Jason Goes to Hell... Masterpiece?

[Olivia Bauer]

He's SUPPOSED to be mortal in 2, 3 and 4.  He's just ludicrously resilient.

His motive is essentially an attempt to imitate what his mother was doing - but gradually he expanded this into just killing anyone he saw.  It's paper thin, but in the early entries, it's there.

I originally hated Jason for an unrealistic existence. Returning to life, surviving the lake, and for some reason not coming straight back to camp after the lake incident. Then I saw goes to hell. Seeing what happens to the people he posses was intimidating. I still REALLY like Pamela Vorhees. She's everything I want in a killer (With the exception of being a senior citizen). As for my favorite... I'm not sure it counts but I LOVED Freddy Vs. Jason. Freddy while unrealistic is intimidating, which I said for Jason in hell. He's scary and shocked the crap out of me at the end of Jason Goes To Hell. I REALLY didn't expect the hand to pop-up and steal the mask, and promised a cross-over. Best thing is when Freddy and Jason fight. The fight scene are always interesting.

One thing I always like is the one or two surviving character(s). When discovering the killers weakness, they can get back at them creatively and even throw in some epic lines. My favorite line is at the end of Freddy Vs. Jason when the girl shouts Freddy's famous line "Welcome to my world, b*tch!" and caps him with Jason's machete.

Other favorites:

"Happy Fathers Day..." - Nightmare Part 5
"Freddy, Go to hell!" - Freddy Vs. Jason
"You're sh*t..." - Nightmare On Elm Street

[Olivia Bauer]

Sorry for the spelling errors "^^
                                     

[Quinton]

Hey y'all. I started this topic but have been away from the computer since then. When I say its a masterpiece, I DO mean masteriece of B-cinema. I think all of its over-acting, insane amounts of violence and constant joke-telling results in a Jason film seemingly handled by HG Lewis. Kind of reminds me of Frank Hennenlotter's goofy horror style. In my eyes its an amazing unintentional comedy and the most exploitation-filled Jason film next to Jason X.

Jason possessing a hulking middleaged black man who happens to be his coroner? The ridiculous inclusion of a Michael Myers-esque "voodoo family" angle? And I'm pretty sure the film was inspired by Twin Peaks with the small town mystery, colorful characters and cops sleeping with hot waitresses. I guess the main character is their poor man's Kyle McLaughlin.

I just hope people start appreciating this film as a strange detour in the Jason series. You really couldn't expect a good atypical Jason film from that time period (the early 90s).