Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Plot synopsis:
A young Tommy Jarvis (Corey Feldman) stumbles upon a graveyard while walking through the woods on a rainy night, where he witnesses two grave robbers digging up the corpse of Jason Voorhees. Jason rises from the grave and murders the two graverobbers before advancing towards Tommy.Awakening from his nightmare, fifteen-year-old Tommy is delivered to Pinehurst; a halfway house in which he can hope to acclimate to a normal life. The director Pam introduces Tommy to the head doctor Matt, and up in his assigned room, he meets Reggie, a boy who is visiting his grandfather George who works in the kitchen. Other teens introduced are Robin, goth Violet, shy Jake, attitude-ridden Vic and compulsive eater Joey. The sheriff brings two more residents, nymphomaniac couple Tina and Eddie, after catching them having sex on the neighbor Ethel Hubbard's lawn. The Hubbards show up moments later and threaten to have the "loony bin" closed down. Afterward, Vic and Joey get in a minor altercation, which results in Vic slaughtering Joey with an axe and he is subsequently arrested. Attending ambulance drivers Duke and Roy Burns discover the body. Roy is devastated and angered by Duke's light attitude regarding the murder. That night, two teens, Pete and Vinnie, are stranded by the road. They are soon killed when an unseen killer shoves a road flare into Vinnie's mouth, then slashes Pete's throat with a machete. The following night, hospital orderly Billy and his girlfriend Lana are killed with an double-bit axe. Panic begins to ensue, but the mayor refuses the sheriff's claim that somehow Jason Voorhees has returned. Meanwhile, Tommy experiences hallucinations of Jason (in his regular hockey mask) when he takes his medicine while Tina and Eddie run off to have sex.Ethel's temporary farmhand is murdered watching the teens have sex, then Tina's eyes are gouged out by a pair of long-handle garden shears while Eddie is away for a moment. He returns to discover her, and is killed when his skull is crushed against a tree with a belt. At the house, George gives Reggie permission to visit his visiting brother Demon, and Matt convinces Pam to take Tommy with them. While there, Junior instigates a fight with Tommy, and he runs off when Pam tries to stop it. After Reggie and Pam leave, Demon and his girlfriend Nita are killed as well. Pam returns Reggie to the house and they say that Matt and George left to find Tina and Eddie who hadn't returned and Pam leaves to find everyone. At the Hubbard farm, Junior is decapitated riding his bike angrily in the yard while Ethel is killed with a cleaver into her face. While watching ''A Place in the Sun'' on TV, Jake confesses his attraction to Robin who laughs at him and he storms off, only to be killed by a cleaver to his face. Later, Robin goes to bed and discovers Jake's body before she is brutally stabbed from under her bed. The killer moves into Violet's room and stabs her while she is dancing to music. Reggie awakens and discovers their bodies in Tommy's room before running into Pam. Jason bursts into the house and chases them out into the rain, after discovering Duke's dead body they double back and Pam finds Matt, dead with a spike through his skull. She returns to the house and George, whose eyes had been gouged out, is thrown through a window at her. She rushes toward the barn, chased by Jason, but he is struck by a tractor driven by Reggie. They run into the barn and hide as Jason comes to find them. Tommy comes shortly after and believes Jason to be a hallucination until he is attacked by him. Together, they manage to have Jason into falling out of the loft window and he is killed on a harrow below. In the process, it is revealed that it was actually Roy Burns all along.At the hospital, the sheriff tells Pam that Joey was Roy's son, and after seeing him slaughtered adopted Jason's M.O. to kill everyone at the house. She goes to Tommy's room who awakens and stabs her with a hidden machete before Tommy awakens to a hallucination of Jason. Facing his fears, he makes Jason's illusion disappear. He hears Pam approaching and throws his bed through the window to make it look like he's escaped. When she rushes in, he appears from behind the door, wearing Roy's hockey mask and holding a knife as the screen goes to black.

Tags: boring, grindhouse film, murder, cult, horror, violence, alternate reality, insanity, revenge, sadist

Review:
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is very underrated and a really good horror film.
I have enjoy this film and however I feel now it is better then Friday the 13th Part 2 because the killer wasn't so clumsy and the chainsaw worked in this movie.
I love the singing on the crapper part, the mod chick doing the robot, the "just wanna earn a meal" guy, Crazy Ethel and Junior, Billy and Llana, that kid from Diff'rent Strokes, the stupid arse ending, and the excessive nudity.It's a time capsule of sorts, it captures all the bad 80's slasher films in a hour and a half.
