It is Friday the 13th — original 1980 Friday the 13th or a modern slasher for movie night tonight?
It is Friday the 13th and I want to do a proper horror movie night, just me and my partner, popcorn, lights off. I keep going back and forth between the original 1980 Friday the 13th and something newer and faster. The original is the classic but I know it is slower than people remember, and a modern slasher might land better if we only watch one film. For anyone who has done this exact debate: which one actually makes for the better Friday the 13th night, and is there a third option I am missing?
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- Original first, then a modern one if you are still awake
The 1980 film runs about 95 minutes and the pacing is the point — it builds dread instead of throwing a jump scare every five minutes. Watch it first while you are fresh, then put on something newer and faster as the second film if you are still up. Starting with the modern one makes the original feel slow by comparison.