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I've seen every Friday the 13th movie more than once. I'm a horror completist, what can I say, and Friday the 13th happens to be one of the more campy and fun horror franchises out there. The first three were fine - all had great ideas, great kills, and great atmosphere. Unfortunately, there was at least one thing off in each of those movies. The original's climactic ending hasn't aged well and some shots linger for way too long, and some parts of Part III felt clunky and poorly paced. Part IV isn't perfect either, but it's a step above its predecessors for a number of reasons.

1. The acting - No one watches horror for the acting, I understand that, but when a horror movie has a likable cast and characters you can relate to and root for, it makes the experience all the more enjoyable. Crispin Glover is great as a nerdy, horny white boy and his dancing skills are unmatched. The lead girl and the rest of the supporting cast are all convincing as well, and the boy Tommy Jarvis actually isn't annoying for a child actor. In fact, he's pretty darn good.

2. The nudity - No one watches horror for the- okay, some people watch horror for the nudity, and boy is there nudity in this one. For the "final" chapter the crew went all out, throwing two gorgeous sisters and numerous blondes into the mix and having all of them show their tits and ass. Yeah, both, and although its gratuitous and adds nothing to the plot, it's a nice break from the bloodbaths and I'd take a little eye candy over forced dialogue in a horror movie any day of the week.

3. The pacing - The movie begins with Jason's "dead" body being sent to the morgue, and it isn't long before the body count ensues. The hospital scene is excellent for a few reasons. One, it has two characters that have less than five minutes of screen time but more personality than anyone from the first two F13s, and two, their deaths are awesome. It's a briskly paced movie and surprisingly keeps a large amount of its cast alive for a majority of the film, yet there are enough disposable characters to keep the body count going. It's a great balance.

Everything else comes down to good writing and good directing. I like the addition of a family, I like the group of teenage Jason fodder this time around, and there really aren't many dull moments. The inclusion of a seasoned backpacker was a nice touch, and Jason finally getting the sh*t kicked out of him was no doubt satisfying. Although the whole Tommy arc didn't work out in the next installment, he was a nice addition in this one and actually contributed a lot to the story.

Not only is this the best Friday the 13th film, but it's a damn good slasher in its own right. The characters are likable, the third act is plenty suspenseful, it's an entertaining ride from beginning to end. If you like '80s slashers and want to see some good looking people get terrorized by Jason Voorhees then there's no reason not to check this one out. And check out the others too because, why not?

Another fun sequel, with some memorable characters and scenes. Although with more cliches and dumb scenes than movies before, a bit repetitive too, but still entertaining enough. I would rate it higher if the ending wasn't so weak.

Savini's death make-up and Jason effects are at their peak. worth watching for tommy's freak out at the end. Crispen Glover is in it, and performs the ultimate BAD 1980's dance scene, worse than anything in footloose. The body count reaches a great height and the nudity and sex is as gratuitous as ever. I personally feel that this is the best of the original 4 Friday movies, coming in a close race with the third Jason. I've seen all the movies more times than i can count and this one holds up surprisingly strong among all eleven films. For those of you who are Friday fans, if you haven't seen this one, you are missing out on a key moment in Jason's history, so go pick this one up today.

Friday 13th 1-3 I considered to be generic camp slashers which didn't live up to the iconic legacy that the franchise has built up. This 4th part however was an improvement and I actually quite enjoyed it.

This time with a couple of familiar faces in Crispin Glover and child star legend Corey Feldman the movie actually had a bit of a storyline which the previous ones didn't. Thin storyline absolutely but a storyline all the same.

I didn't entirely understand the logic of the movies finale but everything else was well enough done and though the film pales in comparison to the same years Nightmare On Elm Street it's still a decent slasher feature.

The Good:

Vastly improved death scenes

Actually has a story

The Bad:

Still pretty naff in places

Weak ending

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

If a rubber dinghy gets run through with a machete it'll continue to float because physics

Harpoon gun up the bum is a hell of a way to go

Finally the makers of the Friday the 13th movies wanted to end the series, at least untill it made a lot of movie, which it did. if they would've ended it here it would've ended on a high note but we had to endure all the terrible sequels that followed. The final chapter is on par with friday the 13th 3. it's scary, builds proper tension towards the end, and the 2 main characters do have some depth.

