Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) User Reviews (450)

The best in the series.

[lnvicta · 7/10 · 27 June 2015]

I've seen every Friday the 13th movie more than once. I'm a horror completist, what can I say, and Friday the 13th happens to be one of the more campy and fun horror franchises out there. The first three were fine - all had great ideas, great kills, and great atmosphere. Unfortunately, there was at least one thing off in each of those movies. The original's climactic ending hasn't aged well and some shots linger for way too long, and some parts of Part III felt clunky and poorly paced. Part IV isn't perfect either, but it's a step above its predecessors for a number of reasons.

1. The acting - No one watches horror for the acting, I understand that, but when a horror movie has a likable cast and characters you can relate to and root for, it makes the experience all the more enjoyable. Crispin Glover is great as a nerdy, horny white boy and his dancing skills are unmatched. The lead girl and the rest of the supporting cast are all convincing as well, and the boy Tommy Jarvis actually isn't annoying for a child actor. In fact, he's pretty darn good.

2. The nudity - No one watches horror for the- okay, some people watch horror for the nudity, and boy is there nudity in this one. For the "final" chapter the crew went all out, throwing two gorgeous sisters and numerous blondes into the mix and having all of them show their tits and ass. Yeah, both, and although its gratuitous and adds nothing to the plot, it's a nice break from the bloodbaths and I'd take a little eye candy over forced dialogue in a horror movie any day of the week.

3. The pacing - The movie begins with Jason's "dead" body being sent to the morgue, and it isn't long before the body count ensues. The hospital scene is excellent for a few reasons. One, it has two characters that have less than five minutes of screen time but more personality than anyone from the first two F13s, and two, their deaths are awesome. It's a briskly paced movie and surprisingly keeps a large amount of its cast alive for a majority of the film, yet there are enough disposable characters to keep the body count going. It's a great balance.

Everything else comes down to good writing and good directing. I like the addition of a family, I like the group of teenage Jason fodder this time around, and there really aren't many dull moments. The inclusion of a seasoned backpacker was a nice touch, and Jason finally getting the sh*t kicked out of him was no doubt satisfying. Although the whole Tommy arc didn't work out in the next installment, he was a nice addition in this one and actually contributed a lot to the story.

Not only is this the best Friday the 13th film, but it's a damn good slasher in its own right. The characters are likable, the third act is plenty suspenseful, it's an entertaining ride from beginning to end. If you like '80s slashers and want to see some good looking people get terrorized by Jason Voorhees then there's no reason not to check this one out. And check out the others too because, why not?

Not really "The Final Chapter"

[ontheis · 6/10 · 5 October 2020]

Another fun sequel, with some memorable characters and scenes. Although with more cliches and dumb scenes than movies before, a bit repetitive too, but still entertaining enough. I would rate it higher if the ending wasn't so weak.

great donation to the series

[paintedwallpaper · 7/10 · 23 April 2005]

Savini's death make-up and Jason effects are at their peak. worth watching for tommy's freak out at the end. Crispen Glover is in it, and performs the ultimate BAD 1980's dance scene, worse than anything in footloose. The body count reaches a great height and the nudity and sex is as gratuitous as ever. I personally feel that this is the best of the original 4 Friday movies, coming in a close race with the third Jason. I've seen all the movies more times than i can count and this one holds up surprisingly strong among all eleven films. For those of you who are Friday fans, if you haven't seen this one, you are missing out on a key moment in Jason's history, so go pick this one up today.

Some genuine suspense and elevated nudity levels

[fertilecelluloid · 6/10 · 5 December 2005]

Joseph Zito, the director hauled in to oversee this fourth installment, previously directed the wretched "The Prowler", the wooly but entertaining "Invasion USA", and would go on to direct the shot-in-South Africa "Red Scorpion" (with Dolph Lungren). Since "The Prowler" was such a stinker, it's hard to see how Zito got the job. Maybe he was a master romancer and could talk actresses out of clothes because this episode in the "Friday" franchise has more nubile nudity and panty shots than any previous entry. It is also the goriest since the original with Savini returning as the effects adviser.

