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When we talk about the big 3 Slashers (Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Nightmare on Elm Street), Friday the 13th is the weak link. But it is the one that is copied the most. With this film, we follow the killer through most of the movie. I liked this change. We always know where he is so there's no cheap jump scares. As I watched people be picked off, I tried to guess how the next person was going to die, and I was right about 50% of the time. And I got the ending wrong too, and I'm happy about that. So if you came for a cheap ripoff of a Jason movie, you're in the wrong place. It's more of an homage to the Jason movies told in a different way. The kill scenes were excellent and some were more creative than others. I found not using music just made it scarier. I was left with only the sound of my thoughts wondering what was going to happen next. I'd love a prequel with the campfire story as the basis. Check it out.

I watched it on Amazon Prime, so I don't know if it premiered on Lifetime or not, but it definitely felt like it. This is a mockumentary that pretends it's a crime documentary. I didn't know this when I started it, so I was a little off put by a guy who gave an interview on camera 30 days after his wife went missing and he didn't seem shaken, but he did try to put it on. The sheriff finally gave it away with his awful acting. And why even make a mockumentary without an ending? I hate it when they put out a true crime documentary before they have even solved the case, unless it's been like 30 years. Definitely remove this from the documentary category.

It's just awful. If you were sitting in the waiting room at a hospital, you would think it's ok. But that's because you just fell off a ladder and your shin bone is protruding through the skin and you can't go anywhere else to get it fixed. This movie, the blind musician (Ray?), and the Freddy Mercury biopic are all the same. They make it super simple with 1-2 minutes focusing on certain moments of his life, and off to the next one. It's so hollow and ubiquitous. Acting is great & directing is great. But once it hits the editing room, they just churn out this flavorless stream of scenes and glue it all together. No thank you.