Thursday, May 23, 2013

SDCC-Exclusive Jason Figure!

Just a few days ago, toy company NECA announced one of the products that they will sell exclusively at the San Diego Comic Con for just $25-- a Jason Voorhees figure based on the Jason from the Friday the 13th NES game. Released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Friday the 13th allowed you to control the one of six camp counselors who must find Jason before he kills any campers. Featuring a terrible, backwards map system, useless weapons, and a clock with too short of a time limit, this is often regarded as one of the worst video games of all time. Having personally played it, I can assure you that it lives up to its infamy. Anyway, the Jason in the game wears a purple jumpsuit and has a blue hockey mask, hands, and feet. NECA has recreated this cheesy wardrobe in the form of a 7-inch, glow-in-the-dark figure.


Monday, May 6, 2013

Horror Quote of the Week- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

"I've seen enough horror movies to know any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly."
                                                                                           - Lizabeth

As a quote from one of the best films in the Friday the 13th series, I think it pretty much sums up our thoughts about the slasher genre. We've all sat in front of the TV and wondered aloud why the character isn't running away from the masked killer. This quote brings some self-awareness to a film that was using a very tired plot formula, and makes an already great movie even better.