)crap and the movie just isnt great boring not worth a wtach!
  • November 3, 2009
    A complete pile of shite. I did not waste my time sitting through the entire film. Mind you it was as expected in terms of the casting. The plot was very predictable. Parts were just damn right ridiculous! They just dont make horror films like they used to!
  • November 3, 2009
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Critic Reviews


February 17, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

You really have to screw it up to dishonor the memory of a movie as s****y as the original Friday the 13th. Heads should roll. full review

February 13, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The story has been pulled from its shallow grave, but not at all reinvigorated. Rather, it's been dusted off and repackaged for the sole purpose of raking in millions from foolish audiences. full review

February 13, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Not to second-guess our law-enforcement authorities but... is the Crystal Lake PD really doing such a good job? full review

February 13, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

The scariest thing in the movie is the threat of yet another sequel at the end. full review

February 12, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Friday's jolting scare tactics barely make a dent full review

February 12, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Friday the 13th is about the best Friday the 13th movie you could hope for. Its technical credits are excellent. It has a lot of scary and gruesome killings. Not a whole lot of acting is required. If ... full review

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Comments


  • mcscp87
    March 14, 2009
    JASON RULESSSSSS EHEHEHEHEH

    I LOVE THE I love the ways that he kills its victims beautiful , and he not only killed the other because it was reminiscent of the mother
  • JonnyMac78
    March 6, 2009
    HIGHS: Jason runs and is smart

    LOWS: he finds the hockey mask in a farm but he could've found it in the shed with a basketball and hockey stick near the teenagers cabin. (It would just made more sense than a fucking farm) And he keeps a woman tied to his hideaway. (Jason just kills never likes to leave his victims as his prisoner)
  • robrowboski
    February 23, 2009
    This movie sucks
  • VOS410
    February 19, 2009
    Beautiful movie. Rotate the 13 to 90* by angle, you'll see alot of that in this movie. :-)
  • Daughteroftwilight
    February 18, 2009
    mmmm

    wonderful

    this is the Kind of Film that i like it

    i really want see it

    with love
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    Noora Bloom
  • CallumSanderson
    February 16, 2009
    If your a fan of the orignal 11 movies like me!
    then don't expect much for this... it really sucks 2 stars
  • onelonelyguy
    February 14, 2009
    i really want 2 see it ....
  • GeorgeBailey88
    February 11, 2009
    ch ch ch ch ch...ha ha ha ha
  • Mazzy0774
    February 11, 2009
    Can't wait to see it!
  • beatlehead5
    February 9, 2009
    Gee, what do you think this one's about??

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