Now that I've watched every Friday 13th movie I can confidently say that though they are certainly entertaining and undoubtedly genre defining they really aren't for the most part that good.
This documentary does not really follow the movies per say, its more about Jason himself and bounces around across his 12 outings at random through interviews with both cast, creators and celebrity fans.
Sadly for a documentary it really isn't very enlightening, it recycles information you'll already know if you've seen the films and the interviews are surprisingly tame.
A few revelations came up regarding difficulties in production and censorship issues but outside of that I was very unimpressed.
Kudos to Tom Savini for playing host but truth be told the whole thing felt extremely rushed. How do you make a documentary about such an iconic household name that spanned 12 movies in one 90 minutes documentary?
For Friday 13th fans I'd say this is a logical watch, for everyone else I'd pass.
The Good:
Tom Savini hosts
A few interesting tit bits
The Bad:
Feels like an advert for the 2009 remake
Comes across as rushed
Very little new content
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
The twins from part 4 are even dumber in real life than they were in the movie
This documentary does not really follow the movies per say, its more about Jason himself and bounces around across his 12 outings at random through interviews with both cast, creators and celebrity fans.
Sadly for a documentary it really isn't very enlightening, it recycles information you'll already know if you've seen the films and the interviews are surprisingly tame.
A few revelations came up regarding difficulties in production and censorship issues but outside of that I was very unimpressed.
Kudos to Tom Savini for playing host but truth be told the whole thing felt extremely rushed. How do you make a documentary about such an iconic household name that spanned 12 movies in one 90 minutes documentary?
For Friday 13th fans I'd say this is a logical watch, for everyone else I'd pass.
The Good:
Tom Savini hosts
A few interesting tit bits
The Bad:
Feels like an advert for the 2009 remake
Comes across as rushed
Very little new content
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
The twins from part 4 are even dumber in real life than they were in the movie