Friday the 13th is one of the longest running horror franchises to date. It mainly focused on a boy who, due to negligence of the camp staff, drowns at Camp Crystal Lake. Decades later, the lake is rumored to have a “death curse” and becomes the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason Voorhess is featured in all the films, as the killer or the motivation for the killings themselves.
The very first film was created to cash in on the major success from John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). Seeing a hole to be filled with another horror slasher film, Paramount Pictures went ahead and made the first Friday the 13th film, which came out in the summer of 1980, thus starting a trend we still see today.
Jason, with his unforgettable hockey mask, has gone on a murdering rampage through twelve movies that begin in 1980 and the latest in 2009. From killing in the camp, to New York City, and even space, nothing has been able to stop this force of evil. With his own style of killing and his signature theme, Jason has gone on to become one of the most popular horror film icons ever. Even going so far as to go up against his horror film rival Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street series in Freddy vs. Jason in 2003.
Although most critics hate the films, the series is still considered a great success, not only for the amount of movies they have made, but because the fans just won’t let it die. The franchise’s popularity has lead ways to keeping this series alive thanks to all the fans. And as a thanks to the fans, the powers that be who make BluRays have decided it was time that all twelve movies were together in one set. This Friday the 13th you can own The Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection on BluRay for the first time together.
The 10-disc collection includes the twelve films on nine BluRay discs, a DVD bonus disc full of special features on the making of the franchise. It comes in a collectible tin case with 11 hours of previously released special features and a 40-page soft cover book. The book is excerpted from Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th. Also included is a brand new official Camp Crystal Lake embroidered Counselor Patch.
Films in the Collection includes:
– Disc 1 – Friday the 13th (1980)
– Disc 2 – Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
– Disc 3 – Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D (1982)
– Disc 4 – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
– Disc 5 – Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) / Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
– Disc 6 – Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) / Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
– Disc 7 – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) / Jason X (2002)
– Disc 8 – Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
– Disc 9 – Friday the 13th (2009) (Theatrical Version and “Killer Cut” Extended Version)
– Disc 10 – Killer Bonus DVD Disc
Just in time for the Halloween season to start, here’s your chance to own all the movies to watch with friends. Some are good, and some are bad, but overall, the movies are just fun. Gather your “horror fan” friends, pop the popcorn and grab the beer! It’s time for you to enjoy the Friday the 13th series with Jason as he continues to kill his way though film history.