I wasn't allowed to see Friday the 13th on the big screen when it was first released but I had the chance last night! It was back in theaters to celebrate its 40th Anniversary and it was a lot of fun because, for some reason, I really enjoy seeing slasher movies in October! While at Camp Crystal Lake, a young boy named Jason Voorhees (Ari Lehman) drowns due to the negligence of the camp counselors who were supposed to be watching him. The following year, two counselors, who are also negligent in their duties, are brutally murdered leading many to believe that the camp is cursed. Twenty years later, the owner, Steve Christy (Peter Brouwer), decides to open the camp once again and a group of counselors arrive on Friday the 13th. One counselor named Annie (Robbi Morgan) is killed by an unseen assailant as she hitchhikes to the camp. Steve is called away during a severe storm which cuts off the power and most of the other counselors, including Ned (Mark Nelson), Jack (Kevin Bacon), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor), Brenda (Laurie Bartram), and Bill (Harry Crosby), are killed in an incredibly gruesome manner (an ax is involved). Alice (Adrienne King) is left alone to face the killer, who has a surprising connection to Jason, in an epic confrontation (a decapitation is involved). This movie is pretty low-budget with abysmal acting but there are some really suspenseful sequences that are enhanced by an atmospheric score. I actually had a great time watching this on the big screen with a rowdy crowd (someone screamed out loud during a particularly tense moment) because it is such a cult classic. If you enjoy celebrating Halloween by seeing scary movies, go here for two more opportunities to see Friday the 13th as well as other great options during the month of October.
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