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- bensonmum2
- Aug 26, 2005
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- Anonymous_Maxine
- Apr 4, 2003
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While most sequels cash in on their original movie's fame, the second part of the Friday the 13th series lives up to its name. Unlike the first movie, Jason stars in this movie while his "mother" has the cameo. The gore and the kill scenes surpass the original. The characters are true teenage stereotypes. Much like the ending in the original, the ending here is great. A jump out of your seat moment that lives up to the original. This is way before Jason wears his hockey mask. Here we are witnessed to a masked killer that uses a pillow case to hide his scary identity. From here on, the fame of PART 2 made it possible for the next bunch of films to happen. It is pretty much all down hill from here. While some of those films lived up to being great horror movies, most fell short and could not recycle the same effect that PART 2 had on its audience.
- caspian1978
- Oct 12, 2004
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So many refer to this as the debut of Jason Voorhees. It wasn't...simply the debut of him killing people. He left that to his mom in part one! Steve Miner didn't mess around too much with Sean Cunninham's successful formula simply adding some quite inventive kills and bloodletting.
No-one could be accused of using method-acting here, truth is its all pretty embarrassing. The high-school script though probably isn't that much out of place - they are schoolkids after all.
Jason himself, though still slightly diminished of stature is one creepy little dude, still without his hockey mask but wearing a burlap sack with holes cut out for his eyes. What appears to be his demise is of course anything but...as parts 3 to 10 will attest. The final 15 minutes are quite tension-filled and better than anything in the original.
A must-see for devotees of the series.
No-one could be accused of using method-acting here, truth is its all pretty embarrassing. The high-school script though probably isn't that much out of place - they are schoolkids after all.
Jason himself, though still slightly diminished of stature is one creepy little dude, still without his hockey mask but wearing a burlap sack with holes cut out for his eyes. What appears to be his demise is of course anything but...as parts 3 to 10 will attest. The final 15 minutes are quite tension-filled and better than anything in the original.
A must-see for devotees of the series.
- SnoopyStyle
- Mar 18, 2014
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'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.
Of the sequels, 'Friday the 13th Part 2' is one of the better ones easily and one of the few instalments to be as good, even on par. It's not perfect, it's not what one would call great. It does however achieve its primary goals well, it is scary and it is fun. Plus it introduces Jason Voorhees as the antagonist, so it is an important sequel in the series in this respect.
Like the first 'Friday the 13th', 'Friday the 13th Part 2' is far from the best when it comes to acting. The exceptions are appealing Amy Steel and a truly freaky Warrington Gillette. Everybody else ranges from average to dead-end.
Nor is it the best when it comes to dialogue. Much of it is very crude and cheesy. Or character development, and what the film does worse than the original is that we don't sympathise with the characters here as much apart from Ginny. The ending is a head-scratcher and pretty nonsensical, not the truly unsettling one of the first film.
Visually, on the other hand, it improves over the original 'Friday the 13th' quite drastically. It's still creepy but has more of a professional, slicker look and like more time was dedicated to it. Like 'Friday the 13th', 'Friday the 13th Part 2' is very gory and gruesome, though not pointlessly so, but it is also very frightening and suspenseful.
This is apparent in the deaths, which are still very creative and shocking, and the hauntingly eerie music score. 'Friday the 13th' is assuredly directed and moves along at a lively pace. As said, Steel carries the film with a good deal of appealing charm and Gillette proves why Jason is often considered an iconic character in horror.
Overall, pretty good sequel and one of the better ones of a variable franchise. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Of the sequels, 'Friday the 13th Part 2' is one of the better ones easily and one of the few instalments to be as good, even on par. It's not perfect, it's not what one would call great. It does however achieve its primary goals well, it is scary and it is fun. Plus it introduces Jason Voorhees as the antagonist, so it is an important sequel in the series in this respect.
Like the first 'Friday the 13th', 'Friday the 13th Part 2' is far from the best when it comes to acting. The exceptions are appealing Amy Steel and a truly freaky Warrington Gillette. Everybody else ranges from average to dead-end.
Nor is it the best when it comes to dialogue. Much of it is very crude and cheesy. Or character development, and what the film does worse than the original is that we don't sympathise with the characters here as much apart from Ginny. The ending is a head-scratcher and pretty nonsensical, not the truly unsettling one of the first film.