This film picks up after the 3rd film. jason is taken to the morgue where he later escapes, not before killing 2 of its workers. Soon Jason is stalking 2 parties. one is a group of kids having some fun in a cabin and the other charactersl live next door. this is trish and tommy jarvis. Tommy has a fascination with making scary mask and he is really smart. trish is sweet and really nice. this is way you want them to live in the end. soon it leads up to a conclusion where jason gets his just desserts.

the 2 leads trish and tommy played by kimberly beck and a young corey feldman are the only people in the film that have some talent. the kids in the cabin aren't that great. they are just there to be killed. The make up effects match that of the original and the last 15 minutes is the best of all the films.

I only wish that they would've stopped here because this is actually pretty good film but they had to make a pretty good series go down the tubes.

"Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" is the so-so fourth movie in the series about Jason, the monsterous killer who wears a hockey mask and kills teenagers staying at either summer camps or houses in the woods around Camp Crystal Lake. All you get in this movie is pretty much the same thing that was displayed in the previous three movies: graphic violence, sex, nudity, drug use, etc. with this time new characters playing the victims. "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" is entertaining but tiresome. The series should have stopped here. But as everybody knows it didn't.

** (out of four)

Joseph Zito, the director hauled in to oversee this fourth installment, previously directed the wretched "The Prowler", the wooly but entertaining "Invasion USA", and would go on to direct the shot-in-South Africa "Red Scorpion" (with Dolph Lungren). Since "The Prowler" was such a stinker, it's hard to see how Zito got the job. Maybe he was a master romancer and could talk actresses out of clothes because this episode in the "Friday" franchise has more nubile nudity and panty shots than any previous entry. It is also the goriest since the original with Savini returning as the effects adviser.

Jason is resurrected from gory pieces and returns to his old ways after a stint on a slab. He has a grudge for a particular family and must tangle with resourceful horror fan and pint-sized weirdo Tommy (Corey Feldman).

Just as the nudity and short shorts levels are elevated, so is the suspense. Using "The Prowler" as a guide on not what to do in a slasher, Zito creates some genuine unease and keeps things moving at a fast and bloody clip. The Euro version of this film, which is the one I have, is gorier than the US version and sexier, too.

The next installment proved to be one of the worst; so if you're going to subject yourself to one "Friday" sequel, choose this.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is my all time favorite horror slasher 80's film it is the best one and it is tied with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives it is my third favorite Friday the 13th film this is a good a really good film. It is one of my personal favorite horror movies. It is my favorite film this is the best one I will always watch this film as many times I will want too I loved it so much I loved it!

Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover made this film work for me. This is Joseph Zito's best film he ever made. After this Joseph Zito went and directed Missing in Action movie with Chuck Norris a year later he directed another actioner Invasion U.S.A. again with Chuck Norris.

I enjoy this movie much you have beautiful cast in here you have a lot's of nudity, great gory and bloody scenes, great kills great heroes. I just love this film to death from setting from acting from jokes everything I love in this film. I think is better than Part 1 and 2 but that is just my opinion. MILES way better then lackluster Part 3: 3D.

Corey Feldman is great as Tommy Jarvis the main hero in this film this is his best film. I love him in The Lost Boys and in this film he was fantastic. Kimberly Beck as Trish Jarvis was excellent in my opinion really excellent I love her so much in here. Crispin Glover was great before he went to star a year later in Back to the Future (1985) my all time favorite film. Amy Steel convinced Peter Barton to play the role of Doug in this movie it was her talking that convinced the actor to make this movie. You have Double mint Twins Camilla and Carey Moore they are great twins. Judie Aronson from American Ninja and Dessert Kickboxer is in this film I barely recognize her but she is in this film. E. Erich Anderson as Rob did a good job as the guy who want's to avenge his sister death.

Special makeup effects artist was Larry Carr, Tom Savini and Kevin Yagher who were practical special effects. No CGI bull sh**t no shaky cam I love all gory and practical effects used in this film. Yes Kimberly Beck can act! There was a beautiful jump scene trough window in which the actress fall. I kind a got a feeling that Wes Craven's Scream imitated that scene and copied it with Sidney (Neve Campbell) falling down from the window on the boat.

The characters in IV were less cartoonish and more likable. I felt for Jimmy and Sarah, they were sweet kids. And ole big jaw, who bites it in the shower, wasn't such a bad guy. Nor was he an egregious stereotype. It feels like the franchise came into its own here. The Final Chapter is well-paced and well-acted, fit with campy dialogue, bloody deaths, and nudity galore. It uses the same formula as previous entries but it's a step above in execution. And it successfully managed to provide closure for the franchise... for a short time, anyway.

