It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
... View MoreExcellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
... View MoreEasily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
... View MoreThe film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
... View MoreI wanted to give this movie a 10 star, it was very good until the ending when she brought her daddy out of the water. I thought that was dumb. Almost as if a child came up with that idea. Jeez!
... View MoreIt's night and today is Friday the 13th (May 2016), a special day for us horror fans, and I started my triple feature watching this seventh chapter, which is my fave in the series. I remember watching a few scenes from this movie when I was little. Then I started watching them when I was 13. I'm a huge Jason fan, and this sequel, along with part 8, was the hardest to find. They didn't have it in any of my local video stores. In 2011, I finally found it online. Friday the 13th, The Ultimate Collection, includes 8 films with tons of features. When I saw it for the first time, I was just amazed with the story line. Horror legend Kane Hodder, in his first performance as Jason, faces a teenager, Tina Shepard, who has telekinetic powers, played by the gorgeous Lar Park Lincoln. She's a magnificent actress and my no. 1 heroine in the series. Just simply incredible, the characters, and especially the climax, with awesome stunts by Kane, and I really love the frightening detail look they did for Jason!!! Love the entire franchise, but this one has something special about it, and that's the reason it's my fave.
... View MoreThis film is the best of the Friday the 13th series and here's why.The Main character Tina isn't a Laurie Strode re-harsh, in fact you'd think she was a rip off Carrie, but after watching the film you'll find out that she is in fact one of the most developed Characters and the fact that this is seven films in shows that as time goes on the Characters don't get worse.Kane Hodder makes his Debut and Jason, and my god he delivers a menacing performance, Jason is torn apart and decayed and like the performance looks very menacing and frightening, the Kills preformed in this film are top notch including the sleeping bag kill.Another thing that differs from other slasher series is the fact that their is more than one survivor, the other character Nick is played differently he is obviously smitten with the main, but has a great back story and takes matters into his own hands during the climax of the story.the supporting cast differ heavily from the usual stereo-types of victims, including an abusive boy friend which i haven't seen in any other Slasher film, and I have to say I loved the Charicter Eddie being he is crazy but is a writer, and my god I love him.the only weak part is the single jump scare which is when a cat is in a closet, but aside from that this film is slasher gold.
... View MoreAn extremely tedious retread of the tired formula which proved to be the last gasp for "teenagers in the woods" stalk-and-slashery. From then on the series was forced to move in different directions to retain interest but it wasn't long before the audience died away altogether. For the first hour this is lamentable, with boring teenagers, moronic humour, and a sappy romantic sub-plot between two central characters. It's only when a couple of the teenagers are remaining that you can put names to the faces; otherwise they're completely interchangeable and cardboard cut-outs as usual.There's a black couple with a predictably short life-span; an ugly duckling who becomes beautiful and bites it; a flirt who cruelly plays with the men; a sci-fi geek who lives in a fantasy world; a bland guy who turns out to be unexpectedly resourceful and all manner of other boring people. Hell, they even re-use the old "car breaks down" routine from one of the previous unmemorable instalments. The only actor of interest in this film is Terry Kiser, and judging by his credentials he was particularly strapped for cash the year this was made. Kiser puts in a good performance as a corrupt doctor using the heroine's telekinetic abilities for his own benefit, and his acting sticks out a mile from all the other efforts here. I especially liked the bit where, attacked by Jason, he throws a female victim at his opponent instead in order to escape! Hey, it's only human nature...The death scenes here manage to be quite creative in places, with Jason picking up all manner of garden tools to do his business - I especially liked the hedge-trimmer scene, which was definitely one of the film's highlights. In other moments he bashes a sleeping-bag clad victim into a tree, crushing her, and pokes out other people's eyes. Heads are decapitated, faces slashed off and there are more impalings than you can shake a stick at. Sadly the BBFC butchers have been at this film again, so all of the gore is kept offscreen, resulting in a very pointless and hollow movie.Directed by John Carl Buechler, better known for his special effects work, this has a lethargic pace up until the final twenty minutes where it actually becomes quite good. The final battle is between the heroine, a CARRIE-esque girl with telekinetic skills which she uses to fend Jason off time and time again. In fact it's quite comical. Jason gets electrocuted, impaled with a dozen nails, and burnt alive before he is finally dragged back into the icy waters of the lake for (hopefully) eternity. The special effects are quite impressive here, especially in Jason's "rotted" makeup which has bits of spine and bone protruding from his severely battered body. The unmasking scene also manages to be fairly frightening for a brief instant. All over, the last twenty minutes of this film are worthwhile, but fast-forward over the build-up - or you'll be severely bored.
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