Monday, February 16, 2009

Friday the 13th

The original. Not the remake. "Jason was my son, and today is his birthday." What a great line. It's up there with the line from "Bloodsport," "Frank Dukes. Like put up your dukes, right?" The plot sets a low bar for a curse: Jason drowned, and then two counselors were killed. Three deaths = eternal terror? I don't think so. A burial ground, nuclear waste, something.

The ending raises questions. Is Jason real, or part of Adrienne's imagination? Did he kill the others, or was it Mrs. Voorhees? And why is Jason still a kid if he drowned 22 years ago? That's enough unexplained plot elements to justify a sequel. A sequel.

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