I'm watching Friday the 13th in reverse: 8-1.

Apparently not!

I'm on part 3 now.

OP sounds sexy and fun.

I am.

Which one are you on now OP?

.tnuc diputs uoy, suolaej ton er'ew, oN

I'm with R2! And yes I am so jealous! I wish I was doing this right now. It's inspiring.

Do join our poll, sweetie.

Alice Cooper should be winning.

My favourite is Part 3. I hated Part 9 (Jason Goes To Hell).

I'm starting over! I just watched part 8.

The actor in this is so cute, too bad he's way into religion.

Wasn't the final girl in the first one from Captain & Tenielle?

Part 7. It's Carrie meets Jason, tho.

I actually love Part 7 and find it woefully underrated.

It was the first Friday the 13th I ever saw in the theater and I was enthralled. It also made me gay for Kevin Spirtas, who is now openly gay himself.

R11 So damn sexy.

Thanks for the input R12. I didn't know that!

All the guys from part 7 are gay.

Awesome! Part 7 I believe is the highest rated sequel in the franchise.

[quote]All the guys from part 7 are gay.

I thought the cutest was the guy who was the sci-fi nerd. Was the pot smoking guy gay? I think he might be the only straight male, aside from Kane Hodder, in that film.

This guy?

Yeah, that's him. I was 11 when I saw it in the theater and thought he was adorable.

He is cute.

I think I read in the Crystal Lake Memories book that he was one of the gay ones.

I think giving Tina telekinetic powers was Friday the 13th's way of copying the success of Elm Street 3: the Dream Warriors.

My favorite is "Mesmer's Bauble"

Nope, not jealous but incredulous. Incredulous over how morons who confuse the words "jealous" and "envious."

I liked part 7 too. A lot of it ended up on the cutting room floor, which is why I think it wasn't so well received.

I didn't know that R25.

R26 The Friday 13th movies were specifically reviled by the MPAA in the late 80s over the perceived level of violence they had got away in earlier entries, so the movies from part 5 onwards were subject to far heavier censorship than parts 1-4.

Part 4 was the goriest and tricked the MPAA into passing it as an R. They filmed a lot more gore than was ever intended to be used, and then submitted the whole thing to the MPAA knowing they'd reject it and tell them to "cut something" without specifying what (as the MPAA have a tendency to do). They cut out all the extra gore and went back to them, telling them they'd cut out a huge amount (which was true), and were then given a rating.

It's the only entry in the series which is entirely uncut, but the MPAA caught on to the ruse and started to demand detailed lists of cuts for the later movies, that's why parts 5 - 8 are so bloodless.

Is that a form of dyslexia? Watching backwards in sequence? Because my mother's entire generation had that!

Wow. Thanks, R27. I'll pay attention to the bloodlessness in part 6 tonight.

The bloodlessness of part 6 has more to do with the director than MPAA, R29.

While watching the series you can play "catch the soap opera actor".

The series has TONS of soap actors in the films.

Even the creator of F13, writer Victor Miller, became a big soap opera writer from 1982 starting with One Life to Live until 2007 with All My Children.

Here are the unedited death scenes in Part 6.

Thanks R32! Was the director hoping for more a family friendly Friday or something?

My favorite Friday guys

Part 1 Harry Crosby Part 2 Russell Todd Part 3 Jeffrey Rogers Part 4 Peter Barton Part 5 John Shepard Part 6 Thom Matthews Part 7 Kevin Blair Part 8 Scott Reeves Part 9 Michael Silver Part X Barna Moricz F v J Jesse Hutch Remake Travis Van Winkle

The MPAA make him trim the scenes.

Is Scott Reeves still married to fellow soap actress and religious freak Melissa Reeves from Days of Our Lives?

Didn't he agree with her on the Chic Fil A controversy back in 2012?

His ass was let go from General Hospital soon after...

Part 6 now!

Tommy Jarvis is an interesting character in franchise film. He went from Corey Feldman, to some awkward - almost mute geek in part 5, to hot stud in part 6.

Feldman should continued to play this role. It's weird he didn't and I can't help but think he turned the role down because he was "too good for it"? This was before Stand By Me and Goonies. Still, money in the bank and a franchise he could still be doing, even possibly today.

"You in showbusiness, kid because you sure know how to make an entrance".

Omg, what a HORRIBLE line!

[quote]This was before Stand By Me and Goonies. Still, money in the bank and a franchise he could still be doing, even possibly today.

Part 5, in which Corey appeared briefly at the beginning, was the same year as The Goonies and right at the cusp of his career blowing up. From that point on in the '80s he was constantly working on other movies (Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, License To Drive, etc.) so it's unlikely that he'd return to do another F13th movie. Besides, they aged Tommy from a teen to a 20-something year old in part 5, so it's only natural that an adult would continue to play him.

[quote]He went from Corey Feldman, to some awkward - almost mute geek in part 5, to hot stud in part 6.

Are you kidding? That mute geek (John Shepherd) was a hot stud too!

If Feldman was written out, that's one thing, but if he turned down the roles, that's another. He should reprise his role at Tommy Jarvis.

That being said, Part 6 was where they used the REAL Jason and not an imposter like in Part 5 that upset a lot of fans, from what I've read.

He is hot R40. I take it back.

John Robert Dixon from pt 5 was a hottie too

Tommy Jarvis went from sensitive guy in part 5 to douche bag in part 6. I should have said.

Noticing all of the bloodlessness in part 6. Shout out to that poster who told me to look out for it.

Is part 6 the one where that camper gets bashed against a tree while rolled up in his sleeping bag?

Part 6 does have that kickass back-breaking death though.

Cort from part 6 is cute.

It does R47. Unfortunately, Cort just bit the dust.

Tony Goldwyn, also in part 6, and of course-very, very hot.

Part 6 has one of the hottest Jason actors/stuntmen too--CJ Graham...

Yummy CJ

CJ was Jason in part 6, no?

Yep, thanks R51.

The little girl just handed a bloody machete to the camp counselor and she had no reaction to it, she just sets it down like nothing. 😂

[quote]CJ was Jason in part 6, no?

Yep, that's what I meant. CJ, along with Warrington Gillette (part 3) and Ken Kirzinger (Freddy Vs Jason) are the hottest Jasons.

Sorry, Warrington was in pt 2.

The otherwise rubbish Jason Takes Manhattan has what is arguably the best F13th theme song...

It DOES, R58! I love that song!

You know, I watch Jason Takes Manhattan only for that song. I love it.

"Don't clown around".

"I'm not the one with the red nose".

The lines are so hokey in part 6 lol!

It's a GREAT track. Even better that they play the entire song at the beginning of the movie.

Tommy, in part 6 just said that Jason drown in 1957?

It is GREAT, R62. Thanks for that link! I meant to look for it when watched Jason Takes Manhattan Monday night and I forgot!

^^sure thing!

😊.

I thought Jason was just a little boy in 1980. Huh, had no ideas he drowned all the way back in 1957.

There are so many plot holes between 5 and 6. In 5 Jason was supposedly cremated, but in 6 he was buried and resurrected from the ground.

Contrary to what little consensus exists for these films, I LOVE Part V and it may very well be my favorite of the series (Part 8 is close second). With Part V there's never a dull moment. It's such a weird, consistently amusing, groovy little audience - pleaser of a film that it makes me wish Danny Steinmann (Savage Streets) hadn't had such a truncated career due to a motorcycle accident. First of all, it's a genuine mystery with a resolution so absurd as to render the whole film overtly comedic in retrospect. I've seen it many times and I'm still not quite sure what the villain (spoiler: not Jason!) was thinking. Then there are the dozens of entertaining moments sprinkled throughout: goth chick Violet doing a hilarious robot dance alone in her room; a tense, well - directed exchange between two unstable teens at the halfway house; a little boy improbably manning a bulldozer and coming after Jason with it; an amusing, self - aware moment in which Steinmann has a female character stoically pull down her top and expose her breasts in a mirror to no one but the audience (apparently this was his F - You to the producers, with whom he had major squabbles over content requirements); the most obnoxious redneck mother and son in film history; a full - on chainsaw vs. machete fight; it goes on and on. This film is midnight madness, audience participation heaven.

Part 5 is their 'season of the witch' moment which makes sense to lead to plot holes

I love that Dudley is in part 5. That mother and son was so obnoxious. Till tomorrow for part 5.

R68, the fake Jason was cremated?

Jason is currently dead and at the bottom of the lake till telekinesis revives him!

Corey Feldman did his cameo in part 5 on a day off from the Goonies.

Thank you, Stuttering Jake/R69! I'll have to consider all of your thoughts tomorrow. I'm sure I'll see it in a while different light. Yes, I remember Goth Chick dancing in her room alone!

R74 Violet the "goth chic" from part V gets killed while dancing in front of a Madonna poster in her room.

I wonder if the producers had to pay Madonna?

Jealous? Yes. But not of you. Ever.

I'm jealous of F-13th Part 1 and an alternate universe allowing Jason to pull you into the screen and ensure your slow demise by axe, arrows and lake water.

The audience would cheer as you plead for your life while the arrows through your sternum pin you to the dock. The axe would strike horrifically close to your rolls of neck fat and lower body but never touch you. The damaged wood would cave and you fall into the lake water unable to move. Blood and fear would summon the gators.

As the gators feast, Jason would paddle away in his canoe and disappear into the night like John List.

R76 thinks he's the clever one at the party but no one invited him.

I do not care for people who consider graphic malevolent violence as entertaining. I'm glad that I know none of you.

I always felt bad for the wheelchair guy in part 2. Life was hard enough, then he had to get a machete to the face.

Yes, r37, Tommy Jarvis is the most recurring protagonist/victim in the Friday the 13th franchise.

I think John Shephard is a smoking "hot stud" myself, but I agree his whupped personality as the character was NOT hot.

I'm very grateful they replaced Corey Feldman and flash-forwarded to Tommy Jarvis as a young man. The protagonist should be a young adult and the later actors were MUCH hotter than the punk bitch that Feldman still seems like today.

BTW, r37, Corey Feldman doesn't get to decide which movies he gets cast in.

Otherwise, every movie would have Corey Feldman and life would suck!

