Friday 13th Remake (Blu Ray Import)

Yes, its remake time! Horror remake to be precise.. so with 12 sequels (if you include Freddy Vs Jason) would this movie raise the bar and actually be a good remake (re visioning - cough)?

I picked up this Blu Ray from the USA(two months before its European release). Only £15 so not bad and I took a gamble it was region free. A gamble that paid off..I put it into the player and it worked!! Hoorah, but alas this was going to be the most exciting part of this movie experience!!

The movies full title "Killer Cut"(which makes gives you a few more tit shots per crank)is directed by Marcus Nispel, the same chap who remade "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Which again was another pointless remake, but not a bad film in its own right. However if you compare it to the likes of Zack Synder`s superb "Dawn of the Dead" then there is quiet simply no comparison!

I`ll get to the point, this movie is drivel. Teenagers walking/running around in the dark only to be groped then butchered(i think its in that order) . The story, as in the originals revolves around Jason Voorhees who accidentally drowns in the drink when he was not being properly supervised by the teenagers of Camp Crystal Lake. In revenge, his mother goes on a rampage killing all the kids, in revenge for the death of her son... fast forward more killings and the audience is tricked into thinking that Jason(back from the grave) is causing the mischief... 90 mins later the twist is revealed and it is in fact Mrs Voorhees that has been slicing and dicing..

Looking back, this is a decent horror flick and ends with Jason coming out of the water to claim the final victim after his mother demise. A classic? perhaps. . ! In this remake Mrs Voorhees gets her head chopped off in the opening scenes, so its Jason minus the mask all the way... until he finds it under a box!mmmmmm. What they have done here is squeezed in the "Jason" characters visual evolution that took place over the original parts 1-3. You did not see Jason with his famous hockey mask till Part 3!Once he puts it on, there is more mind numbing killing.

The series was known for it death scenes. On the blu ray you can access all the best deaths. Alas they are uninspired and dull. There are some fine pairs of tits in this film, but I am not 13 anymore so who gives a monkies??

In short its a remake - nothing more and a whole lot less. Too dark in places, although the Blu Ray is clear and crisp. Speaking of crisps where did I put those Pringles. Avoid

a generous 4/10