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Friday the 13th Part 3

Friday the 13th Part 3

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: 3 for 3 in 3d
Review: i have never seen this movie in 3d but really wish i could. unfortunately there are only a few parts that are actually in 3d, but hey the movies about jason not the dimension. this movie starts out a bit slowly but picks up once some bad boys from town come to mess with the new teens at the camp. killings ensue and i become happier. i do wish there was a bit more nudity in this installment. a brief glimps in a shower doesnt always cut it for a friday flick. but i will asure you that this movie makes up for it with the gruesome deaths that the freshly faced jason in a hockey mask delivers. the ending is the most memorable part of the movie in that we see the heroine axe jason in the head and then hanging him. once she is outside in the boat she sees the unmasked jason in the widow looking at her. this scene gives me chills every time i see it. die hard jason fans will love this movie.

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: 1 stars
Summary: Historic in the series! But it's still really bad.
Review: This movie is absolutely historic in the Friday the Thirteenth Series, because it's the one where Jason finally ends up getting his hockey mask, from Shelly, who admittedly is the most annoying character ever. However, the living legend of horror imagery this film began does not excuse the fact that it sucks wastewater.
Basically, a bunch of horny, druggy, teenagers and a really painfully stereotyped biker gang, go up to this lake that happens to be near Crystal Lake. And, as you might guess, Jason starts hacking them up with axes (two in a row with pitchforks) and eventually pretty much all of them. Now this might be okay, since this is about the basic formula for all of the Jason movies up to now, with the exception of Jason Goes to Manhattan of course. The trouble is that until the very end, anyone Jason sets his sights on gets killed, and pretty instantly too. Nobody puts up any resistance. I mean, person enters, Jason is there, person is killed. The only suspence and atmosphere is at the beginning when that one woman is standing at the laundry line. But even in those scenes, it's nothig but little jumps, and some Rumble-Rama (see Matinee). Over all, this is a hideously done film.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Friday The 13th Part 3 ( 3rd Place )
Review: Extreme vicious attacks on unsuspecting campers makes Friday 3 one of the better movies in this series. ( 3rd best over all, behind part 7 & 6.)
This movie represents Jason's first mask and probably the first time he really dies before becoming a walking killing zombie.
Have you noticed in early friday movies Jason actual runs after people but as the movies go up in numbers he walks real slow.
( Probably one of the few things the producers of the series has done right throughout the movies.)
Anyway, this movie is really enjoyable and has lots of gore and violence.
The movie picks up right after part 2.
You can even notice when Jason changed from his hillbilly suit from part 2 in the opening scenes of the movie.
All in all for a movie made in 1983, it was pretty good and much more entertaining than others such as part I,II,V,VIII, and the worst of all part 9 ( Jason Goes To Hell ).
In part 3 the ending is very good as well ( especially when compared to others like part VIII ).

If you like classic horror slasher movies then this one is for you.
One of the better friday movies.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Trashy Fun
Review: Friday The 13th 3 is my personal favorite. There's nothing new or different with this one, but it is still a pleasing slasher/horror film. There is no plot whatsoever. It's just another bunch of horndogs shacking up at a cabin in the woods and you know who is there. Surprised?. Of course not. The only historical thing about Part 3 is that it was originally in 3-D(not on video, sadly). Plus, it was also the introduction to Jason's hockey mask. The heroine, played horribly by Dana Kimmell, was a history with Jason. Apparently she was attacked by him a while back after she ran into the woods after having a fight with her parents. Whatever. Anyways, the film is violent and bloody as expected. There's even a murder scene that is very reminiscent of Kevin Bacon's demise in the original. The biker gang in this film are the only ones who do good jobs. Everyone else is pretty bad. Still, I like this movie. It's not the best Friday film, but it's up there. Richard Brooker, as Jason, is a good addition to the group of guys who've played him. The follow up, "The Final Chapter", was disappointing. Stupid, trashy fun. I don't know why I like it, I just do.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A movie for the bored.
Review: I never saw any of the 'Friday the 13th' movies until 2004, so I read all the reveiws, heard all of the hype.

First, let me say I was bored half way through the movie. The slasher scenes are poor, blood effects dismal, and the girls. . . Well, certainly not enough is shown to even make it the slight bit interesting.

