Clearly, the team behind “Friday the 13th” expected at least to make a reasonable profit out of it, but I seriously doubt that anyone involved in the making of this film even considered the possibilit...
A review by inaneswine
4.0
Written by inaneswine on 2 / Nov / 2017
Some films benefit with time, maturing and holding a nostalgic charm. Others rot like a bad apple, like _Friday the 13th_. Perhaps I had to be alive in 1980 to actually appreciate this one, but it is ...
A review by Gimly
7.0
Written by Gimly on 5 / Sep / 2018
Certainly not the first slasher movie, but arguably the most influential.
This original film stands alongside _Part V: A New Beginning_ as the only two movies in a 12 film long franchise where they...
A review by Wuchak
8.0
Written by Wuchak on 4 / Jul / 2019
***The beginning of the most successful slasher franchise***
Released in May, 1980, "Friday the 13th" was produced in the wake of the success of 1978's "Halloween" and also shares elements of "Carr...
A review by JPV852
8.0
Written by JPV852 on 6 / Sep / 2019
Seems only fitting to watch this today and still holds up really well and Betsy Palmer was really creepy. Have to think a newer generation of teens or those in their early 20s probably would find this...