If I asked my little brother about 3D technology he most definitely would answer "Yeah, videogames, Toy Story, Shrek and did I mention videogames?" Little he knows that the 3D technology is one of the many crazy ideas that were born in the 80's. He would reply "Alright, but 3D movies are the latest trend" Wrong again little fella. It just so happens that 3D technology was already exploited in 80's cinema and TV. Of course, only going to the movies you could experience a real 3D trip. Who doesn't remember those red & blue glasses? I do, and as a matter of fact, I own six pairs of them. Back then in the 80's we were ages from having 3D TV and 3D blu-ray players but I guarantee you that those red & blue glasses did their job.
"No more bags in my head, I'm fond of hockey you know"
"hello there, I'm Jason and you're dead"
After the huge success of Friday the 13th, Part I the sequel was obvious and necessary, so producers thought it would be fairly interesting to have Jason Voorhees back from the death to continue the body count, and so begins the Jason legend. Despite being relatively succesful, Friday the 13th, Part II didn't make Jason earn extra Benjamins, so he was still unmasked and wearing clothes that made him look like the first Grunge rock act. In part II the killings got better, meaning that they got gorier, although censorship cut some of the more explicit scenes. Part III felt like a natural job to do as Jason was becoming a cult icon of horror. However, producers did know what to do. They didn't want to continue with a psycho/schyzo killer doing his thing just like he did in the past movie, so they had to come up with some new elements to bring joy to us, the movie freaks. Producers updated the experience with uncensored gory killings, gratoutious nudity a la 70's exploitation and probably the two most interesting new elements: making the whole film in 3D and turning Jason from a hillbilly type o' slaughter to the legendary killer status he now has.
Updated killings.
a Great scene to watch on 3D.
My head hurts!
Part III starts right after police is searching for the killer that caused massive death in the crystal lake camp. What they don't know is that Jason has moved into another camp: Higgins Haven. Again we meet with a group of teenagers looking forward to get laid and have some fun, you know just your average teen stereotype. Among them, are Shelly who enjoys
immature practical jokes, a newly pregnant girl, a hippie couple who
are constantly ensconced in a cloud of pot smoke and the emotionally
damaged Chris, who loves Crystal Lake but has terrible memories of it.
It seems that, some time ago, Chris was attacked in the woods by a man
with a terribly deformed face. During the attack she passed out and
woke up the next morning, safe in her own bed at home. She is not
entirely convinced that it was all a dream, and so decides that a
weekend at her former haven may just be what she needs to deal with the
past. Unfortunately, it was not a dream, as all of us already knew. The
man who attacked her was Jason Voorhees, and no sooner do the kids
settle in and start partying and screwing than he shows up, ready for
some post-coital killings. First to go is an obnoxious trio of
motorcycle thugs who harassed our heroes. Then good old Jason gets right down to
what he does best: stabbing, skewering, bisecting and impaling anyone
who is stupid enough to wander off alone and wait for him to approach.
Good old shower scene.
Overall, a decent sequel which has the added value of seeing Jason Voorhees wear his signature hockey mask for the first time, plus the uncensored gory deaths and the 3D tech, that enhances the killings by a 100%. Go watch it now if you still haven't!
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