Up next on my 80's Fest Movie 🎬 Marathon...Friday The 13th, Part 3 (1982) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movies #Movie #horror #fridaythe13th #fridaythe13thpart3 #seanscunningham #danakimmell #richardbrooker #riprichardbrooker #paulkratka #larryzerner #rachelhoward #katherineparks #davidkatims #jeffreyrodgers #traciesavage #gloriacharles #ripgloriacharles #cherimaugans #nicksavage #stevesusskind #amysteel #JohnFurey #stevedash #ripstevedash #KevinOBrien #DavidWiley #vintage #VHS #80s #80sfest #durandurantulsas6thannual80sfest

Friday the 13th – Never Hike Alone 2 Full Movie:    *Spoilers Throughout* What’s This About: Continuing where Never Hike Alone and Never Hike in the Snow left off, Tommy Jarvis joins up with Hiker Kyle to rid the world of  the plague that is Jason Voorhees for good! Here are some of my observations as I watched the film: I’m assuming from that vintage looking kids Mickey Mouse fishing pole that…

Friday the 13th: Part III (Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D, 1982)

"Goddamnit, Shelly, why do you always have to be such an asshole?"

"Sorry. And I'm not an asshole, I'm an actor."

And no, I’m not just talking about the hockey mask

Part 3 is really what shaped Friday the 13th into a singular vision that would direct the rest of the series. It’s no secret that the first 2 films are pretty different from the rest of the franchise. Part 1 established the lore and emphasis on gore, but of course Pamela would not be the killer for the rest of the series, nor would they all be whodunit mysteries. Part 2 introduced Jason as the killer, but this would be a pretty “beta” version of the character lol, very different from how we see him today, and not just in his physical design but his manner as well.

Part 3 is what would finally set in stone what a Friday the 13th movie is, or was now going to be. Starting with the visual stuff, of course, Jason is how we see him today. But I’m not just talking about the hockey mask, that’s obvious. His choice in clothes would give Jason a firm “style” for the rest of the franchise (as much as I liked the overalls, they weren’t here to stay), and his unmasked appearance is much different than part 2s, and harkens back to more of his child appearance in part 1. From here on out, all Jason’s would look more in line with part 3 than in part 2. It should be noted that there was an unused version of Jason’s face for part 3 that looked pretty much exactly like part 2, but with no hair. Had they not changed it, it’s very likely Jason would have actually looked that way for the rest of the series.

But it’s more than just a change in wardrobe or makeup. Physically, Jason is a bit larger, and it’s not until this movie that we start to get a grasp for Jason’s strength when he crushes Rick’s skull with his bare hands. Paul was able to tussle with Jason in part 2, but Ali didn’t fair so well when he tried. And Jay’s ability to survive all the damage he takes in this movie, most notably being hung, would set the foundation for his enhanced endurance as a human and nigh-invulnerability as a zombie.

But, yet, it’s even more than that. It establishes more of how we understand Jason as a character. Part 3 is the first movie not to be set in a camp. Part 2 showed us Jason was a bit more strict than his mother by killing Crazy Ralph, but this movie showed us he didn’t just not want people opening camps. He didn’t want them near his goddamn lake, period. Even if you just live too close to the lake, he’s got you in his sights. Ironically, this template of Jason slowly sneaking around a vacation home and killing everyone off one by one would be used more than the actual camp setting itself.

Bit longer than I expected, but I just find the early years and first steps of the franchise and how it evolved to be very interesting. Because there was no solid idea of who Jason was yet, this did lead to the misstep with their flashback scene with Chris, and the awkward sort-of implication that he raped her. However, they seemed to be unsure of this themselves since they never outright say anything, and it didn’t even make sense with what we did know of the character back then. But, that aside, the movie was very important for painting the picture we know Jason as today.

To be a bit topical, this is also why the current lawsuit is so confusing. While I, and most, believe Victor Miller should get the rights back, really, neither Sean nor Victor created Jason as we know it. Victor created a boy who drowned named Jason, but Jason was created by a collaboration of many people over many movies, from screenplay writers, to directors, to those who played him, to makeup artists, and to whoever the fuck brought that hockey mask in, anyways.

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