The last two movies were clearly setting up Tommy becoming the new killer, but the audience reaction to part V was so negative the filmmakers decided to bring Jason back.
This is pretty much where the Friday the 13th series crossed the line into self-parody. It's also where Friday the 13th transitioned from slasher film series to supernatural horror, with Jason as an unstoppable reanimated corpse, putting it in the same category as Hellraiser and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Well, isn't Jason kind of a ZOMBIE from the START? .. . or he obviously was in the FIRST movie at least, when he popped out of that lake at the end. I mean, remember that he's supposed to have DROWNED TO DEATH.
Jason Lives is the best movie in the franchise because it's one of the few times the filmmakers looked at each other and said, "This is really silly. What if we don't take ourselves seriously and try to make something fun?" And the self-parodic tone, against all expectations, worked! It's a shame that all the other sequels after this one aren't nearly as fun. Within two weeks (I suppose), the Hodder era begins.
7 is so damn overrated. 8 is great just for the setting change even if the subtitle is misleading as hell (blame Paramount for that). Less said about the New Line films the better IMO.
These movies helped create the most evil people in the whole world, the most vile, the most violent, the most intolerant. Yes, I am blaming these movies for creating the modern liberal.
@@adgato75 Jason X went a little too far in the "wink wink nudge nudge" territory.. It's a victim of the "Post SCREAM Snark Syndrome" horror movies had then, embodied by that one girl who won't shut up with the sarchastic one liners.. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but Jason Lives has a better balance of comedy and horror.
He was also in Return of the Living dead II. He definitely spoke weird in those too. No idea where you'd be from to have that odd an accent. Never heard a Canadian sound like him. Okay, so looked it up. His name is Thom Mathews...and he was born in California, so who knows, maybe he has some type of speech impediment.
PS: I had a VHS about Friday 13th series that had the entire Jason kills sequence (that was cool), but the F13 people/directors/Savini referred to that dude as Horshack while talking about this episode/scene. That's what they were actually aiming for this this character, a Horshacky lil dude who gets his heart ripped out.
Definitely the best one. It has the best atmosphere and the soundtrack is amazing. Let's not forget CJ Graham either, he knocked it out of the park. I got to meet him at a convention and he is a huge man. Much bigger than Kane Hodder was in real life.
This was the first Friday movie I felt was modern. Parts 1-5 had that grind house feel to it all the way down to the colorization of the film and it’s presentation, while part 6 onward had a more modern look.
Totally agree. This one does feel like a big shift from the first 5. Those first 5 feel more like holdovers from the 70s. This one looks like it could be from the 90s almost. I think it even looks more modern than the next
Actually, I think Part 2 had a much more polished look to it than the first one. Camp Crystal Lake looked like a P.O.W. camp compared to Packanack Counselor Training Center. Part 3 looked all grainy because of the 3-D transfer, which looks terrible in 2-D. Part 4 actually looked as polished as part 2 did.
That may be one of the reasons it's not one of my favorite movies in the franchise, and why I don't really like to regard it or anything that came after it as a legitimate aspect of the same continuity as the first four or five. Of course, "Zombie Jason" is a major factor and something with which I have a love/hate relationship. I like the idea of an indestructible undead character, but I think I would prefer it be someone other than Jason Voorhees. I also am put off by some of the comedic elements, and the overall comedy movie thing of breaking the fourth wall. By that I am not solely referring to what the characters do which constitutes a violation of the barrier between the movie's universe and ours, such as speaking to the audience, referring to the fact that they're in a movie, etc. Such movies contain many different cues, etc. that are meant to call attention to those who made them. This makes immersion difficult if not impossible, which is fine for that kind of comedy movie, but I don't care for it in a Friday The 13th movie.
Reggie from Part 5 was the one who was supposed to get killed in the graveyard. However, John Shepherd turned down reprising Tommy, so Shavar Ross (Reggie) and Melanie Kinnaman (Pam) were also dropped from the movie, as they were considered a package deal when it came to the series. Also, they were gonna try to introduce Jason's father in this movie, but it never came to fruition.
Definitely my favorite F13. I like that they embraced his immortality. He kinda was already (he drowned and came back after all) but now he is the Jason we all know and love... A fucking unstoppable bulldozer of death! And along with most people who are fans, my favorite kill is folding the Sheriff in half. Probably my favorite kill of the series.
This is my favourite I had ot1 pt2 pt2 pt6 and goes 2 hell but wot aloud of crap that was but Jason and friday 13th piss all over Halloween I don't care what anyone says I grew up on these and they mean a lot 2 me they are way better than 2day movies there classic and jj never let u down RIP ❤ jason .😮😢
Favorite kill is the breaking the sheriff's back. As for ranking, this one is my 2nd favorite, just behind The Final Chapter. Actually saw this one opening day, first showing when it came out in 1986. Was 14 at the time. Got my grandma to go to the box office and buy me and my cousins tickets. She picked us up when it was over.
That was the best deal in the way they told how they did it was pretty cool too they had the guy stand the hole and then they had to get bent backwards
@@hendrikjansen7130 yeah but I’m talking about in the movies not flashbacks like overall this movie is the first to have multiple children attend camp Crystal lake
Part 7 is controversially my favorite, mostly because of his look and actor in that one. Six was great for its meta humor. I am enjoying your reactions to the series.
This one is my favourite. Favourite scene is when we can see past the girl as she walks through the kid's cabin and at the same time we are seeing Jason through the windows keeping pace and stalking her. It's one of the only times we see a scene with that perspective and it's chilling.
Funny story about that camper. Apparently the producer wanted that cooler on the camper after filming was done but according to stories shared by the cast and crew he was a real jackass so they made sure it was on the camper when it got wrecked. That thing went flying right off the camper and just straight up got destroyed.
