Friday the 13th (2009 style)

So today is Friday the 13th a day that makes its presence known pretty much every year just varying different months. In some traditions, Friday has been considered an unlucky day at least since the 14th century's The Canterbury Tales, and many other professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to undertake journeys or begin new projects. Black Friday has been associated with stock market crashes and other disasters since the 1800s. It has also been suggested that Friday was the day that Jesus was crucified.

Jason Vorhees. We've seen this psychopath conquer hell, Manhattan and even Elm Street! With Friday the 13th slashing into theaters today I figured I would take a look back into the beginnings of this movie and what it has come to today.




Top 10 Friday the 13th films from Fear.net

10. Jason X ("Evil gets an upgrade!")
9. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Many fans have stated that this was the worst film in the franchise, however there are some small things that keep it from being #10 on the list)
8. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (Even though there was nothing final about this one...lol)
7. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (This one had to follow-up after a great Part IV, even though it did kinda give off a final definitive end to the series.)
6. Friday the 13th Part 3-D
5. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Presumed dead from Part V of the franchise, Jason took a back seat to the carnage for a while. From the opening credits sequence that pulls from James Bond, to the multiple murders and glossed over look, this is a Friday film for the ages. The best part though, Jason's face shredded by a motor boat propeller and even that can't keep him down. Just can't keep buddy down.)
3. Friday the 13th Part II
2. Friday the 13th (The original Friday the 13th! This is the "big mama" of the series and the movie that started it all. It may not have been the first, but it paved the way for exploitative slashers, and a long franchise of inventive kills.)
1. Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (Often regarded as the greatest Friday the 13th film [and one of the best slasher films ever], with an all-star genre cast like Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman. The final moments of the film in which Jason falls to the ground and slowly slides down the machete blade is pure Tom Savini gold and easily one of the best effects in horror film history.)

*Honorable Mention* Freddy vs. Jason (This long delayed dream team match up deserves at least a nod on our list. The premise works well enough for us, as it follows a severely weakened Freddy Krueger using Jason to reinstall fear in the hearts of Springwood. When Jason won't stop killing, Freddy throws down and one of the most anticipated battles in horror history ensues. Sure, it has its problems , but this film delivered where it could've very easily floundered.)

Here's a little tribute that was put together by some viewers:



Friday the 13th (2009) is in theaters now.