This is my favorite film of the franchise so far. It’s not necessarily a great movie, but it is fun movie.

I liked the pacing, you don’t get bored while waiting for the night scenes where the action can start. Joseph Zito is good slasher director, he also directed The Prowler, a good movie as well. Wish he had directed more.

The killings are creative and the gore and special effects are pretty good, thanks to the master Tom Savini who helped create Jason in the first movie. This time he wanted to help kill off Jason.

One thing that helps the movie not being so formulaic or making it interesting enough are the victims. Yes, you have the usual reckless and stupid young people, but the main characters are a family that happens just to live near Crystal Lake (which is kinda weird, but ok) making the film at least a little bit different and not that unbearable. Among the stupid ones there’s George McFly, I wasn’t expecting that, it was cool.

There’s also the most nudity I’ve seen in one of these movies. I’m not complaining, quite the opposite, just pointing out.

Jason visual is also my favorite.

20 minutes left but this one is my favourite so far. The kills aren't as elaborate but overall its much better than the previous ones. Though I don't understand how Jason is alive. Best not to ask too many questions. This one has the most characters I liked. Including Teddy. The acting is a lot better and so are the effects. Especially the Dingy and Shower scene.

Im pretty desensitised when it comes to horror but I find it more shocking when I am actually engaged in the characters story, that way the kills can be less dramatic but still have a bigger impact.

I just watched the entire Nightmare on Elm street series, which has a great concept but poor execution. This seems to be the opposite. There's not much of a concept, but the execution is pretty good. At least from a special and make up effects point of view, I can tell these people made this with love. Even if the production company just wanted to cash in.

I see now why this series is a classic, which I didn't understand after seeing the 2nd one.

The BTS on the bluray with Corey Feldman was good too.

Doesn't divert much from the formula of the first three films, but does add two new elements which I actually enjoyed. I am curious though, when they made this one, did they **actually** think that this was going to be the final chapter, or where they fully aware they were gonna keep beating that horse for decades to come?

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

Liked this one a bit more than the last time I saw it, a bit slow at times but, at least compared with Part III, better characters, but has some good and gnarly kills (one in particular when Jason comes out of the water). The biggest knock is the bad editing (one scene has Jason killing Crispin Glover in the kitchen and later the girl Glover slept with in the bedroom before a shot back in the kitchen) and poor continuity (the appearance of the family's dog was most noticeable). However, still found this entry entertaining enough. **3.25/5**

You got the curse?

Well we all thought Jason was dead, as he is here taken to the morgue after being mortally killed... But of course he revives and sets about establishing that he is in fact an indestructible killing machine. I wouldn't want to be living near Camp Crystal Lake right now...

In truth it's a good old 1980s slasher pic, but that doesn't necessarily make it worthy to anyone outside of the hardiest of hardest Friday13th franchise fans. The kills and gore quotient are high, bloody and gooey, with the kills not lacking for invention, but plot formula is tired and weary. Crispin Glover makes for something of a curio appearance in the piece, whilst a young Corey Feldman rocks up for a bit of Damien Thorn channelling.

Some series fans love it whilst others abhor it. Question is? We know it wasn't to be the final chapter after all, so how does it hold up against the others that would follow it down the bloody intestine strewn path?