It was originally meant for Tommy to be the new Jason, but the audiences demanded Jason to return and thus this movie. The reason why the actor from part 5 didn't return as Tommy is because he became a born again christian and he wasn't no longer interested in being in horror movies. This new actor, Thom Matthews who was also in Return of the Living Dead, played Tommy again in a couple of fan-films and he voiced the character in the Friday the 13th videogame.
part 6 jason lives is definitely my favorite out of only the friday the 13th movies of the 80s, the plot was good and there were lots of cool kills the ending was good with him being held in the water with the chain connected to that huge stone and also him having increased strength and besides the machete he had a knife yeah this movie was great!
Her facial expression during the opening sequence. Glorious! A great entry to the franchise that doesn't take itself too seriously and it works out great. You have to love part 6. Zombie Jason, Thom Mathews as Tommy, the well dosed humor, songs from Alice Cooper. Entertaining from start to finish.
Well, isn't Jason kind of a ZOMBIE from the START? .. . or he obviously was in the FIRST movie at least, when he popped out of that lake at the end. I mean, remember that he's supposed to have DROWNED TO DEATH. On another note, AC also did songs for other movies like Class of 1984 and Prince of Darkness around the same time. I guess THAT's what he was kind of specializing in, at least as far as his more single-oriented songs were concerned, during THIS era.
Part 7 Jason has the best design imo but I think this one is my favorite Friday, this late into a franchise where we already know whats going to happen im glad they chose to have more fun with it.
Jason Lives is also my favorite. It has more of a plot than the others, it officially jumps into the realm of the supernatural, but is aware enough of its own absurdity to inject humor into the proceedings. It also has some great scenes like Jason's resurrection and the climactic fight between Tommy and Jason amid the flames of the burning lake. Oh, and the Alice Cooper song is such cheesy fun.
You nailed it. This film has its tongue in its cheek just enough to make it genuinely fun. Also, you gotta love how Tommy actually goes against the grain of the series and goes to the cops immediately, for all the good it does him. And, there's actually kids at the camp this time around too. Lastly, I'll never stop loving that shot of Jason standing victoriously atop the wrecked RV.
AC also did songs for other movies like Class of 1984 and Prince of Darkness around the same time. I guess THAT's what he was kind of specializing in, at least as far as his more single-oriented songs were concerned, during THIS era.
One of my favorite scenes, Jason almost had a comedic act. He was about to squeeze the head of the final girl, then as Tommy started calling jasons name, he sort of bitchslapped her and went after Tommy.
12:16 As a young aspiring actor in the mid80s, I was actually ALMOST this snarky kid. It was basically this guy (who I was , at the time, in a play with in a professional theater in Atlanta and we were pretty good pals) and I slugging it out for the part... but dangit, he had more snark than I. Our audition was a version of the "under the bed in the cabin" scene (what Were you gonna be when you grew up?). I WAS offered a featured extra part (which I assume is the kid that snarky is always talking to), but decided to keep working in the Atl Theater show. He went on to work more locally , as well and showed up in a few more flicks in the years after this , playing basically the same snarky kid.
Happy Friday the 13th! Love the 6th film, it's where Jason becomes supercharged and you see everything Jason is known for in the film. Silent, can vanish suddenly, brutal kills, and is fully supernatural. Love the James Bond Jason reference too, that was great.
I love this movie. My favorite kill in the movie is when Jason folds Sheriff Meeker. I'm a huge fan of Zombie Jason. Friday the 13th Part 6 is my second favorite in the franchise after The Final Chapter
Dude I’m so happy to hear that this is your favorite. Mine too! I really love your intros at the beginning of movies. You set the stage perfectly. Joe Bob Briggs would be proud. Cheers!
Part VII is my favorite, where Jason battles a girl with telekinesis and some of the best effects, wardrobe and reveals in the series. PLUS we're introduced to the absolute best Jason, played by legendary actor Kane Hodder who portrayed Jason better than any other actor before or after! Really excited for the next one!
Part VII is the first one I ever saw, and I saw it many, many times at the age of about 10. I am ALWAYS surprised at how good it is when I do watch it, given some people's criticisms of it.
@@backforblood3421 I'm a firm believer in watching a movie and forming your own opinions on it. When they start changing basic aspects about a character for no reason than some MacGuffin, then my opinion turns sour. Like Jason's fear of water in Freddy vs Jason, to making Jason just some sort of spirit bug that can jump from host to host as in Jason Goes To Hell, or even making him Cyborg Jason in Jason X.
@@kiillabytez Those reasons are precisely why I despise the New Line Jason films. They were all stupid as hell and frankly make Jason Takes Manhattan watchable by comparison even if that one doesn't really live up to the subtitle. Jason Goes To Hell is the worst of the bunch of the New Line ones IMO. Between the stupid body jumping and the bootleg Tron sounding music it was such a poorly done film even if it was the most gory up to that point.
@@alucard624 I don't really care if they have gore or not. I just want to see Jason get his revenge. I can watch gore any time. A great Horror movie doesn't even need gore to be great. When you've got characters that emanate pure charisma on screen, then all you need is a decent plot to push the narrative forward.
I believe Kane Hodder was Jason in this one ... They had to shoot the rv flip as the last scene of the movie , because Kane had no stunt double ...so if he got hurt mid shoot ...they were screwed.
this is the first one i ever saw and i wore out the VHS i had. it will always be in my top 3. favorite kill is a tie between the Sheriff and the girls face through the RV. the scene with Jason on top the RV is epic!
I was kinda hoping you'd comment on the "James Bond" style opening to the credits.... It's my second favorite horror movie opening credit sequence of all time! lol
This is the best of the second half of the Friday the 13th films. Glad they ignored Part 5. So many excellent moments are in this film and the humor is spot on. There's a reason this one still ranks pretty high on lists of the best films in the franchise.
It's the best of the second half of Jason films for sure. They get worse after this IMO. 1 through 4 was the first half with 5 being the intermission and 6 through 8 being the other zombie half. The New Line ones are absolute garbage.
