Friday the 13th Movies RANKED According to Rotten Tomatoes - Are They Wrong?!

Here is my reaction to how Rotten Tomatoes ranks the entire Friday the 13th franchise. Are they wrong?!
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Friday the 13th 1980
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part III
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Jason X
Freddy vs. Jason
Friday the 13th 2009
Friday the 13th franchise plot:
The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings.
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[@MadBloodMatt]

Is Rotten Tomatoes full of sh*t when it comes to the Friday the 13th franchise?

[@timothymorris157]

Yes. Completely full of 💩! 👍🏻 Final Chapter at #7? WTF are they thinking/smoking especially putting it under the remake and Part VII? They must be dyslexic or something. 🤷🏻‍♂️😡

[@courtneychambersmusic]

YES!!!!!

[@R8RSnCeltics]

Yes, and horror in general

[@montecarlo1780]

Thats not the only thing they are full off.. I stopped paying attention to rotten tomatoes back in 2011

[@Redthepunkrocker]

I don't think they are wrong. Friday the 13th franchise doesn't get any better except for the first Friday the 13th. In my opinion it is the best

[@ziitrixYT]

I get that Friday the 13th Part 3 is just a rehash but 7% as well as being lower than Part 8 is just ridiculous😂

[@fluorescentmilkshake]

Oh, no- _Part 3_ is definitely more than just a rehash. The character writing in the film is actually pretty smart and observant. More thoughtful than the original film, especially. Don't trash talk the 8th film. It's one of the franchise's best. Easily.

[@dkres82]

It’s my favorite of the series and that hurt. Has some of the best characters and kills, along with one of the best chases in the entire series.

[@fluorescentmilkshake]

@@dkres82 Exactly. The real ones know.

[@dkres82]

@@fluorescentmilkshake hell yeah we do, didn’t even get into how awesome Richard Brooker was as Jason. Him and Ted White are my favorite Jason’s.

[@rticle15]

​@@dkres82 they are definitely the best Jasons.

[@Lauren...]

Reviewers: "Friday the 13th Pt. 2 (or 3, or 4) is bad because it doesn't bring anything new to the series, it's just more kids getting killed in the woods." Also reviewers: "Friday the 13th Pt. 8/Manhattan (or X) is bad because it's not following the formula and is so out of place for the camp killer Jason is."

[@MadBloodMatt]

So true 😆humans are a funny breed. We don't know what the hell we want.

[@dkres82]

Yet they all seem to love part 6 because it’s funny… I hate critics.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@dkres82it’s also one of the least boring in the series. It’s really fun to watch

[@JoshFortune-nb8wz]

2 and 3 are inavenitive Jason gets his iconic mask and the axe mark in 3 and 2 made Jason a killer in the first place. Those reviewers and critics are wildin.

[@dkres82]

@@thomasffrench3639 don’t get me wrong I love 6 too, it’s not my favorite (I prefer 2-4 style Jason) but I also don’t love the way some get about the others but praise 6 if that makes sense.

[@Fettman89]

The fact that JGTH and Jason X ranked higher than part 3 which came dead last , tells me everything I need to know about RT reviewers lol

[@joemcqueen3469]

Facts

[@Nekobaby]

I think it's how you look at it. Jason X is brilliantly hilarious, Sci-FI, b-rated, comedy horror gold. It's so bad, it's good. You can't take it seriously, and you know they weren't serious while filming it. In general, I get more enjoyment out of X than III. Now Jason Goes to Hell.... that one took itself too seriously and didn't have enough kitsch to put it in the so bad its good territory. It would be the bottom for me of these 3.

[@m.nightshyamalan6954]

​@@Nekobaby jason goes to hell is way better

[@Nekobaby]

@@m.nightshyamalan6954 that's a matter of opinion. which is why I said it was at the bottom for these 3 films for me specifically.

[@honestdave]

As soon as I heard part 3 was in last place I stopped caring what these so called critics think.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I mean it’s one of the worst in the series.

[@downeykids]

​@@thomasffrench3639I completly disagree

[@rongriesbeck294]

Richard Brooker is the best of all Jason's following Ted white

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@rongriesbeck294 Disagree, the Holy trinity of Jasons are Ted White, Kane Hodder, and Derek Mears.

[@personnelproton]

Other than the origin of the hockey mask, I see no reason to watch 3 over anything, especially 4. Without Savini, a lot of the effects have aged horrendously.

[@shinyagumon7015]

Not a big slasher guy, but it's telling how many of the critic consensuses mostly talk about the franchise instead of the individual movies. You can't really criticize a movie for being part of a franchise you don't enjoy.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I totally agree with the sentiment as especially in this series each film feels very standalone, and should generally be judged on their own merits. That being said, you can’t really help but compare and contrast certain installments, and if they don’t feel like the offer something you cannot get in the previous entry, it makes sense to criticize it. I mean as a critic, you would probably watch them in order, so comparisons are inevitable

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@thomasffrench3639they compare them to other movies they don’t like and then complain they’re not like the things they don’t like 😂. You can’t win with these people.

[@Marr77]

The only good part of Manhattan imo is when Jason is walking down the street and kicks the boombox

[@MarkSashegyi]

Love when he looks all offended after they pull the subway’s brakes and he busts his ass 😂

[@cinema_coyote]

The rooftop boxing match was awesome too

[@AnneHathawayRules]

The fact that you said that and not the scene of punching the dude's head into a dumpster tells me that you need to reevaluate your opinion of Jason takes Manhattan

[@cinema_coyote]

@@AnneHathawayRules the fact you typed this tells me I shouldn't listen to you

[@AnneHathawayRules]

@@cinema_coyote 3 subscribers. Don't worry buddy, you'll get there 😉

[@Nesolepus]

My first Friday the 13th, was part 3. That movie, hands down, has the best theme song of all the movies.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Disco baby!

