Friday the 13th Part 2

[baumer]

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[75Live]

This takes place 5 years after the original and they again are trying to reopen the camp.

During the opening, to wrap up the loose end from the first movie, Jason kills Alice, the only survivor from part 1, at her home. Thus proving she was right that the "boy" was still out there. The problem is, Jason is no longer a child, but a fully grown adult now driven by the sight of seeing his mother killed.

Among the murders, in what can be called one of the most un-PC kills at the time, they did kill a guy in a wheelchair with a machete and send him down a flight of stairs.

A decent sequel that sets up the same formula for a lot of the following ones.

B

[ddddeeee]

Tied with the fourth as my favourite in the series. Really creepy atmosphere in this one.

[baumer]

Who would have known that the Friday's would spawn 8 sequels? It is a testament to not only their immense popularity with the teenage crowd but to how you can make a horror film with a small budget. While the Friday's aren't anywhere on par with Halloween and the first Nightmare, the first 4 were scary and atmospheric. Here, Steve Miner has directed a scary tense film, especially the opening ten mintues and the final 20 minutes. In between is a good film but the moments mentioned above really are what true horror is all about. And what is memorable of this installment of Friday the 13th is that it introduces the horror world to the killer Jason Voorhees.

This picks up a short time after the first one ended. And it starts off in the city where the survivor of the first one is home and resting and trying to put her memories to rest. Needless to say that she doesn't last too long in the film. And then we get to the parts that we want to see. A bunch of counselors at Camp Crystal Lake. They are basically lined up to be slaughtered and all that's left to do is to try to figure out who is going to go and who isn't.

What is so great about this one is that it pays attention to some of the elements that made Halloween so scary. There is a lot of gore in here but it is background for the suspence. There is one scene near the end where Ginny knows someone is in the dark room with her and Paul. She doesn't know why she knows, she just does. And then Jason strikes and we all jump. It is a perfect scene and it deserves mention because it is a technique that early 80's horror films were good at and one that 90's films aren't. The film also has great false scares and when Ginny is in the cabin in the woods and she comes face to face with a ?ghost? and what she has to do to survive, well it is one of the best scares in all the Friday series. And that is because it uses so much tension, so much anticipation, so much intelligence. We know Ginny is in danger and we are hoping that she gets out of here alive. It is really a great scene.

Friday 2 is a good horror flick. It has all that you could hope for in a scary movie. If you want to remember what it was like when you were a kid and watched these movies in the dark, my advice to you is to do it again. Get your barbecue chips and Coke and turn off all the lights, get your girlfriend, wife, fiancee or dog and sit back and enjoy a great 80's horror movie. This is one of the better ones out there.

8/10

[TheMovieman]

Slightly better than the original, solid scares and a great introduction to Jason.

 

****/*****, (A-, 7.9/10, 3.25/4)

[Maxmoser3]

Once again just like the first movie not a perfect movie or anything but I still liked this one and this one of course just like all of the Friday the 13th movies you don't come in to see a good story or anything special you just see it for the gore value. Overall just like most sequels not as good as the first movie but I still liked this one, so now my grade is around a B-

[baumer]

I'm doing a marathon tonight.  2-3-4 and if I can stay awake, 5.  Starting right now with 2.  Can wait to see the spear go through the two campers as they have sex.  

[The Stingray]

Arguably the most well-made Friday. It actually succeeds at building tension and atmosphere.

[ddddeeee]

This movie has the most effective moment in the series. When Ginny locks herself in and we can see through the window that Jason is running up to the window.

[RobinHood26]

C+ (77)

 

Some good stuff, the first 10 minutes and the end when she's on the run. The shot of Jason through the window is GREAT. Too bad the poor guy in the wheel chair never got to bust his load. It kinda annoys me though like 3 characters go to the bar and then never come back into the story.