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Tag: friday the 13th

  • From the Vault: JASON X in 2002

    From the Vault: JASON X in 2002

    Jason X was a bad film.. just awful..

    And we are old enough to recall going to theaters to see it in April 2002 when it was released..

    Some movies get better over time and accepted.. Kind of like Halloween 3, we change in our review..

    But all this time later it doesn’t seem like much has changed in the world of JASON X viewpoints..

    We had no mercy in 2002 when we revealed the entire movie after being told from those who screened it earlier in the year what happened..

    At that time, we were constantly fixated on Robert Ebert (*may he rest in peace) and his hatred of horror movies.. He did not disappoint in his review of JASON X..

    We also wrote in 2002:

    Roger Ebert reviews JASON X…”There will be a “Jason XI”–or, given the IQ level of the series, “Jason X, Part 2″…
    “The characters follow the usual rules from Camp Crystal Lake, which require the crew members to split up, go down dark corridors by themselves, and call out each other’s names with the sickening certainty that they will not reply”

    JASON X / 1/2* from THE SUN-TIMES….Although Ebert’s review was the most comical, the rash of negative reviews have not surprised us…Although, the amount of them has…

    Other reviews from horror sites at that time (many are gone now)..

    CREATURE-CORNER: “Is it a good film? F*** no. The musical score sounds like Philip Glass taking a dump on his Casio, the production design and costumes sometimes falter, and there’s more than one joke that goes so bad as to require the audience to audibly groan”

    U-WIRE.COM: ” Never pee in the woods. Pee in the woods and your head gets chopped off. Actually, it’s not just urinating that gets you in trouble, but smoking a joint, having sex, taking a shower, talking, eating, etc. The only people who seem to live are the ones who just run around calling out names. So, if you are alone in the woods at night and hear “ch-ch-ch-ah-ah-ah,” don’t do anything except run around shouting for your friends.

    CINESCAPE: JASON X therefore winds up being a rather strange hybrid – sort of but not entirely horror, sort of but not entirely comedy, definitely (assuming you like this sort of thing in the first place) guilty-pleasure fun….

    It was just that bad then and maybe just as bad now..

  • The death of a really awesome game: JASON gets a permanent shutdown

    The death of a really awesome game: JASON gets a permanent shutdown

    Just as we put the Christmas tree down, we wanted to play FRIDAY THE 13th on Playstation.. and we realized we were living under a rock and forgot we missed the chance.

    The game is dead…

    It died December 31, 2024.

    Friday the 13th: The Game has just ended online service..

    While Friday the 13th was removed from storefronts in 2023, players who already owned the game had access to it through the very end of New Year’s Eve 2024. They used New Years eve to play their last rounds in tight bikinis while Jason searched for them in the woods of Camp Crystal Lake.

    The game was mostly fun–besides the weird lags or game play errors. For the most part, it was a great game to play and it will be missed by the loyal fans who still had it.

    The game succeeded in collecting a dedicated fanbase upon its release in 2017, but franchise creator Victor Miller’s legal battle over copyright first killed its ability to release new content, then Friday the 13th closed its servers in 2020, enabling only peer-to-peer matchmaking.

    And now we have the game’s permanent shutdown on December 31, 2024..

    Here is some game play from when the game was released years ago.


    So the Playstation of Jason is gone, We will still always have the Nintendo version.

  • Hamas Calls for Global ‘Day of Jihad’ on Friday the 13th

    Hamas Calls for Global ‘Day of Jihad’ on Friday the 13th

    The Palestinian Hamas terror group known as Hamas has called on Muslims worldwide to stage a “Day of Jihad,” or holy war, on Friday, October 13th — coincidentally, a date that resonates with horror movies and the upcoming Halloween holiday.

