Friday the 13th (movie series review)

Friday the 13th (movie series review)
Originally posted in 2015 on Cinemassacre.com #retro #retrogaming #nes #snes #jamesrolfe #mikematei #atari #playthrough #gameplay #gamereview

[@riotangel4701]

Jason vs Michael : they just stand there on opposite sides of the street staring at each other for two hours.

[@snakeplissken44]

Lmao

[@andydove7563]

"..." "..."

[@davidconway6874]

This comment is seriously underrated !

[@thesuperfatty]

😆

[@juxtaposition7894]

So, a Twilight remake? One year necro FTW!

[@Gentlemenpickleesq.]

Cool fact the guy who played Jason in part 4 is considered the Jason with the heart of gold. The scene with the woman practically naked on the boat actually had the director leaving the actress out in the cold. She complained she wasn't feeling well but he didnt care. Finally the actor playing Jason said that if he didnt lay off her he would quit leaving them half way in without a big guy to finish the Jason scenes. This made the director listen and go easier on her.

[@thefulld6650]

Pretty sure it was Ted White who played Jason in that one.

[@muffykneidinger5941]

Whoa thank you for sharing that.

[@tommyr8787]

you got anymore of them cool or wholesome facts?

[@afrog2666]

That`s all it takes to have a heart of gold? That`s both pathetic and terrifying..

[@jadenrobertshaw3545]

@@afrog2666 should be the norm, pretty unfortunate to think that it took the lead actor telling the director he would walk to ensure that actress' basic worker's rights.

[@ManOfRod97]

As a kid, I remember trick or treating and walking up to a house that had a strobe light in their front yard. I saw what I thought was a full sized Jason prop on their front porch, but then it started walking towards me. Each time the strobe would flash he'd get closer and closer to me as I backed away. Turns out it was a dad dressed up as Jason trick or treating with his kid, but I'll never forget the fear I felt.

[@m1k3l1f3]

I had something similar on Halloween when I was around 8 or 9. Except it was a guy dressed as Scream's Ghostface. Sitting in a rocking chair on his porch. I thought it was just a decoration. Walked up, knocked on the door and said Trick Or Treat. Suddenly Ghostface springs up out of his chair and rushes towards me. I naturally get spooked and book it off his porch, down his lawn and a few steps across the sidewalk. Ghostface easily catches up with me and drops a bag of microwaveable popcorn into my bag. Gives me a thumbs up and zooms back to his rocking chair. That was a memory I thought I had forgotten. 😅

[@evanabbott2737]

@@m1k3l1f3 that’s cool, too!😁👍

[@kbush4300]

@@m1k3l1f3 9 iyutf the yuy ddy y dy

[@simounobrien9096]

I dressed as Jason years ago. Felt so scary but it was awesome!

[@gargoyles9999]

Fun facts about Tom Savini, he was originally supposed to be involved with the original Night of the Living Dead but was drafted to Vietnam where he was an army photographer which is where he got his inspiration for his effects. He had to photograph dead bodies in various states of decay and with various injuries. So when he has to do effects for movies he's really just recreating what he already saw in real life. Also because he missed out on the original he got the chance to direct the remake of NOTLD in 2000 where the MPAA struck again cutting effects to avoid an X rating

[@ZaGoudou]

Night of the Living Dead remake directed by Savini was 1990 🙂

[@collecticus]

@J'avo Yoshika Miyako 2004.

[@ChaseMC215]

@@collecticus That's the Dawn Of The Dead remake

[@collecticus]

@@ChaseMC215 I know. The comment to which I responded was deleted.

[@leemehan]

Kewl to know!!!

[@McDanklestank]

I love how he just walks up and just kicks over the guy's boom box

[@iowaclass5657]

Guy: exists with a boom box Jason: “The f*ck kind of movie do you think this is b*tch?!”

[@lordkrythic6246]

"Fuck this Boom Box specifically!"

[@livingcorpse5664]

Too many people to kill in a city, not enough time.

[@omegamaximus1727]

I guess Jason is mad at the MPAA for butchering him.

[@FriedTurian]

When i go past people walking around with speakers in their pockets or phones blasting rap music .........i remember what Jason did & i have to remind myself ......"I`m not Jason"

[@TheDarkNeonHero]

The TRUE killers of Friday the 13th...THE MPAA

[@shiittstorm89]

TheDarkNeonHero they total fucked the Friday 13th movies fuck the mpaa

[@eliaspickering4036]

TheDarkNeonHero It was all Valenti

[@vincent-dd8xk]

TheDarkNeonHero YOU GO GIRL!!!

[@american_alien_1583]

It's amazing what's on regular cable now compared to what was forbidden then.

[@wangson]

nice!

[@chemergency]

I like how Jason's skills as a killer kind-of evolves over the course of the series. In Parts 2 and 3 he's a bit goofy and you can tell he's more vulnerable and inexperienced, but by Part 6 onwards he's an unstoppable monster with much more confidence and intimidating presence.

