Reviews (153)

One-of-a-kind: The Best Jason of them All!!!
I've been a F13 fan for as long as I can remember (both in film and especially in the Canadian TV Series). This final addition to the Jason Voorhees anthology is truly a superb cumulative finale to the many sanguinary exploits of one of Hollywood's most insuperable murderous madmen! This "Friday" was laden with an interesting twist-of-plot (Jason now a "Body Snatcher" in spirit), special FX that are orders-of-magnitude better than in past Friday installments, and decent performances by Steven Williams as the undaunted bounty hunter Creighton Duke and by John ("F13 Series'" Ryan Dallion) LeMay. I think the decision for New Line to obtain the rights for this sequel was a judicious decision since Robert Shaye's company has had the best notoriety for cranking out some of Hollywood's most staunch and bloody horror pieces in modern cinema ("Nightmare on Elm Street", "The Hidden", & "The Mangler"). Paramount just couldn't hack it (no pun intended) to keep Jason at a spine-tingling pace towards the close of the 80's (albeit F13 7 was a decent try) as it had in the first two films. Plus, adding "Friday" creator Sean E. Cunningham to the production's lineup really made a difference in the story's action when compared to past sequels. The scene of Duke's telling of Jason's hideous plot for an immortal muderous rebirth through one of his blood relatives to Steven in the jail cell will surely grab your attention, though you may wonder why they waited until now to divulge this legacy so many years later. Also, the ending has an excellent, campy "Battle for the New Line Bad Boy" with Freddy Krueger's famed razors snatching Jason's decayed, blood-soaked hockey mask from the ground and down to the depths of Hell, where it belongs! A true treat for "Friday" fans of all ages, although the plot may seem greatly sporadic in explaining Jason's psychotic motives in the longevity of the anthology.

Evil Has Finally Found A Home....And A Good Script!
I know I'll get bashed for this, but I thought this movie was a classic in it's own time. I personally think every F13 movie is horrible but this one just blew me away. Fast paced and director Adam Marcus really gives fans what they want and delievers it in the coolest way possible. This is Jason Vorhees for generation X. The special effects are top notch and for the firs time, we actually have some believable characters. John D. LeMay, who was on the first three seasons of "Friday The 13th: The Series", stands out in his role as the hero, but Kane Hodder gives him a fight as Jason's last stand. Also, check out that cameo from another very well known horror icon! Rest In Hell Mr. Vorhees!

Unworthy of your valuable time
"Jason Goes To Hell" blatantly rips off "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." It doesn't even attempt to cover it up. But what do you expect in a film that was literally written in a weekend?

Now, there are a lot of Friday the 13th fans out there, and many of them are die-hard loyalists to the "Jason mythology," which includes, believe it or not, a list of rules of what he can and cannot do. This film tosses out all those rules and says, "Let's up the make-up budget by $100,000 and forget about everything else."

So in this film you get graphic and creative murders, but little substance to keep the red gooey stuff sticking together. A wave of embarrassment washes over you ever time a character opens his or her mouth. You think to yourself, "Is this my life? Am I really watching this movie?" and then you realize yes, you are, so you'd better cope or get help now, friend, or it's going to be a long, brutal old age.

Even though they cannot target these types of films to kids -- those bastards at the MPAA have ethics and standards -- this is one of those films that is. Full of glistening red gory stuff, your children will love eating this up. They'll sleep like little angels, too.

It's a shame that with its budget and the cool new look Jason gets, this film had to suck tailpipe so hard. It's even more so a shame that this is Part 9 in a series that hasn't decided to quit yet. When people will tire of relentless gore is beyond me ... but I really hope it doesn't end.

Honestly, the slasher flicks in the eighties represented a time when Americans wanted to get scared on cheap effects and bad scripts. It worked, and movies such as Friday the 13th became massively successful. The modern horror genre has "smartened up" and become "hip," and now its died down into the deepest pits of remake hell. So the Friday the 13th series, as well as those other quickie gore-fests during that blissful Ronny Reagan time period, hold a special place in America's heart.