The cast is also a little more varied this time around, with the introduction of the Jarvis family as well as Rob. Even though he doesn't accomplish much while alive, Rob was a great addition to the formula as the one guy who actually knows what the hell is going on. His mission, to hunt down Jason and avenge his sister, was an interesting turn for a series full of oblivious dopes. Too bad he doesn't use his genre savvy as well as he should have, losing his best weapons early on to sabotage and then putting up little-to-no actual fight once he finally comes face to face with his prey. Though in the end, without him (the machete and the all-important newspaper clippings are of course Rob's) Trish and Tommy would have probably had no chance in fending off the maniacal Mr. Voorhees.

Which brings me to another thing. Jason is a ruthless killing machine in this one. He doesn't spend 10 minutes walking around and closing barn doors to elicit responses from the curious. And this being an early sequel, he's still active and apt to run after a victim rather than slowly walk and conveniently teleport in front of them. Which makes the end sequence one of the last that had any real urgency to it. And the gore, in addition to being really effective, doesn't seem quite as harshly cut from this one.

The Final Chapter ties the original run of the series together well, and is the last Jason entry that can really be taken seriously.

This is my number 3 favorite Friday the 13th movie I will always watch it, it is my favorite film. It is one of my personal favorite movies. It is one of the strongest in the franchise, The Final Chapter stills holds greatly on suspense, unpredictable scenes and bloody, gory kills! Even if I love Jason Lives to death, this seriously should have been the end of the franchise!

This movie get's my Bad-Ass Seal Of Approval 10/10 this movies are great I love this film to death I love it I highly recommend it to the fans.

Friday the 13th Final Chapter (1984) I recently watched from my personal collection. In this story Jason returns from the morgue to a new group of campers and a family with a unique son. This movie is directed by Joseph Zito (Red Scorpion and The Prowler) and is one of my favorite Friday the 13th movies. It stars legends Corey Feldman (Gremlins), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Judie Arson (Weird Science), Peter Barton (Hell Night) and Kimberly Beck (Independence Day. The storyline for this one was so fun. Adding the spooky kid who loved horror films and horror props that could carry the torche was a great direction. Kill scenes, specifically the hacksaw and throw out the window scenes, were awesome kills to add to the slasher museum. Strongly recommend this movie. The rewatch value is tremendous. I'd actually give this a 7/10. The Crispin Glover dance scene is legendary.

This is probably the first films you'd recommend when discussing the stereotypical slasher, but it's also not a very good movie. Poor acting, plot, languid pacing and direction hamper what could have been quite an effective caper. What we're left with is a bit of a mood piece; let's call it "Death to Kids Who Have Sex." And that's all you need to know.

After the third film, a fourth film was announced and was titled "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" and was set for a release in 1984.

The film is not the final chapter in the franchise. It is however one of the best sequels in the franchise. This is not a bad film, but it could have been worse.

The story takes place immediately right after the third film at the Higgins barn where Jason was axed in the head by Chris. The police find all the victims at the lake and take Jason's "dead" body to the morgue.

Of course, Jason isn't really dead. He quickly escapes the hospital and heads straight back to Camp Crystal Lake. There are a new group of teenagers heading to the lake this time and we also meet a family (The Jarvises) who live on the lake.

After knocking off many people, in the most very brutal ways, Jason meets his match in Tommy and Trish Jarvis. Tommy devises a plan, which involves shaving his head, to send Jason to hell once and for all.

The make-up designs and special effects for Tom Savini is amazing. This was the most bloodiest or goriest film in the Jason Voorhees franchise. The stalking in the woods is more creepier than ever and the music by Harry Manfredini is just legendary and I got to hear the theme but it has been changed for the other Jason films.

The acting is just amazing in this film. Ted White, who plays Jason is scary as hell in the part. Jimmy, played by Crispin Glover, it is really amazing and so fantastic. The fourth Jason is really amazing, but it is not my favorite film.

After Friday THE 13th: The Final Chapter, the Jason movies would take a downward spiral into complete mediocrity and then back to being scary again. This came out in 1984, the same year "A Nightmare on Elm Street", part 1 came out and right around the time horror and slasher films started to became a total mess.

So sit back, relax and enjoy this Jason movie.

8/10.

The first four Friday the 13th movies are the best, by far. The next 7 films were half-baked money makers. And if you ask me, Paramount should have left it at this film.

