Comments on: An open letter to Platinum Dunes about the new Friday the 13th movie, or, 13 ways to keep it from sucking total ass.

By: Sebastian Taro Groth

Sebastian Taro Groth — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:15:21 +0000

Man, all this love for a part that is a lie, a sham, and a shell of a film is just disgusting.

By: Mike Olsson

Mike Olsson — Sat, 17 May 2008 07:25:09 +0000

Friday part 5 has the tone, style, and spirit of the original Friday the 13th films.

Great write-up Foo.

By: DancesWithWerewolves

DancesWithWerewolves — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:39:29 +0000

Pt. 5 is a full blooded Friday the 13th flick. And a good one at that. The tone and style matches well with the 4 that come before.

I agree with most except for the Manfredi part. While he was off on a decent start with the early movies, his newer compositions are embarrassingly poor.

By: Foo

Foo — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:22:48 +0000

Part 5 is very much in the spirit of the series. Jason appears throughout the film, in spirit, and it is the last movie to be filmed in the famous slasher style that Friday the 13th helped create.

Part 6 is an excellent film, but it really deviates from the series in both tone and style.

By: Sebastian Taro Groth

Sebastian Taro Groth — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:23:44 +0000

I can’t figure out why part 5 should be included (which has no Jason) but then Part 6 should not which brings back the character from 4 and 5 and reintroduces Jason.

If they are starting over, though, with a human Jason, they can’t really afford for him to be stabbed in the knee too often.

By: The Bludgeoner

The Bludgeoner — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:26:33 +0000

I absolutely agree with all of these except for including part 5 in your first point. I just hate that F13 so much - although I do understand why you’ve included it!