Before you read this be warned there are spoilers ahead. I could literally talk all day about this film. This film started it all. It gave birth to one of the most terrifying horror villains ever. It has spawned 10 sequels (including Freddy vs Jason) and a remake in 2009.
This is the best horror franchise and i doubt there is a horror fan who doesn't know about it. Being a horror fan myself i love this film. Slasher is my favourite sub genre. Tbh the acting is not the best.
As is usually the case with a lot of these
films. But you would expect that. It follows the formula most slashers do. A bunch of stupid teenagers doing drugs and having sex and then getting hacked to bits.
They have made a lot of slashers in the 80s and early 90s trying to mimic this movie but could not live up to Friday 13th legacy . This film arguably started the slasher genre. Halloween was a bit better, but to me this is scarier. A mongoloids mother getting revenge on camp counselors.
Betsy Palmer did a great job portraying a deranged woman seeking revenge for her son that had supposedly drowned in the lake. It was rare to see female killers in horror movies. Though i do prefer Jason she was more realistic.
And a young Kevin Bacon was in this film which went on to have a successful career in acting. The special effects were great. Tommie Sovini did a brilliant job. I give the special effects a 9/10.
In my opinion this film had one of the
best endings in cinematic history. As mentioned above the acting wasn't the best, but with these films it's not about the acting it's more for fun. If the acting was better i would score it higher.
This is definitely the best Friday 13th movie. Overall i give Friday 13th 1980 a 6.5/10.