Friday The 13th Part III [1982] [DVD]

Classic 80's slasher sequel and a nice addition to any horror blu collection.Part 3 is our first introduction to Jason's iconic hockey mask and one of the better entries in the series.The disc contains a regular 2D version and an anaglyph 3D version (note:old school red/cyan glasses, NOT bluray 3D). Two pairs of cardboard glasses are included in the case.The old fashioned 3D is a nice gimmick and a novelty, it does wash out the colours and strain the eyes a bit. Ok for a bit of fun though.Some decent special features on the disc too, all in HD.

Friday the 13th part 3 2D is excellent in Blu-ray, christal clear picture, great sound, BUT playing it in 3D is not recommended, WHY? you can only watch it by wearing the glasses that come with the movie 2 pairs, the 3d did not work with my glasses that came with my 3d television, when I watched the movie with the glasses that came in the box the 3d was very poor, the colours are pale and the two pictures did not sinc very well when wearing the glasses.I do recommend buying this Blu-ray it is uncut, but for me the 3d is poor, it comes with a 2D version which I will watch always.

Getting these all again very good quality and a very reasonable price

Was ok, we are watching all so can't compare to future ones

If Paramount's A-movie franchise was Star Trek, then their B-movie franchise would definitely be Friday The 13th. A total of eight were made and, with the exception of '83, there was a Friday The 13th for every year in the Eighties, with the TV series debuting in '87.They were tacky, badly made, and infrequently showed any professionalism, or dynamic filmmaking, but they sure had their moments and Part III is definitely the best of the first four, Part V being the joker in the pack and VI-VIII the second half of the Jason legacy with the introduction of superhuman zombie Jason.Apparently, not getting enough of butchering teenagers with the first sequel, director Steve Miner returns for more unlucky day murders. Though I don't recall anything in Part 2 informing us that it too took place on a Friday the 13th, but, assuming it did, then this movie takes place on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th. While his first outing was almost the exact same as the original, only with a different killer, Part 3 reinvents the franchise and earns Jason his rightful place as a horror movie icon.Chris (Dana Kimmel) has had a difficult past few years and she decides to spend a long weekend at Higgins Haven with her friends. Too bad for them that Jason (here played by 27-year-old English athlete Richard Brooker) is lurking in the woods. He and Chris have had a scuffle in the past and she's afraid to go out there alone.Her friends are an unusual bunch. There are a couple of stoners, Shelly, a fat kid who just wants to be loved (Larry Zerner), a pregnant pretty girl (Tracie Savage), and her hunky squeeze (Paul Kratka). These are not the typical goofball sex-mad teenagers of the early Eighties. Steve Miner did well with the casting and dialogue on Part II, giving it a natural, almost unrehearsed feel, sort of like what Ridley Scott did with Alien, and it helped humanize the characters. He keeps it real(ish) this time around keeping everyone somewhat subdued, non-obnoxious and realistic. They just want a quiet weekend - no partying, no loud music. It helps that we like them, since in most of the other entries we can't wait for them to get slaughtered. I've made it clear several times that the main fault with virtually all of these movies is that none of the characters ever know that they are in danger until a split-second before Jason massacres them, and since there is never any actual plot to discuss the dialogue is largely irrelevant and poorly-written, but Part III doesn't have that problem.They are not the only ones in trouble though. A non-threatening biker gang plan to cause havoc at Higgins Haven, because Shelly knocked over their scooters, and end up regretting it. If anything, they make for some light comedy - intentional, or not.Halfway through, Shelly pulls a joke on the girl he fancies. He leaps out of the water wearing a hockey mask and brandishing a harpoon. Five minutes later Jason gets his hands on them...and a legend is born. Ever since, the image of the hockey mask has been the trademark of the series.In every other sequel, Jason is a walking monolith. He'd kick Freddy's ass, show Michael Myers a thing or two about the art of teenage massacre and somehow be able to maintain his cool and make it all seems effortless. This is the only time you will see him for what he really is - a retarded hillbilly. He even groans and whimpers, and smiles! Twice!!This was the first in the series to be shot in California, switching the topography of upstate New York/Connecticut to the more familiar scenery seen in episodes of The A-Team and Knight Rider. I suppose that Crystal Lake is supposed to be a generic "anywhere" that enhances the legend of Jason but this is where the multiple directors and writers began to lose continuity in the series.I've seen Part III in 3D with a full house and it's awesome, hitting a hellzapoppin level of fun that the rest of the series struggled to reach. With slicker photography, widescreen compositions, and Harry Manfredini's shrieking score developing new, spooky themes this really is a Jason movie at it's best.However, there's a "big but". When viewed in regular 2D, and castrated of the gimmick that makes this movie literally stand out from the rest, it becomes a very frustrating experience. Part III was shot in 2.35:1 single-strip ArriVision 3D, and projected from two simultaneous left/right reels, which, when viewed through polarized lenses gives the 3D depth intended. All home video formats have been mastered from the "left eye" half of the 3D print, meaning picture information is lost on one side, even when the 2.35:1 framing is kept. Can you imagine the nightmare of watching a pan and scan version of this on VHS? Huge amounts of color and resolution are also lost via this method as they are basically making a master from half of a 35mm image. On top of this Part III has fairly substantial print damage that desperately needs repaired.Jaws 3D was filmed using the same process and it too looked shocking on home video for decades. Thankfully, Universal has recently fully restored and upgraded that movie to modern 3D standards for cinema exhibition and it looks a million times better. Paramount needs to make the same restorations to Friday the 13th Part III. It looks really bad as is.Either way, this is a fun slasher/adventure movie and my favorite of the non-zombie Jasons.