There is almost no chance Feldman could have been re-cast as Tommy Jarvis when the Friday the 13th producers and directors chose to flash-forward in Tommy's life much older than Feldman.

Why do you want to watch that lame, rat weasel anyway?

No, r46, that was part 7.

"Cort" from Part 6 was none other than actor Tom Fridley, COUSIN of Ms. John Travolta!

His fuck scene with the stereo on in the Winnebego was one of the formative sexual impressions of my youth — it DEFINITELY pushed me towards gay when I saw it on VHS.

I lost my anal virginity years later as a bottom in the cowgirl position, just like Cort's scene partner in the movie — subconscious fantasy?

This scene is still really hot to me.

Alice Cooper's "Man Behind the Mask" song from Part 6 is my favorite song in the franchise.

Yes, r63, they've been saying Jason drowned in 1957 since Part 1.

Only the reboot reimagined Jason's youth in the '80s.

I can't enjoy Part 5 even as camp very much. Maybe with pot!

Is r76 saying he's a serial killer?

[Quote] Part 4 was the goriest and tricked the MPAA into passing it as an R. They filmed a lot more gore than was ever intended to be used, and then submitted the whole thing to the MPAA knowing they'd reject it and tell them to "cut something" without specifying what (as the MPAA have a tendency to do).

I guess it wasn't my imagination when i thought part 4 was particularly gory. That scene in the beginning with the nurse was pretty brutal.

I think Travis Van Winkle and John Shephard are the hottest guys to ever appear in the franchise.

But Van Winkle never got to show off his killer physique in the reboot, so I give it to John Shephard for the win.

The Travis that Friday the 13th fans missed:

R34 I agree with every one of your choices.

I read in the Crystal Lake Memories book that the original male lead in part 8 was recast at the last minute because he acted too gay. Don't remember if they mentioned him by name.

But you can still catch lots of Van Winkle's bod in another horror flick called 247°F.

He does the entire movie shirtless!

The commentary track for part 5 is probably the most entertaining one ever. I was sad to hear that the director passed away shortly after.

I think r76 is trying to say they hate horror movies and their fans.

Danny Steinmann, the director of part 5, also directed the Linda Blair grindhouse trash classic Savage Streets.

R69 You forgot this infamous scene from part 5.

[quote][R68], the fake Jason was cremated?

In part 5 they mentioned the real Jason being cremated, but in part 6 he was buried.

R95 that scene is hilarious.

The Alice Cooper song is totally inferior to Darkest Side of the Night.

Actor Lee Coleman originally was cast as the male lead in part 8

Three cast members of Part 5 at last weekends Texas Frightmare Weekend. John Shepard turned into a DILF.

There's supposed to be an even bigger part 5 reunion later this year at another horror convention.

I know there is a big part 2 reunion in Indianapolis in Sept. I haven't heard of another one for Part 5.

"Darkest Side of Night" isn't about Jason, or anything, explicitly.

Alice Cooper is iconic, his song is catchier and it's an anthem for Jason. Plus, it has the "Kill-kill, ma-ma" sound effects!

But you're going to have a tough time convincing Datalounge any Jason song is better than Harry Manfredini's funky score for Part III.

They let Marta Kober out of jail? For a while she was squatting in Hancock Park buildings and stealing people's mail and identities. Total drug addict. Have you seen what she looks like today? Truly horrifying.

Marta looks like she's about 80. She has been in Oregon more recently and arrested several more times. She's all over the place, in more ways than one.

Does it spell R E D R U M, OP?

Marta Kober at the last convention she attended a few years ago.

She's almost there.

It's a damn shame Paramount just cancelled the re-reboot AGAIN.

The original franchise is a classic. Same with Nightmare on Elm Street. Why mess with them?

[quote]"Darkest Side of Night" isn't about Jason, or anything, explicitly. Alice Cooper is iconic, his song is catchier and it's an anthem for Jason. Plus, it has the "Kill-kill, ma-ma" sound effects!

So what that it's not about Jason? It captures the spirit of dread perfectly while remaining catchy as hell (catchier than the cheesy Cooper song for sure). Everything about DSOTN is great, from the lyrics to the guitar and synth work to the Phil Collins-esque drums.

I met Kane Hodder at a con once and he put his big hands around my neck when we posed for a photo. He was totally macking on this hot blonde chick and was asking if there were any local strip clubs.

Was at a convention in Tampa last Sept. Marta Kober was there. I was in line at the table next to her. She was talking to a young man who was sitting with her. One of her handlers called him over and said guest can't sit at the tables because of the money issue. When he went back to the table, his cell phone was gone. He asked Marta about it and she said she had no idea, then took her purse and high tailed it out of the room. I saw him later and asked if he got it back and he said he hadn't. Very odd.

Love all the comic con posts. Please, share more!

There has been lots of gossip about Marta on various FT13th sites. Apparently she grifts all over the place, Alaska even, and tells everyone she encounters who she is and her past fame and to google her. She's very proud of her breasts and likes showing them off (along with the cherry tattoo). And for more money, you can see (and get) more apparently. Eww.

I know Friday the 13th series isn't known for it's strong acting, but the "actress" Rachel Howard, who played "Chili" in part 3 has to the worst of them all. I watch this clip whenever I need a laugh.

She's a psychiatrist now, found religion and regrets doing the movie. She refused to be interviewed for any of the FT13th books or documentaries.

Oh my, R117, that is pretty bad!

The classics will always be there, 111.

Fans want new material. They want to see Jason go on new adventures. I totally welcome reboots if they're done well.

Some are better than the originals, like Mad Max.

Phil Collins, r112?

That is some basic bitchery and the song is soft rock for soft pussies.

ANYWHO, to each his own.

That's true R119. Well played.

None of movies in this series is great or even good, but Parts 1 & 2 are the only ones I can watch. Part 3 I can make it through but it's pretty bad. I've never made it all the way through any of the others. The worst has to be the one where Jason is on a spaceship in the future. I made it about 20 minutes into that one before I gave up.

I agree, Jason X might have been the worst -- but Freddy Vs. Jason was pretty, damn bad.

I think Parts 1, 2, 6 and 7 were all good, but not great.

I thought Amy Steel was a terrific heroine/final girl in Part 2. Good actress, smart and likable.

It's too bad she didn't come back for Part 3 because the acting in that one was horrendous.

The Final Chapter was the first one I experienced on the big screen as a 10yo.

That makes me partial to that installment, with its fun cast and wild ending...

R124 Agree . Amy Steel is my favorite of all the girls .

OMG look who's getting a video game this month!

r76 will be thrilled!

Chris, the final girl from part 3 was so annoying, you almost wanted Jason to kill her. They should've made Debbie or even Vera (although she was a very stiff actress) the final girl instead.

R124 and R126, I agree about Amy Steel being the best of the women in jeopardy. She was also the first one to face Jason since Janson's mother was the killer in Part 1. The producers wanted to bring Amy back for Part 3, but Amy's agents convinced her she should hold out for "bigger and better things." Amy did go on to have a so-so career in television.

R117, the guy that played Jason in Part 3 said they had to shoot that scene like 20 times because of Rachel.

I didn't realize until recently that Vera in Part 3 is Bernie's girlfriend in Weekend At Bernie's Bernie was the crooked psychiatrist in Part 7.

I would like to see people that never do conventions finally show up like Jeffrey Rogers from Part 3.

Jeffrey Rogers is a doctor now, don't think he will do a convention.

Someone found a video of him on youtube at a medical seminar. He still looks pretty good.

WEHT OP?

He was supposed to watch Part 5 tonight!

If you can't survive a Jason marathon, how could you ever survive Jason!

Not OP, but I'll watch part 5 for Ethel's stew, Demon and Anita's outhouse duet, and Violet's robot dancing. Love the song by Pseudo Echo too.

R130 I can only imagine how bad those other take are if what they used was the best they could get.

I'm glad Paramount cancelled the reboot. I read a script review of it and it had a lot to do with Jason's origin story, which didn't work when Halloween tried to do that. Jason is such a low-rent character that if they tried to demystify him it would take all the fun out of it. I don't need to know his Daddy was a drunk, nor do I have any interest in empathizing with him.

If the hype for the new ultra-faithful, 80's set video game is any indication, it's that people want to see Jason the way they know him and love him. Hopefully it'll be a big success and they'll greenlight a new movie with this approach. I've always wanted to see a sequel that takes place in the snow. That's something new for the series, but would fit in well with the other films.

I always loved the casting of the earlier segments. Good looking, ethnic East Coast actors. Not only were they relatable, there was something sexier about them than the generic Abercrombie models in the remake.

The actors from the first two parts were NY based actors. After that, they used mostly LA based actors. Most of actors from the 80s Friday movie wouldn't even be considered for the reboots.

I've met quite a few actors from the series at conventions and they have all been very nice. Of the final girls, I've met Adrienne King and Amy Steel the most times. They are both very sweet. Amy Steel is just like her on screen persona. She's the best. I've met Dana Kimmell and Kimberly Beck once. They too were very nice. All four looked great. Older but natural. None of them altered their faces beyond recognition. All the Jason actors are great guys. They are really fun to talk to and they really get into it. It's always funny seeing these people after so many years. Most have not acted since the 80's so it can be quite a shock to suddenly see them 30 years later. They usually sit at a table with someone who handles the money, and a few times I was not sure which was which. Tiffany Helm who played Violet in part 5 was one of those cases. She looked so different.

R133, OP here. Sorry! Part V was not shown on my marathon! It skips part V for some reason. 😞

Yes, R136. When they humanize the villains, it ruins them. They did that with Pinhead.

But, I will buy Part V and watch it tonight!

The actors and actresses from the East Coast filmed first 2 F13 movies came from the NYC theatre scene and the know defunct NYC soap opera scene.

Casting director Barry Moss has said in interviews that they purposely went after actors with soap experience since it showed that they could memorize a lot of dialogue and know where to hit their marks. Also soaps were HUGE in the early 80s so since they couldn't afford "stars" getting an actor who has soaps fans for a following was a win as well to being people into the movies

Amy Steel's, Ginny part 2, work as Trudy on Guiding Light, opposite John Wesley Shipp, is still up on YouTube from 1981.

What marathon are you watching, r140?

