* BrokenBase: The make-up on the unmasked Jason; depending on which fan you ask, either it's the most impressive unmasked make-up in the franchise (with the possible exception of ''[[Film/FridayThe13thPartVIITheNewBlood The New Blood]]'') for being the child Jason's make-up from the first film turned up to eleven, or it's well-designed, but too immobile and ends up making Jason look more like some gruesomely-disfigured shop dummy.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Jim played by ''Creator/CrispinGlover''. Everyone loves him and his ridiculous dance moves!
** Ted is popular as well, mainly for being Jimbo's HeteroSexualLifePartner, along with the two of them providing the most comic relief.
** Of course, the biggest example is Tommy Jarvis, arguably the most popular character in the entire series after Jason himself.
* EvenBetterSequel: This film tends to tie with ''Part 2'' & ''Part VI'' for the title of best in the series, thanks to Jason in full-on slaughter mode (with hockey mask!), Creator/TomSavini being at the top of his game with the gore effects, and most of the characters actually being well-acted and written with some depth.
* ItWasHisSled: The fact that it's the young Tommy who kills Jason.
* LesYay: During the skinny dipping scene, Samantha is quite eager for her friend Sara to strip down and join them, even dragging her into the lake when she declines.
* MemeticMutation: Calling something "the final chapter" when it's not the final installment, ends on a SequelHook or raises more questions than it answers (note that this ''was'' [[SeriesFauxnale intended to be the actual final film]], but a sequel was made anyway).
** As pointed out by Red Letter Media, this isn't even [[Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday the only movie in the series to have 'Final' in the title]]... and even then that ''still'' wasn't the 'final' film, which only hammers it in more!
* NightmareRetardant: Rob's death. The director intended to create a horrifying scene that showcases the helplessness of a murder victim. The result is a scene where Rob, the guy who has been built up to be a worthy opponent to Jason, does nothing to stop him while striking a dramatic pose against a wall and screaming "HE'S KILLING ME! HE'S KILLING ME!"
* SignatureScene:
** The opening prologue, with clips from the first 3 movies set to [[Film/FridayThe13thPart2 Paul’s campfire story as the narration]].
** Jimbo's goofy dance to "Love is a Lie," often regarded by fans as one of the funniest scenes in the entire series.
** Jason's death.
* {{Squick}}:
** In this movie, Jason sports long, discolored, broken fingernails.
** After taking the fatal machete to the head, Jason falls forward, driving the machete further in and causing part of his head to slide along with it.
* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Jason dies for good (at least for a while), and his death is one of the coolest ones in a series full of them.
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