I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 2017 fan-made "Never Hike Alone" movie again here in 2023, after having first seen it back in 2017. I had entirely forgotten about it, so of course I jumped at the chance to watch it again.
Writers Vincente DiSanti and Nathan McLeod put together a fair enough script. It was a bit too mundane for a "Friday the 13th" movie though. And by that I mean, there just simply wasn't enough mayhem and bloody kills from Jason Voorhees.
"Never Hike Alone" make for a fair enough viewing, but you're not in for an outstanding experience here. And it was sort of hard to really buy into the storyline as Jason had huge problems attempting to kill Kyle, whereas in the original movies, Jason ploughs through his victims like a warm knife through butter.
The acting performances in the movie were good, and it was definitely a nice surprise to see Thom Mathews show up as Tommy Jarvis.
Visually then "Never Hike Alone" was fair enough. Not an over-the-top special effects spectacular here, but there was a nice atmosphere to the movie, which definitely had captured the essence of the "Friday the 13th" franchise. I wasn't much of a fan of the footsteps they opted to go with for Jason's walk, it was just a tad too much. But I will say that the Jason costume was actually quite good.
All in all, watchable, but not a particularly outstanding foray into the franchise, even though it was merely a fan-made movie.
My rating of "Never Hike Alone" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Writers Vincente DiSanti and Nathan McLeod put together a fair enough script. It was a bit too mundane for a "Friday the 13th" movie though. And by that I mean, there just simply wasn't enough mayhem and bloody kills from Jason Voorhees.
"Never Hike Alone" make for a fair enough viewing, but you're not in for an outstanding experience here. And it was sort of hard to really buy into the storyline as Jason had huge problems attempting to kill Kyle, whereas in the original movies, Jason ploughs through his victims like a warm knife through butter.
The acting performances in the movie were good, and it was definitely a nice surprise to see Thom Mathews show up as Tommy Jarvis.
Visually then "Never Hike Alone" was fair enough. Not an over-the-top special effects spectacular here, but there was a nice atmosphere to the movie, which definitely had captured the essence of the "Friday the 13th" franchise. I wasn't much of a fan of the footsteps they opted to go with for Jason's walk, it was just a tad too much. But I will say that the Jason costume was actually quite good.
All in all, watchable, but not a particularly outstanding foray into the franchise, even though it was merely a fan-made movie.
My rating of "Never Hike Alone" lands on a five out of ten stars.