Longest day ever

EXACTLY Yes indeed to everything, as the first 3 (and the 4th to me) had this more gritty Exploitation feel look to them. While only amy Steel I felt was a good heroine, there’s just somethin’ about the over all look to these movies that keeps me comin’ back to them to be scared, time & time again. Yeah, a lot of ’sacred cows’ of the gerne truely never done it for when, where as involving Slashers & Giallo films have. Which is why it’s to this day a lot of what I collect form Amazon monthly.

Part 3 is underrated as well. Many think the only things noteable about it are the apperances of that certain iconic mask, Steve Miner returning to the director’s chair and it being filmed in 3-D. But again, that has some great atmospehre that makes you just FEEL like your in Higgin’s Heaven retreat near Crystal Lake. It’s a real human story, as laughable as that may sound to some.

I always loved the name Brooke, by the way.

Yeah, it was confirmed on the ‘04 From Crystal Lake To Manhatten: Ultimate Edition boxset, on Part 3’s awesome cast reunion commentary track, that Larry Zerner (Shelly the badly overweight prankster) that the ending was filmed, cause he talks about being there. And in my Crystal Lake Memories book and on the web, there are several photos of it. The two most on average ones circulating is the one of the original Stan Winston (RIP) created Jason about to swing the machete at her with a full lunge as Kris opens the door, and also of the FX crew helping Dana Kimmel’s stunt double into a detacheable head harness to be decapitated.

Hope that helps! I just now noticed that on Amazon, the Crystal Lake Memories book really need’s a new edition in printing, as it’s goin’ for quite a fee. so glad I got one used on eBay a few years ago, during the first drought of them going missing. And it’s in pretty good condition.

Also, I agree: It was always so silly that these films, especially part 2, was censroed so much. It’s mostly Regan nomics as they say, and also Part 2 was filmed starting in September of 1980, and as it was being rated a few weeks before release, John Lennon had just been shot, as the director of My Bloody Valentine notes on the recent special uncut edition we all have, and pretty soon, all of the entire North American continant and most of the westernized world, just really was sick of violence, even though there are a lot of us that enjoy teh more viscual moments and bloodshed to be scared and the art & craft of wondering “How did they do that practical effect?” and “Damn that was scary as all fuck!”, many were simply tired of even imaginary violence and plus the then current over all mood, ect.

Also the first film sort of cought them by surprise, as there was a lot more of Savini’s FX left in then good old Carl Fullerton’s, and as a result, the MPAA wanted to crack down on future instalments, which is why only really parts 3 what is left in after edits, The Final Chapter of course and some of Part V have any more blood shed. Really even starting with the heavily alternate kill and edits filled Part V, though I love that film as well, there was no more stage blood and overly elaborate FX gags left in the series that the MPAA allowed to make it to the screen, if we’ll all remember. Which is sad.

ah well. But yeah, Part 2 is an underrated Slasher mini classic. I’ve always loved the Steve Miner sequels, and it’s no surprise that out fo all the Friday film makers he went on to shoot the most projects, reguardless of what anyone thinks of his later work.

So cool and glad to see this one gettin’ some love …

Part 2 is one of my absolute favorites, as well as Part 3, 4 and 5. But Part 2 is my absolute favorite of the series, as well as I feel one of the best Slashers of all time. No, seriously. I feel it’s majorly underrated part of not only the Friday cannony, but the entire glut of very early ’80s Slashers as well. We have to understand that it was made in 1980, starting in September, and came out in ‘81, so what is now considered cliche was simply starting then.

completely useless trivia time: If ya go on over to http://www.horrordvds.com, look at the newer Deluxe Edtition review for Part 2. I So agree with that A- rating, as it’s such an underrated film. Very much so.

Also, a good friend of mine there, SickNick who posts along with me, is also from West Chester, Pennsylvania and was showing me and others a nice pic her took with Amy at a recent convention and he alked about how they went to the same high school, and grew up in the same county and general area, and how she thought all of that was so cool. Man I would have loved to been there, as she’s hands down the single BEST heroine the series has ever, and will ever have.

Also I’m glad many are waking up a realizing what a fake, phoney and fraude Warrington is, and how Mr. Dash was the REAL Part 2 Jason.

Also I own a lot of other Slashers and Giallo films here like many, and even though the film makers, including screen writer Ron Kurz denies it, I never had a problem with them paying homage to the Twitch of the Death Nerve (aka: Bay of Blood) in not only the infamous double-impalement but also the murdering of a wheel-chair bound helpless victim who cannot proberly do anything. But although that murder was staged differently, so I have no problem with it. Besides all of the other ones in the movie are they’re own murder set pieces, so I’ve always been cool.

Again even though I and many others know all of this, this was SUCH a fine write-up. Beyond cool! I’m seriously lookin’ forward to sitting down with a nice dessert tomarrow or sometime, from the near by Sonic, and enjoying the next articale around dinner time as I did this evening. Thanks!