Post by Ben on Feb 13, 2009 14:22:41 GMT -7
As see in the Utah Statesman:
Like the foetid and decayed remains of Jason Vorhees himself, the long expired Friday the 13th franchise has bobbed back to the surface yet again. Yeah, I know. Really. There are almost as many Fridays that happen to be on the 13th as there are Lands Before Time. (Littlefoot vs. Jason - that's a movie I would camp out for.)
For those gratefully uninitiated, here's a nutshell recap of the 13th films so far:
First there was a crazy killer mom of a kid that died. Then there was the kid, who really didn't die, wreaking havoc. Then the kid who really didn't die, was actually dead after all, and now had super powers. Then the kid who really didn't die, who was actually dead and had super powers was also a cyborg.
The silliness of the plots are proportional to the killing skills of Jason, but despite the exponential increasing convolution, the films have stuck with a single major device - promiscuous teenagers getting their stuffing ripped out.
The new trailer leads me to believe, that despite the supposed transition to realism, more of the same bloody schlock is on the way, complete with copious nudity, machete flinging, and that creepy 'chchch hahaha sh sh sh' sound that has become Jason's trademark. Also present in the trailer are are a few slasher movie staples, including a creepy old woman who knows what's really going on, a hiding-under-something-trying-to-be-quiet-as-a-mouse-while-the-killer-wanders-unbelievably-close-by sequence, and completely inept police officers.
If you need to satiate a craving for screaming teens, save yourself the $7.50 – wander into a local highschool and mention The Office.
Like the foetid and decayed remains of Jason Vorhees himself, the long expired Friday the 13th franchise has bobbed back to the surface yet again. Yeah, I know. Really. There are almost as many Fridays that happen to be on the 13th as there are Lands Before Time. (Littlefoot vs. Jason - that's a movie I would camp out for.)
For those gratefully uninitiated, here's a nutshell recap of the 13th films so far:
First there was a crazy killer mom of a kid that died. Then there was the kid, who really didn't die, wreaking havoc. Then the kid who really didn't die, was actually dead after all, and now had super powers. Then the kid who really didn't die, who was actually dead and had super powers was also a cyborg.
The silliness of the plots are proportional to the killing skills of Jason, but despite the exponential increasing convolution, the films have stuck with a single major device - promiscuous teenagers getting their stuffing ripped out.
The new trailer leads me to believe, that despite the supposed transition to realism, more of the same bloody schlock is on the way, complete with copious nudity, machete flinging, and that creepy 'chchch hahaha sh sh sh' sound that has become Jason's trademark. Also present in the trailer are are a few slasher movie staples, including a creepy old woman who knows what's really going on, a hiding-under-something-trying-to-be-quiet-as-a-mouse-while-the-killer-wanders-unbelievably-close-by sequence, and completely inept police officers.
If you need to satiate a craving for screaming teens, save yourself the $7.50 – wander into a local highschool and mention The Office.
when did that happen1?!?