Anyone can watch Part 5 for free.

On Comcast.

I agree about a Friday the 13th that takes place in the wintertime. That would be cool.

Jason Vs Predator

JVP!

Jason's entire life was based around summer camp.

A winter act wouldn't work since he hibernated during that time.

R148, a lot of people go to lakehouses around the holidays for winter sports like ice skating and skiing. Snow and the cold would make for some interesting new conflicts.

There are about nine films where he attacks campers in a summer setting. I think they could switch things up without changing the series' narrative too much. I'm sure he'd kill any teenager he encountered, despite the season.

I don't remember any line from the movies stating that he hibernated during this time.

His murderous rampage represents him playing out his revenge fantasy on a loop.

He drowned in the summer and 'wakes up' during that time as a psycho killer.

The ski bunnies in winter wouldn't trigger his revenge fantasy...

I don't personally endorse it, but I concede it wouldn't be any worse than Manhattan or space!

Jason Takes Antarctica. I like that.

You can do Jason Vs. Predator on Mortal Kombat X!

So sad to have to resort to gimmicks.

Part V bitches! Here we goooooooooo!

Run Corey, run!

They used the blue mask instead of red. Foreshadowing for this not being Jason.

The chubby guy in the blue hoodie molested Cory Haim?

These lines are awful.

I think Nightmare on Elm Street ripped off F13V. It has a similar story structure: Kids in the looney bin vs kids in a looney camp. Both have goth chicks.

Nightmare on Elm Street 3, that is.

That's hardly a fresh idea to be 'stolen'

Dean said he's not planning on making any more porn but would consider it under the right circumstances.

He said he got a psychology degree and a nutritional science diploma and is launching a life coach business. Does that include sex with him?

I read Nick Antosca's script (the one they turned down in favor of that HORRID origin script and it was 100 times better. It reminded me of Aliens vs. Alien. It was action packed. I was SO disappointed when the reboot was cancelled UNTIL I read that shitty script. We lucked out. But now in a few years they can do it right!

Whoops, wrong thread.

Tom McBride who played the hot wheelchair guy who gets killed in part 2 died of AIDS in 1995. There is a good documentary about him called Life and Death on the A List

I can't believe it took 164 posts for the Tom McBride troll to show up...

I wish I didn't watch the documentary about McBride. It was depressing seeing him dying and he and his friends and admires came off as rather shallow.

(156) yes Dominick Brascia (the fat guy who gets killed in part 5) molested Corey Haim. It was Feldman who introduced him to Haim.

Cory must have the other Cory on set.

Brascia denied molesting Haim. Seems odd that both Corey's got him parts in two movies they were involved years later in if he did indeed molest Haim.

I didn't know that R169. Why was he accused them?

*then?

One of Haim's friends named Brascia as one of his molesters. Allegedly Haims mother caught him with her son and threateaned Brascia with a pool cue

I hate linking to Perez Hilton, but here's where he denied it and talked more about it.

Prt 5 is vastly underrated. Its actually one of the best.

Lar Park Lincoln is now an action coach

*acting

R174 I wasn't crazy about Jason not being in part 5, but liked a lot of other things about the movie. I prefer it to the all the sequels that came after it (although 6 and 7 both have their moments). It has gotten more love in recent years from fans.

K, somebody is bullshitting about having access to unproduced Friday the 13th scripts.

Please provide a link to the script, r162.

I remember seeing Life and Death on the A list and hating the vain, shallow guy dying.

That bums me out that he was a Friday the 13th actor — I guess the doc didn't emphasize that particular role.

I thought this remix of the outhouse duet from Part V was funny.

This is not the script but is a synopsis of what the new movie was going to be. Thank God they didn't film it. It's simple. Camp counselors/kids away for weekend. One by one killed in cool ways by Jason. One girl left. Chase scene. Jason dead? That's all I want.

R 178.

Eat. My. CUNT.

So, basically R181, the Friday the 13th reboot would have been similar to the Rob Zombie Halloween reboot. That film was awful.

Hey Stupid! Your clothes are on backwards!

Read Nick Antosca's script. This was the script that they turned down! The last 45 minutes was killer.

Part 4 is very gruesome. I like this one.

It would have been nice to see more him in the shower scene.

This was the grossest part in part 4 for me. That globby drool out of her mouth. It makes me want to puke.

Crispen Glover show his butt in the skinny dippin scene.

In my book-

Part 2 has the best final girl by FAR (Ms. Amy Steel) and the best final 15-20 minutes- SO SCARY.

Part 3 has the best vibe and some great kills- I LOVED Vera and then her kill, LOVED Paul's eyeball!!!!! and even LOVED the canopy kill and intestines kill...

Part 4 has the best kills and best overall film- It really is the best of the series-

Part 5- WOW. Shocked by the love for this film.

Part 7- Could have been the best of the series, if the original cut had been left. Buechler is a gore genius!!

Part 4 is really the best. The kills are fantastic. It lives up to the gruesomeness of Friday the 13th.

LOVING my Homogays loving Friday The 13th.

I thought I was the only homo who dug this shit!!

LOVE this thread

I liked Jason when he was a regular guy. Parts 2-4. When he became a green/grey skinned zombie it lost its appeal to me.

He was scariest in Part 4.

Part 7 aka Carrie meets Jason is my favorite.

I kind of miss when USA did the Up All Night marathons of horror movie franchises. Yeah, the films were edited, but for some reason I had fun watching them.

I'm scared right now watching part 4.

[quote]I kind of miss when USA did the Up All Night marathons of horror movie franchises.

Those were so good!

All My Jasons

^^Tom Morga is missing too

C J Graham was the HOTTEST Jason back when he was playing him.. Hasn't aged too badly either.

The one on the right pings to high heaven

AMC often airs them at Halloween. Edited to smithereens, of course, but fun to watch.

I love how each sequel would give a recap of the previous film.

Part 4 was great. Just finished. Tommy is victorious...

...or is he?

[quote]C J Graham was the HOTTEST Jason back when he was playing him.. Hasn't aged too badly either.

I know! See R51 and R52.

Part V is my least favorite in the series. The foul-mouthed, white trash mother and her revolting son always make me feel the need for a long, hot shower. And scrubbing with a hard bristled brush.

Michael Myers actors for comparison...

Part 5 was directed by a guy who previously made porn. And it looks like it.

I like a *bit* of an attempt at storyline and character development with my slasher.

But part five was like 'Hey Patty' .......'Hi Donnie' ..... slash, hack, slash, hack. Next.

[quote]Part 5 was directed by a guy who previously made porn.

Lol. I can't get into part V. I like it and watch it but part IV was fantastic. They really did a disservice by removing the gore.

Because of you bitches I'm watching p4 as I type. I think the most disturbing death in all the films is in this one, and it's an offscreen kill--when E. Erich Anderson is screaming "He's killing me!" and the there's silence.

That was awesome R47!

Yeah, that was weird R209. The basement death scene with Jason attacking the brother of a Jason victim and Cory's older sister was freaky. I was scared watching that.

The F13 series has a HUGE gay following, ALL the authors who've written books on the series, including ultimate F13 expert Peter Bracke, are gay men.

Even the documentary producers on the series like Daniel Farrands, Jeffrey Schwartz and Thommy Hutson are gay men.

Ethel and Junior from part V are comedic gold and should of been spun off on their own redneck 80s sitcom.

My buddy and i still quote lines from them in real life

All of the guys are so hot in this franchise. I had crushes on a few of the guys.

Cort embodies the "older boys" look from my youth in the 80s. The mullet, the ripped jeans...I saw so many boys looking like him back the . ❤️❤️

I always confuse Adrienne Barbeau for the redneck mother.

There are no horror movies today that inspire such love. Movies that are 40 years old. 40 years from now, what movies will be that memorable?

R216 right? Part of that is because of THE FUCKING HORRIBLE WAY THAT HORROR MOVIES ARE FILMED NOWADAYS

With the constant shaking camera, digital cinematography, scenes are always so dark, they barely use music etc

Part 4 is the most Friday 13th of the series - it's got Jason, who was missing in part 1, the hockey mask, which was missing in parts 1 and 2, and a lot more gore than any of the rest (although part 3 gives it a good try). Plus it's wrapped in an early 80s hair and fashion aesthetic that was missing from part 5 onwards when it went all mid 80s and glossy.

So right R217 and R218. It is the way horror movies are filmed today. It's all digital, too dark, and no music.

R218 I think part 4 is the best SEQUEL. I think part 4 is when the series starts to feel 80s as opposed to the first 3 films, which have a 70s feel to them

Part 4 was filmed in the fall of 1983 and at that time glitzy, glamorous, rich people with problems nighttime soap operas like Dallas, Dynasty and Knots Landing had replaced 70s sitcoms as dominators of the ratings.

Dynasty single handedly made everything in pop culture more fun, colorful and glitzy for the 80s . The hair got HUGE, the shoulder pads were out in force and women wore 10 pounds of makeup

Parts V, VI and VII are the most 80s looking and suffer the most from the "bigger is better" 80s fashions.

Did this inverse binge start with the 2009 reboot & Freddy vs Jason?

This hairstyle. This is Friday 13th. If no-one has this hairstyle, it's not a proper Friday 13th movie.

R222 LOL

As gory and scary as the F13s were back in the day there was,, oddly enough, a sense of fun about most of them. That is missing from the torture porn trash that passes for scare flicks today.

R213 I love the Ethel character. Carol Locatell who played Ethel is a great, underrated actress.

Imagine if Ethel and Junior met up with Demon and Anita. That could been amazing comic gold.

*could've been amazing comedic gold.

Lawrence Monoson, goofball Ted from part 4, starred in The Last American Virgin a couple of years before F13. He grew into his looks...

R227 he's gay in real life and so is his LAV co star Steve Antin.

I knew Antin is gay but didn't know about Monoson.

The "found footage," "Let's rip off Blair Witch" trend of modern horror is pathetic, r216.

But the movies produced by James Wan are pretty good — the Insidious and Conjuring franchises. See Lights Out.

Ouija: Origin of Evil doesn't suck.

I also loved the Saw franchise, though I think it overstayed its welcome/ oversaturated.

Get Out is very well-loved right now.

