Friday the 13th Part Two (1981) -
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Please note that this review is laden with spoilers.
Jason Injury Count: In this movie,
Jason is kicked once in the groin, tripped several times, and was nearly
decapitated: A
machete was firmly lodged in his chest, via a downward chopping motion - the wound entered his body right around the neck line, clearly severing a jugular and probably nicking a lung. Of course, Jason does not die.
Body count: 11 (One implied death would make it 12, but the
next movie states there was only ten at the camp)
Plot Outline: Years after the original movie, a local
young man opens a
Camp Counselor Training Retreat on
Crystal Lake, just a 10-15 minute walk from the site of the original movie's setting (
Camp Crystal Lake). Right at the beginning of the movie, the young women are sitting around a campfire telling the old "Jason" story, and saying
"Some say Jason is alive and was working WITH his Mom, and seeing her murdered pushed him over the edge!" COMPLETELY ignoring the fact that Jason
drowned about 35-40 years previous and no sighting of him has been seen so far. After a 10-person-killing-spree, Jason
proves his stupidity when the lead character dons his mother's sweater and Jason thinks she is his mom. Jason is "done in" with the machete chop detailed above while entranced by
mother-flashback-hallucinations.
Then, safe and sound back inside the cabin, the two lead characters are attacked by Jason, complete with machete stuck in his chest. Movie fades out with much screaming and
confusion.
Interesting Notes: Jason makes his first appearance in this movie, as a full-grown axe-wielding man. He
does not have his
trademark hockey-mask, however;
he wears a pillowcase over his head with eyeholes cut out. It looks rather silly.
The only survivor from Friday the 13th part one dies within the first 5 minutes of the movie. She didn't even have a chance - being nowhere near Camp Crystal Lake, Jason's stomping grounds, it was very surprising. In fact, one would say it was very surprising that Jason existed at all. Nevertheless, we waste
no time on plot!
Lead Roles:
Directed by: Steve Miner
Writing credits: Ron Kurz
Tagline: The body count continues...
Sources: The oh-so-wonderful IMDB, my head, and the box.