Soon after this Jason picks up his trademark hockey mask for the first time, which I have to admit does make him look extremely creepy - especially when he indulges in a bit of stalking, after Michael Myers in HALLOWEEN. One girl gets it through the neck, another guy gets it through the stomach and another non-entity (left over from the blaxploitation years) is just beaten repeatedly. Things start getting funny when a 'fearsome' biker gang venture into a derelict barn only to fall foul of Jason and his trusty pitchfork. Only some REALLY bad acting, especially in the case of some of the female screamers, awful! There's no need to worry about the plot or people involved, being as they are a typical clichéd bunch of '80s teenagers (including the pre-requisite hippies, fat joker guy, and sex-hungry couples). There's no time for pointless characterisation, this film gets down to the murder and (fake-looking) gore very quickly which I like to see. Sure, it's very repetitive and the stalk and slash antics get tiring very quickly (there are still another six - or seven? - parts in the series to go!) but the strict formula works for me. It's not a good film by any means, but it's a lot of fun to watch. In fact, this is probably the high (or low) point of '80s slasher cheesiness, and fans should immediately seek it out. This is definitely an improvement over the previous instalment, containing as it does a lot more cheesy gore, silly situations, a more menacing bad guy and lots of amusing bad stuff in general. It just goes to show that you can't keep a good man down as Jason returns in the 3rd film in the Friday the 13th series (in as many years!). Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 6 / 10 So bad it's good 3D slasher fun
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