Friday The 13th on DVD (1980)

Friday The 13th - A Solid Slasher Flick

Clamps! from Bristol, UK , 13/05/2004

Friday The 13th (Part One) is a solid slasher film, with some unexpected twists. Rated on its own it builds up slowly to a pulsating climax, but when compared to other members of the horror canon, such as 'Halloween' it falls a little short in tension. The `shaky-cam` style scenes are well worked, as we look through the mystery killer's eyes, while there is plenty of the usual sex-crazed banter from the young Americans. The sound track appears to borrow somewhat from the strings of 'Psycho', but still manages to add something to the proceedings. Plot-wise, the first hour is highly derivative. The crescendo of action and revelation in the final half-hour, however, really captures the imagination. The picture quality on this DVD is crisp and clean, though the sound is a negative, offering only one channel. Overall a recommended horror, but not up to the standards of 'Halloween' or 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.

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what a thriller

A customer from Essex, England , 12/01/2004

this film was great to watch, however it scares you from head to toe.

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Freaky Friday!

Dave Hunt from London, England , 05/02/2004

This film beats expectation by keeping you guessing, no matter how well you think you might know the series.

I had expected much the same sort of film as the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' series. I was relieved to find that Friday the 13th is a far more chilling horror film as the story closely resembles the kind you tell your friends in the dark with a torch illuminating just your face.

The film slowly unravels and keeps a rather big surprise back until the final moments of the movie. The acting is hardly the best I've seen, but then how well do you need to act if you only have a few lines and then get a knife in the throat.

I can't say anything for the most recent Friday the 13th films, but they definately started from a good place (or should that be a bad place - Camp Crystal Lake).

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A Good Start

stuart weir from England - Chatham , 29/02/2004

This film is the foundation for a series that stedily went sour, it has an eerie scary feel to it and has the best climax in my view of all time. really would reccomend

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Must be watched in context

Darren Connor from Bury st edmunds england , 05/06/2005

This film is a great stand alone horror film in the slasher mould.

I am a fan of the whole series misguided or not, I will say that this is the best of them all. Theres plenty of tension and if you have never seen it before then you will not guess who the killer is. Watch it with an open mind and remember when it was made and what other films were about at the time. If like me you watched it when you were 12 you will appreciate how scary this film was/is.

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Majorjon#1 from HEMEL HEMPSTEAD , 06/02/2004

The original slasher flick of the Jason series, if you haven't seen it, the ending may give you a surprise if you don't know who the killer is. Although it makes you jump in places, it loses out to the modern classics such as Scream on account of it just being too predictable, plus it's not as gory or as witty. None the less a good slasher flick that will kill some time, if not some American teenagers.

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