Visually, on the other hand, it improves over the original 'Friday the 13th' quite drastically. It's still creepy but has more of a professional, slicker look and like more time was dedicated to it. Like 'Friday the 13th', 'Friday the 13th Part 2' is very gory and gruesome, though not pointlessly so, but it is also very frightening and suspenseful.
This is apparent in the deaths, which are still very creative and shocking, and the hauntingly eerie music score. 'Friday the 13th' is assuredly directed and moves along at a lively pace. As said, Steel carries the film with a good deal of appealing charm and Gillette proves why Jason is often considered an iconic character in horror.
Overall, pretty good sequel and one of the better ones of a variable franchise. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jan 5, 2018
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I am just going to assume you have seen the first Friday 13th movie. I mean if you haven't ... why would you watch the sequel! It clearly states so in the title, that this is not the first one. Which makes it even crazier that this rehashes the last minutes of the first film. While Cunningham didn't get how or why they would bring back Jason Vorhees (he was dead, wasn't he?), Steve Miner took over ... and quite the job he had to undertake. Make the same movie but a bit different.
So right from the start we get rid of what remained from the first movie (excluding Jason that is). And then we get more teenagers for him to be mad at. Why you ask? Does it really matter? Let's say because they can live a life he never could and he hates them for it. That should be good enough. We also get a final girl that is quite clever. Even if not as asexual as some might remember her. She's quite flirty isn't she? Rhetorical question that was.
This sequel does not just see a different Jason actor ... it sees many of them. Apparently a lot of crew members literally stepped into his shoes. Though Steve Dash is the one who seems to take most credit for it. Some may question that, with other stunt man trying to make their case, but it seems he did the heavy lifting (or glass related stunt breakthrough) ... no pun intended.
Since the first Friday movie was so popular but also had many people who were shocked at the gore it had (again quite tame from todays standards), this had quite the issues. Especially because it tried to outdo the first one. So quite a few things landed on the cutting room floor. While this has more blood then, it seems to have less nudity. Though that does not matter that much I think - it's more about the killings isn't it? I think most would agree.
While this also contains Jason as character and killer, sort of the first time, it is not the Jason most might know, especially thinking of the later movies here ...
So right from the start we get rid of what remained from the first movie (excluding Jason that is). And then we get more teenagers for him to be mad at. Why you ask? Does it really matter? Let's say because they can live a life he never could and he hates them for it. That should be good enough. We also get a final girl that is quite clever. Even if not as asexual as some might remember her. She's quite flirty isn't she? Rhetorical question that was.
This sequel does not just see a different Jason actor ... it sees many of them. Apparently a lot of crew members literally stepped into his shoes. Though Steve Dash is the one who seems to take most credit for it. Some may question that, with other stunt man trying to make their case, but it seems he did the heavy lifting (or glass related stunt breakthrough) ... no pun intended.
Since the first Friday movie was so popular but also had many people who were shocked at the gore it had (again quite tame from todays standards), this had quite the issues. Especially because it tried to outdo the first one. So quite a few things landed on the cutting room floor. While this has more blood then, it seems to have less nudity. Though that does not matter that much I think - it's more about the killings isn't it? I think most would agree.
While this also contains Jason as character and killer, sort of the first time, it is not the Jason most might know, especially thinking of the later movies here ...
- evanston_dad
- Mar 13, 2006
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After the original movie, comes it's sequel with iconic Jason as the killer for the first time.
Some memorable scenes, a few repetitions but still entertaining, makes this movie a worthy second part of the franchise. If you expect less than the first one, you'll have fun watching.
The first Friday the 13th sequel follows the formula with more camp counselors showing up at Camp Crystal Lake and being slaughtered one by one. This is the first of the series where Jason is the killer, although he doesn't yet have his iconic hockey mask. He wears a sack over his head instead. He also gets kicked in the nads. Pretty funny, honestly.
The cast is full of young actors playing obnoxious teens and twenty-somethings. Adrienne King briefly reprises her role from the first film before Amy Steel takes over as the 'final girl.' Acting-wise, Steel's an improvement I think. This one also has more cute girls than the first movie and more nudity, which would become a prerequisite for the series. The tracking shot of Kirsten Baker's rear end as she walks through the woods is priceless. As with the first movie, I really liked the locations they filmed at. Gives an authentic atmosphere to the film without appearing cheap, like most of today's low-budget horror films do. If you like old-school slashers, you'll like this one. It's solid entertainment that you don't have to take seriously, despite the macabre subject matter.
