Friday the 13th

A group of camp counselors, a young Kevin Bacon among them, are busy trying to re-open Camp Crystal Lake years after multiple murders shut it down, despite the ravings of Crazy Ralph. They are dispatched one by one by an unseen killer. This IS a classic and always will be. Don't get me wrong as it's not perfect. But it's far from "merely a Halloween" clone which some people say. The original Halloween is a perfect classic, but let this film stand on it's own legs as it has every right to. Although I'm saddened about how shoddily Paramount seemed to put out their recent box set. Hell when New Line acquired the rights to the series, yes their Jason films suck, but at least they do right by the fans DVD-wise.Paramount could have done a great service to us by looking back at New Lin's Nightmare on Elm Street box set. It's a shame they didn't. My Grade: A- Eye Candy: Jeannine Taylor shows ta-tas and ass cleavage

There have now been nine "Friday the 13th" sequels - plus "Freddy vs. Jason" - so the original one seems pretty sedate. Since you most likely know the plot, I'll just talk about a few aspects. Kevin Bacon appears in an early role (and watch what happens to him). Bing Crosby's son Harry plays one of the counselors. And of course, there's Jason...but there's a surprise there (they identified it in "Scream"). I still like to think about the fact that Bing Crosby's son starred in this. Just imagine what America's crooner would have thought if he'd known that his son would star in a slasher movie (actually, I've heard a lot of bad things about Bing Crosby, so I wish that that creep could have known). All in all, you can respect this movie for what it is.

This movie is a classic. Its a great movie. The score is iconic. It is very suspenseful and the make-up and effects hold up very well. Tom Savini is one of the greats. The movie is very simple yet effective. Yes it is similar to Halloween, but Betsy Palmer's character really elevates the movie. She is great in the movie. She adds depth to the character of Pamela Vorhees and she plays it straight which makes it very effective. She's a mother who is truly broken and angry about what happened to her kid. That final scare scared me to death the first time I saw the movie. Excellent film. Highly recommended. Essential for horror fans.

In a full moon night of a Friday, 13th, the instructors of Camp Crystal Lake are murdered, one by one, in a night of terror. In the end of the story, a convincing explanation clarifies what have happened. This cult movie was very original and spooky in 1980. Placed basically in one location and with unknown young actors and actresses, it was indeed a successful low budget movie, copied many times in other films. Today I have just watched it again, now on a recently released DVD, and it is still good to see. I regret the sequels, since the story is very well resolved in a credible way without supernatural. This way, it is much more terrifying and could have stopped right here. My vote is seven.

Friday the 13th is a classic masterpiece, it uses a clever sort of storytelling to hide the identity of the killer as well as who the main character is to the end. For a slasher movie, it's not as bloody as a modern slasher, but it still delivers brutal kills. The music and sound effects are all great. The suspense-building is great as you can kinda figure out when someone's is going to get murdered. And without spoiling anything, the acting of the killer is truly terrifying! Some acting is kind of cheesy but that doesn't change mutch. It has a great atmosphere and after rewatching it, Friday the 13th from 1980 is now one of my favourite horror movies of all time! Overall it's a must see movie with a score of 9/10 from me!