This Friday the 13th 8-Movie Collection isn’t bad, but if you already have previously available sets there’s nothing new here worth picking up again. tracks, though Part II has a bit more ambiance to it, particularly in the bar scenes later in the film. The massive 16-disc box set houses all 12 movies in their individual clear, eco-elite keepcases with reversible cover art of vintage promotional posters.

Also note that the overall score is not a real average of the scores but rather a personal response to the entire experience. For more about Friday the 13th Collection and the Friday the 13th Collection Blu-ray release, see Friday the 13th Collection Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on October 22, 2020 where this Blu-ray release scored 5. The first four films use the new video transfers and audio mixes, but V through VIII are on the same two discs that date all the way back to the 2013 set. Of course, given their age and production limitations, the movies can suddenly fall to the softer side of things, and this is especially true when watching the 2D verison of Part 3 and for several chunks of The Final Chapter. Jason Voorhees drowned as a young child at Camp Crystal Lake due to the inattentiveness of camp counselors.Whether it’s the explosive opening of the first film or the spaceship-oriented sounds of the second, both are exemplary surround experiences. The previous Paramount Blu-ray had a warmer, greener look to it, which often clashed with skin tones, white surfaces, and even instances of fire. The HD inserts are almost unrecognizable next to their 2K-sourced counterparts, blending quite well without any obvious dip in quality.

Young Tommy Jarvis may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by his nemesis, the maniacal serial killer Jason Voorhees. And since Part V through Part VIII are the same two discs as before, there’s a lot of good stuff - but a bunch of material from the Scream Factory set was not ported over. Both are very active, particularly Jason Lives, which layers the score’s instruments all over the place, but also gives sound effects and ambient activity plenty to do.Part III is less interesting aurally than the previous two films as the focus was likely driven towards the visuals. Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 775278.

A cemetery fills much of the bottom left and lightning can be see striking his recently opened grave. And speaking of, if Scream Factory can give similar treatment to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, and maybe finally bring Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Blu-ray—we’d love that too. Similarly to Friday the 13th, the films in that franchise were spread across different studios, so that was also a miracle. For more about Friday the 13th and the Friday the 13th Blu-ray release, see Friday the 13th Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on August 20, 2021 where this Blu-ray release scored 3. Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more.We all know the story; mother loves son, son maybe drowned, derranged mother kills campers for letting son maybe drown, campers kills mother, son is still alive keeps mothers’ decapitated head, mother’s head tells son to kill campers, campers think they kill son, son kills more campers until campers finally do kill son for real, then son is resurrected into zombie son and kills more campers until he dies again and kills more campers until he comes back to life again and kills kids on a boat. It begins with Friday the 13th and some unwary campers ignoring the locals’ warnings about Camp Crystal Lake’s tragic past. not to the detriment of any fine detailing within -- that heighten the scene's authenticity and sense of pending doom alike.

Cunningham's Friday the 13th (1980), starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. Both films look great for their age, which is likely why Scream Factory chose not to do new transfers (though it could be that they simply weren’t granted access). Along with the video, all four films also enjoy new DTS-HD MA soundtracks, and as is customary with most Scream Factory releases, owners have a choice between the original monaural and stereo tracks or rebranded 5. Because film grain isn’t quite as refined as it could be, there’s a mild bit of flicker leftover, which is more obvious on solid backgrounds. Legacy of the Mask (1080p, 9:34): This supplement was originally found on the original Blu-ray for Friday the 13th Part 3.Finding all those uncut gore scenes for Friday the 13th Part 2 after 40 years was incredible to say the least.