Review of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) by Hellholehorror — 18 Jan 2023

This is a very good final entry to the series. Yes, I realise that there are many more films to come but this is the one that ends the original franchise before descending into absurdity. Entertaining absurdity.

Jason here is not supernatural, he is menacing and brutal. I like both the human and the supernatural Jason but for me this is my favourite in an entertaining franchise. The film is a blood bath as Jason gets into full swing in his hockey mask.

The only trouble is that these films are getting mighty shallow, not that they had much depth in the first place! This has to be the most consistent franchise ever, there’s been 12 Jason films and they are always entertaining in one way or another.

I wonder what the 13th Friday the 13th will be like? I digress, the ending was not as prolonged as the others which worked well. There was some really sick violence and it was all practical, no CGI or compositing here.