Honestly, how can people hate Friday the 13th Part 5: New Beginning?

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I bought this at my Walgreens for $3.99. 2.0 channel audio & anamorphic widescreen.

I've heard so much bad $hit about it, that I was calling myself a fool as I was buying it. The reviews on IMDB look a little low, but nothing out of the ordinary from a slasher movie. I did note that some people tend to really like it, while others dislike it. My best friend does not like it at all, but I honestly think it's the type of movie that's up his alley, and I'm going to try to get him to watch it again.

Honestly, it's actually not bad. I was very shocked. Here are my bullet point thoughts:

* Lots of kills. More-so that most F13th movies.

* The kills are a bit more tame, but some of them are pretty gruesome. Overall, I'm very positive about the kills in this movie.

* It doesn't matter if Jason wasn't the killer. It adds a nice twist, and besides, they used the actual character of "Jason" for just about all of the kills. You still get Jason killing stuff....in a way.

* The characters are so bad they are completely funny. The hicks crack me up, "COME IN AND GET YOUR STEW YOU MOTHER F*#@ER!". Everything is so stereotypical that it really just adds sugar on the cake. Remember the chick in the upstairs bedroom who kept listening to that awful music? Oh man, I was roaring with LOLs.

* The ending is both interesting and kinda stupid, but it does have a pretty cool twist. I figured this out before because I was expecting it, but it should definitely catch a portion of the audience off guard.

* Sure, it's no better than Friday the 13th 1-4, but I actually humored myself more than any other Friday with it. I honestly wouldn't mind watching it again.

* I would rather watch this movie than A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and 5.

* I would WAY rather watch this movie over Friday the 13th (2009), Jason Goes to Hell, Jason takes Manhattan, and Jason X. Infact, I probably might like it more than Friday the 13th part 6 and 7 (It's been a very long time).

* Tommy Jarvis can fight really good on screen. Obviously, there's not much in the way of acting or talking, but crap, that dude can scrap and make it look pretty damn real

* Chainsaw vs Machete, Tractor vs Jason...it's got it all.

It's actually slightly dipping into the "awesome" realm. If you like slashers, and if you like cheesy ones, you can't not like Friday the 13th part 5.