![]() The series has changed so much since its humble beginnings that the original Friday the 13th may not be the Friday that fans think of first when they think of the series but I say that first trip to camp remains pure. In the wake of the sequels that made Crystal Lake’s favorite son into a superstar, it’s sometimes forgotten that in its day, Friday the 13th was a shocker strong enough to rival the then-recent memory of instant classics like Halloween (1978) and Alien (1979) this sleeper hit was a gritty indie with state-of-the-art special effects. It’s been derisively said that the Friday the 13th series represents by-the-numbers filmmaking but while there is a formula that the franchise has followed, all body counts are not created equal. ![]() ![]() It can keep the costumes, the candy, the Great Pumpkin, all of it â because summer has always had the better movies. Starting in 1975 when Jaws invented the modern blockbuster by teaching a generation to be afraid of the ocean, summer has been the best time of year to be scared.
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