My favourite kill in Jason Lives is Nikki getting her face pushed through the side of the camper. While I do enjoy Jason Lives for what it is, it is not my favourite in the Friday The 13th franchise. Out of all of the "Zombie Jason" movies, it's my favourite just because it's a fun ride, but for me the series as a whole goes downhill the moment they went into supernatural monster territory. I like my horror movies to legitimately scare me. Supernatural monsters like vampires, werewolves, and zombies don't frighten me because they don't exist. And if something doesn't exist it's far more difficult for me to suspend my disbelief. Out of all of the supernatural horrors, the only ones that frighten me are ghosts, as I grew up in a haunted house so to me ghosts are 100% real. So to me something like Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, or A Nightmare On Elm Street is very scary. This is why I enjoy a well made slasher. Homicidal maniacs/serial killers are a very real thing. I think that the statistic on serial killers is that there are around twenty of them active within the United States at any given time. The possibility of someone picking up a knife or an ax and going on a killing spree is very, VERY real. Which is what makes the earlier Friday The 13th movies so damned scary to me, because something like that COULD happen. In fact, if you look at all of the mass shootings that have happened over the past few years you could say that things like that DO happen. The killers just choose an AR-15 over a machete, but the end result is pretty much the same.
Part 6 is one of my favorites because the movie knows how silly it is. It doesn't try to be a serious horror film, it's just here to have a good time with some creative kills and a good sense of humor.
6 and 7 are my faves. LOVE zombie jason and anytime he is played by Kane Hodder he is the best imo. fav kill is the chick in the RV with face through the mirror.
Part 6 is one of the better ones. But since you ask what's my favorite Jason look then that has to be part 7. We get to see his horrible face again and I love that design the best of all.
Well, it was the LATER HALF of the 80's by THIS point (86) and all the things that distinguished THAT decade stylistically were completely established, whereas the FIRST FEW movies in the series were more the late 70's gradually turning into the 80's.
Good review!!! The look/expression on the wife's face at the beginning of the movie when Jason came back to life - PRICELESS!!!! Yep - probably same look I get every time Jason, Freddy, or Michael Meyers comes back to life or are unkillable.
That laser sight looks so freaking ancient. FYI, in the first Terminator the laser sight in Arnie’s 45 auto was actually powered by a battery pack on his hip. The wires ran down the sleeve of his jacket.
So we clear on Jason's evolution so far? He went from a dead kid in the lake to a grown ass man seeking revenge for the teens who killed his mom (who herself was avenging his death...but whatever) and now, he's the walking undead. It took 6 movies but we're finally here. Don't worry, Jason hasn't quite yet achieved a final form so expect more retcons to come.
They don't do a great job of making it clear, but he didn't actually drown as a kid. He most likely washed up on the opposite side of the lake, got lost in the woods, and survived by eating berries and small animals, until he finally found his way back to the camp just in time to see his mother decapitated. Then he made the camp his home and killed anyone who came around until Tommy killed him with a machete. Then Roy took up the mantle. Then Tommy's dumb ass resurrected him, making him a zombie for the first time in the franchise
I love the whole franchise, the fan films recently have been fantastic also. I'd recommend Never Hike Alone (The Ghost Cut) to get the full experience, Jason Rising, Voorhees, Vengeance and His Name Was Jason, all on RUclips. They're fantastically done.
My favorite of the series I'm big fan of the horror comedy mix and this one just scratches all the Itch's Thom Mathews fresh off of the return of the living dead was a great pick for tommy and the old drunk grave keeper is hilarious I notice your wife is very clueless the James bond reference in the beginning went completely over her head this movie is crammed full of references and little jokes that only fans of film and pop culture will get
Jason Lives is definitely my favorite! It has some of the most memorable kills, Zombie Jason, self parody and first car chase in the franchise. I love Kane Hodder but this Jason is the BEST.
You, Me, & The Movies Great reaction dudette. Keep up the great work. "Jason Lives" is also my favourite of the franchise, dude. I love it's tone and sense of humour. To me, it's the "Friday the 13th" movie that the others were perhaps trying to be but kept on restricting themselves from good old-fashioned comedy. Plus it's just such an entertaining slasher movie. Still though, the 1980 movie is my second favourite due to it planting the seeds for one of the most well-known (and beloved) horror franchises. I think my favourite kill in "Jason Lives" is the guy who gets his arm torn right off as Jason just stares at it then. Too funny.
It’s a real fun movie this one !! Just keeps you entertained from beginning to end. Likeable characters and Jason was back. This is my no 1!! And by a long way too
Favorite Friday the 13th movie for many people, watching it on the big screen was a blast for the horror movie fan kid I was back then. Since none mentionned it (it seems) the sheriff's daughter actress is Jennifer Cooke, she also was Elizabeth Maxwell/the celestial child in the TV show "V".
This was the one that set the stage for the rest of the series, where Jason is truly unstoppable and implacable. It also shows that the series was supernatural all along. Jason clearly still has a working body, fresh eyes, and fluidic blood, despite being dead and buried for ten years. And he was dead from having his head chopped open multiple times by young Tommy. And yet, a bolt of lightning brings him back. How? Jason was never truly dead. He was basically just unconscious, perhaps mentally trapped in Hell, unaware that he could wake up and “live” again at any moment. The lightning didn’t give him live; it just made him aware that he still COULD BE aware. This theme carries the rest of the series, and also supports my point a few movies ago that Jason did in fact drown as a kid and just lay there at the bottom of the lake for 20 years until his mom died, and he got so pissed that he just woke up again, jumped out of the lake at Alice, and made his body grow to what it would have been if he had lived to chase her down later. Jason was always able to cheat death, though we still don’t quite know why. But it’s his thing. While others, like Michael Myers and Leatherface, are just really tough and don’t actually die, Jason DOES die… and then just gets right back up again and keeps going anyway. He’s like the Terminator, only a zombie instead of an Android.