The Boy looks campy as fuck, but it's actually very scary, realistic and heartbreaking.

I was impressed with the production values and adequate scare factor of The Pyramid.

You're Next was awesome.

I loved the reboots of The Thing and Chainsaw 3D.

The Collection was creative and scary.

And Cabin in the Woods is loved — I love that reflexive, post-modern humor.

And who doesn't like the #1 television show in America, The Walking Dead?

I think we have some great horror movies nowadays, but the diversity and quality invested in each one isn't what it was in the '70s and '80s. There are few indies truly coming from left field with originality. And the oldies have the charm of practical/ antiquated special effects.

Damn, r227!

I had no idea the "Last American Virgin" got hot! Thank you. I'm-a google his pics!

You're welcome! I was noticing his nice bulge while watching pt 4 tonight too.

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My favorite kills-

Paul getting his head crushed and eye popping out in part 3.

The hitchhiker/ banana scene from part 4.

Kevin Bacon's in part 1.

The girl getting a spear to the back in part 4- It is done in shadow, the film pauses and cuts for a brief moment, and then Jason throws her against/impales her on the house. The editing makes it really scary.

Peter Barton's head crushing in the shower- Part 4.

The chick getting a spear through her eye in Part 3! (Loved her too, and wish Vera could have been the final girl)

Part 4 and Part 3 are my faves by far, however Amy Steel RULES and Part 2 has the scariest final 20 minutes- "Paul there's someone in this fucking room!!!"

ALL OF THOSE UNEDITED KILLS FROM PART 7- Damn!!! Wow.

Warrington Gillette ("Jason", Part 2) is such a lowlife, claiming to be Jason for the entire duration of the movie when he was only in like 2 scenes, raking it in at conventions and stealing people's money on kickstarter for some project. I'm glad Steve Dash, who did pay Jason, called him out on it on social media so fans really know the deal.

The worst Friday movie was the one where Jason is blown up at the beginning and the coroner eats his brain and the movie suddenly turns into 'The Hidden'

That weird shaving scene .........

And that worm going up Erin Gray's cooch and then Jason is suddenly 'born' again.

meant 'eats his heart'

I love the opening scene of it. We think we're going to see a hot, helpless chick get sliced, but she turns the tables on Jason. I. LOVE. THAT! The rest of the movie--not so much.

Alright, everyone! In honor of Mother's Day, I'm going to hold off on 3 and 2 and watch Friday the 13th in honor of one of the greatest mother's of all: Mrs. Voorhies!

Happy Mother's Day, Mrs. Voorhies!

Here we go!

That's Jason X, R236. Jason in space.

Oops, spelled her name wrong: Mrs. Vorhees.

Ugh, Voorhees.

Happy Mother's Day.

The real Camp Crystal Lake.

Mrs. Whom? Another one who doesn't hold a candle to me! Her child was obviously undisciplined and allowed to run about like an utter heathen! Give him to me, and I'd have him whipped into shape in six months time! I did it with Trog and I can do it with him.

They killed a real snake in this one. Had to fast forward that part. Can't watch animal cruelty.

The "doomed" guy sounds like the Night of the Living Dead's "They're coming for you, Barbra".

Uhm, no R240 ...... it is not Jason X, you Fth13th amateur.

That pic of all the Michael Myerses left out the hottest by far, from the worst HALLOWEEN before the reboot---Brad Loree. That is one way fine hunk o'man!

Oh, it was Jason Goes to Hell. Part 9. Sorry! I lost my head.

"The counselors weren't paying attention. They were making LOVE while that young boy drowned!"

They should have ended the movie with Alice being taken under by Jason. That would have been a great ending.

Mrs Voorhees is definitely a datalounger

She is indeed.

Part 9 is DEFINITELY the Worst. 13th. EVER!

Interesting how the supposed "final deaths" of Jason and Freddy were also their franchises COMPLETE WORST FILMS.

Lame craftsmanship and box office is the only way to kill the monster.

If Nancy Thompson and Alice had started performing shitty artwork — maybe they would have survived!

Did you notice Kevin Bacon's belly flop?

Yes. But, I was paying more attention to his butt in tight shorts.

I loved how Betsy Palmer took the job because she needed to buy a new car .. ............. and she ended up with a new 'career' on the horror convention circuit with the worshipping obsessed fans.

It would be fun to see an early story about Pamela as a young girl (The Badder Seed) or a teenage girl.

[quote]I loved how Betsy Palmer took the job because she needed to buy a new car .. .............

Great story! I love stories like this.

As mentioned previously most of the male cast in part 7 was gay. Its affectionately known as Frigay the 13th part 7. The actress from part 3 who was in the biker gang just passed away in December from an undisclosed illness. While Kane Hodder is the most famous Jason, true Friday fans like Derek Mears (remake) and Ken whatshisname (fvj) the best. While the new movie is currently dead it may be revived depending on the success of the new video game.

Estelle Parsons was in the running for Mrs. Voorhees but negotiations broke down just like Betsy's car.

I remember how Fangoria pushed Adam Marcus (director of the awful Jason Goes To Hell) as the 'next big thing' and then the movie ended up being one of the most hated in the franchise.

Marcus hasn't had much of a career in the past (nearly) 25 years. Poor guy was only in his early 20s when he landed the gig. Just out of film school.

And now he's fat.

His brother Kip, the cop in the film, was hot.

What an awesome thread.

Wrong, r262, a video game's success would never determine if a movie gets made, especially from a video game already based on a movie.

A studio would look to the film franchise for reasons to remake, not a video game iteration. That's already the primary reason to remake.

The studio already announced its intention to remake the movie. It's just a matter of timing now.

Truth is, Friday the 13th: The Game is a small release by independent game publishers with NO major hits to their names. It will ONLY be Jason fans buying this game -- no creative ground broken or new sensations.

Think of it as just another "authorized novella" from a big show franchise. The tail doesn't wag the dog.

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Just as long Rob Zombie does not destroy...direct it.

The video game can absolutely provide some valuable market research for a savvy studio looking to avoid earlier mistakes

The first film truly is a brilliant little horror movie. A post menopausal woman plotting and killing all these young kids, hiding out and just waiting in the woods and shit

It's creepy as fuck

Those poor teens never had a chance!

I sometimes think they made a mistake by centering the series on Jason, who was always supposed to be DEAD.

I agree with R270. Rotten Tomatoes got it wrong.

It's so original and creative. Films like that are rare today. Maybe the creative level back then was at an all time high. It was coming out of the 70s, which was an incredible time for movies so maybe they had ultra-high expectations.

Sigh, to live back then...

If they remade the first one (again, but properly this time), they should introduce several elder female characters and there could be a whodunnit mystery around who Mrs Vorhees is. It'd be Mrs Christie, who's reopening the camp and killing everyone to try and re-connect with Jason, who she knows is hiding somewhere nearby and loves nothing more than dead teenagers.

Also, some full frontal male nudity.

I wouldn't call the original film brilliant, as it was basically a gory rip off of a truly brilliant little horror film (Halloween), but it is good for what it is.

I watched pt . 2 yesterday and had forgotten that the plump butted girl got fully nude.

There are way too many differences to claim it's a Halloween ripoff.

If anything, it was rushed to the table to exploit the revolution kicked off by Halloween

All of those holiday-themed horror flicks that were released back then were rips of and/or meant to exploit what Halloween did.

How did it rip off Halloween?

^^Here's a pretty good article

Didn't Black Christmas come before Halloween?

Four years before.

Was it a bad rip off though?

I think the post-Halloween film which came closest to getting Carpenter's creepy tone was the underrated My Bloody Valentine.

Great read R278.

Based on that article, it's a ripoff of a ripoff.

I guess if you open up the parameters to be set on full broad interpretation, everything is a ripoff.

It's clear to me that F13 is much more than that which is why it exploded into a 40 year, dozen film, multi billion dollar franchise in the way the other rip offs didn't...

Halloween is clearly the genius film when it's standing next to Cunningham's F13, but Jason and Freddy both had that spark that made them more than just another post-Halloween run of the mill slasher villain, hence why they both became multi million dollar franchises that were sequeled to death. There's no question that Carpenter was inspired by various films when he made Halloween, but Cunningham said it best in his own words in that article, "Why don't we rip (Halloween) off," which in many respects, they did.

r282 agree - My Bloody Valentine is creepy.

I also like Hell Night with DL fave Linda Blair and part 4 co-star Peter Barton.

A lot of those late '70s/early '80s horror films are fun to watch.

Betsy Palmer was not always so fond of the movie she called it "a piece of shit" publicly. I suppose she changed her tune somewhat after seeing how many people love it (and all the money she made at conventions and such).

Money changes everything

I remember when Betsy Palmer was on Knots Landing with Joan Van Ark, before JVA turned into her own horror show.

R289 yes Betsy was on for 2 seasons , 1988-1990 as Aunt Ginny

I remember when she was a suspect on Knots! I was having Mrs. Voorhees flashbacks

Also Lar Park Lincoln, telekenitic Tina from part VII, was a regular on Knots from 1989-1991, also 2 seasons and overlapping one year with Betsy. Her Linda character was a GREAT soap opera bitch, so different from sweet Tina in Friday VII

Linda was stupidly killed off is such a Friday The 13th way in Knots, she had her throat slit by a psychopath after was blackmailing him with a sex tape of the two.

I remember when Lar Park was on Knots. She was a fun bitch. I wonder if it was Lar Park's choice to leave or the producers. Or maybe Nicolette made a stink since Paige was kind of the younger bitch on the show at the time.

I think I remember reading that Lar wasn't popular with the cast.

For many years, I thought Lar played one of the twins that got Freddy Krueger arrested in the first episode of Freddy's Nightmares, but I just checked imdb and found I was completely wrong.

I always thought part 9 was underrated. The gore effects were way above average and it was nice to see an entry that mostly took place at night. Plus, it had one of the greatest kills in the franchise. The guy in this sex scene is also really hot.

I guess a lot of people hate on part 9 unnecessarily since we don't see much of Jason except at the beginning and end. The film still delivers in its suspense and especially in its kills.

I was bored with part 9. Same with part 5. Whenever they take the real Jason out of the equation, I lose interest.

