What's Your Favorite Friday the 13th Film? (merged)

[DVDProfessor]

I pick 1, 6, 7 & 9

[devilshalo]

Hmm.. hard to say. I haven't seen Jason X yet and that has Lexa Doig :drool:

And I can't really comment on Part 1 since it's not Jason doing all the killing.
I can say that Part 8 has to be the worst. To think that was Kelly Hu's first movie -ohbfrank-

Part 4 holds a special place just because Corey Feldman goes nutso. I mean of all people to kill Jason

[Mondo Kane]

Part 4 has always been my most favorite.
Feldman and Savini FX!

[Face/Off]

Where's the "None of them; they all sucked" option for this poll? :(

[GmoneyOwnsYou]

Looks like Im the only one that likes part 6 the best. So far at least.

[Giles]

Originally posted by Mondo Kane
Part 4 has always been my most favorite.
Feldman and Savini FX!

I was going to say the same thing, and Crispin Glover's death scene is classic (with corkscrew and machete - ouch!)

[Bechman 2000]

I picked The Final Chapter. I've actually never seen The Final Chapter get beat in any "Favorite Fridy" poll I've seen. I think it's got the best of everthing about the series and Jason just rocks in this one. His death sequence at the end is so awesome and the rest of the kills were great. He used a machine operated tool as a killing device for the fist time in this one too. All around a good horror flick with Jason at the helm.

[Bechman 2000]

Originally posted by Face/Off
Where's the "None of them; they all sucked" option for this poll? :(

This poll is for people that like good movies. The words suck and Firday the 13th don't go in the same sentence. ;)

[Applejack]

Originally posted by Face/Off
Where's the "None of them; they all sucked" option for this poll? :(

That would be selected by not opening this thread in the first place.

[Stoolie]

I picked number three since that's the first one I saw. I was too young to be watching and it scared the crap out of me. I've never seen another Friday the 13th movie all the way through.

stoolie

[reverie]

I have to go with 7.. it was just the most enjoyable, and Tina was a cool character. And hey, Bernie Lomax gets killed again! ;)

Off the top of my head, I'd have to say my unofficial order of favorites would be:
7, 6, 8 (for nostalgia), 9, X, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5

And yes, I know my list is very off for typical Friday fans, but oh well. :p I've got them all on DVD and love them all!

[Face/Off]

Originally posted by Applejack
That would be selected by not opening this thread in the first place.

Yawn.

[Zodiac_Speaking]

I say 1, because it introduced us to Jason and it had a gritty feel to it.

2 is equal as good.
3 was okay, but was slow.
4 was, again, okay, Crispin Glover is the only knowable element to watch this.
5-yeah right.
6-wierd sense of deja vu.
7 is good, I like the telekintic stuff, cool effects, if odd.
8 is fun but too long, but I really like it.
9 is the most bashed Friday movie next to 5, but after rewatching a couple of times, I'd say its my third or fourth fav.
X is great, I think, really fun.

[El-Kabong]

X was probably my fave - but I havent seen any of them in years, beyond part 9. I caught them on showtime when I was a kid, but not since. I cant wait for the special editions - IF they ever come out.

And . . . I find it funny that someone named after a really, really crappy John Woo film would be critical of a Friday the 13th movie.

[Face/Off]

Originally posted by El-Kabong
And . . . I find it funny that someone named after a really, really crappy John Woo film would be critical of a Friday the 13th movie.

There's a certain irony in someone who loves the Friday the 13th movies to be critical of other films.

[Sunday Morning]

pt. 2 because it had amy steele as the heroine.

[mookyman]

X - One of the best comedies of last year.

II - The only one to make me jump.

IV - Crispin Glover.

VI - Very funny in places.

VIII - The first time I heard of "Jason Takes Manhattan," it was as a "brought to you by" tag on MTV's "Remote Control" and I thought it was a joke.

I - Overrated but still fun.

III - 3-D!!!!!

IX - A very bad "Hidden" ripoff with a very cool final shot.

VII - Don't know why everyone clamors for a director's cut - excess violence couldn't make this one any less dull.

V - Makes part VII look like Hitchcock at his best.

As you can see, I'm not as big a fan of this series as some of the others. Fun and goofily compelling in places, but it lacks the atmosphere of "Halloween" or the humor of "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Here's hoping that Freddy owns Jason.

[DVDProfessor]

Originally posted by Face/Off
Where's the "None of them; they all sucked" option for this poll? :(

I would have put it on here but it only allows 10 options so...

