Friday the 13th Part 2

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Summary: Jason reminds us all that a boy's best friend is his mother
Review: I have to admit that I hated the fact this sequel opens with Adrienne King's Alice, the plucky survivor of the original "Friday the 13th," getting killed before the opening credits. Only thing that tops this for a depressing opening are the credits for "Alien 3" where Newt and Hicks get killed. "Friday the 13th Part 2" is pretty much a rehash of the original with the fact that Mrs. Voorhees was decapitated making it rather obvious who the killer is this time around. But the main thing is that there is fresh meat walking around Camp Crystal Lake. The ending actually redeems the film somewhat because our heroine this time around, Amy Steel as Ginny Stevens, is a psych major who uses her brain to get the better of Jason. Okay, she also uses some weapons laying around the cabin, but she does psyche Jason out. Steve Miner directed not only the second but also the third film in the "Friday the 13th" series, before eventually moving on to "The Wonder Years," "The Practice" and "Dawson's Creek" on television. However, in recent years Miner also directed "Halloween H20" and "Lake Placid." The lesson to be learned here boys and girls is that you have to start somewhere, or that you can go home, or both.

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Summary: Better Than The First
Review: This is my favourite Friday the 13th film ever. It's a little better than the first.

The actors aren't as popular as the first, but they do a good job. A good job at dying that is. There are more victims, but less gore than the first. Also the ending is scarier than the first. Big man Jason Voorhees gets his revenge, using machetes, ropes, and knives. He also spears a couple in bed.

This makes up to be a very good sequel, but there are many questions, like how did Jason get so big after five years from being the same size he was when he was eleven? Complicated questions. But who cares, this is the best sequel to Friday the 13h ever.

Rent it if you haven't seen it.

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Summary: Here's Jason....
Review: The king of horror makes his debut in this film although not the way we are accustumed to seeing him. A pillow case is on his head instead of the mask, but this film does a nice job of introducing (with a bang) the character eluded to in the 1st film. The plot is about more counselors at a camp adjacent to Camp Blood. you'll want to see this

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Summary: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2
Review: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 introduces us to Jason Vorhees, the dead son of the killer in the first film. A group of teenagers are trying to open up there own summer camp that just happens to be across the lake from the infamous Camp Crystal Lake, but soon they are being stalked and killed by a mysterious masked figure with an axe. More gory inventive deaths help this sequel rise above the original film.

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Summary: better than the first
Review: This one is better than the first. Still at a Camp, Still murdered one by one, still good!!

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Summary: three stars
Review: More crazy then mrs pamela voorhees. Jason rises from the dead in this chapter, to pick up were mommy left off. Alice from part one doesnt survive jason wrath and after five years of silence, jason was still convinced his mom would come back. Part two is good, but not like part one.

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Summary: Jason lives
Review: This is the sequel that started it all folks.Jason legend is introduced and the killing begin.I find this one of the best of the endless sequels.I have seen them all.Friday the 13 part2 has alot of scares.The chase is the best of all the films.The music and Vicki make it rock.She is cute.I think the studio has really not done this francise any favors.They exploit these kids and pay them nothing to be in this movies.Why can't the studio release widescreen version of all the films? The ending I can explain to you viewers.THE boyfriend of Jenny had a dispute with the director and walked of the set.This left them without him in the final ending.I think they should have told her he was dead.The endings are alway vague in the early Friday films.

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Summary: as good as the 1st one!!
Review: well...mabe not as good as part 1 but if part 1 is a 10 then part 2 is a 9.9!!! friday the 13th part 2 had a huge body count although it had some bloopers that wherent fixed,here is the master of all sequels. this film was good until the very end.you cant go wrong with friday the 13th part 2 and if you dont like THIS 1..mabe you should try some OTHER type of movie.

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Summary: A Creepy Sequel
Review: I enjoy watching Part 2 over and over.It is definitely the eeriest of the bunch.Jason Voorhees debuts here donning a pillow case with only his left eye visible.Picking up where his mother (Betsy Palmer) leaves off. Better than the original because suspense is higher. Wonderful acting by Amy Steel(Ginny) and John Furey(Paul). The killer is more mysterious here because we don't see much of him until the counselors are mostly bacon. Not as gory as part one,but the horror makes up for it.Harry Manfredini's score adds to the effect. I believe the producers must have been inspired by the legendary Bigfoot. The scene where Jason runs across a country road near dusk in front of the sheriff definitely sounds typical. Also,when Ginny wakes up one morning to read the words "Beware Of Bears" on a mirror sorta confirms it(plenty of Bigfoot sightings are confused with bear). My favorite part is when Jason searches the cabin for Ginny,who is hiding under the bed.Great suspense,Hitchcock style. I recommend this sequel highly.

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Summary: Meet Jason Voorhees
Review: Five years after the bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, a new counselor training center opens in town, and despite an uneasy local cop who says, "Things have quiet for five years and that's the way we want to keep it", several new counselors meet their demise under another full moon. It seems that Jason Voorhees is very much alive, and avenging his mother's death is very much on his mind. I guess mental illness doesn't skip a generation; we have slashings, stabbings, impalings, and a garroting until plucky and resourceful Ginny (Amy Steel), a child psychology grad student, meets her match in the deranged boy/man which leads to another heart-stopping finale.

First-time director Steve Miner has a tighter direction with this sequel, with improved (or at least believeable) dialogue. Carl Fullerton handled the special effects this time as Tom Savini declined, citing the reason that he disagreed with making Jason a "live" character. This time the MPAA came down harder, and 47 seconds were removed at their request. Suspenseful, scary, and paced well. Jason looks suspiciously like The Phantom Killer from 1976's "The Town That Dreaded Sundown". Amy Steel declined to return for Part 3, but in retrospect says now that she wouldn't have minded.

The only DVD extra is the theatrical trailer, and as I said about the first film, first-time viewers shouldn't watch the trailer first as it gives away too much. And no deleted footage; I don't know if it's available anywhere else, ...