The only entry I didn't like as much as the others was Jason in Space. Not because it was an especially bad movie, but because the parts without Jason feel like they were plucked from a Sy Fy channel original. I know some fans who love it though.

Does that mean the original bores you?

No! The original was my favorite! I love only Mes. Voorhies and Jason.

Voorhees.

The girl from the tent scene in pt 9 is mine other than Queer As Folk's Michelle Clunie!

I always say Halloween is the better movie, but Friday the 13th is the better franchise. That's mostly because it had a good producer (Frank Mancuso, Jr) who understood the formula that made these movies work and delivered what the audiences wanted. Halloween's mythology is so convoluted, with such strange and laughable diversions that it's now, what? The FOURTH time they're rebooting the mythology and making a sequel to Part 2?

R303 The only good Halloween movies are the first 2 and maybe H20, the rest are somewhat entertaining but don't have the same rewatchability as the F13 series.

I wonder if there is such a rabid gay fanbase for the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

Im gay as fuck and the NOES is my favorite film franchise!

What does "gay as fuck" have to do with anything?

[quote]I wonder if there is such a rabid fanbase for the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

Hell yeah. ANOES 2 is the gayest film in history!

Mark Patton from Elm Street 2 is an out gay actor. He recently released a documentary about his career called SCREAM, QUEEN!

I'll have to watch that R307.

Nightmare on Elm Street does have a gay following. Not just for the gay subtext in Part 2, but also for hot Nick Corri/Jsu Garcia in Part 1, the hunky Robert Rusler in Part 2, and cute Danny Hassel in 4 and 5. Plus great last girls/heroines like Nancy, Kristen and Alice.

Some of Freddy's one-liners sound like they could have been written by a DLer.

You forgot Rodney Eastman

r310 yes, you're right. He was hot.

Well, r302, Michael Myers is a boring, flat character and John Carpenter ended his direct involvement in the Halloween franchise after the first film.

Nobody likes or cares about the Halloween franchise as much as Freddy or Jason because it's much less consistent and the most shallow.

r303 obviously hasn't read our twelve million Nightmare on Elm Street threads.

[quote]Well, [R302], Michael Myers is a boring, flat character

Boring, flat and a hell of a lot scarier than either Freddy or Jason. If not for Michael Audrey Myers, Fred Krueger and Jason Voorhees would not exist.

Bullshit, R312 aka Sean Cunningham. Halloween is the only franchise to have a convention solely dedicated to itself. They had one in 2003 for the 25th anniversary, 2008 for the 30th and 2013 for the 35th. Most likely they will have another one next year for the 40th, especially with the new movie coming out. Each one was packed with devoted fans excited to meet all those involved and take a tour of Haddonfield. They also flocked to see Jamie Lee Curtis when she did her one and only convention appearance in 2012. Friday the 13th and NOES have never done anything close to that.

Elm and F13 may be financially bigger franchises, but neither of those villains are as frightening as Myers. Going by the first movie in each franchise, Freddy is second in the scary department. Ms. Vorhees and Jason from F13 pt. 2 don't come close.

Halloween has never done close to the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises at the box office, r315.

Your anecdotes are just a testament to how crazy a fringe of people can be, as well as the commercial power of Halloween THE HOLIDAY.

Try not to wet your panties. I love John Carpenter and the first two Halloween films. Most Halloweens were even shot in my hometown — I had grade-school friends who appear as extras. I later worked with some bit players in community theater (the ambulance nurse killed at the start of Part 2).

But Carpenter didn't guide most of the Halloween films, so most of them suck.

In the end, Mikey Myers is the granddaddy of all the slasher villains who came in his wake. Box office is a non factor.

Sure, Jan

Hollywood Schmollywood. We're talking quality here. The original F13 is shit when compared to the original Halloween. Craven's Nightmare is a great horror film, but even it pales next to Carpenter's seminal 1978 masterpiece.

I enjoy the original Halloween, but it's reputation has outgrown it's reality.

^^Nope.

I know leatherface debuted 4 years earlier and there isn't that much daylight between the two masked madmen.

The only major difference is that he stayed home and waited for the victims to come his way instead of breaking out of the psych ward to return home and find his victims...

As much as I enjoy carpenter and his films, the man hasn't had an original idea in 50 years...

In reality, there were many films in the basic Halloween genre that came before.

The difference was the brilliance of the Halloween team in design, score, and marketing.

Some say box office is irrelevant, but it was that brilliant packaging that led to huge box office success that was 'seminal' and sparked the 'revolution' to follow.

There is very little that isn't derivative about the 1978 mega hit.

One more thing:

I absolute adore Halloween and have seen it at least once a year since the mid 80s.

I don't want my opinions to strip it of anything it deserves.

It's a brilliant film that holds up amazingly.

I just think the myth of it has grown to crazy proportions over the last 40 years and probably needs a market correction...

"Student Body" (1981) is interesting. It seems to be a spoof on Halloween.

The Breather killer from "Student Bodies". Very funny.

Nobody's saying the first Halloween bad or denying the ground it broke.

I am contesting r315's contention that "Friday the 13th and NOES have never done anything close to that," meaning convention fandom for a horror film.

That's false. Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm street cast members go to all the horror cons. It doesn't matter that Halloween has its own convention. How many people pay to attend each year?

The box office of the 3 franchises PROVES that Friday the 13th and Elm Street have more fans than Halloween.

People love Jason and Freddy. They're iconic, they're remembered; they're sold in every supermarket as costumes for every Halloween because they're more enduring and distinctive and their franchises produced better and more movies.

So r315 needs to get some perspective.

I also disagree that Halloween is more scary than certain Fridays and Elm Streets.

I think it's equally scary as the best Fridays and the first couple of Elm Streets.

And the sequels that Carpenter DIDN'T direct aren't scary much. They're predictable or cheesy.

I do think Friday the 13th copycatted Halloween, not to mention most of the slashers that came after it. But I think other franchises improved upon the formula and sustained more output: Friday the 13th, Elm Street, Saw, Texas Chainsaw, etc.

Halloween is not the best franchise in most horror fans' opinions and somebody here needs to accept that it's not perfect or pre-eminent.

I know he gets no respect and most of his films are shit but I do love Pinhead.

Particularly the first 3 films.

I love all horror but Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 is my absolute favorite. It is just so dark and beautiful. The music, the effects, Clare Higgins...perfection.

I love Hellraiser the most.

I like Hellbound even though it's an incoherent mess. I once heard someone describe it as "what a group of art students would do if they were given money and told to make a horror film", which is an apt description.

I'm a fan of all these movies, but there is no film in either Elm St or Friday franchise that is as terrifying as Carpenter's original Halloween. That is a fact. The amount of money each franchise has made and whether or not one film has more fans than another is irrelevant.

What's also funny is how every film that followed Halloween went by the sex and drugs equals death/the virginal girl survives formula that filmmakers assumed Halloween established, but Carpenter has said many times that there was no formula. It just so happened that the good girl lived and her slutty friends died.

I always hated when people would say the virgin survives slasher movies. Except for Halloween, it is never said that any of the final girls are virgins. Ginny, arguably the best Friday final girl, has sex in the film.

"Scary" is an adjective and a subjective opinion.

It is not a fact. It can never be a fact. One man's "scary" is another man's "saw that coming from a mile away."

Quit presuming on behalf of the rest of the world, r334. Who died and made you the Official Spokestroll?

I like the Hellraisers for the creativity of the designs.

But I never found them scary. There's not much to the plots. They just try to gross people out with gore, which is not my thing. I can't believe there's been 9 of them!

Halloween has something (suspense and atmosphere) and lacks something (gore) that most of the copycats all had in common. To scare an audience is not to gross them out, which is what a lot of horror movies get wrong, especially the modern ones. What you don't see is arguably more terrifying than what you do see.

Hween has suspense and atmosphere. Most of the horror films that followed didn't.

You said that already

Chchch hahaha

I have to finish my marathon. I have 3 and 2 left. As soon I'm done with "Born this Way" on A&E, I'm on it!

Alright Part 3!

The guy eating fish food is so gross. Awe, that bunny is cute.

Are you watching in 3D?

He's now taking a dump! Gross! The writers need to learn, less is more.

No, R344. Is there a 3D version?

Jason grew incredibly in size and height between 2 and 3.

It was 3D in the theatrical release

Look for the clues!

Oh yeah!! I have 3-d glasses. I wonder if they work.

Worth a try!

I'm wearing them now! The eyeball scene looked good! It looked like he was holding it right in front of me.

Nice!

Rick is a hot DILF.

Shelly Finklestein? That is the Jewiest name I have ever heard.

The guy that played Rick was 26 at the time of filming but looked 35 at least.

The acting in this is atrocious. Good lord! Lol.

Rick does look old.

The yo-yo scene was cool. It worked with my glasses.

Shelly has hardly changed in 35 years, but thankfully lost the jewfro.

The pitchfork 3D! so cool!

Shelly is a lawyer now, I think.

Rick is the worst actor ever! He is just reading his lines.

So glad you had the glasses

R539 Even worse than master thespian Chili?

Good read on Part 3.

The arrow to the eye was freaky in 3D.

The harpoon gun?

Yes, thank you, R364.

What were they trying to do with Any Steel's character leaking out of the lake at the end?

*leaping.

The OP doesn't have the glasses.

That's the biggest lie -- he's just trying to suck up to Friday the 13th fans and impress us now.

Nobody has 3D glasses lying around; nobody really buys 3D TVs (which don't work with old-school, Friday the 13th glasses, anyway).

Comcast doesn't give 3D versions of movies for free on-demand.

Just cut the crap, OP. You don't need to lie to make friends.

R368 - Yes, I have two pair of 3D glasses actually. Lol. They are right on my TV. The glasses seemed to work. 😎 It was cute anyways.

I bought the DVD version of Friday Part 3 a few years back and it came with the blue/red 3D glasses.

26, 35...I'd still lay under Paul Kratka in an instant. Even today.

I'm deep-throating Tom McBride right now!

Your TV doesn't have the capacity to broadcast in 3D!!!

He was hot.

