After the third film, a fourth film was announced and was titled "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" and was set for a release in 1984.
The film is not the final chapter in the franchise. It is however one of the best sequels in the franchise. This is not a bad film, but it could have been worse.
The story takes place immediately right after the third film at the Higgins barn where Jason was axed in the head by Chris. The police find all the victims at the lake and take Jason's "dead" body to the morgue.
Of course, Jason isn't really dead. He quickly escapes the hospital and heads straight back to Camp Crystal Lake. There are a new group of teenagers heading to the lake this time and we also meet a family (The Jarvises) who live on the lake.
After knocking off many people, in the most very brutal ways, Jason meets his match in Tommy and Trish Jarvis. Tommy devises a plan, which involves shaving his head, to send Jason to hell once and for all.
The make-up designs and special effects for Tom Savini is amazing. This was the most bloodiest or goriest film in the Jason Voorhees franchise. The stalking in the woods is more creepier than ever and the music by Harry Manfredini is just legendary and I got to hear the theme but it has been changed for the other Jason films.
The acting is just amazing in this film. Ted White, who plays Jason is scary as hell in the part. Jimmy, played by Crispin Glover, it is really amazing and so fantastic. The fourth Jason is really amazing, but it is not my favorite film.
After Friday THE 13th: The Final Chapter, the Jason movies would take a downward spiral into complete mediocrity and then back to being scary again. This came out in 1984, the same year "A Nightmare on Elm Street", part 1 came out and right around the time horror and slasher films started to became a total mess.
So sit back, relax and enjoy this Jason movie.
8/10.
