And in the end, that's all that matters with these flicks. Cats acting like Friday the 13th represents high art. How can that movie be a travesty and boooo remakes when this existsL
and finally..this
And the weird thing is the 09 remake wasn't even that bad!
And they shot the fukkin thing in Canada
but for real, I grew up thinking new York was a straight dump because of this movie....i think its def the worst of the og Jason, but still entertaining
There was just too much nonsense to ignore in the remake.
This list is automatically invalidated by this choice of number one.1. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES
Here’s the huge exception I was talking about. Despite the fact that it is very much in “Zombie Jason” territory Jason Lives is, on most days, my favorite Friday The 13th film. It’s of course helped immensely Thom Matthews’ energetic turn as Tommy Jarvis and by Jennifer Cooke’s appealing and charismatic performance as Megan. But the primary factor here is the script – it’s actually smart. Even though it came a decade before Scream we can see a little post modern self awareness creeping into the film, but in just the right (almost unnoticeable) dose. The winningly cavalier manner in which Jason is resurrected as well as the nod to 007 in the opening credits are indicators that the filmmakers knew exactly where they wanted to go with the franchise.
It also helps that this entry has something that almost none of the other F13 films have – forward momentum. Writer/director Tom McLoughlin actually cared about the story and the narrative here unfolds at a breakneck pace compared to the surrounding entries. Tommy Jarvis is the most pro-active protagonist in the series and the script even includes a ticking clock element with the impending arrival of the kids at Camp Crystal Lake. Even David Kagen’s Sheriff Michael Garris, a would-be antagonist, feels justifiably motivated and has a nice character reversal in the end.
Jason Lives has it all. Blood, gore, smarts, sex, the outdoors, and an actual plot. It’s the clear winner of the franchise.
I'm finna watch "Jason X" from 2002. It's the only "Friday the 13th" movie I've never watched from beginning to end. I've saw part or most of the movie years ago in the mid-2000's on the Sci-Fi channel..
I have less than 30 minutes left in this movie, this has got to be the WORST movie in the series.
The remake was just as bad as the worst of the franchise though. And comparing it to either the OG or Part 2 (which introduced Jason) or The Final Chapter only serves to illustrate how bad the remake was in every way because those movies, while not high art, were well made films within the slasher genre. The remake is just garbage.