"Jason Goes To Hell" holds a place at the bottom of the toilet, floating amongst the throw-away goo of a dissatisfied audience.

"I'm going to kill Jason Voorhess, and I wan't you to help
Now before I rewview, I want to thank amazon. When I bought this DVD from a store, there was a JUMBO size crack in it! I whent back to the store, but they wouldn't give me my money back!!!!!!
Amazon gave me this DVD at a nice low price. Thanks! Now, to the movie. Jason is tricked and blown up by the F.B.I. He is belevied to be dead, but he's evil spirt( which turns out to be a fake looking demon) goes to a diffrent body. Many murder's are commited by Jason, and every one now think he is alive again. The Boundy Hunter Duke says he knows how to kill Jason once and for all. He teams up with Jason's sister and her daughter, because only a blood reletive can kill Jason. What I liked about the film the most is that it had the feel of Friday the 13th 3 and 4, the first "real" Jason movies. Sure people will won't agree with that, but you just need to wach the film for yourself and wach the old ones to see what I mean. I hate it when people say this is bad. Here are some complant's I have heard.

Jason jumps body's: So? It's trying to be scary, it's a horror movie. Do you think every horror film will be the same?

Jason's a demon: Well he alway's acted like a demon to me. He runs around killing people with a hockey mask on.

Jason has a sister: Hey his Dad left him, don't you think he got remarried?

Deleted secencs: I saw those sence, they were not a big deal. the Tree Trunk Demons looked fake.

They made a sequel: They made other movies with Jason in them but they never did another Friday film. Jason X does not have Friday the 13th in the title so it's not a Friday film.

Well that's it. You'll like this film if you liked the old ones. 80'S FAN'S REJOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday
I'm extremely suprised that this film wasn't half bad.Ok sure the characters weren't memorable and the dialogue wasn't great, but I thought the whole possession thing was kinda interesting.Even though Jason wasn't in the whole film it was still interesting.(SPOILERS)One scene I liked was the part when the man started breaking that boy's fingers before he would tell him any info.I also like the whole backstory about Jason only being able to be killed by a Voorhees or brought back by one.My most favorite part was the ending.(SPOILERS)Freddy's claw coming up and grabbing Jason's mask.It was great!You may not like it as much if your an average viewer, but check this one out.Supposedly the last of Jason's gore-fests as he writhes in hellfire facing the long legacy of murder splattering his resume.(6/10) ... Read more

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One-of-a-kind: The Best Jason of them All!!!
I've been a F13 fan for as long as I can remember (both in film and especially in the Canadian TV Series). This final addition to the Jason Voorhees anthology is truly a superb cumulative finale to the many sanguinary exploits of one of Hollywood's most insuperable murderous madmen! This "Friday" was laden with an interesting twist-of-plot (Jason now a "Body Snatcher" in spirit), special FX that are orders-of-magnitude better than in past Friday installments, and decent performances by Steven Williams as the undaunted bounty hunter Creighton Duke and by John ("F13 Series'" Ryan Dallion) LeMay. I think the decision for New Line to obtain the rights for this sequel was a judicious decision since Robert Shaye's company has had the best notoriety for cranking out some of Hollywood's most staunch and bloody horror pieces in modern cinema ("Nightmare on Elm Street", "The Hidden", & "The Mangler"). Paramount just couldn't hack it (no pun intended) to keep Jason at a spine-tingling pace towards the close of the 80's (albeit F13 7 was a decent try) as it had in the first two films. Plus, adding "Friday" creator Sean E. Cunningham to the production's lineup really made a difference in the story's action when compared to past sequels. The scene of Duke's telling of Jason's hideous plot for an immortal muderous rebirth through one of his blood relatives to Steven in the jail cell will surely grab your attention, though you may wonder why they waited until now to divulge this legacy so many years later. Also, the ending has an excellent, campy "Battle for the New Line Bad Boy" with Freddy Krueger's famed razors snatching Jason's decayed, blood-soaked hockey mask from the ground and down to the depths of Hell, where it belongs! A true treat for "Friday" fans of all ages, although the plot may seem greatly sporadic in explaining Jason's psychotic motives in the longevity of the anthology.

