Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.
Critics Sentiment
Violet does the robot dance to Pseudo Echo before being killed
Tommy appears wearing Roy's hockey mask and wielding a knife
The film drops dramatically from the chase sequences (6.1) to the Roy Burns reveal (4.3), a 1.8 point plunge as the twist ending disappointed viewers.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning receives mixed-to-negative reception, with viewers appreciating some 80s slasher elements and John Shepherd's performance but heavily criticizing the predictable twist ending and annoying characters. The film starts weak, has some entertaining middle segments with creative kills and chase scenes, but crashes in the final act with a universally panned Scooby-Doo style reveal. Critics found it a step backwards from The Final Chapter, though some defended it as an entertaining time capsule of bad 80s horror.
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John Shepherd
Tommy Jarvis
Tiffany Helm
Violet
John Robert Dixon
Eddie Kelso
Juliette Cummins
Robin
Melanie Kinnaman
Pam Roberts
Richard Young
Matthew Letter
Deborah Voorhees
Tina
Mark Venturini
Victor Faden
Shavar Ross
Reggie
Marco St. John
Sheriff Cal Tucker
Corey Feldman
Tommy Jarvis Age 12
Richard Lineback
Deputy Dodd
Rebecca Wood
Lana (as Rebecca Wood-Sharkey)
Bob DeSimone
Billy/Male Nurse (as Bob De Simone)
Ron Sloan
Junior
Anthony Barrile
Vinnie
Todd Bryant
Neil
Caskey Swaim
Duke
Corey Parker
Pete
Jerry Pavlon
Jake
Crew
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