8/10
The year was 1988, and the makers of Friday the 13th wanted to change things up a little more. The product of this became what my mind calls "Carrie Vs Jason." This is the breaking point of the film series, because in all of the movies before, the teenagers have been completely normal. Now the idea of supernatural characters came in, and the audience got a fresh film. I personally liked this film a lot. While it isn't a fan favorite usually, I found it to be an extremely entertaining movie. The cast is likable enough, the storyline is very interesting, and there are some great kills.
The intro to this film was done very well. I love how everything was tied together in the story, and the way everything was edited together was extremely snazzy. After the flashbacks, the story starts with tragedy, as the main character Tina uses her powers to break a bridge on her father after he hits her mother in a drunken stupor. This really gives us an idea of the potential this girl has in killing Jasòn right away.
The film then goes into the present, where a Tina is brought to a doctor to help her with psychological problems. They go back to the house she lived in as a child to figure things out. I really like Tina, because she is easy to have sympathy for her. You can really tell the guilt she has in causing the death of her father. Even if he was a bad man, that wasn't what she ever wanted to do to him. The rest of the cast is also extremely likable. Tina's mother is very good, because you can tell all of the support she tries to have with Tina, along with some great frustration. The teenagers in this film are very cool too, because they're extremely wild and mischievous. They're extremely funny, and they're perfect at making the film enjoyable.
One of the my favorite parts of the film is the fact that it marks the first performance of Kane Hodder as Jason. He plays the role amazingly, because of the way he moves, and the aggressive nature that he captures. The look of Jason is also exceptionally amazing. The mask is so cool, and the whole figure of him is just perfect. Jason is definitely at his peak in this film. He was also extremely strong, if not at his strongest starting with this film. One of the best examples was when he literally used his hand to punch a hole into a boy's back.
The kills in the movie are fairly good. Even though they were definitely slaughtered by the MPAA(no pun intended), they still have a fairly intense nature to them. I feel another reason why this one was a little less violent is the fact that the telekinesis played a major part of the film, so there was a little less room for gore and such.
The telekinesis aspect of the film is bittersweet for me. I like it for being different, because it really makes things fresh in the series. The problem that I do have with it is the fact that it takes away from reality side of the movies. Yes zombie Jason is also fake, but now they have a girl basically using "the force" on everyone. It is cool, but it's also weird. The thing that the powers did really well was make one heck of a great ending battle.
Overall, this film is a great watch. It may not hold the same reputation as more outrageous films like part 4, but it's a lot of fun and I highly recommend it. I feel like it was actually one of the better made films of the series, because there was a lot more craft in the filming, and acting was actually very good.
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