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Summary: Friday the 13th - the Original
Review: This is the one that started the whole Jason Voorhees-Saga... In this 1st Friday-movie you'll see why Jason will hunt you in the upcoming 9 movies. I've seen and have them all. In this movie you'll see how the crazy mother Pamela Voorhees kills everyone who visits Camp Blood. In the end she gets killed hereself. Then in the next 9 movies here son Jason rises from death and takes his revenge... The visitors keep killing him, but he'll come back again, and again, and again... In 'Jason X', the last Friday, he'll get an upgrade. Get them all on DVD... It's worth it!
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Summary: Why do critics hate this?
Review: This was great! It had suspense, it had jumps, gore, and cool music. What's not to like? OK. You've bought all this so far, so I'll take it a step further: Although the F13 movies are almost universally loathed, I consider some of them rather good movies. See, I don't judge slasher-horror movies on the same scale as say, Amadeus. I judge a movie on ONE criteria: Does it accomplish what it set out to do? Well, I believe that Friday the 13th does that actually quite well. The sequels? Most of them are guilty pleasures, examples of a tired formula that I still get a kick out of. Are they art? Probably not. Will they entertain fans of gore and nasty killings and breasts and bad acting? Not really. proudly display my 5-star rating for Friday the 13th, because I love the movie. Is it well made? Not really. Is the screenplay or direction particularly impressive? It could be worse. Does it deliver what it promises? Yes, and it's a bloody good time.
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Summary: Underated!
Review: Do you remember? The lights went out in the cabin. The boy and the girl were freaked out. He wants to go back down to the generator room, but the girl is very nervous. She wants to go with him, because the rest of the people in the camp have seemingly vanished. He tells her not to worry, that he'll be right back, but we notice that when he puts on his rain slicker, he has a rifle. As he walks down to the generator cabin, the camera stalks him, from various angles. The girl wakes up from a dream. Where is he? He should be back by now? She puts on her slicker and walks down the muddy path to the cabin. When she walks in, the door feels strangely heavy. She turns and there he is. Pinned to the door with arrows: in his eyes, his throat, everywhere. After he was dead, or before? She screams... This film is high on suspense and atmosphere and has the power of suggestion, and the scariest part is that you are with the killer, and that is very unerving. It's so much fun to be scared. But that first terror experience is so visceral in it's discovery, it's almost like a sexual experience. "Friday the 13th" was a very scary film because it was the first of its kind - the slasher film. The film is calculating and sexist, yes, but how can you criticize a film that terrorizes you when you're eight? I suspect many a young horror fan, or kid in general, has been deeply scarred by "Friday the 13th." It's great when a horror film damages your brain like that and "Friday the 13th" did that very thing. Watch this alone in the dark!
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Summary: One of my favourite horror films
Review: Friday The 13th started the term slasher film back when it came out in the summer of 1980.The movie starts out at Camp Crystal Lake in 1958,where the young counselors are having fun,sitting by the fire and singing songs.Two of the couselors go off on their own to have some fun of their own,not knowing they're being watched and soon to be killed.Then we go to the year 1980,a new owner(or old one)and several young counselors are trying to get the camp ready for the re-opening despite the warnings of a "death curse" by the locals.Soon the curse proves true on the day of Friday the 13th as all the counselors are killed off one by one Ten Little Indians style.Later on we find out who the killer is and why they have this motive.I won't give the killer away even though everyone knows who it is.The film is scary and the murder sequences are both horrifying and creative.And the Friday The 13th series is still going strong 10 movies and 23 years later.
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Summary: My favorite movie!...
Review: FRIDAY THE 13TH was quite a landmark in the world of horror. Not only did it begin the infamous legacy of the unstoppable Jason Voorhees, but it also (along with HALLOWEEN) opened the door to more than a decade's worth of imitators.This is the 2nd scariest FRIDAY THE 13TH of all ten flicks. It would be the scariest, but Rob Hedden's obssession w/"pushing the limits" terror and suspense of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII:... This one is pretty scary because the viewer doesn't know what the heck is going on. There is a killer, but who is it? And why? After 20 years, pretty much all horror fans know, but it is still very terrifying to watch. It also takes place in the middle of nowhere, and that is a very good element of horror. ... One of the best things about this movie, and one of my favorite elements, is the score! Harry Manfredini wrote what, 16 years later, became my absolute ultimate favorite film score ever! Some call it a rip-off of Bernard Herrmann's score to PSYCHO, but they are dead wrong! This score is slightly reminiscent of PSYCHO in some places, but it has far more elements and is far more chilling! Now all it needs is a decent release... For those that want to know about the premise itself... In 1958, two Camp Crystal Lake counselors are murdered. After a couple more unfortunate incidences, the camp is shut down. Then comes Friday, June 13th, 1980. Steve Christy opens spends 25 thou reopening up the camp w/ seven young counselors. Little do they know the mysterious killer still lurks. One by one, they are murdered. Nobody finds out what is going on until there is only one counselor left. Where is everybody? They're all dead! It is time for a showdown between the killer and the remaining counselor, after we find out who this person is as well as their motive. For those that like really gory deaths, this one has them (including a decapitation which they were lucky to get away with back then), and this film is also a treat to those who love mystery/thrillers/"what the heck's going on?" type movies. It may not be the most original movie in the world, but is a very satisfying watch for those that like true terror.