The cast is full of young actors playing obnoxious teens and twenty-somethings. Adrienne King briefly reprises her role from the first film before Amy Steel takes over as the 'final girl.' Acting-wise, Steel's an improvement I think. This one also has more cute girls than the first movie and more nudity, which would become a prerequisite for the series. The tracking shot of Kirsten Baker's rear end as she walks through the woods is priceless. As with the first movie, I really liked the locations they filmed at. Gives an authentic atmosphere to the film without appearing cheap, like most of today's low-budget horror films do. If you like old-school slashers, you'll like this one. It's solid entertainment that you don't have to take seriously, despite the macabre subject matter.
I'm currently binge watching the Friday 13th franchise as up until now I'd only ever seen the last two films. I was astounded how generic and lifeless the first movie was and this sequel isn't far off.
Here in Jason Voorhees's debut before he finds his iconic mask he is remarkably bad. What I mean by that is he's a bumbling incompetent fool and a shell of what he is destined to become. A couple of scenes near the end of the film are almost comical because of how bad he is at being a killer.
With mostly cutaway deaths, very thin storyline and little to set it apart from every other camp slasher film I'm starting to wonder how this franchise reached the pinnacle it did as I'm 2 films in and not impressed in the slightest.
The Good:
Follows directly on from the original
Well cast
The Bad:
Jason really used to suck!
Highly generic stuff
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
A person cannot say "Hey you guys" without me thinking of the Goonies
Jason Voorhees weakness is his balls, who knew!?
Here in Jason Voorhees's debut before he finds his iconic mask he is remarkably bad. What I mean by that is he's a bumbling incompetent fool and a shell of what he is destined to become. A couple of scenes near the end of the film are almost comical because of how bad he is at being a killer.
With mostly cutaway deaths, very thin storyline and little to set it apart from every other camp slasher film I'm starting to wonder how this franchise reached the pinnacle it did as I'm 2 films in and not impressed in the slightest.
The Good:
Follows directly on from the original
Well cast
The Bad:
Jason really used to suck!
Highly generic stuff
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
A person cannot say "Hey you guys" without me thinking of the Goonies
Jason Voorhees weakness is his balls, who knew!?
- Platypuschow
- Oct 2, 2017
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- ivo-cobra8
- Sep 23, 2017
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- nickenchuggets
- Oct 12, 2023
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This is one of the best of the Friday the 13th series. (The best one is part 3 because of the campy 3D shots). The reason why I like this one so much is because of all the nice looking girls. There's the girl Sandra who's my favorite and looks like Natasha Lyonne. Then there's the bombshell that skinnydips in the lake. And a mildly hot girl is the one who likes the guy in the wheelchair. Why do they always have to make the plain girl the heroine. It's like that with the entire series. The hotties die while the uglies save the day. I cry when the nice looking girls die. The reason I find this installment of the series so memorable (besides the girls) is because of the scene where Jason impales the two people making love. A classic b horror movie.
- filmboy280
- Jan 18, 2000
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This is probably the best Friday the 13th movie even though it is not that good. There are a lot of deaths and less gore. Very action packed chase scene. Jinny was the best heroin of them all but Alice comes in second place. I did not want Alice to want Alice to die though. I wish Jinny was in all of the other movies. In conclusion this is the best Friday the 13th movie of them all.
- Bigboy3264
- Feb 12, 2001
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Friday the 13th 2 works on some level mostly because this is the first film that features the Jason character as the killer. He's somewhat menancing but this film suffers from being kind of boring and not nearly as good as the original.
The film opens on Alice, the survivor of the original film, still haunted by the events that took place at crystal lake. in the next 5 minutes lets just say she'll won't have to think about it anymore. afew years later a camp site has opened not too far from camp and jason is not to happy with this.
It moves kind of slow and known of the characters are really that great except for our herioine ginny. The make up effects are still great and the last 15 minutes do satisfy.
As a film of its own it's pretty good, but as a sequel to a so called slasher classic it doesn't really compare
The film opens on Alice, the survivor of the original film, still haunted by the events that took place at crystal lake. in the next 5 minutes lets just say she'll won't have to think about it anymore. afew years later a camp site has opened not too far from camp and jason is not to happy with this.
