( AKA: Friday the 13th : A New Beginning )
Tag Line : If Jason still haunts you...You're not alone!
What's this you say, A New Beginning?
Yes indeedy!!!! Unfortunately the Friday the 13th saga had made
too much money for Paramount Pictures to let it stop at Part 4.
Henceforth we have a new beginning.
As we all know, Jason was killed at the end of Part 4 by young Tommy Jarvis. Tommy is now aged eighteen (played this time by John Shepard) and residing at Pinehurst Mental Institution, plagued with nightmares about Jason returning from the grave (Corey Feldman reprising his role as the young Tommy for the films "nightmare scene" prologue).
Unfortunately, somebody wearing an Ice Hockey Mask has started killing off the inmates of the mental institution along with members of the local townsfolk. The killings appear to be the work of Jason Vorhees, but Jason is dead isn't he? Well, yes actually he is. The killings are in fact being carried out by a copycat killer who's decided to take a leaf out of Jason's book. But he finally meets a sticky end (metaphorically speaking) when confronted by Tommy.
Whilst this isn't a bad sequel, it certainly isn't a particularly good one. The killings seem to be losing there impact due to the series getting so overdly long and I personally feel that they shoulden't really have carried on past Part 4. There's no real feeling of suspense here and there's no real blood or gore as most of the killings appear to take place just off-camera.
When I think of this film I also think of Halloween 5 and the abominable Nightmare on Elm Street 5 which where also both terrible, although this 5th entry isn't as bad as those. Also, was it my imagination or were the outdoor sets on this movie the same as those used in part 3? They do look suspiciously similar.
However, don't be too discouraged by my remarks, check this film out and see what you think.
Overall Marks 5/10
Other Information. This effort was directed by Danny Steinman and produced again by Frank Mancuso Jr, with Harry Manfredini scoring the music once more. The German video is apparently very heavily edited and cuts out virtually all the violence. Aussie rock band Psuedo Echo contributed the song "His Eye's" for the film's soundtrack. You may remember them for their cover version of the song "Funky Town" which went top ten in the UK in the late 80's. Look out for Miguel Nunez from "Return of the Living Dead" in a minor role as one of the victims. |
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