The plot is simple. A bunch of teens and what looks to be like a guy in his late 20's goes to where 'Camp Blood' used to be. Of course, 'yours truly', (Jason), is thee, ensuring they have a weekend to die for, no pun intended.

The plot is weak, because NO one seems to fight back decently. I mean, yes, some get some hits on him, but it's no where to the point where they 'have a chance'.

If I was reviewing this movie the year it came out, the rating might have been higher. But in this day and age, this movie, with the poor effects, is now a 'classic'. It's only worth watching when you're bored, or if you're a die-hard fan of the series. In fact, the only thing it honestly has going for it in the 21st century is it's title - If it wasn't a Jason flick, it wouldn't even be worth owning.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Friday The 13th Pt. 3 Review!
Review: The very best in the early Friday the 13th series. Originally recorded in 3-D, this one is pretty much the same story as all of the other sequels but is presented in a way that makes it superior in my eyes. First off, the music is just cool. I love Harry Mancini's opening and closing theme. The characters are a lot more interetsing. Well, they're the same old horny oversexed teens you get in every film but the addition of the fat prankster and a hostile biker gang makes the difference. This will best be known as the film where big Jason first gets his hockey mask.

Alright, this is not Oscar night here but let's be honest if you are the type of person that would watch a FRIDAY THE 13TH movie then this is what you're looking for. This has all the ingredients for a great slasher movie. Enjoy.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Even My Mother Enjoyed It!
Review: This is the first movie in the "Friday" series I have seen. I rented this only a few hours ago tonight, watched it with my folks and had the time of my life! I know this would NEVER be able to pass as a movie that the WHOLE FAMILY would want to watch, after my folks finished watching "Phone Booth," my mother wanted to see what "Friday the 13th (prt. 3) had to offer. I warned her it was a slasher movie and that a lot of the death scenes are very graphic (in one scene, Jason Voorhees (the killer) shoots a girl in the eye with a spear gun. And in another, Jason crushes a guy's skull, which pops one of the guy's eyes out), but she insisted! Whyever she was willing to watch people die for enterainment is beyond me!

I can remember this one time when I tried to get her watch Tobe Hooper's ever-lasting classic, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," but she was too disturbed by the scene where Leather-Face impales Pam on a meat hook (a scene which is nowhere near as graphic as the death scenes shown in here!). Also, just last Halloween, I suggested we rent a couple of horror films like "Halloween" and "A Nightmare On Elm Street," but she declined the offer immediatly after I told her they were slasher films!

Even with all this, everyone I watched it with seemed to really enjoy watching it. We laughed and screamed at the same time! It was even better than "Leather-Face: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3"! It was also fun to torcher my mother with the grizzly death scenes (she actually seemed enjoy it)! The only reason I took off one star is because the ending is a little bit hollow, but that only left a reason to make ANOTHER "Friday" sequel, which I noticed EIGHT more sequels followed after this one (if you include Freddy VS Jason)!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Friday the 13th Part 3
Review: I'm very suprised I liked this one since I had heard how bad it was.One reason I liked this one was because the cool mask Jason was wearing.Some of the dialoge was stupid, but I liked how all the annoying people got killed first.I really would like Paramount to release this one in 3-D like it originally was.I think it would be twice as good .There is alot of gore.I think more than the 2nd one but I'm not sure.Overall a good watch go out and rent it.Jason Voorhees (Richard Brooker) returns again to Camp Crystal Lake, where he drowned nearly three decades before while some negligent camp counselors made out on the beach. Understandably upset by this turn of events, Jason continues to haunt his old stomping grounds, dealing death to those thrill-seeking teens who venture into the woods. This time around, Jason faces tougher victims in the form of a motorcycle gang and dons his trademark hockey mask.(6/10)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Friday The 13th Part 3 (1982)
Review: What do you have there? Camping gear? If you're wise, you'll unpack everything and stay at home as Jason picks up more victims in Friday The 13th Part 3.

