Friday the 13th, Part V - A New Beginning (1985)

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• Tim S

  
  I've gone round and round with my feelings about Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning. I've never hated it for it being all a ruse and not featuring Jason at all. I actually always felt that that was a little more interesting and brought something new to the mix. The… More
  I've gone round and round with my feelings about Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning. I've never hated it for it being all a ruse and not featuring Jason at all. I actually always felt that that was a little more interesting and brought something new to the mix. The truth is that it's just not a great horror film, and doesn't really resemble one. What I've gradually come to realize is that it's nothing more than a black comedy, and an unintentional one... I think. To be fair, this film could've been left out of the series altogether and the story wouldn't have changed that much, but I find it too enjoyable to ignore it. Even though I burst out laughing at certain scenes and moments in the films in this series, this one really is, beat for beat, a comedy, and it makes me laugh pretty hard. As a horror film, it's bumblingly terrible, uninteresting, horribly shot, shodily edited and contains story & dialogue that are just egregious on all possible levels. It's very much the black sheep of the franchise, just like how Halloween III: Season of the Witch was to the Halloween series. The big difference between the two is that even though Halloween III had nothing to do with the franchise who's moniker it carried, it was actually a very solid movie. This movie isn't, but it winds up being very entertaining anyway. It's also interesting to note that the films were due to follow the storyline of Tommy Jarvis becoming the new Jason, but the nearly universal negative response caused the studio to bring Jason back. Thankfully, that change paid off and the best film of the series was soon to follow.

• Jason C

  
  This movie has pissed me off since I was a kid. Followers of this series and viewers of the film were victimized by the old, bait-and-switch. Aspiring storytellers should be advised against the bait-and-switch, it will only alienates the audience. That, and they're never as… More
  This movie has pissed me off since I was a kid. Followers of this series and viewers of the film were victimized by the old, bait-and-switch. Aspiring storytellers should be advised against the bait-and-switch, it will only alienates the audience. That, and they're never as clever as the writer thinks they are. Anyway, everyone thought that Tommy Jarvis would take over as the slasher after Jason's demise. Instead, the killer was Roy, the paramedic. Roy, the paramedic? Who? Exactly. Aside from this asinine swerve in the plot, this is about as uninspired and poorly constructed as the series gets. It feels like a generic rip off of a Friday the 13th. Then again, it's not a Jason movie, it's a Roy the Paramedic movie. Fuck this shit.

• Coxxie M

  
  My favorite sequel because it captured one of those magical moments of film history where everything and everybody was so bad. No actor knows if he/she is supposed to be acting serious, scared, funny or anything. NO CLUE. Its also hilarious to me that at the end, we find out that they… More
  My favorite sequel because it captured one of those magical moments of film history where everything and everybody was so bad. No actor knows if he/she is supposed to be acting serious, scared, funny or anything. NO CLUE. Its also hilarious to me that at the end, we find out that they just killed Jason, only it wasnt Jason. It was some pedophile mortician with a pet-peeve for teenagers who fornicate loudly. So basically the end message is "Sorry, please try again!"

• Conner R

  
  By far the worst of the series. The acting is terrible to the point of laughter and the entire premise of the four previous films was ignored. You cannot have a Friday the 13th movie without Jason Voorhees, it's just a fact. It's such an irrelevant chapter and much like… More
  By far the worst of the series. The acting is terrible to the point of laughter and the entire premise of the four previous films was ignored. You cannot have a Friday the 13th movie without Jason Voorhees, it's just a fact. It's such an irrelevant chapter and much like Halloween III, it can be unseen without losing any story.

• jd c

  
  The series just keeps getting gorier and gorier. This is the bloodiest so far, and again, it's hilarious. I love part 5. It has an interesting twist on the series. Great movie.

