Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

"Friday the 13th--Part 2" is a worthwhile film for horror fans. True, it's quality is not on par with "The Exorcist", but the film does try to incorporate a deeper context, even some sympathy, around the iconic villain, Jason. The audience is even provided with an idea of how Jason has been surviving in the wilderness. In this sequel, a group of teenage counselors are attending a counselors' training camp near Crystal Lake, five years after the events in the first movie. Jason begins to target the interlopers using a diversity of tools and methods that keep each kill scene fresh. Near the climax of the film, we get to see that he is concealing his face with a burlap sack (the hockey mask doesn't appear until later films) which adds a strong menacing air to the character.

One negative, in my opinion, is the extended dream sequence at the beginning of the film composed of snippets from the first film. I know that the purpose behind this was to review what had previously happened, but it seemed pointlessly long unless it was also a means of making the film a bit longer. Also, there were several jump scares which I consider a cheap way of exciting an audience's reaction. I personally prefer a buildup of authentic tension, but that is generally not the way in which 80s slasher films are built.

Slasher films like this aren't meant to be thought about too deeply, but I do appreciate the effort to build a stronger story about the villain. Overall, this is a decent sequel and a worthwhile film for classic horror fans.

Fmovies: This film is definitely a good sequel, in my opinion, better than the original for many reasons that I'm going to mention.

Firstly, I want to say that I can't review it as "a cliché film", because of course before watching this one, I've seen many other slashers, especially the ones that came out '90s and '00s. "Part II" came out in 1981, so it's obvious which films are cliché and which are authentic. There is no parthenogenesis in art.

"Part II" is way better than the original film, because it contained way more action than its predecessor, it was bloodier, it was more thrilling and we had a grownup Jason. We also had a very strong and clever final girl. I like that she really fought for her life and used as her weapon her knowledge of paedopsychology. It was very unique move. I've seen final girls in similar themed films, even in this franchise, that eventually survive very randomly. They don't use their brain. They use their instinct. Ginny used her brain. She had some practical weapons, but also her study one, which helped her to manipulate Jason for a bit. I think it's memorable enough to be an important step of "how to defeat Jason" in the videogame. I really enjoyed the final chase scene. It was thrilling, scary enough, and most important, we had a human Jason. Humans can be hurt, so do Jason.

I've found all the characters likeable and the makeup effects were great. Also, the acting was better than the original. It was not great, but slightly better. In some parts the film was quiet boring.

Overall, we talk about a very good and memorable continuity. One of the best, in my opinion, of the franchise. It'll not disappoint you if you're a fan of the subgenre.

***REVIEW UPDATE*** I want to mention something really important. My overall view of this film still stays positive, but some things are meant to be said.

Although I said that there's no parthenogenesis in art, this film has copied some of its most important (death) scenes, in such a way, that is a crime.

They copied almost exactly scenes from the prior Italian giallo film "Ecologia del delitto" (1971) (A.K.A. "A Bay of Blood") by Mario Bava.

It's not bad to have an inspiration of another film, but not to copy it in such a high degree. Credits are meant to be given.

American directors of the "slasher" genre were copying many "giallo" films, so if you want to watch some pure similar films, go watch some authentic Italian giallos by Argento, Bava, etc. And then the American ones.

Again, I liked this film, and the rating will not change, but I don't like replica.

Friday the 13th part 2 is a great horror film and is the best in the series. Has its share of sex drugs and blood easy to follow with a great opening. Amy Steel gives a good performance as our heroine and the rest of the cast is fine as well.

This film moves at a nice pace has its jump scares and builds up nicely to the final chase. I think this film has stood the test of time nicely does not ever seem too dated in anyway no crazy hillbilly music score (such as in the Burning, Bloody Valentine from the same time}.

Simple horror at its best.

Friday the 13th Part 2 fmovies. My friend and I saw this movie years ago when we were teenagers. We both love scary movies, and have seen a variety over the years. Whenever the topic of scary, or horror, movies comes up in conversation, this one is always at the top of our list as the best of the best. The reason (s) being, the story was original enough to stand on it's own, even though it was a sequel; It is the first movie of the series that introduces Jason as the killer; and most importantly, Amy Steel starring as the movie's sole survivor was PERFECT casting . She by far, 'makes' this movie, and her acting is exceptional, making her character, Ginny Field, memorable... In my opinion, she sets the standard for all horror movie heroines. (She was also great in "April Fool's Day.") Steve Miner's directing is also worth noting, as there are several effective scares throughout scenes of the movie. The chase scene in the last half hour of the movie is as adrenaline packed as a roller-coaster ride, and is more suspenseful than most big budget movies made today. This movie is not often given the credit it deserves by critics, etc. (you know who you are,) since it is a sequel and a horror movie, but Friday the 13th Part 2, starring Amy Steel, is at the top of my list for the genre. Thanks for reading.

While most sequels cash in on their original movie's fame, the second part of the Friday the 13th series lives up to its name. Unlike the first movie, Jason stars in this movie while his "mother" has the cameo. The gore and the kill scenes surpass the original. The characters are true teenage stereotypes. Much like the ending in the original, the ending here is great. A jump out of your seat moment that lives up to the original. This is way before Jason wears his hockey mask. Here we are witnessed to a masked killer that uses a pillow case to hide his scary identity. From here on, the fame of PART 2 made it possible for the next bunch of films to happen. It is pretty much all down hill from here. While some of those films lived up to being great horror movies, most fell short and could not recycle the same effect that PART 2 had on its audience.

So many refer to this as the debut of Jason Voorhees. It wasn't...simply the debut of him killing people. He left that to his mom in part one! Steve Miner didn't mess around too much with Sean Cunninham's successful formula simply adding some quite inventive kills and bloodletting.

No-one could be accused of using method-acting here, truth is its all pretty embarrassing. The high-school script though probably isn't that much out of place - they are schoolkids after all.

Jason himself, though still slightly diminished of stature is one creepy little dude, still without his hockey mask but wearing a burlap sack with holes cut out for his eyes. What appears to be his demise is of course anything but...as parts 3 to 10 will attest. The final 15 minutes are quite tension-filled and better than anything in the original.

A must-see for devotees of the series.