Musty TV's Maniacal Movie Countdown - Day 11: Friday the 13th: the Final Chapter (1984)

While I did go to see Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D twice in a theater the year it came out, it wasn't because I was particularly fond of the movie, or the series. It was because it was the summer, I was bored, and the 3-D was kind of cool. But after that, I never bothered with another Friday the 13th or Jason movie, so I didn't know know about Crispin Glover’s wackadoo part in Friday the 13th: the Final Chapter until recently. I also seemed to miss completely that Corey Feldman is also in it (as well as the following Friday the 13th: A New Beginning).

Does all of that make this a must see? Probably not, unless you are a fan of the series, and if you are, then you've probably already seen it. To be sure, Cripin Glover's brief scenes are a hoot (the best being his dance scene, which you can get a taste of above). But the Jason movies just aren’t my thing I think! I did find it interesting that for the majority of this one, you don’t even see Jason, just his kills, which made me realize how unimportant the “character” of Jason probably is. At least up to this point. Not sure I’m going to test that theory by venturing further into the series (contrary to the promise of this one’s title, it was NOT the final chapter), but I do think I've gotten enough exposure to the Friday the 13th films to better appreciate the two films that are coming next in this countdown...

I watched Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter via a DVD from my local library, but it, and the rest of the Friday the 13th movies, were recently added to Shudder.