Friday the 13th Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		3.5
Overall		3.5

Friday the 13th Blu-ray Movie Review

Paramount has released a SteelBook packaging variant for the iconic 1980 Slasher film 'Friday the 13th.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the very old, but perfectly capable, 2009 release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

Friday the 13th Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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Friday the 13th Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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Friday the 13th Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Paramount's SteelBook is made of the familiarly smooth, slick, fingerprint attracting material. Add a black background and the issue is amplified, but this is nevertheless a very nice looking SteelBook presentation. The front artwork is classic, displaying vintage poster artwork depicting a torso of the killer, hands at the sides, a bloody knife in the left, and a camp scene within the body, depicting moon over the lake, trees, and teens in front of a cabin. The film's title is scrawled along the bottom in familiar franchise type. It's white but the number "13" is almost entirely drenched in blood. The rear panel carries over the smooth black background finish. Atop it center is some splattered red blood with the words "kill her mommy, kill her" written in large white raw letters. A Paramount logo and a copyright notice appear bottom left. A model number appears bottom right. The spine features the film's title over black, center, just as it appears on the front. A Paramount logo has been placed at the top and a Blu-ray logo at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The single Blu-ray disc is situated on its own hub in the center. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a stylized Camp Crystal Lake shot, looking over the lake. Dark water covers a little over half of the scene. Blood red trees line the shore and a bright moon hovers in the middle. A single boater is on the water on the right. There's a certain Dawn of the Dead quality to the image.

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Friday the 13th Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The SteelBook is very nice with the only caveat being the propensity to pick up and display fingerprints. It's a worthwhile addition to any SteelBook or Horror home video library, though it's worth mentioning that it's a shame Paramount didn't take the opportunity to bring a UHD disc to market rather than just recycle an 11-year-old disc into new packaging. But for the price and a small piece of film history, not to mention a handsome SteelBook, this one comes recommended.