Official Friday the 13th thread

[massacre man]

We get a lot of questions about his boots, the laces specifically.

[massacre man]

Well hes not the killer in part 1 but it helps make him the killer after seeing his mother get killed, he wears the sack on his disfigured face until part 3 i believe which is where he finds his hockey mask. After part 4 it becomes a joke and doesnt have that genuine jason feel anymore however parts 5 and 6 and 7 are nowhere near as bad as jason takes manhatten which really does turn the series into a big joke. Part 9 Jason goes to hell is a big improvement and introduced the nightmare series which is good to watch after. His personality stays the same throughout however and doesnt hesitate to kill anybody. His disfigurement slightly changes however.
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2011 movie trailers (http://www.ranker.com/list/new-movie-trailers-2011/new-movie-trailers/)

and the laces on his boots are the subject of much debate. Don't neglect that tidbit.

[ferretchucker]

Let's review the original parts of Jason's character...

He does not talk.
He rarely runs.
He uses a blade to kill people a lot of the time.
He wears a mask to hide his face.
There is little reasoning behind the full extent of his psychopathic ways.
His murders always commence on a specific day of the year.

Oh, sorry. I was thinking of Michael Myers. :rolleyes:

[massacre man]

Let's review the original parts of Jason's character...

He does not talk.
He rarely runs.
He uses a blade to kill people a lot of the time.
He wears a mask to hide his face.
There is little reasoning behind the full extent of his psychopathic ways.
His murders always commence on a specific day of the year.

Oh, sorry. I was thinking of Michael Myers. :rolleyes:

I feel the laces in Michael's boots add more character, unlike Jason's, his laces are really just there to look creepy even though they totally clash with his boots.

[_____V_____]

Very few people know that Jason is actually addicted to health drinks - the secret of his unending stamina.

[massacre man]

This one sucked big donkey balls. It was so corny that corny lost its meaning when associated with it. Maybe it was insipired by Halloween III who knows...

The only ones I liked in the series were the one before and the one after, thats part IV: Final Chapter and part VI: Jason Lives, thats excluding the original and Freddy vs Jason of course.

Haha. Wow. How far __V__ has come over the years. :D

[_____V_____]

That put a smile on my face.

Still hate pt. V, but not nearly as much as VII & VIII or even IX.
I thought the first four films of this series stand out as a pretty fine quadrilogy on their own right. They should have ended it right there.

And to be fair in pt. V's and pt. IX's defenses, they did try to take the franchise in a new direction - (SPOILERS AHEAD) V bringing in a copycat killer with the same modus operandi and IX trying to make the big man scary again by trying to make us see the scares of his soul possessing anybody, even us. At least they gave it their best shots to be somewhat unique even when being late sequels of such a big franchise which was fast losing its charm, unlike VII and VIII which weren't the least bit scary.
Where they failed was the actual absence of Jason in both of them.

VII was laughable, so was VIII. Bad, bad, bad.
X was a terrible sucker punch below the belt. Worst of the lot. What were they thinking?

[massacre man]

I liked Juwanna Mann and the little boy in part V and that was about it. Part 6 is the only installment I actually consider great. Parts 2, 3, and 4 were all decent. The original I didn't care for, namely because of all the POV shots. I liked the way Halloween did it better, use it once, reveal who the killer is, just show the killer. I know it aided in the twist, but I'm just not a big fan of POV shots.

[_____V_____]

Me either. One of the main reasons why this franchise is not liked a lot by many horror fans.

And the biggest problem of them all - no matter what Jason did (heck he could even face up to God and chop Him into 16 million pieces), he will always be compared to Michael, and he will end up second everytime.

[massacre man]

I always (and by always I mean between the ages of 12 and 15 when I thought it would actually make a good movie) thought that if Michael and Jason were to fight Michael would eventually win but Jason being the brute would put up a fight. But thinking about it now, if Jason fought Rob Zombie's Michael Myers Jason would get demolished. His body can't be that strong it's been rotting for about 20 years.





Wow, just realized I was 12 when Freddy vs Jason was released.

[_____V_____]

The leaner, meaner Michael would have been no match for Jason's brute strength, no doubt. He would have to depend on his surprise attacks a bit more than sheer strength. The honors would be more even between RZ's Myers and Jason for sure.
I wonder if Ronny Yu is reading this right now.

[massacre man]

I remember nothing but the ending of the remake of Friday the 13th so I don't know if the new maybe or maybe not improved Jason is smarter/stronger/faster. I'm also not sure what New Freddy is capable of.

