Directed by Steve Miner
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Paramount)
After a brief flashback, five years have passed since the events in the first Friday the 13th. Teens arrive for "counselor training" at a campground right next door to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake. You can pretty much guess what happens next. While certainly a step down from the first film, not all is lost. Harry Manfredini treats us with another intense soundtrack, albeit derivative of Bernard Herrmann. Woods are still scary, and there is a thunderstorm to spice it up. The point-of-view shots from the killer make extensive use of the "panaglide" camera, basically an early variation of the steadicam, and are quite effective. However, after awhile the scares become formulaic: who didn't predict it would be Muffin at the door?
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