Jason X is, like the other Friday the 13th movies, a real cheesy thing. And I guess it was meant to be like that. I've not seen all of them, but enough to say that they are all pretty much the same thing (Jason comes back to life and murders many people at Crystal Lake).
Well, in this film, Crystal Lake has become a military research center (???). This element was brought up simply to keep some of the older Jason movies' roots, but in that point, I think they failed. Actually, in one way, it's really pointless, because a summer camp that becomes a research center in such a short period of time (since the last Friday The 13th film, which was released in 1991, I think, and Crystal Lake, in 2010 is a research center...huh?).
But it seems that the director wanted to keep some more fundamental roots; the bad acting. I don't know how he could pay actors that were that bad...really, especially the girls...They are stupid, stereotyped, and, the most pointless thing, they are wearing some really fashioned, tight and "show everything" clothes. I know this can be attractive for the male viewers, but really, this was pointless. The actresses are so superficial, so lame, this director must have had something against women, because this film really shows them bad. Lexa Doig, probably the worst in this film, says her lines too fast, she answers to the other character's questions like a machine...she's really bad, and the other blonde (Spoilers) that gets her face frozen and smashed is pretty awful too.
The futuristic aspect is just an excuse to bring Jason back to life. The whole movie happens in spaceships, which could have been interesting (but, knowing that it's a Jason movie, I didn't really had sincere hopes of having something interesting), but the atmosphere is not really there...I'll still have to admit that this film keeps the old dark, "almost (and that's being generous)scary" mood of the Jason movies.
But there comes the part I really enjoyed...the gore! If you've seen the previous Friday The 13th movies, you'll know that they are sometimes pretty gory. This one has a surprisingly high gore level. (Spoilers) A cop is sliced in half, many people are dismembered, killed with Jason's machete, many people are impaled...but that's nothing compared to what Jason gets...he gets shot like 300 times during the whole movie, and there's one place, where a female humanoid shoots him with a pretty powerful gun...Jason gets a leg, an arm and finally his head blown into pieces...and guess what...he still survives, not in the usual way, but you'll see what I'm talking about when you watch it. the gore is abundant, and FINALLY! a recent movie that has some REAL gore. What I mean by REAL gore is bloody special effects that are not made by computer...I'm really, really tired of that...computer-made gore does not and cannot look as good as the old fashioned way to make a bloody scene...with some real red liquid, with some real fake brains, I mean, with movies with really bad-looking gore such as Resident Evil and Blade, all directors should have realized that it simply doesn't work. Gore made by computer is for me what Jar Jar Binks was for the Star Wars fans: BULL...you know the rest. And, at least, Jim Isaac, Jason X's director understood that. There are some scenes where the gore is made by CGI, but they have the excuse that it was in a video game (you'll understand if you see it). This has some really nice gore.
Now, the killer. Jason, the one we've known, is still the same...really, except for these short 5 minutes where he's "upgraded", but don't worry about that, it's nothing very important. The whole movie puts its emphasis on Jason, who's butchering many characters, that have two functions: looking good on the screen, and getting killed. I mean, most characters in this film are there to be slashed, really. They're just cattle, human meat...that's it...And that's how it's always been, and that's how it still is.
The film is very repetitive. It's always a couple of people, sometimes with weapons, that are trying to either kill or escape from Jason Voorhees. It's an hour and a half of that. But for the Friday The 13th fans, this should be a great deal, and probably one of the best Jason movies. It's lame, stupid, gory, and has some good-looking girls, that's all it's ever been, and that's all it still is. Personnally, there's only the gore factor that really satisfied me, and I'd say that for gore fans, this is a nice deal too. It's even gorier than many of the older films! And it's funny to see how Jason would react in a futuristic world...
My lust of gore was satisfied, but if I had had the lust for a nice scenario...OUCH! I would have wanted a refund! Good gore, bad movie... I give it 4 out of 10.
Well, in this film, Crystal Lake has become a military research center (???). This element was brought up simply to keep some of the older Jason movies' roots, but in that point, I think they failed. Actually, in one way, it's really pointless, because a summer camp that becomes a research center in such a short period of time (since the last Friday The 13th film, which was released in 1991, I think, and Crystal Lake, in 2010 is a research center...huh?).
But it seems that the director wanted to keep some more fundamental roots; the bad acting. I don't know how he could pay actors that were that bad...really, especially the girls...They are stupid, stereotyped, and, the most pointless thing, they are wearing some really fashioned, tight and "show everything" clothes. I know this can be attractive for the male viewers, but really, this was pointless. The actresses are so superficial, so lame, this director must have had something against women, because this film really shows them bad. Lexa Doig, probably the worst in this film, says her lines too fast, she answers to the other character's questions like a machine...she's really bad, and the other blonde (Spoilers) that gets her face frozen and smashed is pretty awful too.
The futuristic aspect is just an excuse to bring Jason back to life. The whole movie happens in spaceships, which could have been interesting (but, knowing that it's a Jason movie, I didn't really had sincere hopes of having something interesting), but the atmosphere is not really there...I'll still have to admit that this film keeps the old dark, "almost (and that's being generous)scary" mood of the Jason movies.
But there comes the part I really enjoyed...the gore! If you've seen the previous Friday The 13th movies, you'll know that they are sometimes pretty gory. This one has a surprisingly high gore level. (Spoilers) A cop is sliced in half, many people are dismembered, killed with Jason's machete, many people are impaled...but that's nothing compared to what Jason gets...he gets shot like 300 times during the whole movie, and there's one place, where a female humanoid shoots him with a pretty powerful gun...Jason gets a leg, an arm and finally his head blown into pieces...and guess what...he still survives, not in the usual way, but you'll see what I'm talking about when you watch it. the gore is abundant, and FINALLY! a recent movie that has some REAL gore. What I mean by REAL gore is bloody special effects that are not made by computer...I'm really, really tired of that...computer-made gore does not and cannot look as good as the old fashioned way to make a bloody scene...with some real red liquid, with some real fake brains, I mean, with movies with really bad-looking gore such as Resident Evil and Blade, all directors should have realized that it simply doesn't work. Gore made by computer is for me what Jar Jar Binks was for the Star Wars fans: BULL...you know the rest. And, at least, Jim Isaac, Jason X's director understood that. There are some scenes where the gore is made by CGI, but they have the excuse that it was in a video game (you'll understand if you see it). This has some really nice gore.
Now, the killer. Jason, the one we've known, is still the same...really, except for these short 5 minutes where he's "upgraded", but don't worry about that, it's nothing very important. The whole movie puts its emphasis on Jason, who's butchering many characters, that have two functions: looking good on the screen, and getting killed. I mean, most characters in this film are there to be slashed, really. They're just cattle, human meat...that's it...And that's how it's always been, and that's how it still is.
The film is very repetitive. It's always a couple of people, sometimes with weapons, that are trying to either kill or escape from Jason Voorhees. It's an hour and a half of that. But for the Friday The 13th fans, this should be a great deal, and probably one of the best Jason movies. It's lame, stupid, gory, and has some good-looking girls, that's all it's ever been, and that's all it still is. Personnally, there's only the gore factor that really satisfied me, and I'd say that for gore fans, this is a nice deal too. It's even gorier than many of the older films! And it's funny to see how Jason would react in a futuristic world...
My lust of gore was satisfied, but if I had had the lust for a nice scenario...OUCH! I would have wanted a refund! Good gore, bad movie... I give it 4 out of 10.