[_____V_____]

Didn't the new Jason run and chase one of his victims in the remake? Threw an axe or something while running behind that victim? Does that mean a faster, more brutal Jason?

Haven't bothered checking out the new NOES so no idea about new Freddy either.

[massacre man]

He threw stuff before, but he did look thinner from what I remember, so he's probably much faster now, especially since he runs. According to my friend Freddy is less playful and more brutal, like instead of making dreams to creep the would-be victims out he just shows them gruesome images and then tortures them to death.

[_____V_____]

If they actually made a Michael vs Jason vs Freddy film, what would you expect from it?

Let's suppose that Ronny Yu has a brainstorm, and it releases in 2012-2013 thereabouts. Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy, Derek Mears as Jason and Tyler Mane as Michael.

Would you go watch it?

[massacre man]

I, unlike many, love the Hell out of Tyler Mane's Michael Myers. I consider this Michael an entire different Michael than the one I grew up with. I'd probably be there the midnight of release, I'd have to catch up on the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street remakes to see where the two are when the movie ended, unless they both end with the villain leaping out at the survivors.

I'd expect something extremely bloody to come from Michael vs Jason vs Freddy. While that's not a selling point for any movie to me, I wouldn't bitch about it. I'd hope if a character from any of the previous films has to return it would be Brackett from Halloween, since y'know, it's Brad Dourif. Technically we'd be seeing Chucky vs Michael vs Freddy vs Jason. :eek:

I wouldn't expect much story-wise, just the characters being the characters.

[_____V_____]

Hell the gore content alone would sell the film like hot cakes.

And seeing how decent FvJ panned out, I d go with Ronny Yu again as director. The story - well something on the lines of the same, Freddy getting into the brains of both Michael and Jason and letting them loose on Elm Street. Then a mouth-watering encounter between Michael and Jason, followed by the ultimate showdown between all 3 of them.

Wouldn't matter if I loved it or hated it, I WOULD watch it either way.

[massacre man]

The one thing I'd hope for this time around-An actual winner.

[roshiq]

Hell the gore content alone would sell the film like hot cakes.

And seeing how decent FvJ panned out, I d go with Ronny Yu again as director. The story - well something on the lines of the same, Freddy getting into the brains of both Michael and Jason and letting them loose on Elm Street. Then a mouth-watering encounter between Michael and Jason, followed by the ultimate showdown between all 3 of them.

Wouldn't matter if I loved it or hated it, I WOULD watch it either way.


oh, that would be fun. I'd love to see that. But that thing is I think they would like to go for Jason vs Michael & Freddy vs Michael first before the ultimate part of the trio. Why they wouldn't use those venture as both of them can generate some profits for them?

Anyway, my favorite is Jason always. I want to see him on the winning side every time. :)

[_____V_____]

Knowing Freddy, there might never be an actual winner unless and until someone took him out first. Maybe our hero/heroine using a spell to make him visible to both Michael and Freddy, who tear him to bits first before taking on each other (after one of them decapitates the hero/heroine, but of course).

Only way to find a winner.

Of course we all would be cheerleading for Michael.

[massacre man]

It would be awesome to see the hero bring Freddy into the real world, as they wake up Freddy buries his claw into the hero's chest. That's when he gets up to find Jason staring him down. Michael is mysteriously missing. They begin to fight when suddenly Michael grabs Freddy from behind and begins to slit his throat just as Jason thrusts his machete forward, slicing Michael's side a bit. Then the battle everyone cares about commences!

[roshiq]

Of course we all would be cheerleading for Michael.

Nope, I'd be on Jason's side.:)

[roshiq]

It would be awesome to see the hero bring Freddy into the real world, as they wake up Freddy buries his claw into the hero's chest. That's when he gets up to find Jason staring him down. Michael is mysteriously missing. They begin to fight when suddenly Michael grabs Freddy from behind and begins to slit his throat just as Jason thrusts his machete forward, slicing Michael's side a bit. Then the battle everyone cares about commences!

yep...that would be brilliant.

[_____V_____]

Kinda reminds me of the climax of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

Picture the same scene, only at night inside a graveyard or something similarly sinister or eerie, with all 3 of them stalking each other.

