Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection (1980-1989)

[SeanJoyce]

I'm pissed off that it's 2022 and I'm still sitting here pining for a snowbound Friday the 13th. I can't believe when this $hit was in its heyday that nobody thought to change things up a bit by going to Crystal Lake for some winter hijinks.

A holiday-themed Jason where some ex-counselors or a former camp-goer and friends hunker down in a cabin on Christmas break only for the hockey-masked scrooge to come calling could be a shot-in-the-arm blast.

[snipemonkey]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

I'm pissed off that it's 2022 and I'm still sitting here pining for a snowbound Friday the 13th. I can't believe when this $hit was in its heyday that nobody thought to change things up a bit by going to Crystal Lake for some winter hijinks.

A holiday-themed Jason where some ex-counselors or a former camp-goer and friends hunker down in a cabin on Christmas break only for the hockey-masked scrooge to come calling could be a shot-in-the-arm blast.

Are you familiar with:



https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Never...lu-ray/277163/

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

I'm pissed off that it's 2022 and I'm still sitting here pining for a snowbound Friday the 13th. I can't believe….nobody thought to change things up a bit by going….for some winter hijinks.

The Norwegians beat us to it, and did a damned fine job of it, with Cold Prey ("Fritt Vilt” Parts 1, 2 and 3. Top-shelf slasher mayhem in the snow. Isolated vacation lodge setting in the woodsy Norwegian mountains. Lunatic slasher in a creepy snow mask, abused and abandoned and left for dead by his parents decades ago as a small child, etc. Close enough for Government work. Plus they’re beautifully filmed. The second installment even riffs heavily off Halloween 2, where the remaining, injured female victim from Part 1 winds up at a local snowed-in hospital…along with frozen-popsicle slasher dude. Use your imagination from there. Winning!!!!

“…Hey Swedes!!???…”
“…They’re NORWEGIAN, Mac….!”

[Frantic Canadian]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

The Rock is Bay's best movie, but Ed Harris is the main reason that it has any substance at all. It's 3.5/5 overall.

Nicholas Cage was awesome in The Rock. Probably my favorite performance of his. He and Connery were great together.

Originally Posted by Jay H.

Ugh.

How can you not like The Rock?

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by Frantic Canadian

Nicholas Cage was awesome in The Rock. Probably my favorite performance of his. He and Connery were great together.



How can you not like The Rock?

If this weren't the F13 thread, I'd talk about how much I abhor Michael Bay's obsession with constantly moving the camera. But it is, so I won't.

Kill her mommy...

[Frantic Canadian]

Originally Posted by Jay H.

If this weren't the F13 thread, I'd talk about how much I abhor Michael Bay's obsession with constantly moving the camera. But it is, so I won't.

Kill her mommy...

Fair enough. To be clear, though, I am by no means a Michael Bay fan. I just happen to love The Rock. It's a great piece of action cinema. Cage is at his best. Great action, great score, great practical effects. It hits all the right buttons.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Frantic Canadian

Nicholas Cage was awesome in The Rock. Probably my favorite performance of his. He and Connery were great together.

The banter is really the only thing Cage and Connery have to work with. They aren't really allowed to do any of the heavy lifting. But it's fine.

Bay movies usually have generic bad guys. Like in the Bad Boys movies. Boring. Luckily, Harris was able to add credibility to the film in a dramatic sense.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by DaylightsEnd

[Show spoiler]The Norwegians beat us to it, and did a damned fine job of it, with Cold Prey ("Fritt Vilt” Parts 1, 2 and 3. Top-shelf slasher mayhem in the snow. Isolated vacation lodge setting in the woodsy Norwegian mountains. Lunatic slasher in a creepy snow mask, abused and abandoned and left for dead by his parents decades ago as a small child, etc. Close enough for Government work. Plus they’re beautifully filmed. The second installment even riffs heavily off Halloween 2, where the remaining, injured female victim from Part 1 winds up at a local snowed-in hospital…along with frozen-popsicle slasher dude. Use your imagination from there. Winning!!!!

“…Hey Swedes!!???…”
“…They’re NORWEGIAN, Mac….!”

Absolutely love Cold Prey...haven't seen either of the sequels.

Still, I'd love to see our iconic masked boogeyman slashing and dashing his way through hills of snow.