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Legendary Friday The 13th killer Jason Voorhees returns for the tenth time, this time stalking victims aboard a space ship in the year 2455. DON'T MISS OUT ON THE HALLOWEEN EVENT OF 2002! Trick or treat this year with Jason! Consumers will definitely demand this title for late-night scares or holiday-themed parties. JASON/FRIDAY THE 13TH SERIES IS A STRONG $228 MILLION COMBINED BOX-OFFICE FRANCHISE!* GORE SCORES! Horror Genre still scares up frightfully high business: Jeepers Creepers 324% Hannibal 274% Final Destination 273% Hollow Man 248% The Cell 247% LOW VHS FLAT PRICING @ $35.005. FIRST JASON/FRIDAY THE 13TH DVD WITH SIGNIFICANT ADDED VALUE! Fans of the series will buy the DVD for this alone. Paramount has only released 1-6 with a trailer as the only extra. Jason X will have two documentaries, a jump-to-a-death feature and other "tricks and treats" for fans to crave. FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SEAN S.CUNNINGHAM, THE CREATOR OF THE CLASSIC ORIGINAL FRIDAY THE 13TH. *Internet Movie Database 4/12/02**Video Store Magazine 4/8/02 ... Read more

Reviews (362)

Not So Scary, But I'm Ready to Defend This Entertaining Film
I hear many complaints about "Jason X." It's not scary, some say, and it's true though some part of the film actually is. And some say it borrowed, probably unashamedly, many things from sci-fi classics like you know what (yeah, a spaceship full of soldiers? And a super-android? Or virtual reality?).

The story, if you need to know, is set in ... 2455 (wow!). After they somehow succeeded to freeze Jason Voorhees with unlucky scientist Rowan (Lisa Doig), the unsuspecting crew of a professor and his students (who are mostly females with scanty clothes ... oh, not again!) bring the bodies of them into a spaceship, where the bloody killing soon starts.

The truth is, "Jason X" knows what it is doing -- it has "Don't-take-me-serious" attitude with its definite intention to entertain us -- and it works, as long as you accept the film as it is. Look at the whole premise: Jason in outer space. That's it. And he chops, hacks, slashes, without any particular reason, but this time, he even makes us laugh sometimes intentionally. The final 20 minutes are truely, genuinely, (and awfully, perhaps) outrageous, with "Uber-Jason," Jason becoming an upgraded killer-machine.

They are right in making those rather cheesy special effects, because we don't need "Episode 2" here. You may think this film looks like an episode from "Star Trek," and with good reasons. The main two characters are from TV-series Gene Roddenberry's "Andromeda," and provide good acting, particularly Lisa Ryder's Kay-Em character, whose riot-like fighting against Kane Hodder (with his always reliable menacing physical presense) is a real fun. Wynona Ryder should have been like that.

Take this film as it is -- an entertaining film (not a horror film) that doesn't pretend. I like this one simply because its attitude free from any pretenciousness. And don't miss the cameo of David Cronenberg, who appears in the first sequence.

In space, nobody can hear you die
After the disappointing "Jason Goes to Hell", I was anxious to see someone -- ANYONE -- step up to the plate and revive the "Friday the 13th" series. Not only did director James Isaac step up to the plate, he hit it the ball out of the park!

The movie starts out with our pal, Jason Voorhees, held captive in what appears to be an army research facility. Hoping to learn from Jason's unstoppable powers, the researchers probe and analyze his mangled body for clues.

Silly researchers.

Everybody knows that Jason can't be killed... well, he was killed by his "sister" in "Jason Goes to Hell", but let's just pretend like that never happened. Okay?

So, Jason tolerates the researchers for awhile, but then he decides to strike, when they least expect it. Carnage here - death, pain and injury there. One researcher survives, and manages to freeze Jason, and herself, saving the planet from certain doom.

Skip ahead 450+ years.

Jason is now traveling through space on an intergalactic cruise (space) ship. The oblivious crew toys with Jason's frozen "corpse", unaware that their actions are about to create an intergalactic morgue! Of course, Jason thaws-out, and quickly starts disposing of the troublesome passengers and crew.

