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Summary: Won't this miserable friday just END!!...
Review: The Final Chapter? Not a chance. The Final Friday? Now freaking way. Now we have Jason X, which is amazingly like Jasons 2-8, only its IN THE FUT...URE!!!! ...OOO!...! More specifically its the year 2444 and a bunch of nobody actors....er i mean young archeologists fly to the dead Earth and pick up the crynogenetically frozen body of Jason (whose body has been destroyed EIGHT TIMES!!!) and, of course, they stupidly allow him to roam free again. Despite the change of scenery (overdone CGI scenery that is) the movie is painfully like the others, idiotic teenagers having raunchy sex for no determinable reason, gore, Jason stalking halls, and more gore. Only its IN THE FUT...URE!... With the exception of a cool ...[butt] kicking robot and the Camp Crystal hologram scene, this movie can only be enjoyed by those who thought the other Jason movies rank up with ...[other than by all means blow your 8 bucks.] The rest of you had best stay away. Oh and its IN THE FUTURE!!...
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Summary: Jason is back! And still alive and kicking...and killing!
Review: I saw "Jason X" in the theater a couple of days ago, and I found out that this was better than the disappointing "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" and the so-called "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (Part 4)" from a few years back. To me, this is the best Jason film of the entire series because you get to see a side of Jason that you've never seen before...as an upgraded cyborg which makes him more stronger than ever! "Jason X" takes place in the year 2455. Jason Voorhees (once again played by Kane Hodder) has been cryogenically frozen 500 years ago. But now, when a group of students finds him and takes him and another woman named Rowan (Lexa Doig) aboard their ship, they think that Jason and Rowan are the finds of the century, etc. But when Jason is all thawed up, all hell breaks loose aboard the ship as Jason goes back to what he does best...slicing and dicing and then some! And basically, it is up to Rowan and the students to fight back, etc. But they weren't prepared for what they had in store when Jason was transformed into a cyborg, aptly named "Uber-Jason"! And the movie goes on from there! All I have to say is that "Jason X" still delivers all of the thrills and chills that you'd expect from a Jason movie, but with a bit of a comical side as well(you'll know what I mean when Uber-Jason is inside of a hologram of Camp Crystal Lake circa 1980 involving him and two girls). With a great cast (including Lisa Ryder as a [kickin'] android named Kay-Em 14), and lots of suspense, and a few unexpected laughs, you'll agree that "Jason X" is truly one of the best horror flicks of 2002! A great DVD addition to the other "Friday the 13th" films!
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Summary: Funny as Hell and worth the price
Review: SOme may say that this old dog is dead. However movie makers and fans seem to disagree as Jason Voorhees returns and badder than ever.The story starts off with Jason Chained up awaiting his punishment. He is to be crygenetically frozen for all time, or until they can find a way to destroy him (like never). However the GOvernment has other plans and decide to take him away and discover why his cells can recreate themselves so incredibly rapidly, making him virtually immortal. Jason Kills them but ends up in the cryogenic chamber by the skills of female scientist. Flash Forward to 2452 where a team of student scientist are visiting the ruins of the laboratory seen in the beggining. Earth is a vanquished wasteland, however there is Earth 2. Inside they discover both Jason Voorhees and the Scientist Frozen. They take the two back to their station and revive the girl and decide to experiment on Voorhees. Due to some unlikely assistance from a couple having sex Jason is revived and continues his killing spree. All of that is in the first half hour. Now what makes this movie truely great is how funny it is. I am dead seriouse this movie is hokey, full of silly cliches, one liners, and over the top goofeyness. What is even funnier is that this was done on purpose. the producers and writers purposl;y made this hokey and funny just because they didn't want the same old same old. Despite the fact that this chapter has the highest body count (15-20 easy) this is so funny, enjoyable, and of course gory that you can't resist but loving this movie. A cult classic all the way, and easily one of the best in the series.
