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Posted By: CountOrlok at 11:45pm, November 16, 2009
Classic slasher, atmospheric and full of suspense and jump moments. It pretty much borrows from other classic suspense/horror films, but does it well. The teens are even likeable in this, unlike most other slasher movies.
One off those rare Classisc Horror teen Slsher movie is one off the best and my Favourtie 1980s early film With (My Bloody Valentines and A Nightmare on Elm Street) with an unknow great cast and terffic acting. Soo fuckn creey, scary and supsenful and is afilms tha was panned by crites but as know as a classic to the horror genre and a Horror Icon Jason V. Lv It!!
the first and best part of the entire franchise. i actually expected Jason himself to be the killer, but seeing as how Mum was responsible for the murders, that was pretty creepy, because you'd expect a male intimidating man to be the murderer, and you'd never expect a sweet innocent old woman to kill.
This is clearly not a great movie but that doesn't take away any of the credit it deserves as the genre defining "slasher film". F13 is my favorite horror franchise and it all started with this Friday. Plus, the classic ending is still great even today.
Posted By: googoomuck at 4:57pm, September 21, 2009
First Friday... i MYSELF was born May Friday the 13th...i love this movie, it is my second favorite(halloween being first)and the ending really got to me, i couldnt sleep for days! haha it was awesome.
Posted By: Bostic101 at 3:42am, September 13, 2009
I've always been a fan of the Friday the 13th franchise and this is a true 80's slasher film. This movie potentally spawned 9 sequels, Freddy vs. jason, and a remake..Biggest reigning franchise ever in horror.
This movie started it all, Friday the 13th is my favoruite horror franchise, it's excellently structured as it builds up tension really well, probably not what the majority of today's generation appreciate, bearing in mind i'm a teen myself. The kills came more quickly and got more shocking and more gorier, and the best thing about it was not having a clue who the killer was, you just didn't know, so it was even more excellent watching it first time round. Adrienne King one of the best final girls in horror portrayed fear brilliantly as Alice, and the killer of the movie played by Betsy Palmer 'Mrs Voorhees' delivered creep with a capital C. This is a classical properly made Slasher movie, spawning over 10 sequels. this is a horror masterpiece.
Not that good but ok origanal film...the remake was alot better tho.
Posted By: groundgamer at 10:04am, August 20, 2009
Halloween may of grossed the top spot for the best slasher movie ever, but Friday The 13th comes in at second place. The well looked into plot really delivers, the superb, but corny acting makes the sense of realism outstanding, and the evil icon that is known by everyone all over the world, Jason, is the main guy, that makes this film what it is. Friday The 13th has a simple, yet brilliant plot, with some annoying and loveable characters, that you get to grips with early on. The great plot holes, that are filled at the end, the superb gore and action makes Friday The 13th a overall superb slice n' dice slasher movie. The iconic Jason is on full flow in this movie, and the fact that he's killing them one by one sends shivers down your spine. The great sound-score and great horror, makes this a truly amazing watch. And how can I forget the rather good ending. Damn it was good!
Overall, a worthy watch, full of suspense, horror and gore, that will have you screaming for days.
I know it's a cliche thing to say, but this is truly one of the best slashers ever made. If you don't ike this movie, then you obviously have no appreciation for good slasher films. Good gore effects, classic kills, and great suspense. Tom Savini is legendary, and Sean S. Cunningham is a genious. Nuff said.
this movie was stupid. it was so boring i wanted to turn it off like 15 minutes into the fucking thing. and its one of my favorite friday the 13th movies.. which is sad because its so stupid
MICHAEL MYERS WOULD KICK PAMELA AND JASON'S ASSES IN TWO SECONDS
it was just kind of dumb. and the killer did not at all look like a woman (i mean during all of the death scenes when they would show the killer's hands, feet, clothes...) i hated it.
ah, the original friday the 13th, a great classic, and is something not to miss, the invention of the camp slasher, and is the origin for the rest of the movies in the series. i love this movie, and it isn't possible to hate this movie
The one that started it all, fondly remembered as a great slasher, which it most certainly is, but it is not as strong as some of the later sequels. Although it does have excellent gore effects by Tom Savini and is a fun movie overall.
Its a classic, but not that great. More funny than anything. Unattractive girls, except Annie who's killed of right away. I love movies that call marijuana- "Grass". Not much that I have to say about this one. I watch it occasionally.
The ending does deserve credit though. Very creepy seeing Jason arise from the water.
Sean Cunningham's Friday The 13Th is an awesome horror movie. This is a movie I can watch a million times & still enjoy it. Its too bad Jason isn't in it.
Fist off I just want to say, and i know most will get pissed about it, that the Friday the 13th franchise has got to be one of the most overrated and over marketed horror franchise ever created. Most of them, except for this one and maybe (and this is cuttin it close) part 4 or 2, all SUCK and are campy non-gory cash in movies that came out yearly, cough cough SAW. You can't come out with a movie each year and expect greatness on all of them, you just expect money, COUGH COUGH SAW!!!!
