Friday the 13th - 2009

[DPD Chick]

We went and saw this Friday night. It was horrible. The first 30 minutes were good, and the gratuitous nudity was reminiscint of old horror flicks, but the rest of the movie was just bad bad bad. We did have some hearty laughs though, so we weren't pissed about spending money on it.
We liked Halloween, seriously Rob Zombie needs a hug or something that guy is crazy

[Liquid]

We went and saw this Friday night. It was horrible. The first 30 minutes were good, and the gratuitous nudity was reminiscint of old horror flicks, but the rest of the movie was just bad bad bad. We did have some hearty laughs though, so we weren't pissed about spending money on it.
We liked Halloween, seriously Rob Zombie needs a hug or something that guy is crazy

you said
1) "the first 30 minutes were good" - positive comment and I agree. it was a very neat and original opening that fooled the entire sold out audience I was in
2) "gratuitous nudity was reminiscint of old horror flicks" - again positive comment and I agree
3) "we did have some hearty laughs" - another positive comment and I agree again. As I reported in my first post with my review I thought they did a good job mixing in the horror, scary music, killing and humor.

sounds like you liked it, lol.

Of course these movies are not BETTER then the originals, but as current "modern" horror films I think they are pretty good. Back then those originals both scared us and were gory. now we are all jaded because the gore is commonplace now. for those reasons I think this was pretty good.

[Liquid]

ALSO, the new Friday the 13^th cost a reported 19 million dollar budget.

It was reported tonight that the movie was #1 this weekend with over $42,000,000 (42 million for those who do not understand numbers that big) in ticket sales. It is a massive, huge, success and there is another day in the holiday weekend to run up the numbers.

[Cynical Ninja]

I'm pissed off they're remaking Nightmare on Elm Street. That's a classic movie and no one can replace Robert Englund in the part.

Fuckers.

True.

Freddy Krueger was a proper character not just another faceless slasher.

[SyberBitch]

I'm pissed off they're remaking Nightmare on Elm Street. That's a classic movie and no one can replace Robert Englund in the part.

Fuckers.

True.

Freddy Krueger was a proper character not just another faceless slasher.

I agree.. his unique personality shown through the makeup. It was kind of strange seeing him in other roles over the years though. Poor guy was totally typecast.

[Liquid]

Friday the 13^th' brings good fortune The slasher flick, 'He's Just Not That Into You' and 'Taken' lead a record-setting Presidents Day weekend. By Alana Semuels

February 16, 2009

In this economy, it's no fun to look for work, so this weekend Josh Navarro tried to distract himself by seeing a movie. He picked something even scarier than the job market: "Friday the 13^th."

So did thousands of other people, as a splashy remake of the gory 1980 movie performed better at the box office than any other previous slasher film.

"Friday the 13^th" brought in $42.2 million, and its box-office sales have helped make this the highest-grossing Presidents Day weekend ever. And that doesn't even include today's numbers. Total box office receipts for Friday, Saturday and Sunday are expected to be $190 million, up 38.5% from last year.

"It's a nice escape, a way to forget about it all," said Navarro, who lives in Silver Lake and is looking for a job in a restaurant or movie theater. He also saw "Confessions of a Shopaholic" this weekend at a matinee to save money.

Warner Bros.' romantic comedy "He's Just Not That Into You" came in second at the box office this weekend with $19.6 million in its second week in theaters. It was a big weekend for Warner Bros., which had the top two films.

"We're rolling," said Dan Fellman, president of theatrical distribution at Warner Bros. "We had a really great weekend at Camp Warner."

The Liam Neeson thriller "Taken," from 20^th Century Fox, came in third, pulling in $19.3 million.

Things may be worrisome these days, but that's been a boon to the movie industry as people flock to the cinema for a distraction. Last month was the first January ever to generate $1 billion at the box office, and this year's revenue to date is up 22.2% over last year. Even the typically slow Super Bowl weekend nearly set a record this year.

"Going to the movies is still considered something that's not an exorbitant expenditure, even as people are dialing back their costs," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracking firm Media by Numbers.

Valentine's Day also helped boost box-office numbers this weekend, as infrequent moviegoers saw films on dates. Jay and Cesia Oliva, for instance, went to see "He's Just Not That Into You" at the Americana at Brand in Glendale. They were treating themselves to one of the only movies they've seen since the birth of their daughter 11 months ago.

The weekend's top-10 list was a mixture of horror, romance, family and thrillers, which helped draw more people to the theaters, said Richard Shamban, vice president of distribution at Fox Searchlight Pictures, which put out "Slumdog Millionaire," and "The Wrestler." Now in its 14^th week in theaters, "Slumdog" came in ninth place in the box office, taking in $7.2 million.

The remake of "Friday the 13^th" tells the macabre story of Jason Voorhees, who goes on a killing rampage at a summer camp.

It beat out the previous horror record, set by "The Grudge," a 2004 remake of a Japanese horror film that made $39.1 million, although other movies have sold more tickets.

Dire economic times have made scary movies popular before: "Frankenstein" came out in 1931 during the Depression. These movies are well-attended now because they "allow people to control how they experience fear and anxiety," said Aviva Briefel, a horror film expert and associate professor of English at Bowdoin College in Maine.

After the terrorist attacks of 2001, scholars predicted that horror movies would wane, she said, but the genre has seen a resurgence even as the movies have become more violent. "Friday the 13^th" probably did well because people like to see a familiar horror character, even as the world they're living in becomes unfamiliar, she said.

"It's combining this already popular franchise that many adults remember fondly with a new movie for younger people," said Brandon Gray, president and publisher of online movie publication Box Office Mojo.

Disney's "Confessions of a Shopaholic" premiered in fourth place with $15.4 million. Focus Features' 3-D fantasy film "Coraline" brought parents and children to the box office in its second week in theaters, pulling in $15.3 million and bringing its total grosses to $35.6 million.

The fantasy film lured South L.A. residents Celene Castro and Cesar Serrano and their three children, although "we're really cutting back," Castro said. "We like to go to movies to spend time with the kids."

Of course, there is another way that movies are an escape for some viewers, said Ava Richards, who was seeing "Coraline" at the Americana at Brand with her daughter Stacy.

Richards, a mother of four, is unemployed and stressed about her continuing job search. So when she brought another daughter to see "Friday the 13^th" the night before, she was able to escape all of that: She fell asleep.

[LuMPyPussy]

Of course, there is another way that movies are an escape for some viewers, said Ava Richards, who was seeing "Coraline" at the Americana at Brand with her daughter Stacy.

Richards, a mother of four, is unemployed and stressed about her continuing job search. So when she brought another daughter to see "Friday the 13^th" the night before, she was able to escape all of that: She fell asleep.

Yeah, that makes sense. Because when I'm concerned about money, I go to a movie theater to take a nap.

[Liquid]

I did not even see that, lol

She is unemployed and stressed about continuing her job search.
SO, instead of taking the $40 she spent ($20 for tickets and probably another $10 for candy, drinks + gas it took to get there) FOR FOOD FOR HER FAMILY, they all went to the movies. wooo hoooo

what a joke.

[LuMPyPussy]

Two days in a row. Two fucking days in a row.

I'm getting pissed off.