[@sfyie]

Ya! That disco theme song was amazing❤

[@System_Sega]

You have to remember, back in the 80s most Critics hated most Slasher movies, not just the Friday Movies.

[@dkres82]

I will forever hate Siskel and Ebert for their insane tirades over Slasher films.

[@System_Sega]

@@dkres82 Shortly after the first Friday came out, Siskel and Ebert published the home address of Besty Palmer (as well as a number of Paramount employees) encouraged people to send abusive letters. I find it disgusting that they would risk a people's personal safety just because they happened to dislike a Movie.

[@dkres82]

@@System_Sega That would be one of the tirades I was talking about, they did something similar with Silent Night Deadly Night.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@dkres82 They just didn't understand the appeal.

[@dkres82]

@@thomasffrench3639 I understand not liking something, I have no problem with that, I don’t like plenty of genres and Subgenres, but doxing people on national television is just not okay, and a lot more than just not understanding the appeal. I’d also argue that’s not entirely accurate considering Ebert loved Halloween.

[@inmyrestlessdreams.]

I will never understand the hate for Part III. One of my favorites in the franchise

[@DaleTheBoulder]

It’s crappy, that’s it. Just because it’s fun doesn’t mean it’s good.

[@inmyrestlessdreams.]

@@DaleTheBoulderI disagree, I watch Friday the 13th for them to be fun. If I wanted a “good” movie I would stay far away from any slasher.

[@thebilldozer7970]

It's the best,

[@Sweat404]

I saw Friday the 13th part 3 in 3D at a late night screening with a group of friends, one of my best Friday the 13th memories!

[@MadBloodMatt]

Hell yeah!

[@ryanmatheson5137]

Not only is sackhead Jason the best look, Friday the 13th part two established that Jason took the time to install a toilet.

[@tbw_tsa7309]

It felt like they really looked at what worked in the first film and what didn't and made that tighter film. Darker faster tighter script and more developed characters. They made better use of settings and sound design. It's probably the best film in the franchise for doing everything perfectly.

[@newchallenge365]

I also love sackhead jason

[@TheSheeeit]

Only problem I have with Sackhead Jason is that its too close visually to the Town that Dreaded Sundown.

[@gregrehkemper8196]

I was thinking 3 would have been one of the highest. It has Shelly, the most Iconic location (Higgins Haven) and 'Lore'. It probably had the biggest impact on the series, aside from maybe 6.

[@clash79]

You're definitely right about Final Chapter...it's the best of the bunch

[@MATTHEW-bk7mc]

Part 3 is the goat that's when he got the mask

[@DanielGarcia-us7tf]

I love to watch parts 6 and 7 back to back.

[@MadBloodMatt]

I agree, that's always a good time.

[@tbw_tsa7309]

Every Friday the Thirteenth I take the day off from work and marathon the franchise. I can't watch them all due to not enough time in the day and I found that I enjoyed watching part 2, 4, 6 and 7 all back to back. It really felt like there was continuity in tone as well as story.

[@Turbo5150]

@@tbw_tsa7309 I start at 4 then do 6, 7, Freddy vs Jason

[@tbw_tsa7309]

@@Turbo5150 I did 6, 7, Jason Goes To Hell, FvsJ and 10 once. As a Jason AD marathon. Was super fun. All the supernatural elements

[@aaronmartin7086]

Part 3 and final chapter were my introduction to the franchise.

[@AdryanBlantz]

Rotten Tomatoes wouldn’t know a good horror movie if it jumped outta the water and dragged them to the depths of crystal lake.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I mean most of these movies are mid.

[@DaleTheBoulder]

Rotten Tomatoes is pretty reliable when it comes to legitimately well made horror movies, though they aren’t very consistent with the most fun but stupid movies. That is probably because fun doesn’t make a film good.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@DaleTheBoulder I don’t know about that. Paranormal Activity and Sleepaway Camp have positive scores

[@AdryanBlantz]

@@DaleTheBoulder I would consider John carpenters “The Thing” a good horror movie. You’re right, Slasher flicks at the end of the day as a whole are shit, but fun, and I don’t take them seriously.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@thomasffrench3639you used the word mid so your opinion is now useless and irrelevant.

[@joshuanelson6795]

This is exactly why I've never put much stock into Rotten Tomatoes scores. Friday the 13th is indisputably one of the most iconic and beloved horror franchises of all time, regardless of what critics say.

[@BabysitterSky]

This is very true. But they're terrible movies and they tell you why. I love these movies, I have a Jason mask tattoo...but these are awful movies. They're supposed to be. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@joshuanelson6795]

@@BabysitterSky Some of them certainly are, but I don't agree that they're all awful. Parts 4 and 6 for example are how to do slasher movies correctly.

[@BabysitterSky]

@@joshuanelson6795 I was generalizing but you're 100% correct.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think it depends. Sometimes they are on the money, but other times they aren’t so great. Like more critics like the first movie over parts 2 and 4 just doesn’t make sense

[@Tony_Pesta]

Most people enjoy action, comedy or drama. But horror is still a niche that gets dumped on by critics who aren't fans of the genre to begin with. It's a strange thing that only really happens with horror movies

[@BTthekingnocap]

Friday the 13th part 5 is so underrated

[@MadBloodMatt]

💯

[@johndavid4072]

Yes ; so many different characters and personalities . The kill range just didn't stop at teens in Camp .

