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Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter (1984)

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
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Release Date: Apr 13, 1984 Wide

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Hockey-masked killer Jason Vorhees returns to terrorize a lakeside family and their rowdy teen neighbors in this fourth installment of the long-running slasher series. After the events of Friday the 13th, Part 3, Jason's seemingly lifeless body is brought to the morgue, where horny attendant Axel (Bruce Mahler) is trying to score with foxy Nurse Morgan (Lisa Freeman). The pair quickly meet a grisly end. Meanwhile, at Crystal Lake, estranged wife Mrs. Jarvis (Joan Freeman) and her kids -- young

R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Horror

Directed By: Joseph Zito

Written By: Barney Cohen, Martin Kitrosser

In Theaters: Apr 13, 1984 Wide

On DVD: Oct 17, 2000

Paramount Home Video

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Critic Reviews for Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter

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The final confrontation between Tommy and Jason is quite gorgeous, at least in the horror movie term of gore-geous.

January 11, 2010 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Watching it again today, it works oddly well, almost like a John Hughes movie that got lost and wandered into slasher territory.

June 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

This one certainly felt as if it properly closed out the Friday the 13th series before it devolved into unadulterated camp.

June 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Can you say, Crispin Clover dance off?

February 20, 2008

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

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Not so venally stupid as its predecessor.

September 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Some rather amusing crap, actually.

March 1, 2005

Gregory Weinkauf

New Times

They promised this would be the final one. They lied.

April 13, 2003

Gerry Shamray

Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Final chapter my ass.

November 12, 2002

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The stars come out to play for this one.....they shouldn't have bothered

September 19, 2002

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Displays some signs of competence.

April 19, 2002 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com

Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

Teens continue to flock to Crystal Lake and Jason vows that vengeance will again be his.

June 27, 2001 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

Ed Gonzalez

Apollo Guide

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I've always found "The Final Chapter" to be one of the better Friday the 13th sequels. Of course, that might not be saying a whole lot. This film, at least, executes the formula quite well. There's a pretty impressive body count made up of irritating morons, who find themselves executed with maximum brutality. It was a nice touch adding a protagonist, in the form of Tommy Jarvis. The showdown between the two, that results in Jason's "death", is especially tasty. Jason was far from a polished product at this point, but they were getting better. It's just stupid watching the old version of the character run, it looks ridiculous. All in all, if you want to watch Friday the 13th, this one's not bad.

October 5, 2011

Jason Calvin

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The story continues with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, which as the title proclaims, was to be the last entry in the series (as was Part 3). However, it made a ton of money and that idea was laid to rest. What's interesting, first of all, is that If you break down the timeline of the films, you realize that films 2 through 4 take place over the course of about a week in different locations in and around Camp Crystal Lake. Insane, really. Do these people not watch the news or listen to the radio? Surely they must have heard about what's going on by now. Mass murder is usually big news, you know. Nevertheless, it's the typical fare for the series up to this point. New director Joseph Zito takes over the reins from Steve Miner with Tom Savini returning to finish off Jason... or so they thought. This time around, the effects are superb, but like the previous film, with lackluster story and no real visual direction. It does have those cliche'd visual horror movie moments, but nothing that distinguishable. This is also the last of the all around 'classic' Friday the 13th films before Jason was reinvented and reimagined in later sequels. After this film, Jason was no longer human and had superhuman strength, only making the death sequences in later films more intense and violent. This film, however, was due to be his final send-off. He really dies this time, and there's no playing with the audience that he might not be dead. He wouldn't be killed off again until 5 sequels later, only to be resurrected, yet again, but I'm getting off topic here. Overall, this movie is a solid entry in the series, but for me, it's missing what made Part 2 work so well: character development and visual style. It's not a bad entry, just a lackluster one. It's a shame because most fans hold this entry up as the best of the series, which I disagree with. It's good, but there isn't enough here to keep me as interested as before.

March 25, 2007

Tim Salmons

Super Reviewer

Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter Quotes

1. Jimmy: Well, you know what I suggest you do about that. Ted, I think you should run that through your computer.
– Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)
1. Tommy: (hacking away at Jason with a machete) - DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!
– Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)
1. Tommy: (after watching the teens skinny-dipping) - Some pack of patootsies, huh?
2. Trish: Tommy.
– Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)
1. Jimmy: Ted. I think. I think when we get to town I should call Betty.
2. Ted: Jimbo, calling Betty is definitely a dead fu*k thing to do. Look, first rule of love: never get rejected by the same girl twice, I mean that's useless. If you want to make a fool out of yourself, always do it with someone new.
3. Jimmy: I don't know anyone new.
4. Ted: Well, sex is a great way to meet them.
– Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)
1. Samantha: Paul says I'm great in bed, so that's where I keep him.
– Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)
1. Doug: Sara, I think I'm in heaven.
2. Sara: I think I'm in love.
– Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

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