• Jeff "

  
  Well, well looks like we have our first weak film of the Friday The 13th series. I'm not saying that it's bad. But it's not a strong effort, it's only average. The reason you ask? well for one, Jason is not the killer. The second reason, is that the characters are… More
  Well, well looks like we have our first weak film of the Friday The 13th series. I'm not saying that it's bad. But it's not a strong effort, it's only average. The reason you ask? well for one, Jason is not the killer. The second reason, is that the characters are poorly written even by Friday standards. After the events of the fourth film, Tommy Jarvis is sent to a halfway house occupied by mentally challenged teens. Anyways an accident happens, one of residents goes nuts on a poor kid, named joey, he gives him the axe literally! Roy who's an ambulance driver, discovers that his pride and joy has been murdered (in a truly Oscar winning scene from the film) He vows to take revenge, he adorns the Hockey mask, and takes on the identity of Jason Voorhees. I found for the most part that the film had really cool kills on screen, too bad the characters where poorly performed, the best character was the black kid he cracked me up, he said that he scared of nothing, and the minute he sees 'Jason', he screams like a girl and starts running. This is quite a funny film to watch as well. It's almost slapstick in some parts, but it's fun nonetheless. A film not for everyone, if you want the real Jason skip to Part 6.

• Anthony L

  
  Predictable and often quite hard to watch, It?s quite boring! Still, they tried to move away from the first 4 film which are pretty much 4 different versions of the same film, at least they progressed with the story! It?s just a shame it wasn't a very good one!

• Chris G

  
  This is an early example of rebooting a franchise and it is horrible. The script and acting is bad even by Friday the 13th standards. It is cool to see the guy that found the Cross of Coronado in this flick ("You lost today kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like… More
  This is an early example of rebooting a franchise and it is horrible. The script and acting is bad even by Friday the 13th standards. It is cool to see the guy that found the Cross of Coronado in this flick ("You lost today kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it.").

• Luke B

  
  A fairly different installment, but one that has enough bizarre oddities to merit a watch. One noticeable difference is just how 80's this is. The costumes, the music, it's like some weird trip. The film also has some extremely foul language, so much so that it was… More
  A fairly different installment, but one that has enough bizarre oddities to merit a watch. One noticeable difference is just how 80's this is. The costumes, the music, it's like some weird trip. The film also has some extremely foul language, so much so that it was noticeable. There's some huge plot holes and just some stupid conclusions but at least there is at least one moment that you'll never see coming (it's towards the beginning). Disappointing for obvious reasons by the time the final credits roll it's a Friday the 13th film so should appeal to slasher fans.

• A.D. V

  
  The second in the Tommy trilogy has an older Jarvis recovering from the Jason ordeal at a halfway house. Murders start up and guess who's suspect #1? Horrible acting, neutered kills (thanks MPAA) and a stupid 'Murder, She Wrote' style plot make this entry one of the low… More
  The second in the Tommy trilogy has an older Jarvis recovering from the Jason ordeal at a halfway house. Murders start up and guess who's suspect #1? Horrible acting, neutered kills (thanks MPAA) and a stupid 'Murder, She Wrote' style plot make this entry one of the low points in the franchise.

• Cassandra M

  
  This is another fine sequel in the Friday the 13th franchise. This has a good body count and some gory and graphic scenes. The film takes place some years after Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and now Tommy is 18 but since he killed Jason he's been traumatised by it all and is… More
  This is another fine sequel in the Friday the 13th franchise. This has a good body count and some gory and graphic scenes. The film takes place some years after Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and now Tommy is 18 but since he killed Jason he's been traumatised by it all and is sent to a mental hospital just outside of a small town, this one is different since they are free to roam around as they please. Tommy keeps seeing Jason and remembering what happened, soon after the kid gets axed the murders begin by a mysterious man wearing a boiler, hockey mask and carrying a machete. The police believe that it's Jason by the mayor thinks over wise since Jason cremated but of course he isn't, soon more people are being killed off by the killer and after each murder we keep seeing Tommy lying in his bed covered in sweat making us think that he could be the killer since he keeps seeing Jason. The killings soon take place inside the mental hospital and Tommy is nowhere to be seen, Reggie and Pam are the only ones there and find themselves being chased by the killer who could be Tommy or the real Jason or maybe someone else.

• Lee ?