[@BTthekingnocap]

@@johndavid4072 So true!

[@JoshFortune-nb8wz]

Actually true.

[@dpglounge4900]

Roy approves

[@TheAurickle]

Has everyone forgotten the jump scare at the end of part 1?!?! The movie is a slow burn but it pays off with a decent plot twist, a savage brawl between Pamela and Alice, and just when you think the movie is over, tops it off with one of the best jump scares in cinema history!

[@thomasffrench3639]

Part 1 is a very mixed bad of a movie, but I agree that is the best jump scare ever. I knew it was coming and still jumped in my seat, it’s that effective

[@MadBloodMatt]

100%!

[@DaleTheBoulder]

@@thomasffrench3639 The Exorcist III has a better jumpscare.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@DaleTheBoulder I need to watch it, but this is what I have seen. Also hyperbole.

[@gr33nriver77]

Jason X will always be my favorite Friday the 13th film. The Cryo face smash is the best kill in the franchise

[@MadBloodMatt]

Jason X is a fun time. Fun kills, a hilarious setting and two cool looks for Jason

[@jasonvoorhees-wr7iq]

My order goes 12. Jason X 11. Jason Goes to Hell 10. Friday the 13th remake 9. Friday the 13th pt 5 8. Friday the 13th pt 8 7. Freddy vs Jason 6. Friday the 13th. 7 5. Friday the 13th 2 4 Friday the 13th 3 3. Friday the 13th 2. Friday the 13th 4 1. Friday the 13th 6

[@courtneychambersmusic]

I can't believe they have part 3 as last!

[@Dylan-cu4ty]

When Kane Hodder puts the hockey mask on, series picks up for me.

[@ZenthaneX]

The Friday series is my all time fav horror series. I'm sure people will gimme flack for my top five but here goes: 1. Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood 2. Friday the 13th (1980) 3. Friday the 13th Part 3D 4. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 5. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives Thanks for the great vid!

[@Turbo5150]

6 and 7 are two of my favorite Jason Movies! 7 is so underrated its not even funny!

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

Critics have always been pretty harsh on slasher movies in general. I feel the low reviews are unwarranted because they're trying to look at these films through the lens of something that they're not which is high art. The fact is they're fun relatively well made popcorn horror flicks. I think both types of movies are valid but one is meant to just be fun and thrilling where as the other is meant to be serious and heavily examined. It would be like going to a really good fast food restaurant and then giving it a bad review because they didn't serve filet mignon. I feel most of the hate these films get from critics is based on their views of what they want these films to be as opposed to what they are.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think the main issue is the emphasis on originality, especially at the time. That being said if you look at the best slasher films, such as The Burning, The Prowler and The Funhouse they do have fresh score on RT. So it’s not like they dislike slashers, they just tend to be really picky. That being said I don’t think the problem is expecting Filet Mignon, they give plenty of movies that aren’t high art good scores. Stuff like the Evil Dead movies, the original Star Wars, the original Superman, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space get positive reviews, and non of them being high art. There’s something else that bothers them, and I’m going to be frank: it’s gore. Gore is the main reason why these film got so much shit back in the day no matter how well made they were. And playing into this, they also didn’t like nihilistic films, which is why The Thing initially didn’t do well. And at the time, these movies seem nihilistic instead of “fun”. You may think it’s popcorn fun, but to them it’s not fun. It just seems like senseless violence, especially considering this type of violence was shocking at the time. Nowadays this might be quaint, but not back in 1981. Hopefully you learned why critics didn’t like these movies even if some were well made.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@thomasffrench3639 I don't think Gore is really what makes critics dislike slashers. hell films like the shinning, nightmare on elm street, even texas chainsaw massacre have heavy gore and were well recieved . I do agree that they may find the films nihilistic but slashers especially friday the 13th were hardly boundary pushing even at the time. I completely agree that critics perceived these flaws and these films were far from flawless ( I do think the originality claim is warranted) but for the most part I think it just came down to critics had biased feelings towards the films and thus they would nitpick these films to death instead of just enjoying them for the entertainment that they are. Don't get me wrong a lot of these series had a bunch of stickers especially with the later entries. But there are some downright classics such as Jason lives and the Final Chapter that unfairly got crapped on by the critics.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@bigkmoviesandgames the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre got mostly negative reviews when it came out, as was The Shinning. But I do see your point. But I think that these film critics just don’t understand why violence is “fun”. I mean how many times have people looked at you weird if you liked horror films. I mean the anti-violence from these critics are well documented, and there’s a video on Halloween 2 from Midnight Moonlight that goes into this a little bit. So from their perspective this just seemed like senseless violence. I’m not saying I agree, but if you look at Siskel and Ebert’s review of The Final Chapter (which is one of my favorite reviews with a verdict I disagree with) and they are kind of right. Now I think their critiques of the film are kind of what make it great. I love the Final Chapter because of how brutally it treats it’s characters that have hopes and are looking for connection just to kill them senselessly. The other films of the series are a lot more light in tone, but I think it perfectly exemplifies their point of view. Final Chapter does have that darkness to it, but at the end of the day it is an entertaining slasher film that uses the brutality to contrast the goofiness and create an effective slasher. But just because I find it fun, doesn’t mean that the critics find it fun. Hopefully, that makes sense.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@thomasffrench3639 I understand what you're saying and you make some good points. I'm simply pointing out that a lot of their criticisms are biased and unwarranted, not all of them like I said a lot of the later sequels in the series are rather lackluster. Having said that I think that if critics at the time just didn't take these films so seriously( and perhaps they couldn't due to their perceived nihilism or Gore as we previously mentioned) they would have been much less harsh on these films even if they still ultimately didn't like them. Thanks for being civil this was a nice discussion and you made some good points.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@bigkmoviesandgames you’re actually right, and I think that they should have been more open minded in what they were consuming. But I totally understand where they are coming from. If I had to watch like 20 slashers a year, I would probably get sick of the genre too. And I’m serious about that, there was 26 slashers in both 1981 and 1982 which is 52 slashers in the span of two years. I mean I’m only mildly into the genre, imagine someone who was just indifferent to it, they would hate it by the end of 1981. Not to mention that films like Maniac also existed which were really disturbing slasher movies. I think we forget that, because we used to stuff like Friday the 13th or My Bloody Valentine which are more fun movies

