This is the one that comes to everyone’s mind when you ask them which is your favourite Friday the 13th. While I’m partial to part 3 for its 3d effects this really is the best entry in the whole series. Why you ask? I don’t know if I have enough room to get to it all.
First and foremost, for me the one factor that has put this way over the top for has been the inclusion of Tom Savini back into the series. It would only make sense that the man who essentially created Jason was brought back to kill him off. Tom is at the peak of his powers in 'The Final Chapter'. While yes as always he’s limited by the films budget, it’s a joy to watch the master work his magic. You get some great gags like several knifed torsos, ripped off heads, a meat cleaver to Crispin Glover’s face.
Savini also breaths some fresh air into Jason as he once again tweaks his look. Jason now looks like some sort of troll or monster, much more bestial as compared to his earlier looks but the hockey mask is still there.
Filling Steve Miner’s large shoes is Joseph Zito who at the time was fresh off the highly under rated “Prowler”. Zito brings a fast paced exploitation style the series was beginning to lack. The tongue is firmly is cheek and they never forget why the audience is really there; they want to watch Jason kill people. The only downside to Zito is there are clearly a few moments where they could have just cut a scene out. In particular the death of Gordon the dog, the scene it filmed and cut so poorly you’re never sure if the dog is thrown from the window by Jason or he just kills himself.
The acting is also kicked up a few notches by the inclusion of the eccentric Crispin Glover. While his performance is nothing to write home to the academy about you can defiantly tell he’s on a level the others in this aren’t. The only person that maybe holds a candle to Crispin’s manic performance as Jimbo in 'The Final Chapter' has to be a 12 year old Corey Feldman and that’s more on the fact he’s “fucking Corey Feldman” and not a great actor. You can clearly tell there are moments all over the movie where Crispin goes off the script and just begins to ad lib his character, none more evident than his infamous dance number as seen below. Seriously either the director is blind or they gave up trying to reign in Crispin and gave into his interpretive dance demands.
Apparently the original song was an AC DC tune but the producers went with Lion’s Love is a Lie instead; if Crispin is any indicator they used the soundtrack from cats. Also why does every fucking Friday have a character that clearly no one would be friends with hanging around? Seriously what the hell is wrong with Jimbo?
'The Final Chapter' is also the first time in the Friday universe where someone proactively does something about Jason. Not only do you have Rob actively hunting Jason down for killing his sister, you also have Trish and Tommy Jarvis beating the hell out of Jason every second they get. By this point in the series you really begin to wonder why no one tried to stand up to Jason instead of just running, well it’s nice to see some one finally doing something even if it does little to actually stop Jason. It’s kind of ironic that the one to finally bring down Jason is a 12 year old boy.
Friday the 13th part 4 the final chapter is by and far the best entry in the series and if you have to watch just one, watch this one.
Friday The 13th Part IV - Movie Trailer
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