{"id":480,"date":"2014-07-17T20:46:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T20:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=480"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:41:17","slug":"friday-the-13th-part-5-a-new-beginning-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=480","title":{"rendered":"Friday the 13th: Part V: A New Beginning-1985"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Friday the 13th: Part V: A New Beginning-1985<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Danny Steinmann<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Melanie Kinnaman, John Sheperd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #118<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/60020915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1078\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/60020915-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"60020915\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/60020915-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/60020915.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 17, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fifth installment of the seemingly never-ending Friday the 13<sup>th<\/sup> franchise, Part V (1985) offers viewers a twist, one that sadly did not go over well with horror audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Hardly high art, and hated by myself initially, I have grown a fondness for this film over the years after repeated viewings.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, I was not crazy about the twist at the end of the film, but I now recognize, for this type of film, an appreciation for trying something different.<\/p>\n<p>The lighting is brighter and more modern than its predecessor, Part IV, despite being made only a year later.<\/p>\n<p>There is greater comedy in this one- the hillbillies are laugh-out-loud funny and the waitress scene is howlingly awful in the acting department most of the acting is atrocious and can be laughed at, but a much-needed change of setting away from Camp Crystal Lake works and seems refreshing.<\/p>\n<p>The final victim is, for a change, not a teenager, but a mature, intelligent young woman.<\/p>\n<p>Released smack dab in the middle of the 1980s, the film has a jarring dated look to it, which doesn\u2019t do the film any favors in the longevity department.<\/p>\n<p>The film cannot compare to the original or even the first three installments (the best in my opinion), but more experimental than any of the others, which deserves some credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday the 13th: Part V: A New Beginning-1985 Director Danny Steinmann Starring Melanie Kinnaman, John Sheperd Scott&#8217;s Review #118 Reviewed July 17, 2014 Grade: B The fifth installment of the seemingly never-ending Friday the 13th franchise, Part V (1985) offers viewers a twist, one that sadly did not go over well with horror audiences. 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