Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) | Release Date: April 13, 1984
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robertoiglesiasMar 16, 2018
Ah, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. My favorite movie in the franchise with a nice cast doing some awesome acting and Jason Voorhees bringing out his machete again.
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JLauSep 27, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jason escapes the morgue and terrorises a family and some friends staying on the lake before he gets stabbed to death by a small child.… Expand
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HellHoleHorrorJan 18, 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 notThis 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.… Expand
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kyle20ellisApr 13, 2020
This review contains spoilers. This is when it was all supposed to end the first time around. But after a record breaking opening weekend we were of course treated to some seriously gorious(intentional) sequels. The set up is pretty much theThis review contains spoilers. This is when it was all supposed to end the first time around. But after a record breaking opening weekend we were of course treated to some seriously gorious(intentional) sequels. The set up is pretty much the same as the seemingly unstoppable Jason targets a new group of horny teens which include a young, cute, weird Crispin Glover with the best dance moves ever. Jason hacks his way through the group with some amazing practical effects by Master Tom Savini. It all culminates with geeky horror kid Cory Feldman who has a lot of FX crap slashing him down in a truly spectacular finale. That being said the film tends to be a bit repetitive and the characters are definitely underwritten. Still the movie packs several punches in what is probably the most by the numbers but thrilling and entertaining film of the first four.

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Rcavey92212Mar 8, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is when it was all supposed to end the first time around. But after a record breaking opening weekend we were of course treated to some seriously gorious(intentional) sequels. The set up is pretty much the same as the seemingly unstoppable Jason targets a new group of horny teens which include a young, cute, weird Crispin Glover with the best dance moves ever. Jason hacks his way through the group with some amazing practical effects by Master Tom Savini. It all culminates with geeky horror kid Cory Feldman who has a lot of FX crap slashing him down in a truly spectacular finale. That being said the film tends to be a bit repetitive and the characters are definitely underwritten. Still the movie packs several punches in what is probably the most by the numbers but thrilling and entertaining film of the first four.

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KaijukaiAug 5, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best friday the 13th film of when Jason was alive man I loved this film I loved the make up effects by Tom Savini I loved the suspense and the characters weren't half bad (Jarvis family where the best characters) I want to make this review longer and tell about the things I don't like but there isn't! this movie is far from perfect but I loved it! that's the review thanks for. reading and I give this film a 4/5 or a 8/10 great film… Expand
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GurntMar 23, 2021
I love this movie because it is horror at its purest. The teens aren’t counselors or trying to overcome a previous attack. They are just horny teens who go there to skinny dip and have sex. The kills are great and Jason is in his mask theI love this movie because it is horror at its purest. The teens aren’t counselors or trying to overcome a previous attack. They are just horny teens who go there to skinny dip and have sex. The kills are great and Jason is in his mask the whole time. The introduction of Tommy Jarvis was critical for the series. This film will always hold a special place in my heart.… Expand
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Narwhale73Mar 23, 2022
I have no idea why this movie got rated so low by critics. It's exactly what you expect from a Friday the 13th Movie. Killings, nudity, teenagers with questionable acting and decision making that all end with a chase scene. Maybe slightlyI have no idea why this movie got rated so low by critics. It's exactly what you expect from a Friday the 13th Movie. Killings, nudity, teenagers with questionable acting and decision making that all end with a chase scene. Maybe slightly cheesy, but that's part of the enjoyment. My only real gripe is the titling. It's obviously not the last chapter. In fact, it's not even the halfway point. It's deceptive marketing.… Expand
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ForeverFinalGirDec 15, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film is a lot more fun than what I remembered it was. Between Crispin Glover’s dance moves, the increase in the deaths and nudity, and TWINS! Friday the 13th The Final Chapter is a fun movie and a lot better than Friday the 13th Part 3!

PLOT

Die! Die! Die! Die!-Tommy Jarvis

In Friday the 13th The Final Chapter, they take Jason’s body to the morgue. Jason isn’t having it and escapes and heads back to the lake, where a group of teens are renting a house to party. Next door is a mother, her daughter Trish (Kimberly Beck) and son Tommy ( Corey Feldman). In the woods is mystery man Rob (Erich Anderson) who says he’s hunting bears.