[@silverdays2909]

Character development

[@kylmon4759]

Probably cuz hes A zombie with supernatural abilities and strength and not jst Human with Deformities. Ofc hed be different

[@zyriuz2]

Kane Hodder knew what he was doing as he was playing Jason more than once.

[@bubufubu]

I'll grant you Part 2 for your argument, but not Part 3. You should watch that again and note the differences in the character's body language and behavior.

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

@@zyriuz2 was going to say that be hodder

[@joanemmanuelruizgarcia3969]

"Uh oh, somebody's getting laid", "Not on my watch" Jason says

[@jojushabadoo2722]

Jason: Hold my machete *inserts machete into guys chest cavity

[@capyboi-776]

OHHH. Jason is a fundamentalist christian! It all makes sense!

[@alexfraser8352]

I got an idea for a sequel: Jason takes the MPAA

[@pumpkincooker3048]

I'd watch that

[@theatre721]

I was already rooting for Jason. Now I wanna participate

[@NeoConnor1]

Sounds meta.

[@Odious_One]

Isn't that every Friday sequel? LOL.

[@PhineasMoeller]

They can do it now.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

So Jason's greatest enemy turned out to be the MPAA?

[@nagoliscool]

**Jason stands in the doorway of the MPAA** MPAA Employee: You again.

[@BennyLlama39]

Me: *Now* we're talkin'! (eats popcorn and drinks soda while watching Jason tear them to pieces) 😀

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@Feeble minded detector That's DOCTOR K to you. He has a doctorate in business.

[@leejones8582]

Axes,Being underwater and Mummy and child issues seem to be his biggest weaknesses.

[@Mr.Takahash1]

MPAA is a farthead.

[@noname-qs5lm]

Violet doing the Robot in her room is one of the best scenes ever filmed.

[@Malum09]

I always found her cute thanks to that dance

[@sameerhafeez7029]

@@Malum09 same

[@Odious_One]

Did you ever see what her ORIGINAL death scene was supposed to be? It might scale a bit differently with that part attached, lol.

[@alcottic]

James: “uh oh, somebody’s getting laid” Jason: “WHERE” 😂😂😂

[@BaltaBueno]

It's also cool how the F13 game (2017) is really faithful to the whole franchise.

[@vintageceilingfans]

I agree 100% all the old school is there.. The eerie music.. The suspense..

[@eyelove_owlcity]

It's also really buggy

[@richardramirez3805]

Balta, u havnt even seen the movies have u kid?

[@nagoliscool]

Yeah,they have every Jason except part 1 Jason,J ason X Jason,and the reboot Jason.And also,they have the original game skin and Tom Savini's vision of what it would look like if Jason ACTUALLY went to Hell. The amount of love poured into that game is amazing.

[@matt6sic651]

@@cold5685 Too bad the license was given to a bunch of incompetent bumbling idiots who lied about the court case affecting the game, and then drug their feet for the better part of a year so that they wouldn't have to fulfill all the promised dlc. I wish GUN had gone under instead of Telltale games. FUCK Wes Keltner!

[@horrorhands879]

The MPAA did more slashing than Jason!

[@jonathancollin3096]

Probably still one of my favorite replies xD

[@horrorhands879]

jonathan collin Lol thanks!

[@mareksajdyk3790]

The MPAA probably doesn’t exist anymore

[@mareksajdyk3790]

@SonicUNLEASHEDFan Correct!

[@ChewyThomson]

EHH OHHHH!

[@snakey76]

I love how Roy has a picture of himself in his wallet

[@rickjones229]

I thought that exact same thing when i was a kid. It's like people who like their own memes!

[@adhirg]

isn’t that his son’s wallet? so the son has a picture of his dad in his wallet?

[@snakey76]

No it’s Roy’s wallet. It was explained at the end of part 5.

[@richborn6700]

Technically we all have a pic of ourselves in our wallets if you have a license.

[@Luka2000_]

@@richborn6700 true

[@peopleperson]

After years, the end of Friday the 13th with Jason's jumpscare still gets me everytime.

[@NateTheGreat2399]

Friday the 13th: So what scene do you wanna cut? MPAA: Yes.

[@blockhead8134]

I'm dead .

[@skiffy8121]

@@blockhead8134 hi dead

[@FloofPuppy]

Friday the 13th: *Decapitates MPAA* Freaking smartass.

[@3pdepravity79]

Tom Savini: *sigh*

[@dddanielharryzam]

This comment is so cliche just like the movie

[@greatestever184]

Jason runs as a human. Once he becomes a revenant he walks. Thats how I see it.

[@oh-not-the-bees7872]

Its reflected in the latest game too, certain jasons can run but the later ones dont except for 1 i think

[@serpentlord285]

@@oh-not-the-bees7872 parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 Jasons all run but all the others (6, 7, 8 and 9) dont, meaning that yes after Jason became undead he lost the ability to run

[@goodfilmsstudio9906]

He ran in Freddy vs. Jason though i dont think they specify what he is then.

