Special
Edition 2 Disc Set
Warner Bros
R4 DVD
In
preparation for the remark of Friday the 13th, the original has been
re-released in a new special 2 disc edition. Made in 1980 it was one of the first
slashers and really embodied the essence of the new genre. Directed by Sean S.
Cunningham, it has all the elements one would hope for in a horror film – an
isolated location, sexually active teens, an ominous score, a rainy night and a
mad killer !
The
story is so simple and yet works so superbly well. In 1957, at Camp Crystal
Lake, a young boy named Jason Voorhees drowned while the camp survivors were
off having a bit of extra curricula good time. In 1958, two camp counsellors
were murdered but the killer is never found. In 1962, fires and bad water
thwarted the camp's reopening. The locals steer clear off the place believing
it is haunted and Ralph, the local weirdo, believes it is under a death curse.
In
1979, Steve Christy has invested everything he has to make Camp Crystal work.
He reopens with the help of some young counsellors who have no idea what awaits
them or the history of the camp.
As
Steve goes into town for the night and a wicked storm brews, the occupants of
Camp Crystal are knocked off one by one. The killings are superbly staged –
brutal, unexpected and creative. The revelation of the killer is still one of
the stranger twists in slasher films and the ending is now a classic !
This
re-release from Warner Bros has been superbly restored and offers a choice of
Mono, DD 2.00 or DD 5.1. The extras are quite a bonus. On the first disc we
have the featurette Return to Crystal Lake: The Making of Friday the 13th.
The
second disc is packed with extras including cast interviews, new recollections
and memories from the crew, an interview with Sean S Cunningham, a new vignette
styled after the original movie and more…
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