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Five discs gather the first eight movies in the
f1i Friday the 13th
f0i0 series, plus a batch of behind-the-scenes featurettes. You can track the rise, fall, and endless resurrections of Jason Voorhees, from the original 1980 film to Jason's self-kidding trip to the Big Apple. Horror fans eat up packages such as this, but there's something odd about the deluxe treatment for a series that spotlighted atrocious acting, pitiful production values, and inane storytelling.
You'll spot a few future "name" actors in various installments: Kevin Bacon is morbidly dispatched in the first one. But in general, the dominant focus is how to kill horny teenagers, most of whom have gathered at Camp Crystal Lake in the misguided belief that the curse of the impossible-to-kill Jason has worn off. The first movie has a certain raw, crummy ability to shock,
f1i Part 2
f0i0 is a dismal retread, and
f1i Part 3
f0i0 actually features interesting use of 3-D, which doesn't translate to its flat DVD version. The fourth is boldly subtitled
f1i The Final Chapter
f0i0 , and we all know where that went, but it does have Crispin Glover doing a funky dance.
f1i A New Beginning
f0i0 and
f1i Jason Lives
f0i0 continue Jason's bad mood, maybe because the hockey mask doesn't fit right. The seventh chapter,
f1i The New Blood
f0i0 , stakes Jason against a worthy opponent (Crystal Lake's answer to telekinetic Carrie), but the result is the same. Part 8's subtitle,
f1i Jason Takes Manhattan
f0i0 , is wittier than the movie itself, as Jason menaces an unlucky cruise ship of high-schoolers bound for New York--where Mr. J fits right in.
Some of the films come with commentaries from directors or cast members, including heralded Jason performer Kane Hodder. Brief documentaries (ranging from five to 15 minutes) cover separate installments with amusing anecdotes, including interviews with Sean S. Cunningham, Tom Savini, and various actors. In another doc, actors speak of the fraternity of young actors who've been slaughtered by Jason over the years. A deleted-scenes section is skimpy and not very interesting, while the tricks of special-effects gore merit a film to themselves. It's a customer-savvy DVD box, even if the effect of watching a bunch of this stuff together is a little dispiriting.
f1i --Robert Horton
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| uuid: |
B7981CDA-8179-11D9-A8AB-000A959D0BD2" |
| upc: |
097360523348 |
| title: |
Friday the 13th - From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (8 Movies) |
| stars: |
Kane Hodder |
| purchase date: |
17-02-2005 |
| publisher: |
Paramount Home Video |
| published: |
05-10-2004 |
| price: |
$79.99 |
| net Rating: |
4.64 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| number of media: |
5 |
| last lookup time: |
130402376 |
| genre: |
Horror |
| edition: |
DVD |
| currentValue: |
$63.99 |
| created: |
130402376 |
| aspect: |
Color
Dolby |
| asin: |
B0002JP572
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