Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

lukem-52760 Part 3 is silly fun & pretty ridiculous lol it has really stupid characters that you want to die but it's ok fun but not one pf the best of the franchise but pretty damn good!!! Part 2 was Excellent & this what abit of a let down after that film but it still has some charm but the disco score is terrible lol bad music!!! A weird entry in a Great franchise that i love but still watchable & still a fun little slasher

Maladapted Friday the 13th Part III was supposed to be the last of the series after the first two did surprisingly well. The formula changes slightly, moving from counselors to a group of friends relaxing for a weekend near Crystal Lake. No longer do we have to ask "Where are the children?" The movie starts with a recap from the previous film, which is all of the previous film you really need to know to enjoy the movie. It was intended to end the series, so it doesn't cliffhanger you to death. If I'm introducing someone to Friday the 13th, Part II or Part III are my go to flicks. Since it is the movie where Jason gets his iconic hockey mask, it is probably the best entry point for the franchise if you don't want to subject someone to all of the parts before it.

Greg I had decided recently to re-watch all of the Friday the 13th films again because there is a new one coming out this year. Last night I watched number 3 again and I have to say it is just as good as I remember.There is a certain quality in the first few films that slowly dissolved in the later sequels. Jason is back after the events of number 2 and returning to Camp Crystal lake after being away for a little while. The opening scene shows Jason killing 2 shop owners, these are quite nasty killings and it made me jump even though you know whats coming these deaths are still shocking. Fast forwards a few hours and we see a van arriving at Camp Crystal lake. Jason has not come home yet, but you can bet when he does he is not going to like these new visitors. Strange things start to occur and the heroine played by Dana Kimmell knows that something is amiss. As the time goes on, Jason picks off the new counselors one by one and in this Friday the 13th Jason moves around very menacingly, the actor Richard Brooker definitely knew how to use the space around him to the fullest advantage. The rest of the actors were average or below average. I remember a girl in a blue top running up and down stairs very unconvincingly trying to act but it just wasn't coming across well. Overlooking these slight annoyances there is actually a very good slasher film here. The last 20 minutes or so sees Jason and Chris in an exhilarating chase and the ending works really well. I was not expecting his mother to come out of the water! That is something that still made me jump even now and even though I have seen this film years ago that still was a big wow moment. This is definitely not a movie for everyone, but if you do not like this kind of movie then you probably haven't seen the first 2 and you probably wouldn't be reading this review. Make some popcorn, turn out the lights and enjoy! They certainly do not make films like this anymore.

Sean Lamberger Continued Crystal Lake bloodletting, now with 100% more hockey mask. Characterization has improved from the pitiful showing in Part 2, but that's close to the textbook definition of a backhanded compliment. We still endure some painfully awkward social interactions and idiotic decisions from the cast, and linger too long in their dry, boring daylight scenes. The series has moved past the camp counselor-as-victim model, though it doesn't seem to make much of a difference: these generic teenagers don't behave much differently. Jason continues to be omnipresent, basically signifying a transition point between every scene. Time to move our perspective into the bedroom? Well, let's just cram a shadowy figure or heavy work boot into the end of the preceding shot. Don't forget the trademarked stalking/heavy breathing melody. His problems with closing the deal also persist: the guy is downright psychic for the first dozen kills, but when the number of survivors drops to one or two, all of a sudden he can't get out of his own way. Sloppy and poorly made, like many of the era's horror movies, but also oddly charming for many of the same reasons.