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Friday the 13th Part 3

Friday the 13th Part 3

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Unsatisfactory!
Review: wake me up when this bore of a movie has end. This film is past ridiculous. The movie is about stupid teens who get slaughtered. Why would anyone be impressed by that? Plus there is no point to making this movie. Furthermore, There is hardly a storyline and the acting is horrible.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Could be worse....soughta
Review: Ok, I'll be honest i actually did enjoy this movie as I did all the other "Friday" films (minus "A New Beginning"). This is the film that Jason becomes "whole" with his trademark hockey mask (but I still think the Michael Myers mask is the best one...at least in the first Halloween). But you have to admit that this film at least tried to continue on with the previous two films but they can only come up with so many original consepts for the Friday films that it just started falling flat...1 and 2 connected perfectly, 3 tried to connect and did moderately along with 4 but after that...well you know the deal...~AnT~

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jason
Review: This movie takes place at Higgins Haven not far from Camp Crystal Lake.In this movie Jason finally get's his trademark Hockey mask.This movie was very good.This one is even better than Part 2 which is my favorite.Most of the people in this movie deserve to die anyway.For example Shelly (where Jason get's his hockey mask from)who is a weird actor who plays tricks on everyone but he get's his in the end.The end of this movie,in my opinion,was very dumb.Jason's mother,who played in the original one,jumps out of the water and grabs Chris out of the boat she was in.Jason,however was unconscious in the barn from getting hit in the head with an ax.Jason does take quite a beating in this movie.He get's stabbed several times,he is hung in a barn,and get's an ax right through his head.Also in this movie is another man who warns the people not to go.The old man in part 2 dies which I did not like because he was my favorite character.But,I guess he would die sometime anyways.Well if you like Jason movies I advise you see this one.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: One Mean Goalie...
Review: The third installment is the one "Friday" fans remember the most, because this is where Jason gets his trademark hockey mask. a group of teenagers decide to spend the weekend at one of there parents' summer cabin, that is right adjacent to... yup, you guessed it, Crystal Lake Campgrounds. This is the first "Friday" film that I saw (in 1984...on VHS...as a new release...I feel soooo old, right now) & its still one of my favorites.

Dana Kimmell, who plays Chris, is married w/ kids & has a strong Mormon background. She hasn't done any sort of acting since 1990 but, she might return to acting in the future. Paul Kratka, who plays Rick, practices Chiropratics in California (source - www.fridaythe13thfilms.com).

As for the DVD, there isn't much hope. 2.0 Dolby Digital with no special features ("Paramount Home Video" knows its going make money off the strong fan base to these films, so, the studio threw the films out to the public for a quick buck. Thanks for almost nothing).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jason's mask
Review: Gotta love this film! Jason finally dons the ol Hockey mask in this one! and it also stars an upcoming star "Corey Feldman" who later made it big in "Lost Boys". This one features a Different Jason than in the last film. Very good film to own if a fan of this series.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Friday the 13th Part 3
Review: Immediately after his mysterious escape at the end of Friday the 13th, Pt. 2, Jason Vorhees (Richard Brooker, the third of many actors to fill the role) kills a hardscrabble store owner and his nagging wife before heading back to Crystal Lake, this time to terrify rich girl Chris (Dana Kimmell) and her band of summer-cottage guests. Chris, it seems, is haunted by an earlier encounter with Jason, and her romantic entanglements with local boy Rick (Paul Kratka) do little to ease her nightmares. Meanwhile, the gruesome antics of Shelly (Larry Zerner), a chubby practical joker who just wants to be loved (and get laid), leads to an escalating case of the boy who cried wolf. When he's not incurring the wrath of leather-clad motorcyclists, he's annoying the other guests with his mock mutilations. Soon, stage blood turns to real as guests and bikers alike fall prey to the killer lurking in the barn out back.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Most of Jason's movies are pretty bad`
Review: I didn't like the second and I didn't really like the first. Jason X was good but did they need to make nine rough drafts first. This one was bad but I thought some of the characters were ok. The same thing happens everytime though. At the end of all the movies a girl is left running away from Jason. Is that worth seeing ten times. Jason's my least favorite slasher of the three and his movies are by far the worst. Please don't make Friday the 13th part 11.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: I love Jason as a character, but his films need an overhaul
Review: Since I watched "Freddy vs. Jason", I've suddenly have become a Jason fan. I bought this entry, "Friday the 13th Part 3" and was bit nick picky on the overall flaws this film has.

