What is the latest good film you watched ?

Jason X. As part of yesterday, I watched the first 10 Friday the 13th movies. I'll watch Freddy vs. Jason and the remake, as I could've yesterday, but had no time.

Jason X was what I needed, because parts 8 and 9 were scraping the bottom of the barrel. Part 9, ugh, that was like watching Freddy's Dead, which was only 2 weeks before this. Both Friday and Nightmare are similar in that the first movie, starting already with a peak. Then plateau a bit, peak again in the middle. For Nightmare, it's part 3. For Friday, it's part 3 and 4. Going down and down from there, hitting rock bottom. Then end the franchise with a peak, New Nightmare, and Jason X. Not counting the crossover and remake stuff.

So Jason X was just stupid, but hilarious! It was well timed to follow these serious, boring Friday movies, that this was so necessary. They did it because it was probably a fanfiction thing, "What if we sent Jason to space?" Sounds stupid, it is stupid, but they ran with it, and it turned out to be a fun time. The CG is decent, though that monster bit is so horrible, but funny. The very first Jason kill with the interestingly named Adrienne made me go "fuck yeah!" Because the kills in 8 and 9 were so weak, fucking MPAA wanted to gut those films.

After that "fuck yeah," it just got wackier and funnier. It qualifies as "so bad, it's good," and looks like a total B-movie, but also very high budget. It's the odd blend of camp cult stuff and Hollywood popcorn flick. It worked so well, and Kane Hodder was badass. Just fun stuff, I loved that they were able to do the sleeping bag kill because the one in part 7 was butchered by the MPAA. I want to get the blu-ray collection because in the extras of some of the movies is the original footage of the kills. Like part 7, that film is fine, but it would've been better with those gorier bits.

Anyways, Jason X, stupid, over the top scenes, ridiculous acting that is halfway to being Troma like performances, but so great. Even on its own, it's a film to just chill and laugh.
 
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter...which wasn't the final chapter. I watched it again because the first viewing was the official cut. I found out there's an uncut version, freaking MPAA. Now I think it's because Paramount handled the films, and since they're a big Hollywood production company, despite the low budget (compared to Jason X), they have to please the MPAA.

This cut was fanmade, splicing in the gorier bits that were in the blu-ray extras. It makes the film better, and after watching the remake, I got to pick up more on the guy who hooks up with the Jarvis siblings. I totally didn't realize the first time watching, that his reason for existing is because of his sister Sandra. Surprisingly they made a callback to that very character from part 2, who got the double-impalement scene. The remake had Clay, the guy from Supernatural, and his character was a remake of the dude from part IV.

Anyways, Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover made the movie, and in a franchise where 80% of the victims and protagonists are unlikable and/or annoying, these 2 were a breath of fresh air. The female protagonist was nice too. Nice nudity, more gore and blood, Tom Savini's makeup returning since part 1, pretty much everything part 2 and 3 brought, to the highest possible level. As a result, it's almost as good as part 1. So damn close, just a teeny bit close to the best of the franchise, the original. Even though Kane Hodder's the best Jason, Adrienne King is the best final girl, and the horse faced guy that laughed at stag films is stupid, this movie really stands tall.

Nude twins too, what's wrong with that?
 
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