Tag: Friday the 13th

While still a routine slasher in formula, reinventing Friday the 13th's Jason Vorhees as a plausible survivalist killer works.

Freddy vs Jason exploits exploitation, sending the '80s slasher genre out in a vicious and unrelenting finale.

Knowingly stupid, Jason X takes a few opportunities to embrace what it is, but then falls into a rut where it takes this scenario seriously.

Maybe if he stayed there Jason Goes to Hell might be worthwhile, but instead, it's a test to see how much junk a fandom can take.

False marketing subtitle aside, Jason Takes Manhattan at least offers a tease for the idea's potential and a satirical time capsule.

Giving Jason Vorhees a capable opponent adds a spark to The New Blood, but the movie never really capitalizes on it.

Wiping out a camp with a smirk, Jason Lives parodies, pays homage, and demeans itself in an entertaining, outlier sequel.

Like The Final Chapter, the New Beginning subtitle turned out to be false, and that's a shame given the possibilities going forward.

Antagonizing moral critics with a child protagonist, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter poses an interesting cultural transition point for the genre.

3D can't save Friday the 13th: Part III's routine, derivative murder spree, although the movie does offer a passable finish.

Introducing adult Jason Vorhees to the world, Friday the 13th: Part 2 is aimless and illogical slaughter without a plot.

Friday the 13th unapologetically borrows from Halloween's success, but adds a careful, well considered angle to differentiate itself.