Friday the 13th: Killer Cut (Widescreen Edition)

Description

Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due
to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp’s new owner and seven young
counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a
“death curse” by local residents. The curse proves true on Friday the 13th as
one by one each of the counselors is stalked by a violent killer.
If you thought a bigger budget and an A-list producer (Michael Bay) would go
to Jason’s head, well, forget it. The indestructible villain of so many
bottom-of-the-barrel shockers isn’t about to change his shtick, and the 2009
Friday the 13th proves it. This, the umpteenth sequel (nope, it’s not a remake
of the origin story) to the original 1980 movie, gives us a clever prologue
that manages to fit an entire Jason Voorhees killing spree in a brisk and
bloody 20 minutes. Jumping ahead six weeks, the film introduces a carload of
clueless teens headed for a weekend at a lakeside cabin, plus a lone
motorcyclist (Jared Padalecki) in search of his missing sister (Amanda
Righetti). When the “lakeside” happens to refer to Crystal Lake, of course,
there can be only one outcome. Cue the hockey mask, and pass the machete. Bay
and director Marcus Nispel, who collaborated on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
remake, are surprisingly indifferent to changing up the formula this time,
although there’s more care taken in building up a few characters, and for once
the comic relief (mostly supplied by Aaron Yoo and Arlen Escarpeta) is pretty
funny. You might even regret the slaughter of a couple of these young folk,
which is an unusual feeling in Friday-watching. The film’s Jason is quite the
athletic fellow, and he’s assembled an elaborate underground corpse-hiding
lair in the vicinity of Crystal Lake. How he’s been able to live down there
for 30 years (if the film’s own timeline is to be believed) and had enough
unwitting campers pass by to keep himself entertained is anybody’s guess. But
if they keep coming, he’ll keep slashing. –Robert HortonAlso on the disc The
extended Killer Cut is 106 minutes compared to 97 for the theatrical cut, and
it’s hard to imagine choosing to watch the theatrical cut if you have a
choice. In addition to some more of Amanda Righetti and of Jason, the extra
nine minutes is mostly more gore in the gory scenes and more sex in the sexy
scenes. If you’re squeamish you might not want those things, but if you’re
that squeamish you probably don’t want to watch Friday the 13th in the first
place, right? The longer cut will give you more of the stuff that you probably
watch this movie for. There’s also an 11-minute featurette on the new movie
and three deleted scenes (a different version of Jason getting his mask, the
police response to the phone call, and a revised climax). –David Horiuchi

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Horror
• Format: Subtitled, Color, Multiple Formats, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
• Contributor: Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, Danielle Panabaker, Derek Mears, Aaron Yoo, Travis Van Winkle, Marcus Nispel See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 46 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 9346901
• Director ‏ : ‎ Marcus Nispel
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, Color, Multiple Formats, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 46 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ June 16, 2009
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle