Review of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) by Clem666 — 22 May 2021

Aw sh*t here we go again for the same copied and pasted formula. 'Friday the 13th Final Chapter' starts with an awful introduction bringing us back in the ugliest and least scary moments of the prequel. No strings attached. Don't worry, you don't have to wait a long time to witness the first boobs-flash scene and realize that this particular episode of the saga brought the nudity and the sex scenes to a whole other level. Overall, the vulgarity continues to rise, even after the impressive level of "Friday the 13th Part 3" and its incredible focus on teenage girls' butts. Here we have the right to have the bad and muddy jokes in addition to it. And teenagers watching nudity all night long. Moreover, while the prequel sometimes fell into a kind of voyeurism, here we have an official beginning of this perverse inclination since we have the extreme chance to see a ten year old looking at a naked teenager. I don't even have to note the fact that all these stereotyped teenage protagonists are horny as hell and can't go a night without getting laid. Plus they all are as dumb as deaf to not realize what is happening all around them.

The acting is very inequal between the actors and it is a shame since some of them had a great potential like Rob. But the movie prefers to show us blood than deeper realtions and interesting characters. Dialogues are terrible. The few 'romance' sub-stories are awful. There are a surprising amount of useless and ineffective scare jumps. Special effects are bad even if slightly better than those of the prequel. In 'Friday the 13th Final Chapter' we also reach a point of gore and sadism never seen before in the series. The crimes are finally getting more creative and darker, which doesn't stop them from being honestly laughable at some point. Jason is still overpowered, invicible and fast as my man Usain, making him a shallow and predictable opponent.

Fortunately the movie has some decent parts, like this amazingly laughable dance scene which is totally unforgettable. You just have to enjoy it to make the film worth watching. No spoilers but for once the ending is interesting and different from all those of the prequel.