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Friday the 13^th: A New Beginning Movie Review

Friday the 13^th: A New Beginning is a 1985 slasher film directed by Danny Steinmann and starring John Shepherd. It’s a very mediocre sequel.

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“You dumb dildo!“

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Years after killing Jason Voorhees, a notorious serial killer, Tommy Jarvis begins to see chilling visions that make him wonder if Jason is behind a series of murders around his halfway house. This movie was meant to start a new trilogy, but weak box office receipts cut those plans off instantly. The resulting movie is a middling chapter in the series that is pretty much a one-off.

My main issue with this one is the first half. It is so weak, so boring and so lifeless that I couldn’t wait for it to be finished. It introduces us to so many of these stereotypical, stock characters that are just there to be killed off in the end. They didn’t get any meaningful personality or development.

I liked Tommy and he was a solid protagonist. Shepherd was fine in the role. The highlight is Reggie. This kid is easy to root for and in a way he can be thought of as the main character. The others all range from forgettable to pointless.

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A New Beginning features a pretty solid third act with some fun set pieces and a very good final sequence. The slasher sequences worked in this entry and I wished that we got more of these and less of those unnecessary dialogue scenes starring mediocre and stereotypical characters. The movie looks good, but the score is forgettable this time around.