In the cabin with the counselors there is a brief shot of the David Bowie album Aladdin Sane on a table. That was also the working title of the movie where they shot it so the locals wouldn't know it's a Friday the 13th film.
The campiness of this epi was in line w/ the 80s horror comedy thing as established by American Werewolf in London that other directors/writers wanted to emulate. Matter fact, Tommy was the main character in 1985's The Return of the Living Dead pt 1 (which everyone here HIGHLY recommends) which was definitely one of those dark comedy horror films w/ a nice balance of amusing characters and dialogue/situations, absurdity, and gore. EG: one of the characters is chased by a midget zombie, that kinda thing. However, I need to give props to the ORIGINAL 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre which was really before AWIL in injecting a little absurd dark humor into the flick while other parts looked like nothing short of a snuff film. It was a bizarre combo. The older fam member comes home to lord over Leatherface and his freak brother in an absurdly comical way right after we saw Leatherface act like a killing machine. He was really just a deformed buffoon who couldn't speak in other scenes.
This came out a few months after I was born. Born to be a fan. This ranks as two on my scale. Check out the song “He’s Back” by Alice Cooper. Can’t wait for my favorite part 7. Kane Hodder kicks ass!!
Even as a kid watching this I thought: So in Part 5, Tommy dreams that 2 dumbasses dig up Jason and he immediately starts killing again. Then, in Part 6, Tommy is one of 2 dumbasses who dig up Jason and he immediately starts killing again.
Yeah, everything down to the pop rivets holding the strap on the mask (not to mention the shape and coloration of the mask itself, the latter of which makes no sense since this mask wasn't in a grave for however long) was clearly a product of someone (apparently Tom McLoughlin) watching the opening of Part 5.
I never ever watch full movie reactions I just usually skip through and see parts I wanna see but I always sit through your videos they’re much more enjoyable
Jason Lives might be my favorite in the series. That or The New Blood. This one has Alice Cooper and a fantastic soundtrack, the other has Kane Hodder........it's a tough one.
This is basically tied for best for me , with "Jason X". This is fully ridiculous and very funny. And "Jason X" is such a fun , different direction and idea.
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I love that transition.
"Does he think I'm a farthead?"
"YEEAHHHHH!"
I loved how unimpressed the Mrs. was when Jason opened his eye lol
Imo this is the Jason most people think of when they think of Friday the 13th
Undead Jason
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"Some folks have a strange idea of entertainment."
As he breaks the 4th wall while addressing the audience.
Gotta love it!
Bob Larkin,who played Martin the caretaker is still alive at the age of 92.
The look on the Mrs. face when the lightning strike brings Jason back...priceless.
"I honestly don't remember what happened in the previous movie." Don't worry, this movie doesn't remember either.
The last two movies were clearly setting up Tommy becoming the new killer, but the audience reaction to part V was so negative the filmmakers decided to bring Jason back.
@@Rocket1377 Part V in general was a mistake.
@@alucard624 I can't agree with you more strongly. Part 5 and Part 8 are lowest tier Friday to me. One man's opinion.
@@maxtew6521 idk, Jason goes to hell is pretty bad. That Freddy Krueger cameo is decent not gonna lie
For the better
I always thought Paula should’ve been the final girl. She was just sweet and actually wanted to be there and was really good with the kids.
Jason Lives is basically a self-parody movie that really works!! It is the precursor of Scream !! This movie deserved much more credit !! 🤓
This is pretty much where the Friday the 13th series crossed the line into self-parody. It's also where Friday the 13th transitioned from slasher film series to supernatural horror, with Jason as an unstoppable reanimated corpse, putting it in the same category as Hellraiser and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Well, isn't Jason kind of a ZOMBIE from the START? .. . or he obviously was in the FIRST movie at least, when he popped out of that lake at the end. I mean, remember that he's supposed to have DROWNED TO DEATH.
Jason Lives is the best movie in the franchise because it's one of the few times the filmmakers looked at each other and said, "This is really silly. What if we don't take ourselves seriously and try to make something fun?" And the self-parodic tone, against all expectations, worked!
It's a shame that all the other sequels after this one aren't nearly as fun.
Within two weeks (I suppose), the Hodder era begins.
That is why i think Jason X is the best one. Although I do like this one too. And The New Blood.
7 is so damn overrated. 8 is great just for the setting change even if the subtitle is misleading as hell (blame Paramount for that). Less said about the New Line films the better IMO.
These movies helped create the most evil people in the whole world, the most vile, the most violent, the most intolerant. Yes, I am blaming these movies for creating the modern liberal.
@@adgato75 Jason X went a little too far in the "wink wink nudge nudge" territory.. It's a victim of the "Post SCREAM Snark Syndrome" horror movies had then, embodied by that one girl who won't shut up with the sarchastic one liners.. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but Jason Lives has a better balance of comedy and horror.
@@DanJackson1977 Yeah , I see what you're saying.
Her reactions to when stupid sh*t happens are so hilarious
Thom Matthews who plays Tommy in this also voiced him in the Friday the 13th game and cameod in 2 fan films.
That's really cool. Man, if they EVER make another movie they should bring Thom back.
This is honestly the best movie in the entire series.
This "Tommy" is better known for his role in "Return of the Living Dead", and his Friend played "Horshack" on the '70's Series "Welcome back Carter".
Horshack didn't get to tell him up his nose widda rubber hose before Jason ripped his heart out of his chest.
@@nonplayerzealot4 lol poor Ron Pellilo. He passed away not long fter he did this movie RIP Horshack
He was also in Return of the Living dead II. He definitely spoke weird in those too. No idea where you'd be from to have that odd an accent.
Never heard a Canadian sound like him.
