Camp Crystal Lake
It’s Friday the 13th. What other film series did you think that I would pick to view this evening? Jason Voorhees has been terrorizing teens since the early 1980’s. The films follow the same basic plot (with some exceptions such as the first film which focuses on Jason’s mom and Friday the 13th VIII and Jason X, which take place in New York and the future, respectively) of Jason chasing and killing in different violent and amazing ways. He has also faced off against Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
In Part IV, dubbed Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (it obviously wasn’t), Jason……kills teenagers and anyone else that gets in his way. Young nubile teens find themselves in situations that leave them in various states of undress. Jason usually has the decency to allow them to finish whatever carnal act they are in the middle of before ending their lives.
The difference this time around is that a family also happens to be at Camp Crystal Lake. The family includes Trish (Kimberly Beck) and her little brother, Tommy (Corey Feldman). As usual, the climax of the film comes down to Jason facing off against the main characters, Trish and Tommy. Tommy, who has conveniently made a bunch of horror masks, uses one to make himself look like a young Jason. You’ll have to watch the film yourself to find out what goes down. Oh, and you get to see Jason’s face in this one!
The film isn’t terrible. It’s also not that great. It’s a standard slasher film with standard 1980’s teen situations. It’s better than many of the sequels that followed it but not by much.
I’m currently watching Jason X, which I’ve seen quite a few times already. It’s one of the lesser sequels, but seeing the sci-fi kills mixed with traditional hack and slash kills is fun. I haven’t decided which film I’ll watch next, but I definitely want to amp up the terror. As always, thanks for reading. See you next time!
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