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

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Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

The original is basically a masterclass in building atmosphere and suspense.

To echo what others have said before me, it truly is a surprisingly well-made horror flick.

And from a time (a blessed, blessed time) before every movie was edited like a 300bpm music video by an over-caffeinated chimpanzee. A director could sustain a shot for sometimes minutes at a time and no one complained about how "boring" it was. By today's standards the original Star Wars is stodgy and slow as molasses.

I showed Raiders of the Lost Ark to my young niece a few years ago and she complained about how slow and boring it was. I nearly wept.