Friday the 13th, Part 2

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Summary: Not bad...not bad at all
Review: Okay, it's fairly bad, but a very decent movie for the genre at the time. Amy Steel as the heroine, Ginny, gives a pretty good performance, and the cinematography is superb for a slasher movie. Some criticize it as being a copy of the first movie, but it simply uses the first as a base for expansion and does pretty well for itself. Definitely worth a look! END

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Summary: Opinion on friday the 13th part 2
Review: i think it is better than the first one because he kills more people and theres more blood and more killing jason is da bomb no one can kill him END

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Summary: Jasons first appearance...
Review: Although probably many people will disagree with me, I think that this one is the best in the series. If you are a slasher movie fan, this is one you can't miss. At least rent it. END

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Summary: Not THAT good, but still enjoyable...
Review: "Friday the 13th part 2", while not as well thought out as the first, is more enjoyable than its predecessor, despite its fluffiness. It actually takes place in 1985, tho it was made only a year after the original, at a camp *near* Camp Crystal Lake. There are AlOT more counslers this time, but most of them remain namless, and we don't really hear them say anything. Only about 9 of them, or something, get killed when left behind at camp, while the others go to a bar. The only two things that bothered me about this installment was that it felt too short. Actually, it IS the shortest 'Friday film in running time. The other problem being the death of Alice. I really liked her charector! And it wasn't even necessary to the rest of the film that she dies...Did anyone else feel sorry for her?!?!?! BUT, Ginny, the new heroine is also great. I DO reccomend this only if you don't tale slasher pics too seriously.

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Summary: All the hype for this...?
Review: "Friday the 13th, Part 2" is well known by horror/slasher fans to be considered the second best of the series. And I don't know why. I'd say part 6 is. But im not here to talk about part 6, so I guess I'll have to review this. Part 2 begins by killing off probably the nicest "last girl" of the series, Alice. On my first viewing, I was dissapointed already. However, Alice is replaced by yet another satisfying "last gir", the sassy and smart Ginny; but she still didn't save the rest of the film from being a dissapointment. The whole movie just seems to be missing something; I have no idea WHAT tho. The rather murky atmosphere also made it a tad depressing. And a poor little dog is killed!About the only thing I liked about the whole thing was Ginny. She, and the first appearence of Jason may have helped some in making this installment so popular...

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Summary: Meet Jason Vorhees
Review: After watching "Friday the 13th," I felt it necessary to view part 2. After all, it is in part 2 where the infamous Jason is actually introduced as the serial killer. In the previous film, Mrs. Vorhees acts on behalf of her drowned Jason, killing those who wish to re-open the camp at which Jason died. One young counselor, unwilling to meet her death, battles Mrs. Vorhees until she loses her head, literally. Alice is left as the only survivor of "Camp Blood."

This installment begins with Alice (Adrienne King's character), the only survivor from part 1, having a nightmare. Thus, we are reminded of the occurences at Camp Crystal Lake not 5 years previous, and given foreshadowing of what is to come. From here, we are introduced to the new set of camp counselors up for the slaughter. The counselors are to attend a training camp before the children arrive for the summer...that is, if they can survive until then. It is when half of the group goes out for one last night on the town that the gore fest begins. Jason, masked in a somewhat silly looking burlap sack (as he doesn't get the hockey mask until part 3), begins to pick off the young counselors one at a time. When some of the group returns from a night of superfluous drinking, they find blood everywhere and their friends missing. They set out to find the missing counselors and come face to face with the hideously deformed Jason Vorhees.

Overall, I found that this film was somewhat better than the previous in the series. The acting was a little better in my opinion, and this made the characters far more believable. I particularly liked Ginny's character (Amy Steel), as she was not just some dumb-struck female who stood there to accept her fate (though she did have her moments). Rather, she puts her knowledge as a child psychology major (since Jason is really a child) to work while trying to gain the upper hand. In addition, the special effects and make-up are pretty good considering that this movie came out over twenty years ago. I will admit that the ending leaves something to be desired, but this movie is nontheless a classic of the genre. In general, if you enjoy horror movies and/or slasher flicks, and are in dire need of watching the classics, then this film should not be missed.