What's not to say about a Jason movie? Honestly, the films has been called terrible. I could somewhat understand that. This movie has the same old plot device with the typical stupid hormoned counselors who get hacked up one by one by Jason. Another problem is, along with bad acting, is the somewhat lack of screen time for Jason. I just hate watching the characters taking the whole movie that deserves to Jason. Every time Jason kills somebody, the camera hardly shows Jason's appearance. Just a quick killing. Why are the filmmakers hiding Jason's identity? We all know Jason is doing the killings! It's not like someone else is doing the murders. Just cut out the surprises!

Despite all that, a good thing about this movie is that Jason finally gets his iconic hockey mask. Beats the heck out of that stupid potato sack he wore in "Part 2." There's also a good amount of frights and scares. It replaces some of the minimal amount of gore this film has.

It's a good and bad slasher flick . It's better then most "Friday" entries. That's not saying much. I reccommend "Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives." It's the best "Friday."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A beautiful story that continues to evolve and grow.
Review: Jason Voorhees has become the most beloved of Hollywood's strong, silent type. Part 3 is a step above Parts 1 & 2. Although the first two films definately had their moments, Part 3 is where the famous 'Jasonesque' takes root and conquers America. Not only is Jason finally the way we want him to be, Part 3 also included a complex script with side stories and deeper character development. If you really analyze this film, you will see that not only does it have all the makings of an Acadamy Award, it is a brilliant tribute to directing. Let me explain.......

This film is most infamous because Jason finally gets his hockey mask. He takes it off his victim (he also takes the speargun). The victim in question is a fat, pathetic white kid with a big afro. He is always pulling practical jokes, not to scare or hurt, but for attention. His friend asks him why he continues with his hijinks. Poeticly, he answers "I'd rather be a loser than nothing at all'. How many here reading this right now have not told themselves the same thing? Everyone, all together, group hug.

Even though this movie is early 80's it is far ahead of its time in social views. For the first time in a movie, a Latino / Hispanic American is represented in the form of a teenage girl. The story gives subtle yet obvious clues into her life. She has an argument with her 'mama' before heading out to the farm. Her mother doesn't want her hanging around her 'white hoodlum devil' friends. "We don't take food stamps here!" is a phrase I'm sure she's heard many times, but our fat loser saves the day with cash, but the wallet causes a whole other problem......

The beautiful thing about this movie is that it breaks the social and racial barriers. A biker gang (consisting of course of three people) is post-racial. We have a white guy, a black guy, and a Spanish woman. See how the three of them get along as equals. Harmony for all, that is the real message of Friday the 13th Part 3.

And lastly we have a tribute to our noble past, the 1960's. Two middle aged burnouts who have nothing to do with the story and who have nothing to contribute to the plot, simply become fodder for the machette. This is the director telling us that the glory days of drug abuse is over. Clean bodies and minds will lead us through the 80's, 90's and into the millenium. Drug users have no place in society's future and thank God it worked out that way.

With plenty of action (tubby running over motorcycles with a VW Beetle to defend the honor of his hot tamale love interest) and suspense (will Jason survive a hanging and axe to the head?) to drama (who could have guessed the biker was alive in the barn the whole time? Swing that chain!) and finally the conclusion of this exciting and marvellous film. Part 4 only continued in the fine tradition of high quality film making.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gruesomely Good
Review: Okay, I'm sick of people saying that "Friday The 13th" is just a rip-off of "Halloween". That's ridiculous. Jason Voorhies is a much better horror character than Michael Meyers could ever hope to be (call me crazy, but I didn't think that Meyers was scary at all). That being said, now let me discuss this excellent movie.

Originally seen in 3D when it hit the theaters in 1982, "Friday The 13th Part 3" is possibly the best movie in the whole series (and it's definitely the most gruesome). The plot isn't exactly monumental, but who cares about the plot when you have such eerie, wicked murder scenes?
Another reason I love this movie is the girls. Dana Kimmell and Tracie Savage are two of the most beautiful female specimens that I've ever laid eyes on (Savage looks like a goddess in that blue bikini)! Anyway, my hormones notwithstanding, the acting is actually not that bad. Kimmell does by far the best acting job in the film, and she might just be the greatest heroine in the whole series. The rest of the actors all do their best but they're nowhere near as good.

This movie stands out among the others for two reasons. First, it's the first one where Jason gets his infamous hockey mask (from one of his victims, no less). And second, the murder scenes are much more graphic and sickening than in the first two (check out the eyeball-popping scene, among others). Jason seems to be more confident than he had been before and would be since.

This movie is DEFINITELY worth owning if you're a hardcore horror fan, like me. You won't be disappointed. Just make sure that you never go into the woods at night...


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