Part 4 combines action, horror, thriller, suspense, and even mystery. And the opening sequence is a combined amount of clips from the previous 3 films. The opening sequence explains the series quickly, so Part 4 is a great Friday the 13th film to start with.

The film will have less appeal to fans of the similar series, Halloween. The Final Chpater may combine elements from the previous 3 films, but seems to steal ideas and share ideas with Halloween. Friday the 13th was inspired by Halloween, but at times it seems as too much.

Overall, the film is the last Friday the 13th film you should watch.

Forgettable, boring and really lame slasher other than the gore it is really boring slow paced film. I love Friday the 13th some of the films. The Final Chapter is slow pace, boring as hell. Other than gore is nothing else to see. I have re-watched this movie previous month and Part 2. However Part 2 I enjoy, this movie i don't. It is consider it been the best from fans in the franchise to me it is a dull movie.

I love Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood but that movie gets crap but this movie get's better raiting from fans? Kimberly Beck was okay but she did not defeat Jason. A little kid Tommy Jarvis did but that was it? Lar Park-Lincoln Tina Shepard is MILES way better heroine and the final girl than Trish Jarvis is. What happened to that main character Trish Jarvis in the movie it was never explained. The movie is boring, the death scenes are slow I was really bored out of my mind of this movie. The finale was the only thing worth to watch.

The movie has too much sex and horny teens. It is annoying the death kills are alright just i didn't care it come an hour till it was excitment when jason attacked Trish but that mostly was. I don't like this movie it is consider it best by fans I don't think so.

I love Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives , Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, The Evil Dead, Aliens, From Dusk Till Dawn, Leviathan (1989), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , Shocker, The People Under the Stairs, Freddy Vs Jason much better movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), The Blob (1988), The Thing (1982), New Nightmare (1994) or other Friday the 13th movies: Friday the 13th (1980) to death, Friday the 13th Part III: 3D, Friday the 13th (2009), Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning yea that movie get's crap and Jason X I love these movies.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is my at least favorite film sorry but it is and I am not sorry.

How many times do you have to stab Jason Voorhees before he dies? Apparently many times, because he returns yet again. This time a family (mother, son, daughter), a house full of teenagers, and a hunter (who happens to be the brother of a prior Jason victim) are the unfortunate ones to be in Jason's path. Is this, as the title suggests, the "final chapter"?

Many people give this film a low rating, and maybe they're looking at it differently than I do. To me, you can make only so many movies of a guy hacking up teenagers before the idea gets a little stale. Part four (this film) is when the crew realized you could break up the monotony with a little humor. So now in part four you have a fair amount of laughs, some improved gore (compared to the first few films) and the same old formula of killing kids.

You also have two key guest stars: Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover. You cannot play down the Feldman power here. Sure, he's young. But he really steals the show and watch his expressions when he finds some neighbors doing something naughty. Feldman's absence from this film would likely have lead to dullness and the premature death of the series.

Glover, meanwhile, is the humorous aspect. Well, okay, not just Glover -- the whole opening scene with Axel the Coroner is morbidly amusing (and really anticipates part nine's coroner). But Crispin Glover is fun to watch, and his "white boy dance" is pretty amusing.

The inclusion of character Rob Dier (brother of part two's Sandra Dier) is a good move, adding some continuity to the movie, further connecting it to the previous films. And for horror fanboys who like nudity (and you know you do), this is the episode that contains by far the most nudity in the series. For some people, that's all it takes to sell a picture.

So I understand if people rank this film lower because they think it's getting stale or if the humor makes them think the creators aren't taking the series seriously anymore. As for me, that's what makes this one of my favorite episodes in the series (probably in my top three out of eleven films). We have a crew that just wants to have fun, and if we go along for the ride we have a little fun ourselves. Seems fair.

By The Not So Final Chapter, it is becoming difficult to write anything original about these. With a rotating cast of blood bags, waiting to die, the cast adds nothing new or exciting to the franchise, yet again. Splitting the cast between 2 houses and a tent tries to make things feel bigger, but with the killings being so fast paced and uninteresting, it's hard to care much. One of my biggest pet peeves is how every film starts with a recap of the prior installments. With no real reason, as the key points get recapped during the film in newspaper clippings or campfire stories, these become increasingly annoying each time they chew into the already small runtimes. Aside from the iconic killer and score, this franchise has run its course by number 4.

