And so i continue my quest to watch all of the friday the th movies for the first time. Friday the th part 2 is more existential than mumblecore art house cinema, paring life down to the basics. After the first film in the series proved viable filming began for the sequel. Voorhees is dead, and camp crystal lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Friday the th part 2 was released on may 1st, 1981. Fans loved it, and wanted more, and apparently adam and. Of course most prefer the final chapter or jason lives, but part 2 is right up there in the top 3 or 4 in the series. Friday the th, part ii, by simon hawke, is a faithful adaptation of the film that is one of the best in the friday cycle. After all, there is far better material for novels out there. These are every novel based off the friday the th movies, not included are nonfiction books. I saw friday the th, part 2 at the virginia theater, a former vaudeville house in my hometown of champaignurbana, illinois. Jul 07, 2017 the huge commercial success of friday the th pretty much guaranteed that paramount pictures was going to order a sequel. Jason rises from the grave to wreak havoc upon a new group of unsuspecting campers in the ultrabloody rampage friday the th part vi. A new beginning is a 1985 american slasher film directed by danny steinmann and starring melanie kinnaman, john shepherd, and shavar ross.
Sticking to a triedandtrue formula for hollywood sequels. Overall this isnt quite as good as his novelization of the first film, which was a. Color reproduction and saturation is solid and accurate with little bleed. I havent read his tiein for part 2 yet, butas keeping with my favorites of the friday the th movies themselves, this and part 6 are hawkes best adaptions. Friday the th part 2 headhunters horror house wiki. Originally released on dvd in 1999 with just a trailer, friday the th part 2 was given an anemic upgrade in paramounts 2004 box set from crystal lake to manhattan. Voorhees son jason is waiting when another load of teens amy steel, john furey, adrienne king tries to make a buck at camp crystal. Released just under a year after the original, part 2 featured new writers and a new director with steve miner replacing sean s. Jason lives, which was published in 1986, and friday the th, which was published in 1987. Fans of the film may also be interested in these following websites. One particular swerve near the end always makes me leap off the couch. There are some who kind of push part 2 to the side, simply due to jason. The hideous happenings of the past meant nothing to them.
Wikia entertainment, official website, the coroners report, camp blood. Just like jason lives, it features details and scenes cut from the movie before filming began. Complete collection all 12 movies in hd friday the th. Get started with a 30 day free trial and get your first 3 audiobooks on us. This week on the podcast we are breaking down the 1981 horror film, friday the th part 2. Way back in 2009, adam green director, hatchet 1 and 2 and joe lynch director, wrong turn 2 and knights of badassdom recorded a commentary for the deluxe edition release of friday the th. This is another pretty good novelization of a not particularly good film from simon hawke, whose previous slasher film novelizations include friday the th part vi. It is the eighth installment in the friday the th film series and the final installment. Jason takes manhattan is a 1989 american slasher film written and directed by rob hedden, and starring jensen daggett, scott reeves, peter mark richman, and kane hodder as jason voorhees. Its spinetingling horror in a whole new dimension as friday the th part 33d.
As a child, tommy jarvis killed massmurderer jason voorhees. Friday the th part 2 by simon hawke first printing feb. The young people who were training as camp counselors near crystal lake were past the age of believing in horror stories. This youtube channel offers audio readings of rare, out of. Friday the th, part 2 looks about as good on dvd as the first one does. There he reveals that there was an unused ending in the movie. If you thought there were too many movies there are even more books. Friday the th part 2 by eisforextinction on october 25, 2009 friday the th part 2 was rushed into production. Friday the th hell lake by paul woods unabridged audiobook. With betsy palmer, amy steel, john furey, adrienne king.
Aug 28, 2014 fanmade audiobook for those of you who dont want to shell out the cash for the hard to find novelization of the classic slasher. Friday the th, part 2 amy steel john furey adrienne king 1981 mrs. Friday the th part vi is a 1986 american horror film written and directed by tom mcloughlin, and starring thom. Friday the th part 2 novel friday the th part iii michael. If you are a friday the th fan, i would definitely recommend you buy this book. The least deadly film was 1981s friday the th part 2, killing 10 people including impaling a couple having sex with the same spear and the highest body count was 28 in the ridiculously. Oct, 2017 friday the th part 3 was adapted twice by two different writers, and both were published. A carefree summer becomes a deadly nightmare for another group of naive counselors who choose to ignore camp crystal lakes gruesome legacy. Get any 2 books, plus a bonus vip book in your free trial. It was admittedly leaner than the original and introduced us to jason voorhees in adult form for the first time, albeit clad in a burlap sack rather than the traditional hockey mask. As was the case with the deluxe edition of part one, the video and audio on this disc make it the bestlooking and sounding version of friday the th part 2 yet. This youtube channel offers audio readings of rare, out of print friday the th and elm street novels movies alltime great hausu remains one of horrors weirdest. Rounding out the dvd is a theatrical trailer and a forgettable short film, lost tales from camp blood part 2, which incorporates the music and killkillkill sound effects from the friday the th series.