Now to get into the review for the first one, this one was an okay movie but it is over hyped to sh**. It is kind of gory, but not rlly at all, it is slow and you don't really care for the characters, you want them to die. But this one did have that twist-ish ending of the old lady being a killer which was okay, but who the f*** doesn't alrdy know that.
Apart from all the hype and dreadfull sequels to follow this was a descent slasher, as I said. Mostly because it does have that bit of suspense to it and the kills, or at least some, are worth waiting to see happen, cough cough Kevin Bacon :D. Since Tom Savini did the special effects you know what your in for, but it is not his best.
If you relaly want a good smmer camp slasher check out The Burning, which some say is a rip off, but is still the far more superior in gore, not getting bored, and character development. I give Friday the 13th a 7/10 but it should get 6 but what the hell. 7/10!
There's nothing I can say that's already been said. It's a classic. The twist would still get anybody who hasn't seen the movie yet. Plus you get to see Kevin Bacon stabbed through the neck with a harpoon! How many movies can you say that for? Just this one.
I'm not going to write a full review for this one, only because we've all seen it and it's all been said. Yes: it is one of the all-time greats.
I just watched it again recently though, after a few years of not seeing it. I was prompted to watch it again after seeing the remake. Not to be captain obvious or anything, but I just can't believe how influential this movie was, and how many followers would rip it off without shame. This one and Halloween brought the slasher into the mainstream in the early 80s. And so many films, such as Madman (no offense, of course: great film) borrowed liberally without even trying to deny it: borrowing plots, characters, settings, everything! Even today: what's now considered "predictable" in any slasher was created by this and Halloween alone.
one of my favourite all time slasher flicks. Oozes campy coolness from the first frame. Made on the most meager budget, but spawned the largest horror film franchise to date, and one of the coolest villains. A must watch!!!
One of my favorite horror movies! I still get creeped out when Alice meets Mrs. Voorhees and thinks she is saved, only to realize that Mrs. Voorhees is the killer. This movie is what started my fascination with horror movies.
The one that started the whole bloody affair, and unleashed Kevin Bacon on the world. The first Friday is a well above average slasher film. This would have been very full on when it was first released. Even though Black Christmas and Halloween were the first slashers they held back on the blood but Friday The 13th seems to bathe in it. The kills are straight forward and a lot better for it, the axe in the head and the arrow through the neck are standouts as is the climax. This film uses POV shots which enhance the already creepy atmosphere and suspense. This film has suspense by the bucket loads, something that diminished in the series past Part 4. Although not the best in the series you have to admit it starts with a bang. Everybody knows the 'shock' ending by now but watching it for the first time all those years ago not knowing the ending was one sweet horror suprise.
A classic! Must have been 10 times more powerfull when it first came out, but almost 30 years later it still delivers.
While i have the opportunity, let me say that i find nothing in common between this movie and Halloween and i have seen both films over 100 times and feel that they are completley different except for a maniac killing people.
Posted By: horrorfan25 at 10:36pm, January 9, 2009
This is a non-spoiler review, which means I won't ruin the movie for you. Friday the 13th is a pretty decent slasher flick. Even though Psycho started the slasher flicks and even thought Halloween was released two years ago and is being entitled 'The best horror movie'. Friday the 13th came along and still brought the magic. The kills are really good and the special effects looked great too. I especially loved the twist at the end (I'm not going to spoil it). I also liked how everything started out so calm and then so horrifying. Overall, Friday the 13th might not be the best horror film but if you're looking for a good, quick horror slasher Friday the 13th will do you no wrong.
A staple of horror. These films take me back to my childhood. I can remember my older sister having sleepovers & parties. They would watch these films all night. I was a little squirt & would hide under the couch to watch the films too. Trying not to get caught. They would all go out for a cigarette or something, & I would raid the chips & candy, & quickly hide under the couch again. Ah, youth sweet youth. Marcie getting the ax was my favorite kill. I love the creepy atmosphere in the older friday films. Great stuff!!! I may have to get some beer & a couple of pizzas & watch it again. "Brenda was HOT!!!!
My favorite movie of all time.With my name being Jason it hooked me from the get go and of course my friends always attach me with the movie in some twisted way but does that make me demented hhmm.
Posted By: Romerofan123 at 3:28pm, October 27, 2008
one of the all time classics, and quite possibly helped mainstream-ize slasher films in the 1980s, but halloween obviously helped as well.
fun seeing kevin bacon in the film.
the only real major problem that i would have fixed is to have inserted betsy palmer (pamela vorhees) some place in the film to at least have her in the line of suspects...i dont understand that one still. but still is a blast of a film and definatly one of the best horror films of all time.