There are a few "Friday" fans out there that can actually enjoy this film for what it is instead of complaining about what it's not.Yes, the plot is a big departure from the previous films, but once you get over it, it's a pretty fun '80s slasher film with plenty of creative kills and some great chase sequences.The acting is surprisingly solid for a series' fifth entry as well.
I really never understood the complaints about the acting in these films, as to me it's always been passable and certainly above most of the slasher rip-offs the decade was littered with.This time, the action takes place at a halfway house in the sticks where Tommy Jarvis, survivor of the previous bloodbath, comes to stay after an undetermined amount of time in a mental hospital.
This can be good or bad, depending on what you prefer: a fun slasher sequel like part 3, this is not.The final 20 minutes really get the action going as well.
But then when it comes to a choice of the best sequel, I say that Friday the 13th part 5 is the joint best sequel of the series.Part 4 the so called final chapter is equally as good.I take a look at other peoples comments about this film and it seems to me that I am one of the only people who likes this film.It has everything that the other sequels failed to capture.
It had real suspense, as to who the killer was, I mean we all know it was not Jason, he "was" dead.It had a lot of different death scenes,and it was all in all a good film.
I do not understand why Tommy is in a mental Institute, I mean he is still freaked out by the murder of his mother and friends at the hands of Jason Voorhees.So if you want to find out who killer is and why he did it, then rent out this film or if you`re a horror fan like me, buy it and add it to your horror collection.I give this movie a 8 out of 10.Because of the Crazy "new beginning".
For those curious--14 men are killed and 6 women.This has all the same problems as earlier movies and then some--there are continuity errors left and right; some truly terrible acting (Melanie Kinnaman as Pam was the worst); bad dialogue; Jason being able to seemingly teleport to magically appear wherever he wants; gratuitous female nudity; two extremely annoying hillbillies and characters so stupid you want them dead!
The sequence where Shepherd single-handedly knocks the hillbilly cold is a highlight.A lot of fans hate this--it's dismissed as "the film without Jason" and considered (along with part 3) as the worst of the series.
Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Sheperd) killed Jason Voorhees for good, he has been sent to mental facility to one other home where he is now placed in a halfway house for troubled teens as he tries to get rid of the painful memories of Jason.
This movie was originally considered a new beginning after Jason died in the last movie and the makers wanted to make the series into something different with a new killer in each installment which is kind of similar to "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" in concept of a different horror movie in each installment.
This part of the series co-stars a cameo by Corey Feldman and even has Miguel Nuenz Jr. of "Return of the Living Dead" fame which should surprise fans of the horror genre.There's a lot of graphic killings in this one as it has a body count of 20 dead people with some good kills of skull-crushings, implements, stabbings and that kind of thing.
"Friday the 13th:A New Beginning" isn't as bad as those above me keep saying it is.I'm not entirely sure why so many people hate this entry-OK so Jason wasn't there,but there's plenty of violence to satisfy b-horror movie fans and nobody acts any worse than before.Of course this one isn't as good as the previous ones,mainly because it lacks the first four films mean spirited edge,but it is still a pretty enjoyable slasher flick.There's also no real blood or gore as most of the killings appear to take place simply off-camera,but I don't mind that.If I want to be sickened by extreme gore I'll watch again "Guinea Pig:Flowers of Flesh and Blood" instead of this,but if I want to see an enjoyable slasher with plenty of nudity I'll choose this one.The plot is simple:the traumatized Tommy Jarvis(John Shepherd),who killed Jason in the previous entry arrives at the Pinehurst home for disturbed teens run by Matt(Richard Young)and Pam(Melanie Kinnaman),soon befriending a good-natured young boy named Reggie(Shavar Ross),whose grandfather works as the institution's cook.Not long after his arrival,Tommy sees an angry patient named Vic(Mark Venturini)hack a fat teen(Dominick Brascia,the same guy who directed forgotten 80's slasher "Evil Laugh")to death with an axe.Over twenty more murders follow,but who is the killer?
Not a single moment induces suspense at all, I doubt seriously the director knew at all how to direct (this is his last effort listed, not surprisingly), it's got none of the Friday spirit, it's horribly acted, incredibly predictable but yes, it does have a surprise ending, THAT SUCKS.Granted, these Friday films are no masterpieces of cinema, but at least they entertain.
The "Friday the 13th" series is no ground-breaker, but this one isn't even as good as one of its innumerable rip-offs."A New Beginning" basically tells how the tormented teen Tommy (grown up from "The Final (uh-huh) Chapter") is shipped off to a place where other mentally challenged teens are staying to rest and relax...in a camp in the middle of the woods.
