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Friday the 13th has the be the best known 80's slasher series. While some - if not most - would consider Halloween to be the best film of the genre, Friday has to be the one to beat. With 10 movies, countless copycats and millions of fans this movie is a MUST for movie buffs. Even if you are not a big horror fan Friday has that cheesy/low budget/80's vibe that is a genre all of its own. Most important of all this is the movie that started the "horror movie survival rules". You know - Don't go investigate the strange noise, the only virgin girl is the one to survive, don't take showers - someone always dies in the shower, usually after having sex. The creepy/boozer/mentally challenged guy is NOT the killer. Don't go down in the basement and if you do, don't say "I'll be right back". Don't split up the group. And so on. Friday the 13th starts with an accidental drowning at Crystal Lake summer camp. After the drowning and the deaths of some counselors the camp is closed. Years pass, the camp is sold and plans to re-open are in the works. The counselors arrive for some pre-season work and one by one they are murdered. Look for Kevin Bacon as one of the counselors! I am not one for spoilers, even though I am sure even those who have not seen the movie know the end, so I am going to stop there. Great 80's acting, creepy woods, great background story. My favorite of the series is actually the 3rd one. Even better if you can catch it in 3D! But first you have to watch this one...and the second one is pretty good too. I would stop after the 3rd. Maybe watch the 8th one where Jason takes Manhattan - super campy/slasher fun!Read full review
This movie is great. All you people that didn't see this one until after you saw some of the later films can stop bad mouthing this movie. You know for a fact that you loved it until you saw who the killer was. So stop complaining. This was a revolutionary movie that brought gore and over the top violence to the fore-front of Horror films and forever changed the genre. The story, in a nutshell is a young handicapped boy drowns in the lake of his summer camp. Some years later the camp is reopened after some murders happened, resulting in the camp closing. The acting is good, the effects are great even with today's standards and the story proves to be horrifying. Now that it's open again, councelors for Camp Crystal Lake are getting killed. Brutal, vicious murders, traps, stalking and tons of scares, often times with misdirection make this a very scary movie. That was the nutshell of the story. I can't say too much more or I might give away the ending. I really like this movie. It really is scary, no joke. Especially if you watch it at night, alone on Friday the 13th. I grew up on these movies and this one will always be specal to me. Oh and on a side note, this was the first movie ever for Kevin Bacon, who later became... somewhat famous. If this review was helpful, insightful or informative, please rate it accordingly to help other eBay members see it. Check out my other reviews. I regularly review Video Games, Manga, Anime, Horror & Pro Wrestling DVDs, so be sure to check!! Want me to review something? Let me know!!! Thanks everyone!!!Read full review
This is one of those films where no one quality stands out in the movie - the characters aren't well-developed, the music isn't very memorable, and the dialogue isn't very good. But Friday the 13th is an example of a film where the sum is greater than its parts. The plot doesn't exactly have much originality - a bunch of teenagers visit a camp, and start getting slaughtered one by one. While the plot is simple, its pace is fluid and consistent, and doesn't move too fast or too slow. It seems this film was put together solely for self-satisfaction, rather than pleasing the masses. As a result, this under-produced, low-budget film might break a lot of rules standardized by Hollywood, but its offbeat approach makes the film "feel" more fresh than it really is. It's enjoyable for reasons you probably can't explain. It's not aimed at blowing you away, so don't expect this film to do that. But be prepared for a slasher flick that "feels" completely natural and totally un-forced every step of the way.Read full review
what can i say that probably hasn't already been said about this film? well, i'll just state the obvious: it's a great film that helped start the "slasher" genre. it's a bit slow for about the first half of the film, but from the very beginning the body count is pretty steady, even if the kills are kinda cheesy. the end has an awesome, crazy, scary twist and the whole story unravels in about the last 20 minutes or so, so it ends up paying off and redeeming itself by the end. overall, it's a pretty good older horror film that everyone should check out, at least once, not to mention the 11 sequels that this one movie spawned!! 4/5 stars.
Keep in mind that this was the original slasher film. It would have rated 5 stars but so many other ripped it off that its lost a bit of its charm. The acting is okay..catch Kevin Bacon in one of his first rolls. Camp Crystal Lake had been closed for years because of a few murders that happened, a few fires and a little boy drowning. The effects are pretty amazing considering it was done in the early 80's. Betsy Palmer is great!!! Marcy gets axed in the face and the rest is history... a horror classic. Watch it alone in the dark. a must for all horror buffs.
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