Okay, so looked it up. His name is Thom Mathews...and he was born in California, so who knows, maybe he has some type of speech impediment.
PS: I had a VHS about Friday 13th series that had the entire Jason kills sequence (that was cool), but the F13 people/directors/Savini referred to that dude as Horshack while talking about this episode/scene. That's what they were actually aiming for this this character, a Horshacky lil dude who gets his heart ripped out.
@@TimedRevolver True, too. Forgot about that. Him and James Karen. I just watched pt 1 last night btw.
Definitely the best one. It has the best atmosphere and the soundtrack is amazing. Let's not forget CJ Graham either, he knocked it out of the park. I got to meet him at a convention and he is a huge man. Much bigger than Kane Hodder was in real life.
This was the first Friday movie I felt was modern. Parts 1-5 had that grind house feel to it all the way down to the colorization of the film and it’s presentation, while part 6 onward had a more modern look.
Totally agree. This one does feel like a big shift from the first 5. Those first 5 feel more like holdovers from the 70s. This one looks like it could be from the 90s almost. I think it even looks more modern than the next
Actually, I think Part 2 had a much more polished look to it than the first one. Camp Crystal Lake looked like a P.O.W. camp compared to Packanack Counselor Training Center. Part 3 looked all grainy because of the 3-D transfer, which looks terrible in 2-D. Part 4 actually looked as polished as part 2 did.
@@robertbranham90 that’s a great summary!
@@44excalibur that’s a good assessment. I agree on your part 3 rationalization.
That may be one of the reasons it's not one of my favorite movies in the franchise, and why I don't really like to regard it or anything that came after it as a legitimate aspect of the same continuity as the first four or five. Of course, "Zombie Jason" is a major factor and something with which I have a love/hate relationship. I like the idea of an indestructible undead character, but I think I would prefer it be someone other than Jason Voorhees. I also am put off by some of the comedic elements, and the overall comedy movie thing of breaking the fourth wall. By that I am not solely referring to what the characters do which constitutes a violation of the barrier between the movie's universe and ours, such as speaking to the audience, referring to the fact that they're in a movie, etc. Such movies contain many different cues, etc. that are meant to call attention to those who made them. This makes immersion difficult if not impossible, which is fine for that kind of comedy movie, but I don't care for it in a Friday The 13th movie.
Reggie from Part 5 was the one who was supposed to get killed in the graveyard. However, John Shepherd turned down reprising Tommy, so Shavar Ross (Reggie) and Melanie Kinnaman (Pam) were also dropped from the movie, as they were considered a package deal when it came to the series. Also, they were gonna try to introduce Jason's father in this movie, but it never came to fruition.
Definitely my favorite F13. I like that they embraced his immortality. He kinda was already (he drowned and came back after all) but now he is the Jason we all know and love... A fucking unstoppable bulldozer of death! And along with most people who are fans, my favorite kill is folding the Sheriff in half. Probably my favorite kill of the series.
This is my favourite I had ot1 pt2 pt2 pt6 and goes 2 hell but wot aloud of crap that was but Jason and friday 13th piss all over Halloween I don't care what anyone says I grew up on these and they mean a lot 2 me they are way better than 2day movies there classic and jj never let u down RIP ❤ jason .😮😢
Favorite kill is the breaking the sheriff's back. As for ranking, this one is my 2nd favorite, just behind The Final Chapter. Actually saw this one opening day, first showing when it came out in 1986. Was 14 at the time. Got my grandma to go to the box office and buy me and my cousins tickets. She picked us up when it was over.
That was the best deal in the way they told how they did it was pretty cool too they had the guy stand the hole and then they had to get bent backwards
My man is rating kills like James A Janisse
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This one is definitely the most fun out of the series. I really wish I would've seen it on the big screen.
The one time kids are actually at camp Crystal lake in a movie 💀
Young Tina in Part 7, kids in flashbacks in Freddy vs. Jason and of course Jason Voorhees himself in flashbacks when he drowned also
@@hendrikjansen7130 yeah but I’m talking about in the movies not flashbacks like overall this movie is the first to have multiple children attend camp Crystal lake
@@BrandonJames2016 technically not CAMP Crystal Lake but Tommy Jarvis in part 4 and Reggie in Part 5 were also at Crystal Lake
@@hendrikjansen7130 oh yeah u have a point
Part 7 is controversially my favorite, mostly because of his look and actor in that one. Six was great for its meta humor. I am enjoying your reactions to the series.
This one is my favourite. Favourite scene is when we can see past the girl as she walks through the kid's cabin and at the same time we are seeing Jason through the windows keeping pace and stalking her. It's one of the only times we see a scene with that perspective and it's chilling.
The camper scene sticks in my mind the most, especially Jason pushing that girl's face into the wall of it. This movie is Jason at his best.
Funny story about that camper. Apparently the producer wanted that cooler on the camper after filming was done but according to stories shared by the cast and crew he was a real jackass so they made sure it was on the camper when it got wrecked. That thing went flying right off the camper and just straight up got destroyed.
Did you know the guy Cort was John Travoltas Nephew?
This is honestly my favorite Friday the 13th Film. Also this actor is probably my favorite of the 3 to have played Tommy Jarvis.
It was originally meant for Tommy to be the new Jason, but the audiences demanded Jason to return and thus this movie. The reason why the actor from part 5 didn't return as Tommy is because he became a born again christian and he wasn't no longer interested in being in horror movies. This new actor, Thom Matthews who was also in Return of the Living Dead, played Tommy again in a couple of fan-films and he voiced the character in the Friday the 13th videogame.
This is hands down my favorite in the franchise. Zombie Jason and a awesome soundtrack
God I love Jason in this movie he’s a bad ass .
part 6 jason lives is definitely my favorite out of only the friday the 13th movies of the 80s, the plot was good and there were lots of cool kills the ending was good with him being held in the water with the chain connected to that huge stone and also him having increased strength and besides the machete he had a knife yeah this movie was great!
