So 4 years since the last movie ostensibly killed the franchise, the original guy bought the rights back in an attempt to make a Freddy Vs Jason movie. When those talks stalled he dished out this baby as a placeholder, a way to keep the series alive.
Right away we have some of the old magic back as it takes no time at all for some excellent tension shots and jump scares. Also a smokin hot chick gets buck naked for us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
When Jason shows up to off the damsel, we find out it's been a set up by the government to lure him out. A little out there. but ok.
Jason gets blown to kingdom come which sets up the main plot of the movie, the idea that Jason is pure evil incarnate and can use different bodies. I'm really not digging this direction but we do have the black dude from 21 Jump Street playing a kickass bounty hunter and ERIN FUCKING GRAY playing the last Vorhees relative. It's weird, back when this came out I was disappointed by how Erin looked, but watching it now she's still bonerific. She's like a MILF version of herself. Mmmm.
Ok, so this movie is a total enigma. On one hand it features the best visuals of the series, hands down. The gore is off the charts and the special effects are fucking mighty. It's gross as all get out, in a fun way.
It also features plenty of nudity, some good sex and an overall devil may care attitude that invokes memories of the earlier films.
The problem is that the plot is just so silly. Jasons heart being eaten, the "soul" of Jason passing from one guy to the next, none of whom look the least bit terrifying in their own right. The leads are also badly dated, although I don't imagine they were all that great back then either. The Bounty Hunter making shit up as he goes along about the Jason legend falls very flat. Hell, the first time the big bad bounty hunter has to do anything, he's totally ineffective.
There's a scene near the end of the movie where a crate labeled "Antartic Expedition" is shown, which I dunno if that was supposed to be a clue that Jason is actually some sort of creature brought back from there or what, my head was hurting at this point.
Jason hopping from human portal to human portal via tongue kiss is silly, but not near as silly as near the end of the movie, when a tiny creature emerges from one of those portals and hops around like something out of "Critters".
It's really just too silly and dumb to hate on that much, but certainly not good on any level. Add in silly characters and boring leads and you've got a big mess with some strong visual moments, callbacks to better movies that keep it from being a total waste.
The last scene should have been an iconic moment, but at the point it arrives I'm not sure too many people still had the heart to care.
For a movie meant as a placeholder, I can't wrap my head around why they kicked up so many bells and whistles and plot gadgets and unnecessary mythology. Ignore part 8 and just have Jason kill campers for Christs sakes. It almost feels like forces were pulling this is in two different creative directions which is why it ends up such a hot mess.
Fundamentally flawed, Friday fizzles yet again.
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