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FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009)Movie Reviews
Horror story about the renowned Jason Vorhees and his return to once again haunt the cursed campgrounds of Crystal Lake. Cast:Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Woo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron YooDirector:Marcus NispelRelease Date:February 13, 2009DVD Release:June 16, 2009From:ParamountRating:RLength:1 hr 37 min
Friday the 13th (2009) played to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Peter Hartlaub wrote in the Houston Chronicle, "Not only are horror filmmakers running out of ideas for this genre, they can't even remake the old ones with any skill.... a pretty big mess..." • And Clint O'Connor wrote in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, "It offers every cliche, but they are so absurd and ridiculous, you find yourself laughing along." More Reviews Below...
Friday the 13th (2009) Positive Reviews (36 Reviews, reviews below)
Claudia Puig, USA Today: WEAK(cg) "Perhaps there's not much that can be done, beyond the expected, with the 'Friday the 13th' franchise. But it would have been fun to see someone try."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 02/13/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
Nathan Lee, New York Times: GOOD "...most people's notion of entertainment doesn't involve watching sexed-up, beer-guzzling morons... But there's an itch for this kind of material, and here it is..."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 02/13/09
Unattributed, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...there's no decadent spark or even gutter-joy to be had. Plus, the virgin inexplicably buys it first, and there's no killer POV.... Soul-deadening homage, thy name is Jason."(See all of Unattributed's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 02/13/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "You're not planning to see this, and you wonder why anyone else is.... Anyone who thinks they can drown Jason Voorhees for the fifth time is a cockeyed optimist."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 653 words, 02/12/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "MIA: The bad old Jason Voorhees. A remake of 'Friday the 13th' misses the point: Slasher flicks should be gory, giddy and full of lusty teens."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 378 words, 02/13/09
Kyle Smith, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "Let me save you $12: A guy who is playing with a hockey stick in the toolshed asks Jason, 'Are you looking for this? Because it, uh, completes your outfit.' "(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 490 words, 02/13/09
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "Bay ('Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' 'Amityville Horror'), has given it a sense of humor and a fleeting, CW-like self-awareness, which tends to dull the edge on the machete."(See all of Christopher Borrelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 477 words, 02/13/09
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...everything feels posed and predetermined.... we probably don't need a plot summary to Friday the 13th any more than we need a lyric sheet to Happy Birthday..."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 507 words, 02/13/09
Jim Ridley, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...you get three shoddy 'Friday the 13th' movies packed into one, which might constitute entertainment value if any one of them constituted entertainment."(See all of Jim Ridley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 253 words, 02/11/09
Bob Strauss, Orange County Register: FAIR(cg) "Heightened quality in all departments raises this umpteenth entry in the gory slasher series above its predecessors. Still gratuitously pointless, though."(See all of Bob Strauss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 02/13/09
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...comfort food for the overstimulated.... You get exactly what you expect... As a series reboot, it's all you could ask for."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 02/12/09
KEY CITIES (15 Reviews)
Dan Zak, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "Jason Voorhees needs to be permanently retired. If he learns to stop jabbing needles in people's eyes, maybe he could take up knitting."(See all of Dan Zak's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 668 words, 02/13/09
Peter Hartlaub, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "Not only are horror filmmakers running out of ideas for this genre, they can't even remake the old ones with any skill.... a pretty big mess..."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 611 words, 02/13/09
Chris Garcia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: WEAK(cg) "...an unnecessary and strictly mercenary effort.... plays by the rules to a fault. Fears of upsetting franchise fanatics seem to have inhibited the film's imagination."(See all of Chris Garcia's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 607 words, 02/13/09
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "While there is plenty of gore and gratuitous sex, the movie acknowledges the ridiculousness of it all, trusting that the audience - one hopes - is in on the joke."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 557 words, 02/13/09
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "As Jason sequels go, this is one of the best, though that's not saying much... a lean, mean, highly efficient and rapidly moving scare-fest that packs plenty of gory whoop."(See all of Tirdad Derakhshani's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 473 words, 02/13/09
Daniel Getahun, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a reboot with little in the way of actual horror. The latest installment in the franchise may please old fans, but new audiences may find it falling short."(See all of Daniel Getahun's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 02/13/09
John Hartl, Seattle Times: WEAK(cg) "Everyone's working with a much bigger budget this time, but the end result is just as stupid and not as scary as the original."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 02/13/09
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an amusing enterprise.... It offers every cliche, but they are so absurd and ridiculous, you find yourself laughing along."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 468 words, 02/13/09
Kevin C. Johnson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...this remake knows why it's here. And it's not afraid to give its audience what it wants, even if that means stabbing a topless beauty through the head with a machete."(See all of Kevin C. Johnson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 309 words, 02/13/09
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "...pretends the post-'Scream' ironic era never happened, and kids never learned not to tread the turf of a psycho who makes no secret about his intent to kill them."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 561 words, 02/13/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Jim Ridley, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...you get three shoddy 'Friday the 13th' movies packed into one, which might constitute entertainment value if any one of them constituted entertainment."(See all of Jim Ridley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 253 words, 02/11/09
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "...the hockey-masked killer (Derek Mears) doesn't seem much interested in mindless revenge. No, dude! He's just overly protective of his mythical stash of weed..."(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 153 words, 02/12/09
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...comfort food for the overstimulated.... You get exactly what you expect... As a series reboot, it's all you could ask for."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 02/12/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nathan Lee, New York Times: GOOD "...most people's notion of entertainment doesn't involve watching sexed-up, beer-guzzling morons... But there's an itch for this kind of material, and here it is..."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 02/13/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "MIA: The bad old Jason Voorhees. A remake of 'Friday the 13th' misses the point: Slasher flicks should be gory, giddy and full of lusty teens."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 378 words, 02/13/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: FAIR "...a by-the-numbers remake of the crudely elemental slasher whose '80s and '90s sequels made a half-billion-dollar killing for Paramount worldwide."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 818 words, 02/13/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "MIA: The bad old Jason Voorhees. A remake of 'Friday the 13th' misses the point: Slasher flicks should be gory, giddy and full of lusty teens."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 378 words, 02/13/09
Nathan Lee, New York Times: GOOD "...most people's notion of entertainment doesn't involve watching sexed-up, beer-guzzling morons... But there's an itch for this kind of material, and here it is..."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 02/13/09
21.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Friday the 13th (2009)'s reviews are separated by an average 21.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Friday the 13th (2009) (36 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Friday the 13th (2009)'s reviews cover 56.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 14,702 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 408 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 34.3 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Friday the 13th (2009)'s reviews on average broke 34.3 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Friday the 13th (2009)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Friday the 13th (2009) (36 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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