Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 5.0 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
Jason Voorhees drowned as a young child at Camp Crystal Lake due to the inattentiveness of camp counselors. Many years later, the camp becomes the scene of murder and mayhem, and Jason returns from the grave, spreading terror through Crystal Lake – and beyond.
Horror | 100% |
Thriller | 35% |
Supernatural | 15% |
Mystery | 12% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1, 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1, 1.85:1
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English
Blu-ray Disc
Sixteen-disc set (16 BDs)
Blu-ray 3D
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
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Shout! Factory.
Shout! Factory has released an enormously impressive 12 film, sixteen disc boxed set spanning the entire 'Friday the 13th' cinematic experience.
All of the films were previously made available on Blu-ray, notably through Warner Brothers' highly impressive 2013 collection, but Shout! Factory has included two more films, remastered the first
four films in 4K, and presented new transfers for the bulk of the remainder. Fans are given two lossless audio tracks for each release and the studio
has included plenty of legacy extras and added a massive amount of new content. Note that I did not review and do not have access to a copy of the
Warner Brothers tin so any information relating to that set is based solely off of the Blu-ray.com listing and review, which is excellent. See below for
links to film reviews, video and audio reviews as they pertain to this new boxed set, and links to supplements on each disc as well as a review of all of
the content found on the two bonus discs.
Please click through the following links for video reviews of the Shout! Factory discs. The links to Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th
(remake) point to their original releases (please click here and here to be linked to the Shout! Factory disc review page for
Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th [remake], respectively). Note that the overall score is not a real average of the scores but rather
a personal response to the entire
experience.
Please click through the following links for audio reviews of the Shout! Factory discs. The links to Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th
(remake) point to their original releases (please click here and here to be linked to the Shout! Factory disc review page for
Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th [remake], respectively). Note that the overall score is not a real average of the scores but rather
a personal response to the entire
experience.
Scream Factory's Friday the 13th mega boxed set ships in a rather sturdy outer box that holds 13 standard sized Blu-ray cases (all clear
with alternate or secondary artwork on the inside) and just enough room for the glossy color booklet. More on those items in a moment. The box
measures just incrementally larger than the Blu-ray cases; there's not really any unnecessary bulk. The box measures approximately 7" high,
6.5" wide, and 5.5" deep. Affixed to one of the sides upon arrival is a sheet with some pertinent information, like bonus feature listings. It's been
attached with some hardcore glue that doesn't want to come off easily; watch for box tearing (and, yes, for anyone closely examining the pictures, the
set this reviewer received has a "spine slash" all the way across the cases, side to side...thanks, Best Buy box cutter).
The box's "front" features attractive, if not gruesome, hand-drawn artwork depicting Jason in his various costumes and holding a number of different
weapons. A cemetery fills much of the bottom left and lightning can be see striking his recently opened grave. The Friday the 13th lettering in
white appears
center below the midline, accompanied by "Collection" and "Deluxe Edition" text below. Scream and Blu-ray logos (and a model number below the
latter) appear center bottom. The artwork wraps around to either side, though not really filling the full panels. On the left is, prominently, a hooded
Jason
holding a pitchfork and on the right is a larger hodgepodge of the killer wielding a bloody axe, machete, knife, and so on. One this side the artwork is
signed "Devon." On the top of the box is an image of the famous goalie mask, bloodied and a gash in the forehead area. On the box's bottom are
various
studio logos, film ratings, tech specs, and legalese.
All of the discs line up nicely with matching info along the spine bottoms (Scream and Blu-ray logos, model numbers, and SDH notifications). Each top
includes a thumbnail depicting the front cover artwork, with the exception of the two-disc bonus case, which is blank rather than use the bloody hockey
mask art as seen on the bonus disc art, which is also seen one one of the exterior box panels. Each film title is center, with the longer ones (like
Friday the
13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan) obviously filling more real estate. All of the main Friday the 13th titles are red, with the exception
of the first two films, where only "13th" and "Part 2" are partially red. "The Final Chapter," "A New Beginning," and "Part VI" text are also white, while
the
bonus discs case matches the first film. Most of the cases offer reversible artwork. Almost all of them present critical changes to the front and rear
options
(Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part 2, Friday the 13th Part 3, Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter, Friday the
13th Part V - A New Beginning, and Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday with minimal front artwork variance, Freddy vs. Jason
also
with alternate spine artwork, and the Friday the 13th remake also with alternate spine artwork). Jason X only includes alternate rear
artwork. The films in the middle stretch -- Part VI, Part VII, and Part VIII -- only include two-panel inner print artwork, not reversible
cover art.
The booklet, which shares just about the same height and width dimensions with a standard Blu-ray case, is comprised of 54 glossy full color pages and
offers a treasure trove of information. Its is essentially a long-from essay written by Michael Gingold that covers the franchise's entire spectrum from
the original film to the remake. It's white text on black paper with still photos from the various films interspersed throughout.
Below are reviews for the content on the two bonus discs. As noted in this review's open, I did not review, and do not have access to, a copy of the
Warner Brothers tin, so listings of new content is based on Shout!'s own proclamations as well as comparisons made with the Blu-ray.com review of
the Warner Brothers tin. Supplements marked as "NEW!" have not previously appeared in a Friday the 13th Blu-ray release.
Bonus Disc One:
About the only thing Shout! could have done to improve on things would have been to include the three seasons of the spinoff TV show and/or release the franchise in full 4K. The new 4K scans for the first four films look terrific, though, as do the rest of the films in the set, but one can only wonder what the resolution bump and HDR could've done. Still, these films have absolutely never looked any better for home consumption. Several are a revelation, and the first two in particular. The audio is great as well, and Shout! Factory has offered audiences both original intent mono/stereo and 5.1 expanded audio for all films. The depth, breadth, and entertainment value of the total supplemental package -- the many returning extras and the gargantuan amount of new content Shout! has assembled just for this set -- is practically unprecedented. There's nothing left to say except that this is the release to own in 2020, surpassing even Sony's Columbia Classics Collection, and it earns my highest recommendation.