‘Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning’
Is a Friday the 13th movie without Jason Voorhees worth watching? The answer is emphatically yes. Set several years after the events of Friday the 13th: Part 4: The Final Chapter, a teenage and still traumatized Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) is sent to live at the Pinehurst Halfway House to deal with the hallucinations and violent outbursts he has been experiencing since killing Jason Voorhees as a pre-teen. When his fellow residents and certain townsfolk start winding up dead, all signs point to Tommy’s having a psychotic break, but things are never that simple, right? Featuring eccentric characters, a more-than-game cast, and gruesome kills galore (including one in a porta- potty!), Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning is a bloody good time that’s worthy of a second look.