5:01 I think she's rethinking your relationship 😅🤣
I really like this one. It's messy and purposely funny. I love all of Jasons expressions. Favorite kill must be when cracking the police back
Her facial expression during the opening sequence. Glorious!
A great entry to the franchise that doesn't take itself too seriously and it works out great.
You have to love part 6. Zombie Jason, Thom Mathews as Tommy, the well dosed humor, songs from Alice Cooper. Entertaining from start to finish.
Well, isn't Jason kind of a ZOMBIE from the START? .. . or he obviously was in the FIRST movie at least, when he popped out of that lake at the end. I mean, remember that he's supposed to have DROWNED TO DEATH. On another note, AC also did songs for other movies like Class of 1984 and Prince of Darkness around the same time. I guess THAT's what he was kind of specializing in, at least as far as his more single-oriented songs were concerned, during THIS era.
Part 7 Jason has the best design imo but I think this one is my favorite Friday, this late into a franchise where we already know whats going to happen im glad they chose to have more fun with it.
Jason Lives is also my favorite. It has more of a plot than the others, it officially jumps into the realm of the supernatural, but is aware enough of its own absurdity to inject humor into the proceedings. It also has some great scenes like Jason's resurrection and the climactic fight between Tommy and Jason amid the flames of the burning lake. Oh, and the Alice Cooper song is such cheesy fun.
You nailed it. This film has its tongue in its cheek just enough to make it genuinely fun. Also, you gotta love how Tommy actually goes against the grain of the series and goes to the cops immediately, for all the good it does him. And, there's actually kids at the camp this time around too.
Lastly, I'll never stop loving that shot of Jason standing victoriously atop the wrecked RV.
I like how they involved the kids and the little girl.... it almost made you think...what is Jason going to do to this kid.
AC also did songs for other movies like Class of 1984 and Prince of Darkness around the same time. I guess THAT's what he was kind of specializing in, at least as far as his more single-oriented songs were concerned, during THIS era.
One of my favorite scenes, Jason almost had a comedic act. He was about to squeeze the head of the final girl, then as Tommy started calling jasons name, he sort of bitchslapped her and went after Tommy.
12:16 As a young aspiring actor in the mid80s, I was actually ALMOST this snarky kid. It was basically this guy (who I was , at the time, in a play with in a professional theater in Atlanta and we were pretty good pals) and I slugging it out for the part... but dangit, he had more snark than I. Our audition was a version of the "under the bed in the cabin" scene (what Were you gonna be when you grew up?).
I WAS offered a featured extra part (which I assume is the kid that snarky is always talking to), but decided to keep working in the Atl Theater show.
He went on to work more locally , as well and showed up in a few more flicks in the years after this , playing basically the same snarky kid.
Happy Friday the 13th! Love the 6th film, it's where Jason becomes supercharged and you see everything Jason is known for in the film. Silent, can vanish suddenly, brutal kills, and is fully supernatural. Love the James Bond Jason reference too, that was great.
I love this movie. My favorite kill in the movie is when Jason folds Sheriff Meeker. I'm a huge fan of Zombie Jason. Friday the 13th Part 6 is my second favorite in the franchise after The Final Chapter
"Should've brought the waterproof matches" Well, unless they produce waterproof fire, I don't think it would have mattered much.
*chuckles in Greek-fire* ;)
I consider this sequel is the best one 👌🏼I watched it for the first time when I was 12 or 13. Part 7: New Blood is okay ✅
Dude I’m so happy to hear that this is your favorite. Mine too! I really love your intros at the beginning of movies. You set the stage perfectly. Joe Bob Briggs would be proud. Cheers!
This movie was self-aware long before "Scream" made it trendy.
Jason Lives is my nostalgic favorite... it's the first F13 that my friends and I snuck in to see in a theater waaay back in 1986. :)
@6:45 the screaming woman is the director's wife.
Part VII is my favorite, where Jason battles a girl with telekinesis and some of the best effects, wardrobe and reveals in the series. PLUS we're introduced to the absolute best Jason, played by legendary actor Kane Hodder who portrayed Jason better than any other actor before or after!
Really excited for the next one!
Part VII is the first one I ever saw, and I saw it many, many times at the age of about 10. I am ALWAYS surprised at how good it is when I do watch it, given some people's criticisms of it.
@@backforblood3421 I'm a firm believer in watching a movie and forming your own opinions on it.
When they start changing basic aspects about a character for no reason than some MacGuffin, then my opinion turns sour.
Like Jason's fear of water in Freddy vs Jason, to making Jason just some sort of spirit bug that can jump from host to host as in Jason Goes To Hell, or even making him Cyborg Jason in Jason X.
@@kiillabytez Those reasons are precisely why I despise the New Line Jason films. They were all stupid as hell and frankly make Jason Takes Manhattan watchable by comparison even if that one doesn't really live up to the subtitle. Jason Goes To Hell is the worst of the bunch of the New Line ones IMO. Between the stupid body jumping and the bootleg Tron sounding music it was such a poorly done film even if it was the most gory up to that point.
@@alucard624 I don't really care if they have gore or not. I just want to see Jason get his revenge.
I can watch gore any time. A great Horror movie doesn't even need gore to be great. When you've got characters that emanate pure charisma on screen, then all you need is a decent plot to push the narrative forward.
I believe Kane Hodder was Jason in this one ... They had to shoot the rv flip as the last scene of the movie , because Kane had no stunt double ...so if he got hurt mid shoot ...they were screwed.
If this channel has a catchphrase, it's definitely "oh... no...". Just something so funny about how exhausted she sounds when she says it.
this is the first one i ever saw and i wore out the VHS i had. it will always be in my top 3. favorite kill is a tie between the Sheriff and the girls face through the RV. the scene with Jason on top the RV is epic!