Picking up pricisely where Friday The 13th Part 2 left off, Friday The 13th Part 3 starts with Jason, who walks around stalking his prey without a mask for most of the film, regaining consciousness after GINNY gave him a machetee to the shoulder. He stumbles upon an unhappily married couple named HAROLD and EDNA. The reason for their unhappy marriage is EDNA's constant nagging. I SPEND ALL DAY DOING THIS, I SPEND ALL DAY DOING THAT. What she really spends all day doing is finding ways to torture men. Unfortunately for HAROLD, Jason gives him a little present... a meat cleaver to the chest. Before EDNA can even think of what could possibly be going wrong, JASON grabs one of EDNA's sewing needles and stabs her in the back of the head with it.

The next morning, CHRIS HIGGENS (played by Dana Kimmell) takes five of her friends to her cabin, which is on the same location as CRYSTAL LAKE, which is not unusual. Among CHRIS' friends are SHELLEY (a fat insecure person who tries to seek everybody's approval by scaring the hell out of them), ANDY and DEBBIE (a dating couple who are constantly hungry for sex), and CHUCK and CHILI (two 35 year old junkies who enjoy being so stupid in wasting their lives on smoking dope). While on their way, they pick up another friend named VERA.

They arrive at the HIGGINS' cabin, where CHRIS is surprised by her beau, RICK. RICK and CHRIS get re-acquainted while he helps her unpack. While he helps her, SHELLEY pulls another stupid prank. This upsets everybody, including CHRIS. She's been trying to get over a trauma she suffered two years before, which took place at the cabin. VERA runs off to the grocery store, SHELLEY joins. While at the checkout, SHELLEY and VERA have a run-in with three bikers named FOX, ALI, and LOCO. SHELLEY and VERA return to the camp, but they don't know that the bikers followed them. While everybody is at the lake, the bikers plan to take all the gas from the kids' van and pour the gas all around the barn and set it on fire. But he bikers could not finish their payback revenge plot, for JASON took real good care of them.

CHRIS and RICK decide to go for a drive and catch up on things. The car breaks down, so CHRIS and RICK decide to sit outside of the car and just wait awhile. That is when CHRIS tells RICK why she was so afraid of coming back to the cabin. She had a run-in with JASON those two years ago, only she didn't know it was JASON. Two years before, JASON hadn't even stumbled upon the victims in FRIDAY 2 yet. They decide to go back to the cabin by foot.

While RICK and CHRIS set out on their way, ANDY and DEBBIE have some "fun". SHELLEY gives VERA another scare by jumping out of the lake with a hockey mask. VERA gives him an ear full, which sends him to the barn. Five minutes later, JASON is seen coming out of the barn wearing the hockey mask after he gave SHELLEY's neck a touch-up with a machete. Right after SHELLEY, JASON gives VERA an eye exam with an arrow. After the sex, DEBBIE goes into the shower, leaving ANDY to be broken in half by JASON. DEBBIE dries off and gets back into bed only to be stabbed through the chest with the machete. That's when the power goes out, which sends a stoned CHUCK into the basement to fix the generator. Before he can fix the power, JASON throws him into the generator and CHUCK ends up a crisp piece of meat and CHILI ends up with a red-hot poker through the chest.

Finally RICK and CHRIS return, but RICK doesn't have long, for he has his skull crushed by JASON. CHRIS is now by herself. She goes into the barn and finds JASON. She battles him endlessly. During the battle, JASON gives CHRIS clue to who exactly attacked her two years back. CHRIS gets her revenge by axing JASON in the forehead. CHRIS gets into a canoe and drifts off into the lake. She wakes up startled and looks around relieved to find that she is safe. The canoe backs into a branch, which startles CHRIS. She looks at the cabin and finds JASON standing in the upstairs window. She tries to paddle away and finds him running out the door and heading towards her. She struggles to get the canoe out of the branch, but finds out that JASON running towards her was a hallucination. Suddenly, MRS. VOORHEES' almost skeletal rotted body pops up and grabs CHRIS. Don't worry, this is what happened to ALICE, just before she realized that she was still alive.

If you liked Friday The 13th and Friday The 13th Part 2, then you'll love Friday The 13th Part 3. Sadly, if you buy the VHS version, you won't be able to see it in 3-D. You would have loved to see JASON enter your living room.


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