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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2008 18:52:26 GMT -5
Jason X is my favourite bad movie. The cheesy lines, the wooden acting, the nonsensical plot... it's all great. Not to mention the sleeping bag scene.
This thread's gone and got me back into Friday the 13th.
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Post by Sinestro on Nov 19, 2008 19:55:57 GMT -5
I like Jason X, as a good popcorn and beer cheese fest. It's not the best, (part 6 IMHO), and it's not the worst, (part 8), it's smack dab in the middle for me.
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Post by -Lithium- on Nov 19, 2008 20:01:38 GMT -5
I hated the way Jason looked in Part 9. I understand it goes with the ending of Part 8 and everything, but I still hate it.
Oh and in Jason X the costume looked kinda cheap...
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Nov 19, 2008 20:29:28 GMT -5
And, if you watched the Making Of documentary on the DVD, you'll probably realize this is the best they could've done (other ideas tossed out were Jason in Africa or Jason at the North Pole). Quality-wise, the film is middle-ground for the most part, but when its bad (robot lady, Uber Jason, Virtual Crystal Lake) it is downright PAINFUL. Actually, for some reason, I've always thought that a Friday the 13th movie set in winter would be really cool. It would be an interesting twist to see two distinct threats in one of these movies - perhaps a huge snowstorm in addition to the Jason threat. It would also be interesting if for nothing else than a visual contrast - seeing the teens heavily dressed rather than the usual batch of skinny-dipping teens. In addition to that, come on, this is a movie trailer that would write ITSELF: come down on a frozen over lake where a group of teens are skating around, focus on two of the especially good-looking ones, the girl and guy fall down and playfully throw a few snowballs at each other - but then the girl looks down. Screen goes black. "CH CH CH CH....".... Cut to a sign on the side of the frozen area - "CRYSTAL LAKE." And the hockey mask comes crashing through the ice. Or maybe I'm just a dork. ;D
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Post by erisi236 on Nov 19, 2008 20:36:53 GMT -5
Strange, while watching these flicks I was also thinking about a Friday the 13th set during Winter, although I guess it might defeat the purpose about a series generally set in a Summer Camp. Still, blood looks really cool on snow.
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Post by Jiren on Nov 19, 2008 20:39:01 GMT -5
Although it was a Comic book "Freddy vs Jason vs Ash" was good, and it was set in Winter (death by Clipboard FTW).
Plus Jason kills the survivors from "Freddy vs Jason" (Bonus).
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Post by Al Wilson Lives: Thread Killer on Nov 19, 2008 20:43:59 GMT -5
I like Jason X for the Cronenberg cameo, the nitro kill, UberJason, the VR and the ZOOM sound that Brodski makes when he snatches Jason off the shuttle at the end. Not a great movie by any means but I'll take it over Manhattan. It's debateable whether it's better than JGtH.
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Post by DSR on Nov 19, 2008 21:53:57 GMT -5
Strange, while watching these flicks I was also thinking about a Friday the 13th set during Winter, although I guess it might defeat the purpose about a series generally set in a Summer Camp. Still, blood looks really cool on snow. Well, there were a bunch of movies in the series not actually set at camp (parts 3, 4, and 7 were just about a bunch of people hanging out on, I guess, the other side of the lake). I agree that it would look cool and provide a contrast to the usual summer setting. But there's a big difference between "Crystal Lake at Winter Time" and "Jason at the North Pole." Jason fighting Santa Claus might work for 5 minutes on a sketch comedy show, but that's about the only place that would work.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Nov 19, 2008 22:27:39 GMT -5
But there's a big difference between "Crystal Lake at Winter Time" and "Jason at the North Pole." Jason fighting Santa Claus might work for 5 minutes on a sketch comedy show, but that's about the only place that would work. Yeah, that was what I meant would be cool to see (if it wasn't made clear in my post) - "Crystal Lake at winter time" rather than "Jason vs. Santa". ;D
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Post by DSR on Nov 19, 2008 22:30:33 GMT -5
But there's a big difference between "Crystal Lake at Winter Time" and "Jason at the North Pole." Jason fighting Santa Claus might work for 5 minutes on a sketch comedy show, but that's about the only place that would work. Yeah, that was what I meant would be cool to see (if it wasn't made clear in my post) - "Crystal Lake at winter time" rather than "Jason vs. Santa". ;D ChChCh, HoHoHo!
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Nov 19, 2008 22:35:46 GMT -5
Well, if it was the Santa from the Mexican Santa Claus movie, then people would have a pretty good reason to root for the J-Man for a change.
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Post by DSR on Nov 20, 2008 8:47:42 GMT -5
Well, if it was the Santa from the Mexican Santa Claus movie, then people would have a pretty good reason to root for the J-Man for a change. I prefer to think it was the Santa Claus who conquered the Martians. That one's at least got some victories under his belt. *DSR has completely ignored the fact that Santa Claus "conquered" those Martains by way of kindness and gift-giving, rather than combat*
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Post by hollywood on Nov 20, 2008 9:16:07 GMT -5
It's hard for me to find fault with Jason X. It never took itself seriously, not even remotely, and it took a tongue-in-cheek approach to many of the rules established earlier in the series. And, unlike Jason Goes to Hell (easily the WORST in the series, I don't see how that's debatable), it slowly built to the point of the absurd at the end--kinda like how Ghostbusters started out semi-believable then ended with a 100-foot Marshmallow Man stomping through Manhattan.
Honestly, though, other than JGTH (God, that one sucked), every film is enjoyable in its own way, even Jason Takes Manhattan and Part 5.
