Friday the 13th, Part 2

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Summary: Friday the 13th Part II; Jason's Debut
Review: This is a great sequel, marking the first appearance of Jason Voorhees! But before commenting further, let me just say that Jason seems to me, to be a much more bloodthirsty knockoff of Michael Myers: Think about it; two silent killers, both wearing white masks, who kill on a whim. However, Jason has had a much better career than Michael, so I suppose the ends justify the means. Amy Steel plays Ginny, the heroine majoring in child psychology, who manages to outsmart Jason. The highlight in this movie though, has to be the cameo appearance by Betsy Palmer as Mrs. Voorhees, and Adrienne King at the film's opening. Most noticeably absent though, is Jason's hockey mask, though the bag over his head is an acceptable alternative. One major blooper though, is seeing that Jason had hair and a beard in this movie, while all the other sequels clearly show him as bald as a cueball, and clean shaven. But this movie is still a great one in the series.

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Summary: Almost seems like a remake
Review: "Friday the 13th, Part 2" is the first in a LONG line of sequels to the original that would end in 1993 (so far). It picks up approximately 2 months after the massacre at Camp Crystal Lake with Alice (the lone survivor) having nightmares about that night. No sooner than she wakes up does Mrs. Voorhees' demented son, Jason, show up and slams an ice pick in her temple for what she did to his mommy. The film then flashes forward 5 years where new counselors are in training at a camp directly across from Crystal Lake. Now these counselors still don't listen to the warnings from Crazy Ralph (the prophet of doom) and they end of smoking some pot, having some sex, drinking some alcohol and roaming into Crystal Lake, a big no no on their part. Jason then stalks and murders several of them in gory fashion (although not as creatively gory as in the first film, most notably because Tom Savini did not do the effects). Although the film is virtually a remake, it does boast a very strong heroine, Ginny (Amy Steel), who delves into the mind of Jason in a terrific chase sequence at the end of the film. Betsy Palmer does make some small cameo appearances in clips from "Friday the 13th" and at the end. This is a good companion piece and introduces Jason nicely, pre-hockey mask of course. If you want to see Jason's first appearance, rent it!

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Summary: Scary!
Review: Steve Miner did a much better job than Sean S. Cunningham did with the films. FRIDAY THE 13th 2 is scarier, gorier, and flat-out better than it's predecessor. Although Jason coming back from the dead was a little unrealistic, it still made a scary film, and, for me, scary dreams :)

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Summary: Jason's home!
Review: Warning-some spoilers ahead.This is great! This film has almost everything that a slasher film should be like.What really makes this great is that this is Jason's debut as the killer! he's way cooler and deadlier than Ms.Voorhees (though I thought she was OK.) A lot of other things make this great.The acting is pretty good,the plot is great and Harry Manfredini improved his already excellent score.Jason's "Chi,chi,chi,Ha,ha,ha" sound is awesome too.Amy Steel is a great actress as Ginny and really shows her potential.She's also the best F13th heroine to date.Shame she never fought Jason in his hockey mask.Warrington Gillette does a pretty good job as the grown-up Jason too.What about the scares? There plentiful.This is easily one of the creepiest of the series,right up there with Parts 4 and 6.An example of a scary scene is this-at one point in the film,Ginny is in a dark room with her boyfriend Paul.When Paul goes to fix the electricity,Ginny has an uncomfortable feeling that someone is in the room.Then out of nowhere, Jason strikes with a big-a$$ spear! We all jump at that scene.It's really great.Another example is when Jason is chasing Ginny with a really big pitchfork throughout the camp.It's dark and Jason doesn't seem to want to give up.We all know that Ginny is in danger and we're all hoping she makes it out alive and not shishkabobed.It's an awesome scene.The scariest scene is by far the end-Ginny is her cabin and is badly hurt.Paul tries to calm her down,but then a loud noise is heard.Paul carefully opens the door and we see a cute little puppy.Just when we think it's safe,Jason strikes again,but he's unmasked! He looks real ugly too. Although Jason looks way better with his hockey mask,he looks OK with a pillow sack (he looks scarier actually.) What about the gore? For some reason,I found this to be one of the least goriest of the series.People who say that it was gross must've seen the DVD transfer.I sadly haven't seen it yet.Overall,Friday 2 is a very cool and scary horror flick.The script is just a rehash of the first film and nothing more,but this is still a great movie nothenless.Would've gotten five stars had Jason gotten his hockey mask (sadly that will never happen.) I still highly recommend this.It's definitely one the better ones of the series. Rated R for "gory" violence,some strong sexuality,mild profanity and brief drug use.

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Summary: It's okay
Review: This is an okay sequal. I'm a guy who's been a fan of friday the 13th movies for a while. With that in mind, the only problems in this film lie in the lack of gore and action. It's better than parts 5 and 9, but still not that great. The highlight of the film is the end chase scene. It's still worth renting and buying though. Plus there's a couple of cute guys.

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Summary: Complete and utter trash-go see it!
Review: This wonderfully amaturish movie is a must for any slasher fan.To me this is more entertaining and fun than any scream movie.Sure they're much better made,with better and more talented actors,but they don't strike me as fun these movies(the first four anyway-after 5 Jason dosen't seem as frightening except in some scenes in part 8,and when he has that really cool mask in part 9).The chainsaw duel is maybe the funniest showdown ever filmed.A genuine camp classic,peppered with moments of true suspense,and great music(kill,kill,kill,kill,mom,mom,mom).Jason is utterly frightening in a backwoods/hillbilly sort of way.Oh and Ginny is a Goddess in her own right,and the best and smartest Friday the 13th herione to date!Don't miss it!

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Summary: The second best FRIDAY movie
Review: This movie was surprisingly good. The murders are pretty original. Although some resembled murders in the original film. Very good though. I like the fact that it still centres around a camp. Worth watching!

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Summary: better than the original but not by a landslide
Review: this is the same tired story line as the original. Teens go to camp and get killed. But the this movie is more exciting due to better charachter vividness, unlike the first "friday" in which i did not know who was who. This movie generates sympathy and it offers one of the best showdowns of the "friday" series.

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Summary: Nice Pillow Case Jason!
Review: This movie is just as good as any of the others. Has it's fill of scares, nudity, and twists. If you liked any of the Friday the 13th movies or any of the Halloween movies, you'll love this gem. Sorry this review was so short.

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Summary: Better than the first one
Review: This installment in the long running friday the 13th series introduces Jason as the Killer. After seeing his mother beheaded Jason comes back from the Dead to kill a bunch of love making teenagers. This was the first Friday the 13th film to show any nudity and they did it with a bang. In fact this is the earliest movie I know of that shows full frontal nudity So parents Dont watch this in front of the kids. As for violence Id have to say it is a little bloodier than the first one but not much. Rated R for some violence and tons of nudity