But those franchises had solid pedigree; Friday the 13th was ALWAYS a shameless rip-off of Halloween. It was creatively bankrupt by design, but the movies are still enjoyable because the creators mostly managed to have fun with them. But there's really nowhere to go but up, with a remake of something like Friday the 13th. RELATED: 5 Reasons Why Friday The 13th Is The Most Iconic Slasher Franchise (& 5 Why It's Nightmare On Elm Street) The main reason that slasher movies are so terrifying is that they are more relatable. Stories are often on the news about instances involving knives and similar weapons, which is why these types of movies are so scary to watch The first Friday the 13th movie debuted in 1980 capitalizing on the slasher genre's rising popularity and spawned a total of twelve films, including a 2009 remake and crossover with Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street. Jason Voorhees, the hockey-mask-wearing killer, serves a the driving force of the franchise, even though the A group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake, which has a grim past, are stalked by a mysterious killer. Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan. Votes: 154,928 | Gross: $39.75M. Three days late, but better late than never - Friday the 13th (1980) In 1981 I was going to choose this option and regret that I didn't. I thought the remake was really good actually despite what Wikipedia says. Bigger budget, the cast were excellent. My only criticism is that it's more action packed than actual horror. However, I honestly don't know why it wasn't picked up for a sequel immediately after. This is my order of all of the Friday the 13th movies from worst to best, including the remake and Freddy vs Jason. 12. Jason goes to hell IX 11. Jason takes manhattan VIII 10. Friday the 13th III 9. A new beginning V 8. Freddy vs Jason 7. Jason X 6. Friday the 13th 5. Friday the 13th II 4. Friday the 13th (2009) 3. A new blood VII 2. Jason The main difference between it and most of the franchise is that it's actually shot pretty well. Like Shreddy said, I haven't seen much hate on here about it. Mostly towards remakes and reboots in general. I think it's a solid entry in the F13 franchise. They could have taken out the explicitly remake-y parts (mask reintroduction, re-enactments Counting Ronny Yu's 2003 mash-up film "Freddy vs. Jason" and a remake in 2009, there have been twelve "Friday the 13th" movies to date. There would likely have been more by now -- poetically The opening kill from an unmade Friday the 13th sequel has been revealed, featuring a character named Val being brutally killed by Jason Voorhees. The script had an extended winter opening mAXy.

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