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VENDREDI 13

Friday the 13th

2009 US HMDB
février 11, 2009

À Crystal Lake, ce qui commença comme un super week-end se transforma en hécatombe. Un groupe d'adolescents, à des kilomètres de la civilisation, va apprendre tout à tour que le lac possède un passé sanglant… et qu'il est prêt à se venger.

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Production: Sean S. Cunningham (Producer)Michael Bay (Producer)Walter Hamada (Executive Producer)Brad Fuller (Producer)Guy Stodel (Executive Producer)Brian Witten (Executive Producer)Andrew Form (Producer)
Scenario: Damian Shannon (Screenplay)Mark Swift (Screenplay)Mark Wheaton (Story)
Musique: Steve Jablonsky (Original Music Composer)
Photographie: Daniel Pearl (Director of Photography)

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Francesco Chello
Le jeune Clay Miller arrive à Crystal Lake à bord de sa moto à la recherche de sa sœur Whitney, disparue avec ses amis six semaines plus tôt. Il rejoint un groupe de jeunes gens déterminés à passer un week-end de détente au bord du lac. Les jeunes gens ignorent le cauchemar qui les guette : ils devront affronter le légendaire et sanguinaire Jason Voorhees… Les dernières années ont été marquées, pour la grande joie de tant d’amateurs d’horreur, par le retour en force des grands méchants modernes. D’abord Leatherface, puis Michael Myers, aujourd’hui Jason Voorhees, bientôt Freddy Krueger. Des personnages entrés de plein droit dans l’histoire du genre, devenus des mythes immortels au même titre que les glorieux monstres sacrés du passé comme Dracula, l’Homme Loup ou Frankenstein. Entrés, donc, dans l’imaginaire collectif, les « nouveaux » méchants se prêtent volontiers à des réinterprétations, des réélaborations et autres réjouissances pour le bonheur de ceux qui veulent les revoir en action, tout comme cela s’est passé pour les Classic Monsters de la Universal qui ont connu une seconde époque d’or grâce à la Hammer anglaise dans les années 50/60. La même chose se produit actuellement avec Platinum Dunes – dans la quasi-totalité des cas – et Dimension Films – pour ce qui concerne « Halloween » – qui ont eu le mérite de remettre au goût du jour les grandes icônes de l’horreur des 30 dernières années. Cette fois, nous avons affaire au grand retour de Jason Voorhees, le mythique massacreur de Crystal Lake, revenu en grâce grâce au réalisateur allemand Marcus Nispel qui, avec son « Non, ne regarde pas ! » de 2003 – production Platinum Dunes dans les deux cas – avait probablement, sans le vouloir, lancé ce très apprécié filon « réélaboratif » capable de se distinguer positivement de celui, d’une portée bien plus large, concernant une inquiétante, quoique inarrêtable, remake mania qui envahit tout et tout le monde. Le nouveau « Vendredi 13 » sert de redémarrage pour une saga née en 1980 – sous la direction de Sean S. Cunningham, qui apparaît ici en tant que producteur exécutif – qui avait trouvé sa conclusion dans un lointain futur, d’où il était clairement impossible de poursuivre ou de revenir en arrière, avec le divertissant dixième opus « Jason X », de 2001, malgré le plaisir de revoir Jason dans le croustillant crossover « Freddy vs Jason », de 2003, où il se battait à coups de poings avec son illustre collègue au gant griffu. Nous avons affaire à un reboot à part entière, le film s’inspirant de plusieurs épisodes – du prologue avec la mère Pamela à l’émouvant passage du sac de jute à la mythique cagoule de hockey – sans en refaire un en particulier mais en se créant un chemin bien à lui, capable d’être à la fois fidèle aux règles non écrites de la saga, hommage à de multiples reprises, qu’original et même innovant. Et c’est précisément ce chemin, mis en scène de manière optimale, qui fait du film une réussite. De plus, si l’on considère que les films doivent être jugés en tenant compte des intentions de leurs réalisateurs et des attentes des fans, c’est ici que « Vendredi 13 » ne déçoit absolument pas. Aucune trame « engagée », bien sûr, mais, dans la pure tradition de la franchise, un scénario – signé par Damian Shannon et Mark Swift, déjà auteurs du susmentionné « Freddy vs Jason », ainsi que Mark Wheaton (« The Messengers ») – au service d’un spectaculaire bodycount où un irritant groupe de jeunes idiots et gâtés et de belles filles prêtes à se déshabiller à la première occasion, ultra excitées et avec pour seul but de s’amuser et de faire l’amour, servent de chair à canon à la star incontestée de l’histoire, Jason Voorhees naturellement. L’histoire de fond est vraiment simple mais essentielle, le récit du jeune homme désespéré à la recherche de sa sœur ainsi que l’aspect humain intéressant fourni à Jason qui reconnaît sa mère dans les traits de la pauvre malheureuse fournissent un fil logique aux événements ainsi que des éléments d’intérêt supplémentaires à ajouter à la savoureuse séquence de meurtres. L’origine de Jason, ainsi que les événements liés à son, à ce stade, présumé noyade et sa mère Pamela sont intelligemment seulement évoqués – dans le double prologue savoureux de 1980 et des jours présents, avec le récit des jeunes autour du feu – de manière à éviter les risques de questions dangereuses et/ou d’incohérences et/ou de contradictions. Un