Sexta-Feira 13 - Parte 4: O Capítulo Final

'Friday the 13th' may have been panned by critics when first released but since then it is one of the most famous and influential horror films, the franchise containing one of horror's most iconic villains. The film is popular enough to become a franchise and spawn several sequels of varying quality and generally inferior to the one that started it all of.

Liked the first two 'Friday the 13th' films, despite not exactly considering them great. Had mixed feelings on the third film, but it is one of the more watchable follow-ups. This fourth instalment for me is the second best of the sequels, and although one knows that it was not the 'Final Chapter', the general consensus is that it should have been and that there was no need for the rest. Have to completely agree with this, to me 'Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter' was the last average and above of the series.

It may not be a great film, neither were the previous three. The story is paper thin and there is not much new. Again, while actually the best acted film of the whole series, some of the acting is far from what one would call good.

The dialogue, as can be expected (the 'Friday the 13th' films are not to be seen for the script), is awfully crude, cheesy and simplistic, and most of the characters are as dim-witted and underdeveloped as ever (though other sequels did this aspect far worse). There is some unintentional humour here and there that dissipates at times the generally very well done atmosphere.

However, there are three performances that are actually the best of the whole series. Corey Feldman in his prime is appealing, showing that it was a shame that his personal life went as down the toilet in the way that it did since. Crispin Glover is lots of fun in his role and Ted White is one of the scariest Jasons.

Visually, 'Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter' has grit and professionalism and the effects and make-up are simply terrific and steal the show even more than Jason. There is plenty of suspense and tension that was missing in the third film, with a return to deaths and moments that are creative and unsettling. The film contains the best ending of the series, certainly of the sequels, truly nightmarish. There is far less padding too.

Overall, decent, one of the series' best and the last one to be average or above. 6/10 Bethany Cox

Friday the 13th Final Chapter (1984) I recently watched from my personal collection. In this story Jason returns from the morgue to a new group of campers and a family with a unique son. This movie is directed by Joseph Zito (Red Scorpion and The Prowler) and is one of my favorite Friday the 13th movies. It stars legends Corey Feldman (Gremlins), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Judie Arson (Weird Science), Peter Barton (Hell Night) and Kimberly Beck (Independence Day. The storyline for this one was so fun. Adding the spooky kid who loved horror films and horror props that could carry the torche was a great direction. Kill scenes, specifically the hacksaw and throw out the window scenes, were awesome kills to add to the slasher museum. Strongly recommend this movie. The rewatch value is tremendous. I'd actually give this a 7/10. The Crispin Glover dance scene is legendary.

Finally the makers of the Friday the 13th movies wanted to end the series, at least untill it made a lot of movie, which it did. if they would've ended it here it would've ended on a high note but we had to endure all the terrible sequels that followed. The final chapter is on par with friday the 13th 3. it's scary, builds proper tension towards the end, and the 2 main characters do have some depth.

This film picks up after the 3rd film. jason is taken to the morgue where he later escapes, not before killing 2 of its workers. Soon Jason is stalking 2 parties. one is a group of kids having some fun in a cabin and the other charactersl live next door. this is trish and tommy jarvis. Tommy has a fascination with making scary mask and he is really smart. trish is sweet and really nice. this is way you want them to live in the end. soon it leads up to a conclusion where jason gets his just desserts.

the 2 leads trish and tommy played by kimberly beck and a young corey feldman are the only people in the film that have some talent. the kids in the cabin aren't that great. they are just there to be killed. The make up effects match that of the original and the last 15 minutes is the best of all the films.

I only wish that they would've stopped here because this is actually pretty good film but they had to make a pretty good series go down the tubes.

Friday 13th 1-3 I considered to be generic camp slashers which didn't live up to the iconic legacy that the franchise has built up. This 4th part however was an improvement and I actually quite enjoyed it.

This time with a couple of familiar faces in Crispin Glover and child star legend Corey Feldman the movie actually had a bit of a storyline which the previous ones didn't. Thin storyline absolutely but a storyline all the same.

I didn't entirely understand the logic of the movies finale but everything else was well enough done and though the film pales in comparison to the same years Nightmare On Elm Street it's still a decent slasher feature.

The Good:

Vastly improved death scenes

Actually has a story

The Bad:

Still pretty naff in places

Weak ending

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

If a rubber dinghy gets run through with a machete it'll continue to float because physics

Harpoon gun up the bum is a hell of a way to go

Savini's death make-up and Jason effects are at their peak. worth watching for tommy's freak out at the end. Crispen Glover is in it, and performs the ultimate BAD 1980's dance scene, worse than anything in footloose. The body count reaches a great height and the nudity and sex is as gratuitous as ever. I personally feel that this is the best of the original 4 Friday movies, coming in a close race with the third Jason. I've seen all the movies more times than i can count and this one holds up surprisingly strong among all eleven films. For those of you who are Friday fans, if you haven't seen this one, you are missing out on a key moment in Jason's history, so go pick this one up today.