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The Friday the 13th series has a long history spanning a whole bunch of movies, and in any situation like that you’re going to have a vast range in terms of quality. Jason Goes to Hell was by and large pretty nifty whereas Jason X was a complete piece of shit. The original film was a great one, to be sure, but when it came time for each passing sequel, you never quite knew what you were in for. My feeling is that, of all the sequels, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is by far the best. In fact, I’m even inclined to say it outshines the original picture, and that’s pretty impressive for any series that’s four movies deep. This chapter of the story has a whole heck of a lot of things about it that I love, some of them quirky oddities and some of them genuine horror moments, that help it to stand a cut above the rest. Let’s take a look at some of those things.

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Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is revered by horror fans the world over. Each of the films in the series has scenes that are remembered as classics or contributed something to the legacy of Freddy Krueger. Each of them, that is, except for this first sequel. This particular film is largely forgotten at best and deliberately overlooked at worst. Although it’s doubtful that it was ever the conscious intent of anyone involved in the filmmaking process, Freddy’s Revenge has come to be known as the one where the villainous Freddy Krueger serves as a metaphor for the hero coming to terms with his own homosexuality. I swear to god that isn’t a joke.

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