Judie Aronson

Kimberly Beck

Joan Freeman

Barbara Howard

Corey Feldman

Erich Anderson

Peter Barton

Crispin Glover

Clyde Hayes

Lawrence Monoson

Camilla More

Carey More

Bonnie Hellman

Lisa Freeman

Bruce Mahler

Frankie Hill

Wayne Grace

William Irby

Paul Lukather

Thad Geer

Tom Everett

Arnie Moore

Robert Perault

Antony Ponzini

Gene Ross

Lauren-Marie Taylor

Tom McBride

Abigail Shelton

Amy Steel

John Walsh

Robyn Woods

Mark Stuart Lane

Terry Ballard

Richard Brooker

Kirsten Baker

Dana Kimmell

Ronn Carroll

Peter Brouwer

Steve Dash

Marta Kober

Rex Everhart

Jack Marks

John Furey

Walt Gorney

Adrienne King

Russell Todd

Jaime Perry

Jeffrey Rogers

Nick Savage

Warrington Gillette

Betsy Palmer

Ted White

Ari Lehman

Tom Savini

Frank Mancuso Jr.

João Fernandes

Joseph Zito

Joel Goodman

Sheryl Brown

Mike De Luna

Eddie Matthews

Joe Hoffman

Janet Lee Smith

Joseph D. Citarella

John Wilkinson

Charles Grenzbach

Larry S. Carr

Jill Rockow

Kevin Yagher

Alec Gillis

Michael Maddi

James Kagel

Harry Manfredini

Charlie Stephens

Martin Becker

David Platt

Constance Talley-Sherman

Mary Carroll Kaltenbach

Michaël Goldberg

Jerry Anderson

Steve Barnes

Randy Nolen

Michael Chonos

Bobby Bleckman

Alan Sims

Debra Steagall

John Vournas

Joseph Presson

Adam Smith

Adam Fredericks

Phillip Linson

Bob Noland

Kevin Gadd

Ted Hiler

Dan Roman

Richard Tyde

Tom Recchion

John Moy

Henry Humphreys

Glen Woodmansee

Alastair Salton

David Siegel

Eric Young

Lawrence J. Romanoff

Phil H. Fravel

Jonathan A. Rosenfeld

Randy Connor

Frank Kelly

Larry Berneau

Michael 'Mickey' Beltran

Ben Reade

Frank Inez

Dave Walton

John Godfroy

John C. Hartigan

Dina De Luca

Shelly Weiss

Bess M. Gilbert

Michael Mersereau

Ron Zimmerman

Dawn Allen

Paul Anselmo

Lyle Morse

Paul Calabria

Karin Dew

Jackie Martin

Tony Bishop

Fern Champion

Pamela Basker

Lisa Barsamian

Robert M. Barsamian

Daniel Loewenthal

Shelton H. Bishop III

Barney Cohen

Bruce Hidemi Sakow

Victor Miller

Ron Kurz

Martin Kitrosser

Carol Watson

Sharon Mann

Paul Moen

S. Phillip Sparks

Gary Rich

Bob Good

Robin L. Neal

Kimberly Phillips

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

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You got the curse? 

Well we all thought Jason was dead, as he is here taken to the morgue after being mortally killed... But of course he revives and sets about establishing that he is in fact an indestructible killing machine. I wouldn't want to be living near Camp Crystal Lake right now...

In truth it's a good old 1980s slasher pic, but that doesn't necessarily make it worthy to anyone outside of the hardiest of hardest Friday13th franchise fans. The kills and gore quotient are high, bloody and gooey, with the kills not lacking for invention, but plot formula is tired and weary. Crispin Glover makes for something of a curio appearance in the piece, whilst a young Corey Feldman rocks up for a bit of Damien Thorn channelling.

Some series fans love it whilst others abhor it. Question is? We know it wasn't to be the final chapter after all, so how does it hold up against the others that would follow it down the bloody intestine strewn path?

Gimly

Doesn't divert much from the formula of the first three films, but does add two new elements which I actually enjoyed. I am curious though, when they made this one, did they **actually** think that this was going to be the final chapter, or where they fully aware they were gonna keep beating that horse for decades to come?

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

***Another entertaining sequel, better than Part III***

The first two films are serious in nature with the expected antics of youths at camp, but the franchise introduced a campy element with Part III, which pretty much plagued the rest of the series until the reboot in 2009. 

Released in 1984, "Part IV: The Final Chapter" is an exception as it thankfully omits the cartoonish elements of "Part III" and serves up another take on the same basic story. This time several youths go out to their parents' vacation home on Crystal Lake to party where they meet the sister & brother from a nearby house, Trish & Tommy Jarvis (Kimberly Beck and Corey Feldman). Then Jason attacks! There’s also someone at the lake hunting Jason for vengeance. 

Like Part III, this film was shot on the West Coast instead of the East Coast, specifically Santa Clarita, CA, and nearby Topanga Canyon, which is 30 minutes south of Santa Clarita, as well as Zaca lake, about 150 miles northwest. The geography is obviously dryer and an all-around contrast to the first two films, but this won’t matter to most viewers.

As usual, the film features a nice assortment of females. This time out, there are no "minorities" like the previous movie; the ladies consist of five white girls and a winsome petite mother. Trish is my favorite, the best heroine yet (until the next film that is), followed by Samantha; but they all have their points of interest. 

BOTTOM LINE: Despite its title, Part IV is far from the "Final Chapter." There would be four more sequels before the 80s even ran out! In any case, this is another entertaining segment in the series with a fresh assortment of characters and a new female protagonist. This sequel is notable for introducing the character of Tommy Jarvis and hinting at the lingering diabolic Voorhees spirit. 

Like its predecessor, Part IV was shot in dry Southern Cal and Jason, with his iconic mask, is bigger and more imposing than in Part II. While the movie is a step up from Part III it's not as effective as the first two films, largely because of the uneventful mid-section and the rather lame portrayal of Jason in the last act, although his unmasked face is great.

The film runs 9l minutes and the uncut version 97 minutes.

GRADE: B-

Liked this one a bit more than the last time I saw it, a bit slow at times but, at least compared with Part III, better characters, but has some good and gnarly kills (one in particular when Jason comes out of the water). The biggest knock is the bad editing (one scene has Jason killing Crispin Glover in the kitchen and later the girl Glover slept with in the bedroom before a shot back in the kitchen) and poor continuity (the appearance of the family's dog was most noticeable). However, still found this entry entertaining enough. **3.25/5**

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter( 1984)

Three times before you have felt the terror, known the madness, lived the horror. But this is the one you've been screaming for.

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Written by John Chard on Wed Aug 24 2016

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