[@James.Sunderland]

I have a friend who always throws these rotten tomatoes ratings in my face for the F13 movies. I can never really say much in response besides "these movies were hated back in the 80s/90s. They were seen as the devil's work." CLEARLY the ratings are off, and I don't know how to explain or show evidence for this fact besides it being obvious.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Tell him that the evidence is in the reviews

[@tinkerer3399]

I gotta say though even among horror critics Friday the 13th is generally viewed as mediocre at best. Jason is kinda like the Nickelback of the horror genre. But yeh, anyone who judges movies based off some critic's score doesn't have an opinion worth listening to.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@tinkerer3399 Critic scores are fine to decide to watch a film or not, but not for determining quality.

[@KRIAJK]

My personal ratings are X is my favorite but at around a 6 and my next favorite is V at a score of 4.3. The rest are either ranked as "I never want to watch again" or "if someone wants to watch them then i'll sit through the pain again."

[@h91rex100]

To be fair, Jason did look pretty lumbering just casually walking on the dock, but he was also running his ass off in the final act.

[@michaelevans9675]

My ranking changes basically every day. Today it is as follows: 11-Jason X 10-Remake 9-Jason Takes Manhattan 8-New Blood 7-Final Chapter 6-3D 5-Jason Goes to Hell 4-Friday the 13th 3-New Beginning 2-Part 2 1-Jason Lives

[@AbsoluteHero42]

I'd like to apologize.... but how have I just discovered you channel? I'm looking forward to binging this on my free time.

[@ShogunAssissin303]

Part 3 was one of the first movies I bought for myself (on beta) so it will always hold a special place in my heart. Seeing it in last place is just mind boggling. If you organize this list by audience score it lands probably where it should be.

[@cuatro5513]

the disrespect F13 2009 gets is absurd it’s my #1

[@MadBloodMatt]

Great kills, the movie looks good, a very good Jason, there's a lot to like in the 2009 movie.

[@cuatro5513]

@@MadBloodMatt most definitely and Jason is pretty freaking smart which i liked, tunnel systems, traps, and when he tried to lure the rest of the characters out using their friend as bait

[@ramonosuke]

I mean RT critics have Cuties and SW Acolyte at above 80% so I will assume they are always wrong

[@thomasffrench3639]

Most critics did not watch Cuties lol.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@thomasffrench3639having this as a defense is an awful hill to die on you weirdo.

[@gnarlygripp]

jason’s design in the beginning of jason x is so cool looking, i dont see it talked about enough. part 7, and remake jason’s designs are some honorable mentions too.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Agree, early Jason in X is a very underrated look. Hell even Uber Jason is fun as hell.

[@cooperosborne8141]

Just found the channel and had to subscribe after this video! Keep up the good work!

[@mdsmithcomics]

Like you, I’m glad part 1 is ranked so high. I don’t get the dislike for it among some fans. You’re absolutely spot on with all the positive things you said about it. It’s definitely in my top 3 or 4 in the series. Part 2 is definitely my number 1 and has been since I was a kid.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Hell yeah! The charm with 1 and 2 is unmatched.

[@Bendy7195]

The only reason Part 8 is my number 1 of the franchise is because it's so bad it's actually kinda good. It's not a nostalgic type thing, but I will always a soft spot for this movie, and that's why it's my number 1 of the franchise.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Rare you hear part 8 at #1, I respect it

[@tomkapa]

"its a poor excuse for crystal lake in this movie" *30 seconds later "I like the setting, its fun"

[@MadBloodMatt]

Correct bud, the cabin is iconic. Fortunately, most of the movie avoids the pond.

[@tomkapa]

@@MadBloodMatt I’m not your bud and I’m also not short on brain cells to remember what I just said 30 seconds ago. Hypocrite much?

[@vincentthiffault5979]

1. Final Chapter 2. Jason Lives 3. Freddy vs Jason 4. Remake 5. Part 2 6. Friday The 13th (1980) 7. 3D 8. New Beginning 9. New Blood 10. Jason X 11. Jason Goes To Hell 12. Jason Takes Manhattan

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Part 3.. the real Part 1!!!! Jason vs Carrie and Jason in space my biggest guilty pleasures 😂😂😂😂 Jason Lives 🐐

[@samnicholson8691]

“Noticing a trend” “We love them”…. 23% 😂

[@thedonald011]

Freddy vs Jason was one of the most important cultural events in American history!

