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Friday the 13th

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Remake of:

Friday the 13th

Prequel:

Crystal Lake (TV Series)

Original title

Friday the 13th

Year

2009

Running time

90 min.

Country

United States

Director

Marcus Nispel

Screenwriter

Damian Shannon, Mark Swift. Story: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, Mark Wheaton. Characters: Victor Miller

Cast

Music

Steve Jablonsky

Cinematography

Daniel Pearl

Producer

New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes

Genre

Horror | Gore. Slasher. Remake

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Friday the 13th

Synopsis

A remake of the classic horror film directed in 1980 by Sean S. Cunningham. Welcome back to Crystal Lake in a chilling re-imagining of the classic horror film. Searching for his missing sister, Clay Miller heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has in the search for his missing sister, Whitney, with the help of Jenna, a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are all about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they've entered the domain of Jason Voorhees.

Critics' reviews

"'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 (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"The surprise is that it does so with vicious aplomb (...) with a gleeful sense of fun. (...) There's an itch for this kind of material [gore], and here it is scratched -- to the bone."

Nathan Lee: The New York Times
"Same old number for 'Friday the 13th'. (...) While it's billed as a "re-imagining" of the horror franchise, this Friday is more like a rehash, delivering just what you expect and nothing more. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"Aesthetically, Nispel’s 'Friday' is slightly stronger than his mediocre 'Chainsaw,' if essentially identical."

Rob Nelson: Variety
"An insistently pointless series reboot (...) It’s almost charming in its sheer lack of ambition, but the lack of creativity in its by-the-numbers shocks is harder to excuse."

Tasha Robinson: AV Club
"Teenagers in the woods having sex, taking drugs and mouthing off, plus a hulking, remorseless killer doing them in. How can anyone screw up such a simple, workable formula? (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Kim Newman: Empire

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