Halloween vs. Friday the 13th

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I'm proud to be the first to answer this it's going to Friday the 13th

Cool matchup. Halloween is way better, though.

Halloween

Halloween

There really isn't any doubt that Halloween is the better movie, although F13 is a really fun movie also.

Halloween is far superior....

Friday the 13th ripped off Halloween for a reason :p . I like F13 though, don't get me wrong, but Halloween is far superior.

Friday the 13th has it's charms, but it's ultimately a lesser version of the better film; Halloween.

Friday the 13th is good, Halloween is great.

Halloween

Wow, 10 vs. 0 Halloween Halloween is masterpiece. Friday the 13th, no...

Got to be Halloween.. it has survived the ages

Halloween was groundbreaking. Friday the 13th was a copycat killer. Halloween for the win.

Friday Part 2 is the closer matchup here. Halloween wins this for sure.

Halloween, no contest! The original Friday doesn't even have Jason in it!

No Horror Movie can compete with Halloween at halloween.

The original Friday the 13th is surprisingly poor. Halloween is a masterpiece, and the defining film of the slasher genre.

PFV
PFV

What did Halloween have that Friday didn't? Incredible atmosphere.

PFV is spot on! Halloween is unbelievably tense, and even though there are many scenes that appear to serve no purpose, they manage to set up the tone of the movie PERFECTLY. The camerawork, lighting, music, direction and even writing to a lesser extent are all wonderful. Michael Myers (in the first film) is a FAR greater villain than Jason Voorhees ever was, let alone Jason's mother. The mysterious nature of Michael as is established in the first film only amplifies the horror and suspense. For me, it is John Carpenter's greatest achievements and Halloween is among the finest horror films ever made. Friday the 13th was made by, to quote Gene Siskel, "a despicable creature".

Coming soon, this October...

I’d take the original Halloween over any of the 8 Friday the 13th films anyday. (Any Friday the 13th film made after 1989 is in my opinion non-canon, but that’s a whole different topic.) Halloween wins.

Halloween has also aged better then Friday The 13th and some of sequels I might add.

Halloween wins this matchup...EASILY..BY FAR. The original Halloween film is not only better than the original Friday the 13th but the original Halloween film, the original Halloween 2 film, and Halloween 2018 are all better films than every Friday the 13th/Jason film..and most of the Halloween sequels are better than the Friday the 13th sequels as well. Even The just decent Rob Zombie 2007 Halloween remake is better than the crappy 2009 Friday the 13th remake. So, the Halloween series is better than the Friday the 13th series overall. And Michael Myers > Jason. They have turned Jason into a complete joke now..and he's always been very overrated by Jason fanboys. At least Michael Myers is still kinda scary and still pretty creepy. And besides, without Michael Myers, there would have never been a Jason.

Friday is an important and excellent horror movie, but Halloween is that and more so. Also, Friday is not a Halloween clone. It is definitely inspired by it, but does much of its own stuff instead of just being Halloween in a forest. They’re similar but still different.