Without the 3D, you're also free to focus on some of the filmmaker's mistakes. We're talking rattlesnakes hanging from wires, arrows guided by fishing line, and some really cheap makeup effects. They add laughs to the mix, albeit inadvertently, and provide even more camp value to an already ridiculous film. The video and audio presentation of Friday the 13th, Part 3 is on par with the previous Friday films, but I found this DVD to be improved in some areas. There is little in the way of digital artifacts, and colors and flesh tones are accurate throughout.
Black levels are also dead-on, resulting in some really impenetrable looking night scenes.
Fine detailing, however, seems to be slightly off - the picture has a soft look to it and, once or twice, the film just looks like it's out of focus. Still, this is a very good looking picture that is miles beyond any previous home video release. As with the previous discs, you get a serviceable English mono track here in the way of audio. Bass is on the shallow side, but dialogue maintains its clarity. Everything basically sounds about as good as it's going to get on a track of this sort, with the only drawbacks resulting from the natural limitations of a mono mix.