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'Friday The 13th': Ranking The Series From Top To Bottom

23 hours ago | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

by Kyle Anderson

Today is Friday the 13th, the unluckiest day of the year! That gives me an excuse to indulge in one of my favorite pasttimes as an amateur "Friday the 13th" historian. I can't remember when my obsession with the adventures of Jason Voorhees really began, but I do know that I've studied this series from top to bottom multiple times.

Perhaps you're new to the "Friday" game and need some guidance. The natural urge would be to start from the beginning, but that would be a mistake that would result in sadness and nausea. Since the continuity between movies doesn't matter in the slightest, it's best to take them out of order. But where to start? Glad you asked. Here are the 12 "Friday the 13th" films, ranked in order of greatness from truly excellent to whatever "Jason Goes to Hell" is. Stay lucky!

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter »

- MTV Movies Team

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'Paranormal Activity' star Katie Featherston's new movie: 'Experimental Activity'

4 November 2009 3:42 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Once upon a time, there was an indie horror flick called Walking Distance, about a small town where weird government experiments happen. It starred Friday the 13th's (and Friday the 13th Part 2's!) Adrienne King, plus a bunch of other people you probably don't know. Or didn't until one of said people, Katie Featherston, became an overnight sensation thanks to Paranormal Activity. So how might Walking Distance's distribution company celebrate this unexpected windfall? Change the movie's name to...Experimental Activity. Get it? Of course you do. "Walking Distance could be any genre and that is confusing for »

- Missy Schwartz

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Terrifyingly Gnarly #18 – House Of The Devil’s A.J. Bowen

28 October 2009 5:38 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

To me, it’s fitting that in our lengthy conversation, actor A.J. Bowen tells me he was close to answering the phone with Tom Atkins’ famous line, “Thrill Me.” With his phenomenal facial hair (which I open the interview with) and true talent showcased in our beloved genre, I can see him attaining the heights of that classic ’80s hero. This Friday, Ti West’s much anticipated House Of The Devil reaches theaters (you can currently check it out on VOD, and you should!) where you can see Bowen in a relatively small but integral and very fun role. Punch drunk in love with the film since I saw it earlier this year at Tribeca and a huge admirer of Bowen’s excellent work in The Signal, I knew I’d have to get him talking about it all. So read on, and get excited about the lumberjack resembling future of horror, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Sam Zimmerman)

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Friday The 13th Sequel Gets An Official Release Date

4 October 2009 11:10 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The next movie in the Friday The 13th series has received an official release date, and yes…you’ve guessed it! It will be on Friday 13th August 2010!

The last film, released in cinemas earlier this year topped the Us box office during its first weekend with $42m (£26m) in ticket sales.

The sequel will be titled simply Friday The 13th Part 2. It’s said to be a big landmark for the franchise, because it’s actually the 13th film in the series ever to be made.

In the last movie, five teens – Wade, Ritchie, Amanda, Mike and Whitney travel to Camp Crystal Lake on the hunt for marijuana where the group is brutally murdered by Jason Voorhees. Six weeks later, Whitney’s brother Clay goes to Crystal Lake searching for his missing sister, distributing flyers with Whitney’s picture on it to the locals. Clay eventually discovers the »

- Rachael Church

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Will 'Friday the 13th Part 2' Be Filmed in 3D?

3 October 2009 11:35 AM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

According to Box Office Mojo, Warner Bros. Pictures is planning on shooting Friday The 13th Part 2 in 3D. They also confirm the planned release date of August 13, 2010. Who would have thought we'd make it the 13th Friday and that it would be in 3D? No other details are revealed about Jason Voorhees' forthcoming sequel other than that the opening is said to take place in the winter with snow on the ground. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who wrote this year's remake, are penning the sequel. Friday The 13th opened with over $40m at the box office. What do you guys think? Talk below. »

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'Willy Wonka' Gets A Musical And Jason Voorhies Strikes Again In Today's Dailies -- 10/2/09