[@thatcomicguy964]

@@goodfilmsstudio9906 he's a Revenant a Spirit that seeks revenge

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

Freddy v Jason is in a realm of its own, with different rules

[@nathanielshinn3383]

Jason Lives is a straight up comedy. By far my favorite in the franchise

[@remove_marko]

The best one out of them, definitely!

[@l21n18]

Definetely the funnest imo

[@LaserGryph]

"This is a movie that demands a proper 3-D release on an actual 3-D disk made for 3-D televisions." 3-D Television. *draws from cigarette* Now that's a name I haven't heard for a while.

[@Luke-1296]

It’s finally becoming a reality

[@arthas640]

I've heard it plenty, mainly from the debt collectors. I still owe 407 payments of $19.95 on my 3D TV. They broke my knees twice already but luckily I'm undead so that was more of a mild inconvenience then a serious injury.

[@taffysaur]

Like he says in the video, 3D seems to run in thirty-year cycles. I guess this last one ran its course. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@firstorder2450]

I saw this movie in 3d at the theater and had to laugh. There was a scene where the camp counselor was shot by an arrow and you could see the arrow sliding on a string in 3d. 😂🏹💥😳

[@AwesomeTyme]

There is something both so relaxing and nostalgic about your reviews. Your passion for these horror films really capture what's so magical about the Halloween season.

[@hallwaymirrors8297]

Yup, I was thinking the other day, the Internet is really lucky to have James Rolfe to share his creativity and passion

[@gingerincgaming9721]

Jason actually does have an ongoing motive throughout the course of the franchise. For killing every body (besides seeking revenge on the death of his mother). He actually does have a trigger that sets him off. Sex and teenage hijinks. Jason blames those particular traits for his drowning.

[@dumbfoundedkiryu9468]

>sex triggered him Holy shit, Jason was an incel. The true beta uprising.

[@blackcatbooks64]

The original Supreme Gentleman?

[@Eidelmania]

So he was a upright, right wing prude.....Great. Probably a born again Evangelical.

[@captainobvious5177]

Well the kids (or young people) in the camp were responsible for his death and the employees of camp crystal lake didnt rescue him because they were busy making love. it does make some sence

[@connorlee3704]

Jason: "You having sex?" Random dude: "Yep!" Jason: "REEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

[@stephenfox8685]

I've always liked part 7. It's more or less Carrie Vs Jason.

[@davidrofulowitz7538]

I did too...I actually thought it was because it was basically Carrie vs. Jason, that Jason probably showed more emotion in part 7 than he did in any other film, IMO.

[@nonamesenior6045]

I just had to say that yes, part 5 is cursed. I bought the movie on VHS when movie stores were getting rid of VHS for DVD. And this movie killed 5 vcrs before I had enough.

[@chrastopheria1235]

I guess I gotta find the vhs tape then.

[@arthas640]

I forget the movie but my family banned a specific one in my household growing up for it being cursed. The same movie on 2 different VHS cassettes jammed our VHS player. We _never_ had that happen to us before but that movie did it _twice!_

[@a7xfanforever556]

I can't believe u tried to watch it 5 times. Lol

[@derHugi]

Jason vs. the MPAA

[@DimitrisGenn]

Hugi jason vs mpaa 2: mpaa goes to hell

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

*...and Knuckles!*

[@MidnightWanderer00]

Imagine the MPAA just throwing a ton of blur to him to stop him.

[@standup5537]

The whole entire movie was because of a chocolate bar...

[@gamleskalle1]

Sugar kills, anti diabetes propoganda.

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

That guy with the chocolate is so weird, chocolate all up on his face. He is that kid from Hey Arnold that is addicted to chocolate. This is what happened when he relapses.

[@lordkrythic6246]

I'll chocolate inside your bar.

[@brycekube]

Vic?

[@orwellianson]

Uhhh- no. Rewatch the entire franchise and come back after you learned from your mistake.

[@Movie_Games]

That's so weird. I was Jason for halloween too and the only Jason movie i've seen is Freddy vs Jason (15 years later)

[@joeywalker2061]

I dressed up as scream like 10 years before I Saw it but i did see scary movie though lol.

[@epicxx7699]

@@EmperorofThings I think he knows that

[@jamlpe]

jason is an easy guy to dress as.

[@Videomaker-pz4xm]

I was Michael Myers for halloween

[@ryanhindley174]

@@jamlpe I'm going as Jason this year, and I'm watching through Friday the 13th films as we speak!

[@luizfernandodonascimento3413]

I'm an AVGN fan for years. I've just started watching your movie series and I must say I'm enjoying it so much. Thanks!

[@eatsteel994]

If Crystal Lake is connected to the ocean, wouldn't that make it a lagoon?

[@beyblademoses5379]

@Ghostlurker that sounds like it could be a whole different and entirely separate movie

[@nurse425]

New Crossover: Friday the 13th. at Blue Lagoon, LOL!

