Review of Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) by Chris G — 12 Feb 2009

This is where it all truly began. Sequels, that is. Friday the 13th Part 2 takes us back to Camp Crystal Lake and ushers in not only a new killer, but also a new way of making movies: making the same movie over and over again. Another group of teens are slaughtered at Camp Crystal Lake by a mysterious killer (this time it's actually Jason).

This film is so much of a knock off of the original that the TRAILER is a sequel to the original trailer. It's the same motif, but comparing it to other slashers of the era it's actually a solid film. What's funny is that this film pushed the production of Halloween II, so if Halloween encouraged Friday the 13th then Friday the 13th Part 2 encouraged endless sequels. And where would the '80's be without those?