[massacre man]

SPOILERS FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH AND NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET REMAKES

I looked up the endings for the Friday and Nightmare remakes. Looks like they won't need to explain anything. Both end with their respective icons leaping out at the survivors. So if that movie were to happen they just could zip right past the explanations and onto the Myers stuff before making them meet up. :D

[ferretchucker]

I would rather see the classic villains pitted against each other, because I think there are even MORE similarities between Remake Michael (hereby referred to as RMichael) and RJason. They're not different enough really to make an interesting film so the selling point would be RFreddy. However, if it is done with the remake fellows, I think it could work like this:

I think since FvJ was set mainly in Springwood, it'd be interesting to see the film take place in Haddonfield. I dunno, perhaps there's a sporting event which pits the kids of Haddonfield High against those of Springwood. That would explain how Freddy gets into town. And perhaps Jason discovers that the girl who killed his mother (who I don't think is NAMED in the remake) was from Haddonfield and he goes to take out his anger in the town. As his murders take place, the media assumes Michael is back.

One of the Springwood kids thus has a nightmare about MICHAEL which Freddy invades. He finds out about the new wave of Michael attacks (even though really they're Freddy) and decides to have a bit of fun. Michael is out in the middle of nowhere, surviving as best he can when Freddy invades his dream and tells him just to have a chat. Upon finding Michael in the middle of nowhere, he realises Michael can't be doing the killings. He tells Michael about it all. Michael heads home, Jason is there.

I think that's the basic way of getting the three fellas together in the same spot for the rest of the film to ensue.

[AMICUS HORROR]

Since today is Friday The 13th, I would like to pay a special tribute to Sean.S.Cunningham who gave us one of the best horror fims ever, so on behalf of horror fans everywhere we wish Mr Cunningham a happy Friday the 13th.:)
http://www.horror.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=46&pictureid=537

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jasons kills
http://www.heavy.com/movies/movies-videos/shorts/2010/08/every-friday-the-13th-death-in-order/

the very last one in curious about...what number is it from:confused:

[trx1]

GODZILLA would beat them all

[_____V_____]

the very last one in curious about...what number is it from:confused:

***POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT***



The ending of Jason X.

[Fearonsarms]

To rate the series-my faves leading to least.

Friday The 13th
Friday the 13th part 4
Friday The 13th part 2
Friday The 13th part 8
Friday the 13th part 7
Jason X

Friday the 13th part 3
Friday the 13th part 5
Friday the 13th part 6
Jason Goes To Hell
Freddy VS Jason
The remake

[kyl3thund3r]

I'd recommend watching this. Thought it was very interesting, and hosted by Savini. It points out loads of the bits that the various directors wanted in the shittier films that got cut, making them more shitty than they were ever meant to be.

http://clzimages.com/movie/large/a0/a0_d__0_HisNameWasJason30YearsofFriday.jpg

[ImmortalSlasher]

I think the "His Name Was Jason" special is still on Starz. I know I watched that one and something called "Going to Pieces" a while back. Both pretty good horror specials.

Anyone picking up the Friday the 13th CD Set in the next few weeks? There is supposed to be a screening of I think part 1, 2, & 6 with a signing as well. I won't be able to make that unfortunately.

[Fearonsarms]

I'd recommend watching this. Thought it was very interesting, and hosted by Savini. It points out loads of the bits that the various directors wanted in the shittier films that got cut, making them more shitty than they were ever meant to be.

http://clzimages.com/movie/large/a0/a0_d__0_HisNameWasJason30YearsofFriday.jpg

Not seen this-I'll check it out cheers :)

[crazy raplh]

Part 2 is the best by far

[The Villain]

Part 2 is the best by far

I agree. I've always thought the potato sack was much creepier then the hockey mask and i really like the way the second one played out.

[The Villain]

Stupid double post

[crazy raplh]

yes! and when he jumps through the window is the scariest scene in the series, and well as the head the refridge I thought

[The Villain]

Yeah the first time i saw it, i didnt see that coming at all. Totally freaked me out.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Part 2 freaked me out when I originally saw it. I didn't get the ending at all. Part of me still doesn't. But that's what makes Part 2 probably the best of the series. I do think the hockey mask is more iconic. The remake was disappointing.

Speaking of Jason, Fear.net has the first 8 except for part 7 for some reason up till the 31st. Also included is the His Name was Jason special.

[crazy raplh]

I think it was just about how she was a phych and jason drove her insane??? I dont know same thing in the ending of part 3.

