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Jason may solidify his iconic wardrobe in this entry, but Friday the 13th Part 3 lacks any other distinguishing features, relying on a tired formula of stab and repeat.
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Friday the 13th was dreadful and took in more than $17 million. Friday the 13th Part 2 was just as bad and took in more than $10 million. Friday the 13th Part III is terrible, too. Aug 6, 2008 | Full Review…
Friday the 13th was dreadful and took in more than $17 million. Friday the 13th Part 2 was just as bad and took in more than $10 million. Friday the 13th Part III is terrible, too.
Variety Staff
Eventually, the novelty wears off, and what remains is the now-familiar spectacle of nice, dumb kids being lopped, chopped and perforated. Aug 30, 2004 | Rating: 2/5
Eventually, the novelty wears off, and what remains is the now-familiar spectacle of nice, dumb kids being lopped, chopped and perforated.
Janet Maslin
No originality to speak of here. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 3, 2019 | Full Review…
No originality to speak of here. [Full Review in Spanish]
Diego Galán
The Friday the 13th saga continues with this typically underwhelming entry... Mar 23, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The Friday the 13th saga continues with this typically underwhelming entry...
David Nusair
Not since Psycho has a movie taken such advantage of the phallic nature of slasher horror. [Blu-ray] Jun 25, 2009 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Not since Psycho has a movie taken such advantage of the phallic nature of slasher horror. [Blu-ray]
Peter Canavese
...the casting director continued to find young performers who were wonderfully cute people and woefully bad actors. Jun 18, 2009 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
...the casting director continued to find young performers who were wonderfully cute people and woefully bad actors.
John J. Puccio
With this film, there's more sex, more nudity and more creative kills. Mar 5, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
With this film, there's more sex, more nudity and more creative kills.
Kevin Carr
The gore is surprisingly suggestive, rather than blatant, and therefore the audience doesn't quite get what it pays for. Feb 20, 2009 | Full Review…
The gore is surprisingly suggestive, rather than blatant, and therefore the audience doesn't quite get what it pays for.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
easily the worst film in the series up until that point, partially because it was so redundant, but also because it is the most technically clumsy Feb 14, 2009 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
easily the worst film in the series up until that point, partially because it was so redundant, but also because it is the most technically clumsy
James Kendrick
The funny thing is: as lame as the story and characters are, the movie actually works as a crowd-pleasing piece of junk entertainment. Feb 13, 2009 | Full Review…
The funny thing is: as lame as the story and characters are, the movie actually works as a crowd-pleasing piece of junk entertainment.
Steve Biodrowski
Shot in such a way to capitalize on the brief fad of Reagan-era 3D movies, there's less memorable POV shots from the killer and more images from the perspective of the victims. Feb 4, 2009 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Shot in such a way to capitalize on the brief fad of Reagan-era 3D movies, there's less memorable POV shots from the killer and more images from the perspective of the victims.
Jeremiah Kipp
As a tried-and-true slasher film, it has its moments, but ... it grows tedious by the end. Oct 9, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
As a tried-and-true slasher film, it has its moments, but ... it grows tedious by the end.
Dustin Putman
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