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Summary: The most entertaining Friday to date
Review: JasonX takes the Fridaythe13th series to a whole new level. The quality of acting and directing doubles that of previous Friday movies. This Friday succeeds where the last 3 movies failed in that it strives to be entertaining, not scary. Let's face it, it takes a lot more than a guy in a hockey mask to scare today's audiences. I'm a HUGE friday fan and I was wary about the space setting, but trust me, it doesn't take away from the movie at all. Jason X ranks right up there with Friday4 and Friday6 (the best in the series) Jason is bigger and badder than ever. See this movie in the theatres for the full experience.
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Summary: Jason in his 10th incarnation
Review: I went to see this movie tonight, with very little expectations, but hey, it's Jason, right? The movie starts out similar to JASON GOES TO HELL, but then goes forward 400+ years later. Instead of Jason hacking victims left and right at Camp Crystal Lake, he is aboard a research space ship, where he, along with his almost-victim in the past who got frozen together in this age, unthaws. Of course, within time, the carnage begins again, and then after a cool battle with a female human-like android (who by the way is an exciting addition to the film), they THINK Jason is destroyed. But evil gets an upgrade and the carnage continues until the remaining characters can jump ship and be rescued. The movie has the ups and downs of a F-13 film, with some boring lagging spots, and silly dialogue, but there are several special effects that make up for that. My personal favorite is when they are trying to distract Jason so they can leave ship, they send him into a virtual reality realm, where a Camp Crystal Lake scenery is created (you get to hear the soundtrack music to the original film in this one complete with the bird whooping in the background). When the scenery just doesn't do the trick, they add two gals circa 1980 (one with a hair style like Adrienne King - Alice - the survivor from the first F-13 film), both giggling, offering him beer, pot and premarital sex, all the right ingredients to fire the fury of Jason. When the two girls pop their tops and hop into their sleeping bags, Jason takes one in the bag, and beats the other one to death, then throws the one he is holding up against a tree. Just a perfect retro moment there to give that hint of nostalgia from the original F-13 movie. I had to mention that because that was the scene that really caught my attention. All the youngsters in the audience just didn't catch that part, so they must have been F-13 newbies. Anyway, this movie is great, and it IS different than the previous films. It's taking a step away from the original plot (other than the nonstop slashing), as say, Halloween did with Halloween III: Season Of The Witch. If you're new to the F-13 series, but you like Sci-Fi, this one you will enjoy. Then after this, I recommend renting Friday The 13th part 1, 2 and 3 to get the feel of the series, then visit the remainder of the films when you get the chance. Overall, I liked this film, and I say give it a try!
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Summary: Friday The 13th Fanz This Iz A Must See!!!!!
Review: Sup Friday the 13th fanz?
While the criticz have already eaten this movie alive I have to say I give it full thumbz up. Like i've alwayz been told criticz don't go to the moviez ppl go to the moviez. This movie in fact is very good while sum of the jokez r lame (although sum r quite funny) an while i honestly would have rather seen the friday the 13th moviez left on earth goin it to the next generation audiences ( cuz les face it folkz therez no lake or camp that they can come up with that will ever be az good az the original camp crystal lake which has been the basis for the moviez for the last 20 years). But still i think the director an script writer mean well an must have sum good ideas for there choice of takin the friday the 13th movie series too a new level. The Ending iz too die for an was very well done. By the lookz of this film we will be seein jason for the next 20 yearz!!!! an hopefully the friday the 13th moviez will grow to meet a whole new audience. I give this film 5 starz!!!! Must See
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Summary: Evil Gets an Upgrade!!
