Freitag, der 13. (1980)

Freitag, der 13.: Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. With Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan. A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child’s drowning and a grisly double murder years before.

“Friday the 13th must be one of the biggest mysteries in cinema. Although itu0026#39;s a long way from being a good movie, its success and influence is unnameable ( and even unbelievable ). Donu0026#39;t get me wrong…Iu0026#39;m not at all saying that Friday the 13th is a terrible film or not even worth a watch but – letu0026#39;s face it – the plot idea is pretty dumb, the acting and directing are far below average and they havenu0026#39;t fully used the options of setting and location they had. The make-up effects ( by the master Tom Savini himself ) are excellent, but that alone isnu0026#39;t really enough to create a legendary horror movie in my opinion. Some of the later sequels ( Episode 6 : Jason Lives is the perfect example ) and even a few of the numberless rip-offs are superior to the production.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enI suppose the story is pretty much known by everyone know and I even think the identity of the u0026quot;mysterious killeru0026quot; of this episode isnu0026#39;t that much of a mystery anymore. Anyway, in case you donu0026#39;t know it, I wonu0026#39;t spoil the fun so see for yourself. Although my thoughts on it arenu0026#39;t that high, I do think itu0026#39;s must-see stuff for horror fans. Without any shame, I even admit that Friday the 13th and ALL its sequels are a guilty pleasure of mine. Iu0026#39;ll never reckon them as good – or even decent – efforts in the genre, but Iu0026#39;m always up for a little bit of brainless gore slashing. And thatu0026#39;s what these series are made for…pure entertainment !! So, in a way, they succeeded after all. They never try to give a thoughtful message to the viewer or something. There are just dumb-looking teenagers being slaughtered…the more the merrier.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite u0026quot;rewindu0026quot;-scene : A young and horny Kevin Bacon being brutally killed in one of his first memorable roles.”