Yes, this is the installment in the interminable "Friday the 13th" series that thought it would be a good idea to do without its only reason for existence...the hockey-masked Jason.
Compared to the other films in the series, this is practically "War and Peace," what with the murder mystery story and the Tommy Jarvis plot line, which attempts to add a sense of continuity to the middle batch of movies (o.k. so Part 6 picks up Tommy's storyline in a completely different place and with a different actor, but for a series like this that's the best you can hope for in the way of consistency).Grade: C.
Ugh. This isn't a bad movie,it's just that some,or most of the dialoge is bad and makes my eyes roll.Yes,some of the death scenes are creative.Yes,there are some funny moments.And yes,there's one dude in the movie that looks like Michael Jackson before his skin turned white.So you're probably asking yourself: Is this a good movie?
The main offense was that the series tried to establish Tommy Jarvis as the new villain, taking over killing duties from Jason.
The story picks-up from the previous film with Jason coming back to life and then possessing Corey Feldman's character, Tommy Jarvis.
Out of all the sequels to the Friday the 13th series this one tried hardest to be different and yet get closer to what Friday originally was.This continues the story of Tommy Jarvis a survivor of the last film.
the killer in this movie does just as good of a job at killing people as jason did in the previous friday the 13th movies.
the movie is about tommy jarvis.the kid that knocked-off jason in the last friday.
Good part of the series ends to this movie and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre like but even worse splatter series with zombie Jason starts from next.
She's fully clothed the entire picture (although she has a wet-shirt moment) proving that a woman doesn't have to flaunt her beauty cheaply to get attention or instill awe.***SPOILER ALERT*** (Don't read this paragraph if you haven't seen the film) Aside from being entertaining like most of the installments, it should be pointed out that Part V does something better than any other film in the series -- it shows the long term negative EFFECT Jason (and his mother) can have on people.
It goes without saying that if you find overkill cussing offensive you might want to skip this one.BOTTOM LINE: "A New Beginning" is just a fun and entertaining deep woods horror flick with numerous highlights noted above.As to the criticisms regarding the absence of a certain character, again, the film does a good job of showing what can ultimately happen to those severely traumatized by Jason.
One problem though - Jason is dead and buried (or cremated as the mayor says).After the 4th film, I seriously thought they were going to have Tommy Jarvis become the next killer of the series, maybe take over for Jason.
Ok Ok there are some good gory deaths here and there, and the body count is the highest of the whole series so far...but this movie like most of the ones before had the usual doses of bad acting, non-sense dialogue and a plot pretty much driven by the death scenes and big body count, although the story here seems to be slightly thought up.
This is actually quite a nice idea, but is always a sub-plot as the film concentrates on killing so many of the cast, leaving little if any time to continue Tommy's tale.Once again, you can tell who's going to die and who's not.
The Underrated One. Those who have seen the original series of Friday the 13th movies (Parts 1 to 4) know that before Jason was the mindless unstoppable zombie of the recent movies, he was a human that apparently was killed by Tommy Jarvis in Part 4, "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter"."Friday the 13th: A New Beginning", the fifth movie in the series is a different take on the "Friday" franchise turning it into some kind of mix between a slasher and a "whodunit?" mystery.Tommy Jarvis (played by John Shepherd) is taken to a foster home in the woods after being released from the mental institution where he recovered from the trauma of having his family killed in the events of "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter".
The unbearable acting (especially with the redneck family and poor Joey), the cliché and overdone death scenes, all the unnecessary characters, and the lack of Camp Crystal Lake combine to make this the ultimate Friday the 13th travesty.Camp Crystal Lake is replaced with a mental hospital deep in the woods, and we are forced to watch really boring and unimaginative death scenes (except for one involving a redneck and a motorcycle).For the sake of the series, see this movie, regardless of how terrible it is, but only see it after you've seen part 4.In a nutshell, it's bad, but you gotta see it anyway, if for no other reason than to know what happened between 4 and 6.
It has got a chilling atmosphere and I LOVE JULIETTE CUMMINS (the redheaded patient) I do not understand why so many of our fellow Friday fans, hate this sequel just because Jason is absent, as if it wasn't getting boring, the same indestructable killing machine movie after movie, he started to look to much like a Freddy Kreuger.
I got a little confused after seeing her dance before she got hacked.4) Was chili served on the set every day, because everyone in the movie decided to take a dump at some point.Friday 5 is somewhat different than the rest...not just because it didn't really have Jason (well, sorta), but because it didn't really make any sense, even by Friday the 13th standards...Overall, still a great late-night feature and definitely not as bad as others claim.
