Directed by Steve Miner Starring Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker, Stuart Charno » View on IMDB Rated 3.5/5.0, based on 254 reviews. Buy from Amazon: New price: $5.40 Used price: $3.64

Jason Voorhees Makes His Debut
Rating: 5/5
After seeing his beloved mom beheaded at Crystal Lake, a demented Jason Voorhees goes on a killing spree that continues to this day. As common a household name as the machete he wields, Jason proves that you can't keep a good serial killer down for long.

I watched "Friday the 13th Part 2" in a "Friday the 13th" marathon that began on Friday, June 13, 2008, Jason's birthday! "Friday the 13th Part 2," I learned, is an excellent sequel, far better than most other sequels in the horror genre. As in the original film, we don't see the killer's face until the end, though we strongly suspect who the killer is. The death scenes, once again, are very gruesome and imaginative. The director, Steve Miner, must've been highly influenced by the Italian Master of Horror, Mario Bava, who directed "Bay of Blood" (a.k.a. "Twitch of the Death Nerve"). Some of the scenes from "Friday the 13th Part 2" closely resemble those from "Bay of Blood." For example, the machete buried in the crippled man's face and the spear thrown into the couple making love on the bed can also be found in "Bay of Blood." I strongly recommend that you buy the "Mario Bava Collection Volume 2" which has "Bay of Blood" along with some other Bava classics from the last years of his career.

In "Friday the 13th Part 2," we learn more about the serial killer's identity than in all the proceeding ones. He is made to appear as an actual person and not a horrifying creature. We learn that he is a mentally deficient mongoloid who didn't drown, but ran into the woods to live as a hermit or to be raised by a hermit. Mistrusting all humans, including his mom, he stayed clear of them; but when he saw his mom die, his fear turned to rage and he had to kill anyone who trespassed in his woods. Knowing he looks different from the beautiful camp counselors that he so loves to stalk and kill, Jason uses torn bed sheets to hide his face in shame. We also learn that he pays homage to his mom by surrounding her decapitated head with burning candles.

"Friday the 13th Part 2" is a must have for fans of the series and fans of the slasher frenzy that gripped our country between the mid seventies and the mid eighties.

Meet Jason for the 1st time!
Rating: 4/5
This time, Jason Voorhees is actually the killer! But, he doesn't have his classic infamous hockey mask. Instead, he's a hermit/hillbilly with a sack over his head with one eye-hole. For a sequel, it's okay, but it's not the best Friday the 13th!

One of the Better Friday the 13th Films
Rating: 4/5
The only "Friday the 13th" films that I enjoyed were the first four. This one brings us Jason Voorhees as the killer for the first time. I saw this at the theater when it first came out in 1981 with my older brother and it scared the living crap out of me! I had not seen the first "Friday the 13th" so I did not know what to expect. This one uses a lot of the same tricks and scare tactics as the original "Friday the 13th" but pushes the envelope a little more as expected for a sequel. The film is not a work of art but it is a slasher classic from the early 1980s. I have a fondness for it since it was one of the first slasher films that I have ever seen. There are a lot of better horror films out there but this is a fun entry in the "Friday the 13th" series. Sure, its cheese but it tastes so good!

Decent little sequel
Rating: 3/5
The films in the Friday The 13th series were never meant to be award winning films. They were made to give us a jolting good time in the theater and Part is no execpation. The film has lots of gore and cool death scenes. Although the film isn't as scary if released today it introduces us to horror's oringial bad boy with the hockey mask.