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| Friday The 13th Part II [1981] | ![Friday The 13th Part II [1981]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HWTVDAJBL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Steve Miner
Actors: Adrienne King, Amy Steel, John Furey, Kirsten Baker, Stuart Charno
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
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Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Pal
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Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Running Time: 83 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437805034
ASIN: B00005U209
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
Release Date: January 14, 2002
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 Slash slash slash! November 18, 2008
What would modern horror be without influences like the famous Friday the 13th movies? It was movies like this that set the rules for horror as we know it (have sex, be murdered, do drugs, be murdered, don't do as you're told, be murdered).
Five years after the Camp Crystal Lake massacre, a fresh-faced set of camp counsillors are arriving at a nearby camp to start the summer before the kids arrive.
One by one, they begin to become subject to a horrific death in time honoured slasher tradition as Jason Vorhees arrises from the dead, hell-bent on revenge.
The storyline isn't up to much, but storyline is never completely the point of these movies. They're still enjoyable, fun, and gory!
 The best film in the entire series, as far as I'm concerned October 29, 2008
As far as I'm concerned, Friday the 13th Part II is the best film in the whole series. Moms did some nice work, but now it's time for the real killing machine to take over. Jason doesn't have the hockey mask yet, and he's not yet the seemingly inhuman, unstoppable killing force he will become, but he definitely earned slasher rookie of the year for his efforts in this film. He doesn't have the scary presence of a Michael Myers, but Jason is all about ruthless, efficient killing. The first few minutes of the film, featuring flashbacks to the climactic scenes of the original, are pretty annoying, but the rest of this film is a great, unsettling ride.
Frankly, I never cared for Alice (Adrienne King), the sole survivor of the first film, so I had no problem with Jason clearing up the only loose end left by his dear, beheaded mother(speaking of unsettling, poor Adrienne King soon left the business altogether because of an ardent fan who began stalking her). Once the extended of the way, we head back to Camp Crystal Lake - actually, another campsite on the lake - where a camp counselor training center is drawing a new cast of potential victims right into Jason's backyard. With the exception of Ted (Stu Charno), I actually liked these young people. The guys are less annoying and the girls are prettier than those in the first film. I must admit I was taken aback by the presence of a cute little dog named Muffin being brought into the danger zone, though. (Do what you want to the people, but I have to draw the line at killing cute little animals.) Even good old Ralphie is back to warn the kids that they are certainly doomed. But come on - it's been five years since the last murders, and everyone knows Jason is just a legend, right?
Some guys seem to have a thing for Terri (Kirsten Baker), which probably has something to do with the fact she likes to wear the shortest shirts allowed by law and to go skinny-dipping, but Ginny (Amy Steel) is my girl. Not only is she cute, she's also a spunky little fighter - and she almost finds an actual use for her psychology degree. She's not smart enough to figure out that you need to beat the hell out of and slice and dice Jason into about 50 pieces when you have him down, but what are you going to do? I would say that Vicki (Lauren-Marie Taylor) is pretty hot, too, but I'd better not because she looks like she's about fifteen years old tops.
Jason's appearance in this film is interesting, especially given the fact that he wouldn't don the hockey mask until Friday The 13th Part III [1982] [1970]. We actually see his face for the first time near the end, but for most of this film, he wears a sack of some kind over his head. Reportedly, the look was inspired by the killer in The Town That Dreaded Sundown, but the image that I call to mind is that of the sketch of the Zodiac killer as described by Bryan Hartnell. (This attack, in which the Zodiac killer murdered Cecelia Ann Shepard and left Hartnell for dead, is the most eerie and frightening attack I have ever read about, which is why I think it makes for a much more frightening image than the vintage Jason hockey mask.)
The ending of this film is surprisingly open-ended, but I guess the filmmakers already had plans for a next installment in the series. What gets me is the fact that a couple of minor characters I fully expected to see dead actually miss out on all of the murderous fun. Based on Jason's performance here, their deaths would have made very nice additions to the collection. If you ever want to visit Camp Crystal Lake, Friday the 13th Part II should be an integral part of your travel plans.
 THE WORST OF THEM ALL October 28, 2008
I never understood the hype of the FRIDAY THE 13th films (or the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET films). This one stands out as the WORST IN THE SERIES. It is a total bore, feature very poor FX and is soooo predictable. It follows one single formula which is scare, kill, scare, kill. I still don't know why these films had such a hard time in Europe with censorship. They already were trimmed down in the States for an R rating, not leaving much gore to satisfy gore hounds. There is zero suspense here, unsympathetic characters all the way. No this was absolutely NO JOY to watch.
Jason Voorhees was born! (The film that actually started his infamous legacy!) February 24, 2008
Friday The 13th II (1981)
With Amy Steel, John Furey, Addrienne King, Betsy Palmer, Kristin Baker, Stu Charno, Russell Todd, Tom McBride, Lauren Marie Taylor, Walt Gorney, Bill Randolph, and Marta Kober
Friday The 13th II begins when the survivor from the first film, the young Alice Hardy is killed in her apartment by an unknown assailant, 2 months after the murders at Crystal Lake. Five years later, Paul Holt begins operating a new training facility for counselors. Crazy Ralph, the old drunk from the first installment who tried to warn everyone in the first film, tries to warn him, but he is dismissed. The unknown killer travels to the campground, where he begins killing them ff one by one, in some of the best kills in the series. At the end, it is revealed that the killer is none other than Jason Voorhees, Mrs. Voorhees's son, who was believed to have drowned in Crystal Lake at the tender young age of eleven, way back in 1957. Ginny Fields is the main character and heroine, and she puts a stop to the maniac.
A great film, Friday The 13th II will leave you wanting more, and it is basically the one that actually started it all, as Jason is finally seen in this installment.
 Not bad for a sequel January 24, 2008
I thought that Friday the 13th part 2 was an enjoyable but not particularly memorable (I watched it about 5 days ago and I cant really remember any of the charcters names or much of the storyline) as it was almost exactly the same as the first. A group of Camp Councelors arrive at Camp Crystal Lake to set up the camp before the kids arrivein a couple of week. As the day goes on and turns to night the teens start getting killed off one-by-one.
When you first see Jason (with his pillow case for a mask) he looks really scary but after about 10 seconds he looks kinda funny. Hard to imagine a psychopathic killer wearing pillowcase over his head, it made him look a bit like a demented nun.
Death scenes werent very gory because of all the controvery surrounding the first moving, but they were shown on screan and still featured some blood, so it's not too big a dissapointment.
Overall, a good sequel (but not as good as the origional movie). Would deffinatly reccomend to slasher fans or anybody who liked Friday the 13th.
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