Friday the 13th
Published October 26, 2024
Film info
- Title Friday the 13th
- Director Sean S. Cunningham
- Year 1980
- Run time 1hr 35m
- Genre Horror
- Tagline They were warned... they are doomed... and on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them
In 1957, a boy named Jason Voorhees drowned while staying at Camp Crystal Lake, due to the negligence of the staff. The next year, two camp counsellors were killed, and the camp was closed. A few years later, fires and other problems prevented the camp from reopening. In 1979, ignoring the camp curse, a new owner opens the place, and before long, a mysterious figure is stalking the area, and once again, people are being murdered.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:53 | I wouldn’t have thought singing campfire songs was much of an aphrodisiac. |
| 9:47 | Hitchhiking in a horror movie, bad news. |
| 15:46 | Yes girl, hammer and ladder to fix the guttering. |
| 22:17 | It wasn’t the hitchhiking, it was the woods that got her. |
| 24:24 | The water looks pretty brown, not that inviting. |
| 26:50 | “Well, call him.” “How do you call a snake?” Shudder. |
| 34:59 | Wait, Kevin Bacon! |
| 43:09 | Was about to comment on the dripping blood and then it got so much worse. |
| 47:00 | Oof, axe to the face. |
| 1:02:11 | This film is dull, dull, dull. How did it spawn such a franchise? |
| 1:02:40 | Poor Crazy Ralph. |
| 1:17:52 | Why would this camp be re-opening if there were so many deaths? Who would be sending their kids there?? |
| 1:20:20 | Bit like Scream in that it’s the unwell mother doing the business. |
Thoughts
With the autumn/winter months taking hold and Halloween drawing close, it’s exactly the right time to dig out another horror movie and this time I went for the classic Friday the 13th. I don’t understand how this movie spawned a massive franchise, it was so boring? A bunch of kids running around with each other, passing the time… we literally watched them playing Monopoly. And then the occasional slasher moment that was pretty gory but felt random. I was glad when it was over but now… to watch more of the series or not?
Rating: 1 / 5