Friday the 13th Collection

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For our review of the Friday the 13th series, we've broken the evolution of a pop-culture horror icon into three timelines. Personally, I've opted for the former when watching each of the movies, and not too surprisingly, they are a welcomed upgrade over previous releases even though they don't offer as significant a jump over their Dolby TrueHD counterparts like the video transfers. Both the theatrical and uncut versions of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday have been given new 2K scans from the original interpositive, while the uncut version utilizes HD inserts to complete it.

Cunningham's Friday the 13th (1980) essentially cemented the new-at-the-time subgenre into a viable blueprint that has been imitated countless times throughout the series.It includes most of the extras from Paramount's 2009 disc, which this release otherwise improves upon. Bringing in special effects guru John Carl Buechler on to direct, the film introduced fans to the man who would play Jason more than any other: Kane Hodder. Part V - A New Beginning, and Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday with minimal front artwork variance, Freddy vs. The film’s infamous gags, such as an eyeball popping out of a character’s head or a yo-yo bouncing up and down towards the camera, don’t always work, but others like the fruit juggling, the leaping snake, and the clothesline prop at the beginning do. Slasher Films - Going for the Jugular (1080p, 7:10): This supplement was originally found on the original Blu-ray for Friday the 13th Part 3.

And speaking of, if Scream Factory can give similar treatment to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, and maybe finally bring Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Blu-ray—we’d love that too. Jason and Friday the 13th (2009), the latter including both the theatrical and extended “killer” cuts, are not just carryovers but the same Blu-ray discs repackaged.

After successfully remaking The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for New Line Cinema, Platinum Dunes tackled Friday the 13th in 2009 with Marcus Nispel in the director’s chair. The color palette has a nice variety of hues and skin tones appear mostly natural, although they do get a bit too pink in certain scenes.