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Summary: HUGE WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!!
Review: THIS MOVIE IS ONE THE WORST SLASHER FILMS OF ALL TIME!!!
First of all jason isn't in it. And dialog is so bad it's funny.
The only highlight of this movie is when jason's mother gets her
head chopped off. So don't waste you money on this one.
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Summary: The movie that popularised a million clichés
Review: Widely renowned as being, along with John Carpenter's Halloween, the movie that spawned not only a seemingly endless franchise (check out the recent Jason X) but also popularised the horror movie during the 80's. Of course, it's a near splatter-fest which manages to incorporate just about every cliché that the horror genre has become famous for. Based around Camp Crystal after it's re-opened after a couple of gruesome murders a few years ago, it's not long before young attractive counsellors are being punished for having sex or going outside to 'investigate'. Right up to the virginal survivor this is horror cliché at its peak, but admitedly enjoyable for the obvious fun the director has with it all. It's perhaps strange that this of all horror movies of the 80's is still regarded as a classic piece, because there's absolutely nothing here that's new. Even the death scenes leave a lot to the imagination rather than showing all-out gore. Certainly it's nothing special amid the other films that are exactly like it, although the mythos built around it all will definitely keep you entertained. The best scenes are probably towards the end when Mrs Vorhees is revealed as the real killer, whispering 'Kill her. Kill her Mommy!' before running off after the girl who runs into the wood rather than to the nearest vehicle. The end of Mrs Vorhees may induce laughs rather than scares (watch out for her hands still clasping and unclasping after she's been decapitated in slow-motion). Even so, the conclusion is genuinely shocking, and there's plenty of fun to be had in this kind of film, if not only to pick out how many clichés of the genre you can see. Also there's a young Kevin Bacon cast as the camp's local hunk, who also is on the receiving end of the movie's most imaginative death. There's also one particularly annoying perky girl who, once she's hitched a ride with the serial killer, will have you cheering that her end is near.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE, AN INSTANT CLASSIC!!!
Review: I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE SO MANY TIMES, AND IT STILL CHILLS ME TO THE BONE. THE KILLER IN THE WOODS SCENARIO HAS ALWAYS FREAKED ME OUT.ADD TO THAT,THE PERFECT THEME MUSIC WITH THE SHOCKING DEATHS AND YOU'VE GOT THIS CLASSIC HORROR MOIVE. I HAVE YET TO SEE A MORE TERRIFYING THRILLER. THE PLOT IS ABOUT A MOTHER'S REVENGE AGAINST ALL CAMP COUNSLERS, DUE TO THE NEGLECT AND SUPPOSED DROWNING OF HER BOY.(FUTURE KING OF HORROR,JASON VOORHIES). WHEN CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE REOPENS, COUNSLERS ARE BEING DISPATCHED WITH SUCH STEALTH,YOU'LL START WONDERING HOW THIS KILLER WILL BE STOPPED. WHEN THE KILLER GOES AFTER THE LAST COUNSLER AT THE END,THE STEALTH GOES OUT THE WINDOW, AND YOU CAN'T BELIVE MRS.VOORHIES IS THE KILLER. SHE BECOMES CLUMSY AND GETS HER BUT KICKED UP AND DOWN THE CAMPSITE. ONE COUNSLER WILL CRACK YOU UP AS HE MAKES FUN OF A POLICEMAN. WATCH FOR BRENDA IN PUBLIC WASHROOM. SHE LOOKS RIGHT AT SHOWER,BUT CAN'T SEE KILLER'S HAND HOLDING SHOWER CURTAIN. I CAN SEE IT, AND IT FREAKS ME OUT. YOU GET A TOWN CRAZY WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE DANGER AND TRIES TO WARN THE COUNSLERS,BUT NOBODY LISTENS. PLUS ,THE FIRST SHOT OF JASON. THESE ARE NOT CAREER MAKING FILMS. THE ACTORS WILL HAVE THEIR 15 MINS. IN THE SPOTLIGHT, THEN GO AWAY. KEVIN BACON EXCLUDED. THEIR ARE SOME SMALL FLAWS, BUT THE MOVIE IS STILL THE BEST IN THE SERIES.
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Summary: Warner Special Edition Coming.....
Review: Special Edition coming from Warner, but only overseas it includes... International Cut of Film and brand new documentary with most of cast returning except for Kevin Bacon mostly.. Paramont who has U.S rights says they don't plan to release it... Why? About time we got a special edition.. I'm I right
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Summary: Rent it before you buy
Review: The only reason I would think that someone would look at the reviews for a Friday the 13th movie is that they haven't seen it. If you are one of those individuals that haven't viewed this movie, then please go to blockbuster, hollywood video, videotime, or what ever other video rental store you go to and rent this movie and the rest of the series. Why? Because the Friday the 13th series is not for everyone. The DVD doesn't have many extras, mostly just trailers and commentary, so if you buy DVDs for the extras, and not the exellecent audio and picture, buy the VHS version.
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