I guess I'm in the minority of folks who enjoy this movie. I am a huge Friday the 13th fan and this is probably my favorite one. I mean you've got Jason's first appearance(sans hockey mask), you've got Amy Steel from APRIL FOOL'S DAY and Stu Charno from JUST ONE OF THE GUYS. Amy Steel is my goddess. She is easily the coolest of any of the actresses used in any Friday The 13th movie. She's a badass. The acting overall in this movie pretty much sucks, but I still think it's kind of scary. The direction is mediocre to poor, but Steve Miner went on to direct a lot of other flicks(including this year's LAKE PLACID-which is a fun movie also). And how can you not like the fact that Stu Charno's character(he was the guy who owned the lizards in JUST ONE OF THE GUYS) survives this movie by staying out at the bars after everyone decides to go back to camp! This entry in the saga ranks right up there with both the Final Chapter(great 80s cast) and Jason Lives(a kind of self- conscious spoof), my other two favs. Any Friday The 13th fan is obviously aware that these flicks are not high quality cinema, but just the same this one is quite enjoyable.
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