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Plot Summary: Jason magically resurrects himself only to continue his rampage of killing unsuspecting teens.
Review: Final chapter my ass! I guess it was just another marketing gimmick to try and top the 3-D aspect from the last entry. Realistically, they knew this was not going to be the last movie no matter what bullshit Paramount tries to claim. If they were so prepared to end the franchise then why did it continue after how stupid part 5 was? Why continue up to part 8 under Paramount's banner? And even then, this franchise kept going and is as hard to kill as Jason himself! Like Chris said, "can't be alive!" Speaking of which, at the end of part 3, like Ginny before her, Chris was simply wheeled off and never heard from again as Jason keeps on trucking no matter what. You need to keep in mind, the timeframe between 2-4 is just a few days apart so you'd think it would be at least somewhat difficult for Jason to slice and dice up the countryside, but, alas, it is not. Essentially, this film mirrors part 3's format pretty closely except it tries to tackle more plotlines while never coming off quite as entertaining as part 3.
I'm not sure if this counts as the official introduction of zombie Jason or are we supposed to believe he survived the beating he took after part 3? I honestly don't know because they don't explain how Jason is alive, considering the coroner states he's dead multiple times, but he isn't invincible yet like he is after part 6 with the official zombie Jason. He looks dead though...eh, it doesn't really matter because it's Jason! Yippee! Once again we have another group of horny teens staying in the vague Crystal Lake area; I mean, seriously, how big is this fucking town?! These kids are hit and miss with some on the level of part 2 and some closer to the likability of part 3. Obviously my favorite is Jimmy who is complaining about being a "dead fuck," played by Crispin Glover right before he did "Back to the Future;" he looks so much younger in this movie too. There are a lot of 80's hot chicks, and the most nudity in the series up to this point, to dazzle the senses; they even added twins! But since this is the "final" chapter, we need even more characters so they added a family that lives right next door to the teens. Amongst the family members are, I guess, the main character, Tommy, played notably by Corey Feldman or is it the sister, Trish? That's one thing that bothered me about this entry: we don't have a true main character to follow. If that weren't enough, we have a bonus character, Rob, who is looking for Jason to avenge his sister, Sandra, who died in part 2. This guy should have been the main character and this should have been the focus of the movie itself! This wasted plotline would later be the central idea of the remake which is one of the main reasons I actually liked that film.
So after killing some random background characters to bolster the already ridiculous body count, Jason, for some reason, heads directly to the group of teens. Does Jason have a sixth sense that detects people in the area or does he smell pheromones or something? Go back to fucking Camp Crystal Lake, asshole! This is also the first entry where Jason seems to know where everyone is and what they're doing at all times; he sort of did this in the other movies, but it comes off more as a noticeable contrivance in this installment. The deaths are mostly good and spaced out nicely, but there were some that were weak like the one twin falling, what, 15 feet at best to her death, and Rob died far too easily. By the end, only Tommy and Trish remain alive as Tommy devises a plan to trick Jason similarly to part 2. Trish, realistically, should have died considering she jumped out a window higher up than the one twin and went head first through glass but okay. Tommy shaves his head and puts on some makeup, I think, to try and look more like Jason as a child. Jason is, of course, mesmerized by the visage and allows Trish to strike him with a machete. Since Jason doesn't take too kindly to being hit by his own trademark weapon, he turns to Trish allowing Tommy his chance to jam the machete deep into Jason's skull. As Jason attempts to twitch himself back to life, or something like that, Tommy goes berserk and wails away on Jason with the machete until he's dead...for good. The two are later taken to a hospital as we see Tommy with a creepy gleam in his eye...uh oh, I smell sequel!
If the franchise had ended at this entry it wouldn't have been too bad of a place to call it quits. It has most of the strong points from the previous entries while improving in a few aspects. The characters are mostly entertaining, the deaths were decent and you even had 13 victims, the pacing and acting were good, and there was an attempt to bring in many different plotlines to spice up the already tired formula. On the other hand, they tried and failed to execute these new ideas not realizing a mere F13 can't handle this when you're spending too much time piling up the bodies; seriously, Rob was so wasted considering he should have been fleshed out more. Not even attempting to address Jason's return was lazy as hell, and, sadly, this franchise cops out in this regard multiple times. And finally, who is supposed to be the main character here, because if it were Trish and/or Tommy, they don't get that much attention compared to a lot of the fodder. Overall, this is one of the better installments in this franchise even if it feels weaker when following part 3.
Notable Moment: When Rob pretty much sacrifices himself to save Trish when she could have easily helped him fight Jason. Not only does she not help but then she comes right back and cries as if Jason isn't sitting right there! You fucking idiot!
Final Rating: 6/10
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