Up to this point, there is nothing terribly exciting about "Jason X". It's the same old Jason, and the same old killings, just in a different setting. The movie really doesn't really get interesting until Jason steps into a machine that regenerates lost tissue and muscle. Over the years, Jason has had his fair-share of battles, so it's safe to say that the man has some wounds. The machine works overtime, repairing what it can, replacing what it can't. What steps out of the machine is a Super Jason, if you will.

Half man. Half machine. All Jason Voorhees.

If you thought Jason was unstoppable before, just wait until you see him now. Strengthened by armor, angered by vengeance, Jason becomes a true killing machine, in every sense of the word.

The highlight of the movie for me, is when two of the ship's passengers battle Jason in a virtual-reality Crystal Lake.

I won't ruin the mildly comical ending...

"Jason X" is an intense thrill-ride that leaves you gasping for breath from beginning to end.

Let the bodies hit the floor!

A really cool Jason movie
This movie is really really cool. It was a good twist to put Jason in space. I dont care if people say it is dumb after so many parts who ever didnt like it shouldn't have bother watching it.

campy horror in space
this 1 surpriced me. when i first saw the trailer i was like
"jason in space? what the f**k r they thinking" but i saw it and now i own it. it truned out great. gory fun that you have to admitt its good.

WORST MOVIE EVER
This is the worst friday 13th chapter of all time.Very bad movie I can say thats thrash ... Read more

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wierd...but fun and scary! more like 4.5 stars!
The Horror Show (ALSO KNOW AS HOUSE 3)
Upon his execution by the electric chair, mass murderer Max Jenke or "Meat Cleaver Max" curses Detective Lucas the man responsible for his capture. Electrocuting Max however has not ended his reign of terror but given him a whole new lease of life. Max soon returns from the dead to exact his hideous revenge.
The horrors he performed before his death are insignificant compared to the circus of evil he now unleashes on the lucas family. soon not only is he losing his mind bu this house is haunted! With the help of only a jaded college professor he must make sure the next time Max gets sentenced to death, he dies. for good.

Gonzo gorefest
Let's have some more blood in here...throw a couple of body parts on the stove... This is one of those great gonzo-killers-who-won't-die-even- when-they're-dead films that were so hot in the 80s. Don't get me wrong, I love watching the late, great Brion James chew scenery, and Lance Henriksen gives a good performance though he's somewhat hampered by the fact that he can't chew back since he's supposed to be a cop, a family man and reasonably sane. He still manages to give his characterization a real edginess. I mean, he gets to pull his own chest open in one scene. Can you get much edgier than that? Still, the dialogue rarely rises above the "F--- you!" "Yeah, well, f--- you, too, f---er!" level which is a shame.

Been looking for HOUSE III, well here it is.
I saw the first two HOUSE movies when I was young and liked them during that time. When I got older I found HOUSE IV at a video store and rented it. I didn't even know they made a part III! After I saw part 4, I put the hunt out for 3, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I asked video stores and everything, but they never even heard of HOUSE III! I knew if they made a 4, their had to be a 3 out there somewhere, so I went to the internet and found it. The reason I couldn't find HOUSE III is because it was retitled for U.S. release as THE HORROR SHOW. I ended up buying it to see what it was like. I was very disappointed. First of all, it had nothing to do with the first two HOUSE movies. It did however provide a good cast. MGM really should retitle it and release it as HOUSE III: THE HORROR SHOW to avoid confusion in the states for people looking for the nonexistent HOUSE III

"F**k the children!" - Max Jenke
I like this film, good actors, good story, good f/x but what isn't too good is that it is too similar to a 'NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET' films. The title in Britain is HOUSE 3: THE HORROR SHOW, but on here it is just horror show, maybe thats because it is not like the previous HOUSE films in any way.

A Very entertaining Horror film with 2 great leading actors
Lance Henriksen and Brion James in one movie! It has to be good. I saw this film a couple of years ago and thought was one of the best horror films ever. James is excellent as a recently killed serial killer and Lance Henriksen is equally as good( this movie would make for a good episode of Millennium, also starring Henriksen). Thought it is much like Wes Craven's great movie Shocker, it is a lot more scarier and it has better actors, though Mitch Pileggi of X-Files as the recently electorcuted killer was just as good as Brion James. However, I liked Horror Show better and think it is a very good film of its kind. ... Read more

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Not So Scary, But I'm Ready to Defend This Entertaining Film
I hear many complaints about "Jason X." It's not scary, some say, and it's true though some part of the film actually is. And some say it borrowed, probably unashamedly, many things from sci-fi classics like you know what (yeah, a spaceship full of soldiers? And a super-android? Or virtual reality?).

