Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Redundant and unnecessary.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Underrated Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is not a bad slasher film like everyone keeps saying. Melanie Kinnaman was one hot babe and great heroine, she was good and her performance was decent. Melanie Kinnaman is the reason to watch this movie she is my fifth favorite final girl. There is no Jason in here so whatever I like this film. Not really the strongest film in the franchise I found it the weakest one, but still watchable and I found it more enjoyable than Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. Yes I have enjoyed this movie much more then the last 4 films that come out after Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. It is not a bad one it is a step down from The Final Chapter but still watchable movie. It is in my 8th rank in the Friday the 13th franchise and I still have fun with this film. The dinner scene was a fantastic death scene. Rebecca Wood as Lana was a good victim and I like the death kill. When the killer beheaded that biker guy Junior it was a good kill I like it. Tom Morga was a fantastic hockey-masked killer. Juliette Cummins as Robin was a hot great sexy babe. I like her as a victim. My favorite death scene is in which masked killer with an axe kills that junkie in front the dinner. Corey Feldman returns in this movie as Tommy Jarvis in the opening scene and I love his performance another reason to watch this movie. I like this film it is an alright slasher film not a bad one at all, like most people are claiming. I am still going to watch this film. Watchable.The film did grown on me but the problem with the film in my opinion Is the lack of story because I don't know what this film has to do with A Friday the 13th when the story is set somewhere else away from Crystal Lake. They screwed up our favorite hero Tommy Jarvis in my opinion John Shepard is incredible lame as Tommy Jarvis and the screenwriter wrote Tommy Jarvis really dull, confused and he looked like he was on drugs in this movie really high.Danny Steinmann R.I.P. who is no longer with us anymore. I respect Mr. Danny Steinmann and his vision of the movie what he was trying to do. Please my remorse goes to his family and rest in peace Danny you are really missed.Friday the 13th: A New Beginning grew on me and I didn't thought it was horrible. 8/10 B+ it is still watchable.

Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis - who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees - wonders if the serial killer is connected to a series of brutal murders occurring in and around the secluded halfway house where he now lives. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning takes the series back once again since it once again delivers the same amount of terrible nudity sequences and Jason keep getting alive and alive again and again for no reason other than money, plus the cops were pretty damn stupid in part 5. This Series didn't know how to stop and V showcases that. (4/10)

A low point for the the overrated horror franchise is minus Jason for most of the film and doesn't even take place at Crystal Lake. The story picks-up from the previous film with Jason coming back to life and then possessing Corey Feldman's character, Tommy Jarvis. The story then time jumps years later with Tommy now much older, seemingly carrying out Jason's murderous impulses in a story that's attempting to be a psychological horror thriller, but fail miserably. Not that the prior films showed restraint when it came to nudity, but this film was pretty gratuitous in it's overuse of sex and nudity for no really purpose. And although this film probably has the highest body count of any of the films thus far, the killings are not particularly interesting or clever. One star for a kind of interesting opening prologue, but this film is clearly the worst of the series.

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)** 1/2 (out of 4) Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) is now a teenager and is sent to a home for troubled youths. Once there we learn that he's still suffering major damage from the trauma that he suffered as a child thanks to Jason Voorhees. Before long various people are being killed off and it seems that Tommy's damaged mind might be behind it.Friday THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING is probably one of the most hated sequels in the history of cinema but I must say that I think the film is a lot more entertaining than many of the A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET sequels as well as several films from the other major horror series. And yes, this here is a lot better than JASON GOES TO HELL and Friday THE 13TH PART VIII. With that said, on a technical level there's no question that this here is a pretty awful movie. The performances are weak. The death scene are rather lame. The entire mystery is downright stupid. So, why do I still like this movie? To me this fifth film in the series is hated because of who the killer isn't. Yes, by now we all know who the killer is but why can we be mad at the film when the title tells us we're starting something new? I really don't mind the film going off course even if it was a failure. The entire mystery aspect really isn't played out all that well because the screenplay and director never tries to really push it. There are a couple red herrings brought up at the start but the screenplay never bothers to try and build the mystery of who is doing the killings.That's because the majority of the running time is devoted to death scenes. There's a large number of people that are killed off here, which is usually a great thing but sadly the death scenes here are pretty forgettable. The biggest problem is that a lot of the violence happens off screen and that's not something fans of the series wanted. I'm not sure if the producers were fearful of the MPAA or if they were just trying to deliver something different. Either way, the lack of any real kills is rather annoying.With that said, the entire film has a very cheap feel like a direct-to-video film that was trying to rip-off the series. It never really feels like a F13 movie and I'd argue that it almost comes across as some cheap softcore film. There's a lot of nudity here and a terrific sex scene. There are some really annoying characters and a lot of questionable material from the screenplay. You could even argue that the film has more laughs than anything else and especially how the Vic and Joey characters play out. I might even go as far to say that the film was meant to be a comedy. Hell, how to you explain the mother-son redneck characters?