[Bob Gray]

Yes, they are pretty bad but that is what makes them so loveable. You and your friends sit and make fun of them.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I still think that the ending of part 8 is one of the worst of the series. But I'm starting to think that as a whole, part 8 belongs with the best of the series. It is enjoyable and funny. The opening tune is great in an 80s way. It has one of the best if not tied for the best a-word characters in that guy teacher. His death is great. The majority of the boat kills are good. Plus the Jason on the rooftop fight, the small scene on the street with the hoods, and the diner bit is classic.

[crazy raplh]

yea part 8 I never understood where they were going with the being washed away with toxic waste and washing up as a little boy. then part 9 he was back in the woods again.

[ImmortalSlasher]

yea part 8 I never understood where they were going with the being washed away with toxic waste and washing up as a little boy. then part 9 he was back in the woods again.

Part 9 is best avoided. That was a horrible mess. It shouldn't be too hard to make a good Friday the 13th movie. But I think there are too many cooks in the kitchen. The remake should have been good. But at times felt like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake with all the backwoods people. Also, Jason torturing the girl in the fire was wrong. Jason is about quick kills. Plus, the whole thing with the sister. Then the rules were changed. Too much was messed up in the remake and it was barely funny and more annoying.

Anyway, what do you mean about the ending of Part 2? I thought we basically got a dream scene at some point. Kind of like in the original Friday the 13th. But who knows where the dream actually starts?

[_____V_____]

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[Fearonsarms]

Thank you V-that is all absolutely BRILL! love them :)

[Jokuc]

I'm back after a long time and probably I won't be as active as before but anyways,
The parts of Friday The 13th I like most are Part 2 and Part 3.

[Toadliquor]

Here's my list from best to worst:

1) Friday the 13th part 4

2) Friday the 13th part 3

3) Friday the 13th part 2

4) Friday the 13th

5) Freddy vs Jason

6) Jason X

7) Friday the 13th part 6

8) Jason goes to Hell

9) Friday the 13th part 5

10) Friday the 13th part 7

11) Friday the 13th part 8

*I really couldn't rank the remake because I never watched it. By the time it came out, I was completely sick of trying to endure remakes.

[ofekbmi]

agree with you nothing for change : []

[Fearonsarms]

Oh maan I'm so happy that there are other people than me who think part 4 is the best happy days :):):)

1.Friday The 13th Part 4
2.Friday The 13th
3. Friday The 13th Part 2
4. Friday The 13th Part 7
5.Friday The 13th Part 8
6. Jason X
7.Friday The 13th Part 5
8.Friday The 13th Part 6
9.Friday The 13th Part 3
10. Jason Goes To Hell
11. Freddy Versus Jason
12.The remake

[Toadliquor]

Oh maan I'm so happy that there are other people than me who think part 4 is the best happy days :):):)

Part 4 is epic! Jason is soo menacing and vicious in it. And Tom Savini's effects are some of his best.

It also holds a special place in my heart because it was the first rated R horror I saw in the theaters. I was only 9 years old, yet my mom knew I loved the previous 3 (HBO was great for horror back in those days), and she's a closet horror fan, so she took my friend and I to see it. My friend freaked before we even went into the theater and was trying to convince me to see some Rick Springfield movie. Afterwards, he was a mess on the ride home and kind of stopped hanging out with me after that.

[Elvis_Christ]

Part 2
Part 4
Part 1
Part 7
Freddy vs Jason
Part 6
Remake
Part 5
Part 3
Jason Goes To Hell
Jason X
Part 8

[Anthropophagus]

The original has to be number one,with part two a second.

All the others are variable apart from Jason X which ranks so far down the list that a number hasn`t been named yet.Man, Jason X is a travesty of the highest proportions.What a godamn awful movie that is.

[Elvis_Christ]

I don't know about it being a travesty. Jason X is pretty fun IMO. It had a couple of great deaths and David Cronenberg. Total mindless popcorn entertainment. The series lost any sort of integrity after it carried on for a 5th flick anyways.

[Toadliquor]

I don't know about it being a travesty. Jason X is pretty fun IMO. It had a couple of great deaths and David Cronenberg. Total mindless popcorn entertainment. The series lost any sort of integrity after it carried on for a 5th flick anyways.
Part 5 I think is sub-titled "The New Beginning". Which was very apt because it was the beginning of the end. The series became laughable. While I can appreciate some aspects of them, they can't compare to the original 4.

[Toadliquor]

Part 2


Part 2 is great! Although, there's one aspect of it that's sort of odd. It's the only time Jason really left the confines of Camp Crystal Lake to kill someone (the chick who chopped his mom's head off). But there in lies the problem.

