Friday The 13^th was released in 2009. It had a huge opening weekend making over forty million. The movie is about a group of friends who go on a weekend getaway where they face off with Jason Voorhees. The film stars Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, Danielle Panabaker, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo, Julianna Guill, Ryan Hansen, Willa Ford, Arlen Escarpeta, Jonathan Sadowski, Ben Feldman, Nick Mennell, America Olivio, Richard Burgi, and Derek Mears.

I thought Friday the 13^th was pretty good for what it is. It’s a good slasher movie and its nice and short. It clocks in a little over ninety minutes. There is somewhat of a plot but the main attraction with any slasher film is the body count. I am very familiar with Friday the 13^th but I have only ever seen Jason X years ago and I did see Freddy vs. Jason. I have seen bits of various Friday the 13^th movies on television.

Friday the 13^th is a remake/reboot of the iconic franchise. It is also currently the last movie that has been released. There have been talks of making a new one but there seems to be complications with the rights to the property. This Jason Vorhees is a lot faster and seemed to be more vicious in this one. There is a high body count which is always expected in these types of movies. The cast does a good job in their roles. Slasher movies are more about the kills and the killer than it is about the characters or the acting. Everyone plays their parts well. There is a decent plot about a brother played by Jared Padalecki who is looking for his missing sister played by Amanda Righetti.

Friday the 13^th is a solid slasher film that achieves its goals within the genre. It will be interesting to see what a new film will be like when it eventually happens.