Jason is resurrected from gory pieces and returns to his old ways after a stint on a slab. He has a grudge for a particular family and must tangle with resourceful horror fan and pint-sized weirdo Tommy (Corey Feldman).

Just as the nudity and short shorts levels are elevated, so is the suspense. Using "The Prowler" as a guide on not what to do in a slasher, Zito creates some genuine unease and keeps things moving at a fast and bloody clip. The Euro version of this film, which is the one I have, is gorier than the US version and sexier, too.

The next installment proved to be one of the worst; so if you're going to subject yourself to one "Friday" sequel, choose this.

They should've ended it here.

[MissCzarChasm · 20 July 2000]

Finally the makers of the Friday the 13th movies wanted to end the series, at least untill it made a lot of movie, which it did. if they would've ended it here it would've ended on a high note but we had to endure all the terrible sequels that followed. The final chapter is on par with friday the 13th 3. it's scary, builds proper tension towards the end, and the 2 main characters do have some depth.

This film picks up after the 3rd film. jason is taken to the morgue where he later escapes, not before killing 2 of its workers. Soon Jason is stalking 2 parties. one is a group of kids having some fun in a cabin and the other charactersl live next door. this is trish and tommy jarvis. Tommy has a fascination with making scary mask and he is really smart. trish is sweet and really nice. this is way you want them to live in the end. soon it leads up to a conclusion where jason gets his just desserts.

the 2 leads trish and tommy played by kimberly beck and a young corey feldman are the only people in the film that have some talent. the kids in the cabin aren't that great. they are just there to be killed. The make up effects match that of the original and the last 15 minutes is the best of all the films.

I only wish that they would've stopped here because this is actually pretty good film but they had to make a pretty good series go down the tubes.

Cheesy Slasher...plenty of service, no suspense.

[Cadriel · 1/10 · 21 April 2001]

I'd say this review was going to be a spoiler, but...well, to be honest, it's a slasher movie. You know how it's going to go.

Friday the 13th: the Final Chapter features a small family made up of a relatively young mother, the movie's "innocent" girl, and a young video game player and mask-making prodigy (a young Corey Feldman) that lives out into the woods. A bunch of teenagers rent the house next door for a night of debauchery. Jason Voorhees, being a slasher, wasn't adequately killed last time, so he gets to come back now. The non-character teenagers in the house, like most people in this film, exist only to increase the body count and have no discernable character traits except for degree of sexual experience, which is enough to get them all killed by the end of the film, playing straight by the rules.

This episode of Friday the 13th follows the slasher cliches to the letter, but the only times suspense is even attempted are during a few "false scare" scenes early in the movie and in the final chase sequence. The actual killings just aren't all that scary--Jason murders again and again. It's a badly shot, poorly lit, trashy fast-food slasher with wretched acting. You can pretty much not only call every death, but from time to time predict the exact manner of the death.

As far as gore and T&A go, Friday 4 delivers, but in that "fast-food" style. As a result, it doesn't even hold a lot of fun for slasher fans. It reeks of lack of effort, and really wasn't entertaining as teen-killer fare goes. Avoid it--you'll find a slasher that does it with more style pretty easily.

Friday the 13th The Final Chapter: Vast improvement on the previous films

[Platypuschow · 7/10 · 4 October 2017]

Friday 13th 1-3 I considered to be generic camp slashers which didn't live up to the iconic legacy that the franchise has built up. This 4th part however was an improvement and I actually quite enjoyed it.

This time with a couple of familiar faces in Crispin Glover and child star legend Corey Feldman the movie actually had a bit of a storyline which the previous ones didn't. Thin storyline absolutely but a storyline all the same.

I didn't entirely understand the logic of the movies finale but everything else was well enough done and though the film pales in comparison to the same years Nightmare On Elm Street it's still a decent slasher feature.

