I'm really not surprised that somehow there was a need to make another Friday the 13th. It seems to be a trend in horror movies. Apparently 11 wasn't enough. They needed to add one more to the list so that we now have Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 2, Friday the 13th Part 3, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Jason X, Freddy vs. Jason and the latest Friday the 13th because they also felt the need to make another version of the orignal.
Friday the 13th isn't the only movie franchise that has felt the need to do the same. Another classic example is the Halloween movie franchise although right now it only consists of 9. Halloween (1978), Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: 20 years later, Halloween: Resurrection, and of course another version of Halloween in 2007.
There's also The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The first series has The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. The second series has A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Freddy vs. Jason.
Personally I think these seemingly never ending movie series are getting old and pretty ridiculous. I don't get scared or jump or cry or scream during these "scary" movies mainly because they're so incredibly predictable. In almost all of these horror film franchises there's a freak killer who has a target group of victims and usually kills them off one by one. It's not very surprsing when it happens either. When someone goes off on their own the music is cued and that person dies. Shocker.
I feel like any remake of an original movie is never going to be as good especially when it's the 12th of a series. This remake was full of cliches, had nothing new to offer, didn't do anything different. For example there wasn't a mystery or anything to solve or something to look forward to. It was more of a guessing game at who would be the last to survive. Of course there had to be the lights being turned off by the killer, phone lines dead, cell phones don't have service, when help comes they're immediately killed before they can help, and for some reason the only vechile isn't drivable.
Two thumbs down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GswWEgwqBgQ
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
"The Day You'll Love Me"
The director used a lot of pictures sequencing the events using newspaper headlines, different locations and compared pictures. The director often refering back to the main picture with close ups and different angles. One example of using differnt angles was when he showed the picture of one of the hands covered up leaving the question of was his hand cut off.
He used an interesting approach by talking to the photographer about the event and what happened, asked questions, asked about his opinions and speculations about the experience. The questions that were asked were questions that wouldn't normally be asked which made you think differently. When asked about the solider with the magazine, the photographer explained that he felt it was wrong and that the picture was using as ID but it seemed as though the photographer was upset by that idea and that the picture with the magazine took away the holyness of Che.
The director also traveled to Bolivia so it would be a local place to film and showed the context through time.The music helped to guide feelings about the film to set the tone and mood at the time the pictures were taken. It seemed as if some or most of it was also slow motion. The poetry readings helped to contextualize the situation.
He used an interesting approach by talking to the photographer about the event and what happened, asked questions, asked about his opinions and speculations about the experience. The questions that were asked were questions that wouldn't normally be asked which made you think differently. When asked about the solider with the magazine, the photographer explained that he felt it was wrong and that the picture was using as ID but it seemed as though the photographer was upset by that idea and that the picture with the magazine took away the holyness of Che.
The director also traveled to Bolivia so it would be a local place to film and showed the context through time.The music helped to guide feelings about the film to set the tone and mood at the time the pictures were taken. It seemed as if some or most of it was also slow motion. The poetry readings helped to contextualize the situation.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Super Bowl
I agree that the Super Bowl re-affirms "who we are" because for Americans it's a tradition and more than just a football game. Not everyone who watches the Superbowl is watching for the game. People watch to see the commercials, the half time show, who will be singing the National Anthem, and for various other reasons. It's also a tradition because Americans enjoy getting together with friends and family to eat, hang out, catch up, and also to have a reason to drink. Many of the commercials are about different brands of beer and trying to see who had the funniest, most clever or most catchy out of them all.
New commercials have become such a big deal during the Superbowl that to have a 30 second ad cost $3 million, a mark that has never been the starting price for a commercial during the Super Bowl. There are websites that are dedicated to commercials seen during the Super Bowl and most, if not all of them, can be easily found on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WZLvHYHvt0
The half time show is also a big deal and millions of people tune in just to see it. The controversy from several half time shows made it even more interesting to watch. Because of those incidents the Super Bowl half time show included older bands/artists but it seems to be more appealing to different audiences lately especially this year with Bruce Springsteen.
New commercials have become such a big deal during the Superbowl that to have a 30 second ad cost $3 million, a mark that has never been the starting price for a commercial during the Super Bowl. There are websites that are dedicated to commercials seen during the Super Bowl and most, if not all of them, can be easily found on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WZLvHYHvt0
The half time show is also a big deal and millions of people tune in just to see it. The controversy from several half time shows made it even more interesting to watch. Because of those incidents the Super Bowl half time show included older bands/artists but it seems to be more appealing to different audiences lately especially this year with Bruce Springsteen.
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