BONUS REVIEW: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982)

THRILL SCALE 1-10

6.5

HAVE I SEEN IT BEFORE?

Yes, once, in October of 2017

BEST SEQUENCE

Jason vs. the final girl, Chris

BEST LINE

"OK. But there's only so many cold showers I can take"

ROTTEN TOMATOES SCORE

11%

ROTTEN TOMATOES CRITICS CONSENSUS

"Jason may solidify his iconic wardrobe in this entry, but Friday the 13th Part 3 lacks any other distinguishing features, relying on a tired formula of stab and repeat."

IMDB SYNOPSIS

"Jason Voorhees stalks a group of friends who have just arrived to spend the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake."

DIRECTOR

Steve Miner

MAIN CAST

Richard Brooker as Jason, Dana Kimmell as Chris, and that's about all that matters. OK, I'll also give it up for Larry Zerner as Shelly Finkelstein

THOUGHTS

• Gotta be honest, I liked this a lot more than I expected to and a lot more than I remembered! I certainly wouldn't call it good, but I was entertained, and I think it's more memorable than Friday the 13th Part 2
• It's always a hoot to watch these old 3D movies and see how much they bent over backwards to get footage of things coming out of the screen directly at the audience. Best examples from this one are probably the yo-yo being yoed directly into someone's face, and another person's face being squashed by Jason to the point that an eye shoots out of its socket right at us
• Best remembered as the introduction of Jason's famous hockey mask, it's funny how insignificant it really is. There's no deeper meaning to the mask. It was just an item that Jason took after killing prankster Shelly Finkelstein, who is truly one of the most annoying movie characters ever created. Pretty creepy to see the hockey mask's straps on the back of Jason's bald, gross head, though
• Best kill: speargun spear through the eye (which is also the first hockey mask kill ever)
• I picked the final confrontation as the best sequence because I liked how fucked up Jason got. Knife to the knee, log to the head, shovel to the head, hanged, and also axe to the head. Took a lickin' and kept on tickin'. Well, maybe he didn't keep on tickin' if we just go by the final shot of Jason. But come on. We all know there are many more sequels
• And it's gonna be a while until our next Friday the 13th! See you in June, Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman (and also Jason)!