2 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

-- You know what's pretty crazy? This trailer for "The Crazies," the upcoming remake of George A. Romero's classic horror film. The movie, directed by Breck Eisner ("Sahara"), focuses on a Midwestern town that's gone bizonkers due to a mysterious toxin in the water supply. Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell play the lead roles. (Apple)

-- John Woo is set to bring his Chinese action epic "Red Cliff" stateside on November 20, 2009, and there's a brand new trailer to prove it. I'm still wondering how he'll fit his trademark hero-with-two-pistols into the period piece, but I'm keeping an open mind. (Apple)

-- Remember that horrifying Discovery Channel special about Earth's future millions of years down the line, where humanity is gone and scary hybrid creatures have taken over? It's time to live through that nightmare again, as "The Future is Wild" is coming to the big screen courtesy of "Shrek" producer John Williams. »

- Josh Wigler

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'Friday the 13th Part 2' Secures a 2010 Date

2 October 2009 2:08 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. have announced that they are moving forward with the sequel to 2009's "Friday the 13th" by setting up a release date. On Thursday, October 1, the studios revealed that they are aiming to bring "Friday the 13th Part 2" into theaters across America in summer of 2010.

The exact schedule for the release of this thirteenth installment in the series will be on August 13, 2010.

On that particular date, "Part 2" will be up against Screen Gems' horror "Priest", which deals with a warrior priest who disobeys church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a priestess to track down a band of renegade vampires and get his kidnapped niece back.

The date has been teased by producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form earlier. "If it does get greenlit, and we are able to mount it in a reasonable amount of time, we will have the »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Warner Bros. Announces 'Friday the 13th Part 2' Release Date

1 October 2009 3:36 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

Just when you thought it was over, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced an August 13, 2010 release for Friday The 13th Part 2, a sequel to the Platinum Dunes produced remake that arrived in theaters this past February. After a massive box office opening and the recent success of the A Nightmare On Elm Street trailer (also produced by Platinum Dunes), it looks like WB has finally put Jason Voorhees back in their sights. You can read Brad Fuller's latest blog update and watch the Noes trailer by clicking here. The next Friday the 13th will in fact be the 13th film in the franchise. Who's not excited? »

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More Michael Myers for Next Summer

2 September 2009 8:07 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Although the previews for Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 mentioned it was the “final chapter” of the series, there is already word that a third Halloween film will be produced and released for summer 2010. Many critics find this strange as H2 did not do well at the box-office last weekend, making only $17 million and being beaten out by The Final Destination 3D and Inglourious Basterds. Rumor has it that the next installment will be created using 3D technology, much like H2's nemesis Final Destination. In addition, the film is rumored to be directed by Steve Minor, the director of the original Halloween series Halloween H2O (in addition to other horror films such as Friday the 13th Part 2 and Part 3). However, true Halloween fans could be anticipating something completely new with a third installment. Many will remember that the original Halloween series did not have a 'traditional' third installment »

- Eric

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Halloween H20 Director to Return For Halloween 3D?

2 September 2009 7:27 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

A former well known man within the Halloween franchise, Steve Miner, may return to direct Halloween 3D - or so the first rumor about the third installment in the freshly rebooted horror series says. Apparently Bloody Disgusting [1] received an e-mail from an actor claiming this, which is pretty much all there is to say about it. For now I'd categorize it as a pretty vague rumor. However, it is an interesting rumor, which wouldn't be too shabby if it was actually true. Miner has an okay track record having previously directed the somewhat decent Halloween H20 back in 1998. But H20 aside, he has also previously directed both Friday the 13th Part 2 and Part III. So even though he has gone downhill since then, he is still the man who made the movies that both created the Jason we know and love, and also gave him his classic hockey mask, »

- Kasper

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Rumor: Director Found For Halloween 3D?!

2 September 2009 12:54 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Late in the weekend, The Weinstein Company announced it's intentions to continue the Halloween franchise with Halloween 3D. And not only would they be aiming to get a 3D Michael Myers movie in theaters by next summer, but it'll be a different take from what Rob Zombie had established with his 2 Halloween flicks. In that last post, it was hinted that "the studio was in negotiations with a new director, who has experience in horror." Rumor going round through all the other horror outlets is that it may be Steve Miner.

