I loved it. It is cinematic history," A young boy drowned here, his name was Jason.", says the mother. extremely bloody, sexual, and classic!
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Friday the 13th (1980)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17. -
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Common Sense says
Beware of this infamous, sadistic slasher film.
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What Parents Need to Know
About Friday the 13th (1980)
Parents need to know that there's lots of morbid, graphic bloodshed in this film; usually slashed throats and impalings, with the victims hung on hooks. When young camp counselors aren't busy being killed, they're either trying to get stoned or having sex.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the victims of choice in typical slasher movies. Why does the marauder often prey on the most sexually active characters first? Families might make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so to speak, by talking about this theme -- that teenage sex deserves harsh punishment. Maybe not death, but if you need to drive home the point, why not add some slasher examples for effect? On a more serious side, critics often see such horror movies as the extremes of depravity and exploitation. But isn't that a paradox when they also follow such a harsh, Puritan morality code?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
For teens.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Great Movie
It wasn't terrible. Definetly spooky. But the story in the movie is pretty interesting. Definetly a better age appropreate movie then Halloween. Nice movie. Worth Watching!!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Okay for Young teens
I only say it's not very good because I don't really care for this one
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
1 star common sense?! How dare you!
I wont bother trying to say older kids can watch this. Personally I fell most horror fans older then 10 need to watch this amazing movie but,honestly Parents it is a very bad movie to take your kids to see.Still anyone who likes a good horror needs to see this. Its amzing.bloody and jamed packed with "naughty" things of course,but still a great horror movie. but yeah its not for the young or faint of heart
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Common Sense Epic Fail
AHA, common sense, you have no taste. I've suspected it long, but now it is proven. I'm 15 and I know this is a classic. And "No Kids" gimme a break. Is this site run by 82-year-old women? And I'm a pretty reasonable reviewer for being a kid, too.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
mmmm
love it. great for thw whole family
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
Not all originals are great... especially this one
This movie bored the snot out of me. I can't believe that so many people consider this piece of crap a classic. Betsy Palmer as Pamela Voorhees wasn't the least bit creepy in this film at all. Actually, I thought she was just plain annoying. So, if you ever have any trouble sleeping, then watch this movie, it's guaranteed to help any insomniac problems!
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Good Movie but why is this rated No Kids?
Good Movie! I loved the story,the suspense,and the terror. I have one question though,why did this get rated No Kids?This film is less violet and sexual than the Halloween 1978 film and that was rated 16 and up.I think this should be rated sixteen and up. There is violence,but it looks more fake than scary.A teenage boy is stabbed in the stomache and falls to the ground. A girls throat is slit and you see a little blood.Another boys throat is slit offscreen but you see it later on. A girl is killed offscreen at an archery range,but you see her dead when hurled through the widow by the killer. A girl is stabbed in the head with an axe.We see the axe in her head with blood. We later see a boys bloody corpse hung on a door by arrows.SPOILERS:A woman,who revaels herself to be the killer,attacks the last teenage girl in a number of ways.She slaps her and almost stabs her.The ending includes a fight of the 2 girls which includes them wrestling and biting each other. The teenager almost gets slashed with a machete but moves,kicks it oit of the way, and gets the machete and decapitates the woman.There is a jump scene at the end. There are language and drug content,but not horrible in both areas.The is breif nudity and sexual content. Two teenaers have sex but it is not graphic besides her grabbing the boys butt.There is a brief view of a teenagers breast for 2 seconds.There are alot of girls in bras and panties in other scenes.Overall great movie but should be rated 16 and older.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Common Sense Media, You Make a Mockery of Professional Reviews
This is a classic film, put in theaters in the 1980's; this is what horror film was all about back in the day! And now your website makes a mockery of someone's production? I really cannot believe this domain is still active. PARENTS LISTEN! This site is biased, unruly, and unjust; I haven't found one review by its staff that I agree with, or any case study in which I see extensive research/evidentiary support. What I see is someone reading the back of a movie/game/CD cover, taking a poll on other biased personages' opinions, and writing a flagrant, outlandish article which incorrectly and distastefully outlines any form of media. Please, do the world a favor, and have an adequate review staff ACTUALLY be thorough with investigations on all your media. Get with it Common Sense, before we get out.
- I rate this title off for age 9 and give it
watch itr
not as good as the 2009 version but it's a classic it's what started it all
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
Friday the 13th is a decent slasher flick and is actually worth seeing
Now don't listen to Common Sense Media. They are wrong about the movie and it's content. There were only two sex scenes and they weren't even that graphic. A character mentions 'strip monopoly' but you only see her in bra and panties. You don't see any shots of nudity. For violence, there were some violent scenes but they weren't over-the-top and not too gory either. The language is the least of your worries. It's not even an issue. Just infrequent uses of godd*mn and sh*t. That's it. CSM is also wrong about the movie. I thought the movie was really good. There was enough kills, suspense, and it clocks at the perfect time. Overall, Friday the 13th is a perfect slasher flick. I would recommend it to age 15+. Shoot even kids could see it. CSM doesn't know what they're talking about.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Another movie to throw in the garbage can
I bought this on DVD for five dollars, thinking I was finding a great, awesome bargain for a good/okay movie. I was dead wrong. I HATE this movie. Quite honsetly, the sex scene and the graphic violence doesn't bother me. It's the movie. The movie has NO plot at all. Don't watch..
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Greatest movie ever!
The is the most awesome movie ever! You have to be crazy to not like it!
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| 50% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 50% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
| 50% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 50% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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