Friday The 13th The Final Chapter (1984) returns to theaters for its 40th anniversary

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

It does not return to any theaters near me. So I guess, I’m spinning the Blu-ray next month.

Originally Posted by sandman slim

Nothing listed in the whole state (TN). Closest screening is in Missouri. Blu-ray marathon at my house Friday.

Originally Posted by BluPat

Of course the closest theater from me showing Friday the 13th is in Houston. I'm 1.5 hours away so I'm not going. I would love to but don't feel like driving that far.

It seems to be playing mainly at Cinemark theaters which sucks for people who don't have a Cinemark theater nearby. The last Paramount Scares re-release (The Crow) played at Cinemark and Regal theaters. I don't know why Paramount couldn't get Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter re-released in the other two big theater chains (AMC and Regal).

Originally Posted by F13BluRay

Just grabbed 2 tickets for Friday Sept 13th !!

Can’t believe I’ll get to see The Final Chapter in theatres on a Friday the 13th. Pretty amazing

Yeah I got tickets for Friday (and Sunday). I'm a big fan of Crispin Glover's dancing and...

[Show spoiler]
twins!

Twins- Austin Powers - YouTube

This is one of those movies that's great to see with a crowd watching it for the first time because of all the crazy stuff in the movie.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

My joint favourite of the series.

I'm not holding my breath that the local cinema will do a screening of The Final Chapter (unsure yet whether they will show the original Elm Street for it's 40th anniversary).

The original aside (have seen that three or four times at the cinema (one-off screenings), have seen Jason X, Freddy vs. Jason and the late-noughties film at the cinema.

I would find it difficult to pick a favourite film/some favourite films in the Friday the 13th film series, as I very much like any of the first seven (after that though, they're a bit hit and miss for me). The Final Chapter has one of my favourite bumping-off scenes

[Show spoiler](where Jason is outside a window, pulling one of the female characters out of the window (during a rainstorm?).

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

I'm not holding my breath that the local cinema will do a screening of The Final Chapter (unsure yet whether they will show the original Elm Street for it's 40th anniversary).

The original aside (have seen that three or four times at the cinema (one-off screenings), have seen Jason X, Freddy vs. Jason and the late-noughties film at the cinema.

I would find it difficult to pick a favourite film/some favourite films in the Friday the 13th film series, as I very much like any of the first seven (after that though, they're a bit hit and miss for me). The Final Chapter has one of my favourite bumping-off scenes

[Show spoiler](where Jason is outside a window, pulling one of the female characters out of the window (during a rainstorm?).

Yeah, I’m the same. They all have some merit, and I love the Zombie Jason look.
I can happily watch the whole boxset over a week or so. I thought the remake was pants though.

[DigitalDeluge24]

Scream 6 had some unexpected Friday the 13th fanservice, when two characters started talking about which movie was better: Part II or The Final Chapter.

I remember thinking to myself: "The Final Chapter, hands down".

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yeah, I’m the same. They all have some merit, and I love the Zombie Jason look.
I can happily watch the whole boxset over a week or so. I thought the remake was pants though.

I haven't watched that late-noughties Friday the 13th film since I saw it at the cinema (one of the reasons I decided to go and see it was because one of the lead actors from the TV series Supernatural was among the cast). Really didn't like the film at all (dare I say it, but I much prefer Jason X and possibly Jason Goes to Hell).

One of the reasons I liked the first four films in the series was the timeline

[Show spoiler](no jump in time I think with most of them (The Final Chapter ending on Monday the 16th?).

The one I can't make my mind up about is Jason Takes Manhattan (some of the bumping off scenes are good and I liked seeing veteran actor Peter Mark Richman among the cast).

[AuYeung]

Originally Posted by chad_1138

I doubt many of us have heard "Love Is A Lie" in the wild. But there should be some sort of rule that says you have to do this dance whenever you hear it.

I guess we'll have to settle for dancing like this to "Back in Black." I would love to see an AC/DC concert where everybody does the Crispin Dance when the song gets played.

[Martoto]

Originally Posted by wonderer99

Calling it the final chapter in 1984 seems a little premature

They didn't know how much toothpaste they could squeeze out of the tube, or how much of it moviegoers would continue to lap up.

[format916]

Glad it’s coming to theaters but I’ll just watch it at home.

[whiteberry]

I saw the Paramount Scares/Fangoria screening tonight.

Before the movie there was a 5 minute introduction by actor David Dastmalchian which featured very brief interview clips with Joseph Zito (director), Barney Cohen (screenwriter), and Tom Savini (special effects). The interview clips were taken from the "Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" featurette on the DVD and blu-ray:

Friday the 13th: Jason's Unlucky Day (1/2) - YouTube

Friday the 13th: Jason's Unlucky Day (2/2) - YouTube

My only complaint about the introduction is that they showed too many of the killings and Crispin Glover's dancing. They should have let those scenes be a surprise for those who were about to watch it for the first time.

This screening used a DCP and it looked fantastic. It might have been a 4K DCP.

There's one final screening on Sunday. Check the following website to see if it's playing near you:
https://www.paramountscares.com/