Top 10 Best Friday the 13th Movies
Which Jason movie do you think deserves the top spot? The list includes crossovers and remakes.
Five years after the events of the first film, a new group of camp counselors arrives at a nearby camp, unaware of the lurking danger. Jason Voorhees, seeking revenge for his mother's death, begins targeting them one by one. Friday the 13th Part 2 is very similar to the original. However, this film improves on the original in pacing, cinematography, and the final girl. Unfortunately, Tom Savini wasn't on board for this film, but that isn't a negative.
The kills we are given are quite impressive, but the MPAA ruined the film's full potential. This film also introduces Jason Voorhees as the killer, and he has never been as interesting since this installment. He was his own villain. Now he is a zombie Michael Myers without motivation. The hockey mask is better than the burlap sack, in my opinion.
Tommy Jarvis, still haunted by his previous encounters with Jason, accidentally resurrects the killer while trying to cremate his body. Jason returns to Crystal Lake, now renamed Forest Green, to continue his massacre. This is a very good movie, and it's fourth on my list. Nobody ever talks about the elephant in the room, though. Tommy Jarvis got a bunch of people killed by digging up Jason's grave, then he becomes the hero at the end when he chains Jason to the bottom of the lake.
I think this film gets forgotten in the series. I thought this one breathed new life into the series. This is the one where Jason is officially brought back from the dead, so now his superhuman qualities don't seem so ridiculous since he isn't human anymore.
This one has a lot of suspense and action, but is also the first in the series to introduce a sense of humor about itself, often winking at the audience. This one stands out to me from the rest of the sequels.
Jason Voorhees is presumed dead but quickly revives in a hospital morgue, where he resumes his killing spree. The survivors must confront Jason in a final showdown as he terrorizes another group of unsuspecting campers. The best Jason of the series. It had that old-school feel to it. I liked how the stranger had found so much info on Jason while searching for his sister who died in Part 2. It just gave The Final Chapter a creepy awareness that something terrible had happened and prepared Tommy for the end of the movie.
Jason was big and bad, not corny-looking. It had a 1950s feel to it. I've always loved that grainy film look.
Anyone who knows these films knows that this is easily the best, closely followed by parts 1 and 3.
At Camp Crystal Lake, a group of teenagers reopens the camp years after a series of murders, only to face off against an unknown killer. As they are stalked and murdered, the truth about Jason Voorhees and his mother is revealed. The ending of the film is literally the scariest part of the film. I see that this film, rather than being scary, went with the gore and suspense approach. This is fine with me because slashers are not necessarily supposed to be scary. I do like the suspense leading up to the revealing of the killer.
It worked, but I would have liked having Mrs. Voorhies introduced in the beginning as one of the people who are helping with the opening. The special effects are great (thanks to Tom Savini), but the only way to see the film in its entirety is to watch the Uncut version.
The film had its boring moments, and that would be the entirety of the middle portion of the film. This film has its flaws but, in general, was a good film.
A group of friends spends the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake, where Jason Voorhees continues his murderous rampage. This installment introduces Jason's iconic hockey mask as he terrorizes the group. This is the movie where Jason first finds the goalie mask that would then make him an icon of horror. Richard Burton also does an amazing job as Jason (may he rest in peace).
Did I say Richard Burton? I'm really sorry. I meant "Richard Brooker." That guy is the real Jason. May he rest in peace too.
This movie had, arguably, the best last 30 minutes of the series.
Freddy Krueger manipulates Jason Voorhees into killing for him to spread fear in Springwood, but the two killers eventually turn on each other. A battle ensues between the two horror icons, with victims caught in the crossfire. It should have been a triple threat. Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael Myers.
A teenage girl with telekinetic powers accidentally awakens Jason Voorhees from his watery grave in Crystal Lake. Jason resumes his killing spree, and she must use her abilities to stop him. This has to be a joke. Why is this not number 1? He's a complete zombie plus skeleton in this one.
In this reboot, a group of young adults looking for a missing friend encounters Jason Voorhees at Crystal Lake. Jason kills them one by one as they uncover the camp's dark history. It's better than the original. By far. Still isn't quite a good movie, though.
Probably the most fun Friday the 13th...
I like the remake more than the original. The original was boring as hell.
Tommy Jarvis, struggling with trauma from his past encounters with Jason, is sent to a halfway house. As murders begin to occur around the facility, the question arises whether Jason has returned or if someone else is responsible. This is my second favorite, behind The Final Chapter. People diss this movie for not having Jason in it. Until the very end, when imposter Jason fell on a bed of spikes, he was Jason.
The casting was a little weird in spots, but overall it had a great cast. It had suspense, dark humor, and plenty of creative kills. What Tommy saw in his visions or dreams was the real Jason, so Jason was officially in the movie.
1. Part 4
2. Part 5
3. Part 2
4. Part 6
5. Part 1
6. F vs J
7. Part 3
8. Part 7
9. Reboot
10. Jason X
11. Part 9
12. Part 8
For this movie to have a fake Jason, he sure endured a lot of punishment and kept coming. First, he had his stomach punctured by a tractor, got his shoulder cut with a chainsaw, and then got a knife stuck in his upper thigh. This normal man must have been on LSD or something.
I would rank it 6th out of the twelve movies made. Parts 8 through 10 were a total embarrassment to the franchise!
Jason Voorhees boards a boat headed for New York City, where a group of high school graduates are celebrating their trip. Once in Manhattan, Jason continues his killing spree in the city streets. The killer who couldn't swim managed to swim from the Statue of Liberty to shore.
Jason Voorhees is finally destroyed by the FBI, but his evil spirit possesses various bodies to continue his killings. A secret relative of Jason is the only one who can stop him once and for all. Or, more accurately, Jason goes to Development Hell, and, given a few years, he figuratively and literally launched into the stratosphere and beyond with Jason X.
In the future, Jason Voorhees is cryogenically frozen and later awakens aboard a spaceship in the 25th century. Jason begins killing the crew as they try to escape the futuristic nightmare. Feel free to give this film all the criticism you want, but a cybernetic Jason going on a killing spree in space? Sounds pretty entertaining to me.
Is it a bad movie? Yes, but is it extremely entertaining? Also yes. It doesn't deserve to be at the bottom. That honor should go to Jason Goes to Hell.
This is pretty cool. I think the futuristic designs are awesome, and I also like the design of Uber Jason.