Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning

R

Released Mar 22, 1985

1 hr. 31 min.

Horror

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Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) murdered hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees, he resides in a mental hospital and struggles with the trauma of the experience. When Tommy moves to an isolated halfway house, he has nightmares about Jason's return, and soon one of the patients (Dominick Brascia) is killed. As the body count grows, Tommy begins to question his sanity and wonder if Jason has risen from the dead. But, to determine the killer's identity, Tommy will need to survive.

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Jay H

I'd give this movie zero stars if I could.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Teddy B

Idiotic with direction and characters that are truly on autopilot as much as possible. The story is a pretentious entity that twists and turns in such a way that we immediately don't care who the killer might be, why the killer did what they did etc. Wrap it up with a completely out of nowhere death scene at a mental institution just for the sake of racking up a kill count to satisfy whoever feels like they have to see this drudgery and you are left with an aimless, insipid entry in a long-dead franchise that is a serious contender for the worst.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Lou T

Just when these were getting unbearably repetitive, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning breathes some fresh ideas into the slaughter show. Focusing on our first recurring hero, Tommy Jarvis finds himself tormented by the impending return of his once hunter. With the Part 4 death of Jason being reaffirmed, we now have a murder mystery introduced as you are continually guessing who is behind the mask. The characters become more dynamic and less one dimensional, with a bit of extra time given to developing some of them and creating an emotional connection. Suffering from some of the normal horror pitfalls, the acting is incredibly cheesy in some parts and it sprinkles in some boring moments, hoping that some nudity will be enough to hold your attention. Though the killer is unexpected, the explanation hits hard and feels earned. The writers put more care into this one and it finds itself as one of the best entries since the start of the franchise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Gorptholemew T

🍅 6.4/10 Friday 13th part five is the same thing as the last four but this time around has very likable and hilarious side characters that makes it have a little more charm definitely not great with some really bad writing a terrible twist and the climax has more to be desired but definitely not the worst to come out of the franchise. Grade B

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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William Joseph B

Ever since part 2 the Friday the 13th movies are about Jason and the people who survive him or don't, and this movie doesn't have Jason.............

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/14/23

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Blu B

Besides passable music, everything about this is subpar. There really isn't that much else to say. Granted there is a bit more semblence of a story and the twist is "Kind Of" suprising but it doesn't make too much sense when you think about it. There is potential here for a early meta type of horror they could've done which would've yielded better results but it gets way too bogged down in the trappings and cliches of the franchise and slasher genre as a whole. It's actually ok enough until we get to the 2nd half without Tommy and this jumps around between pointless kills that is nothing we haven't seen before. It can't be stated enough how incredibly boring this gets around that time but it does come back a bit once Tommy shows up. Anything with him is the best moments but even than it's just ok. I have to say the kids should've been given more development simliar to Dream Warriors and a sharper Whodunit plot with a meta tone and this could've been really good. As it is it's subpar but it does try to give something different but it's more of the same really because of the cliches that don't allow it to acheive anything special and it becomes a standard slasher. The plot twist with Tommy at the end doesn't make any sense either simliar to Halloween 4. It doesn't ruin anything really though. I know people hate this one because Jason technically isn't in this but I didn't mind it at all. The complaint is simliar to Halloween III but so far this is probably one of the "Better" seqeuls for what it's worth so take that for what its worth when deciding if you wanna watch this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Danny Steinmann

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John Shepherd

Tommy

Melanie Kinnaman

Pam Roberts

Shavar Ross

Reggie

Richard Young

Dr. Matt Leonard

Marco St. John

Sheriff Tucker

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Rated: 0/5

Sep 3, 2011

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

The tone is crude, raunchy, and leering, with kill scenes combined with more nudity than usual.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 12, 2009

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

The spiciest entry in the series, it boasts the most T&A, an incredible double homicide, a witty reference to A Place in the Sun, and yokels chopping chickens.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2004

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Yet despite these changes, the film quickly ends up feeling like much of the same, and a lackluster version at that.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This one had potential but largely blows it.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 21, 2021

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Matthew Rozsa

matthewrozsa.com

If you are curious about classic '80s horror and need a gateway into the genre, though, this should be the first movie you check out.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 11, 2020

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Synopsis

Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) murdered hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees, he resides in a mental hospital and struggles with the trauma of the experience. When Tommy moves to an isolated halfway house, he has nightmares about Jason's return, and soon one of the patients (Dominick Brascia) is killed. As the body count grows, Tommy begins to question his sanity and wonder if Jason has risen from the dead. But, to determine the killer's identity, Tommy will need to survive.

Director: Danny Steinmann
Executive Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Danny Steinmann, Victor Miller, Tina Landau
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Terror Inc., Georgetown Productions Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Sound Mix: Mono

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