[@Cmputer-nf3sv]

Jason from the crystal lagoon

[@daltonbecker4494]

Maybe it was a lake but they dug it out to link with the ocean?

[@videoroman506]

The little mermaid vs Jason

[@j2323j]

I like when Jason punches that dude's head off

[@justinridge9214]

*BOOM*

[@Tulip23232]

I died out of laughter when i saw that. Imagine this: Jason is the tank class in any RPG, and the dude's head that flied is the "show off p2w" dude.

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

ZECTCustomUnit Gave it the old college try

[@ivanbradford4813]

j2323j Jason wins FATALITY

[@Stevesrssrssrs]

Part 8.

[@TheSlashTraxNetwork]

i love how part 2 has some of the cast go to a bar and never come back lol so they just go to the bar and that saves their lives :)

[@shanethefox]

41:11 I've always loved whenever James makes these funny noises. It's something I've always done myself whenever I'm watching movies or playing video games.

[@sandbakk77]

Fun fact: After Jason died, Pamela sabotaged the camp on several occasions, trying to get it shut down so no one else would have to die. Killing two people (the ones in the intro) was a last, desperate attempt to get the camp shut down, and it worked. If the camp had stayed closed after she started sabotaging it, no one else would have had to die, other than Jason.

[@nostalgiaboy6240]

Making sure nobody dies by killing people?

[@Legionbass19]

Why can't I think of a name? Earlier attempts at sabotage didn’t involve murder as far as I know. She still seems to have been enough of a nut to assume that ALL teenage counselors would be irresponsible enough to let kids die, so she thought the body count would be a lot higher than what she ended up with.

[@shmabadu]

Casey Miller the driver at the beginning mentions fires and bad water, I assume those were her attempts at sabotage

[@MikeFrench101]

Just a thought on part 5... the killer is the father of a special needs child who gets killed from a lack of supervision. Seems appropriate to me sonce that's what happened to Mrs. Voorhees

[@WordUnheard]

*Happy Friday the 13th, everyone!*

[@lilpp4791]

Yea happy

[@GuardianTam]

I’m a week late to the party but whooooooooo!!!

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Happy

[@Ben_Lorentz]

Me and my wife binge watched the whole series

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Ben Lorentz I honestly thought you said you and your wife banged while you were watching

[@snakeplissken44]

Creighton Duke was inarguably one of the most interesting characters in the entire franchise!! How can you just skim over that, James?! I totally agree on everything else though!

[@undeadbat3896]

Damn it sucks how they censor so much of the kills when they put a lot of effort into them

[@UltimateGamerCC]

sadly the 80's wasnt ready for that much violence, they had to cut it down just to get it in theaters.

[@louche2388]

that doesn't make sense, there lots of violent 80's movies how about the fly? the blob? the thing? were any of those censored? if so, I'd hate to see what they looked like BEFORE

[@shinya_2543]

I totally agree

[@razkable]

@@louche2388 they didn't want to fetishize killing

[@jw674]

“Fry the 13th” -James

[@phaze13uk41]

I noticed that too lol... i love James and all the cinemassacre guys but his pronunciation of Friday the 13th (known as Fry da 13th in James speak!!!) was beginning to drive me nuts lol

[@kurtomac2386]

Phaze13 UK “Fry da 13th: Jason Takes Manhaddn”

[@Muskrat123]

The Woofman

[@cfnaround1585]

He must be from Pennsylvania

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

​@@Muskrat123Super entendo

[@fjccommish]

There's nothing guilty about watching these. They're fun to watch.

[@returnofthechickentendies2844]

48:00 I remember my dad talking about this scene to me when I was a kid, lol, even to this day he keeps referencing it, truly iconic

[@tycry9407]

Fun fact in Friday the 13th Part 3 they never utter the word Jason

[@scaredfolks5923]

They made the same movie 9 times now that takes talent. Man I haven't laughed so hard in a while. I don't even know why it wasn't that funny. Just the way he said it.

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

Very Norm MacDonald kinda delivery, RIP.

[@PrimeroJinJusuke]

Got this recommended on Friday the 13th, 2020.

[@bladeobrian2144]

One theory about Jason X, is that it’s a dream sequence that Freddy made in order to see how powerful Jason was before he unleashed him.

[@doobyboy21]

Living in Montreal back in the 80's with a single young mom who didn't know any better. She would have parties with her friends at her appartement and to keep us kids calm would rent us movies... And back then instead of renting us kids movies she would rent us Friday the 13th and scare us shitless ! Good old times ! :)

[@nicholasstavash7880]

Fun

[@Wanderersea]

"These Friday the 13th guys, they made the same movie nine times. That takes talent." LMAO!!

[@DrDolan2000]

Or laziness

[@nurse425]

Angus Young in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine: Reporter: "So, how do you respond to people saying you've made the same record 9 times"? Angus: "That's complete BULLSHIT"! "We've made the same album TEN TIMES"! LOL, if it ain't broke don't fix it!

