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Paramount Pictures | 1980-1989 | 8 Movies | 726 min | Rated R | Oct 12, 2021

Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection (Blu-ray Movie)

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Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection (1980-1989)

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Mystery12%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.78:1, 2.35:1
    Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1, 1.85:1

  • Audio

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  • Subtitles

    None

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Six-disc set (6 BDs)
    Digital copy

  • Playback

    Region A, B (C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie4.0 of 54.0
Video4.5 of 54.5
Audio4.5 of 54.5
Extras4.0 of 54.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman October 21, 2021

Paramount has released an eight-film 'Friday the 13th' collection to Blu-ray in collectible SteelBook packaging. It follows hot on the heels of the studio's six-disc, eight-film collection released in August 2021 and the superb Shout! Factory collection, which is home to more films, more supplements, more cuts, a proper 3-D release for the third film, and better packaging. While this set includes the first four films in the series with remastered 1080p video, the transfers are all but identical to the Shout! counterparts with the exception of a minor shift in aspect ratio for parts I, II, and IV. The final four films appear two per disc and seemingly identical to how they were released in 2013 in Warner Brothers' eight-film metal tin. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.


For full film reviews, please click through the following links; note that these point to various Friday the 13th issues over the years:




Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.5 of 5

For full Blu-ray video reviews, please click through the following links. The first four point to the new listings for the remastered discs in this set and the final four to the reviews for the versions from the Warner Brothers metal tin.


Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.5 of 5

For full Blu-ray audio reviews, please click through the following links. The first four point to the Shout! Factory discs; the final four to the reviews for the versions from the Warner Brothers metal tin. Note that the Shout! reviews are built around comparisons between the 5.1 and original 2.0 tracks. Only the 5.1 tracks are included on these releases.


Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  4.0 of 5

Paramount's glossy-smooth SteelBook will show some handling fingerprints. The front panel features a gray-to-black background with slasher Jason center, masked, holding a machete across his chest. The franchise title appears both behind and in front of him in white-gray letters filling much of the front panel space. The words "8 Movie Collection" appear scrawled in blood red at the bottom. All text is slightly angled. The rear panel features the same steely gray-to-black background with a full body image of Jason standing facing forward, again masked, with the machete hanging down at his side. A blood splatter runs across the middle portion. A studio logo, a model number, and legalese appear bottom right and center. The spine is black with the film's title in white and the red text "8 Movie Collection" in red, both center. Barely visible Paramount and Blu-ray logos appear at the top and bottom, respectively.

Inside, the six discs are stacked directly one atop another on center hubs, three per side. The inner print below them features a collage of posters from each film in this collection. They are all blood red with no other coloring. Some are larger than others and there appears to be no real structure as to which has been placed where. Digital copy sheets can be found outside the package under the cellophane along with a collection of eight cards that feature the same poster art on one side and a picture of Jason from that film on the other.

For reviews of the on-disc supplemental content, please click through the links below:


Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  4.0 of 5

It feels a little disingenuous to release the SteelBook just two months after the regular packaging release, particularly with nothing new inside. As it is, the SteelBook is very nice looking if not a little unimaginatively designed on its exterior. The blood-red poster artwork inside is nice, as are the collectible cards for each film. Recommended to packaging collectors and anyone who didn't buy Paramount's last release. That said, the Shout! collection still takes the cake.