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EARLY ACCESS ~ Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
🕑 Added 2025-06-19 07:10:28 +0000 UTCFriday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) isn’t just the best Friday the 13th sequel—it’s Kevin’s favorite for a damn good reason: it’s the one where the franchise stops dicking around, digs up Jason’s corpse, and says, “Let’s make a horror movie that actually knows it’s fun.” Lightning bolt resurrection? Gothic cemetery intro? Jason punching someone’s heart out with his bare hands in the first five minutes? We are so back.
This is the first film in the series that fully embraces what Jason Voorhees has become: an unstoppable, undead horror movie juggernaut. No more “maybe it’s not really Jason” twists, no more slow-burn whodunits. Nah. This is reanimated, zombie Jason in full slasher superhero mode—walking with purpose, murdering with flair, and racking up a double-digit kill count like he’s got a quota to hit before the credits roll.
Writer-director Tom McLoughlin came in hot and injected this film with a heavy dose of style, wit, and actual filmmaking. It’s got foggy graveyards, campy lightning strikes, brutal kills with a comedic edge, and characters that feel just grounded enough to care about but goofy enough to cheer when they get speared through the face. There’s even a James Bond-style Jason intro sequence—because if you’re gonna bring back the king, give him a crown and a spotlight.
Tommy Jarvis (now played by a perfectly frazzled Thom Mathews) is back and finally not hallucinating Jason like a sweaty basket case. Instead, he’s hellbent on putting him down for good. Problem is, digging up the corpse and stabbing it with a metal rod during a thunderstorm turns out to be a terrible idea. Who knew?
The kids are actually at camp this time, adding real tension for once (even if Jason mercifully skips the child murder). The jokes land, the pacing flies, and the Alice Cooper soundtrack is doing the Lord’s work—especially “He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask),” which slaps so hard it should’ve been Jason’s official walkout music.
Jason Lives is everything you want in a horror sequel and nothing you don’t. It’s scary and funny. Slick and stupid in the best way. Self-aware without being self-important. It’s got heart, guts, and like, fourteen machete kills. If Jason was ever going to peak, this was it—immortal, pissed off, and metal as hell. Kevin’s not wrong—this is the one.
Comments
Kevin Coughlin
no skipping..sorry! - Kevin
Stevilicious
Im a huge fan of the series. I've seen every film multiple times, between home and going to the drive-in. Having said that, please skip Jason Goes to Hell. No redeeming qualities in that except it makes Jason X better.
Kevin Coughlin
there are 10 in original series, a reboot that is really fun and dumb, Frddy Vs. Jason ..plus we are gonna do All the Nightmare on Elm Streets so..it's gonna be a long ride! Buckle Up!
Shuntly
I never saw any of these and after the 3rd one popped up I figured it'd be great to watch all of them for the first time together on here. I haven't started yet, but now that you announce part 6 I'm starting to get worried just how many I'd have to watch. Though I guess they gotta be worth it still cause you're the rare kind who tends to turn the movie off instead of keep watching in anger and then complain how it was the movie's fault all this time was wasted.
