Film198592 min

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Name: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Genre: Horror
Released: 1985
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Shavar Ross, Richard Young, Marco St. John

Taste attributes: horrordetectivethrillermysteryfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"A New Beginning to the first step in terror."

Boxlist takeExpect a dark, serious horror film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.3 /10

TMDB · 760 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

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