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Post by DSR on Nov 20, 2008 9:26:18 GMT -5
It's hard for me to find fault with Jason X. It never took itself seriously, not even remotely, and it took a tongue-in-cheek approach to many of the rules established earlier in the series. And, unlike Jason Goes to Hell (easily the WORST in the series, I don't see how that's debatable), it slowly built to the point of the absurd at the end--kinda like how Ghostbusters started out semi-believable then ended with a 100-foot Marshmallow Man stomping through Manhattan. Those actually ARE my faults with Jason X. To me, it's like this: for the longest time, people would say just how stupid the Friday the 13th series was, and I really didn't care. They were some of my favorite movies growing up, and I know there are other fans like me, and whether the films are stupid or not, the filmmakers really didn't seem to care that much, either. Well, now it's Sean Cunningham, the dude responsible for this in the first place, telling me that these movies I cared about as a kid are stupid. It's like if you met your favorite sports hero, and he's too busy trying to get laid or work on an endorsement deal to even autograph your hat. Just feels wrong to me. Though, I'll agree, Goes to Hell is pretty lame.
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Post by hollywood on Nov 20, 2008 9:32:23 GMT -5
It's hard for me to find fault with Jason X. It never took itself seriously, not even remotely, and it took a tongue-in-cheek approach to many of the rules established earlier in the series. And, unlike Jason Goes to Hell (easily the WORST in the series, I don't see how that's debatable), it slowly built to the point of the absurd at the end--kinda like how Ghostbusters started out semi-believable then ended with a 100-foot Marshmallow Man stomping through Manhattan. Those actually ARE my faults with Jason X. Though, I'll agree, Goes to Hell is pretty lame. Well, when you're the tenth film in a pretty one-dimensional series, there's only so much you can do. Personally, I loved how it was literally teenagers having sex that brought Jason back. The battle with the fembot dominatrix was fun. And, even though I didn't think I would, I liked Uber-Jason, but I'm glad he only appeared briefly at the end. Ironically, though, I don't think Uber-Jason can claim any direct kills...
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Post by DSR on Nov 20, 2008 9:38:56 GMT -5
Those actually ARE my faults with Jason X. Though, I'll agree, Goes to Hell is pretty lame. Well, when you're the tenth film in a pretty one-dimensional series, there's only so much you can do. Personally, I loved how it was literally teenagers having sex that brought Jason back. The battle with the fembot dominatrix was fun. And, even though I didn't think I would, I liked Uber-Jason, but I'm glad he only appeared briefly at the end. Ironically, though, I don't think Uber-Jason can claim any direct kills... Well, as I said before, I really didn't think the movie was all that bad. There was certainly a lot of absurdity there, but things didn't get groan-inducingly bad, for me, until the second half. An unstoppable killing machine on a spaceship where there's really no escape would've worked just fine. It's the knowing humor and the corniness that kills it for me.
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Post by hollywood on Nov 20, 2008 12:03:08 GMT -5
Well, when you're the tenth film in a pretty one-dimensional series, there's only so much you can do. Personally, I loved how it was literally teenagers having sex that brought Jason back. The battle with the fembot dominatrix was fun. And, even though I didn't think I would, I liked Uber-Jason, but I'm glad he only appeared briefly at the end. Ironically, though, I don't think Uber-Jason can claim any direct kills... Well, as I said before, I really didn't think the movie was all that bad. There was certainly a lot of absurdity there, but things didn't get groan-inducingly bad, for me, until the second half. An unstoppable killing machine on a spaceship where there's really no escape would've worked just fine. It's the knowing humor and the corniness that kills it for me. Fair enough. But at least it didn't feature muppets crawling out of the ground or Jason inhabiting other bodies via mouth-to-mouth.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Nov 20, 2008 12:09:09 GMT -5
It's hard for me to find fault with Jason X. It never took itself seriously, not even remotely, and it took a tongue-in-cheek approach to many of the rules established earlier in the series. And, unlike Jason Goes to Hell (easily the WORST in the series, I don't see how that's debatable), it slowly built to the point of the absurd at the end--kinda like how Ghostbusters started out semi-believable then ended with a 100-foot Marshmallow Man stomping through Manhattan. Honestly, though, other than JGTH (God, that one sucked), every film is enjoyable in its own way, even Jason Takes Manhattan and Part 5. It's debatable because there are people that exist who actually liked Goes To Hell. I.E. ME! In fact, it's my favorite of the series.
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Post by hollywood on Nov 20, 2008 12:30:02 GMT -5
It's hard for me to find fault with Jason X. It never took itself seriously, not even remotely, and it took a tongue-in-cheek approach to many of the rules established earlier in the series. And, unlike Jason Goes to Hell (easily the WORST in the series, I don't see how that's debatable), it slowly built to the point of the absurd at the end--kinda like how Ghostbusters started out semi-believable then ended with a 100-foot Marshmallow Man stomping through Manhattan. Honestly, though, other than JGTH (God, that one sucked), every film is enjoyable in its own way, even Jason Takes Manhattan and Part 5. It's debatable because there are people that exist who actually liked Goes To Hell. I.E. ME! In fact, it's my favorite of the series. I don't care. I hated that movie so damn much. I'm not taking it back.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Nov 20, 2008 12:32:46 GMT -5
It's debatable because there are people that exist who actually liked Goes To Hell. I.E. ME! In fact, it's my favorite of the series. I don't care. I hated that movie so damn much. I'm not taking it back. You've made a powerful enemy this day my friend enemy.
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