10 Horror Movie Sequels MASSIVELY Better Than The Original
9. Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
There's no denying the iconic appeal of the original Friday the 13th - for all of its rough edges and uninspired filmmaking, the big moments hit hard, ensuring audiences were game for a host of sequels.
Yet who could've ever anticipated that the series would peak in its sixth entry?
But indeed, following on from a woefully disappointing fifth film which misguidedly attempted to move the series away from Jason, Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives brought him back with a kooky ferocity.
Jason Lives remains the series' fan favourite entry to this day in large part due to writer-director Tom McLoughlin's aggressively self-aware tone.
This is a film that thoroughly understands the ridiculousness of the series, yet without undermining Jason as a terrifying physical threat.
It's a film that opens with a parody of the James Bond gunbarrel sequence and ends with a song written by Alice Cooper, which really says it all.
It's also by far the most stylish and well-made Friday the 13th movie, which while admittedly a relatively low bar, helps put this head and shoulders above every other film in the series.