The Good:

Vastly improved death scenes

Actually has a story

The Bad:

Still pretty naff in places

Weak ending

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

If a rubber dinghy gets run through with a machete it'll continue to float because physics

Harpoon gun up the bum is a hell of a way to go

Forgettable, boring and really lame slasher other than the gore it is really boring slow paced film

[NightmareOnElmStreetFan · 4/10 · 16 August 2019]

Forgettable, boring and really lame slasher other than the gore it is really boring slow paced film. I love Friday the 13th some of the films. The Final Chapter is slow pace, boring as hell. Other than gore is nothing else to see. I have re-watched this movie previous month and Part 2. However Part 2 I enjoy, this movie i don't. It is consider it been the best from fans in the franchise to me it is a dull movie.

I love Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood but that movie gets crap but this movie get's better raiting from fans? Kimberly Beck was okay but she did not defeat Jason. A little kid Tommy Jarvis did but that was it? Lar Park-Lincoln Tina Shepard is MILES way better heroine and the final girl than Trish Jarvis is. What happened to that main character Trish Jarvis in the movie it was never explained. The movie is boring, the death scenes are slow I was really bored out of my mind of this movie. The finale was the only thing worth to watch.

The movie has too much sex and horny teens. It is annoying the death kills are alright just i didn't care it come an hour till it was excitment when jason attacked Trish but that mostly was. I don't like this movie it is consider it best by fans I don't think so.

I love Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives , Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, The Evil Dead, Aliens, From Dusk Till Dawn, Leviathan (1989), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , Shocker, The People Under the Stairs, Freddy Vs Jason much better movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), The Blob (1988), The Thing (1982), New Nightmare (1994) or other Friday the 13th movies: Friday the 13th (1980) to death, Friday the 13th Part III: 3D, Friday the 13th (2009), Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning yea that movie get's crap and Jason X I love these movies.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is my at least favorite film sorry but it is and I am not sorry.

The best of the series excellent slasher film the best Friday the 13th movie ever

[ivo-cobra8 · 10/10 · 24 September 2017]

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is my all time favorite horror slasher 80's film it is the best one and it is tied with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives it is my third favorite Friday the 13th film this is a good a really good film. It is one of my personal favorite horror movies. It is my favorite film this is the best one I will always watch this film as many times I will want too I loved it so much I loved it!

Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover made this film work for me. This is Joseph Zito's best film he ever made. After this Joseph Zito went and directed Missing in Action movie with Chuck Norris a year later he directed another actioner Invasion U.S.A. again with Chuck Norris.

I enjoy this movie much you have beautiful cast in here you have a lot's of nudity, great gory and bloody scenes, great kills great heroes. I just love this film to death from setting from acting from jokes everything I love in this film. I think is better than Part 1 and 2 but that is just my opinion. MILES way better then lackluster Part 3: 3D.

Corey Feldman is great as Tommy Jarvis the main hero in this film this is his best film. I love him in The Lost Boys and in this film he was fantastic. Kimberly Beck as Trish Jarvis was excellent in my opinion really excellent I love her so much in here. Crispin Glover was great before he went to star a year later in Back to the Future (1985) my all time favorite film. Amy Steel convinced Peter Barton to play the role of Doug in this movie it was her talking that convinced the actor to make this movie. You have Double mint Twins Camilla and Carey Moore they are great twins. Judie Aronson from American Ninja and Dessert Kickboxer is in this film I barely recognize her but she is in this film. E. Erich Anderson as Rob did a good job as the guy who want's to avenge his sister death.

Special makeup effects artist was Larry Carr, Tom Savini and Kevin Yagher who were practical special effects. No CGI bull sh**t no shaky cam I love all gory and practical effects used in this film. Yes Kimberly Beck can act! There was a beautiful jump scene trough window in which the actress fall. I kind a got a feeling that Wes Craven's Scream imitated that scene and copied it with Sidney (Neve Campbell) falling down from the window on the boat.

