I saw Friday the 13th. I guess it would be considered a remake of part 2. I am glad they got past that Jason's mother part that made the original unbelievable. I gave this a 4 out of 5 as I also gave the original 4 out of 5.
No Kevin Bacon, but it has a Jared Padalecki, which reminds me of the Clark Kent guy in Smallville, and the movie has same stereotypical chars (nerd, jock, , earthy girl, pot smoker, risk taker) that the original movies have. Has shakey camera like all modern remakes seem to have (during fights), which I do not like. Body count seems a tad low, but not by too much. I do like the mask explanation though it left me wondering why Jason hadn't killed that guy in the 20 years preceeding. I also wondered how the house seemed to have electricity, for the lights in the basement. (does Jason pay the power bill?). And does he replace the lightbulbs? I wasn't as much in awe as I was in the original with the mother's head surrounded by candles, as I was with this house shrine.
Be ready for part 2 or 3 or Revenge/Return, or whatever they call it, since it is doing well in the theater.
Kendall