"Friday the 13th" action-style

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2004)

Basically an action version of "Friday the 13th". You have your leafy-green surroundings, brains splattered on the camera lens, arms detached from bodies, and chests opened up (this got pretty good reviews in its time, which always amuses me: critics beat up horror films, but when it's presented in another format, it's a good movie. Whatever). For an "action" film, most of the bullets are wasted on trees and plants of the jungle! Doesn't mean it's a bad film. Scwarz and several other buff dudes venture into the jungle to find some baddies, only to discover some sort of wacko alien has shown up to disembowl people. The rest of the film---again in Friday the 13th fashion---consists of the soldiers being stalked and blown apart. When only Arnold is left, the film slows down a little too much for its finale. Scwarzeneggar pretty much takes the place of the final female in a horror film to do battle with the sicko killer. Unfortunately this wraps up disappointingly---with a suicide! But along the way are some good scares and effects, so it should provide enough for action-adventure....and horror fans.