Nerds That Geek Movie Review – ‘Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning’

Written by Scott Edwards

​There are plenty of things that can happen in your life that can leave a scar that only you are able to see. It does not matter how big or small it is, if you know about it, it will stay with you forever. Even if you are able to heal most of it, once it gets grazed, even a little bit, it opens up into the wound that you never wanted to have open again. You can put up your barriers and try to protect yourself from the outside world, but every once in a while, something gets through and the heartache seems to begin anew. 
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Years after defeating the infamous Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis has far from recovered. Being sent to the Pinehurst halfway house, he still cannot get past the memories of what Jason did to his family or that he was forced to kill the murderer. Arriving and meeting Pam and Matt, Tommy sees that this will not be much of a change from his last location, so he decides to keep to himself. Being greeted by young Reggie who likes to play with the inmates, Tommy sees that he is far from alone in the loony bin, but sees Jason’s face everywhere he turns.

Getting a surprise visit from the deputy to return a couple of his patents, Matt tries to keep his cool as he gets an earful from Ethel whose land is right next door. Not wanting these troubled people near her home, she threatens to shoot the next one that makes his or her way over. Seeing that the old woman is finally starting to get violent, Matt will have to try his hardest to make sure that she does not get her wish granted. With everyone back and accounted for, a new day can finally begin, and everyone has their jobs to do.

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In the back, Violet and Robin are working on laundry when Joey is looking for something to do. Wanting to help the girls out, he gets chocolate all over the clean sheets and is sent on his way. Seeing Victor taking out his frustrations on a piece of wood, Joey wants to give him a hand as well, but Vic is not having it. Listening to Joey complain about how unstable he is, Vic picks up his axe and puts it into the boy’s back numerous times causing a ruckus around Pinehurst. Seeing this from his room, Tommy is reminded once again of what he was forced to do to protect his sister many years ago and the vision of Jason is growing much stronger in his mind.
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With one strange murder taking place, word has gotten out that Pinehurst may not be as safe as previously thought as two greasers are trying to get their car running again in the middle of the night. Being dispatched by a new threat, the killer is looking to evoke fear into the town’s folk once again. Making his way up the road to Pinehurst, the killer cannot be stopped. Arriving and taking his time with the patients and seeing that no one knows of his evil plan, piling bodies at his leisure puts him at ease, that is until young Reggie finds out what is happening around the house and sees that there is only one way to defeat the man in the mask.

Well, well, well, another Friday the 13th movie after Jason was killed, how could it be? Well, if Jason can never die, that’s how, but I did not see him getting up from the beat down that Corey Feldman put on him in the last movie. Still following the same formula, people in an isolated place being murdered, I was a little upset that the mentally ill would be targeted by the killer, even though I did not catch what most of their issues were, they seemed like older kids throughout. Tommy was really the main focus of the movie, but he had very few lines and seeing what he was thinking about was a little different, but effective. Not being able to get rid of the scares that Jason caused him, I was sure that he would crack being put into his new home, but he seemed to keep his cool for the most part. I was sorry to see all of the good kids go, but not Ethel as she was a pain, and even though she had her reasons, damn she was a pest. I guess that the legend of Jason Voorhees is alive and well, since I see there is yet another movie in the series to watch. Stay Scared.

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