[@MadBloodMatt]

I'd put it just behind the moon landing.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I just watched the Chucky, Halloween, and F13 videos back to back. I'm convinced that modern audiences just don't like movies shot on film. The classics like original Halloween rise to the top but look how much higher the ones shot on digital climb despite an obvious lack of quality. I love Jason X for the fun factor but it being ranked basically the same as part IV is wild. Cult and Curse of Chucky and the second and third of the David Gordon Green trilogy of Halloween movies...

[@TigressKFP]

This is the most realistic ranking right here: 1. Friday the 13th (1980) 2. Friday the 13th Part 6 Jason Lives 3. Friday the 13th The Final Chapter 4. Friday the 13th Part 2 5. Friday the 13th New Blood 6. Friday the 13th A New Beginning 7. Friday the 13th (2009) 8. FVJ 9.Friday the 13th Part 3 3D 10. Friday the 13th Part 8 Jason Takes Manhattan 11. Jason X 12. Jason Goes to Hell The Final Friday

[@KeeksToonzReact]

The Final Chapter is everything, is the main Jason film I can never get bored watching over and over

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

How many people actually reviewed these films though 🤔🤔 Great video 👍😊💜🐾

[@Thechoosenone41]

Part 4 is my number 1. Loved it as a kid, and still love it as an adult.

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

12. Hell 11. Manhattan 10. Jason X 9. Jason v Freddy 8. New Blood 7. New Beginning 6. Remake 5. Part 3 4. Original Part 1 3.Jason Lives 2. Part 2 1. Final Chapter. I will say that the first four I do tend to favor. I love the old creepy woodsie K-K-Kill M-M-Ma movies before Jason became undead. Also Pamela Vorhees was also very creepy and unnerving. Betsy was badass. I definitely have a bit of a different list on occasions. However this is pretty much the list(imo) as it stands and as my favorites personally. I do tend to go to Part 2 quite a bit for some reason. This movie was definitely scary AF. Especially when I first saw this as a child. OMG! So the biggest changes for me is how I change my number 1. I go back and forth. However Jason is brutal and relentless in Final Chapter. Big ups to Ted White. Part 2 is great. But Final Chapter technically has the best characters, the most famous, especially for the time. It had the recap of the series at the start. Tom Savini on make up. And a bunch of brutal ass kills. And the last one we will see (the real) Jason run.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Hell yea! Thanks for sharing your list. I can agree with most of what you said. I’m with you. I also love the old creepie woodie vibes in the original 4 movies. I also think part 2 and the final chapter are iconic as hell.

[@snwrist_3]

Good list. Close to mine. Jason Lives part 6 is my favorite one.

[@dr.darklaw25]

1) Ft13 VI: Jason Lives 2) Freddy vs Jason 3) Ft13 VII: The New Blood 4) Jason X 5) Ft13: Final Chapter 6) Ft13 VIII: JTM 7) Ft13 V: New Beginning 8) Ft13 1980 9) Jason Goes to Hell 10) Ft13 II 11) Ft13 III 12) Ft13 Remake

[@CowboyDan880]

Still surprises me how people misunderstand rotten tomatoes scores. It’s an aggregated site. No reviewer logs into their RT account and posts their review, doesn’t work that way. Average users do post their reviews that way but not critics. Instead of scouring the internet clicking on different links/articles, RT condenses it all into one site and makes it easier to gauge what the general consensus is.

[@SithMaster26]

My top 5- 5. 2009 4. Freddy vs. Jason 3. The New Blood 2. Part 2 1. Part 3

[@mightybitchy]

Reverse it, and you get mine.

[@LucianoAassis]

Hello from Rio. Great video man.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Thanks!!

[@brandonhatcher9968]

I was shocked by the fact the guy who played Jason in the remake was introduced as another character. he was the diner cook in part 8 Jason Takes Manhattan

[@dkres82]

No that was Ken Kerzinger from Freddy vs Jason in part 8. Derek Mears played Jason in remake.

[@Sherdwood38]

1 Friday The 13th Final Chapter 2 Friday The 13th 1980 3 Friday The 13th 3 4 Friday The 13th 2 5 Friday The 13th New Blood 6 Friday The 13th Jason Lives 7 Friday The 13th Jason Takes Manhattan 8 Friday The 13th New Beginning You Have To Be From The 80's To Understand The Jason Movies

[@AaronCoats-i5m]

I wasn't around in the 80s but I did grow up with Friday the 13th and I've always loved them

[@Sherdwood38]

@@AaronCoats-i5m 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@nateriver1272]

What about the rest?

[@Sherdwood38]

@@nateriver1272 I Didn't care For the rest Respectfully

[@nateriver1272]

@@Sherdwood38 Damn I thought the rest were the most fun in the series besides the 9th one

[@chrisk19791]

When you compare Jason Lives to JGTH, certainly Jason has much more screen time. But the thing about Jason Lives compared to the first five (and really it's that way going forward in the franchise) is they no longer wait until the third act to show him from head to toe. You see him the whole movie. The first five movies, the killer is not on camera very much in the first 2/3 of the movies.

[@jsmacks11]

I wouldn't have thought Part 7 would be that high.

[@JL13675]

Final Chapter in the bottom half -- No way!

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think the main issue is that people were just tired of the formula by part 4

[@JL13675]

@@thomasffrench3639 Perhaps. But when you look at this franchise, Part 4 is one of the best slashers of all time.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@JL13675 I agree, and if it was a standalone film, it would probably get a fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. I made a list on Letterboxd about the best slashers, and most of them have over half the critics liking the movie. It's not always fresh, but most are above 50%.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@JL13675 Totally agree, I'm just trying to explain their perspective.

