2. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Jason Lives makes absolutely no attempt to hide what it is: pure, unadulterated horror trash. After the franchise killed off Jason for real and the last movie didn’t have Jason in it at all, audiences were so pissed off that the character was brought back in Part VI. They could have tried to come up with some complicated explanation for why he’s back, like that the Jason in Part IV wasn’t really Jason, or maybe some curse allows him to transfer his life to another body or something. But no, instead the opening scene of Jason Lives features Jason’s body being dug up and struck by lightning. For a completely unexplained reason, this lightning bolt brings him back, and then we cut to the opening credits which for absolutely no reason at all is a James Bond parody .
It’s absolutely ridiculous, but they know exactly what they’re doing. The first five movies kind of attempted to be a legitimate horror/thriller series, but by Jason Lives, they’ve embraced the madness and fun that this series can be. The movie also brings back Tommy from the original movie, this time as an adult, and it’s nice to see a character carry over between sequels where as usually every movie features an entirely new cast.
Jason also has kind of a new look to him in this one, appearing even more zombie-like and fierce than ever before. He’s a little more slow and methodical with his kills now, which is how we typically think of Jason today. The movie is one of the best of the franchise, combining the typical camp counselors getting killed formula with a bit more of an overarching storyline, with Tommy being almost a Dr. Loomis type figure trying to stop Jason. If you’re only going to watch one or two Jason movies, this one and the next one on this list are the two I’d recommend.
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