The characters in IV were less cartoonish and more likable. I felt for Jimmy and Sarah, they were sweet kids. And ole big jaw, who bites it in the shower, wasn't such a bad guy. Nor was he an egregious stereotype. It feels like the franchise came into its own here. The Final Chapter is well-paced and well-acted, fit with campy dialogue, bloody deaths, and nudity galore. It uses the same formula as previous entries but it's a step above in execution. And it successfully managed to provide closure for the franchise... for a short time, anyway.

The cast is also a little more varied this time around, with the introduction of the Jarvis family as well as Rob. Even though he doesn't accomplish much while alive, Rob was a great addition to the formula as the one guy who actually knows what the hell is going on. His mission, to hunt down Jason and avenge his sister, was an interesting turn for a series full of oblivious dopes. Too bad he doesn't use his genre savvy as well as he should have, losing his best weapons early on to sabotage and then putting up little-to-no actual fight once he finally comes face to face with his prey. Though in the end, without him (the machete and the all-important newspaper clippings are of course Rob's) Trish and Tommy would have probably had no chance in fending off the maniacal Mr. Voorhees.

Which brings me to another thing. Jason is a ruthless killing machine in this one. He doesn't spend 10 minutes walking around and closing barn doors to elicit responses from the curious. And this being an early sequel, he's still active and apt to run after a victim rather than slowly walk and conveniently teleport in front of them. Which makes the end sequence one of the last that had any real urgency to it. And the gore, in addition to being really effective, doesn't seem quite as harshly cut from this one.

The Final Chapter ties the original run of the series together well, and is the last Jason entry that can really be taken seriously.

This is my number 3 favorite Friday the 13th movie I will always watch it, it is my favorite film. It is one of my personal favorite movies. It is one of the strongest in the franchise, The Final Chapter stills holds greatly on suspense, unpredictable scenes and bloody, gory kills! Even if I love Jason Lives to death, this seriously should have been the end of the franchise!

This movie get's my Bad-Ass Seal Of Approval 10/10 this movies are great I love this film to death I love it I highly recommend it to the fans.

Strongly recommend this movie. The rewatch value is tremendous.

[kevin_robbins · 7/10 · 12 May 2021]

Friday the 13th Final Chapter (1984) I recently watched from my personal collection. In this story Jason returns from the morgue to a new group of campers and a family with a unique son. This movie is directed by Joseph Zito (Red Scorpion and The Prowler) and is one of my favorite Friday the 13th movies. It stars legends Corey Feldman (Gremlins), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Judie Arson (Weird Science), Peter Barton (Hell Night) and Kimberly Beck (Independence Day. The storyline for this one was so fun. Adding the spooky kid who loved horror films and horror props that could carry the torche was a great direction. Kill scenes, specifically the hacksaw and throw out the window scenes, were awesome kills to add to the slasher museum. Strongly recommend this movie. The rewatch value is tremendous. I'd actually give this a 7/10. The Crispin Glover dance scene is legendary.

Hard to review.

[sgmi-53579 · 4/10 · 5 March 2022]

This is probably the first films you'd recommend when discussing the stereotypical slasher, but it's also not a very good movie. Poor acting, plot, languid pacing and direction hamper what could have been quite an effective caper. What we're left with is a bit of a mood piece; let's call it "Death to Kids Who Have Sex." And that's all you need to know.

best of the Friday flicks

[unkle_nasty_fingers · 10/10 · 9 February 2006]

This Friday had it all. Out of all the Jason movies this is the one that get's repeated viewings by me. It had so much going for it. Great gore by the master Tom Savini, an excellent cast that included Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover and Lawrence Monoson (Last American Virgin!)....and some excellent TnA....and TWINNSSSSS! This Friday set the bar for all future Friday movies, but it set the bar too high. After this the series became a mockery of itself. If you are to watch only one Jason movie in your lifetime, Friday the 13th part 4 : The Final Chapter should definitely be the one. You cannot go thru your life without witnessing Crispin Glover's cracked out spaz dance at least once. Now don't be a dead****! Go rent this movie NOW!