[@jchgbluedemon2729]

Even though I like Freddy vs Jason I feel like it was a waste of Tommy Jarvis not being in the movie as the main hero, it would have been great to see him deal with Jason one last time to save the people of Springwood and face someone new to him like Freddy Krueger...A Nightmare on Elm Street character also had to return to help/team up with Tommy.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Great point, seeing Tommy take on both Freddy and Jason would've been a fun time for sure!

[@jasonnutt5942]

I know this is an unpopular opinion but part 3 and part 5 are two of my absolute favorites I think they might be the best in the series

[@thomasffrench3639]

Interesting opinion, because I don’t like them because they don’t feel like horror films like the other films do

[@tbw_tsa7309]

I have them tied for almost dead last in a franchise that has nothing but really fun films. Part 5 is a solid stand alone. I know so many people that list them very high. Easy to see why

[@jasonnutt5942]

@@tbw_tsa7309 in part 5 Jason is possibly more Jason than in any other movie except for the fact that he is Roy Barnes and in my opinion the cast for part 3 has more going on then any other cast except for possibly the final chapter

[@georgenelawson9917]

In Halloween ends they say evil changes shape that's in a nutshell what Jason goes to he'll mainly about him hopping bodies basically him changing shape lol

[@edvaira6891]

Five is by FAR the BIGGEST PIECE OF GARBAGE in the entire series…beating out “Jason takes Vancouver” and “Jason the Shapeshifting Slug” as the bottom 3

[@radicalizedonline7109]

Friday the 13 parts 1 - 3 are the best, from a theatrical standpoint, and from a lore standpoint. If you liked the entries that followed, it’s because the first 3 did it in a way that kept people (and the studio) interested for more. None of the subsequent entries would be able to “stand on their own,” because they all would have gone direct to video. That’s not the case with every franchise, but it definitely is the case here.

[@josuepizarro5721]

They are insane lol My list: 1. The Final Chapter 2. 2009 3. Part 2 4. Jason Lives 5. Freddy Vs Jason 6. 3D 7. New Blood 8. Jason X 9. 1980 10. A New Beginning 11. Jason Goes To Hell 12. Jason Takes A Boat

[@colewarnerreviews5834]

My Ranking 1. The Final Chapter: 9/10 2. Original: 8/10 3. Part II: 8/10 4. Remake: 8/10 5. Jason Lives: 8/10 6. Freddy Vs Jason: 7/10 7. Jason Goes To Hell: 4/10 8. Jason X: 2.5/10 9. A New Beginning: 2.5/10 10. The New Blood: 2.5/10 11. Part III: 1.5/10 12. Jason Takes Manhattans 0.5/10

[@MadBloodMatt]

Thx for sharing your list and also scoring them. Hell yea! Safe to say you clearly prefer the early 80s gritty slasher vibes in 1,2 and 4 haha

[@clash79]

This is the best take on this thread. I differ with you on 2nd, which I believe is part 2, and would put JGTH even higher. That movie is so unfairly maligned, imo, and I just don't get it. Still, well done

[@MarkSashegyi]

The original was modeled around the structure of Psycho. I think that’s what made it fresh. Between Halloween (1978) and its sequel 3 years later there were dozens of slashers and all the killers were similar to Michael Myers. Pamela Voorhees broke that mold during that same time.

[@RaginCanadian-gx2zl]

The fact they think any of the movies are worse than jason goes to hell is baffling. And the tommy jarvis movie duo is the best. Was the first time jason ever had a human rival and i love that he was willing to stop a kill to go after tommy.

[@milky677avocado2]

This is why you always go off of audience score

[@papieatsnoodles4952]

Thank you Mad Blood for your takes on the “Friday The 13t” franchise. Heres my tier list for the films: 1. F13 part 6 2. F13 part 4 3. F13 part 2 4. Freddy vs Jason (guilty pleasure lol) 5. F13 part 7 6. F13 part 5 7. F13 part 3 8. F13 part 1 9. F13 2009 remake 10. Jason X 11. F13 part 8 12. F13 part 9

[@MadBloodMatt]

Solid list! Thx for sharing it

[@thomasffrench3639]

I would say a lot of the times critics are way too kind to horror movies. Like Paranormal Activity and Sleepaway Camp having very positive scores despite being mid horror films. A lot of the time they are too harsh, but much of the time they can be too soft

[@doomraven0]

The remake is actually my favorite of the whole series. It was equal parts campy and brutal with funny characters. The whole series isn't ever good per se but of the three major slasher series, it is my favorite.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Here is my ranking. I only consider the top 3 to be good movies worth people's time, and I find around half of the series really boring: Good Film: 1. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) 2. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) 3. Friday the 13th Part II (1981) Fun: 4. Friday the 13th Remake (2009) 5. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) 6. Freddy vs. Jason (2003) Mixed: 7. Jason X (2002) Boring: 8. Friday the 13th (1980) 9. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) 10. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) 11. Friday the 13th Part III (1982) 12. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

[@dhsswim11]

This is MY RANKING of one of my favorite horror movie franchises!! #1 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) #2 Friday the 13th Part II (1981) #3 Freddy vs. Jason (2003) #4 Friday the 13th (2009) #5 Friday the 13th Part III (1982) #6 Friday the 13th Part VII: A New Beginning (1988) #7 Friday the 13th (1980) #8 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) #9 Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) #10 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) #11 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) #12 Jason X (2001)

[@ChristinaHeadley-sk2ig]

The head freezing and bashing in JASON X is my favorite in the entire franchise!

[@MadBloodMatt]

Great kill! One of the best no doubt!