Now we're talking, this is my favorite of the whole series
I was kinda hoping you'd comment on the "James Bond" style opening to the credits.... It's my second favorite horror movie opening credit sequence of all time! lol
Just about to post the same thing!
Thanking the same thing
Part 6 falls solidly in my top 3. Part 7 will always be my #1 but part 6 and 4 always alternate 😅
Agree on all of those.
This is the best of the second half of the Friday the 13th films. Glad they ignored Part 5. So many excellent moments are in this film and the humor is spot on. There's a reason this one still ranks pretty high on lists of the best films in the franchise.
Love all the Friday the 13th’s even the bad ones because it’s my favorite franchise Jason is the King of Slashers.
This is hands down one of the best Friday films ever!
It's the best of the second half of Jason films for sure. They get worse after this IMO. 1 through 4 was the first half with 5 being the intermission and 6 through 8 being the other zombie half. The New Line ones are absolute garbage.
Most overrated...yes.
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Not even close. Most overrated would definitely be either 3 or 4. This one is easily the best one in my personal opinion.
@@itscomplicated11 this is a good pick for one of the best. I always find myself watching part 2 or 3 alot on my digital library
Jason opens his eyes and her expression.... "You gotta be F'n kidding.... Seriously?"
Highly recommend another film from the director of Part 6 Tom McLaughlin. One Dark Night from 1983. Would love to see the Mrs reaction to that one
Hey, those giant laser sights were the only ones we had back then. They were the coolest thing in the world to a child in the mid to late '80s.
My favourite kill in Jason Lives is Nikki getting her face pushed through the side of the camper.
While I do enjoy Jason Lives for what it is, it is not my favourite in the Friday The 13th franchise. Out of all of the "Zombie Jason" movies, it's my favourite just because it's a fun ride, but for me the series as a whole goes downhill the moment they went into supernatural monster territory.
I like my horror movies to legitimately scare me. Supernatural monsters like vampires, werewolves, and zombies don't frighten me because they don't exist. And if something doesn't exist it's far more difficult for me to suspend my disbelief. Out of all of the supernatural horrors, the only ones that frighten me are ghosts, as I grew up in a haunted house so to me ghosts are 100% real. So to me something like Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, or A Nightmare On Elm Street is very scary.
This is why I enjoy a well made slasher. Homicidal maniacs/serial killers are a very real thing. I think that the statistic on serial killers is that there are around twenty of them active within the United States at any given time. The possibility of someone picking up a knife or an ax and going on a killing spree is very, VERY real. Which is what makes the earlier Friday The 13th movies so damned scary to me, because something like that COULD happen. In fact, if you look at all of the mass shootings that have happened over the past few years you could say that things like that DO happen. The killers just choose an AR-15 over a machete, but the end result is pretty much the same.
Part 6 is one of my favorites because the movie knows how silly it is. It doesn't try to be a serious horror film, it's just here to have a good time with some creative kills and a good sense of humor.
Friday the 13th part 6: Jason Lives is also my favourite one too
7:12 that bit made me jump too
23:44 Bloody hell
24:02 Bullseye
6 and 7 are my faves. LOVE zombie jason and anytime he is played by Kane Hodder he is the best imo. fav kill is the chick in the RV with face through the mirror.
No question the best Friday the 13th movie and my all time favourite one.
Nah part 4 are better.
Part 6 is one of the better ones. But since you ask what's my favorite Jason look then that has to be part 7. We get to see his horrible face again and I love that design the best of all.
I love how they have an ongoing joke of calling Rod Lane "Dave Rod" lmfao
Thank you for these. My favorite is part 7. Kane Hodder as Jason
is fantastic. It's just the way he moves I think.
"He's in the can draining his lizzard"
My favorite Fridays are 3,5, and this one. It definitely had a more modern feel than previous movies.
Never heard of 5 being someone's favourite, what do you like so much about it I'd you don't mind me asking?
Well, it was the LATER HALF of the 80's by THIS point (86) and all the things that distinguished THAT decade stylistically were completely established, whereas the FIRST FEW movies in the series were more the late 70's gradually turning into the 80's.
Good review!!! The look/expression on the wife's face at the beginning of the movie when Jason came back to life - PRICELESS!!!!
Yep - probably same look I get every time Jason, Freddy, or Michael Meyers comes back to life or are unkillable.
Jason is by far my favorite and F13 is my favorite series. Hard not to root for Jason, he is a sympathetic villain in alot of ways
Part 6 is so good and I love all the homages to Frankenstein, Bond, A Nightmare On Elm Street and Poltergeist
I love how they spoofed the James Bond opening. :) I also think this one has the most kills.
The best Friday, the best Jason. An unstopable killing machine that doesn't even need to run to chase his victims...
I am so happy that kids survived❤️
From this part Jason became supernatural zombie
That laser sight looks so freaking ancient. FYI, in the first Terminator the laser sight in Arnie’s 45 auto was actually powered by a battery pack on his hip. The wires ran down the sleeve of his jacket.
This one is the best one in my opinion...i love the first kill of Tommy's friend
Congrats on 16k Mr. And Mrs. Movie's! Part 6 is my favorite followed by 7. Where ever the red dot goes YA BANG!
So we clear on Jason's evolution so far? He went from a dead kid in the lake to a grown ass man seeking revenge for the teens who killed his mom (who herself was avenging his death...but whatever) and now, he's the walking undead.
It took 6 movies but we're finally here. Don't worry, Jason hasn't quite yet achieved a final form so expect more retcons to come.
They don't do a great job of making it clear, but he didn't actually drown as a kid. He most likely washed up on the opposite side of the lake, got lost in the woods, and survived by eating berries and small animals, until he finally found his way back to the camp just in time to see his mother decapitated. Then he made the camp his home and killed anyone who came around until Tommy killed him with a machete. Then Roy took up the mantle. Then Tommy's dumb ass resurrected him, making him a zombie for the first time in the franchise
I love the whole franchise, the fan films recently have been fantastic also. I'd recommend Never Hike Alone (The Ghost Cut) to get the full experience, Jason Rising, Voorhees, Vengeance and His Name Was Jason, all on RUclips. They're fantastically done.