Evil Has Finally Found A Home....And A Good Script!
I know I'll get bashed for this, but I thought this movie was a classic in it's own time. I personally think every F13 movie is horrible but this one just blew me away. Fast paced and director Adam Marcus really gives fans what they want and delievers it in the coolest way possible. This is Jason Vorhees for generation X. The special effects are top notch and for the firs time, we actually have some believable characters. John D. LeMay, who was on the first three seasons of "Friday The 13th: The Series", stands out in his role as the hero, but Kane Hodder gives him a fight as Jason's last stand. Also, check out that cameo from another very well known horror icon! Rest In Hell Mr. Vorhees!

Unworthy of your valuable time
"Jason Goes To Hell" blatantly rips off "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." It doesn't even attempt to cover it up. But what do you expect in a film that was literally written in a weekend?

Now, there are a lot of Friday the 13th fans out there, and many of them are die-hard loyalists to the "Jason mythology," which includes, believe it or not, a list of rules of what he can and cannot do. This film tosses out all those rules and says, "Let's up the make-up budget by $100,000 and forget about everything else."

So in this film you get graphic and creative murders, but little substance to keep the red gooey stuff sticking together. A wave of embarrassment washes over you ever time a character opens his or her mouth. You think to yourself, "Is this my life? Am I really watching this movie?" and then you realize yes, you are, so you'd better cope or get help now, friend, or it's going to be a long, brutal old age.

Even though they cannot target these types of films to kids -- those bastards at the MPAA have ethics and standards -- this is one of those films that is. Full of glistening red gory stuff, your children will love eating this up. They'll sleep like little angels, too.

It's a shame that with its budget and the cool new look Jason gets, this film had to suck tailpipe so hard. It's even more so a shame that this is Part 9 in a series that hasn't decided to quit yet. When people will tire of relentless gore is beyond me ... but I really hope it doesn't end.

Honestly, the slasher flicks in the eighties represented a time when Americans wanted to get scared on cheap effects and bad scripts. It worked, and movies such as Friday the 13th became massively successful. The modern horror genre has "smartened up" and become "hip," and now its died down into the deepest pits of remake hell. So the Friday the 13th series, as well as those other quickie gore-fests during that blissful Ronny Reagan time period, hold a special place in America's heart.

"Jason Goes To Hell" holds a place at the bottom of the toilet, floating amongst the throw-away goo of a dissatisfied audience.

"I'm going to kill Jason Voorhess, and I wan't you to help
Now before I rewview, I want to thank amazon. When I bought this DVD from a store, there was a JUMBO size crack in it! I whent back to the store, but they wouldn't give me my money back!!!!!!
Amazon gave me this DVD at a nice low price. Thanks! Now, to the movie. Jason is tricked and blown up by the F.B.I. He is belevied to be dead, but he's evil spirt( which turns out to be a fake looking demon) goes to a diffrent body. Many murder's are commited by Jason, and every one now think he is alive again. The Boundy Hunter Duke says he knows how to kill Jason once and for all. He teams up with Jason's sister and her daughter, because only a blood reletive can kill Jason. What I liked about the film the most is that it had the feel of Friday the 13th 3 and 4, the first "real" Jason movies. Sure people will won't agree with that, but you just need to wach the film for yourself and wach the old ones to see what I mean. I hate it when people say this is bad. Here are some complant's I have heard.

Jason jumps body's: So? It's trying to be scary, it's a horror movie. Do you think every horror film will be the same?

Jason's a demon: Well he alway's acted like a demon to me. He runs around killing people with a hockey mask on.

Jason has a sister: Hey his Dad left him, don't you think he got remarried?

Deleted secencs: I saw those sence, they were not a big deal. the Tree Trunk Demons looked fake.

They made a sequel: They made other movies with Jason in them but they never did another Friday film. Jason X does not have Friday the 13th in the title so it's not a Friday film.

