Friday, July 05, 2024

Movie review - "Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives" (1986) **1/2

A more slick entry - done with intelligence and polish. Tommy is back as a tormented adult, determined to wipe out Jason's corpse.. instead he brings him to life accidentally via lightning. Thtat's not bad. The cast includes Jennifer Cooke, who is spunky as the local cop's daughter, and a young Tony Goldwyn. There's no nudity which is weird and just the one sex scene; some little kdis are at camp but aren't harmed - one girl is praying when Jason decides not to kill her, a little Mike Myers style.

Jason's more a spernatural figure here. There's a nice line in self referential humour which doesn't go overboard and one or two memorable kills (a neck breaking). I wasn't wild about the paintballers being killed. The film lacks the craziness and dodginess of the early 80s efforts.

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