Audio commentary by director Joseph Zito, screenwriter Barney Cohen, and editor Joel Goodman, Fan commentary by Adam Green and Joe Lynch, Slashed scenes, The Lost Ending, Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter featurette, Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part IV featurette, The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited - Part I featurette, Jimmy's Dead-Fuck Dance Moves, Original theatrical trailer

The 13th - The Final Chapter is directed by Joseph Zito and stars Crispin Glover, Corey Feldman, Judie Aronson, Kirsten Baker, Anthony Barrile, and Peter Barton. This is the fourth film in the series, and despite its title, NOT the final installment, ***

Jason is back, and on his usual killing rampage (but I'm sure you could have figured that much out on your own.) But this time around, the hockey mask-wearing murdered may have encountered his match. Will Jason succeed as a killer and clean the slate once again, or will this be the killer's last stand? ***

Though likely planned as the final outing, naturally it didn't end up being such for this series. We didn't need all the sequels that came after. Hell, we didn't need the ones up to this point, even. All things considered though, for what it is, this is a pretty damn good movie. No masterpiece, but probably the best of the sequels. ***

Joseph Zito, a new director to the franchise, must have made the film thinking full well it would be the last movie in the series, as the title implies. There's plenty of the signature violence and inventive murdering that this series is known for, and you can tell Zito did everything in his power to make the best damn Friday the 13th film he possibly could have. Is this a great film? No, but it definitely tops the other sequels. ***

For what it is, The Final Chapter (not!) is a fantastic slasher flick. With a cast that includes Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman in their younger years, it's just a fun-filled murderous good time in the spirit of the past installments - but far from being a rehash. All things considered, Part Four in this franchise is hard not to recommend to fans. ---

Image And Sound: As I'm sure any viewer of this franchise knows, the films were often shot on a fairly limited budget. With the recent restoration to this series, tons of print damage has been removed and the film scrubbed clean. The image is a bit soft and fine object detail might not be as strong as other movies on DVD from the same era, but that is to be expected considering the low budget. Audio fares similarly, a competent track but nothing that will blow you away. Still, when you consider the low-budget origins, this is a good transfer. I can't imagine the movie looking or sounding better than it does on this DVD. ---

Quite a few featurettes present for the fans. Two commentaries are included, one from the crew and one from the fans. It's great to hear both of these perspectives on this minor classic. Deleted scenes and an alternate ending have been included, which no fan will want to skip. A variety of other behind-the-scenes material is included on the disc, as is yet another “lost tales from camp blood” featurette (am I the only one who finds these things relatively pointless?) A good collection of features - it leaves the old disc in the dust.

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