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Friday the 13th - Part 2

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Friday the 13th - Part 2 (1981)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:11

Rotten:20

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A fresh batch of teenage camp counselors return to the ill-fated Camp Crystal Lake five years after its most recent atrocities. Since the apparent perpetrator of those crimes was decapitated by the... A fresh batch of teenage camp counselors return to the ill-fated Camp Crystal Lake five years after its most recent atrocities. Since the apparent perpetrator of those crimes was decapitated by the only survivor, the plucky teens ignorantly go about the business of reviving the camp, unaware that they are being stalked by an unseen figure who lives in the woods, waiting for the right opportunity to take bloody revenge. [More]

Starring: Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker

Starring: Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker, Tom McBride, Warrington Gillette, Walt Gorney, Marta Kober, Bill Randolph, Lauren-Marie Taylor, Betsy Palmer, Russell Todd

Director: Steve Miner

Director: Steve Miner
Screenwriter: Ron Kurtz
Story: Stuart Charno
Composer: Harry Manfredini
Producer: Steve Miner

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01/26/06
Time Out
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No review available.

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Basically only for completists looking to see Jason take center stage for the first time. [Blu-ray]

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06/25/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

The new camp counselors are interchangeable with the old ones. Different faces, same basic people.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
06/12/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
N/R

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03/26/09
Variety
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Not as good as the original, but still pretty fun, it serves up more of the same and continued to be fresh enough before its many other sequels got too silly.

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03/05/09
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Perhaps the least interesting of all the Friday the 13th films, since it tries to be a "sequel" to the first film, referencing themes and storylines.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/20/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

cannot be defended intellectually, yet, the film's very simplicity and directness gives it a kind of folkloric power, albeit power that works only if you give yourself over to it

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02/14/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Even crude techniques, when properly employed, can be effective, in a lowest-common-denominator kind of way.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
02/12/09
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Friday the 13th Part 2 never aspires to be termite art.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

A solid first sequel and the truly chilling jump scare at the end gives the original's a run for its money.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/09/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

a carbon copy sequel

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02/20/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Its general competence remains a surprising improvement, albeit not one strong enough to elevate it into the realm of recommendation.

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01/17/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

All things considered, it probably should have been a whole lot worse.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Tim Brayton
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10/31/06
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
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05/20/06
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

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11/25/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

The last Friday the 13th film that makes an effort to scare its audience, rather than just going through the motions.

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10/24/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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10/07/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

No review available.

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08/12/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
 
 
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