Some
well meaning counsellors decide to reopen Camp Crystal Lake, supposedly cursed
since 1958 after some camp counsellors were murdered there after a claim of negligence
the previous year that resulted in a young boy drowning in the lake. Despite
numerous requests not to do so, work begins on preparing the camp for its first
batch of campers before the counsellors are picked off one at a time by an
unseen killer before the killer is finally revealed at the end... Much like The Wicker Man entry before and the upcoming
Halloween one what can I say about this movie that hasn’t already been said by
fans, buffs and scholars alike since 1980? Although created to cash in on the success
of Halloween in 1978 it seemed to become the most synonymous of all date themed
and summer camp themed slasher films making it the most successful achieving ten
sequels, a remake, a television show, novels, comic books, video games and a
slew of merchandise! In fact the films alone have grossed over $529 million at
the box-office worldwide and remained the highest-grossing horror franchise in
the world until the release of Halloween (2018) last year and it all started
with this one. Friday the 13th
has always had a ‘fun fact’ regarding the killer of this particular movie and
how many forget who the actual killer is, but I will not go over that here, as
I have vowed to keep all reviews spoiler free. Yes Halloween was the first, but
if it hadn’t been for Friday the 13th I doubt I would have been able
to do the previous eleven entries of this challenge (or my previous marathon challenge for that matter). Of course, the other thing
that sets this movie apart from all the others is that I should essentially
watch it again on the 13th of December as it will be another Friday
the 13th... so if anyone is actually following this challenge let me
know in the comments what I should do? Watch it again? Watch one of the sequels?
(If so which one?) or the remake? Until then, I will see you again where it all
started.... Halloween.
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