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Synopsis: After killing more than 200 people, Jason Voorhees is finally captured by the government and is being held in a secret research facility. He manages to escape custody and kills everyone inside the facility except for a government scientist who lures him into a cryogenic chamber before freezing him and herself. Nearly 450 years later, their frozen bodies are discovered by a team of archaeologists exploring now-abandoned Earth and are brought on board the spaceship. Soon after, Jason once again rises from the dead and goes on a killing spree. Who's in it?  The movie stars Kane Hodder , Lexa Doig, David Cronenberg, Markus Parilo and Lisa Ryder. Review: Full honesty here - while I recognize the Friday the 13th movies for their cultural significance, I am not as big of a Jason Voorhees fan as you might think. Frankly, I have always considered him to be a bit overrated (and even a little wimpy) when compared to other horror movie bad guys.  Jason X , however, is one of ...

Synopsis: After an elaborate FBI trap results in Jason Voorhees being blown up, the serial killer is finally believed to be dead. However, while his body was destroyed, his spirit still lives and has the ability to possess other people. This allows him to continue his killing spree while looking for one of his remaining three blood relatives. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/movie-review-jason-goes-to-hell-the-final-friday-1993/

Review: When the graduating senior class of Lakeview High School celebrates by taking a cruise ship to New York City, a newly revived Jason Voorhees tags along as a stowaway and, before too long, is slaughtering the students and the ship's crew. Who's in it? The movie stars Kane Hodder , Jensen Daggett , Barbara Bingham , Peter Mark Richman and Warren Munson . Review: After recording this film off of one of our movie channels earlier this month, my wife and I finally got around to watching it this week. I did this with some reluctance because, so far, I have been pretty unimpressed with the majority of the movies from this franchise. But, I figured I would give it one more chance. As it turns out, I was right to be reluctant. Let me start out by saying the title of this movie is kind of misleading. Yes, Jason (Hodder) does, eventually, visit Manhattan. However, the majority of the the film takes place on the cruise ship to Manhattan. Then, when he finally gets ther...

Synopsis: Determined to end his nightmares about the serial killer, Tommy Jarvis digs up Jason Voorhees' grave with the intention of burning the body. However, when a bolt of lightning strikes the grave, reviving Jason and making him stronger than ever, Tommy must, instead, convince the local authorities the killer has returned. Who's in it? The movie stars Thom Mathews , Jennifer Cooke , David Kagen , C. J. Graham and Vincent Guastaferro . Review: Even though my wife and I were disappointed by the last two films, I decided to give the movie series one more chance and ended up watching this installment last night. As it turns out, this movie was actually quite a bit of an improvement. At first, I wasn't really sure what to think of Jason's (Graham) revival, mostly because the lightning bolt happening to hit his grave shortly after it was dug up seemed like an awfully big coincidence. However, as the movie progressed, I found it actually fit the rest of the ...

S ynops is: Five years after brutally killing Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis is released from a mental institution and sent to live in a rural halfway house. Even though Jason is dead, he continues to haunt Tommy's dreams and, before too long, people, once again, begin getting murdered by someone wearing a hockey mask. Who's in it? The movie stars Suzanne Bateman , John Shepherd , Carol Locatell , Richard Lineback and Juliette Cummins . Review: My wife and I spent most of yesterday helping my parents with their garage sale and, by the time we finally got home last night, were pretty tired out. However, since it was still relatively early, we ended up watching this movie while our daughters were in their rooms reading/settling down for the night. After watching and being disappointed by the fourth installment of this film series, I did have some doubts about whether or not to watch any more. However, we already had this recorded and I figured it couldn't be any wo...

Synopsis: Following his defeat at Higgins Haven, Jason Voorhees is transported to the county morgue. However, the supposedly dead killer makes a miraculous recovery and starts a brand new killing spree. Who's in it? The movie stars Judie Aronson , Peter Barton , Crispin Glover , Corey Feldman and Ted White . Review: One of our movie channels is showing several of the Friday the 13th films and my wife and I decided to take advantage of that and catch up on the movies we either don't remember or never saw before. This includes this 1984 installment, which we watched last night. So far, the movie series is proving to be a bit better than I remembered and, up until last night, we had enjoyed watching the films. However, as it turns out, this film actually turned out to be an exception to that. One of the reasons why I like the slasher movie genre in general is the films really aren't that hard to screw up. Basically, all you really need is a menacing bad guy, so...

Synopsis: Two years after surviving an attack by Jason Voorhees, Chris Higgins returns to her family's cabin near Crystal Lake with her friends. She believes the man who attacked her is dead. But, Jason is alive and ready to kill again. Who's in it? The movie stars Dana Kimmell ,  Richard Brooker , Gloria Charles , David Katims and Rachel Howard . Review: My wife and I came across this film on one of our movie channels last night and, since it had been a while since either of us had watched any of the Friday the 13th movies, we decided to watch it after the kids went to bed. Because it had been some time since I last seen any of these films, I really couldn't remember anything about this movie or the two films that preceded it. But, as it turns out, it was actually pretty good. I love horror movies. But, I also have two major pet peeves about most of them. I've found the majority of horror films either take too long to get started and/or focus more on gratuit...