Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday
Huh! Doesn't even have "Friday the 13th" in the title. Should I be worried?
Wel...okay! This is the first movie from New Line. Unlike all the Paramount sequels, there's no recap of previous events. Understandable since, while they had franchise rights, they probably didn't have footage rights. Stilll, no mention at all about Manhattan or how Jason's still around. It's pretty much impossible to say what movie this comes after. So I'm assuming soft reboot.
I really hating how they're interspersing the opening credits with action. I'm all for opening credits. But once they're done, leave them alone. Stop going back and forth between credits and action. It doesn't build drama or suspense. It's just irritating!
Well, if the last movie toned down the sex and gore, this one turned it right back up to 11. They also introduced some characters worth giving a damn about and upped the suspense.
Unfortunately, they also introduced a body-surfing mechanic to Jason as well as a BS "only a Voorhees can kill Jason" plot point that just crapped on the mythos. Honestly, except for maybe the first 5-10 minutes, this didn't even feel like a Friday movie.
I have yet to see Jason X. But if it's also as bad as I've heard, I'm going to have to recommend skipping the New Line movies all together.
But Jason X will have to wait for just a bit. From what I've heard, and judging from the last shot of this movie, Freddy Vs. Jason is the next chronological movie. I've seen it before a couple times as a part of my Nightmare on Elm Street watchings. But it only feels right to include it in this marathon as well.
But as far as Jason Goes to Hell is concerned, an easy skip. There's no need to watch it again.