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Movie Review: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

Synopsis: After an elaborate FBI trap results in Jason Voorhees being blown up, the serial killer is finally believed to be dead. However, while his body was destroyed, his spirit still lives and has the ability to possess other people. This allows him to continue his killing spree while looking for one of his remaining three blood relatives. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/movie-review-jason-goes-to-hell-the-final-friday-1993/

Movie Review: Friday the 13th (1980)

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Synopsis : 21 years after Camp Crystal Lake was shut down following a drowning and the murder of two camp counselors, Steve Christy is looking to re-open the property and has brought in a group of counselors to help him. Shortly after arriving, however, the counselors are stalked by an unknown killer. Who's in it? The movie stars Betsy Palmer , Adrienne King , Robbi Morgan , Kevin Bacon and Harry Crosby. Review: My wife and I recently watched some of the sequels to this film and, while doing so, I realized it had been a while since I had seen the original and I didn't remember too much about it. So, when we had an opportunity to watch this film earlier this week, we did. One of the biggest problems with slasher movies is, once you know who the killer is, they do tend to lose a little something the next time you see them. That is, unfortunately, the case with this movie. While I never thought the movie was overly scary, I do think, without prior knowledge of w...

Movie Review: Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

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Synopsis: Two years after surviving an attack by Jason Voorhees, Chris Higgins returns to her family's cabin near Crystal Lake with her friends. She believes the man who attacked her is dead. But, Jason is alive and ready to kill again. Who's in it? The movie stars Dana Kimmell ,  Richard Brooker , Gloria Charles , David Katims and Rachel Howard . Review: My wife and I came across this film on one of our movie channels last night and, since it had been a while since either of us had watched any of the Friday the 13th movies, we decided to watch it after the kids went to bed. Because it had been some time since I last seen any of these films, I really couldn't remember anything about this movie or the two films that preceded it. But, as it turns out, it was actually pretty good. I love horror movies. But, I also have two major pet peeves about most of them. I've found the majority of horror films either take too long to get started and/or focus more on gratuit...