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

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

This one just annoyed me.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 18 2009 03:15 AM

Combustible Celluloid

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1.5/4

Jeremiah Kipp

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 12 2009 06:26 PM

Slant Magazine

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1/5

Steve Crum

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

comment Comment | Mar., 08 2008 07:31 PM

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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2/4

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

Jason doesn't show up, which sucks.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 20 2008 08:23 AM

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1/10

Tim Brayton

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 12 2007 09:51 PM

Antagony & Ecstasy

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Aug., 08 2005 10:57 AM

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2/4

Ed Gonzalez

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: | comment Comment | Sep., 25 2004 09:27 AM

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0/5

Frank Swietek

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 22 2004 02:26 PM

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Eric D. Snider

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: | comment Comment | Nov., 29 2003 08:19 AM

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1/5

Christopher Null

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 09 2003 08:17 AM

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3/5

Fred Topel

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

comment 1 Comment | Aug., 11 2003 01:24 AM

About.com

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Vincent Canby

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:22 PM

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3/5

Luke Y. Thompson

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.

comment Comment | Jan., 09 2003 06:37 PM

New Times

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1/4

James Kendrick

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 11 2002 08:08 AM

Q Network Film Desk

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1/5

Philip Martin

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 30 2002 11:13 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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29/100

Scott Weinberg

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 09 2001 09:00 AM

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Mike Bracken

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