‘Crystal Lake Memories’ (2013) indeed gives ‘Complete History of Friday the 13th’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This 7-hour documentary digs into these mediocre-to-bad movies, and the serious approach makes it all the better.
All 12 ‘Friday the 13th’ films, ranked from worst to best
Movie rankings: It’s Friday the 13th, so here are my worst-to-first rankings of the 12 films of the Jason Voorhees saga.
‘Friday the 13th’ (2009) is a fine but forgettable remake
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Marcus Nispel’s remake is slick and competent, but I’m not sure if it was artistically necessary.
‘Freddy vs. Jason’ (2003) mostly delivers the goods
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): It took too long for this monster mash to reach screens, but it’s nice to get a slick, smart take on the franchises.
‘Jason X’ (2002) a futuristic guilty pleasure
Frightening Friday (Movie review): After so many bad “Jason” movies, this one is refreshing with its SF conceit, distinct characters and goofy one-liners.
‘Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday’ (1993) squanders fresh ideas
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The first sequence of New Line’s first “Friday the 13th” movie is great. Then the rest of the movie happens.
‘Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan’ (1989) ends era with whimper
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Everything is wrong about this eighth entry, including the fact that more time is spent on a boat than in the title city.
‘Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood’ (1988) goes supernatural
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The franchise embraces the supernatural in this seventh film, a rare entry with a decent lead performer.
‘Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’ (1986) goes full ‘Frankenstein’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This sixth entry adds a smidgen of meta humor as it turns Jason into Frankenstein’s monster and wraps the Tommy Trilogy.
‘Friday the 13th: A New Beginning’ (1985) is more of the same
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Although this fifth entry is notable for not featuring Jason, it’s a standard (and subpar) slasher effort in every other way.