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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
11/03, 8/04, 6/06, 11/14
6/06:
Friday the 13th Part 2 is slightly better than the original.
Jason finally appears, donning a pillowcase over his head. This sequel is the first, the only, and the final film showing
him as a human being who's clumsy at times. Over time, he'll be a highly efficient lethal killing machine.
Ralph the drunk village idiot is finally murdered but not Ted the orange-haired doofus. What a disappointment. The real terror
begins when the two principal characters are alone in battle with Jason. Then, the novelty wears off faster
than you can say, "Hula-hoop."
All in all, there's a feeling of being cheated in Friday the 13th Part 2, but at least, the filmmakers don't
disappoint by showing Jason's unmasked face.
11/14:
After a forty-year hiatus, the Texarkana Killer returns, but this time, he's in New Jersey.
How comical is when the obvious survivor described Jason as a "frightened retard." Anyway, Friday the 13th Part 2
is slightly better than the original because the pace is quicker. However, it doesn't have much of meat to work with given the
potential.
Out of fourteen counselors, eight actually survived the bloodbath which must be an all-time record for the franchise save
for the Manhattan movie. The fact of matter is that the characters weren't properly introduced. So, they're just random faces
in the background including one black person.
Poor Vickie. Her perfume-spraying effort on her neckline, chest, and vagina has gone naught as she gets killed en route to
her breathtaking night of fornication with a guy who's paralyzed from the waist down. Of course, the poor son of a bitch is
also killed because he can't find her, either.
The POV technique is abused because when utilized, it's often not through Jason's perspective. A few
times, it looks like he's hiding behind a tree, yet nobody sees him while walking through the woods. Anyway, who
in his right mind would open up a camp near Crystal Lake after what happened there? It's like asking for it.
All in all, Friday the 13th Part 2 is formulaic, repeating nearly everything that happened in the original with Jason
substituted for his mother.