Bad awful and awful bad...like the original, I can't even give this one my "It's a bit dated by today's standards but still worth watching..." defense. Because it isn't. Horribly horribly terrible. Bad acting, bad EVERYTHING. At one time, I thought it was funny to watch the gravity-defying scene where "Mark" gets an axe buried in his forehead hard enough to send his wheelchair-bound dead body bouncing backward down the stairs... without once ever flipping over backward but now, it's just not even amusing anymore; it's just STUPID. It's completely awful acting, awful directing, awful storyline...awful EVERYTHING. This does not even belong in the "So Bad It's Good" category. It's just atrocious. If there is anything good that CAN be said about this one, it's that it introduced Jason to us...and for all too short a season, Jason was the most terrifying killer to stalk the horror screens. He was the ultimate hunter/killer, wreaking nightmarish vengeance on those campers whom he had witnessed kill his beloved mother. Sadly, however, Friday the 13th Part 2 was the beginning - and ending - of Jason's reign of terror; after this, he becomes a parody, a laughingstock of the horror screen. A joke, and something that becomes almost laughable. I wouldn't recommend this to ANYONE; it doesn't fall into any category except "BORING"...so I guess if you're really into boring, uninteresting movies that will make you angry at yourself for wasting an hour and a half, then yeah, give this one a go. Okay, there is that one positive thing that can be said about this: At least it's only an hour and a half that you're wasting.
Review by Lars SievalVIP EP 7BlockedParent2021-04-15T07:19:26Z
"I told the others, they didn't believe me. You're all doomed. You're all doomed."
Ted gets it. Just stay in a bar until everything blows over. Have yourself a good time, drink a few nice tasting beers and just enjoy your evening. You will not have to deal with Jason.
Anyway Friday the 13th Part 2 has Jason making his debut as a killer. He's not the Jason we know today which is what I love about this one. He has watched the the Town that Dreaded Sunshine and thought it would be a good look to use a sack to cover his face. He kept his love for final jump scares. His kills might have been more brutal but we never know because most was lost in the editing room. He has his best battle with a final girl in Ginny (Amy Steel). Getting kicked in the balls and being attacked with a chainsaw? Goo Ginny!!! Anyway I do get why Jason got more dangerous in the sequels. Jason didn't make Ginny wet her pants but a few little rats did.
Friday the 13th Part 2 has more teenagers being horny, having character, doing teenage stuff and all having a blast before their lives were cut short.
Part 2 is still such a fun rewatch and I love how Ginny battles Jason and thinking things through (acting like she's Jason's mummy). And we are all happy that Muffin survived! Am I right?
Ps. Crazy Ralph won't be there to warn any more teenagers.