Reviews: Friday the 13th Part III (1982) Movie Review
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Serial Killers
Subgenres: Slasher, Maniac, Suburbs, Teens
Our take on Friday the 13th Part III (1982) explores its plot, scares, and horror highlights to help fans decide if it deserves a place on their watchlist.
Friday the 13th Part III (1982) is directed by Steve Miner created on a $2.3 million estimated movie budget. Friday the 13th Part III grossed $36.6 million at the US box office.
Friday the 13th Part III is about Jason Voorhees (Richard Brooker) reviving from his past wounds. After some time, a group of co-eds arrives at Crystal Lake, and Jason Voorhees starts his killing spree once more.
Friday the 13th Part 3 (III), picking up exactly where part two ended, Jason Vorhees continues his reign of bloodshed and terror in this 3-D installment of the Friday the 13th series. Yes, Friday the 13th Part 3 (III) was in 3-D, but Steve Miner (director) never really does anything with this effect (except the eyeball popping out on the screen). Also, Jason discards his worn old pillowcase and sports a stylish hockey mask for the first time. Other than that, this is just a tired retread of the previous two films, with the murders being sneaky and some from the first-person point of view (like we don’t know it’s Jason??).
However, instead of regular old camp counselors, Jason’s killing average, everyday pot-smoking, sex-crazed teens on a weekend retreat. As with the previous two, the last twenty or so minutes of the movie consists of the only girl left alive running in circles from the Crystal Lake serial killer. Still, as old as this scenario gets, these movies are still good fun and the fans can’t get enough.
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- Friday the 13th Part III Rating Scores
- Our Score: 7/10
- Overall Score: 4.55/10
- IMDB: 5.6/10
- MetaCritic: 3.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 1.1/10
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