Review of Friday the 13th Full Movie: Campy fun (in fact, the term came to refer to cheesiness might have even stemmed from this movie) and a wonderful introduction to the Friday the 13th series. [1980 spoiler] There really is no Jason yet in the original film, save for a mere 5 seconds or less, and thus the killer was a bit too unseen for viewers, so I knock it down a bit. The gore is quite tame, in fact, but fun (lol, haha Kevin Bacon). But it's the start of one of the greatest super-villains in cinematic history. BTW, it's actually a role-reversal film to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (mom and son switching places); I never thought of that until seeing it tonight. Even the musical composition reminds me of Psycho.
Back in 1958, two camp counselors sneak away to fool around and are killed by an unseen assailant. Flash forward to 1980 a new group of camp counselors is preparing to reopen Camp Crystal Lake aka Camp Blood. During a rainstorm, each one is bumped off by an unseen killer. Strangely, the guy reopening the camp appears to be familiar with the unseen killer just before he's offed.
The last remaining counselor, Alice, barricades herself inside a cabin until a jeep pulls up, she runs out thinking it's someone else and we're introduced to Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) who claims to be a friend of the family who owns the camp as well as a former employee. She then tells Alice the story of a young boy who drowned in the lake in 1957 because the counselors were busy having sex instead of watching him swim. She then explains that boy was her son and thus the killer is revealed! A chase ensues with Alice chopping off Mrs. Voorhees' head.
Friday the 13th is considered one of the three main slasher titles, (the other two are Halloween and A Nightmare On Elm Street). Does Friday the 13th deserve to be ranked among these movies? Let's find out! Now in short words, I love Friday the 13th and it is a classic movie. The setting is the very memorable Camp Crystal Lake, an abandoned camp which is rumored to be "cursed", a young boy drowned in 1957, two young kids murdered in 58, and many fires and sabotage. When someone named Steve Christy attempts to reopen the camp two decades later, the camp counselors are murdered by an unknown assailant.
If you are not into gory movies like these, don't watch them, but Tom Savini's special effects are excellently groundbreaking. The musical score by Harry Manfredini is incredible, the ki ki ki ma ma ma ma is known as a theme of danger, similar to Jaws. Now the characters feel like actual young kids here, and the atmosphere is very tense and isolated. All in all, despite being only on a $550,000 budget, Friday the 13th has grossed nearly $60 million and 11 more entries are proof of its legacy.
This a very scary movie. Friday the 13th Part II is better. Friday the 13th Part III is also better Friday the 13th the final chapter is also better. Jason lives Friday the 13th Vi is also better. Friday the 13th VII the new blood is also better. Friday the 13th VIII Jason take Manhattan is also better. Jason goes to hell the final Friday is also better. Jason X is also better. Freddy vs Jason is also better. This movie has a great story. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. Jason is a zombie so I consider this movie a fantasy horror.
This is the one that started it all. A small slasher flick that came out in 1980 and began a long-running series of films that lasted all throughout the decade and into the 90s and a pitiful remake in the 2000s. Having said all that doesn't mean this film is any by any means good. Back in 1958, two camp counselors sneak away to fool around and are killed by an unseen assailant. Flash forward to 1980 a new group of camp counselors is preparing to reopen Camp Crystal Lake aka Camp Blood. During a rainstorm, each one is bumped off by an unseen killer. Strangely, the guy reopening the camp appears to be familiar with the unseen killer just before he's offed.
The last remaining counselor, Alice, barricades herself inside a cabin until a jeep pulls up, she runs out thinking it's someone else and we're introduced to Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) who claims to be a friend of the family who owns the camp as well as a former employee. She then tells Alice the story of a young boy who drowned in the lake in 1957 because the counselors were busy having sex instead of watching him swim. She then explains that boy was her son and thus the killer is revealed! A chase ensues with Alice chopping off Mrs. Voorhees' head.
Those thinking that they're going to see Jason in all his hockey-masked glory are going to be disappointed. He's not the antagonist in this first installment, it's his mother. He does make a cameo in the end as a little boy in a dream sequence as the film's last scare. Had this been a stand-alone slasher flick, it would certainly be one of the dullest. It's not that scary, often listless and most of the killings are off screen though the ones they show are a bit gruesome (especially Kevin Bacon's demise). Oh yea, Kevin Bacon is in this film. Some scenes are flat out boring and add no sense of suspense such as an extended scene involving coffee making. Even the chase scenes at the end are kind of slow. Not my favorite horror flick but a classic none the less.
If you are not into gory movies like these, don't watch them, but Tom Savini's special effects are excellently groundbreaking. The musical score by Harry Manfredini is incredible, the ki ki ki ma ma ma ma is known as a theme of danger, similar to Jaws. Now the characters feel like actual young kids here, and the atmosphere is very tense and isolated. All in all, despite being only on a $550,000 budget, Friday the 13th has grossed nearly $60 million and 11 more entries are proof of its legacy.
This is the one that started it all. A small slasher flick that came out in 1980 and began a long-running series of films that lasted all throughout the decade and into the 90s and a pitiful remake in the 2000s. Having said all that doesn't mean this film is any by any means good. Back in 1958, two camp counselors sneak away to fool around and are killed by an unseen assailant. Flash forward to 1980 a new group of camp counselors is preparing to reopen Camp Crystal Lake aka Camp Blood. During a rainstorm, each one is bumped off by an unseen killer. Strangely, the guy reopening the camp appears to be familiar with the unseen killer just before he's offed.
Those thinking that they're going to see Jason in all his hockey-masked glory are going to be disappointed. He's not the antagonist in this first installment, it's his mother. He does make a cameo in the end as a little boy in a dream sequence as the film's last scare. Had this been a stand-alone slasher flick, it would certainly be one of the dullest. It's not that scary, often listless and most of the killings are off screen though the ones they show are a bit gruesome (especially Kevin Bacon's demise). Oh yea, Kevin Bacon is in this film. Some scenes are flat out boring and add no sense of suspense such as an extended scene involving coffee making. Even the chase scenes at the end are kind of slow. Not my favorite horror flick but a classic none the less.
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