It moves kind of slow and known of the characters are really that great except for our herioine ginny. The make up effects are still great and the last 15 minutes do satisfy.
As a film of its own it's pretty good, but as a sequel to a so called slasher classic it doesn't really compare
- MissCzarChasm
- Jul 18, 2000
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- jane-cobb-330-765575
- Apr 3, 2012
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"Friday the 13th--Part 2" is a worthwhile film for horror fans. True, it's quality is not on par with "The Exorcist", but the film does try to incorporate a deeper context, even some sympathy, around the iconic villain, Jason. The audience is even provided with an idea of how Jason has been surviving in the wilderness. In this sequel, a group of teenage counselors are attending a counselors' training camp near Crystal Lake, five years after the events in the first movie. Jason begins to target the interlopers using a diversity of tools and methods that keep each kill scene fresh. Near the climax of the film, we get to see that he is concealing his face with a burlap sack (the hockey mask doesn't appear until later films) which adds a strong menacing air to the character.
One negative, in my opinion, is the extended dream sequence at the beginning of the film composed of snippets from the first film. I know that the purpose behind this was to review what had previously happened, but it seemed pointlessly long unless it was also a means of making the film a bit longer. Also, there were several jump scares which I consider a cheap way of exciting an audience's reaction. I personally prefer a buildup of authentic tension, but that is generally not the way in which 80s slasher films are built.
Slasher films like this aren't meant to be thought about too deeply, but I do appreciate the effort to build a stronger story about the villain. Overall, this is a decent sequel and a worthwhile film for classic horror fans.
One negative, in my opinion, is the extended dream sequence at the beginning of the film composed of snippets from the first film. I know that the purpose behind this was to review what had previously happened, but it seemed pointlessly long unless it was also a means of making the film a bit longer. Also, there were several jump scares which I consider a cheap way of exciting an audience's reaction. I personally prefer a buildup of authentic tension, but that is generally not the way in which 80s slasher films are built.
Slasher films like this aren't meant to be thought about too deeply, but I do appreciate the effort to build a stronger story about the villain. Overall, this is a decent sequel and a worthwhile film for classic horror fans.
- danielbarrett-61105
- Jan 15, 2017
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Friday the 13th part 2 is a great horror film and is the best in the series. Has its share of sex drugs and blood easy to follow with a great opening. Amy Steel gives a good performance as our heroine and the rest of the cast is fine as well.
This film moves at a nice pace has its jump scares and builds up nicely to the final chase. I think this film has stood the test of time nicely does not ever seem too dated in anyway no crazy hillbilly music score (such as in the Burning, Bloody Valentine from the same time}.
Simple horror at its best.
This film moves at a nice pace has its jump scares and builds up nicely to the final chase. I think this film has stood the test of time nicely does not ever seem too dated in anyway no crazy hillbilly music score (such as in the Burning, Bloody Valentine from the same time}.
Simple horror at its best.
- ironhorse_iv
- Feb 12, 2015
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OK, this film is old, there are a never ending string of sequels (including a new one where Jason is in space), this one is not even the original, and the series really should have ended with part 4,
(but...) aside from those facts, the original "Jasoned" Friday is still an interesting idea with a few good scares (probably a couple more than the original of the series), lots of gore, nude...etc...
This movie and the series pales in comparision to the Halloweens and Nightmares, simply because all of these movies seem to be the same (and hence all of these comments seem to be the same, with minor differences, get the irony?--> love that irony).
Anyway, The story-line does not transition from movie to movie with ease. True, this one along with the others in Parts 1-4 had transitions, but 1-4 use flashback scenes (not cinematic). Then 5-9 skipped the transitions (using flashback scenes to connect to Jason's grave or pre-original movie) and with minor exceptions the later movies do not have (major) related story lines (even Jason (or his mother) disappears in the 5th (in reality) and 9th (basically) ones and he is the main guy).
Anyway, this is one of the best in the series (top 5 anyway) because it was the first to don-Jason and it thus does have something to set it apart from the rest (but still not the best).
In general, While none of the Friday's are terrible (5 and 9 probably being the worst), none of them are tense or suspensful or anything more than the routine slashing and killing. Part 3-D has juiced up music, but the same story. Part 8 has a new story twist, but no new music,etc... The better ones in the series add something (like strip monopoly, or Jason with hockey mask, or 3D, or a claustrophobic environment of a boat), but none of them seem to put it all together in one film.