[@Iconhulk]

Joe Bob Riggs

[@donaldduck2970]

Fast and Furious series has done the same thing

[@Frieowksf1293]

@@donaldduck2970 Friday the 13th made 8 movies in 1 decade as opposed to Fast and the Furious which made 8 and a spin-off in 17 years

[@MacForShort_22]

I feel like the real villain in the Friday the 13th movies is the npaa

[@LerRhann]

Freddy VS Jason had a budget of 25 million dollars and they spent 20 million on blood.

[@eternalnut]

Makes sense. The makeup was cool though.

[@TheNorthlander]

Jason Goes to Hell should have been just that. Jason going to hell and fighting his inner demons or some crazy dark fantasy shit. Would it be stupid? Yes. WOULD IT BE FUCKING AWESOME?! FUCK YEAH.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Jason has no inner demons to speak of, he constantly kills ppl, because that was his mother's last wish, Jason is the ultimate momma's boy.

[@redragon255]

The Gaming Paladin he could conquer he's freedom from her

[@matthewrs7]

As a kid seeing the VHS cover on the store shelf, I thought it was just that. Very disappointing to realize what it actually is. I would have loved to see him in hell, fighting and killing demons. Hell can't even handle Jason so the devil says fuck it and sends him back to Earth. Oh yeah!

[@pacoramon9468]

SwedenSpeedway From part 1-8 they are all conected Jason "die" and on the next movie we see how he come back but after Jason goes to hell they fuck up continuity. How the hell he goes from an obese child on the sewers of New York to be chased by the FBI on cristal lake?

[@yourbae9497]

maybe the plot could be that jason gets sent to hell and someone is fucking him over and jason wants to fuck him up. There is a plot twist in which freddy is the one pulling the strings - cut to credits and hair metal from alice cooper. Corny, Cheesy goodness; like it was meant to be *looks sternly at the remake.*

[@jimijakjones99]

Friday the 13th part 6 Jason Lives ! By far my favorite of the Jason movies.

[@JackyWacky-871]

Jimmy Jones the intro is AWSOME!!!!

[@orwellianson]

Chapters 4, 6 & 7 are the best in my opinion.

[@donwilk9145]

For me its 2,4 and 6

[@orwellianson]

@@donwilk9145 Not gonna lie, that's a killer listing.

[@donwilk9145]

Thanks!

[@jerb963]

Jason was filled with evil mold that finally grew around his small bones over time. Not human. Only Hate.

[@98izzark69]

Evil Mold huh

[@yutaniskynet2653]

Imagine that

[@LastOneLeft99]

When I was a kid we rented ALL the Friday the 13th movies for an all night marathon with pizza and soda. We made it to part 3 and were out like a light.

[@freck2614]

Ye

[@ChrisPerez-ze4vv]

So the MPAA are basically the PETA of cinema. Dear god.

[@jeonginnielvr]

Chris Perez so much for sissy neo-liberals running these organizations

[@rikuruohomaki3230]

Well, The Humane Association of the United States is the actual PETA equivalent in cinema. They monitor the treatment of animals in movie industry and give the "No animals were harmed..." certification in movies.

[@FIRE-LOTUS]

Ironically they kept the head punch scene from 8 but not the head crush in 7? Or the sleeping bag, or any of the kills before Jason goes to Hell? That doesn't make sense to me.

[@nagoliscool]

Yeah,basically. I hate the MPAA now.

[@cadethumann8605]

@@rikuruohomaki3230 Pardon me, but what is wrong with being concerned about how animals are treated during filmmaking? I'd be horrified if actual animals were recklessly harmed.

[@SirHojack]

Kinda upset you didn't mention in Part 8 where Jason enters a diner and kills the cook, who was played by a previous Jason actor.

[@toethief9332]

Hojack the Occultist he wasn’t a previous actor, he would later be in Freddy vrs Jason

[@lunisic]

He never played jason previously. He was a stunt man in part 8 and stood in for kane during the car crash scene, which his agent used and lied about during casting for FvJ which fucked kane hodder out of the role of a lifetime.

[@dredwick]

@@lunisic dang Chris Doering handed your ass back to you with a big ol' crack in it.

[@irishtyrant4532]

Ken Kirzinger sucked as Jason

[@chriscraven9335]

*future Jason actor

[@FumblsTheSniper]

My life was changed when we picked up a box of VHS tapes on the side of the road. It contained “Jason Tsked Manhattan”. Despite it being a terrible movie I was instantly in love. I’ve seen every movie at least a dozen times by now.

[@Count_Apollyon5]

JTM an classic.

[@username38407]

What year did u find that box of vhs on the road

[@FumblsTheSniper]

@@username38407 2005 or so

[@joeyk3134]

We need to do what they did with Halloween and just have a strong reboot that hits on all the stuff everyone likes about Jason.

