Review of Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) by Kyler D — 06 Jul 2011

Good: Better plot, bloodier deaths, slightly more in depth plot.

Bad: Still has that cheesy factor.

Five years after the "incident" at Camp Crystal Lake a man named Paul decides to open a counselor training camp at the same Lake. As some of the kids are off at a party out of camp, the others are battling for their lives. I actually found this sequel to be better than the original Friday The 13th. This movie removed, for the most part, the things that made the last one something to laugh about. The acting was superior and the dialogue was not painfully scripted! I thought it was interesting when the child psychologist, Ginny(Amy Steel) began to discuss what is wrong with Jason. The scene in the shack where she puts on the sweatshirt is intrigueing to see, we also discover what could be Jason's only weakness. By adding Jason's mind to the storyline, they at least add some pieces to what other wise is a thin story. Another thing that brought down the original film. The deaths were cooler in this movie than the first, they were bloodier and more creative. In this movie the deaths were unexpected at some points, which is a surprsing thing for teen slasher movies. The way they did this was by following two counselors and switching back and forth. The settings of both are equally eery and the viewer cannot decide who will die, or if either will even die! Sadly the cheesy factor that seems to follows these movies is still in this one. Why would you open a camp right next to what used to be a camp where a boy drowned, then his mother mercilessly butchered the remaining counselors. Even then, who would go to that camp? It was ridiculous enough the first time the teenagers went, against the advice of every person in town. But now they know that people were killed and the residents of the town are still warning them to leave.