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It's not what you see, but how you see it, that distinguishes the mute Friday The 13th Part m from its two predecessors. Part 111 is in 3-D. Other than that, it's a case of if you‘ve seen one Friday The 13th you‘ve seen them all. The first came out in 1900, the second in 1981 and of course the current one Just a few weeks ago. all having their initial openings on a Friday the 13th. Judging from Part IH's early grosses - the ones at the box office. not on the screen - next May we'il probably be suhjected to Part IV. If you don’t know it by now, the plot of Friday The 13th (it's the same for every- one) is about a group of kids who go to this Crystal Lake on the day in mention and, one by one until there's just one female remaining, are murdered by a 'maniac named Jason. Always at the end Jason ends up skewered in one fashion or another, while the surviving heroine, maddened by the experience, goes out on the lake and is grabbed by some slimy dead thing. So much for creative story-telling. Actu- ally, the dumbness of the plot - not to mention the idiocy of characters who would go to a scene of repeated mass murders and immediately start wandering about on their own - is in direct proportion to that of viewers who exclaim how "neat" it is whenever somebody gets a sharp instru- ment thrust through their head or chest. In Part Ill, the biggest cheers can, be heard when one character has his skull crushed so savagely that one eyeball pops right out of his head. The three-dimensional process. which admittedly is consistently more convincing here than in any other 3-D picture I've seen. allows for this eyeball and various F other objects (usually of an equally unpleasant nature) to bottle right off the screen - or so it seems - towards the audience. It's when the movie is being less self-con- scious in its use of 3-D though that the potential for adding to the viewing experi- ence is really in evidence. Despite some physical distortions, the process - which involves filming with two cameras side by side - achieves a very persuasive simia- tion of natural depth between people and/or objects. There's little point in decrying the quality of performances (by all mm-star and unlikely-to-be types), direction (by Steve Miner, who was associgte producer on the MOVIE REVIE The bleak streak continues " VICTOR sumou first one and directed the second) and any other aspect of film-making. other than special effects. This picture like virtually all others in the contemporary so-called “horror" genre. is made on the cheap with a particular none-too-discriminating audi- ence in mind. he {act that there's little real terror or suspense in it for anyone who's ever seen a single one of these movies beforehand doesn't seem to lessen its appeal. Viewing it becomes almost ritualistic for the convert- ed, with one person nudging another or saying. “watch this," in anticipation of practically every gruesome act. Certainly, movies like Friday The 13th Part m say more about the audiences who revel in their graphic excesses than they say to them. And that makes them "horror" movies Indeed. On to more pleasant things. Not better, mind yot0sst more plenum. _ I'm referring to Summer lovers, a picture that lacks any kind of substantial plot and much of the time looks like a promotional film for the Greek tourism in- dustry. Written and directed (using both words in their broadest sense) by Randal Kleiser. who previously demonstrated his ability to recognize pretty scenery when he sees it. Summer Lovers is a sort of Beach Party Abroad. Occasionally interrupting the travelog sequences is the slightest trifle of a story about a young American goy who comes to Greece for a summer of live-in romance with his girlfriend. The guy soon spots a neighboring female-tourist, a French anthropologist, and, after a little bit of nude diving, swimming. sunbathing and other- wise getting to know one another. the guy is quickly ensconced in a hedonist‘s dream. The lead roles are played by Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Qttennessen, who give likeable orte-dimen- sion performances. Bare bodies, the vast majority female of course. bounce bountifully throughout the picture, but only those totally opposed to nudism in principle would likely find any of this at all offensive. As entertainment. I think most people would find it pretty much a waste of time. and definitely a waste of money. Still. for anyone who has both time and money to waste, it is awfully pretty to look at. Dana Kimmoll is petrified when the ftrteH bloodstainod clothes floating on top of the tub in Paramount Pictul'os' "Friday the 13th Part III - in 3-D." 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