This is it. This is one of those horror movies that shows a great schism in the horror community, where rabid fans dismiss this movie as a piece of shit and others say it's not as bad as some make it out to be. I can definitely see both sides of this argument. This movie has hokey and cheesy scenes, bad acting, annoying characters, a lame tie-in to the previous installment, and then a conclusion that many see as a cop out. If you haven't seen this movie and don't want anything spoiled for you, stop reading now. I actually wish I could have seen this movie without people telling me the big surprise, but alas, people love to mouth off and spoil things. At least I'm warning you. In this movie the killer everyone thinks is Jason Voorhees isn't really Jason Voorhees.

The opening sequence is pretty cool. Having killed Jason off in the "final chapter," our creepy little Corey Feldman has nightmares every night that someone digs up Jason's body, allowing him to return. One of these nightmares is a great opener for the movie, except that it tricks you into thinking the movie is going to be cooler than it actually is. When Corey wakes up he's an older kid and a much worse actor. Boo hoo. This movie has some cool death scenes sprinkled throughout, though. One wonders how a home for troubled teens can have such lax security that someone can get in and kill almost all the patients before anyone notices, but such is the logic of horror movies. There are some annoying neighbors surrounding the home, and they irritate you to such a degree that when they're killed off, you just might fall to your knees and thank the movie gods.

Yep, that's about it. I mean, I enjoyed this movie, but I'm not going to pretend that it isn't really just a mildly entertaining pile of shit. First, the acting in this movie is atrocious. First day of acting school bad. For reals. Second, there is virtually no gore. Again, this may be the fault of the loser studio not wanting to release the series in its uncut form, but I don't care who's to blame, the movie is s let down. I don't want to see a slasher with no gore. What is this, the "Prom Night" remake? Stop it people. Add in the numerous plot holes (who knew group homes for troubled teens had such nonexistent security systems, how did the killer go unnoticed for so long, why didn't the killer's friends or coworkers put 2 and 2 together and realize what was going on) and you have a movie that's just disappointing. I'll admit, it diverted my attention for awhile and I don't hate it with the vitriol that most fans of the series seem to muster when discussing this sequel, but I can't in good conscience recommend it to you without warning you how mediocre and lame it is. Like I said before, this movie is for completists only who want to own/watch the whole series. All others should beware.

Lame follow up that is made even more lame by the coolness of the installments that come before and after it. This movie is a throwaway compared to those two films.