Great 80s horror classic, my favourite in the series

Excellent slasher film & definitely worth watching.

This is the R1 deluxe edition of Friday the 13th part 3.You get some cardboard 3D glasses & the choice towatch in 3D (no thanks). It may be uncut but i'm not100% on this. So Jason completes his "look" (a great look)& sporting goods stores sales treble. Fantastic stuff.

This 4K version is amazing. Never seen this movie so clearly. Package is top quality. Very happy with the Steelbook series

I searched for this forever back in the Days and Amazon is the only one they got it! Cheap Too for a Classic 3D Movie. Love it! This one was the only Friday the 13th Movie that ever made 3D and there are 11 Movies and a Remake. About the Blu Ray and the Glases 5/5 next thing would be a BigScreen Screening. I think this will never come out in 4K so get you Blu Ray now!

Heb de DVD besteld krijg aleen maar de Disc. Geen hoes geen cover Niks!

アナグリフ方式・画質ほとんどDVDと同じ・残念ながら日本語字幕なし、字幕ありという表示に引っかかりませんように。マニアックコップ2とかのUHDの海外版は日本語字幕ありなので、字幕ありという表記に引っかかってしまった。別にセリフに深い意味がある映画ではないのでなくても見れるが、やはりあった方が良いでしょう、日本人なので。

By this point the early events include that have led up to this are, Jason's supposed drowning as a child at Camp Crystal Lake in the summer of 1957, the very next year his angry mother Mrs. Voorhees taking a job as a counselor there to kill the counselors who had sex and paid no attention to his having drowned, sole survivor Alice successfully killing Jason's mother before she got killed, Alice trying to hide away, but Jason finds her and kills her, and then we've got a recap of what went on at the end of part 2 with Ginny and her camp owner boyfriend Paul having a rough fight with sack headed Jason, then Ginny grabs a machete and slices his shoulder. They show Jason pull out the machete weakly and that's it. Surprisingly, the final cabin scene with them finding Muffin the dog and Jason jumping through the window is excised to move on with this movie's plot. The opening sequence shows the full title coming out of Mrs. Voorhees's rotting head'd eyes. The theme song here is without the best ever, sounding sort of ghostly or alien like sort of akin to a theramin and it has a cool dance beat to it.This time the main chief characters are not going to camp to be counselors, they're going to a location on Crystal Lake for a different reason.We are now introduced to Harold and Edna, a general store running married couple that are frustrated with eachother that bring the comic strip characters the Lockhorns to mind. While Harold is busy eating things that are bad for his diet and playing around with the pets in the place, Edna is putting away laundry and watching tv, in particular a news report about the sole survivor from part 2 Ginny. While this is happening Jason is creeping around in the shadows. Anyway they come to be Jason's first victims. Next we get introduced to Andy and his hot babe girlfriend Debbie, Andy's friend and roommate socially awkward horror loving prankster Shelly, another hot and gorgeous young lady Chris(Dana Kimmell, Sweet Sixteen) Shelly's blind date sizzling hot and super gorgeous Vera, and finally a weird pot smoking hippie couple Chuck and Chili. As they travel they come accross a hobo sleeping in the middle of the road. They help him up and not only does he come off like another Crazy Ralph, but he carries around an eyeball. Needless to say the kids get away from him as fast as possible. They all go to Chris's family farm Higgins Haven. Chris thought that she would face her fears due to an incident that happened 2 years before. Soon upon arrival Chris reunites with her boyfriend Rick. Rick wants to have sex with Chris but she is still dealing with her fear. Later on we get introduced to a trio of punk bikers. There's beautiful, African American, fun loving yet aggressive Fox, token white boy of the 3 Loco who comes off Bruce Willis like, and finally there's the African American male of the group and the most aggressive Ali. After they give Shelly and Vera a hard time at the local convenience store, Shelly smashes their motorcycles some. This shows a cool side of Shelly. Many of the characters get slaughtered and their is some sex going on also, but mostly the characters want to relax and take in their surroundings while supporting Chris.The score is still by Harry Manfredini. Harry still delivers on the creepy sounds and music. The sci-fi element to his score goes a step further, plus he delivers on some tension and mystery as well. Director Steve Miner continues as the director and really knows what to do.The atmosphere shows us a beautiful landscape that's well shot for day and night. The night shots show a well lit night, with some fog thunder and lightning and later on heavy, scary, forboding winds. Both are shot at night to add to the fear.The gore is great for the most part boasting some really great kill scenes as well. Albeit not every kill scene was great, but most of them were.Jason(Richard Brooker) has his weapons or choice in his arsenal. His weapons are: a meat cleaver, a machete, an axe, a speargun, a hot fire poker, his bare hands and 2 pitchforks. The best thing is this movie is the debut of the iconic hockey mask. That became Jason's trademark mask for the rest of the series. Very influential move!The acting is some of the best with occasional awkward moments. The characters are very likable and relatable. The character development is very strong as well. Some of them are really funny too. I could definitely relate to Shelly, with his low self-esteem, social awkwardness, and feeling unable to get a girlfriend. That was me in high school.A couple of my favorite kill scenes are, Jason firing a speargun to the eye of one of his victims and another victim getting stabbed with a hot fire poker.My least favorite kill scene was the victim getting his head crushed until his eye pops out like a cuckoo bird out of a cuckoo clock. That gore effect was just too fake looking to be sure.Overall, you get more beautiful and sexy people, tension filled and creepy music, great gore and mostly great kill scenes, relatable, likable and funny characters that are well developed, it's very good nostalgia, great cinematography, well paced, and best of all it's the debut of the famous hockey mask. It's a can't miss.