Well that's it. You'll like this film if you liked the old ones. 80'S FAN'S REJOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday
I'm extremely suprised that this film wasn't half bad.Ok sure the characters weren't memorable and the dialogue wasn't great, but I thought the whole possession thing was kinda interesting.Even though Jason wasn't in the whole film it was still interesting.(SPOILERS)One scene I liked was the part when the man started breaking that boy's fingers before he would tell him any info.I also like the whole backstory about Jason only being able to be killed by a Voorhees or brought back by one.My most favorite part was the ending.(SPOILERS)Freddy's claw coming up and grabbing Jason's mask.It was great!You may not like it as much if your an average viewer, but check this one out.Supposedly the last of Jason's gore-fests as he writhes in hellfire facing the long legacy of murder splattering his resume.(6/10) ... Read more

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Let It Snow
I stumbled upon this movie that was showing on HBO and decided to give a chance. I was nursing a rather severe hangover at the time, so i had nothing better to do. Surprising, I ended up really enjoying this movie. Normally I'm not a big fan of love stories but this one just worked. Plain and simple, it was just one of those movies that makes you feel good after u watch it. It's a bit sappy at times but it doesnt go overboard with it. I don't think i could sit around with the guys and watch this movie, but it would be a damn good date movie. Anyways, i was wondering if the movie was really as good as i thought it was or if i was just still drunk from the night before. it seems like im not the only one that liked it.

I Saw This!
I liked this movie enough to come to Amazon and see what everybody else thought about it. The general consensus was satisfying enough, but the stuffy professional reviewers totally miss the point of the story. And you know what? They are supposed to take a mint of pride in their abilities to see a movie for what it is. Yeah, it is low budget and quirky. OK, even a little "contrived", but it hits home anyway. Whose youth wasn't quirky? Everybody has those "remember that time......." flashes of total wierdness we love to revisit. The story does a great job of letting us get to know the characters. On point, it is totally appropriate to invest the portrayal of immature, indecisive roles to our youngest, starting actors. For me, as a total experience, Kleenex saved the day.

A LOW BUDGET "SERENDIPITY" OR MALE "BRIDGET JONES DIARY"
This romantic comedy centers around James Ellis (Kipp Marcus) and Sarah Milson (Alice Dylan). James is eighteen years old when he first falls in love with Sarah. He attends the CIA, the Cooking Institute of America (I gues so that the Culinary Institue of America doesn't get upset). He wants to become a chef and own his own restaurant someday. She is a college girl. They ultimately end up having a date, and when they kiss it is magical. He is head over heels in love. She, while very much attracted to him, listens to her parents, and the romance goes nowhere. The kiss off scene, which takes place over the phone while he is cooking at the CIA, works very well.

Shattered by losing the girl of his dreams, he forsakes his own personal dream and drops out of the CIA six months before graduating. Living in Manhattan, he is a lost soul without his Sarah, and he aimlessly drifts. Sarah, meanwhile, has gone abroad to finish college. When she returns, he finds out. Their paths cross a few times, as she, too, lives in Manhattan. Meanwhile, years go by. She gets engaged to a man of whom her parents approve. He, meanwhile, is still scraping along, his dream of being a chef on hold. He dates a series of nutjobs, while he moons over his lost love. Neither he nor Sarah are happy. There are, however, some very funny scenes involving these nut jobs that he dated.

Of course, their paths again cross, and que sera, sera! This being a romantic comedy, there has to be a happy ending. To discover how it comes about, however, requires you to watch this movie. It is a little quirky film, but occassionally quite funny. Kipp Marcus is not particularly attractive, looking cadaverously thin and drawn, while Alice Dylan, though pleasant looking, is no beauty queen. They seem to be almost an odd couple. Still, Kipp Marcus has a sort of ingratiating charm that works, a sort of poor man's Ben Affleck. Alice Dylan gives a credible performance as Sarah. Look for Bernadette Peters in the role of Elise Ellis, mother to James.

Let it Snow
I thought this was a formula movie that worked....I thought the characters were likable. I thought they were quirky,( but extremely likable. I though the characters had some great lines. This is a nice sweet movie to watch with your significant other on a Saturday night. The movie doesn't try to be anything other than entertainment.