retour, donc, en grande pompe pour Jason Voorhees, ici dans l’une des meilleures versions jamais vues en absolu. Énorme, sale, indestructible, très méchant. Une machine à tuer infaillible, inarrêtable, mortelle, perfectionnée par les capacités d’un chasseur parfait capable de préparer des pièges, de tirer des flèches, de se déplacer rapidement à travers les couloirs d’un Camp Crystal Lake jamais aussi étroit. De nouvelles capacités qui s’ajouteront à celles déjà connues qui le voient maître d’une force brute incroyable et de l’utilisation d’armes les plus diverses, avec une nette préférence pour le machete bien-aimé, encore plus menaçant que d’habitude. Un Jason donc enrichi de dons psychologiques intéressants ainsi que physiques, capable de se jeter sur ses victimes avec une brutalité impressionnante et une rapidité d’exécution qui ne laisse aucune chance à personne des malchanceux qui lui tombent sous la main. Et, comme dans chaque film de la saga, on le voit apparaître toujours au bon moment – parfois même un peu illogiquement, une caractéristique qui n’apparaît pas comme une légèreté lors de l’écriture du scénario mais comme un aspect certainement recherché, interprétable donc comme un autre des nombreux hommages à la série originale. Grand mérite est donné à l’avoir mis beaucoup – à juste titre – sur sa « présence » – au sens le plus large et complet du terme, chacune de ses entrées en scène est efficace, toutes savamment conçues par des temps de tournage, des cadrages, des éclairages et des gros plans parfaits qui démontrent la pleine conscience de la part des réalisateurs de ce que le public veut voir : leur bien-aimé au meilleur de sa forme, à la hauteur d’un véritable « héros ». Nous verrons Jason dans des poses conçues pour jeter encore plus de bois sur le feu de sa légende, des images qui restent gravées dans l’esprit du spectateur comme, pour n’en citer que quelques-unes, le cadrage sur la rive de Crystal Lake, du point de vue de la fille dans l’eau, ou celui sur le toit de la cabane au clair de lune, vers la fin du film. Personnage rendu de manière élogieuse par le bon, et gigantesque, Derek Mears, le Chameleon de « Les Collines ont des Yeux 2 » version 2007, digne du meilleur Kane Hodder. Le reste de la distribution sert donc seulement de partenaire d’entraînement au boogeyman absolu protagoniste, les dialogues ne nécessitent certes pas d’interprétations dignes d’un Oscar et tout compte fait les jeunes acteurs jouent bien leur rôle..enfin ils meurent tous de la meilleure des manières! Parmi ce groupe assez fourni, se distinguent un Jared Padalecki qui semble avoir mis de côté les décors immaculés de « Une Maman pour Amica » pour se sentir parfaitement à l’aise dans les territoires horrifiques – après « La Masque de Cire », « Nickname: Enigmista » et la série tv « Supernatural » – et Amanda Righetti (la série tv « O.C. »), dans le rôle des frères Miller, nom qui rend hommage à Victor Miller, le scénariste du tout premier « Vendredi 13 ». Petits rôles pour Nana Visitor (la série tv « Star Trek: Deep Space Nine »), qui interprète le personnage aimé et historique de Pamela Voorhees, et pour Richard Burgi dans le rôle du shérif Bracke, un autre hommage qui cette fois touche Peter M. Bracke, auteur du livre « Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th ». Auparavant, nous parlions de bodycount, le point fort du film avec pas moins de 13 (nombre aléatoire?) victimes à l’actif d’un Jason infaillible. Nous assisterons à un vaste éventail de meurtres, des coups de machete aux coups de hache, et encore des pièges, des personnes brûlées vives, des égorgements et des empalements variés. Nous ne sommes pas dans le domaine du splatter le plus extrême mais la violence et le sang abondent néanmoins, fruits d’excellents effets, les territoires sont ceux du slasher classique, dans le pur style « Vendredi 13 ». Nispel fait élogieusement son travail, la crainte d’un clone de son « Non, ne regarde pas ! » est rapidement dissipée, le réalisateur allemand semble avoir parfaitement clair les lignes directrices de la saga à laquelle il apporte savamment sa contribution. Des cadrages classiques seront intelligemment alternés avec des prises de vue concitées à la caméra à la main, parfait le sens du rythme et de la tension. La photographie et les lieux apparaissent extrêmement fonctionnels au contexte et à la création de la bonne atmosphère; la demeure de Jason, le camping et ses couloirs souterrains se révèlent vraiment suggestifs. Ne manque pas – et comment aurait-il pu! – le mythique thème musical créé en 1980 par Harry Manfredini, dont l’audition des premières notes fera sans doute courir un frisson nostalgique sur la peau des fans de longue date. En somme, un retour en fanfare pour l’un des plus grands mythes de l’Horreur de tous les temps, un film qui en remettant au goût du jour et en rafraîchissant la vieille formule « Vendredi 13 », en fournissant un nouveau, grandiose, « One man show » signé Jason Voorhees, se révèle capable de satisfaire à la fois les vieux fans de la saga et ceux qui s’y approchent pour la première fois. L’un des meilleurs épisodes – le meilleur? – de toute la série. Bienvenue à Crystal Lake. Bienvenue Jason!
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4 /10