Last Remaining Good in the Series

[slideon · 7/10 · 25 December 2008]

The first four Friday the 13th movies are the best, by far. The next 7 films were half-baked money makers. And if you ask me, Paramount should have left it at this film.

Part 4 combines action, horror, thriller, suspense, and even mystery. And the opening sequence is a combined amount of clips from the previous 3 films. The opening sequence explains the series quickly, so Part 4 is a great Friday the 13th film to start with.

The film will have less appeal to fans of the similar series, Halloween. The Final Chpater may combine elements from the previous 3 films, but seems to steal ideas and share ideas with Halloween. Friday the 13th was inspired by Halloween, but at times it seems as too much.

Overall, the film is the last Friday the 13th film you should watch.

A Reskin of the First 3

[Ltufano23 · 4/10 · 22 October 2023]

By The Not So Final Chapter, it is becoming difficult to write anything original about these. With a rotating cast of blood bags, waiting to die, the cast adds nothing new or exciting to the franchise, yet again. Splitting the cast between 2 houses and a tent tries to make things feel bigger, but with the killings being so fast paced and uninteresting, it's hard to care much. One of my biggest pet peeves is how every film starts with a recap of the prior installments. With no real reason, as the key points get recapped during the film in newspaper clippings or campfire stories, these become increasingly annoying each time they chew into the already small runtimes. Aside from the iconic killer and score, this franchise has run its course by number 4.

The Point Where the Series Started Getting Watchable

[gavin6942 · 6/10 · 23 April 2007]

How many times do you have to stab Jason Voorhees before he dies? Apparently many times, because he returns yet again. This time a family (mother, son, daughter), a house full of teenagers, and a hunter (who happens to be the brother of a prior Jason victim) are the unfortunate ones to be in Jason's path. Is this, as the title suggests, the "final chapter"?

Many people give this film a low rating, and maybe they're looking at it differently than I do. To me, you can make only so many movies of a guy hacking up teenagers before the idea gets a little stale. Part four (this film) is when the crew realized you could break up the monotony with a little humor. So now in part four you have a fair amount of laughs, some improved gore (compared to the first few films) and the same old formula of killing kids.

You also have two key guest stars: Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover. You cannot play down the Feldman power here. Sure, he's young. But he really steals the show and watch his expressions when he finds some neighbors doing something naughty. Feldman's absence from this film would likely have lead to dullness and the premature death of the series.

Glover, meanwhile, is the humorous aspect. Well, okay, not just Glover -- the whole opening scene with Axel the Coroner is morbidly amusing (and really anticipates part nine's coroner). But Crispin Glover is fun to watch, and his "white boy dance" is pretty amusing.

The inclusion of character Rob Dier (brother of part two's Sandra Dier) is a good move, adding some continuity to the movie, further connecting it to the previous films. And for horror fanboys who like nudity (and you know you do), this is the episode that contains by far the most nudity in the series. For some people, that's all it takes to sell a picture.

So I understand if people rank this film lower because they think it's getting stale or if the humor makes them think the creators aren't taking the series seriously anymore. As for me, that's what makes this one of my favorite episodes in the series (probably in my top three out of eleven films). We have a crew that just wants to have fun, and if we go along for the ride we have a little fun ourselves. Seems fair.

I wish there was a way to take money away from these producers

[yoncenator · 1/10 · 20 May 2003]

I've read newspapers more scary. I can only credit mindless cattle movie-goers for sequels as bad as this. How this series continued after this movie is beyond me. I'm only commenting on this to hopefully dissuade even one person from seeing this movie. There's not even any blood in the movie. Every death is meaningless and predictable and mundane all at the same time. I wish there was a way to take money away from the producers/directors/and actors in this film.

"Hey, Ted, where the hell is the corkscrew?"

