variation than its predecessors". Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "It's worth recognizing only as an artifact of our culture." A review in the British film journal Films and Filming was critical of its redundancy in comparison to the previous sequels. Henry Edgar of the Daily Press wrote: "If you like the others in this series, you'll like this one. If you didn't, stay away. Jason has his own followers, and he seems willing to continue the bloodshed forever." Steve Davis of The Austin Chronicle criticized the film's repetitive scenes mimicking previous films. Scott Meslow of GQ called the film "the bloodiest, most deranged" installment in the series, noting its total of 22 murder sequences. Leonard Maltin awarded the film no stars and called it "as gruesome and disgusting as ever". Writing for Slant Magazine, Jeremiah Kipp wrote that the film has "more plot than usual", but "the tone is crude, raunchy, and leering". Notes References External links 1980s mystery films 1980s serial killer films Friday Part 5 1985 films 1985 horror films American mystery films American sequel films American serial killer films American slasher films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Danny Steinmann Films scored by Harry Manfredini Films set in 1989 Films shot in California 5 Paramount Pictures films Films about orphans 1980s American films