First off, Jason is "slow" to put it kindly. Am I supposed to buy that he actually tracked down Alice? I don't think with his one eye, he'd be able to get a drivers license. And you can't get ANYWHERE in Jersey without a car, but maybe it's one of those special areas where buses do run.

So let's say Jason checks out a bus schedule and can figure that out... He still has to figure out where Alice lives. This happened way before the internet, so he couldn't just Google her name, besides, when would he have found out her name? For the sake of continuity, let's say that he over heard a camp counselor use her first and last name. Then he breaks into Alice's apartment and stabs her with an ice pick.

So he was smart enough to stalk someone pre-internet. That takes a lot of planning and, intelligence. But by the end of the movie, he's so dopey, that he thinks Amy Steel is his mom because she tucks back her hair and puts on a moldy sweater. Maybe he was huffing paint thinner or eating some weird berries growing in the woods, I don't know. I just always thought that aspect of the movie was pretty interesting.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I don't know about it being a travesty. Jason X is pretty fun IMO. It had a couple of great deaths and David Cronenberg. Total mindless popcorn entertainment. The series lost any sort of integrity after it carried on for a 5th flick anyways.

This is true. That spear throw in the opening of Jason X was great.

[Elvis_Christ]

Am I supposed to buy that he actually tracked down Alice?

Haha good point! I never really thought about that I tend to ignore the plot holes n' shit when it comes to flicks like this.

[Fearonsarms]

Part 4 is epic! Jason is soo menacing and vicious in it. And Tom Savini's effects are some of his best.

It also holds a special place in my heart because it was the first rated R horror I saw in the theaters. I was only 9 years old, yet my mom knew I loved the previous 3 (HBO was great for horror back in those days), and she's a closet horror fan, so she took my friend and I to see it. My friend freaked before we even went into the theater and was trying to convince me to see some Rick Springfield movie. Afterwards, he was a mess on the ride home and kind of stopped hanging out with me after that.

Completely agree=for me I felt it had the best brooding and menacing atmosphere throughout. I felt Jason was at his most fearsome in this and also the ending was truly unforgettable. I'm jealous that you saw it at cinemas at 9yrs old. Here if a film is given any rating other than PG (12, 15, 18)you have to be old enough or they didn't let you in even if you were with a parent. I had to settle for recording it off the TV late one night and watched it with my cousin-awesome stuff.

[Toadliquor]

Haha good point! I never really thought about that I tend to ignore the plot holes n' shit when it comes to flicks like this.
I'm ok with plot holes as long as the movie is good. In the case of part 2, the beginning sequence of that movie is so great I didn't even notice it until I dated this girl who was a big fan of the Friday movies. One weekend, we hung out on my couch the entire weekend smoking kind, analyzing the movies as if they were the zapruder film. Good times.

[Toadliquor]

Completely agree=for me I felt it had the best brooding and menacing atmosphere throughout. I felt Jason was at his most fearsome in this and also the ending was truly unforgettable. I'm jealous that you saw it at cinemas at 9yrs old. Here if a film is given any rating other than PG (12, 15, 18)you have to be old enough or they didn't let you in even if you were with a parent. I had to settle for recording it off the TV late one night and watched it with my cousin-awesome stuff.

That is a drag. But I know there was some wacky shit going on with that Mary Whitehouse chick, and it was a good way to distract the public from Maggie Thatcher's evil deeds. But at least ya got to watch it before Jason became a joke (and a zombie).

[crazy raplh]

Jason is a legend....No matter what

[crazy raplh]

Part 2 is great! Although, there's one aspect of it that's sort of odd. It's the only time Jason really left the confines of Camp Crystal Lake to kill someone (the chick who chopped his mom's head off). But there in lies the problem.

First off, Jason is "slow" to put it kindly. Am I supposed to buy that he actually tracked down Alice? I don't think with his one eye, he'd be able to get a drivers license. And you can't get ANYWHERE in Jersey without a car, but maybe it's one of those special areas where buses do run.

So let's say Jason checks out a bus schedule and can figure that out... He still has to figure out where Alice lives. This happened way before the internet, so he couldn't just Google her name, besides, when would he have found out her name? For the sake of continuity, let's say that he over heard a camp counselor use her first and last name. Then he breaks into Alice's apartment and stabs her with an ice pick.

So he was smart enough to stalk someone pre-internet. That takes a lot of planning and, intelligence. But by the end of the movie, he's so dopey, that he thinks Amy Steel is his mom because she tucks back her hair and puts on a moldy sweater. Maybe he was huffing paint thinner or eating some weird berries growing in the woods, I don't know. I just always thought that aspect of the movie was pretty interesting.




