Friday the 13th, Part 2

Weekly Alibi

DIRECTED BY: Steve Miner

REVIEWED: 09-15-97

This one was directed by Steve Miner, the guy who brought us Soul Man (but don't let that stop you from watching the damn thing). The virginal survivor of Part 1 finds a severed head in her fridge before taking an icepick in the ear. Then we cut to Camp Crystal Lake where, once again, a batch of teens plan to reopen the place--despite warnings of town psycho Ralph or Pete or whatever. This one doesn't deliver quite as sloppy a bucket of entrails for our viewing pleasure, but the quality of the girls seems to improve slightly, while still maintaining that '70s-era porno actress feel. No big "future stars" of a Kevin Bacon-nature in this one, but the virginal chick looks awfully familiar. At any rate, this one has the politically incorrect bonus of slamming a machete into the face of a guy in a wheelchair--just before he's about to score!

If you want more reasons to watch it, howzabout: a cheesy male model-type dancing with a fluffy puppy in an attempt to get laid; the dog's prodigiously round-tushied owner getting naked and swimming into the lake at night, apparently looking for the dog; endless girls wandering around in various stages of undress; a drunken nerd who simply vanishes from the film, and an ending that really isn't! In fact, the movie just stops. My favorite part, though, is when the wheelchair guy goes missing and his girlfriend sets out to find him. Where's the first place she looks? Upstairs! But, hey, we're not here for the intelligent characters or the meaningful dialogue or the terrific plot, because these flicks bear none of those burdens. We're here to see a bunch of dorks we don't like anyway get hacked to bits in inventive ways. Take the week off and rent the whole series. (Paramount Home Video)

--Scott Phillips

Other Films by Steve Miner
Friday the 13th, Part 3
Halloween: H20
Lake Placid

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