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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Impressive Sequel, 18 May 2004
Hi my names Matt and I'm here to clear up all the mixed views on Friday the 13th Part 2. I can't say whether you should buy it or not because we probably have differant tastes but any whom.
Friday the 13th Part 2 starts years after the first one. Pamela Vorhees (Granny Groplin as my best friend refers to her as)is well dead and a group of camp cousellors decide to set up near the infamous Camp Crystal or 'Camp Blood' as Crazy Ralph refers to it as (he just makes the film). Everything is going well untill a local citizen decides to end their fun. That man is JASON VORHEES! Yes, Jason Vorhees, the infamous renouned Hockey Mask Phsyco that has lived through an impressive 11 films including Freddy vs Jason (checkout my review for that aswell). Howver there is one slight snag. He is wearing (a hockey mask...no) a (nothing!...no) a large pillow case!!!!
Yes I can see you now, A PILLOW CASE!!!?? Ok, more of a sack, but still. I like to think of him as BED HEAD, oh and by the way, I am friends with Jake (another reviewer of this film) and I made up the name. As strange as this sounds, despite almost dying of horror when I found this out, It has actually gorwn on me. I have come to love this version of Jason (Bed Head) almost more than the Hockey Mask Version. This is a realy good film, the jumpy bits are impressive, the gore is just right. There are a few nude bits which lets face it, are neccesary. I own the first four films currently and think that this is by far the best of the bunch! Sequels don't get much better than this I can tell you. So, in my opinion. Don't be put off by the pictures, or the 'Absolute rubbish' review because I love this film.
All round it is a very impressive sequel.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, solid entertainment that is looking more and more quaint and old-fashioned, 8 Feb 2007
The filmmakers of Friday the 13th Part 2 (a good, solid sequel to the 1980 horror hit) have in no way attempted to tackle the discrepancies that exist in the entire Jason Vorhees mythology; indeed, the discrepencies that they themselves have idly engineered.
For example, if Jason Vorhees did actually drown as a young boy, sending his mother on the murderous spree that makes up the story of the first film, then how has he come to be living in the woods of Camp Crystal as a deformed maniac? Did his mother bury him all those years ago? Is he a ghost? And why the chip on the shoulder?
That said, if you're expecting narrative coherence, then the slasher genre isn't always the best place to be looking. Because if judicial sentences were handed out for cinematic incompetence, then most of those responsible for the Friday the 13th movies would probably each be doing a life stretch without the possibility of parole.
Friday the 13th 1 was an overrated film, mentioned for some reason in the same breath as John Carpenter's genuinely classic Halloween but displaying none of the cinematic intelligence that made Carpenter's groundbreaker such satisfying movie-going. But it should be said that, although artistically inferior, Part 1 does match Halloween in terms of influence.
The premise of the Friday the 13th franchise struck a cord with cinema goers and filmmakers back then in the early eighties, and now the North American woodlands and wooden summer-camp cabins will long be synonymous with a certain kind of cinematic bloodletting. To summarise, what Part 1's creators did do successfully was to build the foundations of a legend around a very iconic part of the American landscape.
Though not as substantial an achievement as Halloween, the Friday the 13th films are decent, saturday night entertainment. The acting and writing are often clumsy, the sexual politics apparently dubious, and the directors rarely rise above the bog-standard, but many cult movie lovers have retained a certain affection for these low-budget movies and their knock-about charm.
Part 2 is one of the stronger sequels, director Steve Miner demonstrating his skill at pacing and suspense, as well as a desire to invest more time in character development. The bunch of unwitting teens are also more sympathetic then their equivalents from the other instalments. Plotwise these films have always been weak and the screenplays banal, and Part 2 is no exception, but it will hardly matter, because once the lights are dimmed and the curtains drawn and you have locked and bolted the windows, and you've surrounded yourself with coca-cola and tortillo dips, then you are in for a certain thrill-ride. There are moments at the end of the film that are quite unnerving.
The DVD is a decent enough transfer but a lack of extras is a real shame. It would be nice for the creators to have looked up some of the film's young teen protagonists and found out what became of them. But nevermind. As for my four out of five stars, well, one of them was born out of nostalgia. At under £7, this along with the others, will always be a recommended purchase. Enjoy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great sequel, 24 Sep 2002
The time between myself viewing the first and the second part was about 5 years, but the continuation works very well in Part 2. Jason makes a much better serial killer than his mother (even if he does have a pillow case over his head). The film has a great way of being gory and making the viewers jump, and what you think is predictable sometimes works out differently. I watched this film twice in a week and thouroughly enjoyed it more the second time around and I gave it a better rating than 'Friday the 13th'. It is one of the few sequels which may, actually, be better than the original. So, if you didn't really enjoy the first part, watch Part 2 and I'm certain you will want to watch the rest!
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