I probably wouldn't have gotten into horror as hard or as strong, if I hadn't been a teenager in 1980 witnessing the fury of Mrs. Voorhees. I was hooked and of course the rest is history.
On a whole the "Friday the 13th" movie series is my favorite among all the slasher film series. I am not saying that I liked them all (just read my reviews of Part V and VIII to see that), but overall they were and continue to entertain me. I also think the casting of Kane Hodder in the role of "Jason" in Parts 7, 8, and 9 really helped to take the series to the next level. Being a skilled actor and stuntman, Kane was able to develop a personality for "Jason" which moved him beyond the mindless killing machine he had been in the previous films. Kane is and always will be "Jason" to me.
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