He was a frightned Retard

[Fearonsarms]

That is a drag. But I know there was some wacky shit going on with that Mary Whitehouse chick, and it was a good way to distract the public from Maggie Thatcher's evil deeds. But at least ya got to watch it before Jason became a joke (and a zombie).

The sad thing is that NOW in the UK we are going back that way with a conservative government-we've had Human Centipede 2 banned outright, A Serbian Film butchered by cuts and the poster for Final Destination 5 banned due to "complaints".Also there are still some "video nasties" that still haven't been released on dvd here. This time people aren't being distracted they can see exactly what's happeneing. Or at least I hope they can before censorship goes too far

[crazy raplh]

The sad thing is that NOW in the UK we are going back that way with a conservative government-we've had Human Centipede 2 banned outright, A Serbian Film butchered by cuts and the poster for Final Destination 5 banned due to "complaints".Also there are still some "video nasties" that still haven't been released on dvd here. This time people aren't being distracted they can see exactly what's happeneing. Or at least I hope they can before censorship goes too far


That may be a good thing.

[Toadliquor]

That may be a good thing. ANY sort of censorship is wrong! No matter how shitty the movie (Honestly Fear, HC2 is terrible, the first one is much better, but you still have the right to see it).

What's real funny is the people running governments today were the ones who were running out to the video stores back in the day, renting Evil Dead, and Xtro. BUt now that they have kids, they want the world to be a sterile safe environment so as not to bruise their precious childs fragile, egg shell minds.

[crazy raplh]

ANY sort of censorship is wrong! No matter how shitty the movie (Honestly Fear, HC2 is terrible, the first one is much better, but you still have the right to see it).

What's real funny is the people running governments today were the ones who were running out to the video stores back in the day, renting Evil Dead, and Xtro. BUt now that they have kids, they want the world to be a sterile safe environment so as not to bruise their precious childs fragile, egg shell minds.


Yep it's all part of this brain washing, controlling issue they have pretty soon, well have to have a bill passed to use a public restroom, or we can only eat pizza on fridays. It seems that majority of the people do not know how to think for them selves anymore. They just figure "well that the way it is"

[CaptainSpaulding]

In honor of this great holiday (Friday the 13th), I feel a little Friday the 13th chat would be lovely. My question is this: Is Friday the 13th The New Begining really a bad movie? I mean I kinda feel butthurt over the lack of the real Jason Voorhees, but the rest of the movie...I just don't like it. Besides, isn't the fact it really isn't Jason enough to allow someone to hate it? At least halloween 3 Season of the Witch was an overall good movie.

[cooperanimation]

I don't actually hate it, it's not the best by far. But almost any Friday the 13th is better than none. I don't like part 8 myself. anyway, check out this awesome take on Jason's life after the killing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Nf5PtTRNk

[ImmortalSlasher]

I don't like New Beginning that much if at all. I only remember it for a few good and bad things.

1. The music the girl is dancing to before the fake Jason kills her.

2. The mirror flash by the pretty diner girl.

3. The swear word song the guy sings when the other guy can't get the car started.

4. The outhouse death scene which is yet another reminder of why I don't mess with Mexican food...

5. How fast Dudley (I can't remember his real or actual name in the movie) takes off when he sees the fake Jason.

6. The bad yet funny repeating shot of the group driving to some location.

[So High]

Totally forgot it was friday the 13th til I got up and there was a horror movie on spike think it was tales from the darkside idk. While we are on the subject which Friday the 13th is it where ole boy keeps having those memories in his head "Tommy"screams a girl "Die" which one is that. Either way thats my least favorite one. I like 6 and 7 the best.

[Fearonsarms]

Totally forgot it was friday the 13th til I got up and there was a horror movie on spike think it was tales from the darkside idk. While we are on the subject which Friday the 13th is it where ole boy keeps having those memories in his head "Tommy"screams a girl "Die" which one is that. Either way thats my least favorite one. I like 6 and 7 the best.


Yeah Tommy has memories of Part 4 The Final Chapter in Part 5. Part 4 is my personal fave. I wasn't too keen on Part 5 really not because there's no Jason but more cos I just didn't enjoy it very much at all maybe cos I loved the Jason in excelsis of Part 4 and part 5 seemed a let down to me after the dizzy heights of Part 4

[ImmortalSlasher]

My problem with the majority of Friday the 13th films is that they push the stupid teenager thing too far. I guess that's why I don't like part 4 that much even though it has great scenes. You should never really want the majority of the characters to get it by Jason.

