This credible-looking remake of Friday The 13th

February 2, 2009 07:59 by Admin
2009’s first foray into horror movies begins with a remake of the original Friday The 13th .This isn’t an extension of the series of sequels that followed the original. Instead, this will be a different take on the original story, with more digging into Jasons’ horrifying past. This credible-looking remake of Friday The 13th has been directed by Marcus Nispel — no stranger to making blood curdling massacre movies. He has been associated with remakes of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Set for a February 13th release, the movie also traces the relationship between Jason and his maniac mother. Perhaps, this is one remake which is bound to be good. Just look at the team that is handling the project — along with Michael Bay and Nispel, you have the screenplay writers of the last movie in the Friday the 13th series, i.e. Freddy vs. Jason. Amanda Righetti will be portraying the female lead and her character of Whitney is central to the resistance that is put up against Jason. Amanda has seen her acting scale rising with many appreciated performances as Grace Pelt in the hit CBS TV series — The Mentalist. Amanda even admitted that she didn’t actually read the script when accepting this movie. Just being a part of the Friday the 13th franchise and the presence of Michael Bay were sufficient for her.

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As far as Friday the 13th is concerned

February 2, 2009 07:57 by Admin
To be very honest, it was Evil Dead and the original Friday the 13th which got me hooked as a horror-loving moviegoer. The sequels to both these movies weren’t as good as the original. As far as Friday the 13th is concerned, there have been an unbelievable number of very mediocre and sometimes entirely senseless so-called ‘sequels’. So, it was nice to see the teasers of the latest Friday the 13th. Jason does manage to look brutal carrying his sadistic machete with that improvised hockey mask on his face, hunting for his next prey. Some of the video promos are a bit reminiscent of the earlier Friday the 13th remakes with the seemingly dim-witted college campers being chased around but that is something you have to bear.  The star cast though has some major appeal to it in the form of Amanda Righetti. She may not be in the A-grade of Hollywood’s performers right now, but her guest appearances on The O.C. and Entourage are ample proof of her acting abilities. Amanda’s latest offing on TV, The Mentalist, has seen her reputation grow tremendously in 2008 that should augur well for the movie also. Amanda joins Jared Padaelecki (who plays her brother) and Derek Mears (as Jason).

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Amanda Righetti on ‘The Mentalist’ (CBS)

January 28, 2009 11:45 by Admin
Everyone who has been admiring Amanda Righetti on ‘The Mentalist’ (CBS) has one big reason to cheer. She is going to be the female lead in the new version of Friday the 13th due to be released this February. Amanda has been making steady progress since her days of starring in the teenage-centred ‘O.C.’ and ‘CSI’. These shows rarely did Amanda any justice. Though, she is very appeasing as Grace Van Pelt in the ‘The Mentalist’, a proper female lead role was in order and that is what 2009’s Friday the 13th is going to do for her. The movie promises to be a bit different from the somewhat forgetful sequels that followed the original of 1980-81.  For instance, there would be no more hormone-heavy guys making out with their ladies in the creaky camps. Instead, the story revolves around Whitney (played by Amanda Righetti) who is lost in the woods around Crystal Lake and her brother goes around searching for her. The recently-aired promos of Friday the 13th show Amanda putting up some sort of resistance against the rampaging Jason. I hope Amanda ends up making Jason pay for his massacres and returns for another sequel. Sorry if this sounds too optimistic — I would personally hate to see any harm being done to this lady.

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