  
  What is it with sequel number 5's??? Halloween 5, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, The Howling 5 were all the worst entries into their respective series, and "Friday the 13th part 5" kept up with this trend. It's a pretty dull sequel. Boringly tame deaths,… More
  What is it with sequel number 5's??? Halloween 5, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, The Howling 5 were all the worst entries into their respective series, and "Friday the 13th part 5" kept up with this trend. It's a pretty dull sequel. Boringly tame deaths, embarrassingly pathetic characters, no suspense or frights and a ridiculous twist ending reminiscent of a Scooby-Doo episode. And it's because of this ending that makes this sequel hated by fans just like Halloween 3 was because the main villain of the franchise isn't actually in the movie. It's ok trying to attempt something different, but damn I wish they hadn't bothered.

• Lafe F

  
  Probably the goriest Friday the 13th film. I liked the variety of characters and killings, and enjoyed the direction the series was taking with Jason gone, and a new killer taking over; who was just as creepy and capable. This movie had, without doubt, highest body count of any… More
  Probably the goriest Friday the 13th film. I liked the variety of characters and killings, and enjoyed the direction the series was taking with Jason gone, and a new killer taking over; who was just as creepy and capable. This movie had, without doubt, highest body count of any Friday the 13th movie. It was good they brought over Tommy Jarvis, the boy who had killed Jason in the previous movie. There were many memorable scenes in this movie: the stormy opening at Jason's grave, the madman chopping up the fat kid with the chocolate bar, the new-wave girl Violet with her robot-dance, Tommy and his visions of Jason, Dudley (from Different Strokes) making an appearance and screaming like a little girl, big brother Demon and his sweet girlfriend at the trailer park, with the fabulous echilada-induced outhouse scene - ooh baby!, the garden shears to the eyes, and the belt tightening against the guy's head on the tree, the flare-in-the-mouth trick, the barn chase with the hayloft drop onto the spikes, a beaten Junior riding his bike in circles and crying for his mother, who is making a tomato salad of her own face, then the amazing double-ending in the hospital - I enjoyed it all! There was so much here. One of my favorite Friday the 13th films. My group of friends consider it a classic. Spoiler: the only flaw was the identity of the killer; some insignificant wildcard character who meant nothing to the Jason legacy. I would've preferred if Tommy was the one who was doing all the killings. The evil look in his eyes at the end of "The Final Chapter" screamed for Tommy to be Jason's replacement. The writers also suggested Tommy would be the next killer at the end of this movie - but they wouldn't even mention it at all in part 6 - likely due to the fact Jason would be back instead.

• Dean !

  
  This takes a strange path from the other films. However it has all the normal ingredients for a Friday the 13th film and is better than some of the others in the series.

• danny d

  
  same as rest

• Jason S

  
  Poor. A man dresses up as Jason and terrorizes a house full of mental patients that include Tommy Jarvis.

• Dean M

  
  Really terrible and crazy story after Jason's death.

• Lindsey D

  
  'Friday The 13th: Part 5 - A New Beginning' boasts the words 'New Beginning' in its title, and yet the plot centres around a masked villan knocking folks off before finally chasing an hysterical woman through a thunderstorm. Sound 'New' to you?

• Matthew Y

  
  A really interesting direction to take the series that unfortunately stands out as the odd-ball due to Jason not being the killer. Tommy Jarvis, the 12-year old boy who finally killed Jason in the previous movie, is still mentally struggling with the events of that fateful night. He… More
  A really interesting direction to take the series that unfortunately stands out as the odd-ball due to Jason not being the killer. Tommy Jarvis, the 12-year old boy who finally killed Jason in the previous movie, is still mentally struggling with the events of that fateful night. He goes into a special rehab located in a camplike environment. The other patients range from disturbed to homicidal. Once a few local murders occur Tommy begins to question his sanity, is Jason back from the dead? Is there a copycat killer on the loose? Is it one of the patients? and if so which one? Overall a nice try.

• Jon O

  
  The worst "Friday" film, hands down. The killer is a copycat. Hah, I just spoiled the movie.

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