i have high hopes for this one, the trailers just keep getting better and better! i really don't think their giving too much away at all, some of them obviously aren't even deaths so it's really throwing people for a loop! it's a nice throwback to the original trailer too! can't wait to see this!

First pic of Jason with the sack on. Looks sinister.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/imageGallery/Friday_the_13th/large/hr_Friday_the_13th_3.jpg

~Zack~

Sinister is beside the point. Anyone with a good still camera could set that shot up.

I dunno. The Friday movies, wile they attempted some measure of creativity as they went along, maintained a total lack of interest for me. I have seen all ten of them for the sake of watching them all, but really, they had the same basic plot or plotline within it.

Ahem...

Random teens find themselves out at Crystal Lake for some reason. They're mostly horny and/or stupid in most of their actions, few of which have any plot significance and only exist to set up the next kill. There's no character building throughout and one of them manages to survive long enough to be killed in the (next) sequel.

Did I get it all?

Actually... Adrien King is the only actress to return for a sequel and get killed. Also, the original film did attempt to develop its characters. Besides that, yeah. You're right. Doesn't change my opinion on the series though. I still love 'em.

~Zack~

Quoted from George Willson Random teens find themselves out at Crystal Lake for some reason. They're mostly horny and/or stupid in most of their actions, few of which have any plot significance and only exist to set up the next kill. There's no character building throughout and one of them manages to survive long enough to be killed in the (next) sequel. Did I get it all?

You got the majority of the horror section at Blockbuster.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe You got the majority of the horror section at Blockbuster.

I would probably change that to "slasher section" cos' the really good horror movies have none of that.

Quoted from sniper I would probably change that to "slasher section" cos' the really good horror movies have none of that.

In that case, it would be all the movies in the slasher section.

Unfortunately, you don't find too many of the classic horror films at the local Blockbuster.  I couldn't find the original House of Wax, but I can find the remake with Paris Hilton.  And I can find every straight-to-video horror film made this year on the shelf.

The classics--the true classic horror films are disappearing, unfortunately.


Phil

That I noticed for sure. I took the list that someone compiled of some of the best horror movies this year (you know it changes by opinion, but I watch 'em all anyway), but when I went to blockbuster, I couldn't find anything on that list (that I hadn't seen). We're not talking ancient films either. I looked for Hellraiser, The Fly (1986), Carnival of Souls, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (197, and came up completely dry. Had to get them online.

Blockbuster is rapidly turning into Walmart in their selection. The only older movies they have anymore are the ones that people don't lose at home somewhere when they check them out. And now with their movie purchase program (i.e. you keep the movie you checked out and just pay the purchase price for it), they'll start running even lower on the old ones. I got one the other day that the receipt told me it would cost me all of $2 to keep it. I didn't keep it because it was feardotcom (let's be serious here), but as the older ones get older, they'll start disappearing, especially when they go out of print and Blockbuster charges you $2 to keep it.

That reminds me, I should see if they have Pinnochio...

I actually have two video rental accounts (Netflix and Hollywood Video) for just that reason.  Hollywood is nice in that I can jump in the car and pick up movies right away, but their selection is nowhere near what Netflix has, so I end up using it primarily for new releases while using Netflix via mail and watch instantly (I have a Roku player) for things that fall off the beaten path.

Another reason behind the disappearance of older films, at least in my opinion, is the massive influx of horror that's gone on over the past so many years.  As newer movies come in, they start to cycle out older stuff, which unfortunately is usually of much better quality.

Quoted from dogglebe The classics--the true classic horror films are disappearing, unfortunately.

Or being remade, also unfortunately.

They don't make 'em like they used to do - back then they relied much more on atmosphere as opposed to blood. Take a look at Alien...and then look at AVP:R! Jesus Christ!

I have Blockbuster, and it's a grandfathered online plan that allows for unlimited in store exchanges. Basically, I request whatever movie I want online, and then when I've watched it, I go into the store and swap it for whatever they have in at the time (usually a new release).

In addition to Blockbuster, I also get movies from the library. They have a selection of about 6,000 movies and while there's no horror, they have most of the best films ever made along with a majority of the new releases (for instance, I have The Dark Knight reserved at my local library, and I'll get it either today or tomorrow).

I also have Netflix just to really overkill my movie tastebuds and because their online movie watching is unlimited. I'm kinda serious about my movie watching. I don't really buy any movies.