[DVDHO]

If you think they suck why come to this thread?anyways I loved Part 2 so thats what I picked.

In order

2,4,3,1,6,5,7,9,10,8

[conscience]

Part II, like another post this one was the only one to make me jump.

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But the reason I resurrected this thread was to see if anyone could answer my question.

Does Jason run in Part IV?

I am trying to end an argument between myself and a friend. He says Jason does not run. I say he does. The specific scene I am talking about is the final scene where Jason is going after Trish. I seem to remember that he is running (not racing to her, but rushing himself). I find it odd since Jason walks to his victims (or at the least runs off camera).

Thanks to anyone who can/will answer.

[ruddiger_718]

I fell like such an ass voting, knowing I have only seen Jason X

[ViewAskewbian]

Originally posted by conscience
Part II, like another post this one was the only one to make me jump.

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But the reason I resurrected this thread was to see if anyone could answer my question.

Does Jason run in Part IV?

I am trying to end an argument between myself and a friend. He says Jason does not run. I say he does. The specific scene I am talking about is the final scene where Jason is going after Trish. I seem to remember that he is running (not racing to her, but rushing himself). I find it odd since Jason walks to his victims (or at the least runs off camera).

Thanks to anyone who can/will answer.

I wouldn't say he all out runs...more like a brisk jog.

And, by the way, Part 6 is my favorite one. It is the best directed and looking of the films (before the big budget X and FvJ) AND a neat Alice Cooper song.

[conscience]

Originally posted by ViewAskewbian
I wouldn't say he all out runs...more like a brisk jog.

And, by the way, Part 6 is my favorite one. It is the best directed and looking of the films (before the big budget X and FvJ) AND a neat Alice Cooper song.


Thanks for the quick response. I now will go back to my insomniac ways.

I actually enjoyed all of the films except for the godawful Party 8 and Jason X..

They made Part 5 look like a masterpiece.

[ViewAskewbian]

Part 5 had its moments. I mean, you know we were all into the film until the ending when we were like "That sucked!"

[Seantn]

It's funny...as a teenager, I LOVED all these movies. I mean really enjoyed them. I'm only 21, so it wasn't too long ago. Now a few years passes, and I really don't like them. Especially Part X...man that was awful. I know this thread is about our favorite one.....So when I DID like them, part 3 and 4 were my favorites. I guess I grew out of the phase in which I liked them.

[matome]

Part IV

[FrankTheTank]

My favorite one was always Part VI because it has a few funny jokes, and I always loved when Jason shoved the girl's face through the mirror in the RV, and of course, the triple decapitation.

[Tony Dvdfan]

2 and 4 are my favorite ones.

[Mountain Biker]

Part 1 easily, followed by 2, 4, 3, & 5

Parts 6-10 sucked ass

[tommyp007]

i like them all, actually.

[Canadian Bacon]

Part I, I mean come on there's only such much they can do to change the movies, 2 through 8 are pretty much the same, just different victims and locations, haven't seen 9 or 10

[asianxcore]

Part 1 and Part 4, but I voted for 1.

[boredsilly]

I enjoyed watching the movies when they came on tv when I was younger, but much like the Nightmare on Elm Street series, I can't really remember what happened in which one. They all kind of bleed together in my head, so I'm just going to say the one with Corey Haim<sp>.

[DRG]

My rankings, which change from time to time:

2 (Love the creepy atmosphere of the camp, plus I like the sack head look for Jason, plus my favorite opening of the series)

6 (Best balance of horror and humor, with better than average performances and cool Alice Cooper music)

7 (The most 'fun' Jason movie, with the climactic showdown)

1 (Great atmosphere like the 2nd, solid throughout)

3 (This is for the 3d version, the 2d version I'd put down below FvJ... seeing this in 3d for the first time this month, the stuff that was awful or goofy now seems pretty cool, and the gimmick works)

4 (Well made, with solid acting and characers you can actually tell apart, plus excellent kills and a great finale)

11 (FVJ) (As a Jason movie does a lot of stuff right, although the Freddy stuff needed a bit of work IMO)

5 (The new setting actually works, but there are a few too many unlikable characters. I like the mystery around Tommy - the lead - and the kills were still somewhat graphic at this point)

10 (Jason X) (I like the idea, and it mostly works, but the characters just don't fit the movie. Nice humor, though.)

8 (Full of good ideas, and several bad ones. The boat stuff is great, but the Manhattan stuff is just too silly. NOTHING is logical here.... characters run from a busy street to an abandoned alley! The dog treks halfway through the city to find them! And even jaded New Yorkers would pay attention to a huge masked zombie with a machete! Plus the awful child Jason subplot... yech.)

