Here's my take on the F13th series.
The original was a cheap and quick cash in on what Halloween created. The result was a luke warm mess in my opinion. When compared to the other classic slasher counterparts (NOES, HALLOWEEN,
TCM) this film severely lacks in many areas. I give credit for the twist, but in reality it makes me questions the logistics of how some of the deaths were achieved.
As for the sequels, I feel like the genuine consensus is that Part 4 and Part 6 are the top two. Both Tommy Jarvis entries. The 6th one, I BELIEVE is the first one to actually deal with children at a camp. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Part 5 was directed by Danny Steinmann who claims they were basically directing a porno. It feels the sleaziest and as per accounts from people on the set, had some hard core drug use from basically everyone involved. It has some pretty cool kills and fun moments but is the black sheep of the series due to two elements: The killer reveal and the Jarvis ending. In retrospect, I appreciate the effort with the killer, but the the film in no way earns the Jarvis ending whatsoever. To the point that they retconned it for the next film, Jason Lives.
I feel like I remember the LEAST amount of stuff from The New Blood.
When we get to Jason Takes Manhattan, a lot of people were upset that the Manhattan parts were only in the last bits of the film, it should have been called Jason Takes a Boat Trip. The series obviously strayed very far from the seriousness and grounded aspects of the original (I'll throw in the sequel too) and leaned heavily into the camp (no pun intended) and sleaziness of it all. I much prefer Myers or Kruger as villains, yet I return to the Friday movies the most often. Is it safe to say that none of the Friday movies reach the heights of Halloween or NOES, but it also doesn't reach the lows?
Jason X...looks like a made for TV movie. Freddy VS Jason took too long to come out and despite an interesting story, has issues balancing the humour.
Everything after 6 were the filmmakers trying their best to make the films a bit different. Psychic powers, New York, Parasite worm, SPACE...None of them really worked. I wish one of these movies went the fan made picture route, Never Hike Alone has Jason taking people out during the winter.
The F13th remake wasn't THAT bad. It took an interesting route and merged all 3 first entries into one film, has a memorable sex scene and actually killed off a character I thought was going to make it to the end.
So which Friday do I prefer? Jason Lives. It takes all the elements that the series is known for and blends them together in a pretty entertaining and funny film. It boarders parody, but walks that line pretty well.
The original was a cheap and quick cash in on what Halloween created. The result was a luke warm mess in my opinion. When compared to the other classic slasher counterparts (NOES, HALLOWEEN,
TCM) this film severely lacks in many areas. I give credit for the twist, but in reality it makes me questions the logistics of how some of the deaths were achieved.
As for the sequels, I feel like the genuine consensus is that Part 4 and Part 6 are the top two. Both Tommy Jarvis entries. The 6th one, I BELIEVE is the first one to actually deal with children at a camp. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Part 5 was directed by Danny Steinmann who claims they were basically directing a porno. It feels the sleaziest and as per accounts from people on the set, had some hard core drug use from basically everyone involved. It has some pretty cool kills and fun moments but is the black sheep of the series due to two elements: The killer reveal and the Jarvis ending. In retrospect, I appreciate the effort with the killer, but the the film in no way earns the Jarvis ending whatsoever. To the point that they retconned it for the next film, Jason Lives.
I feel like I remember the LEAST amount of stuff from The New Blood.
When we get to Jason Takes Manhattan, a lot of people were upset that the Manhattan parts were only in the last bits of the film, it should have been called Jason Takes a Boat Trip. The series obviously strayed very far from the seriousness and grounded aspects of the original (I'll throw in the sequel too) and leaned heavily into the camp (no pun intended) and sleaziness of it all. I much prefer Myers or Kruger as villains, yet I return to the Friday movies the most often. Is it safe to say that none of the Friday movies reach the heights of Halloween or NOES, but it also doesn't reach the lows?
Jason X...looks like a made for TV movie. Freddy VS Jason took too long to come out and despite an interesting story, has issues balancing the humour.
Everything after 6 were the filmmakers trying their best to make the films a bit different. Psychic powers, New York, Parasite worm, SPACE...None of them really worked. I wish one of these movies went the fan made picture route, Never Hike Alone has Jason taking people out during the winter.
The F13th remake wasn't THAT bad. It took an interesting route and merged all 3 first entries into one film, has a memorable sex scene and actually killed off a character I thought was going to make it to the end.
So which Friday do I prefer? Jason Lives. It takes all the elements that the series is known for and blends them together in a pretty entertaining and funny film. It boarders parody, but walks that line pretty well.
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