Posted By: Darkened Soul at 10:23am, September 15, 2008
Excellent..
Posted By: thedescent08 at 12:47pm, August 31, 2008
YES a sequel to halloween OOOH! wait this isnt part of the halloween series what a copy cat shit but dont get me wrong i did liked this movie specially because jason wasnt the killer(you know because hes been in alot of crappy sequels but hes good anyway) and it got great suspense,blood and gore and it did was scary.
I was never a fan of slasher films, mainly because I always found them cheesy or typical. And though they are, generally, I can’t help but thank them for the landmarks they made in horror and in cinema in general. Friday the 13th certainly deserves credit for this.
It was the first camp-themed horror movie, which played into the memories that most of us had at camps as kids. I can still remember that feeling of being watched as I was alone in a camp dorm, and laying there thinking something was under my bed, which amazed me when the arrow came through the bed in this movie. Easily the most memorable part.
Also, the idea of not having Jason as the original killer was ingenious. Just everything about the movie was ingenious, and it deserves the classic status it has.
Age has given it a layer of cheese, but if I had grown up in its time I’m sure it would have been one of my favorite movies, period. It defied generational clichés (who was really killing), created an entire new horror setting (the camp), and solidified the slasher structure and gave it a meaning (sex killed Jason, essentially). This is a landmark in punk entertainment for its time. I appreciate it now, but as I said, the layer of cheese is still there. It’s not perfect anymore. Maybe the remake will fix that.
One of the greatest horror films ever. Friday the 13th is obviously the original most popular and easily the best campground horror film. The score was great it'll make you jump when you just never expect it like the ending when we heard that happy like ending theme then all of a sudden we see Jason on the big screen for the first time.
Ch,Ch,Ch Ha,Ha,Ha is one of the most if the most memorable thing about a horror film Mrs. Voorhees did great the teenagers were basically typical so the acting was not good. This is one of those films that you grow up with better than most of the sequels Friday the 13th is a true classic.
Along with Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street Friday the 13th is one of those films that is impossible to not be forgotten.
Friday The 13th is definitely one the best slasher films of all time! It is beautifully created, set, and scored. The characters are the typical kinds of characters that you would find in a slasher film. The music is pulsing and creepy. And the ending with Jason jumping out of the water always makes me jump no matter how many times I have seen the film. This film really kick-started not just the series itself, but all the many slasher films that were produced in the 80's.
The most depressingly overrated horror film. The only, and I mean ONLY thing this film has going for itself is a creepy atmosphere and some suspenseful scares, the rest of the film really is nothing more than appallingly acted and filmed garbage.
This movie is excellent. One horror movie that is really rewatchable. This movie has some great death scenes and the tension is done very well. A classic.
Sean S. Cunningham did one noble thing in his quest for greed and fame... 'Friday the 13th'.
First, I love this series dearly. I grew up with it, I still watch it frequently, and I invite anyone and everyone I know to experience them. And while the first trip to Camp Crystal Lake isn't the best, it's still the first, and for that it gets skull-fucked ten-times over.
If you don't know the story of this series already, you should be drown in a lake while wearing short-shorts. Negligent camp counselors let a severely retarded camper drown while they experience each other's adolescent genitalia. Someone hack/slashes their way through those horny counselors, and "Camp Blood" closes its doors. Years later, a wide-eyed group of early-80's hairdos is working to re-open it, but little do they know someone is waiting to ring the teen body-count bell.
This is essentially 'Halloween' in the woods with camp counselors instead of babysitters. The group of kids here is highly forgettable, but it just doesn't matter here because all we want is the splattering to commence. Surely enough, it does... big time.
We have spearings/axe murders/knifings/decapitations/archery mishaps... even a garden snake gets douched! The film is a hoot from beginning to end. Gether up a bunch of alcohol, and some friends capable of witty commentary, and you have a memorable evening ready to be had.
This is a wonderful start to a fantastic horror series. Nothing captures the feel of 80's horror quite like the 'Friday the 13th' series.
I have just recently brought the Friday the 13th: Crustal Lake from Manhattan boxset, and I have just finished watching the 1st movie.
I was excited to start this movie even though many old horror movies don't excite me. The only old horror movies that have excited me have been the texas chainsaw massacre series and the original Halloween. Anyway all in all I enjoyed this movie. It was fun to watch and see the characters have fun and than die. The deaths were bloody for a 1980 movie and waere cool.
I also liked that Jason was not the original killer. I was glad to hear his name mentioned though so it seemed like he just wasnt made up for the sequel. Mrs. Vorhhez I thought was to weak at the end. She got knocked out about 3 times. What go me at the end though was when the girl ws in the boat looking at the police when Jason jumped out of the lake and pulled her in. I thought she was dead.
All in all this movie was good. Wasn't extremely good but I liked it!
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