The cast in this movie feels all wrong. Like they were shooting an angsty teenage sex comedy in the studio next door and one day they walked into the Jason shoot by accident. And then there's a random family with a mini-Shelly kid and two women. On top of that there's a strange camping Jason-hunter who's out there trying to kill the masked monster. Three uncohesive, unrelated, uninteresting grups who are very hard to care about. Actually, I never wanted a character to die so much as I did with Teddy.

The beginning where they take Jason's body to the hospital and he comes back to life, kills some staff and escapes, is a direct rip off of Halloween 2. Which is sad.

But if the young cast is wrong, this is the first time they got Jason right. Finally we have here all the elements come together perfectly. The mask, the outfit, the physicality and menace that Kane Hodder brought to the role and which defined the character. When people think about Jason Voorhees, this is what they picture.

The final fights are also the best so far in the series. Far more interesting than the first 3. I think that's why so many people consider this the best one of the bunch, because it finishes so strong. But I can't forget the messy 60 minutes that come first Oink.

The Final Chapter has definetly got to be one of the best in the series. I have seen all Fridays so many times that I have lost count, but this one I still love and can watch over and over. First of all, it's scary, the chase scene at the end keeps you on the edge of your seat. Second the acting, plot, and music all are great. Third lots of creative killing, that's why we all love Jason. This movie is worth seeing just remember that Friday The 13th is here for entertainment, watch it with friends and have fun. 10 out of 10!!

'Friday the 13th' may have been panned by critics when first released but since then it is one of the most famous and influential horror films, the franchise containing one of horror's most iconic villains. The film is popular enough to become a franchise and spawn several sequels of varying quality and generally inferior to the one that started it all of.

Liked the first two 'Friday the 13th' films, despite not exactly considering them great. Had mixed feelings on the third film, but it is one of the more watchable follow-ups. This fourth instalment for me is the second best of the sequels, and although one knows that it was not the 'Final Chapter', the general consensus is that it should have been and that there was no need for the rest. Have to completely agree with this, to me 'Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter' was the last average and above of the series.

It may not be a great film, neither were the previous three. The story is paper thin and there is not much new. Again, while actually the best acted film of the whole series, some of the acting is far from what one would call good.

The dialogue, as can be expected (the 'Friday the 13th' films are not to be seen for the script), is awfully crude, cheesy and simplistic, and most of the characters are as dim-witted and underdeveloped as ever (though other sequels did this aspect far worse). There is some unintentional humour here and there that dissipates at times the generally very well done atmosphere.

However, there are three performances that are actually the best of the whole series. Corey Feldman in his prime is appealing, showing that it was a shame that his personal life went as down the toilet in the way that it did since. Crispin Glover is lots of fun in his role and Ted White is one of the scariest Jasons.

Visually, 'Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter' has grit and professionalism and the effects and make-up are simply terrific and steal the show even more than Jason. There is plenty of suspense and tension that was missing in the third film, with a return to deaths and moments that are creative and unsettling. The film contains the best ending of the series, certainly of the sequels, truly nightmarish. There is far less padding too.

Overall, decent, one of the series' best and the last one to be average or above. 6/10 Bethany Cox

If this had truly been the final chapter of the franchise, I think people would have been much more satisfied. Everything about this film feels bigger - like an event. Jason's meaner, the kills are nastier (and less chopped up by the MPAA), and the cast is likable.

After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives and embarks on a killing spree as he makes his way back to his home at Camp Crystal Lake. The cinematography is stark and bare, with only the soundtrack adding some effect. This is one of the bleakest films I have seen in a long time. All characters are surviving in a grim world. From an artistic standpoint, there were some plot elements and character developments I didn't think were needed. They do however drive the story, which seemed to be their purpose, so I can accept them. The film is dark, brooding, intense and most of all violent. I give it 7/10.

Has the bloodiest kills of the series and the most nudity in the entire series. Cory Feldman plays the young Tommy Jarvis who will be finally the match Jason is looking for. The film starts off just like Halloween 4 starts off Jason in the morgue but it is not long before Jason is back on his way to Crystal Lake for more mayhem. A young Crispen Clover is on top as well so this little instalment had some star power it was unaware of. The gore factor is really turned up in this sequel that features the most gruesome killings in the series. This entry and maybe part 5 must be the reasons why the MPAA got their little hands dirty with parts 6,7 and 8 which were so heavily edited that compared to today's standards could be viewed on Saturday afternoon with the kids.