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Summary: It's actually my favourite of the series.
Review: Many people don't really count this as a good Jason movie, but I find it to be the best one.

He may not have the "famous" hockey mask. No, instead he uses a pillow sack (or something like that), he doesn't get the mask until the next chapter (part 3). This film is quite similar to the first, but it isn't as boring and slow. It gets pretty straight to the deaths. The film starts us off with the girl who survived from the first film, and we see Jason getting her own back on her, for killing his mum. I think that can be quite a creepy scene, when we see Jason's mom's head in the fridge. Then the film heads five years later, and a set of new kids are heading to Crystal lake. Once the first teenage dies, it just starts to get freaky and scary.

The film probably does have a bit more nudity in it, but still now much. As we do get on the first film, there is quite a chilling chase sequence within the last 10 minutes of the film, with Jason chasing a teenage girl (of course). The chase stretches out quite a bit and can become quite scary. Until we come to the end, and we get quite a jumpy, freaky twist at the end., like we do in the first film's end.

So, in my opinion, the best Jason film. Other good Jason titles are:

Part 4
Part 6
Part 8

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Summary: Thus begins Jason's imfamous killing spree
Review: Friday The 13th II is simultaniously a step up as well as a step down from the original. This entry seems to be better produced yet at the same time much stupider and more pointless.
After the original film's killer was his/herself slain, the sole survivor went home and lived happily ever after...at least until she is killed herself, presumably by Jason, who was believed to be dead. Jason then donns a burlap bag over his head and begins dispatching teens left and right. Set 5 years after the original, another batch of sex-crazed teens try to reopen Camp Crystal Lake. The same old man from episode 1 returns to warn this batch of teens as well, but is killed for no good reason, soon after. Jason, as I said earlier mows through the teens like a lawn mower, using his trade mark machete on occaision. Smart girl Ginny uses psychology to slow Jason and then apparently kills him. Jason survived however, and attacks her and her boy toy in the end, reminiscent of the original's end.
Friday The 13th II is not original at all, contains no suspense and is largely a waste of time. Fans of seeing people brutally murdered should be happy with this film though.
I suppose I should mention that this group of kids is slightly smarter than the last batch (and I like them a slight bit more).
I awarded this film with 2 stars largely because it is miles ahead of the 3 following entries.

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Summary: fun movie
Review: alrite it is not scary like halloween 2 (which came out the same year as this on 1981) but still it has a errie atmoshere you jump at the cheap scares laugh at the stupid teenagers and like the original it has a campy feeling to it its a fun movie and i would recomend it if you liked the first one even though i liked this one more than the first one.

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Summary: Death By Misadventure...
Review: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 opens with the death of Alice (Adrienne King), the sole-survivor / slayer of psycho-mum from the original. She is trying to get over the trauma of two months earlier. Instead, Alice finds an old acquaintence (well, at least a part thereof) in her fridge, and is terminated via ice-pick! Yep, Jason lives on! It seems he didn't take too kindly to his mama's departure. Now, fast-forward 5 years and we have a whole new slew of numbskulls, getting ready to open their own new camp on Crystal Lake, right next door to the old one! Of course, Jason's all grown up now and gone feral, living on wildlife while waiting for his nitwit human prey to arrive. When they do show up, we find that Ginny (Amy Steel) is the only one among them with a brain in her skull. She seems to sense early on that she's being watched, and even believes the campfire tales of Jason and his mum. The others are just so much machete fodder! One by one (w/ the exception of the amorous pair who are shish-kabobbed together) these wacky kids are done away with in grizzly fashion. I love the ending of this movie and wish it had all ended there, but alas, the sequels keep coming! Enjoy this healthy dose of ghoulish goulash...