The DVD of Friday the 13th part 3 that I purchased came with 2 pairs of 3D glasses. Everytime I try to watch with the 3D glasses the picture just looks blurry and i immediately get a headache and take the glasses off.

Part 3 is tied with part 2 as my favorite. The soundtrack in part 3 is great. Also it's the first film where Jason gets his hockey mask, thanks to Shelly!

Andy's death in Part 3 is my favorite.

I'm watching part 8 again because I love the music in this one, but also the guy in his blue panties from beginning. HOT.

Also, could Jason teleport in this one? Jason seemed everywhere in this one: Up the flag pole, mysteriously in New York (was he under their raft), or did he just appear there? I thought maybe he followed them underwater, but wouldn't he drown? He drowned before...

Did you ever watch #2?

I will tomorrow. I was in the mood for Jason Takes Manhattan!

Some of the Friday the 13th soundtracks have been reissued on vinyl; the artwork is stunning.

OH Very cool R379. Do you own any of that?

If OP "bought the DVD that came with 3D glasses" @ r348 she would not have to ask "Is there a 3D version?" @ r345.

And her video picture would have been COMPLETELY BLURRED before she put the glasses on!

She also told us she was watching her marathon on Comcast @ r145, not DVD.

BUSTED, LIAR!

You must be really hard up for friends or mentally ill if you're an Anonymous Horror Movie Poseur on the internet.

Oh for fucks sake R381 stop trying to derail this thread. This isnt the BH Housewives thread.

Jason teleports in the new video game.

Jason Takes Manhattan had potential, but budget made it Jason On The Love Boat.

This one shows the biggest fail of most of the sequels after four.

You get the kids together ..... they all interact TOGETHER ..they start going off of their own and they die.

In many of the sequels, the characters were random, didn't know each other and appeared on screen in their first and only scene and died.

The remake was awful but it had the hottest guys.

r380 no, I wish I did, though! The problem is these soundtrack reissues on vinyl are VERY expensive. Sometimes they average $50 dollars. Usually they are reissued by niche labels, hence, why they are so expensive. But the artwork is stunning and the vinyl is of high quality. The Twin Peaks soundtracks were also reissued on vinyl recently. They also look gorgeous.

BTW, the Friday the 13th Parts 1-6 soundtracks were reissued on CD a few years ago as a box set.

Do you have the new Friday video game for PS4 or Xbox? I actually don't have either but want to buy it for this and Alien Isolation.

The new game doesn't come out until this weekend. Maybe I'll get it for shits and giggles.

But I already have Mortal Kombat X with Jason.

Did anyone have the original Friday the 13th game for the original Nintendo?

A game from 1985 for the Commodore 64?

WTF is a Commodore 64?

The new gameplay looks awesome. The rooms in the cabins are exactly like the sets from the first couple of movies!

It looks like I can play co-op with other people, so I wouldn't be scared completely shitless. I won't play The Thing or Alien video games because they're solo and too scary.

There's a Pamela Voorhees & Young Jason action figure from 2015 that's worth $200?

The posters who say Friday the 13th is a rip-off of Halloween needn't forget that Halloween itself is a rip-off of Black Christmas. Watch them back to back; it's shocking how egregious it is. Even the iconic opening shot is a direct steal.

I'm always surprised by the love for 3. It's the only one in the series I've never been able to watch more than once. Too flat, poor performances, and the pace is leaden. I like 8 despite all its faults.

I'm psyched for the new video game. My boyfriend and I got the NES version at a retro gaming shop a few months back and we've been replaying it a lot lately to get pumped for the new one.

Probst, no matter how you spin the stats for this season, it sucks!

[quotes]The posters who say Friday the 13th is a rip-off of Halloween needn't forget that Halloween itself is a rip-off of Black Christmas.

That's been discussed ad nauseam, even in this thread, but the fact remains that Carpenter's film is a brilliant horror classic. F13th is not.

What douche would dare say Friday the 13th isn't a "Brilliant Horror Classic."

Brilliant is debatable. But even if it stole every idea, it still functions as a horror movie better than 80% of horror movies.

Everyone but r395 would definitely identify it as a "Horror Classic." Only a few characters could possibly beat it in public surveys. It's exactly what people think of -- YES, EVEN MORE THAN HALLOWEEN, which was less seen, made less money and less loved than Friday.

I am super stoked for the new video game, too. The beta and Early Access videos on Youtube look like TONS of fun.

Evidently, it's already available as a download through Early Access, which I subscribe to on Xbox. So I think I will have to download this and start playing Thursday night.

People are already playing the official version live!

[quote]What douche would dare say Friday the 13th isn't a "Brilliant Horror Classic."

One with actual good taste in what makes a horror film brilliant.

I think you're confusing popularity with quality. F13th's throngs of fans and gazillion dollars earned still does not make it a superior film.

[quote]less loved than Friday.

Tell that to critics and film scholars. It's not even up for debate.

Wrong, r399.

You haven't collected every film scholar and critics' opinion on the matter.

You don't get to just make up facts like Kelly Ann Conway. You're like a bratty child throwing a tantrum when the box office has proven you wrong.

So, it looks like the new Friday the 13th video game is only available for Early Access for press and streaming gamers.

I can't find listings for the game on the websites for Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Gamestop or Amazon, so I hope I can get a copy tomorrow.

It's not even listed in Xbox Live's marketplace.

R401, there isn't a pre-order option for PS4 and a few other gaming platforms. I believe the company releasing it said that the pre-order process would only further delay the release of an already postponed game. It should be available for purchase on PS4 and Xbox tomorrow when it's officially released.

Also, it's a digital release only and there won't be any hard copies for at least the time being. So I hope you're able to download games on Xbox, PS4, or Steam.

[quote]You don't get to just make up facts like Kelly Ann Conway. You're like a bratty child throwing a tantrum when the box office has proven you wrong.

Like I said, box office has nothing to do with quality filmmaking. There are plenty of garbage movies that made a shitload of money at the box office. Halloween is a superior film in every way to F13th. It's not only my opinion (and I actually like F13th), but any horror movie buff worth his weight in scary movie knowledge will tell you the same thing. It's not even debatable.

Keep it moving, hon

Michael Myers ride a candy cock-horse.

So, Xbox Live and the makers of the Friday the 13th Game have missed the online download launch by 3 hours already -- I stayed up to play, but no dice.

[quote]@Friday13thGame: Update for XB1: There is a propagation issue; basically it takes time. Some will see it, some won't. It will show up soon!

[quote]@XboxSupport: We're aware that some users are currently unable to install games on Xbox One and we appreciate your patience while our teams investigate.

FUCK THEM.

Hi everyone! 🤗 Part II now!!

I do wish they used Betsy Palmer's voice in the game. Like Sigourney and the Alien cast in Isolation.

(Her voice from the movie, of course).

I love that orange and white kitty. It's just a kitten. Then he pulls the kettle off of the burning stove. Lol.

Part 2 was written by Ron Kurz and Ron Kurtz.

Wow.

That drunk in the wheel chair is hot.

So Ginny was supposed to be the Jamie Lee Curtis of F13?

The guy in the wheel chair just got wacked. But they didn't show him falling all the way down the stairs. The hot blonde guy with his girlfriend just got stabbed together like a Reuben!

Why didn't that dumb broad run out?

Good video. Would be better with part 8 music tho.

Now how on earth did Ginny know to put on his mother's sweater and act like his mother.

Part 2 was scary and had the best end chase scene.

It did. Part 2 I enjoyed.

Muffin! So Cute.

Jason was hot with his long hair and beard.

Very good.

And, so concludes my Friday the 13th in reverse marathon! That was fun!!

You gotta revisit #1 just to properly cap it off!

I am a third of the way through the script upthread for the 'new' Fthe13th.

Fucking BORING. One disappearance and one person pulled off screen.

1/3 of the way through a script with no on screen kills.

I guess I'm supposed to be impressed by an upcoming mass killing where 8 people are killed or something.

Alright R422. I'll do it! Part 1 coming soon to top it off!

I learned a lot about Friday in this thread.

Yay!

(R416) Ginny was a psych major (I think) and she was very intrigued about the legend of Jason and what his motivations were- even before it was confirmed he was real and was killing her friends. She already figured out what was going on in his head before she confronted him and used this knowledge to save herself by impersonating his beloved mother

R423 The mass killing gimmick was already done in Friday-13th-clone-that-was-ironically-a-lot-better The Burning.

I am living for all the love DL has for Friday the 13th. My favorite horror franchise by far although Texas Chainsaw Massacre remains my all time favorite horror movie.

OP, let us know when you watch the Halloween series

Start a texas chainsaw massacre thread

I still can't listen to the Halloween Myers music when I'm alone.

Finished that script. No wonder it was not picked up or made.

Yeah, I read it too. It was like 45 pages in until a kill. People would walk out.

Review it R433.

TCM is a classic. Too bad the sequels are truly horrid and get progressively worse. Having said that- I'll be the first one buying tickets to see Leatherface )the prequel) which has been confirmed for an October release. It's going to be trash but I'll watch anything Lili Taylor is in.

I love this thread. One of the more enjoyable threads on Datalounge.

Im wathchng part 3 now Nd dancing my ass off to the intro.

Are you wearing 3D glasses?

I love Part III. Andy was the best guy

No cause they give me a headache.

Are you watching any other ones today R441?

R436- ME TOO!!! But my god, Leatherface was filmed over 2 years ago, rumor was that it was GARBAGE and needed massive reediting. And it may be released on video on demand, not in theaters. If it sucks, that is sad because the director/writers have done some great stuff- namely the brilliant 'Inside".

Part 8 was on a little while ago.

Man, I sure would have rimmed Scott Reeve's young 20-some ass for days.

Stick to your crummy chicken sandwiches, Melissa!

R444 and to think back in 1995, Melissa cheated in Scott with her Days of Our Lives co star Jason Brooks

Scott walked in on his wife Melissa going at it with Peter on the Days set

It was a huge scandal back then

I watched pt 8 last night and it really is DREADFUL. The only saving grace was the theme song "Darkest Side of the Night".

You know a franchise has hit rock bottom when one of the sequels takes place in space.

I enjoyed JASON X. The fembot kicked ass and the 80s era hologram they confused Jason with was a hoot.