[ryan-10075 · 7/10 · 25 July 2020]

Tom Savini is back. This time it was to kill off in essence the character he created in Jason Vorhees. This was supposed to be the final FRIDAY THE 13TH, but seeming that Paramount made big money off these movies they couldn't just let Jason die.

In the fourth installment Jason is not quite dead yet. So after mutilating his way through the Wessex County Morgue he's back off to Crystal Lake. This time it's a cabin full of rowdy, horny teenagers who happen to be right next door to the Jarvis' with sister Trish (Kimberly Beck) and brother Tommy (Corey Feldman).

While there is nothing new in the story department to me it is the great effects by Savini, the direction from Joseph Zito and a good set up for the final confrontation with Jason...or what was supposed to be. There are some really good kills in this film. Yet at the same time there are some kills that with the fact you have Tom Savini as your effects guy are kind of lacking. It was just decided to have the shadow of the character killed or characters completely killed off screen.

If you have made it this far into the series certainly tune in to this part. Not sure exactly what my favourite FRIDAY THE 13th movie is, but I would say my favourite parts are 2 through 4. They are all flawed, but do have some things going for them. This part does have my favourite Jason though in Ted White. I really enjoyed the earlier versions of Jason and lean toward White and Richard Brooker from part 3.

Also starring Judie Aronson, Peter Barton, Erich Anderson and Crispin Glover as Jimmy. Glover is really great in his role and shows off his amazing ability to dance.

Dreadful

[shaun98 · 2/10 · 19 April 2002]

[Includes a "spoiler"]

Strangely enough, it is not often that Jason himself puts up an appearance in the fourth entry of the series. Why he is absent from such a large chunk of the film, I cannot be sure, but from a financial point of view, isn't that a bit counterproductive? After all, that's what the fans pay to see, Jason killing people, isn't that right? His absence reveals the movie for what it is: a bad teen melodrama that happens to guest-star Jason.

Most of the characters are so annoying that we actually root for Jason to kill them, and so he does, but not nearly soon enough. That's the problem here; there's not enough slasher action to sustain such a thin plot. The result: a major bore.

Granted, Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover have some appeal. Makeup artist Tom Savini obviously had a hand in the script, as Feldman is portrayed as a child prodigy with an interest in special effects. Glover generates some sympathy as a lonely young man. Savini himself does a good job crafting Jason's gruesome demise. However, these elements aren't enough to prevent the film from being a tired rehash.

By now, it is useless to comment on the fact that Paramount lied when they said it was the last. Jason simply can't die, and we must live with that fact of life.

* (out of ****)

Released by Paramount Pictures

As for a horror movie, this one delivers.

[pghpunk7 · 10/10 · 19 February 2000]

I'm a firm believer that horror movies should be judged as horror movies, and not compared when reviewed to films such as The Godfather, and as far as horror films go, this one could easily be the Godfather of em all. Following closely in the tradition of the previous three Fridays, The Final Chapter places Jason smack dab in the middle of two isolated cabins deep in the woods, one occupied by a group of fun loving teenagers and the other by a peaceful lakeside family. Well of course the violence and gross fun is plenty, but what really sets this film apart from a lot of horror flicks and almost all of the Friday the 13th films is it's tone, quality and over all entertainment level. Director Joseph Zito has a sharp eye for detail and Splatter Master Tom Savini sure does send Jason out with a bang. Of course this ended up NOT being The Final Chapter, unfortunately it should have been. After this entry the series really started to go down hill. If your in the mood for a good old fashion 80's slasher flick, this one's for you.

Return to form....

[nightwatch4773 · 7/10 · 26 March 2013]

Has the bloodiest kills of the series and the most nudity in the entire series. Cory Feldman plays the young Tommy Jarvis who will be finally the match Jason is looking for. The film starts off just like Halloween 4 starts off Jason in the morgue but it is not long before Jason is back on his way to Crystal Lake for more mayhem. A young Crispen Clover is on top as well so this little instalment had some star power it was unaware of. The gore factor is really turned up in this sequel that features the most gruesome killings in the series. This entry and maybe part 5 must be the reasons why the MPAA got their little hands dirty with parts 6,7 and 8 which were so heavily edited that compared to today's standards could be viewed on Saturday afternoon with the kids.

