Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!
Plot Summary: Five years after the last massacre, more idiotic counselors become prey for a masked killer.
Review: Sometimes I wonder how movies like this get the funding to be made. Is it a tax write-off or something? Well, this may be virtually impossible to believe, but this movie was surprisingly better than part one. The story, kills, and mystery of the killer's identity have been improved while simultaneously throwing in nudity and better looking chicks. If it didn't look like complete shit with shoddy production value, and of course didn't spend every other second ripping off "Friday the 13th," this might have been a halfway decent slasher. Though, I should point out they weren't having as much fun with the material as part one was. Also, that deus ex machina ending sure wasn't helping whatever momentum the story had built up.
It's been 5 years since the first killing spree, and, apparently, the parents don't give a shit about sending their kids to a camp where all the counselors were murdered on 2 separate occasions. This time around, we focus on the sister of Jason from part one; yeah, they can't let that character go away. I simply refer to the main girl as "Nips" since this chickadee has noticeably hard nipples in every scene! And Nips can be really annoying--even her douche boyfriend humorously points this out a few times. So Nips and the fodder flunkies are closing up camp for the end of summer when a new killer emerges for no discernible reason. Once more, beloved Trevor Moorehouse is not the real killer despite ending the first film with the implication that it was him. I should also mention they dropped the use of the hockey mask--probably afraid to get sued this time around. Seemingly out of ideas, they recreate a few dumb moments from the first film like scaring someone while playing "bloody murder." Yeah, because it was such a standout scene the first time around. On the other hand, the killer does toy with the fodder more and that was a nice addition. Although it wasn't a huge improvement, they at least realized this is a slasher and attempted to add gore effects compared to the ketchup from the last film.
They try to make the head counselor (or whatever the hell that godforsaken position is supposed to be) appear to be the killer, but it's obviously not going to be him again. Though, that would have made for the ultimate fake out. Another red herring is the dumb boyfriend, yet again, who is the primary suspect except this time they have footage of him dressing up as the killer; I loved how the cops leave this evidence with the counselors. I thought the killer would be the best looking girl since she's all quiet and appears suspicious, but then she gets knocked out toward the end; not sure why the killer spared her but okay. As it would turn out, the killer is the sheriff this time around. I did wonder why they replaced the original actor, and that's because he is supposed to be a new character. And his motive is right out of "Friday the 13th" as we learn he's supposed to be Trevor Moorehouse's father. He was also apparently the person dressed up as Trevor at the end of part one that killed Jason. However, this movie wants us to believe that a former camp owner can move away, change his looks and identity, become a cop at his age, kill off the existing sheriff, get hired as the new sheriff, and no one has a clue. That's a good one. And this is all a scheme to kill random counselors at this one particular camp. Yeah, okay, dude. So the sheriff is about to kill Nips and the best looking chick when Trevor Moorehouse appears out of thin air to save the day. Psh...what?! Trevor decapitates the sheriff (a la Pamela Voorhees) and drags his body away. Uh...thanks? The movie then ends with the two surviving girls getting help the next day after miraculously not freezing to death...in a forest...all night...in wintery conditions...with skimpy clothes on. Sure, why not?
Overall, this wasn't that bad. As with the first movie, it's sort of a guilty pleasure since these are not, by any definition, good films. But, as far as shameless Jason ripoffs go, they are mildly entertaining and cornball as fuck. Are they for everyone? Certainly not. But if you are bored of watching "Friday the 13th" every damn Friday the 13th, you could dabble with these two films as an alternative. Watch them as a double feature if you will, keeping your expectations extremely low, and you may find yourself oddly amused.
Notable Moment: That idiotic ending of course. All out of ideas? Don't worry, deus ex machina to the rescue.
Final Rating: 5/10
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