04-22-2010, 03:05 PM
I enjoyed the remake as well. I agree that the original score, or an updated version of the original score would have been ideal, but the remake, in my opinion, is still the best F13th to come along since Jason lives. Im a huge Jason fan, I LOVE Kane, but I got really board of the whole "the girl runs through the woods as fast as she can while tripping on a leaf, but Jason, walking as slow as a slug, still manges to keep up with her". It just got ridiculous by the time Jason Takes Manhattan got to the screen, and Jason X? dont even get me started with Jason in space. The remake was absolutely needed, and I just dont see how too many complaints can be out there with the direction the franchise went after Part 6. It was a disaster imo. Sure, the remake had problems like any other later F13th film but it was far better than anything we have seen in 20 years imo. All it needed was a few more clever kills, a better score, and a few actors changed out with ones who seemed more like "real" people instead of "models". That is another thing annoying the hell out of me about today's remakes. Why does the casting have to look like the people just came off of a jeans commerical?? If Platinum would take a few cues from those types of concepts, they would fair FAR better I think. Derek, however, imo, was just about perfect. Rich