The film also features the return of adrienne king, betsy palmer and walt gorney, who respectively portrayed alice hardy, pamela voorhees, and crazy ralph in the. But now, years later, he is tormented by the fear that maybe jason isnt really dead. It was admittedly leaner than the original and introduced us to jason voorhees in adult form for the first time. Listen in as we break it down scene by scene and talk about the. The late show was halffilled with high school and college students, and as the lights went down i experienced a brief wave of nostalgia. Friday the th 1980 audiobook jason parker december 04, 2012 one of the more frustrating situations for friday the th fans is that they want to learn more information about the friday. The complete history of friday the th, in the friday the th part ii dvd features. For a brief period of time it appeared that jason lives adaptor simon hawke would be writing novelizations of the entire friday the th film series, but thankfully he never made it past part. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 american slasher film produced and directed by steve miner in his directorial debut, written by ron kurz, and starring amy steel and john furey. Friday the th part 2 novel by simon hawke camp blood. This book is arguably better than its 1987 predecessor and goes into great detail when people are getting killed.
I watched this backtoback with the first movie, so because of that, the first five minutes or so of this were a bit redundant, in that they are a quick reprise of the original movie. Pauls fate was more explained in an interview with peter bracke, author of crystal lake memories. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore. Every other friday the th couple killed in the act being intimate has to live up to this one. The friday the th franchise remains one of the defining film series of the slasher flic genre. May 01, 20 fanmade audiobook for those of you who dont want to shell out the cash for the hard to find novelization of the classic slasher. It is the second film in the evergrowing friday the th franchise, and the first film to feature jason voorhees as the.
Friday the th the jason strain by christa faust unabridged audiobook duration. Crystal lake morning the scorching hot sun beats down on the famous lake. Friday the th part 2 jeff and sandra uncut 20 youtube. Friday the th 1980 audiobook jason parker december 04, 2012 one of the more frustrating situations for friday the th fans is that they want to learn more information about the friday the th 1980 film, which can be found in the 1988 novelization of the movie, but cannot acquire a copy of the book due to the large cost associated with. I watched this backtoback with the first movie, so. The jump scares in friday the th part 2 are some of the best the slasher subgenre ever produced. They find themselves in a bloody game of catandmouse with the maniacal jason who stalks their every move. Steve miner takes over where cunningham left off with a mystery about the little boy in the lake and continues the senseless slaughter of horny, inappropriate young people. Adam green and joe lynch offer up friday the th part 2. For a brief period of time it appeared that jason lives adaptor simon hawke would be writing novelizations of the entire friday the th film series, but thankfully he never made it past part 2. The transfer for this new deluxe edition of friday the th part 2 looks to be the same as what was used for previous dvd releases, which is not a bad thing. The new blood directed by makeup effects artist john carl buechler, the seventh in the longrunning, grisly horror series was far from the last, although the climactic fate of its antagonist would seem to suggest a final sendoff. The legend of the thing called jason sounded to them like a fairy tale. Voorhees is dead, and camp crystal lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous.
Friday the th part 2 sets the template for the franchise to follow with more teen victims, more gruesome set pieces, and fewer reasons to keep following along. An indestructible, yet not undefeatable killer, jason vorhees was the archetype for film killers. Another interesting choice was that they skipped the fourth and fifth films and went right to the sixth movie. Friday the th part 2 with the success of the first movie, a sequel was bound to happen, especially at a time when the practice was quickly becoming commonplace. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 slasher film directed by steve miner.
The young people who were training as camp counselors near crystal lake were past the age of believing. It also describes the details of jasons birth and drowning and the conflict that he feels over his mother. Play the classic nintendo 8bit friday the th video game before the movie 10. Friday the th, part iii by steve miner dana kimmell. As fans of the friday the th series, part 2 seems to come up as a fan favorite. The death of vickie is one of the most unusual kills in the entire series. Many still regard friday the th part 2 as the ultimate friday.
Friday the th part iii is the second sequel to the cult classic friday the th, and was originally intended to be the final installment of the series. It was a fun listen and a different perspective on the film rather than hearing what cast and crew had to say about the film. Oct 23, 2018 this youtube channel offers audio readings of rare, out of print friday the th and elm street novels movies alltime great hausu remains one of horrors weirdest experiences. As a child i found the concept fascinating, but i wasnt allowed to watch the films. If you are truly a diehard friday the th fan, and have limitless amounts of cash go for it, but i would strongly suggest you try to find a lower price, before shelling out that kind of money. Friday the th, part 2 by steve miner amy steel, john furey. This book is frightning even without seeing the movie.
Filming locations include kent, new preston, torrington and waterbury, ct. The only body of water in which the legend behind it is much bigger. Jun 05, 2014 many still regard friday the th part 2 as the ultimate friday. Rounding out the dvd is a theatrical trailer and a forgettable short film, lost tales from camp blood part 2, which incorporates the music and killkillkill sound effects from.
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