Part 6 is subtitled "Jason Lives" and takes no time in showing us how he lives, or setting up the story for the movie. Seriously, they spend 10 minutes getting Jason back into the fold in a goofy but imaginative way. Tommy is back for the third straight movie (this time played by cleaner cut, All-American type. Corey Feldman only wishes he grew up this cute).His plans to put Jason to rest for good go awry thanks to an iron rod and a bolt of lightning.
It's been many years since Jasons death and the town has been renamed, Camp Crystal Lake is opening back up. The only problem is that the head counselors have gone missing. Tommy tries to convince both the Sheriff and his daughter, who is working at the camp, that Jason is on the loose again.
Fun fucking subplots with a bunch of weekend warrior paintballers who are in the wrong fucking place at the wrong fucking time. A couple out for a midnight fuck, who do indeed get fucked, and a crotchety old caretaker afraid of losing his job when he should be more afraid of losing his internal organs.
Once again the makers excel in giving us characters who's purpose is to be Jason fodder, but give us just enough time with them that they're entertaining in their own right.
Meghan, the sheriffs daughter, and Tommy, form a bond right away with her believing his story while her dad is sure that Tommy is the one responsible for all the trouble. From there all hell ensues as everyone eventually gets on the same page, but by then it's too late, leading to the final scene where Jason may or not be laid to rest permanently again.
Ok, so here's the deal. The movie works on a few levels. Firstly, this may be the best concentration of awesome kills in any movie ever. Secondly, gore is off the charts wicked. Shit had me cringing at times. The tension is also high, with a lot of jump scares that had me legit buggin.
The problem with the movie is that the Tommy character is fairly weak this time around. He bears no resemblance to the deranged ass kicker in part 5 and is written and played as just a little too goofy. Meghan suffers the same faults only to a more annoying extent as she seems to not be bothered at all by the potential for this guy she just met to be a killer, cause she'd rather flirt with him and have a wild time. The movie gets away with being goofy but I wish the main storyline and the actors in it had come off as more convincing, leave the goofy shit to the rest of the film.
The counselor chicks, Meghan included, just aren't all that hot. Their characters have gone from mid 80's, show your tits for any reason types, to late 80's teeny bopper types. And there's no nudity, so that's a big drawback.
As a standalone slasher flick, it's as solid as they come. As a continuation to the series it's a bit of a step backwards that I'm not sure it would ever recover from.
It's a Fun, Frightening Friday, but not a Fantastic one.
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