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| Roadshow (Australia). Region 4, PAL. 4:3. English DD 2.0. English (FHI) Subtitles. 84 minutes |
| The Movie |
| Cover Art |
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| Credits |
Director: Adam Marcus
Starring: Kane Hodder,
John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Steven Williams
Screenplay: Dean Lorey,
Jay Huguely
Country: USA |
You just got to love Jason Voorhees ability to
adapt! Throughout the Friday the 13th series, he
has been a hillbilly slasher, zombie, cyborg and
here in Friday the 13th Part 9 or Jason
Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, he is a
transient metaphysical force looking for a new body
to occupy. Taking elements from such films as Invasion
of the Body Snatchers, The Hidden and The Borrower, Jason found new
life with his first film from a new production company
New Line Cinema, after his many years at Paramount.
After having his body completely destroyed by
the FBI, Jason Voorhees' (Kane Hodder) remains
are transferred to the Cunningham County Morgue.
There, the town coroner (Richard Gant), while
under Jason's influence, consumes his heart
and starts his rampage anew, completely taking
on his persona. This time though, with a purpose.
Jason needs a new body and needs to be reborn
through a relative Voorhees: his sister, Diana
Kimble (Erin Grey) or her daughter, now a mother
herself, Jessica (Kari Keegan). The only people
who can help them are estranged father of Jessica's
baby, Steven (John D. LeMay) and the mysterious
bounty hunter, Creighton Duke (Steven Williams),
who knows the secret to Jason's ultimate
destruction…
Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday is full of tongue in cheek humour and homage's
(lying around the Voorhees house are the Necronomicon
from the Evil Dead films, the jungle gym from The Birds and the Crate from Creepshow), but still has enough
gore and goo to satisfy your average horror fan.
New Line Cinema should be given a warm handshake
for having the fortitude to take a much loved
series into a completely different direction even
though the experiment didn't completely
pay off. Keep your eye out for Jason himself,
Kane Hodder, as a security guard in the hospital. |
| Video |
| Unfortunately, this is only a 4:3 aspect ratio
transfer, but it is at least a clean one. |
| Audio |
| It is clear and crisp, but the Dolby Digital 2.0
option is all we get. |
| Extra Features |
| None. |
| The Verdict |
I don't mind this entry into the Jason saga,
but whether you like this film or not, the fact
that it is given nothing, not even a chapter selection
on the menu, is reason enough to avoid this like
the plague. The only reason a region 4 buyer would
get this is to fill the unfortunate hole in their
Friday collection. Shame on you Roadshow for treating
the horror fan with such contempt!
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Jason should be ready for the pension by now.
For horror fans who don't know any better, all others beware.