The Final Chapter? ...yeah right!

[uds3 · 2 September 2002]

Paramount spent up big with this one intending (one doubts) to lay Jason to rest once and for all. Following a bigger box office return than any of the previous three films, there was obviously no choice but to bring Jason back in Part 5.

They did everything right here....Revived Jason from part 4, sent him back to Camp Crystal lake and laid in a ready supply of machetes! The end result wasn't actually either great cinema or great horror, but it hit the spot with those that mattered - The Voorhees followers, of which where remain millions worldwide.

One of the better sequels, but not the greatest.

Dreadfully dull

[rocknrelics · 4/10 · 26 January 2021]

Working my way through the box set, and so far one and two were dull, the third was a pleasant surprise being entertaining, funny and campy.

I was expecting more of the same as three here, and I didn't get it, what I got was yet more dullness, and a completely ridiculous storyline.

So far, I am really failing to see how these movies have such an iconic status.

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter

[Rautus · 10/10 · 18 February 2007]

Don't let the title fool you, this isn't the final chapter in Friday the 13th. Jason returns to Crystal Lake after being sent to the morgue and killing two staff members, young boy Tommy Jarvis is into horror and likes making horror masks while at the house next door a group of teenagers are spending their vacation there and of course are planning a little sex.

Meanwhile a man who's sister was killed by Jason is going into the woods and is planning on killing Jason, he befriends Tommy and his family in the mean time.

At the teens house they meet some twins and invite them to a night of drinking. Jason manages to kill all of them and then has his eye on Tommy and his sister since he killed their mom while they was out.

While left at the house Tommy shaves his hair off to look like Jason and try to connect with him. His sister returns to the house and Jason follows her, and after Tommy distracts him with his shaved hair his sister takes the Machete and whacks his Mask off.

So Tommy picks up the Machete and rams it into his head and then stabs him several times with it.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a must for the fans and slasher lovers.

"Jason's body has disappeared from the morgue."

[bensonmum2 · 6/10 · 14 May 2006]

I know there are fans out there that feel the fourth installment in the Friday the 13th series is the best. I don't happen to agree. While the first three movies weren't necessarily groundbreaking in their innovation, there were moments in each that we had not seen before – at least in a Friday the 13th movie. By the time Paramount rolled out Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter in 1984, the 80s slasher-boom was in full swing. It was all but impossible to do anything new. Chapter 4 is one big cliché of the slasher genre and a rehash of everything that came before. This one follows the standard formula to a T - A group of idiotic kids go to the woods and for the first 2/3 of the film, we watch them behave like complete morons. Suddenly, and with very little build-up or suspense, Jason shows up and kills everyone in sight. In the end, the one person who seems most incapable of doing so "kills" Jason. The End. I think I wrote something just like this for the other Friday the 13th movies I've written about.

So far, all I've done is blast Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. To be fair, it's actually not that bad as far as these films go. Most of the credit for this should go to Tom Savini. His special effects are top notch and worth the price of admission. One of my favorite kill scenes in the movie occurs early on with the hospital attendant in the morgue. That head snap is nicely done.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

[Steve-end · 1/10 · 11 September 2006]

This movie is awful, I saw it when I was kid and it did not scare me at all, in fact it bored me. I watched it again recently and I am pleased to say even as a kid, I knew my horror movies. I don't know why it is hailed as one of the better 'Friday the 13th' movies as their are far superior ones such as part 3 and part 6. Corey Feldman is one of the reasons that the 80s is looked on as a cheesy and tacky period in Post Modern history and once again he blew it in this movie. The guy who keeps laughing at the silent movies is probably the worst bit of casting I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of the series but this one is a real let down. Don't be fooled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!