[@Pierre-LucBeauregard]

But the halloween reboots were bad

[@NicholasBennett-sm8rj]

That happened in February 2009

[@hexmachine8263]

I can relate. I was born in 1984 and sneaking into the living room to try to get a glimpse of Jason in action was tough, but when monster vision came along it was my gateway drug. Thanks Joe bob👍

[@redknight8500]

I always find it funny that now-a-days, most people when they hear Necronomicon, think about Evil Dead. Forgetting or just not knowing that the name Necronomicon came from H.P. Lovecraft. Which makes it all the more hilarious that Kingdom Come: Deliverance included it in the "historically accurate" video game.

[@nonenone4618]

What's even more funny. People believe the necronomicon to be real. How religions get made I guess.

[@CavangoVulgora]

It is real like the ark of the covenant.

[@SLiMmcl]

The concept of the Necrinomicon isn't By LoveCraft though. Just the Name. There have been plenty other versions of "Book of the Dead" before. (Like 1800's old)

[@poiuytrewq11422]

*Eastereggs*

[@mastermarkus5307]

I don't know about you but I know a lot more people who know about Lovecraft than have seen Evil Dead.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

After watching the Blair Witch Project the day it came out, I told one of the friends I was with that the style of film(later named "found footage") would be perfect for a Friday the 13th film. I still stand behind that statement. It could be visceral and it could be 80s af - which is the era they need to take the movies back to. These slashers just don't work anymore with all the tech available to people nowadays.

[@joshuawidener8407]

lol it wouldn't work

[@nasserbukhari9513]

@@joshuawidener8407 It might if done well.

[@joshuawidener8407]

@@nasserbukhari9513 a found footage Jason film? Lol

[@nasserbukhari9513]

@@joshuawidener8407 Maybe.

[@joshuawidener8407]

@@nasserbukhari9513 its an intriguing idea Don't get me wrong

[@criznittle968]

there's something cathartic about listening to James nerd out on something for an hour

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Happy Friday 13th everyone.

[@moviemaster7349]

There's a starman waiting in the sky screw you

[@azuritet3]

let's all not forget to check the back seats of our cars today.

[@sloshedtrain2]

Oh shit it's actually Friday the 13th

[@azuritet3]

dun Dun DUN~~~

[@NebbyNebberson]

Friday the 13th IN OCTOBER no less!

[@linkno1]

The necronomicon was in 'Jason goes to hell' because it was originally planned for the Evil Dead series to be brought into Freddy Vs Jason, in a sequel if I remember correctly. With that movie obviously teasing Freddy vs Jason at the end as well, they were basically setting up a whole shared universe YEARS before Marvel was flooding the market. I believe the exact idea was continued via a graphic novel with Ash Williams taking the protagonist role fighting against both Freddy and Jason, though I've never read it myself. Budget? Licencing? Those both seem likely, though maybe it could also be that Freddy Vs Jason was the more anticipated match up with two well known horror icons, with Evil Dead not being anywhere near as popular as either series at the time.

[@SatoshiKong]

Wait, seriously? What's the name of the graphic novel? I fucking need that in my life.

[@FIRE-LOTUS]

I wished James mentioned that 9 and FVJ were graphic novels. Because part 9 at a stand alone movie, it didn't make sense to any casual watcher. But had they known that the Friday the 13th universe also shares the same Nightmare on Elm Street and Evil Dead universe. It makes sense why all the crazy shit can happen. Supernaturally.

[@TheSeptet]

Not only the Necronomicon, but the knife they use to kill him was also the knife from Evil Dead, the Kandarian Dagger. Which does explain why it's the only weapon able to kill him, since it's the only thing that can kill Deadites in Evil Dead with a single stab.

[@lunisic]

Wrong...it was in there cuz the shithead director was a fan of the dead movies, he did a tribute and cuz in his continuity butchering mind he thought it would be cool if jason was a deadite...watch a few documentaries.

[@benconway9010]

they cant ther to old now

[@KnuckleGeo]

Honestly I really enjoyed part V and think it would have been really interesting to see Tommy becoming the new “Jason”

[@SavageGerbil]

I love that the ship in Jason Takes Manhattan is named Lazarus

[@QueenCheetah]

Just a fan-theory, but I always thought that Jason drowned and died in the lake, which his mother then obsessed over for years. Then, when she was finally beheaded, some of her blood leaked into the water, carrying with it her insatiable hatred and awakening Jason's spirit in Hell. He then returns to his body when he becomes so enraged he claws his way back into the mortal realm. His mother's hatred gives him a much stronger form (nearly invincible) as a way to carry out her revenge; but beneath it all he's still just a boy (hence the ending of Manhattan) and can't survive without her fury fueling his otherworldly curse. This would further justify the bizarre link between him and his mother (like why he would drag her severed head all that way in the sequel) and why he keeps coming back.

