I was too young to see the Halloween / Friday the 13th / Evil Dead generation of slashers when they were released, and really had no interest. It was the Guy in a Rubber Suit subgenre that interested me. Truth be told, I didn’t like being frightened. Maybe it was because I was somehow allowed to see Alien (1979). Not gonna lie, that film messed me up for a long time.
Friday the 13th is refreshingly free of subtext or narrative. It has been accused of being misogynistic but I don’t see it. If there is a deeper meaning, it’s that if you are hit in the face with an axe, you’re gonna die. Spoiler alert.
The biggest surprise is that there is no Jason in a Hockey Mask. That’s apparently a Part 2 invention. Also, Kevin Bacon is one of the counselors. Another was played by Harry Crosby, Bing’s kid. He has a total of five acting credits.
Friday the 13th is inextricably linked to Halloween, and widely recognized to be the lesser of the two films. That may be so, but I found myself enjoying it. Citizen Kane it is not, much of the acting is rather poor, but it gets a passing grade. AMRU 3.
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