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

My Personal Ranking of the 11 Friday the 13th movies (Not including Freddy vs Jason) #01) Friday the 13th pt.6: Jason Lives #02) Friday the 13th pt.4: The Final Chapter #03) Friday the 13th #04) Friday the 13th pt.8: Jason Takes Manhattan #05) Friday the 13th pt.7: The New Blood #06) Friday the 13th pt.10: Jason X #07) Friday the 13th (2009) #08) Friday the 13th pt.2 #09) Friday the 13th pt.3: 3D #10) Friday the 13th pt.9: Jason Goes to Hell (The Final Friday) #11) Friday the 13th pt.5: A New Beginning

[@torredchc1768]

I love jason x. Its ridiculous and fun. Next jason vs alien.

[@vodkavecz]

Even if part 3 is a rehash and all, that's where Jason got his iconic look. That should elevate it a lot. That's the Jason everyone would recognize.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

I find Friday 5 to be very underrated. It's a lot of fun if you just forget about the fact that it's not really Jason. I mean, I get it - that fact alone makes it a pretty poor Friday the 13th entry - but the kills are mostly fun, the setting is unique, and there are a good few unintentionally hilarious elements like Tommy being an unhinged martial artist. To me the Tommy trilogy stands out as the most "entertaining" of the films, while 2 will always be my own personal favorite.

[@montecarlo1780]

Kane hodder was the best Jason IMHO and the first Friday the 13th wouldn't be my first nor would new blood be in the middle. I liked Jason goes to hell because it setup for Freddy vs Jason and had evil dead references in it

[@tbw_tsa7309]

Just found this channel. I really enjoyed the video. I never thought to look at the Friday franchise on RT because I grew up on it so I've always known it would be poorly received by critics. I do love hearing people rank the films and why. I wasn't surprised by the 3rd and 5th films being dead last. I reverse them, with 8 being last and 3 and 5 being tied for second to last but I think that's all reasonable. Definitely going to look at your other content.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@skateorpie]

I’ll never forget watching Jason X in theaters as a kid and saw people walking out. It was not good at all to me lol

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think if the Final Chapter was the first movie of the series (ironic) I think it would have a much higher for the tomato meter but the main problem is that by part 4 most people feel the diminishing returns. Part 4 should be a 55%-70% instead of 21%. Part 2 should also be higher, but it does feel a bit pedestrian aside from Ginny so I sort of understand why it’s not a positive score. Jason Lives being 53% sounds about right. It’s not an amazing film, but it’s very fun. But part 1 should not have a positive score. It’s just not a good movie, but it only gets props for it’s influence on the slasher genre. But even with influence considered I would still not give it a positive score. I also think that Part 3 is pretty bad and only stands out for some of the cinematography during the kill sequences.

[@q.h.s5051]

Jason Goes to Hell always deserves the bottom spot and below for me. It’s a complete betrayal of the series by Sean who didn’t understand Jason and some kid who shouldn’t have even been here

[@CopiousTurtle]

I like F13, but I’m one of the few that doesn’t like steering away from the formula (at least the setting). I don’t like the idea of him in space or Manhattan. I’d rank them as follows: 1. F13 part 4: The Final Chapter 2. F13 part 2 3. F13 part 6: Jason Lives 4. F13 part 5: A New Beginning 5. F13 (Original) 6. F13 part 3 7. F13 part 7: The New Blood 8. Freddy vs Jason 9. F13 Remake 10. Jason X 11. F13 part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan 12. F13 part 9: Jason Goes to Hell These are my overall rankings based on the characters, setting, Jason and kills. Admittedly, I find it weird that plot is not one of those factors. It matters enough to drop Jason in space down, but the story can be simple and fun and get a pass for me.

[@thomasffrench3639]

That's totally fair. I honestly think that your top 3 are the only good movies of the series. I think Part 5 is bad, but it can be fun at times, and I would have the New Blood and remake way higher.

[@CopiousTurtle]

@@thomasffrench3639 Totally cool. The reason I put 5 so high are for 3 reasons - I love the Tommy Jarvis arc, I didn’t see the “twist” coming on my first watch and the kills are VERY memorable for me. Twisting a belt around dude’s head until it cracks? Stabbing girl in the eyes with some shears and closing them? Flare shoved in another dude’s mouth? Pretty cool. Remake Jason was great but didn’t care for him taking hostages and I didn’t connect with any characters (I really hated Trent!). Shame we didn’t get more. New Blood is really fun! Jason’s look here is phenomenal (probably my favorite!)! The kills weren’t very memorable to me though and the characters were just okay from what I remember (was this the movie with the sleeping bag kill? Might have to take that back then.). Ol’ girl vs Jason though was very fun! I didn’t like her resurrecting her Dad at the end to stop Jason though. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the movie but I just liked the feel or tone of the earlier movies. More of a testament to how much I liked the others I ranked higher I think. I don’t really think my opinion is really the “right” one. A lot of times when I do things like this it is more for me to ask myself what I like more and why. I enjoy the conversation though!

