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Friday the 13th - Part 5: A New Beginning

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Friday the 13th - Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 2

Rotten:12

Average Rating: 3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Tommy, the young boy who finally killed hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees in Part 5, has grown up and is now spending time in a home for the mentally fragile. Not long after Tommy checks in though, someone starts killing the patients... Tommy, the young boy who finally killed hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees in Part 5, has grown up and is now spending time in a home for the mentally fragile. Not long after Tommy checks in though, someone starts killing the patients one-by-one. Has Tommy picked up where the legendary serial killer left off or has Jason come back from beyond the grave to kill again? [More]

Starring: John Shepherd, Melanie Kinnaman, Richard Young, Carol Lacatell

Starring: John Shepherd, Melanie Kinnaman, Richard Young, Carol Lacatell, Shavar Ross

Director: Danny Steinmann

Director: Danny Steinmann
Composer: Harry Manfredini
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Screenwriter: Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Danny Steinmann

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Release:

Sep 25, 2001

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
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  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono- English
  • Dolby Digital Mono- French

Additional Release Material:

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Reviews for Friday the 13th - Part 5: A New Beginning

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Let's make it an old ending! Enough slashing and dicing!

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03/08/08
Steve Crum
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Jason doesn't show up, which sucks.

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02/20/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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This is not a fun stupid movie. This is a stupid movie that makes me want to claw my skin off.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
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08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
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The spiciest entry in the series, it boasts the most T&A, an incredible double homicide, a witty reference to A Place in the Sun, and yokels chopping chickens.

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09/25/04
Ed Gonzalez
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07/22/04
Frank Swietek
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While it is safe to say none of these movies was particularly worth making, I believe Part 5 is the one that brought the least for our collective edification.

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11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
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11/09/03
Christopher Null
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The worst Jason story, but the best nudity of the entire series!

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08/11/03
Fred Topel
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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Like most of the film's in this series, it's seldom more than just about adequate. Love the flare-in-the-mouth kill, though.

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01/09/03
Luke Y. Thompson
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too cumbersome and serious for its own good

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09/11/02
James Kendrick
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
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Jason's faux-comeback is a dreary and uninvolving affair.

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10/09/01
Scott Weinberg
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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
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