Review: Jason X is a very entertaining and somewhat stylish horror movie. It's not exactly "true" to the long running series, but the movie is fun, none-the-less. Overall, the killing scenes were very cool this time around. A little more inventive than the usual Jason hack and slash. The acting was decent for a movie of this type and the charcters were, for the most part, believable. One of the real winners here is the set designs. For a movie that would thought to have a very low budget, the sets and visual effects were quite impressive. One of my fav. scenes in the movie is the virtual flashback to Camp Crystal Lake circa 1980. (Although I think they could have expanded that scene and made it a little better.) But it contains one of the best scenes in the movie. The sleeping bag scene (you'll know it when you see it! Very funny) I was about half and half on the humor. Some of it made me laugh and some was just stupid. You'll have to judge that for yourself. There was also some very nice eye candy in the film. The lead actress who was frozen with Jason in the beginning is absolutely stunning and I hope to see her in some more films soon. I also liked the idea of Jason being upgraded. It was a nice little twist on the film and it gave us a chance to see Jason in a somewhat different light after 7 films of the "same-old" Again, this is something, I think they could have expanded on, but it wasn't bad the way they did it either. As far as suspense and "jumps" go, there wasn't that much of that, which is where I feel, Jason X runs short. One of the greatest things about the previous Friday the 13th films is all of the "jump" scenes. There wasn't much of that all and the overall "fear" atmosphere left a little to be desired. Looking at the movie in a whole, I give it 4 stars. As it was entertaining, fun to watch, had some nice eye candy, a different twist on the Jason legacy and the first time we've gotten to see good ol' Jason in a decade or so. So Welcome Back Jason!
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Summary: Should have stayed dead.
Review: Though this film is better than the last two sequels, there just isn't much to recommend here. Sure, the change of setting is nice and the spfx are generally well-done. However, Jason has become such a gooey lump of bone and rotted flesh that he just isn't scary anymore. He looks like a walking meatloaf, not too scary of an image unless you just really hate meatloaf. Also, I hated the fact that the same horny, brain dead teenagers were still running loose all of those years into the future. Perhaps that's part of the F13 formula but, the intention to revamp the series with a sci-fi setting just doesn't jibe too well with cliched characters and situations that grew stale almost two decades ago. Some of the action is okay (excepting the colossal plot hole that allows 300 LB Jason to sneak up on people and disappear like some kind of undead Shaolin monk.) but, can't compare to Cameron's work in Aliens, a major influence on this picture. Even the score sounds tired, lacking the pervasive creepiness of previous Friday scores. All in all, this is one tired entry in an increasingly decrepit series.
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Summary: Upgrade
Review: I saw Jason X yesterday and I was fully satidfied. The gore, the sex, the action, JASON'S BACK! Now that New Line Cinema has the rights for this movie it seems like they have made it better. With the highly effective scene where a girl's head is frozen and smashed, and the hilariously funny scene with the funny actresses who portray the hormonal reged teens in 1980 from the virtual Crystal Lake. This movie would have got only 4 stars from me but it got 5 because of the fine... women in this movie, LEXA DOIG and the character Jenessa! The scene in which a man was impailed on a giant screw was funny to! I left the movie knowing there was going to be a JASON XI! I can't wait. And now that New Line Cinema owns the rights of Jason they can finally make a Jason VS. Freddy! Oh and one more thing, how was Jason brought back from the ending of part nine?
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Summary: Jason X is ten times the fun!
Review: Tossing all sorry attempts at serious criticism aside (if I didn't this entertaining piece ...would get one star), I have to say that Jason X may well be the greatest Friday the 13th sequel ever! Just keep in mind that between the words greatest and sequel ever is the title Friday the 13th, so you know what kind of quality to expect. Plot? The unkillable Jason Voorhees is frozen, along with his almost "final" victim, for some 455 years before getting thawed out on a spaceship filled with saucy babes and tough grunts. Well rested from his 455 year ice nap, Jason quickly gets up and gets to business killing anyone unfortunate enough to get near him. The movie itself has moments of wit and a few nice in-jokes sprinkled throughout its first hour (choice moments include cameos by David Cronenberg and Robert Silverberg, and references to Alien), but it really gets cooking in the final half hour. Friday fans will find this a tough act to dislike, serious horror fans will no doubt shake their heads and wonder why this ... is still getting produced. My answer? Why ask why, just have fun with it! Recommended for Jasonites everywhere.
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