The story, if you need to know, is set in ... 2455 (wow!). After they somehow succeeded to freeze Jason Voorhees with unlucky scientist Rowan (Lisa Doig), the unsuspecting crew of a professor and his students (who are mostly females with scanty clothes ... oh, not again!) bring the bodies of them into a spaceship, where the bloody killing soon starts.

The truth is, "Jason X" knows what it is doing -- it has "Don't-take-me-serious" attitude with its definite intention to entertain us -- and it works, as long as you accept the film as it is. Look at the whole premise: Jason in outer space. That's it. And he chops, hacks, slashes, without any particular reason, but this time, he even makes us laugh sometimes intentionally. The final 20 minutes are truely, genuinely, (and awfully, perhaps) outrageous, with "Uber-Jason," Jason becoming an upgraded killer-machine.

They are right in making those rather cheesy special effects, because we don't need "Episode 2" here. You may think this film looks like an episode from "Star Trek," and with good reasons. The main two characters are from TV-series Gene Roddenberry's "Andromeda," and provide good acting, particularly Lisa Ryder's Kay-Em character, whose riot-like fighting against Kane Hodder (with his always reliable menacing physical presense) is a real fun. Wynona Ryder should have been like that.

Take this film as it is -- an entertaining film (not a horror film) that doesn't pretend. I like this one simply because its attitude free from any pretenciousness. And don't miss the cameo of David Cronenberg, who appears in the first sequence.

In space, nobody can hear you die
After the disappointing "Jason Goes to Hell", I was anxious to see someone -- ANYONE -- step up to the plate and revive the "Friday the 13th" series. Not only did director James Isaac step up to the plate, he hit it the ball out of the park!

The movie starts out with our pal, Jason Voorhees, held captive in what appears to be an army research facility. Hoping to learn from Jason's unstoppable powers, the researchers probe and analyze his mangled body for clues.

Silly researchers.

Everybody knows that Jason can't be killed... well, he was killed by his "sister" in "Jason Goes to Hell", but let's just pretend like that never happened. Okay?

So, Jason tolerates the researchers for awhile, but then he decides to strike, when they least expect it. Carnage here - death, pain and injury there. One researcher survives, and manages to freeze Jason, and herself, saving the planet from certain doom.

Skip ahead 450+ years.

Jason is now traveling through space on an intergalactic cruise (space) ship. The oblivious crew toys with Jason's frozen "corpse", unaware that their actions are about to create an intergalactic morgue! Of course, Jason thaws-out, and quickly starts disposing of the troublesome passengers and crew.

Up to this point, there is nothing terribly exciting about "Jason X". It's the same old Jason, and the same old killings, just in a different setting. The movie really doesn't really get interesting until Jason steps into a machine that regenerates lost tissue and muscle. Over the years, Jason has had his fair-share of battles, so it's safe to say that the man has some wounds. The machine works overtime, repairing what it can, replacing what it can't. What steps out of the machine is a Super Jason, if you will.

Half man. Half machine. All Jason Voorhees.

If you thought Jason was unstoppable before, just wait until you see him now. Strengthened by armor, angered by vengeance, Jason becomes a true killing machine, in every sense of the word.

The highlight of the movie for me, is when two of the ship's passengers battle Jason in a virtual-reality Crystal Lake.

I won't ruin the mildly comical ending...

"Jason X" is an intense thrill-ride that leaves you gasping for breath from beginning to end.

Let the bodies hit the floor!

A really cool Jason movie
This movie is really really cool. It was a good twist to put Jason in space. I dont care if people say it is dumb after so many parts who ever didnt like it shouldn't have bother watching it.

campy horror in space
this 1 surpriced me. when i first saw the trailer i was like
"jason in space? what the f**k r they thinking" but i saw it and now i own it. it truned out great. gory fun that you have to admitt its good.

WORST MOVIE EVER
This is the worst friday 13th chapter of all time.Very bad movie I can say thats thrash ... Read more