With the appearance of this sequel the subtitle of the last one (The Final Chapter) seems a bit redundant doesn't it?

Opening with a decent dream sequence this soon joins an older Tommy (played here by John Shepherd) who's being shipped off to a youth mental facility. Soon however, and sure enough, Jason pops back-up to start killing anew. But just you wait for the so-so twist at the end.

Certainly the most maligned part of the series (and understandably) this is also the weakest of the set; sure it sports the highest body count, has some memorable deaths (the flare, leather strap, clippers and motorbike decapitation are alright) and offers some amusement at times (the redneck mother/son combo are pretty humourous) but it suffers from weak attempts at a "whodunnit?" mood and tries for a more comedic tone than previous entries with minimal results.

Pretty pathetic with a lame "it never ends" finale this may average a death every 3-5 minutes but also gets tiresome pretty quick.

Dominick Brascia (who plays the chubby junk food loving paitent - and dies early) went on to co-write and direct 1986's slasher Evil Laugh (which is better than this - if not by much). Co-writer Martin Kitrosser also helped pen part 3.

Followed by Jason Lives:Friday The 13th Part VI.

Directed By: Danny Steinmann.
Written By: David Cohen, Martin Kitrosser, Danny Steinmann.

Starring: Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Shavar Ross, Richard Young.