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The original Friday the 13th is a mediocre movie at best
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:08 am
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:08 am
Spinoff of the horror movie tournament thread, but it has to be said.
Anybody that automatically assumes Friday the 13th is good because “it’s the first one” is not a fan of the franchise. It was a poorly made movie to cash in on Halloween’s success and would be forgotten about had it not been for its far more superior sequels which made the character Jason Voorhees an icon. It’s a boring bland uninspired 80s slasher that is unmemorable until Betsy Palmer shows up as Mrs. Voorhees
Sean S Cunningham made the movie to ripoff off Halloween, the writer Victor Miller admittedly stole the plot from the Mario Bava movie A Bay of Blood, and the ending is just a ripoff of Carrie’s ending.
Parts 2, 3, 4 (the consensus best of the franchise btw) 5 and 6 are all better made movies.
I know generally the first is supposed to be the best in a horror franchise but Friday the -3th is truly the exception. It was a cash grab that spawned a franchise in which its sequels perfected the formula.
Anybody that automatically assumes Friday the 13th is good because “it’s the first one” is not a fan of the franchise. It was a poorly made movie to cash in on Halloween’s success and would be forgotten about had it not been for its far more superior sequels which made the character Jason Voorhees an icon. It’s a boring bland uninspired 80s slasher that is unmemorable until Betsy Palmer shows up as Mrs. Voorhees
Sean S Cunningham made the movie to ripoff off Halloween, the writer Victor Miller admittedly stole the plot from the Mario Bava movie A Bay of Blood, and the ending is just a ripoff of Carrie’s ending.
Parts 2, 3, 4 (the consensus best of the franchise btw) 5 and 6 are all better made movies.
I know generally the first is supposed to be the best in a horror franchise but Friday the -3th is truly the exception. It was a cash grab that spawned a franchise in which its sequels perfected the formula.
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 9:13 am
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Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:20 am to Godzilla jr
quote:I'm not a fan and I'm looking at this from the outside, but when the first Ft13th came out I remember it being a huge deal. A bigger deal than Halloween in my circle, to be sure.
It was a poorly made movie to cash in on Halloween’s success and would be forgotten about had it not been for its far more superior sequels which made the character Jason Voorhees an icon.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:28 am to Godzilla jr
It only received praise because it was the first one and sort of unique for its time…
It is not a very good movie.
It is not a very good movie.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:33 am to Godzilla jr
Hopefully people see this and get off their asses and go vote for Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:39 am to Godzilla jr
mediocre is being kind
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:42 am to Godzilla jr
It has good gore effects and Betsy Palmer elevates it over many of the slashers of the time.
That being said, it can be a little tedious. I like the music and POV shots, and understand the tension it was going for, but it is paced way too slow.
I like it, and would call it good, but its not one of the top movies in the franchise.
That being said, it can be a little tedious. I like the music and POV shots, and understand the tension it was going for, but it is paced way too slow.
I like it, and would call it good, but its not one of the top movies in the franchise.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:43 am to Godzilla jr
Holy shite, you're melting in two separate threads about this?
Says who? NOES: DW easily clears NOES, plenty of people prefer Hellraiser 2, Evil Dead 2, Dawn of the Dead, etc. over the first movies in their respective franchises.
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I know generally the first is supposed to be the best in a horror franchise
Says who? NOES: DW easily clears NOES, plenty of people prefer Hellraiser 2, Evil Dead 2, Dawn of the Dead, etc. over the first movies in their respective franchises.
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 9:46 am
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:44 am to Master of Sinanju
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I like it, and would call it good, but its not one of the top movies in the franchise.
I like it as well, and I'd definitely say it's good, but do some of the sequels surpass it? Yes, and I haven't seen any rational person try to argue otherwise.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:46 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
I’ll make a third thread just to piss you off baby boy
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:47 am to Godzilla jr
Do it and I'll have Jason come tie you up and make you watch F13 on repeat.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:49 am to Fewer Kilometers
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but when the first Ft13th came out I remember it being a huge deal.
It was a big deal but not bigger than Halloween overall. Teenagers liked the gore and that’s when cable TV was taking off. Seems like it was on there all the time. Much more than Halloween because a big studio had the distribution rights but Halloween did appear on NBC the year after Friday the 13th released which was a very big deal at the time.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:51 am to WestSideTiger
Black Christmas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Halloween/F13
This is a hill I will die on.
This is a hill I will die on.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:53 am to Godzilla jr
In my original horror movie phase I was very disappointed with it
Nightmare on Elm St wipes the floor with it
Nightmare on Elm St wipes the floor with it
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:09 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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Black Christmas
It’s good but it picked the wrong holiday at the time.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:41 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Black Christmas 1974 is my favorite slasher of all time. It’s so good, and apparently Elvis loved the movie too.
I don’t consider Texas Chainsaw to be a slasher because it throws all the standard slasher conventions out the window
I don’t consider Texas Chainsaw to be a slasher because it throws all the standard slasher conventions out the window
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 10:45 am
Posted on 4/22/26 at 10:44 am to Godzilla jr
ALL the downvotes I can find
Posted on 4/22/26 at 11:12 am to Godzilla jr
Part 4 is the best in the franchise.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:15 pm to rich4pres
I agree, you have Crispin Glover dancing and everything.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:09 pm to Godzilla jr
I agree. Jason Lives will forever be the best Friday the 13th movie. Maybe Friday the 13th part 3. But everything after Jason Lives is where the franchise really kicks it into gear.
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:09 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
Silent Night, Deadly Night is better than Black Christmas.
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