'Friday the 13th' turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments when it comes to horror classics remakes. After watching the trailers, I got the wrong idea that this film was going to be more serious. The previews gave me the false impression that this remake was going to go deeper into Jason's background story or maybe even offer extremely gory murders, when in reality, it is exactly the opposite. I'm not one of those horror lovers who want to know everything related to the villains, their origins and such, but in this case, it would have been acceptable to throw in some flashbacks regarding Jason Voorhees' past. Unfortunately, this remake wastes all the opportunities to make this interesting and instead, it offers an exaggerated and ineffective amount of comedy situations that are badly placed and ruin the possibility of creating a genuine horror feeling. Comedy situations in slasher films are no surprise, but in this remake, the attempted comedy is badly placed and seems like it was forced by the producers to make the film more marketable. I will give an example: after a really tense and dramatic persecution, the film cuts to a scene involving a horny stereotyped hillbilly lusting over a mannequin, while Jason silently walking up to him from behind, with the obvious intention of slashing him. How can they mix cheap humor and tension in one scene? The results obviously cannot be good. It was a murder scene, but instead of causing uneasiness, tension or shock, everyone at the movie theater was laughing at the guy talking about how he lost his virginity to a mannequin. The worst part is that the so-called humor is extremely 15-years-ago and even back then, it wouldn't have been funny.

The gore is very unsatisfying also. Nowadays, slasher films usually offer creative and really brutal murders and even if the plot is not so good, you can always at least settle for that. When I found out that Marcus Nispel was directing this, I thought it was good news, because he directed "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" remake, which is a fine example of a movie that may not be as good as the original, but at least it offers something more serious, gory and overall fulfilling. Naturally, since Marcus Nispel also directed 'Friday the 13th' remake, I expected something in the same vein as 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' remake. Sadly, that was a very inaccurate assumption. In this film, the gore is completely unsatisfactory and in some cases, the murders are even funny. The entire movie theater burst into a maniacal laughter during some of the murders and I must say that in those cases, I had to agree with them.