As horror goes, better than average, a good series, but not one of the greats.
In general nothing special.
Rating wise, one and two are on par.
On a one-to-one basis, Part 2 does seem like a remake of part one (rather than just a sequel), but this cannot really be helped if the story line is "killer stalks in woods to kill campers staying at (or nearby) the lake where mother (or son) died". So really only part 1 or 2 is a necessity to see (so pick your poison: "Strip monopoly (part 1) or Jason gets his mask (part 2)".
(but...) aside from those facts, the original "Jasoned" Friday is still an interesting idea with a few good scares (probably a couple more than the original of the series), lots of gore, nude...etc...
This movie and the series pales in comparision to the Halloweens and Nightmares, simply because all of these movies seem to be the same (and hence all of these comments seem to be the same, with minor differences, get the irony?--> love that irony).
Anyway, The story-line does not transition from movie to movie with ease. True, this one along with the others in Parts 1-4 had transitions, but 1-4 use flashback scenes (not cinematic). Then 5-9 skipped the transitions (using flashback scenes to connect to Jason's grave or pre-original movie) and with minor exceptions the later movies do not have (major) related story lines (even Jason (or his mother) disappears in the 5th (in reality) and 9th (basically) ones and he is the main guy).
Anyway, this is one of the best in the series (top 5 anyway) because it was the first to don-Jason and it thus does have something to set it apart from the rest (but still not the best).
In general, While none of the Friday's are terrible (5 and 9 probably being the worst), none of them are tense or suspensful or anything more than the routine slashing and killing. Part 3-D has juiced up music, but the same story. Part 8 has a new story twist, but no new music,etc... The better ones in the series add something (like strip monopoly, or Jason with hockey mask, or 3D, or a claustrophobic environment of a boat), but none of them seem to put it all together in one film.
As horror goes, better than average, a good series, but not one of the greats.
In general nothing special.
Rating wise, one and two are on par.
On a one-to-one basis, Part 2 does seem like a remake of part one (rather than just a sequel), but this cannot really be helped if the story line is "killer stalks in woods to kill campers staying at (or nearby) the lake where mother (or son) died". So really only part 1 or 2 is a necessity to see (so pick your poison: "Strip monopoly (part 1) or Jason gets his mask (part 2)".
- ryangilmer007
- May 6, 2000
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My friend and I saw this movie years ago when we were teenagers. We both love scary movies, and have seen a variety over the years. Whenever the topic of scary, or horror, movies comes up in conversation, this one is always at the top of our list as the best of the best. The reason (s) being, the story was original enough to stand on it's own, even though it was a sequel; It is the first movie of the series that introduces Jason as the killer; and most importantly, Amy Steel starring as the movie's sole survivor was PERFECT casting . She by far, 'makes' this movie, and her acting is exceptional, making her character, Ginny Field, memorable... In my opinion, she sets the standard for all horror movie heroines. (She was also great in "April Fool's Day.") Steve Miner's directing is also worth noting, as there are several effective scares throughout scenes of the movie. The chase scene in the last half hour of the movie is as adrenaline packed as a roller-coaster ride, and is more suspenseful than most big budget movies made today. This movie is not often given the credit it deserves by critics, etc. (you know who you are,) since it is a sequel and a horror movie, but Friday the 13th Part 2, starring Amy Steel, is at the top of my list for the genre. Thanks for reading.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is a fine sequel or continuation to the classic slasher horror film that lots of people remember, but of course it still has slasher movie cliches that at this point are dated with how bad they are.
The acting is fine for the time the movie came out and these characters will still do cliches old slasher movies would always do. Making dumb choices, ignoring any warning of danger, and running away from any unpleasant situation.
I am quite sure people know who the killer is for how well known it is, but if not, I will not say anything about it. We are mostly looking for the kills, and there are some that are effective.
There is good cinematography that gave some scary camera shots because there are good handheld camera shots that fit the scenes it is shooting; I especially liked some camera shots that were in the perspective of the killer that looked cool.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is a fine sequel to the slasher movie that is worth watching either by yourself or with friends and that is good for a horror movie night to enjoy for what it is. Watch this if you have seen the first movie.