[@neblettadam]

I dig it

[@aodhanmonaghan2923]

"Awakening his spirit in hell" but why would he be in hell he was a young innocent kid with learning difficulties at the time

[@jessepoe4724]

😳

[@judgewilson2410]

Turd Ferguson cept that’s not true or cannon

[@87dramarama]

nah

[@toadsloko]

I never understood the hate behind Freddy vs Jason from critics. Like do their brains not comprehend the fact the Freddy and Jason duke it out to metal music? It's a brutal, awesome fantasy that no one thought would ever happen. That's why it's one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@jesselewis8247]

Freddy vs Jason was fucking dumb and should have been better.

[@misaeltoral508]

Lowell Deepnya Like does your brain not comprehend that the focus was not on either Freddy or Jason? Not to mention the obvious bias towards Freddy.

[@american_alien_1583]

I just wish it was darker of a movie. It was too goofy and had shitty high end actors for its time. They were teen idol actors, but didn't have great talent. Also....Kane Hodder...enough said. I'm not saying it was a bad movie...it's highly entertaining. It was written well enough to be great but the directer had terrible delivery.

[@Cybopath]

@@jesselewis8247 Hate to make a sinking ship argument but what was intelligent about the 15 years of sequels that proceeded? It's a film called Freddy Vs Jason, that's kinda dumb from the get go no?

[@mrlaidback83]

I personally didn't give a damn about the plot or the actors used. Jason and Freddy going at it is what mattered and while the film took a little too long to get there, the fight was awesome imho. Looking forward to Jason vs Michael Myers

[@peoplesdiscofront]

Friday the 13th VIII: Lost in New York

[@p.d.l7023]

If Michael Myers and Jason existed even they would be afraid to go to certain parts of Newark, NJ! 🤣

[@beatsinmycrates]

Crispin Glover in final chapter is the Greatest performance ever, and" holy jesus godamn" guy, Axel is epic .

[@ferox965]

Holy jesus christmas shit!

[@rickyrosay33977]

Real cute girl was hmm still is 😒

[@ferox965]

@@rickyrosay33977 "nice...real nice talk..."

[@KylesDigitalLab]

Pretty sure the whole cussing thing was Bruce Mahler's (Axel's actor) idea, he was a comedian. I wonder if the video he watches (the workout video) was his idea too

[@evanstone9]

Although the "hockey mask zombie" Jason was cooler, I personally think that the "burlap sack-wearing crazed woodsman" Jason was scarier. Anyway, it's nice to see these all together!

[@theungreatkahli]

evanstone9 Yeah, sackhead Jason was a terrifying look

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

evanstone9 not really he looks like a rejected Klan member

[@heywoodjablome2767]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Sackhead Jason reminds me more of the chainsaw miniboss(Dr Salvador) from Resident Evil 4.

[@philipjay2099]

Why does everyone, even Joe Bob, think he killed the dog? The dog is back at the end as stress then tension relief before Jason's jump scare. It's just a random dead thing in the woods.

[@eternalnut]

I watched all of the movies at roughly 13 years old and I loved them a lot!

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

According to Bay, Trent wasn't just the same actor but the same character in Transformers. Meaning Jason existed in the same universe as Bayformers. Meaning after his altercation with Sam, Trent got offed by Jason.

[@CoolBoy-yp4xk]

Shanethefilmmaker really

[@richborn6700]

*hits blunt* Whoa.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Huh. The only cool thing Bay has done. That, and directed an old Got Milk Commercial.

[@chronotrigger705]

@@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257 amen to that, also the only decent movie was the rock

[@ElOchentero]

I never got why people get hyped on the idea that different unrelated movies allegedly "exist in the same universe", like if that make them better or something, specially in a case so obviously not the case (no matter what Bay said) like a relatively realistic horror movie and a movie about giant alien robots fighting a war on Earth. How isolated was Crystal Lake that they didn't realized that giant robots were fighting a war? This is like that stupidity of the Pixar Theory.

[@TheDarkNeonHero]

Are you joking? the Yo-Yo scene was the BEST 3D effect. XD

[@pimphandgamester]

My mom used to let me watch these movies starting when I was 4 yrs old. Needless to say, I got so desensitized to slasher/horror movies that I can't find any movie to be scary. Even jump scares don't get me and I kind of miss being able to get that enveloped into a movie.

[@GlueC]

I want to see the other-side remake where the spirit of Jason is returning to avenge the murder of his emotionally handicapped mother.

[@cyberpunkholiday]

At one point, my own grandmother actually dressed as Jason and sat in a chair outside of her house and scared the kids away. It still creeps me out to see old photos of her in my grandpas mechanics suit with the mask on, smiling and laughing.

[@TheBestComicKing]

Did she do that during Halloween or everyday?

[@riftdancer1349]

Jason Voorhees runs like a Welshman..

[@BeefMissileband]

Lol

[@Cybopath]

Well I never

[@jonahhernandez6610]

I discovered avgn through those dvd extras in that 30 years doc. Been one of my favorite youtubers since

[@atrocchia]

F13 movies were being churned out in the '80s. I loved it. The worst ones are VIII, X, and Freddy vs Jason. My favorites are III and VII.