Another thing that bothered me about this film, is the fact that they could have showed a little bit more about the character of Mrs. Voorhees. Unfortunately, she only appears during the first seconds of the film and they cut her scenes with the opening credits, which is a disgrace. The confrontation between Mrs. Voorhees and the counselor girl is perhaps one of the finest points of the entire 'Friday the 13th' series, and it should have been remade in an equally tense way. Cutting the scene with the opening credits is, in my opinion, a self-sabotage. I think it's safe to say that many fans of the original film were eager to learn some more about Jason's beloved mother and see her more time on the screen. But no... apparently, they didn't even take advantage of that opportunity to make this movie more interesting. True, we see a little bit about Jason's environment, since the characters get to take a tour inside his house and it was a good idea to show his bedroom and evidence the fact that once upon a time, the killing machine was an innocent boy with a normal life. However, that doesn't make up for the lack of space that Mrs. Voorhees had on the story.

'Friday the 13th' turned out to be a teen comedy with lousy humor and some badly placed murders from the beginning until the end. Watch it if you're curious, but unless you're a silly teenager who thinks everything is funny, don't expect anything even remotely good, because you'll be devastated.

Wuchak

Wuchak

7 /10

Scarier and with a more dangerous Jason, but not as fun

I became a fan of the "Friday the 13th" series after seeing "Part V: A New Beginning" (1985) on TV in the late 90s and have subsequently digested all of the films in the series. This '09 reboot takes elements of the first four films, drops all campy elements seen in Part III (and V, VI, IX & X) and provides better scares with a more dangerous Jason, who runs, shoots arrows, uses traps and schemes. In the original series Jason was comparable to an unstoppable zombie-like force, particularly as the series progressed where Jason became more & more infernal and monstrous. Here he's more human, which makes sense since it's early in the timeline and Jason hasn't yet morphed into the hellish zombie he became in later segments.

The appeal of the series for is not the gore or kills but rather the plot of a group of youths gathering in the wilderness; the inclusion of a psycho killer on the loose adds a necessary element of threat & suspense, and Jason's a quality nemesis/monster. Simply put, "Friday the 13th" is an entertaining series with creepy elements, but I never found the flicks all that scary, not even the first two films, which are the most serious in tone, along with IV, VII, VIII and XI. Of course there are jump-scares galore, but that's not what I'm talking about. With the third installment, campiness was added, which made several of the installments even less scary. The good thing about this '09 reboot is that it throws out the campy aspects and opts for a more serious approach. In addition, it has a couple of sequences that produce actual frights, something I never experienced with the rest of the series, as well as scenes with genuine suspense, like when Jason chases the three protagonists through the tunnels, etc.

Speaking of the three protagonists, the cast is filled with youthful no-names, but the three main protagonists, a brother & sister and a brunette who takes a liking to the brother, are good and likable. It's always nice to have some people you can root for. Really, there are only two characters who are unlikable, a creepy redneck hick (and his "hot" mannequin, lol) and the arrogant alpha-male whose father owns the vacation house.

I found one aspect of the film highly unusual and unique. I'm referring to the 24-minute prologue before the opening credits. This has to be one of the longest prologues in film history. I have to give credit to the filmmakers for being creative and trying something different.

This reboot also just plain LOOKS better than all those older films; I'm referring mostly to the creepy woods at night. This is to be expected, of course, with the advancements in filming technology since 1980, not to mention the bigger budget.

The series is known for its excellent assortment of women in every entry, but this one's not quite as good as most of the films in the franchise. There's the excellent Amanda (America Olivo) in the first act and also Whitney (Amanda Righetti) and Jenna (Danielle Panabaker) as the two female protagonists. They're solid, but not in the same league as Pam in Part V, Agent Marcus in Part IX and Heather in Part XI (FvJ). I suppose it's all a matter of taste though.

The film was shot in the heart of Texas, mainly in regions relatively near Austin.

FINAL WORD: My biggest criteria for judging the worth of a film is whether or not it pulls me in and makes me forget about the passing of time. This '09 reboot succeeds in this respect. Although nothing can replace the initial 1980 film and its immediate sequel, this reboot should be given credit for generating a few genuine scares, which I rarely if ever experienced with the rest of the series; not to mention providing a worthy trio of protagonists, as well as scenes with genuine momentum.

Other than these factors, the reboot is just more of the same, but it's at least as good as the better sequels, although it's not as fun as several of them because it shoots for serious horror. This is good, but the first half is more effective than the second. And it fails to approach the greatness of the '09 remake of "The Last House on the Left," a veritable masterpiece that transcends the usual one-dimensional nature of most slasher flicks, not that I would expect (or necessarily want) that for "Friday the 13th."

