Comments on: Friday the 13th (1980) Review

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:22:00 +0000

I loved Friday the 13th and it remains my all time favorite Horror film of all time. I love Adrienne King ( Alice ) too. She was hot back in the day! My favorite kill was Marcie getting hit in the face with the axe. Awesome movie!!!!!

By: Ray Crowe

Ray Crowe — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:23:44 +0000

Great article! I think that, though Sean Cunningham’s only intention in making this film was to cash in on Halloween, it’s a classic in spite of itself and is full of brooding atmosphere, music, and IMO has much better than average acting from the whole cast compared to other slasher films of its era.

By: robohooker

robohooker — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:46:53 +0000

The first time I saw this movie was as a kid with my grandmother on a midnight viewing on an old Detroit public station. The best part about it is they played it completely uncut! (which I obviously didn’t know until the next time I saw it..) Even though we had to endure commercials the whole time, it was amazing. And my grandma even liked it! I still to this day wish I knew the story on how a low budget Detroit network got it’s hands on an uncut print in the mid 80′s.

By: John Klyza

John Klyza — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:56:19 +0000

I’d love to like it, Cheesy, I really would. It just never jumped at me. Perhaps it’s that lack of connection to the same mainstream success everyone has, that allows my radar to treat the lesser knowns more lovingly. Dunno.

By: Cheeseburger In Hell

Cheeseburger In Hell — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:54:42 +0000

While it’s true that the film lacks any clues to the killer’s identity (which is a bit of a cheat) it does offer loads of spooky atmosphere, a setting shrouded in darkness, gory death scenes, and Kevin Bacon. What’s not to like?

By: John Klyza

John Klyza — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:03:59 +0000

This movie bored me – a mystery with little to no clues!

By: Christopher Youngblood

Christopher Youngblood — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:00:27 +0000

One of the aspects that worked so well in the first Friday was the mystery angle it had going for it. The audience not knowing who the killer was but the victims obviously knowing who their attacker was, gave the film an edge to it. Obviously the rest of the sequels were not able to achieve this other that Part 5 which was a bit absurd anyway.

The mother of all slasher films this film deserves the respect it commands. Businessman or not Sean Cunningham gets an “A” in my book!

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:03:15 +0000

Friday 13th really was responisible for the slasher boom. Slasher movies prior to Friday where mainly released by small indie distributors. Friday was realeased by Paramount a major studio. Friday’s success lead to other major and minor studios to jump on the slasher band-wagon. The slasher movies that came during the 80′s tried to copy Friday and not Halloween even though the latter is often called “the original” slasher.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:01:43 +0000

Thanks Sonny B, I also agree that Sleepaway Camp is a superb slasher movie, one of my all time faves too, I hope they keep the franchise going for at least the next movie if not more.

Mystery slashers top any other kind in my opinion, a group of people dying off and ANYONE could be the killer – need more of these types of horror movies!

By: Christian Sellers

Christian Sellers — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:45:17 +0000

Agreed!