Friday the 13th, Part 2

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Summary: Friday The 13th, Part 2 - Jason's reign of terror has begun!
Review: This is where the Jason stalking began was in Part 2. A very well wrote sequel is extremely great but looses a star due to the fact of Jason's wardrobe. He's wears something a farmer would wear, not to mention it takes away from because he doesn't have the hockey-mask yet. Good beginning to Jason. The DVD comes with 1:85 Anamorphic Widescreen format, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, Production Notes, and a Theatrical Trailer. Film contains Language, Violence, Nudity, and Sexual Situations.

P.S.-That was a very nice Chevy pickup truck!

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Summary: Momma's boy just grew up.
Review: Five years after the original "Friday the 13th", the now grown-up son of the beheaded cook goes to a nearby camp to avenge his mother's death by killing the counsellors in-training.

No plot whatsoever; it's just a movie about people getting killed. The movie is entertaining, however, and the film will get your heart pumping; the eerie music adds well to the atmosphere of the film and the music alone will get your heartbeat up. Watch this for a good fright.

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Summary: Friday the 13th Part 2
Review: Friday the 13th Part 2 was ok but not as scary as the 3rd one. After Jason's mother died he comes back to do his mother's job, killing teens. Even though Jason doesn't have his hockey mask doesn't mean it ..... but still I seen better. Jason soon finds his hockey mask in Friday the 13th Part 3.

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Summary: More of the same, but it works like a dream
Review: It's difficult to disagree with the argument that "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981) is little more than a re-tread of its infamous predecessor. Rushed into production following the unexpected worldwide success of "Friday the 13th" the previous year, Ron Kurz's script places a bunch of young counselors in a training camp next door to 'Camp Blood', whereupon a mad killer (whose identity is fairly obvious from the start) proceeds to wreak bloody havoc. Given the spate of similar movies which arrived in "Friday"s wake, "Part 2" lacks the element of surprise, but the basic premise still works extremely well, and debut director Steve Miner (graduating from associate producer and unit production manager on the first film) stages the shocks and scares with genuine low-budget flair (note the deft use of Steadicam in the latter stages of the movie). Much of the film's effectiveness is due to surprisingly strong performances by a predominantly young cast (despite some patently inadequate dialogue), with lead Amy Steel providing a good account of herself as a heroine who's determined NOT to fall into stereotype. Betsy Palmer and Walt Gorney provide welcome cameos as Mrs. Voorhees and 'Crazy Ralph' respectively, and the extended climax is both imaginative and genuinely frightening.

It isn't perfect, of course. The lengthy 12 minute prologue is little more than an attempt to pad the meager running time (the DVD runs 86m 50s), and there's an unpleasant whiff of misogyny evident in a number of scenes where female characters strip down to their underwear before being summarily dispatched by the rampaging killer. MPAA interference has also blunted the impact of several murders (47 seconds were removed at their request), though the remaining footage may still be too much for some viewers. Nevertheless, if you're looking for a date movie that'll have your loved one clinging onto your arm for dear life, this hugely effective shocker will hit the spot every time. For best results, see it with a crowd - and hold onto your popcorn!

After the less-than-definitive presentation of "Friday the 13th" on DVD, it's good to report that Paramount's anamorphic (1.85:1) edition of "Part 2" is a much better proposition. Contrasts are brighter and shadow detail is fine, though the print is plagued by white speckles which may irritate the most exacting viewers. Captions are included, and the disc is encoded for region 1 only. Extras are confined to a full-frame trailer, which is itself a virtual replay of the first film's trailer! Who says exploitation movies aren't an incestuous breed?!...

