Comments on: ‘The Burning’ Better Than ‘Friday the 13th’?

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 15 Nov 2024 21:42:14 +0000

Tom Savini is slowly realizing his mistakes, which at this point, he’s even open to work on Friday the 13th Part 2 (the remake), even after unofficially retiring from the effects biz! The whole gripe only started because he only wanted Jason to be exactly the way HE invisioned, which I can understand, but you can’t change what’s already been done. But it seems like he’s gotten the idea now.

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 15 Nov 2024 18:05:20 +0000

I havt heard off that film before so cant comint on it!

By: Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall — Sun, 14 Nov 2024 13:29:11 +0000

I don’t like the Burning at all I think its over rated. I’d rather it got remade to be honest.

By: JB Demented

JB Demented — Fri, 12 Nov 2024 19:15:30 +0000

Well The Burning is a part of horror history, but better than FT13th? No way. Anyone who grew up in the 80s knows that FT13th opened the door for alot of slashers. And yes Halloween came first, but FT13th had what Halloween didnt. Alot of blood. I do love The Burning, but its an obvious ripoff.

By: Croc Master

Croc Master — Fri, 12 Nov 2024 05:29:09 +0000

I know it’s gonna be a good read but before I open that link Jasonsfury, I remember reading the BLACK CHRISTMAS retrospective in Fangoria many years back. I love HALLOWEEN, but after reading that article I must say that it did seem Carpenter stole, or at least “borrowed” from BLACK CHRISTMAS.

F13 is superior to THE BURNING. It’s just interesting to see which script came out first. The campfire scene in F13 PART 2 was an open palm slap to the face of the same scene in THE BURNING for it’s similarities to F13. Unbelievable how similar those two scenes are.

By: MadWorldDesigns

MadWorldDesigns — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 23:20:05 +0000

I’m glad it was a rip off (to a degree). Cause it has that old school 80’s flavor that I miss so much. Plus never have lawn sheers been so brutal.

I remember seeing Savini talking about this in that slasher documentary where he was explaining how sticking the sheers into the wood at times during the raft scene makes the mind realize they are real and sharp and he was right. It’s that little magic that Savini uses that always made his effects so powerful.

Shame I hear he is a prick at conventions. But that just what I heard.. but I still appreciate his talent.

By: CrystalLakeSlasher

CrystalLakeSlasher — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 20:15:11 +0000

I like both films, but yea, Burning does play as a very cheap imitation.

By: jasonsfury

jasonsfury — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 19:50:50 +0000

I think everyone here makes great points. Yes, Friday tried to capitalize on the ideas that Halloween set forth and was successful. Having a good plot and the Paramount marketing the film was a huge bonus.

As for Halloween ripping off Black Christmas, here is a link to a short write-up I did about Halloween actually being a sequel to Black Christmas!

http://www.benevolentstreet.com/?p=2846

By: kirk magnum

kirk magnum — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 18:42:42 +0000

I wanna say it was in the Fango with Pams head in the refrigerator that it talks about Tom not coming to Friday the 13th Part 2 because of cash; not because he was tied up with The Burning and couldn’t get away like is told by him today. Sadly it was about the almighty dollar and The Burning was paying more than Friday the 13th Part 2.

I like The Burning but Friday the 13th is the better picture in my book.

By: brooklynpsycho

brooklynpsycho — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 18:25:08 +0000

@ Croc Master, I agree. They did rip off the Italian Giallo films of the 70’s, especially from the film “Twitch of the Death Nerve”(Bay of Blood). I do love both The Burning and F13, but in choosing, I pick F13. But I still prefer F13 part 2 over the first any day.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 18:03:55 +0000

There’s a million other movies like these, why should this one stand out just because it has cool effects? Didn’t Tom Savini just work on this one to try to get back at the people making Friday the 13th Part 2? Friday the 13th did indeed cash-in on Halloween, but they really went for originality, because no one wants to see the same movie again. That’s my take on it.

By: CrystalLakeMike

CrystalLakeMike — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 16:59:36 +0000

I’m pretty sure The Burning was written before F13 but made later as mentioned above. In any case I have to agree F13 is far superior in just about every aspect except the demise of the villian… Poor Cropsey gets his ass handed to him with 2 different weapons and then gets burned alive to end it… thats a solid ending although the ultimate ending to F13 scared the beJeezers out of me when I first saw Jason pop out of the lake… I like both of these movies for different reasons but F13 takes the cake for this slasher fan.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 16:48:11 +0000

The Burning is ok. I think the raft massacre is the highlight of the film and Savini’s make-up is top notch but the story just isn’t all that and it cannot even tough Friday the 13th in this fans opinion.

By: Lester Romero

Lester Romero — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 14:00:39 +0000

From the recent MADMAN documentary it seems as if THE BURNING and MADMAN were the ones being made at the same time using the Cropsey legend. Apparently the it was so similar that the producers of MADMAN were pretty nervous about it. Madman is actually pretty laughable in how bad it is. I’ll take The Burning any day.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Thu, 11 Nov 2024 11:34:09 +0000

I’m half and half. I love them both. I love Friday the 13th and everything that came after it, but I love the Burning because it’s a stand alone tale. I’ve always loved the fact that it was an early summer camp based slasher that actually had kids at the camp. Granted those kids appeared to range from 10 to 25, it has always been neat to me that this was an open and operating summer camp (much like Sleepaway Camp), as opposed to a camp with a handful of teens just hanging out. The whodunit premise of Friday the 13th is there…but the reveal is a little weak considering we never meet Ms. Voorhees until right up to the point of where it’s obvious that she is the killer. I do feel that the original Friday edges The Burning slightly, but that edge is every so slight. However, there are sequels in the Friday series that I feel eclipse The Burning for various reasons. Either way, great film and very fun.