The unexpected success of 1980’s original Friday the 13^th literally put Jason’s character on a horror genre’s pedestal along with the likes of Freddy and that ‘Predator’ freak. There were some sequels to the original, but after some time, most of them got a bit repetitive and 2009 promises a more absorbing trip back to Crystal Lake — Jason’s home and hunting ground.  

Recently shown promos of Friday the 13^th have rotting and creaking cabins, thick, blinding vegetation and hapless cast members running around trying to escape Jason’s wrath. I guess these are must-haves to make Jason look more frightening as just having that demonic mask wouldn’t be as effective on minds that have been numbed to special effect ridden genre of horror movies lately.  

This is where the cast of Friday the 13^th assumes importance and so does Amanda Righetti — the lady who plays the distraught character of Whitney. She plays the typicalsufferer but with some quality to the protagonist. Her face and expressions look as if she is tailor-made for this role. Amanda Righetti exudes that sensitivity combined with an understated ability of being pretty tough when things go really bad and they do — after all she’s in a Friday the 13^th— what else needs to go wrong?? For those who haven’t seen her before, you would know why she has been voted twice among the World’s Most Sexy Women (2005 & 2006).