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Summary: Not the Best, But FAR From the Worst.
Review: Well, this does not quite match the first. In this chapter, we lose the element of plausibility that the first one had. Also, I think the death of King in the first scene kills the suspense of the movie. I think it would have been much more effective to see strange things happening, have Geena discuss the situation, and then have her exposed to the truthful reality of what she feared. On the positive side, some images are well done. The characters are pretty well developed, and there are some nice comical moments. Jeff and Sandra make a real likable couple, and it is touching when Vikki falls in love with the handicapped Mark. Also, the story is well constructed in that Part 2 opens up 5 years after Part 1, at a nearby camp, and where fears of the past have not exactly vanished.

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Summary: The meeting of Jason!
Review: Friday the 13th series is liked and hated ,me i think the first 4 are liked and the next 5 are crap! but luckliy for you this is friday the 13th 2! It's been a few months since Alice's days at Camp Crystal Lake and when she killed Mrs. Vorrells and now in her home she meets her son Jason! Now it's 5 years since camp Crystal Lake was shut down again,but now a man opens a new camp right near Camp Blood (A.K.A)Camp Crystal Lake.he brings in about 15 teenagers on Friday the 13th! About 10 of the teens go w/ him and his girlfriend,ginny to a local bar, While there Jason Vorrells goes have a little fun and soon kills everyone there at camp. Soon Ginny and her boyfriend comes back(with the other ones still at the bar) and is shock to find out that their friends are dead! Minutes later Ginny is running threw the near by woods running from dear ol' Jason where she finds the head of Mrs. Vorrells. soon the movie turns into a basic ripoff of the ending of Friday the 13th minus the Psycho theme music. This movie is a great sequel of Friday the 13th. One thing that makes it better is dear ol' Jason is in it. the bad points are it rips off friday the 13th little too much, crazy ralph got killed and i know i am not alone on this but Ralph was the best man in the whole series, and when you think of that crazy man Jason u think of the infamous hockey mask witch he doesn't get untill friday the 13th 3. in closing i belive this is the second best friday the 13th of the series behind number 4which is great and i would go as far as to say is compare to halloween!

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Summary: Jason's blood-thirsty rampage begins
Review: "Friday the 13th Part 2" is a great sequel to the original movie of my favorite horror movie series of all time. This time, it's Jason Voorhees that goes on a killing spree at the nearby lake. Some new counselors are told about the legend of Jason, but they don't let it get in their way of having a good time.

In many ways, this movie is better than the original movie was. It has more killing in it and it's a lot closer to being scary. The classic background chant of Jason along with his surprise appearances will keep you watching this movie without losing your interest. The special effects are also good, especially in the part when one of the girls finds Jason's mom's head and uses it to make Jason believe that it's his mom talking to him.

If you like good horror movies that don't ever get boring, I recommend getting "Friday the 13th Part 2."

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Summary: THE SCARIEST IN THE SERIES!
Review: In summary, this movie scared the heck outah me! I have seen all of the -Friday- flicks, and none of the others shocked me nearly as much as the this. The first time I watched it, I hadn't heard much about it and thought it was just like the others, but was I wrong or what! This film introduces Jason Voorhees as the undead slasher and sets the standards for the seven following films. Jason was much more scary with the pillowcase on his head than the hockey mask, and the scream queen in this movie was really cool! I recommend this to any fan of the other -Friday the 13th- films!

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Summary: another corny slasher
Review: This was another campy slasher movies it bored me to death with really not much of a plot. Alot of the counslers die without you ever hearing them talk or learning there names. But the absoult worst thing about this movie is the ending where jason pops through a window, the screen flashes and we see the girl going into an ambulence saying "where is my boyfreind" thats all. Dont waste your time or money.

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Summary: Better than the first, but still...
Review: Now Jason's back to kill some teenagers. Great! The movie is more scarier than the first, but can't compare to the rest. And I really miss the hockey mask, Jason seems so human :( But it has some great killings. It's also Steve Miner's first directing job, and there's a reason why he directed pt.3 as well. Now I really regret why I gave pt.3 only 3 stars, but OK. Just as you know, pt.3 is much better than this one. Have a good kill!