Watching an obviously-fake eyeball zip towards the screen is far funnier than it is terrifying. The attempts to film Part III in 3D ups the goof factor a fair bit, with elements of the scenes randomly flying out at the viewer. That said, Part III is also the beginning of the franchise's goofier tendencies, making its teenaged targets a little more outlandish than the previous movies and throwing in a biker gang for good measure. Jason is still a terrifying monster as he stalks a gaggle of clueless teens around a home on the shores of Crystal Lake, and there are plenty of solid kills to enjoy.
The introduction of the hockey masked Jason we know and love today, Part III is about as standard a Friday the 13th experience as you can expect, yet it also serves as a sort of quality bridge between the first two movies and the rest of the franchise.
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It's just unfortunate that you need to slog through a great deal of dreck to reach their showdown, putting this movie further down the list than it could have been. This is also one of the few movies to give Jason's face a significant amount of screen time, ripping off his mask during the end to reveal a monstrous visage that is both disgusting and corny. The climactic battle between Jason and Tina is a lot of fun, though, and Jason finally meets his match as the toughest final girl to date uses her mind to launch everything but the kitchen sink right in Jason's face. They show up, they act like stereotypes, they die. By this point in the franchise, the formula of Jason killing teens in the woods had become well-worn and stale, so you shouldn't expect much from the rest of the cast. Yes, she is a telekinetic, and the very mention of such a goofy idea should sink The New Blood to the bottom of the list - yet this film is surprisingly fun at points, and the telekinesis is to blame. This movie probably shouldn't rank as highly as it does for one simple reason: The main character has psychic powers.
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