The movie that spawned whopping 7 sequels during the 80s, and even four more after that, Friday the 13th is probably the best known slasher of the 80s. Although not the first one of its kind, it’s the one that really established the concept of bunch of teens taking a holiday trip to a cabin in the woods and then getting them whacked off one by one, preferably while skinny dipping or having sex. This was all of course tailor made for the teenage audience that kept on flocking the cinemas year after year, making the franchise a whopping $464 million in the box office.

The new Bluray transfer has really given the movie a new life, and the movie looks looks far less aged and musty than the last time I saw it over 10 years ago. If you’ve seen the film before on VHS or DVD, watching it again in a digital format is recommendable, if only for curiosity.

Friday the 13th is the great grandfather of the 80s slashers and even if it’s not my favorite movie of its genre, it obviously belongs to the list of must watch horror movies of the era.

80s-o-meter: 75%

Total: 70%