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@CopiousTurtle oh yeah, I totally understand liking part 5. If I wasn’t irritated by the characters, it would be really fun to watch, even for how disjointed the movie is. Yeah if New Blood had the kills in tact it might be on the level of Part 2 for me. Jason is just so awesome in this movie, and it just feels like it’s when Jason really “grows the beard” in terms of performance and appearance. It feels pretty generic, but in the best way possible. It’s like before I watched these movies, this is what I thought it looked like. I may have seen commercials for it on TV or something, but it feels special because every film feels so different from the previous one in terms of location/aesthetic. For me after parts 2, 4, and 6 (the movies I would call “good films”) the rest of the series is just personal preference. I just find that the remake is a lot of fun. It’s like a parody of a 2000s slasher movie, and it’s just entertaining from start to finish despite it being pretty bland. I think the opening is the second best opening after Jason Lives, and I do wish that this characters were the main characters as even though they are kind of douche, they are interesting. I honestly don’t care about the kills in these movies and they don’t really shape how I see them (with the exception of part 4). Part 1 and 3 have awesome kills, but I find them boring, and part 2 might have the worst pre-part 7 kills in the series, but it’s my third favorite. Also I never claim to be objective, but I do think that subjectively parts 2,4,6 are “good movies” unlike the rest of the series. I think that quality is generally pretty subjective but that quality and enjoyment are separate things. I enjoy the remake and part 7, but I wouldn’t argue that they are good slasher movies because they have poor writing and bland directing, but they are entertaining. And that’s fine. Not everyone has to agree on quality and enjoyment and it’s what makes Friday the 13th so fascinating. There’s so many different opinions, but most people will not have the same lists as each other. I’ve seen people have Jason Lives and Final Chapter at the bottom, and Part 3 at the top, and I’ve seen people agree with me that final chapter and Jason Lives are at the top. It’s just so much fun to talk about.

[@CopiousTurtle]

@@thomasffrench3639 Agreed!

[@MadBloodMatt]

Thanks for sharing your list I always like seeing part 5 get some love

[@ActivistBatonVI]

I fully stopped giving a rat's ass on what RT thinks since I saw Megan, Megan was one of the most boring and uninspired horror films i've seen, RT gave it a 93%, that's higher than some of the greatest in the genre, let alone iconic movies outside horror.

[@shinra358]

If you want to make Jgth canon, just think that it was one of freddy's dream demon's the whole time posing as Jason in order to get Freddy some strength back. And in FvJ, Freddy finally gets a little more fear energy to begin to talk again.

[@R8RSnCeltics]

1. 2009 Remake 2. Jason Takes Manhattan 3. Freddy vs Jason

[@chainyrabbit]

1. Final Chapter 2. Jason Lives 3. New Blood 4. Pt.2 5. Remake 6. 3D 7. A New Beginning (best boobs) 8. X 9. Friday The 13th 10. Freddy v Jason 11. Jason Takes Manhattan 12. Jason Goes To Hell

[@MadBloodMatt]

Best boobs 😂

[@DeweyAdema]

1: The New Blood 2: Jason Lives 3: Freddy v Jason 4: Jason X 5: The Final Chapter 6: Remake 7: 3D 8: Part 2 9: A New Beginning 10: Friday the 13th 11: Jason goes to Hell 12: Jason Takes Manhattan

[@MadBloodMatt]

Nice! Thx for sharing your list. You’re the 2nd person in the comments that has said new blood was #1, don’t see that too often. I respect it.

[@rtristan82]

New Blood is my favorite.

[@MrHootiedean]

New Blood is my favorite too! Tina has cool powers and an actual character arc, it's Jason's best design and I love Melissow.

[@travzimmerman1340]

​​​@@MrHootiedean Part 7 Jason is nothing more than a ripoff of Big Ben from the 1985 movie House which was produced by Sean S Cunningham, directed by Steve Minor and Harry Manfredini did the score.

[@drummyboi7727]

Nice part 3 mask

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

OG F13 is so boring and last on my list. How many people actually took part in these reviews as they're obviously wrong, especially putting 3 last in my eyes 👀👀👀

[@bobcobb3654]

Part 5 suffered by Frank Mancuso hiring a pornographer to direct, and I’m not talking about the nudity. The dialogue scenes were so stilted, it sounded like they just recorded the audio from the table read. Much of the cast were fairly inexperienced and needed some help that the director obviously didn’t or couldn’t provide.

[@thomasffrench3639]

The most recent time he directed a porno was 1973. He was mostly working on exploitation films (which F13 films kind of are)

[@robertgetz529]

I can answer you comment about why the KZbin generation loves to bash this movie. (part 1) It is the "what have you done for me lately" and the generational bias. This movie came out way before there was internet let alone a KZbin. People like me who was a child in the Gen X era who literally grew up with these movies have a greater appreciation for them and the nostalgia they bring

[@thomasffrench3639]

Part 1 was hated when it came out tho. It's not a KZbin generation thing, it's just not a great film, and the only reason Gen X likes it is nostalgia.

[@jasonsturges3540]

Part 9 JGTh should be #12. Part 8 Should be #11. Part 5 Should be #10....Part 3 should be #9. Part 10 (Jason X) Should be #8....Part 6 Should be #7.....Part 7 Should be #6..... Part 2 Should be #5. Part 11 J vs F Should be #4. Part 4 Should be #3. Part 12 (Reboot) Should be #2........ Part 1 (The Original) Should be #1.

[@cosmicXtropics]

Jason X was a lot better than I expected. People slam it for all the wrong reasons.

[@Intrepidz]

nice video man! where did you get that hockey mask in the background?? its AMAZING!

[@MadBloodMatt]

Thanks! Nightmare toys

[@JL13675]

Yes! I love the original (1980). It's incredible that it's at 66%. Critics hated it when it came out. Time has changed opinions.

[@bobslim239]

fantastic video about Jason and Friday 13th franchise as i quite like them even though they're more comedy than horror

[@kcmet79]

The percent fresh rating can be so deceiving. Use the average critic rating.