R448 ,,,,,,,,,,, next should've been 'Jason In The Hood'

A most excellent review of the shiteous part 8...

Is Crystal Lake Memories worth a watch (6 hours and all)? Never Sleep Again, the Nightmare on Elm Street doc wasn't too bad (and it was 4 hours long).

r451 I really liked it. But I am a sucker for horror film documentaries.

Too bad the launch of Friday the 13th the Game was such a clusterfuck.

Quick Match making doesn't work for any platforms now, thanks to not enough servers and design flaws. And they only offer multiplayer modes! It was never pre-sold or pre-listed at any retailer or online store for PS4 or Xbox.

There's no telling if or when the game is truly going to work. That's too bad, because it's a REALLY fun game when it DOES work through occasional Private Matches that get through.

Read the complaints, excuses and weep!

Yes, r451, Crystal Lake Memories was awesome-- a must-see for any fan. But I recommend you watch all of the movies first.

Spoiler: Everyone lives.

Not everyone

Okay, Friday the 13th part 1 to top it off!

Then possibly Jason v Freddy? Jason's Dead? Jason X?

I wish they give Mrs. Voorhees a hoopty-like van. Something scary and creepy like Silence of the Lambs. The green Jeep was too sexy and hot.

The guy in the pantry was an awkward scene. He just happened to be in there? It wasn't realistic. They could have really upped the tension by allowing the audience to believe the "Messenger of God" was actually Mrs. Voorhees.

I'll be the shoe.

The chick that got the ax to her head was so hysterical. She just stood their and screamed. It was such a funny scream.

The actual diner from Friday the 13th. Cool.

I loved that waitress that gave Steve Christy his final meal. He was a shitty tipper though but she seemed happy to get something. Or was some spare change a good tip in the late 70s?

Definitely, R463. Things were "cheap" back then. The diner has great reviews. Anybody ever been?

I want to go visit the locations some day if I ever get to Jersey. These are some cool pictures a fan took. I guess the camp itself is restrictive about visitors.

Then they're idiots.

They could make a shit-ton of money giving Friday the 13th location tours.

Perhaps it's restricted to those who pay them

Yeah, I don't understand why they don't give tours when the camp isn't being used.

It is being used... by horny, sex-crazed teenagers who trespass illegally.

The same, horny, sex-crazed teenagers who should have been looking after my Jason!!!!

Mom, please!! You should've let me get laid instead of killing off all the hot chicks. Just because your snatch hasn't seen any action since Lincoln was president you have to but in to my sex life!

The new F13 video game is awesome. There are a lot of bugs to be fixed, but I'm having a lot of fun playing Jason and the counselors. If you Friday fans have any interest in gaming, I suggest checking it out.

I will R471.

What system is the game for?

R447 is thinking of Norman Bates, not Jason Voorhees.

Pamela killed camp counselors in revenge for letting Jason drown, not because she didn't want anyone to have sex.

R469 I meant.

The game is for all platforms, but it's having major technical difficulties.

The game released a patch for some of the glitches on Xbox Live last week, but it's still glitchy as fuck.

Matchmaking doesn't really work yet — they aren't designed to be compatible with Xbox Live, so they're rewriting software. Still trying to add more servers, too. Even Private Matches lag out after 1-3 games.

But Private Match is the only way to play right now ...

Can I play this game on my phone?

BTW the game is very faithful to the movies.

When you play as Jason, you can pick from a version of Jason from each movie, Parts 2 through 9. Some are more powerful than others, which you unlock as you rank up in the game. Even the first version of Jason with the sack on his head from Part 2!

The game lets you play on 3 different maps — each one is the setting for a different Friday the 13th film. Crystal Lake has the cabins and shower facility from Part 1. Packanack Lodge has the settings from Part 2. And Higgins Haven has the family farmstead with the infamous barn from Part 3.

All the buildings, props, interior design and furniture look EXACTLY like what you see in the first three movies.

The counselors you play are not exact characters from the movies. They have different names. But some of them are nearly identical-looking to characters from the films. Counselor "Tiffany" looks just like "Tina and Terri," the slutty twins from Part 4. Counselor AJ looks just like rocker chick Violet from Part 5. Counselor Deborah looks exactly like Maddy from Part 7 — the nerdy girl who tarted herself up after losing all the guys to the hot chicks. Eric could be Shelley from Part 3. Counselor Chad is Travis Van Winkle's "Trent" from the reboot, just with an '80s sweater tied around his neck. And Counselor Brandon could be the little black kid from Part 5 wearing a letterman's jacket.

You also get to play as Tommy Jarvis from Part 6 (Thom Matthews version) if a counselor manages to call Tommy's radio and you get randomly selected from the dead counselor pool.

All in all, the game does great fan service. It will be awesome as soon as they can get it to work smoothly.

I don't believe there is a mobile phone version.

But you can play it on a PC or through Steam. If you have an Android phone or you can get Steam on your phone, maybe you can play it there.

I have all Apple devices, + Xbox myself.

R478's video bored me after 2 minutes. It's just a black girl looting.

Maybe r480 needs to play Live with other people or hear the live players' voices to get how fun it is.

That guy is really irritating.

Fun gameplay of friends fucking each other over.

I do with they used Mrs. Voorhees real voice in this game. The actresses has passed away, couldn't they buy the rights to her voice from Paramount?

*actress

Amy Steel's work as Trudy on Guiding Light is all over YouTube as is Dana Kimmel's work as Diane Parker on Days of Our Lives, she's in a triangle h Bo and Hope from 83-85 and the now cancelled soap Texas as Dawn Marshall

r474 obviously didn't watch the movie.

"Did you know a young boy drowned the year before those two others were killed? The counselors weren't paying any attention... They were making love while that young boy drowned. His name was Jason."

Then why did r470 write this, r487?

[quote]Mom, please!! You should've let me get laid instead of killing off all the hot chicks. Just because your snatch hasn't seen any action since Lincoln was president you have to but in to my sex life! —Jason

I referenced the wrong post @ r474. R447 has nothing to do with the topic.

r470 is who I meant to reference. His post applies to Norman Bates, but not to Jason.

Pamela Voorhees never pestered Jason about his sex life and Jason doesn't have one. Pamela took issue with the counselors' neglect, not the sexual activity per se.

Norman Bates and the real-life serial killer he was based on, Ed Gein, DID have sex-negative mothers who tried to shame and guilt any sexual activity.

They could have just sampled Betsy Palmer's voice from the movie, r484.

But it's mixed on the soundtrack with the music, other lines and sound effects. It would be very difficult to find the clean audio recording of Betsy Palmer, if it still exists. There might also be a rights licensing and royalty issue.

Either way, having another actress voice-over Pamela is the easiest all around. Actress Jennifer Ann Burton does a good impression of Palmer in the game and repeats lines from the first and second films.

In addition, original actors Kane Hodder and Thom Mathews do their characters' voices in the game!

I know R489. But, I'm a snob when it comes to that stuff. The game or book has to be true to the source material or I'm like "meh". I'm a snob! But, I'll get the game.

I'm not a gamer, but (besides much improved graphics) that game looks no better than the Atari (I think) one that I bought for my nephew in the late 80s/early 90s) ..... running around looking for stuff until you get killed by Jason or escape.

Fallen angels into the street It's an empty dance And so incomplete The hallow voices which spread a cry For the devil's night There's a reason why You tried before, but you can't buy a clue No matter what you do The darkest side of the night Burns like a fire For the wasted lives

I'm watching part 8 again. I've seen it at least five times in a month. I also watched part 1-3 over the weekend.

I haven't seen Part 8 five times in my life! Once was enough!

Bullshit, r491.

The 1989 video game was one of the worst video games of all time, hardly better than Pac Man.

The new 3D/modern game requires live interaction through microphones with 7 other players who join you instantly through the internet. You have to construct realistic escape methods together or team up and kill Jason with the right tools.

It's just like being in a horror movie and choosing whether to fight or flee, with millions of possibilities that depend on chance and the personalities playing.

It's much more awesome than this bullshit:

The vidiots ruined this thread

Am I the only one who thinks that Part 2 is better than the first one?

Yes

I do think Part 1 is better than 2, but it didn't have Jason as the killer. 😞

Part 6 is my favorite.

For fun value, Jason vs. Carrie and Jason In Space are the best.

The (supposed) Final Chapter (number 4) comes in second and number one is first.

r497 I agree with you. I've always liked Part 2 more. Amy Steel is one of my favourite horror heroines and the last 20 minutes are intense and scary.

I wanted to watch Jason vs Carrie last night and rented part 6 thinking that was it but it was the jock-Tommy one instead. I need to watch part 7.

Part 2 is scarier than Part 1. Running Jason is more terrifying than Mrs. Voorhees.

Part 2 also has the mystique of gay actor Tom McBride and his untimely death. It adds a whole other dimension to the film while you're watching it.

Why did they convert running Jason to walking Jason?

Jason had a nice booty in part 6.

Jason slowed down after he died and decomposed.

Dying slows you down.

But, his butt was awesome.

[quote]Jason had a nice booty in part 6.

That's because the guy playing him (CJ Graham) was and still is all kinds of hot.

CJ's booty...

That's the hot scene R509. Nice butt.

So, I just started part 7 for the 800th time and the narrator at the beginning - was he Native American? Were they going with a Dances with Wolves kind of start? Lol. I, think they were playing in the "legendary folklore" that's often associated with Native Americans.

Any gay porn parody's of Friday with Jason banging and then killing all of the hot male camp counselors in short shorts?

They don't believe Tina about the spike being in the side of the house even with the spike mark left in the wood?

Sorry to bust your bubble but that wasnt CJ in that clup. That was a different actor playing Jason but they fired him cause he was too fat and then hired CJ. True story.

That Jason was so hot.

Warrington Gilette was fired from Part 2 after they found out he lied about being able to do stunts. He loves take the credit for being Jason when he was only in like 2 scenes. Scuzzball.

[quote]Sorry to bust your bubble but that wasnt CJ in that clup. That was a different actor playing Jason but they fired him cause he was too fat and then hired CJ. True story.

Lies.

CJ's torso

The original Friday had elements of Psycho in it.

Which elements?

The Mommy Element.

The talking to/pretending to be a dead family member.

