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I always loved the look of under-the-mask zombie Jason in Part VII (and to think the director had to fight tooth and nail to keep that in the film!)
Ginny for sure was the best lead.
Here's how I'd rank the series:
2
4
1
7
3
5
6
10
8
Part IX is the only one I haven't seen apart from the bits in Crystal Lake Memories. It looks interesting, but at the same time perhaps a bit too different from your typical Friday the 13th?
The first four I have listed are all great fun in their own ways. Part VII has some weaker points, but very solid entertainment overall with some awesome zombie Jason action toward the end. I like the telekinesis angle, too. It's kind of like the Stephen King Friday the 13th.
Part III has a rather good climax, but there's a bit too much camp surrounding the biker gang and the origin of Jason's iconic mask is surprisingly underwhelming. Weird, uncharacteristic backstory between Jason and the lead as well.
Part V, which usually gets trashed, has its own grungy appeal that works. If the twist doesn't bother you, as it doesn't me, it's pretty decent Friday the 13th fare.
Part VI on the other hand, which gets almost universal praise, leaves me cold with its fourth wall-breaking comedy. Maybe it was trying to be Return of the Living Dead, but very little in the film made me chuckle.
Been way too long since I've seen Jason X. I remember it being shockingly bad in a SyFy Channel way, but at least it did something outrageously new and had memorable parts.
Part VIII was just plain terrible. Didn't feel like a Friday the 13th film and the further it went along the more it made you cringe.
The remake was alright, but I wouldn't put it up there with the best of the series. Let's just say it's not the one I reach for whenever a Friday the 13th rolls around.
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