It's light on suspense, but Friday the 13th succeeds in producing at least a handful of really good scares. Tom Savini's gore handy work is understated and effective in this film, especially when compared to some of the later films in the series. The result is a bit of a mixed bag, but it's a mostly good looking picture. The predominant issue with the transfer is digital artifacting, which becomes a slight distraction in some of the darker scenes. Shimmer also becomes apparent in a few scenes that show strongly patterned backgrounds and foregrounds.
Edge enhancement is obvious at times, but only on occasion.
Given the age of this film, I'm amazed to see that there wasn't more in the way of aged-related print defects. All in all, not too bad. It gets the job done, but provides little else in the way of excitement. Dialogue is distinct, but just a tad on the quiet side. Bass response is okay, but is somewhat shallow and ineffective.