Steve Miner is no stranger to the genre, nor to Michael Myers. He directed Halloween: 20 Years Later aka H20 starring Jamie Lee Curtis. His other genre credits include the recent Day Of The Dead remake, Friday The 13th Part 2 and Lake Placid. Hell, he's got 3D experience having also directed Friday The 13th Part 3.

For now, »

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Rumor: Steve Miner Returning to Direct Halloween 3D in 2010?

1 September 2009 1:56 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

So here's the deal. Over the weekend, the La Times reported that The Weinstein Company was already starting development on another sequel to the Halloween series for the summer of 2010 that would be titled Halloween 3D. Even though the most recent Halloween 2 made $16 million over the weekend, apparently everyone hated it, mainly because Rob Zombie did some ridiculous things with it (here's a good 2/10 review). Now Bloody-Disgusting adds another detail into the mix - they got an email this morning claiming that Steve Miner would be returning for the sequel instead of Rob Zombie - which is actually great news. Miner is an "old school" horror director responsible for Friday the 13th Part 2 and Part 3, Halloween H20, and Lake Placid back in 1999, but has most recently been directing TV shows and straight-to-dvd crap like Jessica Simpson's Major Movie Star. From what I hear, though, ... »

- Alex Billington

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Weinsteins Going Back To Former Halloween Director For Halloween 3D?

1 September 2009 12:48 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Yesterday a tipster started letterbombing the inboxes of horror editors with an unconfirmed bit of news about a director for Halloween 3D, essentially replacing Rob Zombie, who'll be moving on to The Blob and hopefully Tyrannosaurus Rex. The news isn't even 'news' yet, as it remains speculative. But it's an interesting idea, as the director is someone who has experience with the Halloween fanchise already, and has also had a hand in both 3D and another long-running horror series. The name, after the break... The first time Dimension revived the Halloween franchise, with Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (meant to be a sequel to the original Halloween II, ignoring the films that came after), the company turned to Steve Miner. He'd previously been allied with a rival franchise, directing Friday the 13th Part II and Friday the 13th Part III, the latter in 3D That being the case, he's more »

- Russ Fischer

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Halloween 3-D May Have a Director

1 September 2009 9:25 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

When the Weinstein Co. announced Halloween 3-D, they said they were negotiating with an experienced horror director, but didn't reference the director by name. According to Bloody-Disgusting, that unnamed director could likely be Steve Miner, the director of Halloween: H2O and Friday the 13th Part 2 and 3.

The Weinstein Co. promised a director for Halloween 3-D that would provide a "different take" on the series, which is not what Miner is famous for, but The Weinstein Co.'s "different take" could just mean "something other than what Rob Zombie did in Halloween II."

Until the Weinstein Co. or Dimension Films confirms the hiring, Miner is merely a rumor, but considering Miner's experience with slasher movies, including making them in 3-D, as he did with Friday the 13th Part 3, Miner certainly seems like a solid choice who could bring some stability to a growing, rebooted horror franchise.

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- Ryan Gowland

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Friday The 13th Parts 1-3 (Blu-ray Reviews)

17 June 2009 8:14 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Yesterday, the Blu-ray editions of Friday The 13th  Parts 2 & 3 were released, so in addition to reviewing those I thought I’d go for the trifecta and take a look back at the recently released Blu-ray version of the original film, which featured the much heralded “Uncut” version in all it’s high-def glory.

As far as the films themselves, I’ll stay away from giving yet another subjective opinion on their status as cinema classics, and instead focus on the quality of the Blu-Ray presentation and extra features included with the releases.  All three are well-done 1080p transfers, and gave me a completely new appreciation for the format (in regards to older, low budget horror films).  Although the films (in particular Part 1) are still a bit rough-looking due to budget and the technology available at the time they were shot, these transfers really bring new life to the gory goings on at Camp Crystal Lake. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Scott Licina)

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Fangoria Week in review 6/14/2009

13 June 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Time to close out one week, and open the books for a fresh one. The battle for horror supremacy rages on and Fangoria continues to fight the undead army, leaving yet another pile of mangled flesh in the smoldering wreckage behind us.

