I realized I haven't done any posts on my passion for horror movies, so I dedicate my first one to the Friday The 13th series. A story about a boy and his mother. This is my favorite series in horror. I love every movie in the series except for the 2009 remake, which I thought was terrible. The think I love about the Friday The 13th movies is that they are simple, yet not stupid. The epitome of 80s horror. These are great movies to relax and watch, you don't have to think much, just sit back and watch a bunch of teenagers getting picked off one by one, and in different, sometimes creative ways. The first 4 films are definitely must see movies for horror fans. They are the best in the series. You have to love Mrs Voorhees in the first movie, "Kill her mommy, kill her". Betsy Palmer was amazing in this role. These movies have also held a special place for me, since my name is Jason and I have had multiple birthdays fall on a Friday The 13th.
I finally got to see this suspense thriller from 1977. I first heard about it a few months ago, and being a Roller Coaster geek I REALLY wanted to see it. For the time it was made it was a great movie. It was really cool for me personally to see the scenes at Kings Dominion and see what the park looked like in 1977. The Rebel Yell was my first coaster ever, so seeing that with its original paint job was awesome. It was also interesting to see the lack of now existing rides. The movie also features the Ocean View Park Rocket... a now defunct coaster, and it features the grand opening of the Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was definitely cool to see that part. I've never been there, but I have watched pov videos of the coaster and it is all overgrown by trees now, but in the movie there is hardly anything around it. A pretty cool movie and a must see for coaster fans.
