This seems to be one of the horror film sequels that seems to get the most bashings...but in my opinion I think it's far far better than any of the Friday the 13th sequels that came after it. Continuing the character of Tommy Jarvis into part 5 made for one of the most interesting horror film characters to come out of the 80's...both intelligent and troubled...I actually cared about him and what he was going through...here's a guy who as a child went over the edge and mutilated Jason with a machete, and now he's spending his life going from institution to institution, and he's still being haunted by the visions of Jason.
The characters inhabiting Tommy's current home were definitely more appealing than most of Friday's sequels...they came off as believably troubled teens, and not the stereotypical 'crazy people' usually portrayed in these types of films. The institution out in the woods made for a great location...especially in the scenes at night during the rain and lightning. I also liked the fact that the filmmakers weren't afraid to try something different...they could have went for the obvious by having Jason coming back(but part 4 was called the Final Chapter, as in the final chapter of Jason), and they could have gone with the most obvious by continuing Tommy right away as the new killer...but instead they let us wonder who the killer was until the end(and isn't that one of the things that made the first Friday the 13th so enjoyable?) And I love the ending...the idea of Tommy being the new killer would have been the perfect continuation of the series. But then part 6 comes along, and it's nothing more than a parody of itself, and Tommy is reduced to a dumb redneck...ugh. And the complaints about part 5 not being good because of Jason not being the killer is silly...Who was the killer in the first Friday the 13th?
The characters inhabiting Tommy's current home were definitely more appealing than most of Friday's sequels...they came off as believably troubled teens, and not the stereotypical 'crazy people' usually portrayed in these types of films. The institution out in the woods made for a great location...especially in the scenes at night during the rain and lightning. I also liked the fact that the filmmakers weren't afraid to try something different...they could have went for the obvious by having Jason coming back(but part 4 was called the Final Chapter, as in the final chapter of Jason), and they could have gone with the most obvious by continuing Tommy right away as the new killer...but instead they let us wonder who the killer was until the end(and isn't that one of the things that made the first Friday the 13th so enjoyable?) And I love the ending...the idea of Tommy being the new killer would have been the perfect continuation of the series. But then part 6 comes along, and it's nothing more than a parody of itself, and Tommy is reduced to a dumb redneck...ugh. And the complaints about part 5 not being good because of Jason not being the killer is silly...Who was the killer in the first Friday the 13th?
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