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Roberto Giacomelli
•A group of teenagers heads to the vicinity of Crystal Lake to spend a few days on vacation, unaware that this place has been the scene of brutal murders committed by Jason Voorhees and his mother Pamela. Among the campers is Chris, a girl who had a traumatic encounter with Jason in the past. From the beginning, the young people are spied on by a mysterious individual hiding in the forest, but soon this individual will turn out to be Jason and will start massacring the young campers.
In this third chapter, titled "Weekend of Terror" in Italy and filmed in 3D, Jason is confirmed as the boogeyman of the saga and acquires his classic look with a hockey mask (which he takes from one of his victims).
From this moment on, Jason begins to resemble, in appearance and movements, Michael Myers, star of the "Halloween" saga and, according to John Carpenter, Jason is nothing more than the vulgarization of his Michael. One cannot blame Carpenter, but Jason, the true golden goose of 80s genre cinema, has acquired his own characterization and identity over the sequels, which has partly distanced him from the hybrid model from which he was generated, becoming the lovable giant undead that all (or almost) horror fans adore.
"Weekend of Terror" sees Steve Miner back in the director's chair, already the author of the second chapter, and has the merit of stepping on the gore accelerator, resulting in the most violent chapter of the saga (people cut in half, darts in the eyes, shattered skulls, slit throats and much more!). Naturally, the story closely follows the two previous films, but it is certainly not the novelty element that the audience of this saga asks for, so for fans of Jason Voorhees "Weekend of Terror" is a more than enjoyable movie.