Let's take a look back at the past seven days worth of Fangoria news, features, reviews, blogs and more.

Fangoria Entertainment Updates & Weekend Of Horrors Aftermath:

Fangoria Radio creates Urban Pop Culture Video: Woh NYC ’09: H.G. Lewis - The Panel Woh NYC ’09: Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan speak! Woh NYC ’09: Dario Argento Comes to New York (with Video!) Woh NYC '09 Video: The Trick 'R Treat Panel! Woh NYC '09 Video: David Hess & Fred Lincoln (Nsfw) Woh NYC '09 Video: Warrington Gillette - Friday The 13th Part 2 Woh NYC '09 Video: Kane Hodder from Friday The 13th Woh NYC '09 Video: Judah Friedlander »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Woh NYC '09 Video: Warrington Gillette - Friday The 13th Part 2

7 June 2009 5:29 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Warrington Gillette was the 2nd man to slip into the iconic role of Jason Voorhees in Friday The 13th Part 2.

His famous window-crashing scene made him a permanent fixture in the slasher world, along with being the "first Jason to kill" on-screen.

Warrington stopped by the Fangoria Entertainment booth for a chat with Tony Flores and Ben Smith, and we've got the video after the jump!

For more on what Warrington is up to, check out http://www.jason2kills.com »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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DVD Playhouse--June 2009

3 June 2009 12:41 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—June 2009

By

Allen Gardner

The International (Sony) An Interpol agent (Clive Owen) joins forces with a Manhattan D.A. (Naomi Watts) to bring down an arms dealing ring and a corrupt global banking cartel that’s funding them. Superlative thriller was oddly ignored by critics and audiences alike, but expertly blends intelligence (courtesy screenwriter Eric Warren Singer’s masterfully-crafted script) and full-throttle action (director Tom Tykwer stages one of the great film shoot-outs in New York’s iconic Guggenheim Museum), making this dynamite thriller reminiscent of the best work from masters such as John Frankenheimer and Robert Aldrich. Armin Mueller-Stahl is wonderful as a world-weary covert op. Bonuses: Extended scene; Featurettes; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.

The Jack Lemmon Film Collection(Sony) Five films from the two-time Oscar winning actor, focusing on his early career: Phfft! is a zippy comedy from 1954, one of Lemmon’s earliest films, in which »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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It’S Alive! First look at NYC Fango con panels schedule

3 June 2009 6:12 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

After a year of planning, the schedule for the East Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, which will be held this coming June 5-7 (three monstrous days!) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (11th Avenue between 34th and 39th Streets; use Javits’ Crystal Pavilion entrance; panels and vendors’ area are in Hall 1-d), is ready to be unveiled. All guests/events listed here are tentative.

More stars are still joining the fun at this late stage, so expect a few surprises all weekend long. Details for the jam-packed film schedule (Room ID05 in Hall I-d), including several world premieres and more unannounced bonus guests, can be found here. For more information on the Weekend of Horrors, including details for autograph signings, seminars, photo ops and special late-night parties, go here. It’s gonna be a killer!

Friday, June 5

5:00 P.M.: Greetings

With our hosts, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone)

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Wrong Turn 3 preview, Trick ’R Treat star added to East Coast Fango con!

1 June 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Wrong Turn 3 director Declan O’Brien will be previewing his new Fox DVD splatter sequel at the fast-approaching East Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held June 5-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (11th Avenue between 34th and 39th Streets) in New York City. O’Brien (pictured below with friend), the director of the Sci Fi Channel original movies Rock Monster, Monster Ark and Cyclops, will debut exclusive clips from Wrong Turn 3 (about another group of lost travelers facing off against inbred hillbilly maniacs) at the convention on Sunday.

In addition to his directing chores, O’Brien has also scripted Harpies, The Snake King and Savage Planet for Sci Fi. Stop by this site again over the next couple of days as we begin posting the full schedules (auditorium panels and film programs) for the Fango show.

In other convention news, Trick ’R Treat »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone)

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