So, once again, not much here in terms of history. To avoid the stigma of being a Friday the 13th film, the production went under the name "Repetition", and even some cast members were in the dark on it (and were disappointed to learn of its true nature.) This was meant as a soft reboot, with Tommy Jarvis being the new killer, and Corey Feldman was to revive his role. However, his now iconic role in The Goonies meant that he was only available Sundays (with his scenes filmed in his backyard), and the focus was shifted to John Shepard as an older Tommy. Director Danny Steinman was known for exploitation films before he directed this. Much of the film was edited down due to concerns about content. It was a hit, but many fans were very disappointed in the final product, and they decided to bring things back on road with the next one. In Turkey, this was paired with its predecessor as a sort of double feature.
Tommy Jarvis (Corey Feldman), one of the two last survivors from the previous film, is running through the forest to find two teenagers digging up the grave of Jason (John Hock). Jason rises from the grave, kills the two, and comes after Tommy. Of course, this is a dream by now teenaged Tommy (John Shepard) as he heads to a halfway house, lead by Pam Roberts (Melanie Kinnaman) and Dr. Matthew Letter (Richard Young). Tommy briefly meets Reggie (Shavar Ross), the grandson of one of the house's employees. Tommy is still haunted by Jason, who appears to him in dreams and in daylight. One day, one of the other teens at the halfway, Joey (Dominick Brascia) annoys unstable Vic (Mark Venturini) enough while the latter is chopping wood, that Vic axes him. One of paramedics at the scene, Roy Burns (Dick Wieand) seems emotional distraught by this. Shortly after, teens from both inside and outside the house are slowly being killed off, in the same manner as old Jason Voorhees (Tom Morga), leading to some to wonder. Meanwhile, Tommy's mental state makes a suspicious decline around the same time.
I liked that they tried something different with this. I like that, while the fact there is going to be a twist is fairly obvious, it's still built-up well, and works as a twist within the context of the story. Tommy still grappling with Jason provides an interesting context, and helps with the twist. I do like that you could tell that this is not the real Jason by the fact that his mask looks slightly different.
I will not fault the filmmakers for this criticism, as this was apparently imposed by the censors, but what the hell was with the editing of the deaths. Regardless of whatever I think overall of an individual film, I've always admired the effects work in this series, but here, they constantly cut away or in one incredibly poor edit, does a close-up. This takes the air out from these scenes, and makes them less impactful. I also wasn't terribly fond of the ending, which contradicted the rest of the film, and implies that Tommy is to become the next Jason Voorhees. It doesn't match up with the rest of the film, and feels awkward given how he was haunted by the memory of beating Jason.
Honestly, the idea of Tommy replacing Jason would not have worked, at least from what was shown in this film. Maybe not having the twist or maybe saving the slow turn for the next film could've worked, but this wasn't the right way. Thus, I'm kind of glad that Jason comes back for the next one. Honestly, though, I enjoyed this, and if you want an over-the-top horror film, this is a pretty good example to watch and have a good time.
Tommy Jarvis (Corey Feldman), one of the two last survivors from the previous film, is running through the forest to find two teenagers digging up the grave of Jason (John Hock). Jason rises from the grave, kills the two, and comes after Tommy. Of course, this is a dream by now teenaged Tommy (John Shepard) as he heads to a halfway house, lead by Pam Roberts (Melanie Kinnaman) and Dr. Matthew Letter (Richard Young). Tommy briefly meets Reggie (Shavar Ross), the grandson of one of the house's employees. Tommy is still haunted by Jason, who appears to him in dreams and in daylight. One day, one of the other teens at the halfway, Joey (Dominick Brascia) annoys unstable Vic (Mark Venturini) enough while the latter is chopping wood, that Vic axes him. One of paramedics at the scene, Roy Burns (Dick Wieand) seems emotional distraught by this. Shortly after, teens from both inside and outside the house are slowly being killed off, in the same manner as old Jason Voorhees (Tom Morga), leading to some to wonder. Meanwhile, Tommy's mental state makes a suspicious decline around the same time.
I liked that they tried something different with this. I like that, while the fact there is going to be a twist is fairly obvious, it's still built-up well, and works as a twist within the context of the story. Tommy still grappling with Jason provides an interesting context, and helps with the twist. I do like that you could tell that this is not the real Jason by the fact that his mask looks slightly different.
I will not fault the filmmakers for this criticism, as this was apparently imposed by the censors, but what the hell was with the editing of the deaths. Regardless of whatever I think overall of an individual film, I've always admired the effects work in this series, but here, they constantly cut away or in one incredibly poor edit, does a close-up. This takes the air out from these scenes, and makes them less impactful. I also wasn't terribly fond of the ending, which contradicted the rest of the film, and implies that Tommy is to become the next Jason Voorhees. It doesn't match up with the rest of the film, and feels awkward given how he was haunted by the memory of beating Jason.
Honestly, the idea of Tommy replacing Jason would not have worked, at least from what was shown in this film. Maybe not having the twist or maybe saving the slow turn for the next film could've worked, but this wasn't the right way. Thus, I'm kind of glad that Jason comes back for the next one. Honestly, though, I enjoyed this, and if you want an over-the-top horror film, this is a pretty good example to watch and have a good time.
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