[@iceviking8280]

"How did Jason grow into a big hulking man all of a sudden?" Answer: A Wizard did it.

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

King Corder when in doubt, wizads.

[@NodDisciple1]

King Corder No, the Necronomicon.

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

In general, how do zombies have super strength in the media? Their muscles are rotting, they should struggle to move, let alone tear down doors!

[@Azmodeus87]

The best theory I've heard is that it's normal human strength, but without inhibitions or self-preservation instincts holding it back. "Mad mans strength" is a real thing, so it has some basis in reality, even if it is way over-the-top most of the time.

[@SciFiFan2012]

MetroidJunkie realistically yeah, but "suspension of disbelief" lol zombies would be laughable just laying on the ground with their jaw opening and closing, no walking or crawling dead lol

[@NorEasterReaper]

I've always wanted to have Tommy come back (preferably with Feldman playing again) and have them do another take of older Tommy fighting Jason. In the aftermath of Logan and now Halloween '18, I'd further like to see them have older Tommy meet Tina (obviously a different actress from the original) and become her mentor and have them both fight Jason. The movie could be a celebration of the best things the series has done and poke some fun at the worst, all the while being as fun and insane as any installment has been.

[@Dacoshild1]

This and Halloween series review is the best I've ever seen!

[@stevebrown985]

Had the originally planned Jason vs Freddy vs Ash been made it actually would've corrected as to why Jason body seems to change especially early on and it was going to be revealed that he was actually a deadite from the book from evil dead

[@kalebsantos72]

When you think about the chocolate bar guy and his dad are a neat little parallel to pamela and jason

[@HeShoeTooBig]

James. You are so WRONG about that punching scene on the rooftop. This guy knew he had no chance of beating Jason, but he still stood toe to tow with Jason with nothing but his bare hands. The situation was dire and desperate and having it done in near real time was effective. People were cheering when the guy was boxing Jason. All he needed was about 3 more punches and he would have at least gotten Jason knocked off the roof and he would have maybe made it out alive. Watch it again, I really think you missed the mark on this one.

[@makihara3713]

Ironically due to poor judgement and miscalculation James ends up spending a huge portion of the money that was made out of the fan donations on just a small location shoot for his AVGN movie. And look who's talking here nitpicking on the Manhattan location costs lol.

[@illustriouscampbell994]

Jinxxed0 I totally agree with you. Spot on with your comment.

[@skalmaa]

Why the fuck would he stay on the roof if he "Knew" He had no chance and would be killed ? doesent make much sense does it?

[@Rickyroo1980]

Incredible video dude, a lot of work went into this, thanks

[@adamfrazer5150]

Really enjoyed James' closing thoughts, concise and insightful as always 👍🍻

[@wcapewell3089]

Jason is a revenant. No doubt about it. An undead person who protects a certain area and lives for vengeance.

[@AJXTHEWALL]

Like a doom revenant?

[@Odious_One]

"Protects" a certain area? Protects it from what? Jason - If anyone has fun in this 5 square mile radius, YOU'LL BE SORRRRRYYYYYY! LOL!

[@REvoLverj98]

@@Odious_One "Protects" more akin to a mad dog being territorial, rather than securing an area to contain something valuable within

[@spriteking3944]

He's a deadite. Difference is that I guess he possessed himself rather than a demon doing it

[@Tronomics2000]

32:45- That actually was kind of the idea for the Camp Crystal Lake YA book series. Each book involved some new character finding Jason’s mask, putting it on, and then becoming a killer as a result.

[@tigresuave11]

28:13 I wonder if this was the inspiration for the crazy chocolate guy in SpongeBob.

[@pnortiz1]

I watch this every summer instead of the movies lol

[@tongathedevil5386]

It's more entertaining than the movies, though I'd say Jason Lives is kind of fun.

[@brandonwiseman2906]

Sick review! Any chance you can do the Hellraiser series?

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

"The book from Evil Dead is in thi movie!" It's also in the comoc of Freddy vs Jason vs Ash.

[@judgewilson2410]

Not the real necrocomicon the news guy planted it 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@brpadington]

Jason X is so insane that I can't help but enjoy it.

[@teresalee467]

not sure if this was said already but there is a Voorhees New Jersey

[@OriginalNeomoon]

Head canon: Jason is the same as the kid from the end and was resurrected by his mother's vengeful soul as she died. The aging thing is part of that.

[@judsongaiden9878]

0:42 "No good reason" is a relative notion. Some would say Jason is a "moral enforcer" - perhaps even puritanical (which is ironic considering the forces that conjured him as a revenant).

[@tasha9316]

The punch scene is awesome!!!! Jason respected his effort so much he let him tire himself out!!! If he had knocked him off the roof, maybe Jason would have let him live. It’s awesome

[@stephenb2276]

Part 5- "why would the medic have the highest body count?" Maybe because EVERYBODY made fun of his kid and then one killed him.