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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: 16

Fresh: 2

Rotten:14

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... 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, Juliette Cummins, John Robert Dixon

Director: Danny Steinmann

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

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Release:

Jun 16, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Letterbox - 1.85
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital Mono- English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitled - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

Trailers:

  • 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Director/Co-Screenwriter Danny Steinmann, Cast and Crew

Featurette:

  • 1. Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 5
  • 2. The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II

Making Of:

  • 1. New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part V A New Beginning

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This one just annoyed me.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/18/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The tone is crude, raunchy, and leering, with kill scenes combined with more nudity than usual.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
06/12/09
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

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

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03/08/08
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Jason doesn't show up, which sucks.

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
02/20/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

This is not a fun stupid movie. This is a stupid movie that makes me want to claw my skin off.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

No review available.

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08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/25/04
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

No review available.

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07/22/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

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.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

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11/09/03
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The worst Jason story, but the best nudity of the entire series!

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08/11/03
Fred Topel
About.com
N/R

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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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
New Times

too cumbersome for its own good, with moments of black humor that don't really work and a painful lack of imagination

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09/11/02
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

No review available.

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Jason's faux-comeback is a dreary and uninvolving affair.

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10/09/01
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
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N/R

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