Formula mistiming between potential mates
Yep, this is a formula movie. So we will not compare it for originality of which it has none. The actors go through the motions and make faces that could work for silent movies. The title is unique. I guess as the only time they can get together is on a snow day. This makes for a frosty relationship at best. ... Read more

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a waste of time to watch
this movie was horrible. I can't believe I actually paid money to see it. ... Read more

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Let It Snow
I stumbled upon this movie that was showing on HBO and decided to give a chance. I was nursing a rather severe hangover at the time, so i had nothing better to do. Surprising, I ended up really enjoying this movie. Normally I'm not a big fan of love stories but this one just worked. Plain and simple, it was just one of those movies that makes you feel good after u watch it. It's a bit sappy at times but it doesnt go overboard with it. I don't think i could sit around with the guys and watch this movie, but it would be a damn good date movie. Anyways, i was wondering if the movie was really as good as i thought it was or if i was just still drunk from the night before. it seems like im not the only one that liked it.

I Saw This!
I liked this movie enough to come to Amazon and see what everybody else thought about it. The general consensus was satisfying enough, but the stuffy professional reviewers totally miss the point of the story. And you know what? They are supposed to take a mint of pride in their abilities to see a movie for what it is. Yeah, it is low budget and quirky. OK, even a little "contrived", but it hits home anyway. Whose youth wasn't quirky? Everybody has those "remember that time......." flashes of total wierdness we love to revisit. The story does a great job of letting us get to know the characters. On point, it is totally appropriate to invest the portrayal of immature, indecisive roles to our youngest, starting actors. For me, as a total experience, Kleenex saved the day.

A LOW BUDGET "SERENDIPITY" OR MALE "BRIDGET JONES DIARY"
This romantic comedy centers around James Ellis (Kipp Marcus) and Sarah Milson (Alice Dylan). James is eighteen years old when he first falls in love with Sarah. He attends the CIA, the Cooking Institute of America (I gues so that the Culinary Institue of America doesn't get upset). He wants to become a chef and own his own restaurant someday. She is a college girl. They ultimately end up having a date, and when they kiss it is magical. He is head over heels in love. She, while very much attracted to him, listens to her parents, and the romance goes nowhere. The kiss off scene, which takes place over the phone while he is cooking at the CIA, works very well.

Shattered by losing the girl of his dreams, he forsakes his own personal dream and drops out of the CIA six months before graduating. Living in Manhattan, he is a lost soul without his Sarah, and he aimlessly drifts. Sarah, meanwhile, has gone abroad to finish college. When she returns, he finds out. Their paths cross a few times, as she, too, lives in Manhattan. Meanwhile, years go by. She gets engaged to a man of whom her parents approve. He, meanwhile, is still scraping along, his dream of being a chef on hold. He dates a series of nutjobs, while he moons over his lost love. Neither he nor Sarah are happy. There are, however, some very funny scenes involving these nut jobs that he dated.

Of course, their paths again cross, and que sera, sera! This being a romantic comedy, there has to be a happy ending. To discover how it comes about, however, requires you to watch this movie. It is a little quirky film, but occassionally quite funny. Kipp Marcus is not particularly attractive, looking cadaverously thin and drawn, while Alice Dylan, though pleasant looking, is no beauty queen. They seem to be almost an odd couple. Still, Kipp Marcus has a sort of ingratiating charm that works, a sort of poor man's Ben Affleck. Alice Dylan gives a credible performance as Sarah. Look for Bernadette Peters in the role of Elise Ellis, mother to James.

Let it Snow
I thought this was a formula movie that worked....I thought the characters were likable. I thought they were quirky,( but extremely likable. I though the characters had some great lines. This is a nice sweet movie to watch with your significant other on a Saturday night. The movie doesn't try to be anything other than entertainment.

Formula mistiming between potential mates
Yep, this is a formula movie. So we will not compare it for originality of which it has none. The actors go through the motions and make faces that could work for silent movies. The title is unique. I guess as the only time they can get together is on a snow day. This makes for a frosty relationship at best. ... Read more