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Jason X

Jason X (2002)

April. 26,2002
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4.4
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R
| Horror Science Fiction

In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled, not to live, but to research the ancient, rusting artifacts of the long-gone civilizations. But it's not the harmful environment that could prove fatal to the intrepid, young explorers who have just landed on Old Earth. For them, it's Friday the 13th, and Jason lives!

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upthetoshy
2002/04/26

Jason X, the 10th installment of the Friday the 13th series, leaves the serene and eerie woodland backdrop behind and seeks out a new frontier... You guessed it: Space! (the final frontier). While at times you might not be able to shake the feeling that you are watching an even worse rip-off of 'Hellraiser: Bloodline", don't let that deter you from watching this little gem of a film. If you love gore and campy humor, Jason X delivers in spades. In fact, and perhaps not surprisingly (if you've seen the cover art and/or read the synopsis), this is quite possibly the silliest, campiest, most ridiculously implausible Friday the 13th in the series--and that's what makes it so great! Think 'Friday the 13th part IV' meets 'Lost in Space' meets the gag reel from 'Alien: Resurrection'--What could possibly go wrong?!Here are some highlights (mild spoiler alert): Jason is captured and brought to a crystal lake research facility where, thwarted in their many attempts to kill him, the scientists resolve to study his regenerative properties for the good of mankind (and some fat $$$, presumably). Following a struggle at the lab leading to a rupture in a cryogenic pod, Jason and a scientist both wind up frozen, and despite his otherwise steel imperviousness, Jason is somehow rendered inert. Fast forward 445 years and (all while the bogey man was sawing logs, mind you) humans have polluted the earth to the point of complete uninhabitability and have moved to a new planet: Earth 2. Ah hahahaha--ahem--excuse me... Some students on a trip to earth (and yes, crystal lake is a hot spot for post apocalypse Earth 1 vacationers) find the frozen bodies and bring them back to their spaceship where calamity (and hilarity) ensues. You might think that by the 10th Friday the 13th film they would be running out of inventive ways to kill people, but in this you would be mistaken (thanks, especially, to the new 'outer space' setting). As expected, Jason comes out of his 445 year nap swinging, slamming VR space campers against a tree while they're zipped up in a sleeping bag, and shattering another young lady's face against a table after shoving it into liquid nitrogen, just to mention a couple. All in all, it's a fast-paced, raucous good time, and the twists and turns are innumerable, as Jason is presumed dead no less than 3 times throughout the film, eventually falling victim to an explosion only to be resurrected as 'UBER-JASON'... Delightfully ridiculous!... Such a 'film' obviously deserves better than a 4.4. I'll give it a solid 5.5

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phanthinga
2002/04/27

For the fan Jason X was the worst thing that has ever happened to Friday the 13th series but as a guy that find Camp Crystal Lake freaking boring the idea of taking Jason Voorhees to outer space where he can slice dumb futuristic teenager into pieces sound bloody genius to me.All characters in this movie is just an object for Jason to testing his new workout location and upgrade beside Kay-Em 14 an android girl who pull out while a fight with Jason that both incredibly stupid and awesome at the same time.Of all the Friday the 13th movie I really can find myself watch Jason X again if i want a quick fun slasher time

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powermandan
2002/04/28

After the abysmal "Jason Goes to Hell," anything seemed better. And why not make a movie so the amount of instalments is an even 10? Luckily, this goes back to same non-serious fun Jason films of previous instalments. And after watching the previous Jason movie, it really elevated Jason X.After being sent to hell in "Jason Goes To Hell," Freddy obviously resurrects him and his body-count in growing. It is the mid 2000s and Jason has been captured and cryogenically frozen. They freeze him because they can't figure out a way to destroy him forever. Only the supernatural can do it! But Jason's brutish strength messes things up and he gets frozen with one of the researchers. Fast forward 450 years. A group of college students are travelling on a spaceship and stumble upon Jason and the girl. Both are thawed and then the movie turns into Alien with Jason as the monster. When we get to see the students and their professor, its pretty silly. Good for laughs. When Jason awakens and tries to destroy all, we actually become invested. When Jason gets upgraded into the most powerful he could ever be, it's pretty kick-ass.In the year 2455, some of the futuristic things we see is pretty cool. And a spaceship is cool to see in general. And add one of cinema's coolest monsters to wreck havoc. The way all this is added up makes the movie totally bad-ass. Sure the acting is dull and its not very smart, but the fights and Uber Jason are all so fun! I gave some earlier instalments thumbs up just because they were fun and they didn't demand to be taken seriously. Jason X is one of those.

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LeonLouisRicci
2002/04/29

The Fans of this Franchise can Yap all They Want.The "Friday the 13th/Jason" Movies were Generic, Witless, Body Count Movies with Nothing More than a Formula of a Soulless Killing Machine that was a Proxy/Surrogate for the Sadistic Tendencies of Male Teens who were Immature and would Cheer each other On during Theater/Video Screenings. These were Member Measuring Contests, and the Movies were sure to Gross Out the Girls with the Slaughter that Jason Provided for Their Pleasure. What Fun!All that has been Said Before with Little Effect. Siskel and Ebert Occasionally did whole Shows Saying Essentially the Same Thing.Jason's Fans are Many and Vocal. The "Slasher" Sub-Genre of Horror is and has been a Money Maker for Years. In Fact it's an Age Old Business Model...Paraphrasing..."Never underestimate the tastelessness of the consumer." The Original, by the way, wasn't even Original. It was Stolen Directly from Mario Bava's Film "Bay of Blood" (1971). The Hackers of this Franchise Never Broke any New Ground through 9 Count em' Movies.Finally in the 10th Entry it is at Least Trying Something Different, if Not Completely Different. "Jumping the Shark" does Not Apply because the Franchise did that a Long Time Ago.This Movie can be Worth a Watch for something of a Hoot. The Sets are Colorful, the SFX are B-Movie Cheesy and Fun, the Cast (although they speak in 2002 Slang and wear fashions 455 years in the future that look like the kids in the audience) is Perky and Play for Laughs and Fight the Good Fight against Old Jason.And the New Jason with a Spiffy Makeover of Shiny New Duds and a "Killer" Mask. The Recommendation here is if You've gotta See One "Friday the 13th"/"Jason" Movie, this is it. Maybe the First One if You Need a Starting Point.Watching #1 and then Skipping to #10, You Won't Miss Much. If these Things are Your Thing You'll Find Out by the 1 and 10 Recommendation.

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