I don't like New Beginning that much if at all. I only remember it for a few good and bad things.

1. The music the girl is dancing to before the fake Jason kills her.

2. The mirror flash by the pretty diner girl.

3. The swear word song the guy sings when the other guy can't get the car started.

4. The outhouse death scene which is yet another reminder of why I don't mess with Mexican food...

5. How fast Dudley (I can't remember his real or actual name in the movie) takes off when he sees the fake Jason.

6. The bad yet funny repeating shot of the group driving to some location.

Totally forgot it was friday the 13th til I got up and there was a horror movie on spike think it was tales from the darkside idk. While we are on the subject which Friday the 13th is it where ole boy keeps having those memories in his head "Tommy"screams a girl "Die" which one is that. Either way thats my least favorite one. I like 6 and 7 the best.

Yeah Tommy has memories of Part 4 The Final Chapter in Part 5. Part 4 is my personal fave. I wasn't too keen on Part 5 really not because there's no Jason but more cos I just didn't enjoy it very much at all maybe cos I loved the Jason in excelsis of Part 4 and part 5 seemed a let down to me after the dizzy heights of Part 4

My problem with the majority of Friday the 13th films is that they push the stupid teenager thing too far. I guess that's why I don't like part 4 that much even though it has great scenes. You should never really want the majority of the characters to get it by Jason.

Jason still cool though. Even if his gimmick has been up awhile. He still one of my faves. I remember when I saw the trailer for the remake how pumped I got specially the way it ended with him swingin the machete into the Camera YEAH good time right there. Though the movie was kind of a let down that trailer and opening was awesome.

Seeing the trailer made me think we were finally going to get the perfect Friday the 13th movie. I couldn't believe how it turned out. A handful of good scenes like that machete scene, the boat dock, and axe throw. But a story that forgot what Jason was all about.

Take the lake/boat dock scene. Why did it happen at all? People were building out there and Jason never did anything but now he does? The writers could have simply added a line with the jerk rich guy saying don't take the boat into the big lake or something.

I was kind of underwhelmed by the recent Friday sequel (as it's not technically a remake). My biggest gripe was that--somehow--it didn't create the feeling of beng isolated in a foresty area. The original film did that really well. The scenes in "town" helped--they illustrated that the closest city wasn't really heavily populated.

The original film was a nicely made but cheap movie, and the cheapness helped, I think. The recent film is a "slick production"...maybe a little too nice-looking?

I believe Roger Ebert said it's the best looking Friday the 13th movie. I think parts 2 and 6 look great. They don't look modern like the remake but they have a reality to them.

I could write a book about what was wrong with the new F13th. I think that the movie finally killed the franchise. They were talking about a sequel with Jason in the snow. Yet another dumb idea.

That's a good point but I find it a bonus if you want the majority of the characters to die in a film rather than be forced and manipulated into caring about them. But each to their own :)

I think it was on one of those horror specials like "His Name Was Jason" or "Slasher Going to Pieces" where they talk about how the slasher/monster became the hero after a few movies. I just believe that's the wrong way to go overall. For some characters they should get it. Especially after breaking the rules. It sucks when those characters survive too. Like the practical joker in Friday the 13th Part 2 who is saved by his own drunken stupidity. But for example in the Friday the 13th remake, I didn't care about the movie after one character got the machete in the back. That was the writers showing me that they wanted to change the rules without making their own new rules.

You make some very valid points-you are right that it is extremely annoying when they change the rules in sequels in a way making them lose their authenticity and believability-excellent example about the Friday the 13th remake I truly despised it-I found nothing to like about it and I think it has killed the series off completely now.

What is your favorite Friday the 13th movie?
 

The first horror film I saw was Friday the 13th, I was five at the time. In the years since, I have seen every other Friday the 13th film (many of the films in the original series at least thirty times) and Jason Voorhees remains my favorite horror movie villain. Personally, my favorite was Friday the 13th Part VII because it was basically Carrie (another great horror film) versus Jason and it featured some really good kills. Also, this was the first film that Kane Hodder portrayed Jason (clearly the best actor to play the role of Jason). Which Friday the 13th film is your favorite?

I have already mentioned my favorite film in the series. My second favorite was Friday the 13th Part VI because I thought it was pretty entertaining. Also, Jason officially becomes immortal and unlike some of the other films, I thought the acting in this film was actually pretty good. My third favorite was Friday the 13th Part III because it is the first film that Jason gets his mask and includes some pretty creative kill scenes. My fourth favorite would be Friday the 13th (1980) because it is the original film with Betsy Palmer. In fact, it was actually a good psychological thriller (A fusion of the slasher formula and Psycho in reverse). Overall, the series is very entertaining and holds up really well and I think one of the things that helps it do that (other than Jason) are the creative kill scenes. I will agree the series has major flaws, such as story continuity and a number of bad performances, but still it is a really enjoyable series (even if it is not entirely original. The remake was absoloutely terrible, even the worst Friday the 13th film in the original series looks like an Academy Award worthy film in comparison.

100% agreed the sequels had some flaws but compared to the shitty remake they look like masterpieces. It has killed the series completely for me.

I was watching or reading something, I can't remember what. But it cracked me up. Basically the person noticed about the first 3 or 4 I believe, Friday the 13th movies that they are all happening around the same time. All these murders. And the cops are still almost treating it like no big deal. How if this was real, it would be on all the TV channels and the government would be involved. I just thought it was funny that Jason practically has his way with almost everyone.

Not all movies are suppose to be believable. I never remember hearing how they wanted to make friday the 13th mirror reality...

What do you mean mirror reality?

Surprised I never posted in this thread before, I'm a long-time fan of the series and it got me into Horror at a young age. I'd rank them all:


The Final Chapter
Jason Lives
Part 2
The New Blood
Part 3
Part 1
Reboot
Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes To Hell
Freddy Vs. Jason
Jason X

You missed out Part 5: A New Beginning.

Whoops. Re-ranking with the entire set:


The Final Chapter
Jason Lives
Part 2
The New Blood
Part 3
Part 1
Reboot
A New Beginning
Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes To Hell
Freddy Vs. Jason
Jason X


4 and 6 I alternate on as my ultimate favorite and I also tend to rotate between 5 and the reboot with their placement.

People on horror sites and on the other forum are talking about a new Friday the 13th coming out soon. One of the V/H/S directors is supposed to be directing. The guy who made the vampire/batlike creature girl segment. People are assuming that means found footage. I'm not pleased at all with this.

I just finished my Friday the 13th collection on DVD. I would like to add to it but the way things are going Jason X will probably be the last Friday the 13th movie I own. Unless you count Freddy vs. Jason. Which is only Friday the 13th for the first few opening minutes.

One of the greatest film franchises ever.

friday the 13th
 

i quit seeing this one after 3

Unfortunate if true.

It seems like people aren't into soundtracks much here. I searched Friday the 13th, soundtracks, records, vinyl, and nothing showed up. I sadly missed this release. I guess I don't check normal horror sites or the Friday the 13th franchise site enough. But this vinyl record LP is way out of my price range now. It's a blood filled Friday the 13th vinyl record. It looks really good.

http://instagram.com/p/taYY60OitD/

#1 Flick: Friday the 13th pt.9 Jason Goes To Hell
Great oldskool "wet" special effects
Great cameos from other horror flicks: Evil Dead (book)
:Nightmare on Elm St. (glove)
Great opening scene
Demonic possession
Bizzare physical confrontations
Great oldskool "drawn on the film special effects"

All come together to make this one Numero Uno!