When "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" came out in the spring of 1984, the producers behind these movies said that it would be the last film in the series (hence the title).
Even though this sequel leaves you wondering if the killer is really Jason or Not, It still has all the same feel, fun, and grue as any other Friday The 13th movie!
I would recommend this movie to any true FRIDAY THE 13th Fan...whether or not you don't know if Jason is the killer until the end is just another fun reason to enjoy this great flick!!!.
Well, here's my two cents.In this entry, Tommy, the kid who "killed" Jason in the last film, is sent to a psychiatric facility which for some reason is right next to Crystal Lake.
In between the ill-conceived but imaginative twist ending, over-the-top gore, excessive body count, and the cartoonish characters, it doesn't exactly feel like a "Friday the 13th" movie.
It's under the delusion that it's a horror film, so it thinks it's automatically becomes scarier if something bloody isn't shown, so right when something halfway interesting does happen, we're deprived of the good part: the gore.God, this movie sucks.
While for many films dating yourself is bad, I think horror actually gets better when the viewer is aware the movie is from the 1980s or 1970s.
I'm actually referring to these trends: vehicles that only seem to work for a half mile or less, B&W films being the preferred movies to view, bad hygiene after using the restroom/forest and enormously bad dancing (even by 80's standards.) While I read a lot on how this movie got bashed  from paid critics, that is  if one could look past the usual array of awful acting, scenes set up specifically for sexual intercourse/slaughter or stereotypes and clichés galore, I liked the idea that the previous installment, 'The Final Chapter' really was the final Jason chapter (yes, just up to this point) and they actually put effort into attempting a change.
Still haunted by the memory of Jason, a teen sent to a reform camp on Crystal Lake has his worst fears come true when a masked madman begins killing off his fellow participants and must overcome them to stop the killings.This here was quite the decent slasher film even if it's quite a troubling franchise effort.
All of those elements make Friday The 13th:A New Beginning while not one of the best films in the Friday The 13th a solid entry in the franchise.Friday The 13th:A New Beginning tells the story of a teenage Tommy Jarvis(John Shepard)still haunted and mentally disturbed by his encounter when he killed Jason Voorhees in The Final Chapter is sent to a halfway house with other trouble teenagers.
While at the house some one is murdering and killing people in a similar way Jason used to Tommy and others have to learn how to survive.Stuck between the gory and bloody darkness of the excellent Friday The 13:The Final Chapter(1984)and the entertaining high octane thrills of the brilliant Friday The 13th Part VI:Jason Lives(1986)is Friday The 13th:A New Beginning,one of the most infamous films in the Friday The 13th series(along with Jason Takes Manhattan,Jason Goes To Hell and Jason X)that has divided fans over the years some love it and some hate it but at the same time has found an audience since it's 1985 release.
It's easy to see why most Friday fans wouldn't like this one with no Jason in the movie(except in Tommy's dreams and hallucinations)and the film trying to take the series into a new direction and it works and some times it doesn't.
Nice effects,Becker.In final word,if you love the Friday The 13th franchise,Slasher Films or Horror Movies in general,I suggest you see Friday The 13:A New Beginning,a flawed but entertaining and interesting sequel that is worth your time.
they both were killed by Jason, they didn't deserve to die.I like Violet a lot, she is the one I like most of all Friday the 13th movies.
It ain't the in the series.After killing JASON in Friday THE 13TH:THE FINAL CHAPTER, Tommy Jarvis(John Shepherd) has went crazy.
It's not as bad as people make out, it provides everything a good slasher/horror picture needs i.e. killing, naked women and in this case a hockey mask wearing psycho.The direction is good and it remains faithful to the original story lines of the first four movies by having characters such as Tommy Jarvis.This film holds the record for the amount of kills in a Friday the 13th film 23 (i think), so anybody saying this film is lame as not been watching well enough.A cool film that should be enjoyed for what it is.
Well, I will just get straight to the point, a fat-candybar eating kid gets axed to death by another member of the house and the murdered kid's dad ends up dressing like Jason and starts killing people.
But it just seems like these sequels are just not even trying to give any kind of story, only a reason to pull Jason out and give some good slice and dice kills for the fans, but if you're one of those fans, I'm sure that A New Beginning will not disappoint you.So Tommy, who is played by a very young Corey Feldman, witnesses a horrible murder when he is a child.
But you'll see what I mean when you watch this movie.Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is so far one of the worst sequels in the Friday the 13th series that I have seen.