Voorhees Night of the Beast

My favorite thing about fan films is they are made by folks who care about paying homage to the original movie series and tell a story firmly planted at a specific part of the timeline. This one is great! It's a fresh idea that is a lot of fun. Easter eggs are plentiful if you're a true horror nerd. Well worth a watch or five.

The concept for this is actually quite good, but the dialogue is poorly written, and the acting is bad. It's a shame that someone with decent writing skills and an eye for recognizing talent didn't have a heart to heart with the writer/director and helped to do some script polishing and to find better actors. With obvious access to talented technical staff and crew, it's a shame the writing and acting quality couldn't match the technical aspects. Ironically, the one good actress is the one in the friend group with the least dialogue or screen time. The final battle resembles something more out of a Benny Hill sketch rather than a slasher movie, and Crystal Lake has magically moved from New Jersey to Kentucky, y'all!

Seriously, the best thing that may have happened to the Friday the 13th franchise, was the lawsuit. The fans have really stepped up to the plate, to deliver some fun franchise entries, and Night of the Beast is no exception.

The movie looks fantastic for micro budget, it actually looks pretty damm good for a movie in general. The kills are fun and gory, Jason Stokes kills it as the man behind the mask... and its got frickin Bigfoot. Its free on YouTube, so give it a watch.

Jason Pitts continues his ascension as a Director/Writer. This movie is absolutely incredible. The acting is perfect. The emotions can be felt by the characters and you can tell that the filming of this movie was fun. The lighting and cinematography was brilliant. Everything about it screamed big budget and yet, that's not even close to true. People are going to complain, but one thing I can say without a doubt is that this is a fresh and original idea that breathes new life into this franchise. Keep your eyes open for Easter eggs, they are in great abundance. I applaud everything about this film and check it out on YouTube!!

Since the official franchise is stuck in legal purgatory, it is awesome to witness true fans saving the day with Friday the 13th fan films such as this.

Voorhees Night of the Beast is the crème of the crop when it comes to the latest batch of Friday fan films. You can tell everyone involved with the production was truly passionate about the project. Every ounce of the micro-budget was used to make this a truly fun experience to watch as a Friday the 13th fan.

The quality of the production looks better than most of the straight to DVD or VOD movies I have watched lately. The outdoor sequences including the final confrontation between the two main attractions looks amazing.

Writer/director Jason Pitts went out of his way to create a film which pays full respect to the legendary horror franchise. The script is full of callbacks to multiple films in the franchise and brings back several characters which really gave this an official Friday the 13th feel.

There are two standout performances in this film. The actor playing Jason Vorhees takes a lot of cues from Kane Hodder in his portrayal of the Crystal Lake legend and he really gets physical in the role. Alivea Disney shines as one of the main protagonists. She steals the spotlight in all of her scenes. This actress is ready for prime time. I hope to see her in more films very soon.

If you want to have fun again with a Friday the 13th film, you can't go wrong with Voorhees Night of the Beast. Please support these idependent horror films any way you can. Let's Go.

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