I’ve never been a big fan of the Friday the 13th series, since Jason is a much less interesting villain than Freddy Krueger or even Michael Myers. So I don’t really have a problem with them remaking this one since, after all, the original movies weren’t that good to begin with. That said, this doesn’t look too promising. It doesn’t help that Marcus Nispel, who previously pissed all over The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, is directing this one as well, since his tendency to over-aestheticize his movies actually makes them LESS scary. Why can’t the music video hacks Michael Bay gets to remake hit horror movies realize that elaborate production design and impeccably-lit images aren’t frightening? At least this one doesn’t claim to be “based on true events,” which in my mind places it above roughly half the big-budget horror remakes of recent years. But still, nothing about this trailer makes me even the slightest bit curious to see what else Hollywood can milk from the Jason Voorhees mythos.