[So High]

Jason still cool though. Even if his gimmick has been up awhile. He still one of my faves. I remember when I saw the trailer for the remake how pumped I got specially the way it ended with him swingin the machete into the Camera YEAH good time right there. Though the movie was kind of a let down that trailer and opening was awesome.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Jason still cool though. Even if his gimmick has been up awhile. He still one of my faves. I remember when I saw the trailer for the remake how pumped I got specially the way it ended with him swingin the machete into the Camera YEAH good time right there. Though the movie was kind of a let down that trailer and opening was awesome.

Seeing the trailer made me think we were finally going to get the perfect Friday the 13th movie. I couldn't believe how it turned out. A handful of good scenes like that machete scene, the boat dock, and axe throw. But a story that forgot what Jason was all about.

Take the lake/boat dock scene. Why did it happen at all? People were building out there and Jason never did anything but now he does? The writers could have simply added a line with the jerk rich guy saying don't take the boat into the big lake or something.

[crabapple]

I was kind of underwhelmed by the recent Friday sequel (as it's not technically a remake). My biggest gripe was that--somehow--it didn't create the feeling of beng isolated in a foresty area. The original film did that really well. The scenes in "town" helped--they illustrated that the closest city wasn't really heavily populated.

The original film was a nicely made but cheap movie, and the cheapness helped, I think. The recent film is a "slick production"...maybe a little too nice-looking?

[ImmortalSlasher]

I was kind of underwhelmed by the recent Friday sequel (as it's not technically a remake). My biggest gripe was that--somehow--it didn't create the feeling of beng isolated in a foresty area. The original film did that really well. The scenes in "town" helped--they illustrated that the closest city wasn't really heavily populated.

The original film was a nicely made but cheap movie, and the cheapness helped, I think. The recent film is a "slick production"...maybe a little too nice-looking?

I believe Roger Ebert said it's the best looking Friday the 13th movie. I think parts 2 and 6 look great. They don't look modern like the remake but they have a reality to them.

I could write a book about what was wrong with the new F13th. I think that the movie finally killed the franchise. They were talking about a sequel with Jason in the snow. Yet another dumb idea.

[Fearonsarms]

My problem with the majority of Friday the 13th films is that they push the stupid teenager thing too far. I guess that's why I don't like part 4 that much even though it has great scenes. You should never really want the majority of the characters to get it by Jason.

That's a good point but I find it a bonus if you want the majority of the characters to die in a film rather than be forced and manipulated into caring about them. But each to their own :)

[ImmortalSlasher]

That's a good point but I find it a bonus if you want the majority of the characters to die in a film rather than be forced and manipulated into caring about them. But each to their own :)

I think it was on one of those horror specials like "His Name Was Jason" or "Slasher Going to Pieces" where they talk about how the slasher/monster became the hero after a few movies. I just believe that's the wrong way to go overall. For some characters they should get it. Especially after breaking the rules. It sucks when those characters survive too. Like the practical joker in Friday the 13th Part 2 who is saved by his own drunken stupidity. But for example in the Friday the 13th remake, I didn't care about the movie after one character got the machete in the back. That was the writers showing me that they wanted to change the rules without making their own new rules.

[Fearonsarms]

I think it was on one of those horror specials like "His Name Was Jason" or "Slasher Going to Pieces" where they talk about how the slasher/monster became the hero after a few movies. I just believe that's the wrong way to go overall. For some characters they should get it. Especially after breaking the rules. It sucks when those characters survive too. Like the practical joker in Friday the 13th Part 2 who is saved by his own drunken stupidity. But for example in the Friday the 13th remake, I didn't care about the movie after one character got the machete in the back. That was the writers showing me that they wanted to change the rules without making their own new rules.

You make some very valid points-you are right that it is extremely annoying when they change the rules in sequels in a way making them lose their authenticity and believability-excellent example about the Friday the 13th remake I truly despised it-I found nothing to like about it and I think it has killed the series off completely now.

[metternich1815]

The first horror film I saw was Friday the 13th, I was five at the time. In the years since, I have seen every other Friday the 13th film (many of the films in the original series at least thirty times) and Jason Voorhees remains my favorite horror movie villain. Personally, my favorite was Friday the 13th Part VII because it was basically Carrie (another great horror film) versus Jason and it featured some really good kills. Also, this was the first film that Kane Hodder portrayed Jason (clearly the best actor to play the role of Jason). Which Friday the 13th film is your favorite?

