If you were a child and grew up in the 1980s, franchise horror films like NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and HALLOWEEN were top of the teenage and young adult viewing world. It was always in the shadow of the another mammoth series. That of the stalking, stumbling monster Jason. He was a creature that haunted your nightmares. He also plodded through a whole bunch of places. Created ever more intricate kills, within ever more simplified formulaic structure. So now, Voorhees life and times are finally documented in CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13TH.
Inspired by the critically acclaimed book of the same name, we journey with viewers, behind the hockey mask on an epic journey into the making of the landmark franchise. From its watery beginnings in 1980 at camp crystal lake, on to Manhattan, then to the blockbuster release of its 2009 “reboot.” Hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photographs, film clips, outtakes, archival documents, conceptual art and behind-the-scenes footage, and featuring interviews with more than 150 cast and crew members spanning all twelve films and the television series, CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES is the ultimate tribute to one of horror’s most iconic and enduring franchises.
Ok, this is a 2 disc, Blu Ray documentary that is really very good. It is not, I repeat not, the book, which was very though but dense, expertly well researched but a very hard slog. The film is tighter, it also has specific focused parts to allow for you to target on a single feature, the book interlocked this. The other thing I liked is that if has pieces of interest in the film, with the art, blink and you miss it, behind the scenes for some films. There are 400 minutes of content but it flows over the course of a week. The real upside is that the commentary adds little in some places and lots in others. This needed more of the directors talking like say, Steve Miner for instances. They have and had input that made the book (though dense) fascinating.
Special Features
Commentary with Daniel Farrands, Peter Bracke and Luke Rafalowski
400 minutes of content across 2 discs
