The best friday the 13th .
Ive always loved this one the best.
dont exactly know what it was about this particular one.
But this one is great.
Indeed it is.
2, 3 and 8 are my favorites.
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This was my first Friday the 13th.
Why would my parents let me watch this at 11 years old and 10 at night is beyond me.
Haha, totally agree. I remember renting this around that time. The dream scene with Jason's bloody face grinning maniacally through that dirty window, and then him busting through the front door and rushing toward Chris, who was hung up on driftwood, really terrified me. The night that I rented it my parents decided to do a "the house is on fire" drill, so I had to practice getting my little sister out of bed and walking outside. We lived in the country, and Jason Voorhees was VERY much on my mind as I stood out there in the dark, haha.
shareSaw it when I was 12 in 3-D and it's still my favorite one.
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i seen it at the same age :)
i seen it in 06, i was 12. and i love it.
I saw it in 3D in '82, when first released! In all honesty, it was the greatest experience I ever had in a movie theater. I knew even then no sequel would ever top it and I haven't changed my mind yet.
Yeah, I heard there were limited showings in 2006. Apparently, the experience was a blast for you too.
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Agreed. It's always been my favorite one.
This one was the debut of the infamous hockey mask.
It feels very 80s, if that makes sense. That's definitely why I like it. I also really like that Jason gets his hockey mask in this one, and the addition of the bikers was fun.
A bit of the old ultraviolence...
It's funny you'd say that; for me, the series didn't really "enter the 80s" until part 4. There, the dialogue had a snappy John Hughes vibe, the sex mania of the characters was even more off the charts, Joseph Zito brought some real polish to the execution, Corey Feldman + Crispin Glover, etc.
Despite having been shot in 82, this one feels late 70s to me, part of the cultural changeover period. The dope smokers are on-the-nose hippies, the characters almost talk like real people (albeit not the most interesting people) and aside from Shelly, mostly act like grown-ups.
Part of what I like about the first three is their willingness to embrace the lo-fi. Steve Miner isn't going to win any directing accolades, and he knows it, so he just turns on the camera and films the actors saying their lines. Somehow it makes the viewer feel less safe than during subsequent movies. The first one accomplishes this best, which is why it remains my favourite, but I love them all up until 7 really.
There were certainly some '80s things in 1982, but yeah, pop culture still leaned a little more '70s overall.
shareI agree, this one still has that 70's feel to it, and it's not until Final Chapter where it starts to feel and look 80's.
shareDon't forget about the disco vibe in the opening scene!
shareIt had some of the better character development of the series. Even the bikers and the opening kills all had some pretty fleshed out personalities.
It isn't until the next one that the cardboard characters really start popping up hard. The banana girl is the biggest offender of the series in that regard.
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