[metternich1815]

I have already mentioned my favorite film in the series. My second favorite was Friday the 13th Part VI because I thought it was pretty entertaining. Also, Jason officially becomes immortal and unlike some of the other films, I thought the acting in this film was actually pretty good. My third favorite was Friday the 13th Part III because it is the first film that Jason gets his mask and includes some pretty creative kill scenes. My fourth favorite would be Friday the 13th (1980) because it is the original film with Betsy Palmer. In fact, it was actually a good psychological thriller (A fusion of the slasher formula and Psycho in reverse). Overall, the series is very entertaining and holds up really well and I think one of the things that helps it do that (other than Jason) are the creative kill scenes. I will agree the series has major flaws, such as story continuity and a number of bad performances, but still it is a really enjoyable series (even if it is not entirely original. The remake was absoloutely terrible, even the worst Friday the 13th film in the original series looks like an Academy Award worthy film in comparison.

[Fearonsarms]

The remake was absoloutely terrible, even the worst Friday the 13th film in the original series looks like an Academy Award worthy film in comparison.

100% agreed the sequels had some flaws but compared to the shitty remake they look like masterpieces. It has killed the series completely for me.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I was watching or reading something, I can't remember what. But it cracked me up. Basically the person noticed about the first 3 or 4 I believe, Friday the 13th movies that they are all happening around the same time. All these murders. And the cops are still almost treating it like no big deal. How if this was real, it would be on all the TV channels and the government would be involved. I just thought it was funny that Jason practically has his way with almost everyone.

[tommywikkid]

Not all movies are suppose to be believable. I never remember hearing how they wanted to make friday the 13th mirror reality...

[ImmortalSlasher]

Not all movies are suppose to be believable. I never remember hearing how they wanted to make friday the 13th mirror reality...

What do you mean mirror reality?

[Jigsaw Killer]

Surprised I never posted in this thread before, I'm a long-time fan of the series and it got me into Horror at a young age. I'd rank them all:


The Final Chapter
Jason Lives
Part 2
The New Blood
Part 3
Part 1
Reboot
Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes To Hell
Freddy Vs. Jason
Jason X

[Fearonsarms]

Surprised I never posted in this thread before, I'm a long-time fan of the series and it got me into Horror at a young age. I'd rank them all:


The Final Chapter
Jason Lives
Part 2
The New Blood
Part 3
Part 1
Reboot
Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes To Hell
Freddy Vs. Jason
Jason X

You missed out Part 5: A New Beginning.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Whoops. Re-ranking with the entire set:


The Final Chapter
Jason Lives
Part 2
The New Blood
Part 3
Part 1
Reboot
A New Beginning
Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes To Hell
Freddy Vs. Jason
Jason X


4 and 6 I alternate on as my ultimate favorite and I also tend to rotate between 5 and the reboot with their placement.

[ImmortalSlasher]

People on horror sites and on the other forum are talking about a new Friday the 13th coming out soon. One of the V/H/S directors is supposed to be directing. The guy who made the vampire/batlike creature girl segment. People are assuming that means found footage. I'm not pleased at all with this.

I just finished my Friday the 13th collection on DVD. I would like to add to it but the way things are going Jason X will probably be the last Friday the 13th movie I own. Unless you count Freddy vs. Jason. Which is only Friday the 13th for the first few opening minutes.

[MichaelMyers]

One of the greatest film franchises ever.

[moomoo69]

i quit seeing this one after 3

[MichaelMyers]

i quit seeing this one after 3

Unfortunate if true.

[ImmortalSlasher]

It seems like people aren't into soundtracks much here. I searched Friday the 13th, soundtracks, records, vinyl, and nothing showed up. I sadly missed this release. I guess I don't check normal horror sites or the Friday the 13th franchise site enough. But this vinyl record LP is way out of my price range now. It's a blood filled Friday the 13th vinyl record. It looks really good.

http://instagram.com/p/taYY60OitD/

[Dead Bad Things]

#1 Flick: Friday the 13th pt.9 Jason Goes To Hell
Great oldskool "wet" special effects
Great cameos from other horror flicks: Evil Dead (book)
:Nightmare on Elm St. (glove)
Great opening scene
Demonic possession
Bizzare physical confrontations
Great oldskool "drawn on the film special effects"

All come together to make this one Numero Uno!