Victor Miller, creator of Friday the 13th, dies at 86
Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind the original Friday the 13th, has passed away at the age of 86.
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It seems our forum friend doesn't have fond memories of this pavor film, and understandably so. He compares it to a rather weak slasher that emerged trying to imitate the success of "Halloween". According to him, the acting is terrible, there are plenty of plot holes, and it was the start of a disappointing franchise.
The key point is that in this first installment, an old woman with a knife managed to take out a bunch of young people, including a very young Kevin Bacon. The author laughs at his death scene, criticizing both the possible low budget and the lack of skill in recreating his neck with a latex prosthetic that, according to him, was laughable.
Curiously, despite this poor start, the next three sequels, while not great either, seemed better than the original in terms of quality, tension and pacing. The rest of the franchise, however, he flatly calls "pure garbage".
The key point is that in this first installment, an old woman with a knife managed to take out a bunch of young people, including a very young Kevin Bacon. The author laughs at his death scene, criticizing both the possible low budget and the lack of skill in recreating his neck with a latex prosthetic that, according to him, was laughable.
Curiously, despite this poor start, the next three sequels, while not great either, seemed better than the original in terms of quality, tension and pacing. The rest of the franchise, however, he flatly calls "pure garbage".
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