Quote Originally Posted by maxpower View Post
Its like Friday The 13Th critics gave it 1 star, but this film has lead to countless similar films and had like what 10 sequels. If this film did not change cinema I do not know what did, most of these “critics” really have no idea about the influence some of these films really had and will have for many years to come after the critics themselves are long Dead.
Actually, Max, it was John Carpenter's Halloween that paved the way for Friday the 13th. That movie pretty much birthed the contemporary "slasher" pic as we know it. Friday the 13th merely took it into the realm of cultural phenomenon. But credit really must be given where credit is due. Compared to Halloween (caviar), Friday the 13th is just cheese spread.