I have the "Killer Cut" that runs 105 minutes, while the theatrical version runs 97 minutes. Needless to say, this is a heavy R-rated picture.

GRADE: B

Gimly

Gimly

7 /10

The following is a long-form review that I originally wrote in 2009.

Friday the 13th, originally released in 1980 began one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Now, 31 years later, the newest incarnation of Friday the 13th has just been released on Special Edition DVD. It seems unlikely that the director of the first film Sean S. Cunningham (who is also the producer of the 2009 version) could ever have seen just where the monster he had helped to create would go. So now, with the series being given one of those oh-so-popular of late "reboots", it's important to take a look at what Jason Voorhees has been up to, what has changed, and just as importantly, what hasn't.

The film loosely follows the progression of the first four Friday the 13th films, the opening credit sequence has mother dearest Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1980 confronting one of the Camp Crystal Lake counsellors , she is promptly decapitated with a machete, as per the original story. This is a powerful intro to the rest of the movie, as a reboot, you have to show Mrs. Voorhees at some point in time, but it can't take up too many of those valuable 90 minutes. At this point the film begins to deviate from the original, we get some of Harry Manfredini's musical score (Ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-ma) but this time round Jason is very much alive, sees his mother beheaded and picks up his iconic machete and some very bad habits from here on in. After the credits there is a new bunch of kids, looking to score some pot, have a little pre-marital sex, get wasted, go places they're not allowed, and just generally set themselves up to die. But something is missing... that would be... Oh yes, the cast! Only a single member of the "media-hyped" actors portrays a character in this group, so we already know that these guys are going nowhere. Only after their demise are we given the "FRIDAY THE 13TH" movie title, and the film begins. Unfortunately, by the time this happens, we have already been through a good set of characters, and it feels like watching a sequel after you're 23 minutes in.

The new group of rowdy teenagers have much the same plans in store as the last, but they are much less believable characters when compared to the ones we had just minutes ago. They are somewhat saved by the performances of Travis Van Winkle (from Accepted) as Trent, the "rich asshole" of the movie, and Aaron Yoo as Chewie, the lovable little stoner. Jared Padalecki's character Clay (a reboot of Rob from Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter) is wholly out of place, maybe it's his Supernatural fame or maybe it's his deliberate intention to not have a good time. Either way the protagonist of the entire film really doesn't seem like he belongs in the movie at all. Sort of a down point when you think about it.

While the film didn't seem to have plot holes per se, it very much seems as though they tried to fit the creation of the film in before it was due to be released on Friday, February 13th. Now don't get me wrong, I love novelty and a good theatrical gimmick as much as anyone can, but know what I care about even more? The end product (especially when it comes to Friday the 13th)! The time could have been much better spent on filling in all the little bits where the movie just seemed to be missing something. You're not quite sure what it is, but that's their job to figure out.

The hype over the film's sexual content seems to have been grossly over-exaggerated. Supposedly Michael Bay walked out of the first screening due to the sex scenes. After having watched the film, I find this very difficult to believe. Although the sex does seem to have been thrown in for the Hell of it (isn't it always), there really isn't all that much. But, after all of the problems the film goes through, they get the most important thing right, Jason. With culturally recognised hockey mask and machete in tow, Mr. Voorhees does his thing, and he does it well. Whilst this particular incarnation of Jason is wholly more believable than any of the others, Derek Mears makes it work, he's not a supernatural boogieman-esque killing machine, he's a hunter, he's a natural, he's almost the anti-hero. Upon first hearing that Kane Hodder was yet again not to be playing the role of Jason Voorhees, I think a little part of me died inside. But I submit, Derek Mears has given the best representation of Jason I think we've ever seen.

The 2009 reboot of Friday the 13th is the type of movie that you can watch, and when it's finished, want to go right back to the beginning and watch it all over again, you're just not sure why...

-Gimly

Peter89Spencer

8 /10

A modern update of the cult following horror...

Truly terrifying, and gore-tastic!

Sierbahnn

Sierbahnn

6 /10

This isn't bad, as far as a remake of a classic goes, but given the absolute wealth of tropes they could have pulled from, given the immense history of Jason and his franchise, this is pretty lackluster. It is technically proficient, and looks very good, but the characters are bland, the direction a bit flat at times, and Jason, well, he does what he is supposed to do, but not a lot more. This could have been better, if it actually HAD to be, at all.

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