My Favorite Friday Kills

One of my Christmas presents this year was the Friday the 13th collectors box set, containing the first 8 films. Watching these films again has inspired me to create two lists. The first will be my Top 5 favorite deaths of Jason Voorhees. The second will be my Top 10 favorite kills of Friday the 13th (not Jason only since he's not always the killer). Enjoy!

PD's Top 5 Deaths of Jason Voorhees

5. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Watching Jason get dragged down into Hell was rather cool to watch.

4. Friday the 13th Part 2
Slow motion machete into the shoulder. You know that had to hurt.

3. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
Ok, the boat propeller to the neck would have certainly been less entertaining if it weren't for the sound effects and the huge chunks of flesh mixed in with the blood. This was glorious.

2. Friday the 13th Part 3
The death that gave him that trademark axe-hole in the upper right corner of his mask. The sound effect on this was perfect, and oh-so-painful.

1. Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
My favorite of all time. The machete lodging itself into the side of his head, the blood gushing out. You're in awe, but that's not all! He then falls over and we get to watch the machete's handle hit the floor and be forced through the rest of the way. And then, of course, he gets chopped into little tiny pieces to complete the picture. THE best Jason death, bar none. Kudos, Tom Savini.

PD's Top 10 Kills of Friday the 13th

10. Mark - Friday the 13th Part 2
The kid in the wheelchair gets a machete across the face, and then goes rolling down the stairs. You'll find I'm a big fan of death scenes involving doing something to someone's head and/or face.

9. Jack - Friday the 13th
Kevin Bacon's character gets an arrow through the throat as he smokes a joint in bed. Mostly I just liked watching Kevin Bacon die. Heh.

8. Marcie - Friday the 13th
Axe to the face. The best death in part 1 (aside from the decapitation of Jason's mother). The set up is brilliant, with the shadow of the axe being raised behind her. Hitting the light gives weight to the axe. And finally seeing it in her head is one of the best effects of the film.

7. Tommy's friend - Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
Right after they inadvertently resurrect Jason, he puts his arms right through this kid's stomach. Quite the display.

6. Junior - Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning
More gratifying than anything else. I hated that dumb fuck.

5. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
I forget the name of the character, but near the beginning after the black dude devours Jason's heart, he stumbles across two people having sex in a tent. He impales one of them with a metal stop sign pole, and proceeded to yank up on it and cut them nearly in half. Vertically.

4. Sissy - Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
He twists off her HEAD. With his bare hands! And then looks at it curiously. And then puts it in the sheriff's car.

3. Rick - Friday the 13th Part 3
He squeezes his head until one of his eyes pops right out. I wish I had been around when the movie was in theaters, so I could have seen THAT in 3D.

2. Axel - Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
Hacksaw to the neck, followed by spinning his head 180 degrees. Lovely.

1. Jimmy - Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
A combination of things make this my favorite. First, it's Crispin Glover. Who doesn't want to see him brutally murdered? The corkscrew through the hand is a great warm-up for what is about to happen. And again, any damage to the face is a winner with me, in this case a butcher knife across the face. And finally, the sound effect on the butcher knife is one of the most intriguing and effective, ever. What exactly *is* that?