MY THOUGHTS
Help! He’s killing me! He’s killing me!-Rob

There’s so much to like about this movie. Let’s start with the kills. The kill count is higher with a total of 14 kills. There’s more blood and gore as well. Some favorite kills are when the hitchhiker is stabbed in the neck. The banana didn’t deserve that! LOL Samantha (Judie Aronson) gets stabbed in the boat. That one looked painful and I’m adding in the hypothermia she suffered from. Of course I have to add in Jimmy’s (Crispin Glover) death. I watched this one and remembered there was a scene in a Halloween movie with a corkscrew in it. (It was in Halloween H20). And, not necessarily favorite but more memorable, is Rob’s death. The famous cringy “Help! He’s killing me! He’s killing me!” line. It made him sound so bad. Almost forgot, but Jason’s head sliding down the machete was pretty cool. The slow sliding made it creepy.

We also got an increase in nudity with this film. There was a skinny dipping scene with several people and plenty of nudity by several people. We also get one girl who strips down to get into a boat at night. And can’t forget the shower scene where you get to see a woman’s butt against the glass. There is an old style film reel with half nude women on it. Poor Ted doesn’t get lucky with any of the girls and ends up watching a pseudo old style porn. Then gets killed for it.

During a conversation between Rob and Trish, Rob mentions that his sister Sandra was killed by Jason. Sandra was actually killed in Friday the 13th Part 2 and was played by Marta Kober. She was impaled with a spear while having sex with her boyfriend. I liked that little call back to an earlier movie in the franchise.

There was no way I wasn’t going to mention Crispin Glover’s AMAZING dance moves in this movie! It was so bad it’s good? From what I’ve read he was actually dancing to AC/DC’s “Back in Black” when they were filming it. But in post editing they put in Lion’s “Love is a Lie”. Honestly, I don’t think it makes it any better though? It was a weird dance. But I did find it endearing in his character.

Now for the negatives. For the most part, I think I don’t like how some of the actors were treated while filming this. I read that Judie Aronson got hypothermia while shooting her death scene. The director kept Judie Aronson in the water for her death scene so long, she got hypothermia. I also heard that the director was so mean or rough with Corey Feldman that when he was killing Jason, he was imagining he was actually hitting the director.

Overall a good movie and a fun watch. A definite improvement over Part 3. I’m quite surprised that I like this one so much. I know this may be hated but I may like this one better than the first one.

Chronologically, parts 2, 3, and 4 take place over the course of 5 days, from Friday the 13th to Tuesday the 17th. During that time Jason kills 34 people.
Last film in the series to pick up immediately where the previous film left off.
Distinguished film critic Roger Ebert called this film “an immoral and reprehensible piece of trash.”
If you want to see my other Friday the 13th reviews, click here: Friday the 13th Franchise.

Let’s get into the rankings:

Kills/Blood/Gore: 4/5
Sex/Nudity: 4/5
Scare factor: 2/5
Enjoyment factor: 4/5

My Rank: 3.5/5
IMDB: 6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: critics: 1.9/10 audience: 5.1/10
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ChemikerAug 3, 2023
Последняя глава, и правда живя в том времени, можно подумать что наконец-то. История разбушевавшегося Джейсона подошла к концу, хотя таковой она должна балы быть в прошлой части, но тут сказали все название обязывает заканчивать историю. МеняПоследняя глава, и правда живя в том времени, можно подумать что наконец-то. История разбушевавшегося Джейсона подошла к концу, хотя таковой она должна балы быть в прошлой части, но тут сказали все название обязывает заканчивать историю. Меня просто поражает как можно на издыхании всех мочить. Начало уже с Джейсона начинается, и начинает пугать сначала дешевыми скримерами, а потом заигрывает на страхе врачей морга. Потом опять знакомое место Кристальное озеро, хотя можно было действия в городе развернуть, но ладно. В этот раз уже кто то живет у озера, прям семья с ребенком, который далеко не последнюю роль будет играть)… Expand
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