Comments on: Friday the 13th

By: Tourist Trap (1979) - Review

Tourist Trap (1979) - Review — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:53:32 +0000

[...] intrigue me so much. Since they predate the standard Slasher conventions established by films like “Friday the 13th”, but still retain familiar elements of the subgenre, they’re much less predictable or clichéd [...]

By: Jason Goes to Hell: the Final Friday - Movie Reviews Blog

Jason Goes to Hell: the Final Friday - Movie Reviews Blog — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:28:58 +0000

[...] Not the first film in the Friday the 13th franchise to incorrectly advertise itself as the “final” installment (see “Friday the 13th: the Final Chapter”), but it is one of the least popular. Jason Goes to Hell featured the return of Sean S. Cunningham, director of the original Friday the 13th. That may sound like a good idea at first, but Cunningham had some very…”different” plans for the character of Jason Voorhees. [...]

By: Child’s Play 2 - Movie Reviews Blog

Child’s Play 2 - Movie Reviews Blog — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:36:58 +0000

[...] One thing that really sets this film apart from all the other installments is the music. Chucky actually has his own theme, a memorable melody ranking up there with the ones heard in Friday the 13th, a Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween. It’s a great theme, and most regrettably, is never heard in any of the following films. A real shame, as it gave Chucky a creepier and more sinister presence. [...]

By: Saw III - Movie Reviews Blog

Saw III - Movie Reviews Blog — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:43:41 +0000

[...] I love the concept of the Saw films. Not just the whole “sadistic torture with a life lesson” thing, because that’s great too. No, I’m talking about the recent tradition of releasing a new one each year around Halloween time. It takes me back to the days when Paramount would release a new Friday the 13th film every year, and other studios with slasher franchises would follow suit. Sure, people complained that the story quality would decline with each film, but you don’t go to a slasher film expecting high art; you go for the blood and gore. Likewise, the Saw films deliver everything their premise promises. And, thankfully, the Saw franchsie has remained consistently good for three movies straight. [...]

By: Friday the 13th: the Final Chapter - Movie Reviews Blog

Friday the 13th: the Final Chapter - Movie Reviews Blog — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:06:39 +0000

[...] Of all the Friday the 13th films, The Final Chapter actually has the most star-power going for it, featuring the likes of Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover. Well, I guess that counts as star-power. Some might argue that even if you combined the might of Feldman and Glover they still wouldn’t match the star-power of Kevin Bacon, who appeared in the first film. But I digress. [...]

By: Swamp Thing - Movie Reviews Blog

Swamp Thing - Movie Reviews Blog — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:37:15 +0000

[...] There are a number of problems with this movie, so I’ll start with the worst. This was one of Wes Craven’s earliest attempts at film-making, even predating his career-making work on a Nightmare on Elm Street. So, to be honest, the directing is really pretty poor, as Craven isn’t sure if he wants to make a horror movie or a slapstick comedy (there’s a midget at the end of the movie making puns every couple seconds, for example). Making things worse is the music by Harry Manfredini; it sounds identical to his work on Friday the 13th. The lack of creativity in the score is very irritating, as you almost expect Jason to pop out of the woods at any moment. It’s like if they played the theme to Star Wars throughout the entirety of Indiana Jones. Arcane is a very poor villain; 2-dimensional in every sense of the term and only evil because the script says he is. [...]