Friday the 13th
At the turn of the millennium, horror fans were confronted with remakes of pretty much every franchise, from the expected (Rob Zombie’s Halloween ) to the out-of-left-field ( Last House on the Left ). 2009’s reboot of Friday the 13 th was neither the best nor worst of the bunch, remaining faithful to its slasher simplicity but not adding much to the eccentric Jason mythology. It did what it was supposed to do – nothing more, nothing less. But 15 years down the line that’s actually kind of refreshing. After his sister goes missing, Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki) focuses his search on her last known location: the now defunct Camp Crystal Lake. Which just so happens to be the vacation destination for some rowdy college kids staying at daddy’s luxury cabin. The two parties eventually come together when Jason begins his body count, offing these annoying expendables in his singularly gruesome fashion. There’s not much more to it than that. And many fans are probably happy that