★★★ out of ★★★★★
Intensity: 🩸🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸
Friday the 69th prescribes a gonzo premise: What if a porn studio tries to rescue its fortunes by going straight and making a mainstream horror movie? This debut film from Alex Montilla was featured at the Portland Horror Film Festival. This retro grindhouse spoof behaves itself... mostly. The movie isn't nearly as dirty as it potentially could have been. It pays homage to the slasher movies of the early '80s and has subtle nods to the adult-film roots of the characters making the movie-within-the-movie. The comedy is a bit uneven, but it hits often enough to put a smile on your face.