Manages to deliver everything audiences love about the franchise -- the blood, the guts, the wanton sex -- to essentially serve as a greatest hits of the series as entertaining as anything that came before it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 11, 2025

There's nothing groundbreaking, but many agree it does (slightly) raise the bar on the previous two sequels at least.

Full Review | Feb 1, 2024

With Jason's highlight kills, extremely proficient filmmaking, and the most enjoyable side-characters of the series, Part IV ranks among the most enjoyable slashers of all time.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 2, 2022

The Final Chapter has the added bonus of providing a truly nightmarish climax that Is by far the best facet of any of the sequels to date.

Full Review | Aug 2, 2022

The first of the sequels that tries to do something, anything, different.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 21, 2021

This time out, as if it mattered, the crazed Jason once again stomps through the woods of a lonely summer camp, carving up all the nubile young camp counselors. As usual, the open ending prepares blood-lustful viewers for another sequel.

Full Review | Mar 31, 2019

Today's moral: As long as there's a buck in it, evil never dies.

Full Review | Mar 27, 2019

Nobody under 13 should be allowed to see this movie. Nobody over 13 should want to.

Full Review | Mar 27, 2019

There's little doubt that Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter marks the nadir of the series up to this point...

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Apr 3, 2015

A brutal but entertaining installment for the man behind the mask...

Full Review | Jun 25, 2014

Considering how long these movies kept going and how many of them there were, it's strange that only this one had everything in its proper place.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Apr 15, 2014

The final confrontation between Tommy and Jason is quite gorgeous, at least in the horror movie term of gore-geous.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 11, 2010

Watching it again today, it works oddly well, almost like a John Hughes movie that got lost and wandered into slasher territory.

Full Review | Jun 18, 2009

This one certainly felt as if it properly closed out the Friday the 13th series before it devolved into unadulterated camp.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Opening line of film -- 'I don't want to scare anyone, but Jason is still out there' -- is film's only laugh.

Full Review | Jul 7, 2008

Not so venally stupid as its predecessor.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Sep 14, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 11, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 19, 2005

Some rather amusing crap, actually.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 1, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 7, 2004