9 (Well made, with all around great acting and production values. But it commits the cardinal sin by trying to completely change genres - into a body swapping flick - and by coming up with a corny new backstory that ruins what's great about the character.)

[joltaddict]

2
7
5
3
4
X

Jason Takes Manhattan being the worst.

[TheKobra]

I liked part 3 because it was in 3-D. Now that was the shit back in the day or maybe I just thought it was the shit. :)

[Ruderic]

I think X is the worse one and that Freddy vs Jason should be on the poll. As for the best? Maybe 1 with 2 & 3 right behind.

[joltaddict]

Jason X is Shakespear next to Jason Takes Manhattan.

[Maxflier]

Jason X is easily my favorite.

[Brain Stew]

Originally posted by conscience
Does Jason run in Part IV?

He moves fairly quickly because he is still alive. From Part VI on, he walks slowly because he is essentially a zombie, brought back from the dead.

In Part VIII, he walks, but magically appears at a spot ahead of the kids running ahead of him, but there is a lot of stuff in VIII that doesn't make sense.

[Trigger]

Part 4 and 7 are the best... 1 and 2 deserve props. Part 3 was in 3-D and was horrible, but good.

[Geofferson]

Pt. 4 A New Beginning

I'm going to re-evaluate and maybe cast a different vote after I've viewed them all again in the upcoming DVD box set.

[steebo777]

Anything but Jason X.

[King Jaspo]

I have to agree with 2.

[g_i_john]

I have seen the first one, the third one (yesterday) and the 8th one in Manhatten. I thought the Manhatten one was compeltely stupid. The third one was good. Which one is supposed to be the best?

[CrashNBurn69]

my favorites are 6 and 7. thats when jason looked his best. also jason vs. telekenisis girl was cool.

[Mountain Biker]

The first is the best by far, followed by Parts 2, 4, 3, & 5. I could care less about 6-8.

[Jackskeleton]

I have to go with 2 6-8 aren't worth it.

this thread should also go in movie talk.

[Dean Kousoulas]

I've always liked the 'zombie' Jason the best. (After all, why shouldn't he be a rotting corpse?

And I'm sure NO ONE will agree with me, but 8 is my favorite ;)

[D-Ball]

My favorites are 3,4, and 6. Part 5 is by far the worst of the bunch.

[bluesparrow]

I always liked parts 4 and 6 the best. Part 4 had some of the more interesting characters of the series, and the humor and relative slickness of production in 6 helped bring the series up a bit after the incredibly cheesiness of part 5 imo.

Incidentally I like them all, I get different things from different films. All schlocky, all fun for different reasons.

[Living Dead]

6 and 7 are my favorites also. 7 had the best make-up effects.

[JiM T]

My favorite = 6
2nd favorite = 4

But 3 is a lot of fun due in part to the now-missing 3-D effects. It's funny to see where the gratuitous 3-D stuff should be, but isn't. (Guy unloading rakes from the back of the truck right into the camera, etc.)

It's hard to not include the first on in the list as well.

JiM T

[QuiGonJosh]

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter is my favorite...followed by 6...

[Brett C]

2,4 and 6 are my favourite films in the series. But part 7 had the best looking Jason.

[Rivero]

The one with George McFly and Mouth from Goonies. :)

[matome]

Part 7 (if that's the one with the telekinetic chick...I get them mixed up sometimes). I also like the ones with Corey Feldman.

[resinrats]

I've always liked the "Jason Lives" one, whichever one that was.

[devilshalo]

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=302879

Maybe this previous poll would help.

[MSD]

Part 1-3 are very good, 4 is crap, 5 is ok, 6 is ok and 7-8 are horrible!

[joltaddict]

7
3
2
4
1
5
6

Jason Takes Manhatten is by far the worst.

[C.H.U.D.]

7 & 6 are my favourites.

[Rival11]

1, 2, & 6 - enough said :)

[scott1598]

I've always liked the 'zombie' Jason the best. (After all, why shouldn't he be a rotting corpse?

And I'm sure NO ONE will agree with me, but 8 is my favorite ;)
which one is the rotting face 'zombie' one?

[Mondo Kane]

which one is the rotting face 'zombie' one?

It has to be VII. The great "rot" makeup on Jason in that one still holds up well.

[GuessWho]

Anything with Diff'rent Strokes' "Dudley" is gold in my book