I love how the girl put down a bloody machete like nothing.

Now she's startled by the blood on the floor from the missing machete. Do the screenwriters review what they write?

I'm not into the jock Tommy in part 6. I much prefer the introverted monster mask maker.

Finishing up the book about the making of Freddy vs. Jason .......... Damn. Why it took ten years to get that film made is crazy. Of the seven (or so) scripts I've read about thus far, at least four of the drafts were basically the same storyline.

Cool r525! Any good scripts for the Freddy v Jason? Any of them that stand out as better than the film?

Some off script ideas R526 ........ one where the Fthe13th movies were based on a real Jason Vorhees (with a different backstory). About his trial and his public defender and how they somehow needed to use the real Jason to bring out and destroy Freddy.

Another one which started with a Freddy dream about a haunted house with serial killers where the serial killers turned real and started killing everyone. The girl woke up to find all of her friends at a rec center dead.

Most seemed to have the Freddy killed Jason meme and some had a Freddy worshipping cult of Deadheads.

What book is this? Is it on Amazon?

I remember the one with the Freddy cult. Im glad it wasnt chisen. Freddy v Jason was about as good as it could've been. The only issues I have with it is the cgi and Kelly Rowland's character calling Freddy a faggot. It seeed so out of place and nit characteristic of either franchise. Even the screenwriters hated it and said the studio added that line without their knowledge.

R528 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I got the Kindle version of ' Slash Of The Titans '

Freddy Versus Jason was HORRIBLE DOG SHIT, so yes, it COULD have been much better.

Any premise could be good -- it's all about the screenwriter.

I'm pleased to announce that most of the bugs have been worked out of FRIDAY THE 13th: THE GAME. The game plays smoothly now.

And they're about to add DLC for '80s bathing suits for all the counselor characters -- including SPEEDOS FOR CHAD!

R529 that's how I feel about FvJ with regards to Kelly Rowland. I actually turned it off after that scene. Maybe writers were feeling anti-gay that day, idk. It's the only one I can't watch. That and the snake killing scene in the first one. Why kill a real snake? I don't get people.

R532, have you played?

They worked on FvJ for TEN YEARS. Much of the problem arose from the fact that both New LIne's Mike Deluca and Fthe13th's Sean Cunningham had to sign off on the script before filming started. And that just never happened.

Freddy fights Jason ................ everything around it is mostly irrelevant. It wasn't Merchant Ivory or Shakspeare.

Both characters had their own 'realities' and they were hard to merge, I guess. I agree that the movie they filmed stank.

The reason Jason X even got made is because Cunningham had it in his contract that if they didn't make the movie by date xx/xx/xxxx, he could proceed with another stand alone Jason movie.

There were scripts that brought back Steven and Jessica from Jason Goes To Hell and Alice for Dream Master/Child. Another had Rod Lane (Robert Russler from ANOES2)'s brother as one of the 'spam in a cabin' characters.

I'm on Chapter 10 (Script 9, I think) and I don't know how many are left. There's been a graduate student of serial killer myths bringing the characters back accidentally ................. Freddy and Jason in a boxing ring in hell.

Bottom line is they wanted a single movie where they could cash in as much as they could because why have the characters fight a second time ? And the scripts had to leave it all open for new stand alone movies (which ended up being shitty reboots). One script had time travel where a police officer made sure that Freddy's paperwork was signed correctly and he was successfully prosecuted (and the parents had no reason to kill him and start up the nightmare killings) .................. another had Jason completely evaporate after destroying his nemesis.

The book is a pretty interesting read.

Rod Lane was in Nightmare on Elm Street Part One, not Two. He was Tina's latin boyfriend who Freddy hanged in the jail cell played by actor Jsu Garcia.

In Elm Street 2, Robert Rusler was playing a character named Ron Grady -- who was in gym class with the main character Jesse.

Yes, r534, I play Friday the 13th: The Game a little every day. It's a lot of fun since they fixed the memory leak and the frequent lag-outs that were occurring.

And r535 is wrong. It is indeed "SHAKSPEARE," cuz you can invade Jason's SHACK, steal Pamela Voorhees' sweater and use it to kill Jason with.

I love this time of year because the classic horror movies start playing on TV.

I wonder if AMC will do a marathon this year. I know, their movies are cut to shreds but I love their Fear Fest.

Call me Sally but I liked FVJ better than both reboots.

Sorry ---- the book definitely says Rod Lane from the first ANOES.

Jeebus ............ I think I still have about 20 % more of the book to read.

The book is better than the FvJ movie though ..........

Finally on the last set of screenwriters whose script was filmed.

Seems the movie was 'greenlit' because there was a takeover by AOL/Warner and they cleaned house at New Line and Michael DeLuca, the movie's champion at New Line, was fired for his public blow job controversy (female giving him head out in the open at a company party)

Sean Cunningham knew the movie would never get made if he didn't sign off on this script. He sent a ton of recommendations with his approval, which New Line completely ignored. But - CACHING - the movie made a shit ton of money, so they all finally cashed in.

The

The new New Line overlords had no interest in horror movies, so this was it. Let it die in development hell or try to make back all the years worth of development costs for the company.

Muffin is so cute.

OP, You're watching in reverse cowgirl?

I was born on Friday the 13th.

My 🎂 Birthday is next month, and guess what.... It's on Friday the 13th !

Jealous, OP ?

I could watch it reverse cowgirl. I wish someone was here with me watching now so I could cuddle with him.

Happy Bday R545! I am very jealous. You are quite rare. Not many people are born on the 13th. It's the rarest day.

This has been the summer of Friday the 13th for me. I have seen every Friday, backwards, forwards, and from the middle about 25 times this summer.

Paul from Part 4 gets my vote for most painful death. Followed by Andy from Part 3

I'm on part 3 now. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Andy.

Met the cast of Part 2 at a Horror Convention this past weekend. Russell Todd is still one hot DILF. Very nice guy too. I've met all the others before but they are also all very nice. Amy Steel and Lauren Marie Taylor still look amazing. Poor Marta Kober, her face is a wreck. John Fury and Bill Randolph I always have a good time talking too. They all had good things to say about the late Tom McBride. I've now met every living cast member of this film, something I probably will never get to accomplish with the other films.

That's so cool R549.

Here's a group shot from the weekend.

They also dis a photo op with Amy Steel and Steve Dash in costume

Really cool. Amy Steele looks great.

I'm surprised they still invite Marta to these shows. I've heard they'll only invite her if other Friday 2 actors will be appearing in case she no-shows. Drugs have really done a number on her looks wise and heath wise. She's often incoherent and will ask fans the same questions more than once during a short conversation.

Marta Kober has me HAWNY AS FUCK!!!!!

Who the FUCK who invite someone DEEP in addiction to these events? The rest of the cast must be very uncomfortable.

Amy Steel looks GODDAMNED AMAZING. Pushing 60, right!!!??

Just did a re-watch of FvJ. Not as bad as i remembered but i wish they'd left out that [italic]line[/italic] by Kelly Rowland. Also didn't need all the sexual scenes with Laurie and her father. I wonder how many scripts there were?

I can't believe Annie knew the gender of that dog just by looking at its face.

I just want to say thanks to the poster up thread who recommended Slash of the Titans. I hadn't heard of it, so I bought it right away and it's great so far.

I'm so glad they never made the Braga/Moore version.

You're welcome R558 ............. to be honest, it seemed to take forever to finish the book. Haha.

So many of he scripts were very similar. It made sense to not introduce a Freddy cult into the mix; You already had FvJ.

I wish they'd made FvJvAsh. The treatment sounds like it could've been pretty good.

A Freddy cult? Hmm...that premise sounds eerily similar to a Hellraiser sequel. Forgot which one but I think one of them surrounded around a Pinhead cult. I saw all of them, even the dreadful Revelations.

R559, I agree. It does get tedious to slog through the summaries of each of the drafts. I skipped ahead to the filming of the final film. I wish they went more into the Renfro drama on the set, since that seems just as interesting as all of the other conflicts on the movie, but perhaps they'll go into further depth later in the book.

R555 Some of these conventions will book anyone as long as they think they'd make some money.

My post got lost ??

Anywhoooo .............. Todd Farmer, who wrote Jason X (and other horror screenplays) wrote an essay about 'faking it in Hollywood' and about how he was pretty much homeless after those jobs and was couch surfing and living in his car *near* L.A. while trying to get 'Hollywood' work, working a regular Joe job and trying to support his wife and daughter who had already moved back south. I think he relocated to try to work from that state and keep in the Hollywood loop.

Checked imdb and it seems he's had a couple jobs over the last few years, so I guess things are better.

I'll find the article I tried to post originally and re-post it .........

In the meantime, here is Todd's hot body and ass from his role in the remake of My Bloody Valentine, where he played the trucker who got the pickaxe in the noggin.

If I lived in L.A., I would've given him a place to stay ...........

Here's the article about Todd Farmer's homeless ................. good read. Let me know if you think it is more of a 'story to sell a screenplay about it' kind of deal. Seemed legit to me.

And NO, R561 ,,,,,,, there is never another mention about Brad Renfro in the book. It seems more about the process of getting the movie made vs. a gossip about the making of.

I wonder who's decision it was for Jason to walk instead of run.

Once Jason became zombie Jason in Part 6 he started walking. He didn't run again until the reboot.

He started teleporting in Jason Takes Manhattan (I think). And, in the new video game.

Much like Bigfoot, Jason was controlled by aliens who moved him around strategically to seem like a mystical ninja of doom

Bumped because ...............duh.

Did the girl in part one punch Mrs. Voorhees in the vagine?

Who wants to the shoe? I though the thimble was what everyone want to be.

*be.

Most of the male cast and even one of the actresses were gay in Part VII. How is it even possible, that many gay people ending up in a Friday the 13th movie?

Just finished watching 1-8 and all 6+ hours of crystal lake memories. I wish I was in a CJ Graham/Kane Hodder sandwich.

Id love to be in a CJ Graham and Robert John Dixon sandwich.

AMC is doing marathons of FRIDAY THE 13TH movies all weekend for Halloween!!

Ah, you finally decided to quit calling us bitches? It's about time you grew up, you little cunt!