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Release Date: 19 August, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $13.49 You SAVE: $1.50! Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
Friday the 13th Reviews
Don't listen to the critics!
"Friday the 13th" is a typical slasher from the early 80's, only it's better than most. Despite critics, like Roger Ebert and Lenorn Maltin giving it ridicuosly low ratings, it really isn't as bad as they claim. In fact, the scripting, at least, is every bit as good as that of "Halloween"'s, only it isn't as well made and certainly not as original. Almost everyone knows the plot-line, even those who have never seen it, so I won't bother on outlining it. And if you are familiar with it, then you know what just about every "Friday the 13th" is about.
Dated, Corny and CAMPY (No pun intended), but lots of fun.
What is there left to say about the original Friday the 13th flick? Some have called it a horror classic, some have called it a blatant Halloween knockoff, and really, it is a little bit of both. I don't mind when movies copy each other, as long as it is done well, and Friday the 13th tries not to take itself seriously and offers plenty of chills. The story starts off with two camp counselours who wander off to go make love, when suddenly they get axed. Fast forward quite a few years, and that same camp where the murders took place is reopening by the hands of a man by the name Steve Christy. Steve recruits a group of teenagers (or young adults, aging actors, whatever you wanna call it) to help him repair the campsite and open it for business. Well, faster than you can say Madman Marz, killings start happening everywhere and no one has the slightest clue who is doing it all. The movie doesn't gain much momentum until the last 20 minutes, the showdown between the "final girl" and the killer, which is true film genius. The whole sequence is shot very well and the surroundings are used effectively. Friday the 13th overall is a movie that is impossible to hate. It's just dumb fun. However, I recommend you check out Friday the 13th Pt. 2, because in my opinion, it blows this one away.
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