Friday the 13th Part III Review

Review of Friday the 13th Part III (1982) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

I can't tell you why this is one of my favorite F13 sequels. Maybe it's the weird harbinger old man who can't hold a candle to Ralph but still knocks it out of the park with ten seconds of actual dialogue, maybe it's the stoner couple Chuck and Chili who seem to be the coolest kids in the movie (until they fat-shame Shelley, which probably warrants a kill each from Jason for that alone), or maybe it's Chris being a survivor who's just randomly encountered Jason at some point in the past and goes through some hard moments when she's on the run (and Miner gives us some great moments that rival his previous F13 project, Part 2, in another fantastic canoe sequence) that seems to want to pay homage to JUST BEFORE DAWN. not in rage that Constance wielded in that film but in pure strength and energy Chris generates in Miner's FRIDAY 3D when everything clicks into place.

This sequel gets a lot of hate and frankly I don't see it.