    Hamas referred to the day as “Al-Aqsa Flood” Friday, referring to the name of the operation in which it murdered more than 1,200 Israelis, wounded roughly 3,000, and kidnapped over 100.
    — Read on www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/11/hamas-calls-for-global-day-of-jihad-on-friday-the-13th/

    The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported Hamas as saying:

    We declare next Friday, ‘The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,’ as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively. It is a day to expose the crimes of the occupation, isolate it, and foil all its aggressive schemes. It is a day to demonstrate our love for Palestine, Jerusalem, and Al-Aqsa. It is a day for sacrifice, heroism, and dedication, and to earn the honor of defending the first Qibla of Muslims, the third holiest mosque, and the ascension of the trusted Messenger

    We call upon the free people of the world to mobilize in solidarity with our Palestinian people and in support of their just cause and legitimate rights to freedom, independence, return, and self-determination.

    Developing..

  • Untitled post 29903

    Released in 1989, Friday the 13th for the Nintendo Entertainment System cast you as a camp counselors who had to somehow destroy an oddly blue-and-purple Jason Voorhees..

    It was a game-changer for me as a kid (pun intended)..

    I finally figured out lighting all of the fire places mattered, and finding the pitch fork in the third level was the key to destroying Jason. But … it took years of frustration to get there.

    This game is often lampooned.. but seriously, it remains in my heart one of the best. I ever fire up the old Nintendo I have now and then just to play when the craving hits hard.

  • The day Jason took Manhattan

    The day Jason took Manhattan

    July 28, 1989: A $5 mil movie went on to make over $14 mil at the box office..

    Friday the 13th 8: Jason Takes Manhattan..

    Some fond memories of 32 years ago

  • FRIDAY THE 13TH: JASON TAKES NOTHING

    FRIDAY THE 13TH: JASON TAKES NOTHING

    Once again, hopes for a new FRIDAY THE 13TH film went down the tank as it was revealed that Paramount pulled previews and the film from their 2017 release schedule.

    Which makes perfect sense. The film doesn’t have a director, a script, or a cast.. It just this nameless *but not faceless* film that continues being bantered around with fanfare but no fruition.

    Interesting note, WORLD WAR Z’s sequel has also been pulled..

    FRIDAY THE 13TH was set to begin shooting in less than 6 weeks.. I suppose there are groundhogs in Paramount that saw Jason’s shadow..

    There are SOME reports that Paramount reconsidered a reboot of the 80s slasher flick after their disastrous film RINGS did so poorly at this past weekend’s box office.

    I have written about RINGS before, and how the concept seemed to just be clumsy.. Not only are the days of VHS appreciation long gone, but the entire RING concept was overdone and then over-parodied by the SCARY MOVIE series. Nothing was left behind to remain scary.. Besides the atrocious box office numbers showcasing that peo
    ple just weren’t interested.

    And sorry to say FRIDAY fans, but for the most part the days of Jason Vorhees being a hit power player in the horror world are ending. Even this year’s big announcement that Robert Englund is ‘returning as Freddy’ neglects to mention it’s a documentary of NIGHTMARE and potentially the swan song of the character. The FREDDY reboot certainly failed a few years back, too.. as did the FREDDY VS JASON flicks 13 years ago.. *13 years, people* ..

    This may be a hint of things to come for the HALLOWEEN remake too.. Time will tell . The only savings grace that movie has is the involvement of John Carpenter..

  • officialmadmagazine: Shlockey Mask Dept.HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH…

    officialmadmagazine: Shlockey Mask Dept.HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH…

    officialmadmagazine:

    Shlockey Mask Dept.
    HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH FROM MAD

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    Love this picture..

    Alfred E Neuman never looked better.

    Happy Friday the 13th everyone

  • Triskadekaphobia times three

    Yesterday I didn’t add much hope to those with triskadekaphobia, reminding them of black cats, Jason Vorhees, and lots of other problems that may arise with a Friday the 13th..

    But the Associated Press even hurt them more, pointing out the number of 13ths coming this year to be aware of..

    As the screen cap proves, the AP dispatch gave the scoop:

    13ths

     

    Sure sure sure..

    It’s all fun and games laughing at a superstitious lot of folk.
    Until someone loses an eye.