My favorite one of the series is coming up! Part VII. Great seeing Corey Feldman though from The Goonies. Kane Hodder plays Jason perfectly.
I liked this one because I felt like it was the first sequel to be self-aware. It was entertaining, even though it was silly.
kinda nice to rewatch these to recognized actors that you didnt when this first came out.
My favorite of the series I'm big fan of the horror comedy mix and this one just scratches all the Itch's Thom Mathews fresh off of the return of the living dead was a great pick for tommy and the old drunk grave keeper is hilarious I notice your wife is very clueless the James bond reference in the beginning went completely over her head this movie is crammed full of references and little jokes that only fans of film and pop culture will get
Jason Lives is definitely my favorite! It has some of the most memorable kills, Zombie Jason, self parody and first car chase in the franchise. I love Kane Hodder but this Jason is the BEST.
That bottle was literally the death of him lol
14:22 Jason is like I got to put a stop to this
You, Me, & The Movies Great reaction dudette. Keep up the great work. "Jason Lives" is also my favourite of the franchise, dude. I love it's tone and sense of humour. To me, it's the "Friday the 13th" movie that the others were perhaps trying to be but kept on restricting themselves from good old-fashioned comedy. Plus it's just such an entertaining slasher movie. Still though, the 1980 movie is my second favourite due to it planting the seeds for one of the most well-known (and beloved) horror franchises. I think my favourite kill in "Jason Lives" is the guy who gets his arm torn right off as Jason just stares at it then. Too funny.
It’s a real fun movie this one !!
Just keeps you entertained from beginning to end. Likeable characters and Jason was back. This is my no 1!! And by a long way too
CJ Graham who played Jason in this, is a damn cool guy. He used to live here in AZ. I think he had horses. He lives in Montana now.
Favorite Friday the 13th movie for many people, watching it on the big screen was a blast for the horror movie fan kid I was back then.
Since none mentionned it (it seems) the sheriff's daughter actress is Jennifer Cooke, she also was Elizabeth Maxwell/the celestial child in the TV show "V".
This was the one that set the stage for the rest of the series, where Jason is truly unstoppable and implacable. It also shows that the series was supernatural all along. Jason clearly still has a working body, fresh eyes, and fluidic blood, despite being dead and buried for ten years. And he was dead from having his head chopped open multiple times by young Tommy. And yet, a bolt of lightning brings him back. How? Jason was never truly dead. He was basically just unconscious, perhaps mentally trapped in Hell, unaware that he could wake up and “live” again at any moment. The lightning didn’t give him live; it just made him aware that he still COULD BE aware.
This theme carries the rest of the series, and also supports my point a few movies ago that Jason did in fact drown as a kid and just lay there at the bottom of the lake for 20 years until his mom died, and he got so pissed that he just woke up again, jumped out of the lake at Alice, and made his body grow to what it would have been if he had lived to chase her down later. Jason was always able to cheat death, though we still don’t quite know why. But it’s his thing. While others, like Michael Myers and Leatherface, are just really tough and don’t actually die, Jason DOES die… and then just gets right back up again and keeps going anyway. He’s like the Terminator, only a zombie instead of an Android.
In the cabin with the counselors there is a brief shot of the David Bowie album Aladdin Sane on a table. That was also the working title of the movie where they shot it so the locals wouldn't know it's a Friday the 13th film.
The campiness of this epi was in line w/ the 80s horror comedy thing as established by American Werewolf in London that other directors/writers wanted to emulate. Matter fact, Tommy was the main character in 1985's The Return of the Living Dead pt 1 (which everyone here HIGHLY recommends) which was definitely one of those dark comedy horror films w/ a nice balance of amusing characters and dialogue/situations, absurdity, and gore. EG: one of the characters is chased by a midget zombie, that kinda thing. However, I need to give props to the ORIGINAL 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre which was really before AWIL in injecting a little absurd dark humor into the flick while other parts looked like nothing short of a snuff film. It was a bizarre combo. The older fam member comes home to lord over Leatherface and his freak brother in an absurdly comical way right after we saw Leatherface act like a killing machine. He was really just a deformed buffoon who couldn't speak in other scenes.
Such a Fun Friday Film, definitely the best Tommy Jarvis too.
Next up, my personal favorite...The New Blood!
Thank you for this reaction!!
I'm watching everything backwards from the very last Friday the 13th movie all the way to the first.
Absolutely my favorite entry in the whole series, bar none.
This came out a few months after I was born. Born to be a fan. This ranks as two on my scale. Check out the song “He’s Back” by Alice Cooper. Can’t wait for my favorite part 7. Kane Hodder kicks ass!!
Even as a kid watching this I thought: So in Part 5, Tommy dreams that 2 dumbasses dig up Jason and he immediately starts killing again. Then, in Part 6, Tommy is one of 2 dumbasses who dig up Jason and he immediately starts killing again.
Yeah, everything down to the pop rivets holding the strap on the mask (not to mention the shape and coloration of the mask itself, the latter of which makes no sense since this mask wasn't in a grave for however long) was clearly a product of someone (apparently Tom McLoughlin) watching the opening of Part 5.
I never ever watch full movie reactions I just usually skip through and see parts I wanna see but I always sit through your videos they’re much more enjoyable
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoy ours thoroughly.
Jason Lives might be my favorite in the series. That or The New Blood. This one has Alice Cooper and a fantastic soundtrack, the other has Kane Hodder........it's a tough one.
This is basically tied for best for me , with "Jason X". This is fully ridiculous and very funny. And "Jason X" is such a fun , different direction and idea.