Granted, the original is somewhat of a cult classic and easily one of the most influential horror films ever made, but does anyone feel that in most terms Friday the 13th Part 2 is easily not just a better made film but a better film all around?
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Agreed. It surpassed the original in all aspects that make a great slasher flick ie creative kills, hot chicks, sex and nudity, drugs, strong female hero, frightening and disturbing scenes and comic relief. Not to mention the amazing cinematography. Overall, one of the best Fridsy films IMHO.
sharemike, your comments suck, dude. Only trendy nerds say "kills", real men say deaths
You sound like a hipster.
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Granted, the original is somewhat of a cult classic and easily one of the most influential horror films ever made, but does anyone feel that in most terms Friday the 13th Part 2 is easily not just a better made film but a better film all around?
I agree. The original was arguably boring before Bill's death after which it was brilliant. This one was a much more focussed movie and the ending with Ginny using her head (Rare for a final girl) was refreshing. Jason was also human and got hurt unlike the Superman he became later on.
shareI think the original is better paced. The problem with part 2 is that long flashback opening sequence that is tedious to sit through after one time. In a movie that's only 80 something minutes to begin with, it makes the film feel even shorter. It has some effective scares and Jason is creepy, but the film is too "economical" for me--it feels like an assembly line factory of death with as little exposition as possible just to make sure you know a character's name before they die. Part 3 didn't have the best script, but even that one had more fleshed-out characters like Shelley. Part 2 is just too "breezy"...it's such a short film hampered by that lengthy opening. It feels like you're almost at the climactic chase scene by the time you finish your popcorn.
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Not to me. It isn't even my 2nd favorite of the first four films. I still like it alot of course, and Amy Steel is great.
shareI saw both of them back to back on the same night for the first time in years and was surprised how much I liked Part II more than Part I. Although the graphic death scenes in Part I helped create the modern slasher and the killer broke gender boundaries I still enjoyed Part II more. The lighting, pacing, dialogue, and acting in Part I is all inferior to that of Part II. So in other words, F13 feels like a much cheaper film than it's sequel obviously due it's smaller budget.
shareBut in that light, the original feels so much more real. The picture isn't the most vivid but it's almost like you are watching someone's nightmare.
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