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Friday the 13th - Part 3

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Friday the 13th - Part 3 (1982)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:3

Rotten:20

Average Rating:3.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Jason Voorhees (Richard Brooker) returns again to Camp Crystal Lake, where he drowned nearly three decades before while some negligent camp counselors made out on the beach. Understandably upset by... Jason Voorhees (Richard Brooker) returns again to Camp Crystal Lake, where he drowned nearly three decades before while some negligent camp counselors made out on the beach. Understandably upset by this turn of events, Jason continues to haunt his old stomping grounds, dealing death to those thrill-seeking teens who venture into the woods. This time around, Jason faces tougher victims in the form of a motorcycle gang and dons what is to become his trademark hockey mask. The original theatrical release featured 3-D effects. [More]

Starring: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Tracie Savage, Richard Brooker

Starring: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Tracie Savage, Richard Brooker, Catherine Parks, Jeffrey Rogers, Nick Savage, Rachel Howard, Larry Zerner, David Katims, Gloria Charles, Perla Walter, Steve Susskind, Kevin O'brien, David Wiley, Cheri Maugans, Charlie Messenger, Annie Gaybis, Terry Ballard, Terence McCorry

Director: Steve Miner

Director: Steve Miner
Screenwriter: Martin Kitrosser
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Composer: Harry Manfredini

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05/06/06
Time Out
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Not since Psycho has a movie taken such advantage of the phallic nature of slasher horror. [Blu-ray]

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06/25/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

...the casting director continued to find young performers who were wonderfully cute people and woefully bad actors.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
06/18/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

With this film, there's more sex, more nudity and more creative kills.

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

The gore is surprisingly suggestive, rather than blatant, and therefore the audience doesn't quite get what it pays for.

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02/20/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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

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

The funny thing is: as lame as the story and characters are, the movie actually works as a crowd-pleasing piece of junk entertainment.

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02/13/09
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

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.

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02/04/09
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

As a tried-and-true slasher film, it has its moments, but ... it grows tedious by the end.

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10/09/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com
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08/06/08
Variety
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Funky fresh disco chi chi chi

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

So appallingly, overwhelmingly stupid that it is stupid even by the standards of the Friday the 13th franchise.

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09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

its only distinguishing feature is the way that the sharp objects are continually thrust at the camera, before and after skewering the victims

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07/21/06
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

Another lousy 3-D gimmick that is just plain laughable on home video.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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No review available.

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08/01/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Let's see...13th x 3 = at least 39 beheadings.

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10/26/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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tends to play like Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Hackneyed Sight Gags.

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11/09/03
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
Filmcritic.com
N/R

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06/01/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

It was great on the big screen in 3-D, but there's really no reason to watch it on video

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01/22/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
 
 
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