Friday the 13th Remake

Last night, after much hesitation, I finally took the plunge and agreed to watch the Friday the 13th remake with my older brother. Ever since I was a little kid, he's encouraged me to watch horrible, nightmare inducing.. well, horror movies including, but not limited to, such series as Friday the 13th, Chucky (ruined my childhood), and Nightmare on Elm Street. He's even upped the ante and forced me to sit through even more creative, less inhibited indie films. Typical guy thing to do. But obviously I was sort of interested... Right?

One thing is for certain: this remake DID scare me. Not so much for the kills (too many "surprises," in my opinion) as for it's realism. Being an eighteen year old, I know that teenagers are yeah, becoming increasingly stupid. I found myself relating to these college students and their jokes. Rampant libidos and nudity aside, the characters all seemed like people I'd met before, including all the static characters such as the hillbilly and the old woman. Their actions also seemed realistic; pretty boy tries to impress his peers for popularity, and CELL PHONES were actually mentioned, which was nice. The only thing that jolted me back to the real world was the sight of Supernatural's beautiful Jared Padalecki.

However, Jason is different in this movie. He runs (but what's to make us think he never could?) and is very, very smart (although again, people change; just because he was mentally handicapped as a child doesn't mean he would grow up knowing nothing). One major complaint of mine is that Jason is a little -too- smart. For those who already watched this movie, you'll know what I mean when I ask, did Jason become a frigging architect? How did he create those tunnels? It makes sense in the larger scheme of things because it's an easier way for him to travel, explaining how he seems to teleport through scenes, but seriously? And where did he get all that stuff? I doubt Daddy had a sharpening wheel and chains like that in his tool shed.


Really a great movie. I encourage you all to see it.

Does anyone have an opinion on the latest Freddy remake? I haven't bothered to yet.

What's your favorite movie?