Two months after the killing spree at Camp Crystal Lake, aka "Camp Blood", the lone survivor is mysteriously murdered in her home. Five years pass by, the camp is condemned and trespassing into the area is strictly forbidden. Then a man by the name of Paul Holt makes the unwise decision to open a new Counselor Training Centre at Packanack Lodge, only a short walk from Camp Crystal Lake... and on the very same lake.
"Crazy Ralph" warns once again of the impending doom that faces all those who go to Crystal Lake. Once again the poor old fart is ignored, then Jason makes sure he won't be doing anymore warning in what is one of his first kills of the movie. Yes, that's right, Jason makes his initial appearance as a slasher super-villain though it is without his trademark hockey mask which, for the time being, is replaced with a much less fashionable gunny sack.
He slices and dices his way through the camp counselors, all without any of them sorting out the fact that the other has been murdered or, at least, not for long enough to tell anyone before they become the next victim. Jason also expands on his mothers arsenal, adding his classic machete, a hammer, a pitch fork, barbed wire, and other implements. Finally Paul, and his girlfriend Ginny, are left to fight Jason in hopes of being the only two survivors of his rampage.
Friday the 13th 2 is arguably just as great as the original, or better due to the arrival of Jason on the scene. It carries on the story right from where the first film left off, even giving us a somewhat lengthier than necessary flashback to the first film to bring us up to where part 2 begins. It remains suspenseful, gory, and serious in tone unlike the increasingly cheese-ball sequels that came later in which primarily just the gore remained.The work of make up artist extraordinaire, Tom Savini, brings the gore to life and provides an extremely gruesome looking Jason to match that of the first film, for the brief scene in which is actually visible.
Ultimately, F13-2 leaves you wanting more, and makes it blatantly obvious by the end that more is yet to come, which is great because this classic series is still several films away from dissapointment!
5 decaying-head shrines out of 5
Rated 18A for violence/gore, nudity/sexual content, language, frightening scenes.
Watch the Friday the 13th 2 trailer.
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