The acting is fine for the time the movie came out and these characters will still do cliches old slasher movies would always do. Making dumb choices, ignoring any warning of danger, and running away from any unpleasant situation.
I am quite sure people know who the killer is for how well known it is, but if not, I will not say anything about it. We are mostly looking for the kills, and there are some that are effective.
There is good cinematography that gave some scary camera shots because there are good handheld camera shots that fit the scenes it is shooting; I especially liked some camera shots that were in the perspective of the killer that looked cool.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is a fine sequel to the slasher movie that is worth watching either by yourself or with friends and that is good for a horror movie night to enjoy for what it is. Watch this if you have seen the first movie.
- MB-reviewer185
- Oct 24, 2022
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It was always fun to watch the movies of this series.
Bad movie, but I still enjoyed watching it.
Bad movie, but I still enjoyed watching it.
- jack_o_hasanov_imdb
- Aug 27, 2021
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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), opens up about two months after the events in the first film. We are treated to a prologue before the beginning credits. Then the film jumps five years into the future. A new group of good-looking, sometimes idiotic, camp counselors are at good, old Camp Crystal Lake. They are at a camping area in another part of the lake area. The old camping area is closed off. Although they had shot some of the footage for this film at the same old town seen in the first film, most of this film was shot in Connecticut, in the towns of New Preston and Kent. The shooting location moved from New Jersey to Connecticut. The change isn't too dramatic. Both locations look about the same.
Friday the 13th (1980), ignited a subgenre, by strengthening what the film, Halloween (1978), started. This film begins the legend of Jason Vorhees, in the fact that, Jason actually makes his first appearance in this film. So, if we take Jason out of the equation in the first film and go with the idea, that the boy in the lake was part of a dream sequence Alice dreamed up, then Jason wasn't actually there in the boat scene. Also, the police officers confirmed, that none of the things in the boat, Alice claims, happened that night. Also, we all saw Jason's mother do all the killings in the first film, which is all covered in the prologue in this film. When the killings start to happen in this film, we still do not know who the killer really is. We all know its going to be Jason from pop-culture history, but that is still not totally clear, until the end of the film. We do know, that the legend says, as told to us by one of the counselors, that Jason saw his mother die that night and that sets him off in this film.
Amy Steel plays Ginny, who is the character, that gets the information, for the audience, about the events that happened at the end of the last film. She is the one who brings out the answer, that we all know now in the 21st century, but didn't in 1981, who the actual killer is. What makes things even more interesting is, we still haven't gotten to the famous hockey mask yet after two movies. There are no big Kevin Bacon moments in this film. There are no big stars in this film or no future stars either. The film was directed by Steve Miner. He would go on to direct the next film, Friday the 13th Part III (1982), because this film wasn't too bad, so give him another one to do. Minor is also known for directing House (1985) and Lake Placid (1999).
6.6 (C- MyGrade) = 7 IMDB.
Friday the 13th (1980), ignited a subgenre, by strengthening what the film, Halloween (1978), started. This film begins the legend of Jason Vorhees, in the fact that, Jason actually makes his first appearance in this film. So, if we take Jason out of the equation in the first film and go with the idea, that the boy in the lake was part of a dream sequence Alice dreamed up, then Jason wasn't actually there in the boat scene. Also, the police officers confirmed, that none of the things in the boat, Alice claims, happened that night. Also, we all saw Jason's mother do all the killings in the first film, which is all covered in the prologue in this film. When the killings start to happen in this film, we still do not know who the killer really is. We all know its going to be Jason from pop-culture history, but that is still not totally clear, until the end of the film. We do know, that the legend says, as told to us by one of the counselors, that Jason saw his mother die that night and that sets him off in this film.
Amy Steel plays Ginny, who is the character, that gets the information, for the audience, about the events that happened at the end of the last film. She is the one who brings out the answer, that we all know now in the 21st century, but didn't in 1981, who the actual killer is. What makes things even more interesting is, we still haven't gotten to the famous hockey mask yet after two movies. There are no big Kevin Bacon moments in this film. There are no big stars in this film or no future stars either. The film was directed by Steve Miner. He would go on to direct the next film, Friday the 13th Part III (1982), because this film wasn't too bad, so give him another one to do. Minor is also known for directing House (1985) and Lake Placid (1999).
6.6 (C- MyGrade) = 7 IMDB.