Freitag der 13.

Ich habe genau das bekommen, was ich von dem Film erwartet habe. Eine modernisierte Abschlachtung voller junger und reicher Teenager, auf die sich eine legendäre Horror-Ikone ihren Weg bahnt. Jasons Einführung auf der Bühne war beeindruckend, die ersten zwanzig Minuten haben sich wirklich gelohnt, und ich kann nicht anders, als zu denken, dass dies der beste Teil des ganzen Films war. Ansonsten war Jason sehr geschmeidig und beweglich, er war wieder die gute alte mordende Maschine. Zwar haben mir einige Elemente nicht gefallen (das Bogenschießen à la Robin Hood, das verwirrende Labyrinth mit Warnglocken), aber insgesamt ist mein Eindruck definitiv positiv. Ein guter Neustart für die kultige Serie. Bay's Produktionsfirma hat zwar ein "Stopp" für weitere Fortsetzungen erhalten, aber wer weiß, wie es in ein paar Jahren sein wird... Jason Voorhees ist schließlich immer noch eine ausreichend attraktive Marke. (13.05.2011)

So, how did the new Friday the 13th do from the point of view of a guy who hasn’t seen most of the original episodes because, paradoxically, he had got bored of the 1980s slashers even before he got to this fundamental franchise? Well, although I have no logical need to be outraged by the “desecration” of well-loved characters, I can’t say this film was a particularly nice horror experience. It is an example of the sad fact that modern remakes are either identical copies of the original or duds that, if it wasn’t for the profit a “well known brand”, could bear completely different names (something even I realised, even though I can’t really remember which Friday I actually saw, and when). But even as an impartial viewer, Nispel’s Friday the 13th is nothing but an ordinary teenage slasher (in the worst sense), the kind there are many of and, unfortunately, many more will probably follow after this one’s success in the USA – an idea that makes me feel a bit sick. I honestly liked the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the least I expected from this one was above average entertainment, but what I got instead were a lot of very annoying teenagers and a few unoriginal murders. PS: After the film made it to Czech cinemas, the horror discussion forums have seen an increasing number of comments from 14 y.o. girls like “Friday the 13th is the best horror ever"... LOL...” 4/10 (17.02.2009)

The fact that Michael Bay, as a producer, is churning out one horror classic after another bothers me the least. What pisses me off the most is that he does so through a director who would not be trusted to film a German laundry detergent commercial. Nispel has absolutely no idea what the term "light" means, that there has to be at least one likable character among the characters, and that even if the clichés of slasher films are long worn out, it's good to respect the atmosphere, the genre rules, and most importantly, to have fun. He can do none of those things. He just routinely throws in one image of flowing blood after another, interspersed with the occasional shot of boobs and momentary flashes of hyperbole and thoughtful wit. I shuddered every time a glance at the clock reminded me of how much time was still left before it was over. But it is true that the kids were definitely huddled together in the movie theater. (05.07.2009)

Boring routine without any hint of innovation of the genre. (26.04.2009)