"Friday the 13th" is considered to be one of the most memorable horror films of the 1980's, next to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Child's Play". By 1986, the series had gone through a lot. Four sequels, two of which were pretty well received (Parts 2 and 4) and two others which didn't get many positive reviews (3 and 5). After a dismal attempt at the box-office with "Friday the 13th Part V", Jason fans everywhere embraced Part 6, which is considered to be the best of the sequels. Then in 1988, Paramount decided to bring Jason back for another scare, with an unknown cast of horny teenagers, lots of bloody death scenes, and a director by the name of John Carl Buechler. Now, this is where i get irritated at Paramount. You might remember many of the horror successes Paramount Pictures had; 'Rosemary's Baby', 'Psycho', and, of course, the original 'Friday the 13th'. You may also remember paramount's horror flops, such as 'Friday the 13th Part V', and 'Orca'. You see, the successes Paramount had were led by experienced directors. In the case of Friday part 7, it's different. John Carl Buechler already failed at the box-office with his unsuccessful horror film 'Troll' (1986). Was he really the director Paramount needed to take on Jason, one of the most memorable icons of the slasher genre? The results, as you might see, were disastrous. 'Friday the 13th Part 7' is so dull, so idiotic, so weird, that i almost fell asleep watching it. First thing that sucks about Part 7, is the first half hour of the movie. We get very little character development. All we know is that Tina has telekinesis, she likes a boy, but this bitchy whore will do anything to keep Tina from scoring with the guy, and Jason returns after Tina (stupidly) revives him. Somebody should've mentioned earlier that there was a homicidal maniac chained to the bottom of the lake, and he could be awakened at anytime. but alas, f there had been such a warning, there wouldn't be a movie. Another thing being the music. Harry Manfredini's musical score from the first 6 Fridays enhances the mood in each scene the memorable theme is played. His music added an ominous feeling even when Jason wasn't present. While is score is recycled into Part 7, a majority of the music is done by Fred Mollin. Fred Mollin's score isn't horrible, but it certainly doesn't add any atmosphere or mood during the film, and it is very inferior to Manfredini's score. Manfredini did the vocals for the infamous "Chi Chi Ha Ha Ha" in the original Fridays. Mollin takes it over this time but his imitation sounds nothing more than "Hee hee hee". Also, in the final scene when Jason's mask splits open, the scene is ruined because the musical score SUCKS throughout that entire scene. Also, the now infamous alternate ending in which Tina's dead father rises from the lake was included in the version i saw. It was really pathetic. Tina killed her dad earlier in the film by drowning him in Crystal Lake. The disappointing thing is, is that Mr. Shepard's corpse looks like nothing more than the original Mr. Shepard, except now he's covered in water and his clothes are all dirty, and not even ripped. Compare this to Jason, who's been underwater for about the same number of years Mr. Shepard has been, and he's a deformed walking corpse! Also, it's kind of surprising that Mr. Shepard was able to take down Jason by just pulling him underwater, considering the fact that Mr. Shepard looks like a total pussy, even when he is a corpse. Mr. Shepard also abused Tina and her mom, but from the way he looked and acted in the beginning, Tina's mom could've beaten the crap out of HIM.
OVERALL, this film is a ridiculous sequel that all the other F13's should be embarrassed to be related to it (even parts 5 and 8!!)
OVERALL, this film is a ridiculous sequel that all the other F13's should be embarrassed to be related to it (even parts 5 and 8!!)