Having a Friday the 13th movie marathon on Friday the 13th, in October. SPOOKY.

One of the best slashers ever made, in my opinion :)

Nothing original in the setting (don't expect it to be.) Not one good character (dont care if they die.) Not even fun (it's a predictable one by one kill with boring filler scenes.) Not even scary (maybe to kids in the 80s) Atmosphere? A little but even that's a psycho music rip off with added cha cha cha. Also Crazy Ralph... I love ridiculous but he's straight out of a pantomime. Is he supposed to be the character you think may be the killer earlier on? He couldn't catch a fly. Mrs Voorhees is just ridiculous although the most entertaining, which is sad. Some effects and deaths were OK. The whole horror story behind Jason is ineffective.

Even by slasher standards it's mediocre. Gives horror a bad reputation

A slasher movie I love for the reasons you hate it.

"Kill her, Mommy! Kill her! Don't let her get away, Mommy! Don't let her live!"

I still really enjoy the first Friday the 13th. It has a killer soundtrack, Betsy Palmer as a middle age woman killing off teenagers and talking like she's her son, Kevin Bacon (wish he had his City on a Hill mustache here), Tom Savini's special effects, killer ending, strip monopoly, Crystal Lake, Ralph foreshadowing everything, some amazing effects, kickstarting one of the most iconic horror franchises and one killer of a jump scare.

I just love the fact that Jason isn't even the killer yet and they keep us in the dark until the moment Mrs. Voorhees shows up. Those final 10 minutes are so much fun and damn Mrs. Voorhees just looks so angry without a head. Adrienne King is also a fun final girl. Best kill? Kevin Bacon getting pierced by that arrow.

Friday the 13th is a must watch and a film I never get tired of watching. Fun way to spend a friday night.

Great horror. Although part 2 was better cause thats when we got jason.

Who else is watching on Friday the 13th ?

They made twelve of these and there’s barely enough story for one

(I’m not knocking it, that’s kind of genius)

This is the start of it all. If you are going into this expecting the iconic Jason, well, I am sorry. But this is the start of it and helps develop the character for the fiture movies. I always enjoyed FT13 growing up and have seen this before. However, honestly, this is a good slasher film. When you keep out of your mind of wanting to see the iconic Jason, this film is really great towards the end and actually gives you more background for the future films. This is the foundation for Jason and you need to keep that in mind. Also, this movie is 40 years old, so yes the acting may be okay at best, and the effects are cheesy, but if it was 1980, this would actually be quite the norm. But in terms of story and a nice plot twist towards the later half of the movie, it will always be a classic.

Definitely early horror, too straight forward to be scary to a modern man like me. Just murders left and right, and the final boss of this one is an absolute joke, but I'm sure it picks up as the series goes on and they start learning how to make it actually scary for people who aren't afraid to walk down the street alone at night... (as if to say the only ones afraid of this would be those types of cowards who would never know how to defend their selves only scream and prepare to die.)

At least there weren't really any plot holes, a very believable story line, this murderer is out to inflict severe psychological damage to his or her victims. It's an easy horror film to watch, but again, this 80s films brand of fear isn't very scary by modern standards. However I'm sure it ramps up as the series goes.

I really like Jason Voorhees as a character. But I think, I was expecting too much from this movie. To be honest it wasn't what I expected. I like old horror movies, but this one is really cheap. Especially, fighting/chasing scene.

Old-school horror movie: teens get slaughter at "Camp Crystal Lake"! Not as good as "Helloween" or "Nightmare on Elmstreet" but nice anyway.

Finally saw it for the first time. After hearing about it countless times in cultural references. Movie was okay, but I am too late watching it too fully appreciate it. Watch this, if you like horror movies! Watch this! Its historical and worth it. And you will finally understand all those jokes in The Simpsons. ;)

[spoiler]Finally knowing that it is his mother killing everyone in the first movie and Jason himself starts rampaging in the second movie was awesome.[/spoiler]

That movie is a classic of horror that I had never watched until now. I confess that the plot surprises me, but history is so slow.

6,4/10

Not a technically great film, but one I've watched and rewatched countless times. A bone fide October classic.

I've never really given 80s slashers too much attention, but this film makes me want to search out more. As many other reviewers have said, the last 20 minutes really make the movie.