Friday the 13th Collection

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When filling out your form, please enter “Friday the 13th” in the “What Title Do You Need Replaced” section. The acting in this one is rough for me. In fact, I can’t really find any aspect of the cast that I enjoyed. The characters are all sci-fi clichés and can be found in almost any SyFy original film. Even when I first laid eyes on this release I never cared for the cast or characters which is even more apparent all these years later. It’s weird to sit here and type a review for a film as iconic as Friday the 13th but here I am. Like many horror fans, I grew up watching the Friday the 13th films. My introduction into the slasher franchise was Jason Goes to Hell when my uncle gave my mother the movie on tape along with Conan the Destroyer. Finally, the death scenes in this film are legendary. A few do take place off camera leaving it up to the viewer’s imagination but the ones we do get are memorable. Effects were handled by the legendary Tom Savini so they insanely fun. Overall, Friday the 13th is a damn near perfect but you are not here because you haven’t seen the film but curious about the 40th Anniversary release. The blu looks great. In fact, it’s leagues better than my DVD release of the film. Starring – Thom Mathews (Return of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead Part II), Jennifer Cooke (Deadly Nightmares, V), and David Kagen (Freddy’s Nightmares, 21 Jump Street)

The 12 films included in this must-own set: Friday the 13th(1980), Friday the 13th Part 2(1981), Friday the 13th Part 3(1982), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter(1984), Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning(1985), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives(1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood(1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan(1989), Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday(1993), Jason X(2001), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), and Friday the 13th(Remake) (2009). Audio Commentary With writer/director Tom McLoughlin, actor Vincent Guastaferro and editor Bruce Green Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014) – including interviews with Adrienne King and Melanie Kinnaman (80 mins.)

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Spoiler Alert** The film follows Jason who is captured by the government and imprisoned in chains. However, he is able to escape but finds himself trapped and cryogenically frozen, along with a female scientist. They awaken almost 250 years into the future when they are discovered and thawed. Those on board have no idea about the hell they just unleashed on their craft and the carnage that will fall in his wake. **Spoiler Alert**

Jason X was released 21 years after the original and 8 years from the previous installment. A lot had changed in that time. They tried to give this one an edge that made it stand out from the others which turned out to be the film’s downfall. This futuristic sci-fi approach sometimes offers up some cheesy fun like in Leprechaun in Space. However, it was just too cheap and not enough cheese in this case. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround / English, French-Parisian, Spanish-Latin American – Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Deleted/Alternate Scenes, Including the Original Opening and Ending with optional commentary by director Ronny Yu and executive producer Douglas Curtis Corrected discs will be marked with “R1” on them. They will be shipped in a rigid cardboard mailer and each disc will be placed in individual sleeves to protect them further in transit. Chronologically, it is another first, like previous Friday the 13th films, where we feature Jason dying for the final time. Honestly, I like it but it is far from my favorite of the series. It gets my respect but I can’t proclaim my love for it like others do.

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Scream Factory yet again has to save face. One of the most anticipated releases of the year on disc, their new Friday The 13th Complete Series box set is a marvel, and it is even crazier that they could get it made in the first place. Yet, like other releases, including famously their Halloween set from a few years ago, there are errors on the discs. Not just audio issues either, which are common. No, these are missing scenes and such. These things happen, but they seem to happen with every box set Scream Factory comes out with. It is a little crazy. You can find the known issues so far down below. Friday The 13th Complete Box Art Friday The 13th Collection Known Issues The acting in this one is probably my second favorite in the series. Thom Mathews is an amazing actor that not only kills it as Tommy Jarvis but has fans quoting him from his peformances in the first two Return of the Living Dead films. Feldman brought the character to life when he portrayed him as a child but Mathews is the Jarvis most of us think of. It’s a real shame he was not cast as Jarvis in the previous installment. The supporting cast is just as good with most of the characters more down to earth and serious. I do enjoy the more out there characters but this darker story would have fell apart if those comedic performances were delivered. NEW Blu-Ray 3-D version of the film (To watch the 3D version, you must have a fully capable 3D TV and 3D blu-ray player) A carefree summer becomes a deadly nightmare for a group of teenagers who choose to ignore Camp Crystal Lake's gruesome legacy.

Starring – Betsy Palmer (Penny Dreadful, Friday the 13th: Part II), Adrienne King (Saturday Night Fever, Psychic Experiment), and Jeannine Taylor (The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana)FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround / French-Parisian, Spanish-Latin American – Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono NEW Chicago to Connecticut: The Early Career of Harry Manfredini – an interview with composer Harry Manfredini Spoiler Alert** This one, once again, follows Jason as he is accidentally freed from his watery grave by a boat anchor. He then finds himself aboard a cruise liner going from Crystal Lake to the Big Apple taking students there as part of their class trip. **Spoiler Alert**